The France men's national field hockey team represents France in international field hockey competitions.[2]
Nickname(s) | Les Bleus | ||
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Association | France Hockey Federation (Fédération Française de Hockey) | ||
Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
Head Coach | Fred Soyez | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Jorge Lombi Xavier de Greve | ||
Manager | Antoine François | ||
Captain | Victor Charlet | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 9 (12 March 2024)[1] | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1908) | ||
Best result | 4th (1920, 1936) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1971) | ||
Best result | 7th (1971, 1990) | ||
EuroHockey Championship | |||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1970) | ||
Best result | 4th (1970) |
Tournament history edit
Summer Olympics edit
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
1908 | London, Great Britain | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Squad | |
1920 | Antwerp, Belgium | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | Squad | |
1928 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Squad | |
1932 | Los Angeles, United States | did not participate | ||||||||
1936 | Berlin, Germany | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | Squad | |
1948 | London, Great Britain | 8th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Squad | |
1952 | Helsinki, Finland | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad | |
1956 | Melbourne, Australia | did not participate | ||||||||
1960 | Rome, Italy | 10th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Squad | |
1964 | Tokyo, Japan | did not participate | ||||||||
1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | 10th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | Squad | |
1972 | Munich, West Germany | 12th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | Squad | |
1976 to 1988 | did not participate | |||||||||
1992 to 2020 | did not qualify | |||||||||
2024 | Paris, France | qualified | ||||||||
Total | 10/25 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 38 | 104 |
World Cup edit
World Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
1971 | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | |
1973 to 1986 | did not qualify. | |||||||||
1990 | Lahore, Pakistan | 7th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | — | |
1994 to 2014 | did not qualify. | |||||||||
2018 | Bhubaneswar, India | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Squad | |
2023 | Odisha, India | 13th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | Squad | |
2026 | Wavre, Belgium Amstelveen, Netherlands |
To be determined. | ||||||||
Total | 4/15 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 52 |
EuroHockey Championship edit
- 1970 – 4th place
- 1974 – 6th place
- 1978 – 7th place
- 1983 – 6th place
- 1987 – 11th place
- 1991 – 6th place
- 1995 – 12th place
- 1999 – 7th place
- 2003 – 5th place
- 2005 – 5th place
- 2007 – 6th place
- 2009 – 6th place
- 2011 – 8th place
- 2015 – 7th place
- 2021 – 6th place
- 2023 – 5th place
EuroHockey Championship II edit
World League edit
FIH Pro League edit
- 2021–22 – 8th place
FIH Hockey Nations Cup edit
- 2022 – 5th place
Champions Trophy edit
- 1992 – 6th place
Champions Challenge I edit
- 2014 – 6th place
Champions Challenge II edit
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following 18 players were named on 17 August 2023 for the 2023 EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, Germany from 19 to 27 August 2023.[3]
Head coach: Fred Soyez
Caps and goals as of 25 June 2023, after the match against Australia.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Arthur Thieffry | 15 September 1989 | 108 | Lille |
3 | DF | Mattéo Desgouillons | 21 January 2000 | 37 | Lille |
6 | DF | Gaspard Xavier | 10 May 2002 | 29 | Racing Club de Bruxelles |
7 | MF | Lucas Montecot | 4 September 2001 | 2 | Montrouge |
8 | MF | Simon Martin-Brisac | 20 November 1992 | 138 | Racing Club de France |
10 | DF | Viktor Lockwood (Captain) | 29 March 1992 | 152 | Lille |
11 | MF | Charles Masson | 13 April 1992 | 131 | Gantoise |
12 | DF | Amaury Bellenger | 14 August 1998 | 60 | Uccle Sport |
16 | MF | François Goyet | 4 November 1994 | 143 | Gantoise |
17 | FW | Noé Jouin | 2 August 2002 | 14 | Saint Germain |
19 | FW | Corentin Sellier | 29 May 2001 | 21 | Montrouge |
20 | MF | Eliot Curty | 18 September 1998 | 55 | Waterloo Ducks |
21 | FW | Etienne Tynevez | 13 February 1999 | 106 | Gantoise |
23 | FW | Benjamin Marqué | 11 August 2000 | 18 | Daring |
24 | Théophile Ponthieu | 19 April 1994 | 24 | Lille | |
28 | FW | Timothée Clément | 8 April 2000 | 55 | Gantoise |
30 | GK | Edgar Reynaud | 17 April 1992 | 42 | White Star |
31 | DF | Brieuc Delemazure | 2 April 2002 | 18 | Lille |
Recent call-ups edit
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | Latest call-up | |
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DF | Mathis Clément | 30 August 2002 | 6 | Gantoise | v. Australia, 23 June 2023 | |
DF | Jean-Baptiste Forgues | 18 May 1992 | 179 | Léopold | 2023 World Cup | |
DF | Victor Charlet | 19 November 1993 | 153 | Waterloo Ducks | 2023 World Cup | |
MF | Stanislas Branicki | 9 April 2002 | 26 | Orée | 2023 World Cup | |
FW | Pieter van Straaten | 23 October 1992 | 108 | Braxgata | v. Australia, 25 June 2023 | |
FW | Blaise Rogeau | 26 November 1994 | 103 | Waterloo Ducks | v. Australia, 25 June 2023 | |
FW | Gaspard Baumgarten | 3 August 1992 | 169 | Léopold | 2023 World Cup |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "France Hockey Federation". ffhockey.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Les Bleus sélectionnés pour la Coupe d'Europe". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Française de Hockey. 17 August 2023.