The Argentina men's national field hockey team () represents Argentina in field hockey and is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Lucas Rey, who was appointed after Mariano Ronconi let go after the 2024 Summer Olympics. The team is currently fourth in the FIH World Rankings.
Los Leones (The Lions) are the only team of the Americas to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. They achieved this after defeating Belgium 4–2 in the final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Argentina's Olympic gold-winning coach is Carlos Retegui.
Argentina has appeared in every Hockey World Cup, since the first edition in 1973, except the 1998 edition. They won the bronze medal in 2014, their best position in the tournament. They also obtained a bronze medal at the 2008 Hockey Champions Trophy and a silver medal at the 2016–17 Hockey World League.
At a continental level, Argentina is the most winning team in the Americas, having dominated most tournaments they played, including four gold medals at the Pan American Cup and eleven gold medals at the Pan American Games.
In November 2015 Argentina reached a historic 5th place in the FIH World Rankings, only to be surpassed after their Olympic gold medal by reaching 1st place in April 2017.
History The team won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup, being ranked 11th in the FIH World Rankings. They also won the bronze medal at the 2008 Champions Trophy, during Carlos Retegui's first period as a coach.
In 2013, during the Hockey World League Semifinals in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, the team along with coach Carlos Retegui decide to name themselves Los Leones (The Lions), matching the nickname chosen by the women's team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Argentina didn't have great performances at the Summer Olympics until they won the gold medal at the 2016 edition by defeating Belgium 4–2, when they became the first national hockey team to win that prize for their country.
Competitive record Summer Olympics Summer Olympics recordYearHostPositionSquad1908 to 1936did not participate1948 London, Great Britain5th3111512Squad1952 to 1964did not participate1968 Mexico City, Mexico14th8116422Squad1972 Munich, West Germany14th8035410Squad1976 Montreal, Canada11th6105615Squad1980 Moscow, Soviet UnionWithdrew1984 Los Angeles, United Statesdid not participate1988 Seoul, South Korea8th72141522Squad1992 Barcelona, Spain11th72051420Squad1996 Atlanta, United States9th73131619Squad2000 Sydney, Australia8th71241622Squad2004 Athens, Greece11th71241319Squad2008 Beijing, Chinadid not qualify2012 London, Great Britain10th61141117Squad2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1st85212517Squad2020 Tokyo, Japan7th62131114Squad2024 Paris, France8th6222109Squad2028 Los Angeles, United Statesto be determined2032 Brisbane, AustraliaTotal86221747150218
World Cup Men's FIH Hockey World Cup recordYearHostPositionSquad1971 Barcelona, Spain10th5005111rowspan=8 1973 Amstelveen, Netherlands9th7232591975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia11th731315171978 Buenos Aires, Argentina8th822412181982 Mumbai, India12th71069211986 London, England6th72148101990 Lahore, Pakistan9th731315151994 Sydney, Australia7th723213131998 Utrecht, Netherlandsdid not qualify2002 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia6th96032318Squad2006 Mönchengladbach, Germany10th7214916Squad2010 New Delhi, India7th63031313Squad2014 The Hague, Netherlands3rd75021810Squad2018 Bhubaneswar, India7th42021211Squad2023 Odisha, India9th63302813Squad2026 Wavre, Belgium Amstelveen, Netherlands3rd75022211SquadTotal101411545203206
Pan American Championships
Pan American Games Pan American Games recordYearPosition 19671st 19711st 19751st 19791st 19832nd 19872nd 19911st 19951st 19992nd 20031st 20072nd 20111st 20151st 20191st 20231st 2027QualifiedBest result: 1st place
Pan American Cup Pan American Cup recordYearHostPosition2000 Havana, Cuba3rd75116852004 London, Canada1st77006832009 Santiago, Chile3rd54014042013 Brampton, Canada1st55006222017 Lancaster, United States1st55003732022 Santiago, Chile1st44002352025 Montevideo, Uruguay1st5500471Total38311234523
South American Championships
South American Games South American Games recordYearHostPosition2006 Buenos Aires, Argentina1st54103702014 Santiago, Chile1st66006682018 Cochabamba, Bolivia1st55002622022 Asunción, Paraguay1st44004912026 Santa Fe, Argentina1st5500413Total25241021914
South American Championship South American ChampionshipYearPosition 20031st5500714 20081st6600411 20101st6600541 20131st6600695 2016did not participateTotal4 titles23230023511
FIH Pro League FIH Pro League recordSeasonPosition *Squad20195th146354136Squad2020–217th122462635Squad2021–225th166463135Squad2022–238th163672836Squad2023–244th167543935Squad2024–256th167272832Squad2025–265th166464541SquadTotalBest: 4th106372841238250
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Sultan AzlanShah Cup recordYearPosition20067th20075th20081st20122nd20183rdBest result: 1st place
Defunct competitions
Champions Trophy Champions Trophy recordYearPosition * 1978until 1986did not participate 19876th7223615 1988until 2002did not participate 20035th63032024 2004did not participate 2005 20066th6015619 2007did not participate 20083rd6321129 2009until 2012did not participate 20146th63031214 2016did not participate 20184th6213812Total3rd37136186493
Champions Challenge I Champions Challenge I recordYearPosition * 20013rd64021410 2003did not participate 20051st64202513 20071st64111612 20094th52031512 20114th63211812 20121st6600227 2014did not participateTotal3 titles35235711066
Hockey World League Hockey World League recordSeasonPositionRound *2012–138thRound 25500384Semifinal6411187Final622212142014–155thSemifinal7601169Final53021382016–172ndSemifinal75112614Final62131112Total2ndFinal422751013468
*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Players Current squad
Roster for the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.
Head coach: Lucas Rey
Tomás Santiago (GK) Facundo Zárate Nicolás Keenan Maico Casella (C) Nicolás Della Torre Lucas Toscani Nehuen Hernando (GK) Tomás Ruiz Joaquín Toscani Matías Andreotti Tomás Domene Matías Rey (C) Lucas Martínez Nicolás Cicileo Tadeo Marcucci Ignacio Ibarra Thomas Habif Bautista Capurro Martín Ferreiro Lucio Méndez
Past players
Mario Almada Manuel Brunet Maximiliano Caldas Facundo Callioni Lucas Cammareri Matías Cammareri Agustín Corradini Fernando Falchetto Fernando Ferrara Marcelo Garraffo Juan Ignacio Gilardi Juan Pablo Hourquebie Isidoro Ibarra Pedro Ibarra Jorge Lombi Juan Martín López Luca Masso Joaquín Menini Pablo Moreira Gabriel Minadeo Ignacio Ortiz Matías Paredes Gonzalo Peillat Carlos Retegui Lucas Rey Lucas Rossi Juan Manuel Saladino Sergio Vigil Lucas Vila Matías Vila Rodrigo Vila Juan Manuel Vivaldi Fernando Zylberberg
Captains PeriodCaptain2000–2004Pablo Moreira2005–2006Germán Orozco2007–2008Mario Almada2008–2013Matías Vila2013–2014Lucas Rey2014–2015Matías Paredes2015–2021Pedro Ibarra2021–PresentMaico CasellaAgustín MazzilliMatías Rey
Coaches PeriodName???–1983Juan Carlos Duré1983–1990Luis Ciancia1991–1992Jorge Ruiz1993–1996Miguel MacCormik1996–1999Marcelo Garraffo1999–2000Alejandro Verga2000–2005Jorge Ruíz2005–2008Sergio Vigil2008–2009Carlos Retegui2009–2012Pablo Lombi2012–2013Franco Nicola2013–2018Carlos Retegui (2nd cycle)2018–2020Germán Orozco2020–2021Mariano Ronconi2021Carlos Retegui (3rd cycle)2021–2024Mariano Ronconi (2nd cycle)2024–PresentLucas Rey
Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2026
References
External links
FIH profile