Argentina men's national field hockey team
The Argentina men's national field hockey team represents Argentina in field hockey and is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation. 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 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, 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
World Cup
Pan American Championships
Pan American Games
Pan American Cup
South American Championships
South American Games
South American Championship
FIH Pro League
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Defunct competitions
Champions Trophy
Champions Challenge I
Hockey World League
Players
Current squad
The following 24 players were named on 2 December 2024 for the FIH Pro League matches against England and Ireland from 10 to 15 December 2024 in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.''Caps are correct as of 4 August 2024, after the match against Germany.''
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.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