France men's national field hockey team
Appearance
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 Ramón Sala | ||
Manager | Antoine François | ||
Captain | Viktor Lockwood | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 10 1 (13 August 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) |
The France men's national field hockey team represents France in international field hockey competitions.[2]
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 | 11th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | Squad | |
2028 | Los Angeles, United States | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 10/25 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 46 | 126 |
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
- 2025 – Qualified
- 2027 – Qualified
EuroHockey Championship II
[edit]World League
[edit]FIH Pro League
[edit]- 2021–22 – 8th place
FIH Hockey Nations Cup
[edit]Champions Trophy
[edit]- 1992 – 6th place
Champions Challenge I
[edit]- 2014 – 6th place
Champions Challenge II
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. France announced their squad on 8 July 2024.[3]
Head coach: Fred Soyez[4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Arthur Thieffry | 15 September 1989 (aged 34) | 117 | Lille |
2 | DF | Gaspard Xavier | 10 May 2002 (aged 22) | 38 | Racing Club de Bruxelles |
3 | DF | Mattéo Desgouillons | 21 January 2000 (aged 24) | 13 | CA Montrouge |
7 | MF | Lucas Montecot | 4 September 2001 (aged 22) | 12 | CA Montrouge |
8 | MF | Simon Martin-Brisac | 20 November 1992 (aged 31) | 148 | Racing Club de France |
9 | FW | Blaise Rogeau | 26 November 1994 (aged 29) | 108 | Waterloo Ducks |
10 | DF | Viktor Lockwood (Captain) | 29 March 1992 (aged 32) | 162 | Lille |
11 | FW | Noé Jouin | 2 August 2002 (aged 21) | 19 | Saint Germain |
12 | DF | Amaury Bellenger | 14 August 1998 (aged 25) | 70 | Uccle Sport |
14 | MF | Gaspard Baumgarten | 3 August 1992 (aged 31) | 174 | Léopold |
16 | MF | François Goyet | 4 November 1994 (aged 29) | 153 | Gantoise |
17 | DF | Christophe Peters-Deutz | 17 November 1995 (aged 28) | 106 | Racing Club de France |
18 | MF | Eliot Curty | 18 September 1998 (aged 25) | 65 | Waterloo Ducks |
21 | FW | Etienne Tynevez | 13 February 1999 (aged 25) | 115 | Gantoise |
22 | DF | Victor Charlet | 19 November 1993 (aged 30) | 158 | Waterloo Ducks |
24 | MF | Charles Masson | 13 April 1992 (aged 32) | 143 | Gantoise |
28 | FW | Timothée Clément | 8 April 2000 (aged 24) | 65 | Gantoise |
30 | DF | Brieuc Delemazure | 2 April 2002 (aged 22) | 28 | Lille |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "France Hockey Federation". ffhockey.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Hockey JO 2024 – La sélection des Bleus". dicodusport.fr (in French). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: France" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
External links
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