The Italy women's national field hockey team represents Italy in international field hockey competitions. The team is currently ranked 18 th in the FIH World Rankings, with 623 points.
History Field hockey was first introduced in Italy in 1935, and has since grown in popularity within the country.
In July 2017, at the 2016–17 Hockey World League Semifinals in Brussels, Belgium, the Italian women's team secured qualification for the 2018 Hockey World Cup. This is the first major international tournament Italy have qualified for since the 1976 Hockey World Cup, where the team finished 10th.
Tournament history
+World Cup Year Host city Position1976 West Berlin, West Germany10th2018 London, England9th
+ World League Year Round Host city Position2012–13Round 1 Prague, Czech Republic2ndRound 2 Valencia, Spain1stSemi-final London, England6th2014–15Round 2 Montevideo, Uruguay1stSemi-final Antwerp, Belgium8th2016–17Round 2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3rdSemi-final Brussels, Belgium6th
+Champions ChallengeChampions Challenge I Year Host city Position2002 Johannesburg, South Africa–2003 Catania, Italy6th2005 – 2007 Did not Compete2009 Cape Town, South Africa6th2012 – 2014 Did not CompeteChampions Challenge II Year Host city Position2011 Vienna, Austria2nd
+European ChampionshipsEuroHockey Nations Championship Year Host city Position1984 Lille, France12th1987 London, England11th1991 Brussels, Belgium11th1995 Amsterdam, Netherlands9th2003 Barcelona, Spain11th2007 Manchester, England7th2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany8th2015 London, England7th2021 Amstelveen, Netherlands8th2023 Mönchengladbach, Germany8thEuroHockey Nations Championship II Year Host city Position2005 Baku, Azerbaijan2nd2009 Rome, Italy2nd2013 Cambrai, France1st2017 Cardiff, Wales3rd2019 Glasgow, Scotland2nd
+Hockey Nations Cup Year Host city Position2022 Valencia, Spain5th2023–24 Terrassa, Spain7th
+Hockey Nations Cup 2 Year Host city Position2024–25 Wałcz, Poland6th
+Hockey Series Year Round Host city Position2018–19Final Valencia, Spain3rd
Current roster The following players were called to compete in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers from 8 to 14 March in Hyderabad, India.
Players, caps and goals updated as of 8 March 2026.
Head coach: Massimo Lanzano
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 2026 Women's FIH World Cup Qualifiers
Squad records in official competitions
2020-Present Jersey #Competitions20212022 202320242025 2026 EC WCEQ ECQ NC EC OQ NC ECQ NC2 EC2 WCQ1MonserratMonserratcolspan="7"2Traversocolspan="8"Torbol3Dalla VittoriaDalla Vittoria4Sarnaricolspan="5"SarnariCabut5Oviedo A.Oviedo A.Oviedo A.6colspan="3"Hasselstromcolspan="4"FranceschiniGrinbaum7colspan="3"Bormidacolspan="2"Munitis8colspan="2"Bianchicolspan="7"di Paola9MunitisMunitisMoras10Mirabellacolspan="2"Mirabellacolspan="6"11AyalaSocinocolspan="2"Rinaldicolspan="4"12Carusocolspan="2"Caruso13Moronicolspan="4"Brea14Bruni15Maldonadocolspan="4"Lunghi16de Biasecolspan="5"Sarnari17Tiddicolspan="6"Bormida18Carta19di Maurocolspan="3"Carossocolspan="2"CarossoCarosso20Aguirrecolspan="10"21Puglisi22colspan="8"Fiorelli23Bertarinicolspan="8"24FernándezBorgiacolspan="6"Aspillaga25Pastor M.colspan="2"Granatto26LauritoLaurito27Oviedo L.colspan="2"Maldonado28Pessinacolspan="2"Pessina29Galimberticolspan="8"30colspan="2"Machíncolspan="5"32colspan="8"D'AscolaPastor C.33colspan="5"Morascolspan="3"34colspan="5"Inaudicolspan="5"35colspan="5"Alemáncolspan="5"44colspan="4"di Bellacolspan="6"47colspan="6"Cabutcolspan="3"50colspan="7"Fiorellicolspan="3"51colspan="6"Gilardicolspan="3"52colspan="7"Granattocolspan="3"53colspan="6"Lunghicolspan="4"54colspan="6"Manzonicolspan="4"99colspan="8"OmegnaHCRoberto CartaRobert JustusAndrés MondoMassimo LanzanoResult8th5th5th8th6th7th6thTBD
References
External links Official website FIH profile