Austria men's national field hockey team

Austria
Nickname(s)	Goldjungs
Association	Austrian Hockey Federation (Österreichischer Hockeyverband)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Robin Rösch
Manager	Harald Horschinegg
Captain	Xaver Hasun
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	19 (2 May 2022)[1]
Highest	18 (July 2018)
Lowest	41 (2004)
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1928)
Best result	7th (1952)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 1970)
Best result	7th (2009, 2017)

The Austria men's national field hockey team represents Austria in men's international field hockey.[2]

Austria mainly competes in the Men's EuroHockey Championship II where they finished second twice. They also have qualified five times for the European championship where they finished seventh in 2009 and 2017. They have never qualified for the World Cup but they have played in three Olympic Games, their last appearance was in 1952.

Competitive record

EuroHockey Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1970	11th place game	11th	7	3	1	3	6	9
1974	15th place game	15th	7	2	0	5	10	12
1978	Did not qualify
1983	11th place game	11th	7	1	0	6	4	40
1987 until 2007	Did not qualify
2009	Group stage	7th	5	1	0	4	8	18
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017	Group stage	7th	5	0	3	2	6	15
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Did not qualify
2023	To be determined
Total	Best: 7th	5/17	31	7	4	20	34	94

EuroHockey Championship II record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2005	3rd place game	4th	5	2	0	3	11	13
2007	Final	2nd	5	2	2	1	11	10
2011	3rd place game	4th	5	2	1	2	11	12
2013	3rd place game	3rd	5	3	1	1	15	9
2015	Final	2nd	5	2	2	1	11	3
2019	3rd place game	3rd	5	3	2	0	11	4
2021	Final	1st	5	2	2	1	5	5
Total	Best: 1st	7/9	35	16	10	9	75	56

Hockey World League and FIH Series record
Season	Position	Round	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
2012–13	22nd	Round 1	3	1	1	1	6	6
2012–13	22nd	Round 2	5	1	2	2	14	13
2014–15	19th	Round 1	2	1	1	0	7	2
		Round 2	6	3	1	2	13	9
		Semifinal	5	0	1	4	3	17
2016–17	25th	Round 1	3	3	0	0	26	8
2016–17	25th	Round 2	6	3	2	1	19	11
2018–19	N/A	Open	4	4	0	0	29	3
2018–19	N/A	Finals	5	2	0	3	10	6
Total	Best: 19th	3rd round	39	18	8	13	127	75

*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

The following 18 players were named on 20 October 2021 for the 2021 European World Cup Qualifier in Cardiff, Wales.[3]

Head coach: Robin Rösch

Caps updated as of 24 October 2021, after the match against Ireland.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
23	GK	Laurenzo Rizzi	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998	1	AHTC
32	GK	Mateusz Szymczyk	(1988-12-05) 5 December 1988	97	Arminen

2	DF	Tobias Mayer	(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996	18	WAC
3	DF	Oliver Binder	(1996-07-12) 12 July 1996	54	Hamburger Polo Club
5	DF	Sebastian Eitenberger	(1992-08-21) 21 August 1992	114	Arminen
6	DF	Dominic Uher	(1993-06-04) 4 June 1993	120	Arminen
15	DF	Florian Steyrer	(1996-11-22) 22 November 1996	75	Harvestehuder THC
27	DF	Xaver Hasun (Captain)	(1993-06-27) 27 June 1993	115	Harvestehuder THC

10	MF	Daniel Fröhlich	(1991-04-22) 22 April 1991	109	Arminen
11	MF	Benjamin Kölbl	(2002-05-11) 11 May 2002	15	HC Wien
18	FW	Fabian Unterkircher	(1998-08-13) 13 August 1998	40	Den Bosch
19	MF	Patrick Stanzl	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993	85	Post SV
26	MF	Fülöp Losonci	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002	13	Harvestehuder THC

8	FW	Hannes Podpera	(1996-06-29) 29 June 1996	8	WAC
9	FW	Michael Körper	(1986-12-03) 3 December 1986	162	Harvestehuder THC
17	MF	Moritz Frey	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001	5	Feudenheimer HC
20	FW	Franz Lindengrun	(1995-09-26) 26 September 1995	33	HC Wien
22	FW	Niko Wellan	(2000-11-11) 11 November 2000	13	HC Wien

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
GK	Benjamin Melinc	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993	26	WAC	v. Switzerland, 11 April 2021

DF	Lorenz Klimon	(1998-01-10) 10 January 1998	14	Arminen	2021 EuroHockey Championship II
DF	Florian Albrecht	(2001-09-17) 17 September 2001	2	AHTC	v. Switzerland, 11 April 2021
DF	Max Trnka	(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000	1	Arminen	v. Switzerland, 11 April 2021
DF	Dominik Kaut	(1993-09-21) 21 September 1993	3	WAC	v. Switzerland, 10 April 2021

MF	Leon Thörnblom	(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995	74	Hamburger Polo Club	2021 EuroHockey Championship II
MF	Oliver Kern	(1999-08-10) 10 August 1999	26	Harvestehuder THC	2021 EuroHockey Championship II
MF	Bastian Valas	(2000-11-02) 2 November 2000	6	Post SV	2021 EuroHockey Championship II
MF	Christoph Soldat	(1999-05-26) 26 May 1999	5	AHTC	v. Italy, 8 August 2021

FW	Michael Minar	(1988-10-11) 11 October 1988	138	Arminen	2021 EuroHockey Championship II
FW	Robert Bele	(1990-04-21) 21 April 1990	106	Arminen	2021 EuroHockey Championship II
FW	Alexander Bele	(1992-05-06) 6 May 1992	99	Arminen	2021 EuroHockey Championship II
FW	Peter Kaltenböck	(1997-01-20) 20 January 1997	15	Post SV	2021 EuroHockey Championship II
	Daniel Kaut	(1997-09-04) 4 September 1997	4	WAC	v. Switzerland, 11 April 2021
	Maximilian Scholz	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999	2	Post SV	v. Switzerland, 11 April 2021
	Lucas Loser	(1998-10-09) 9 October 1998	2	Arminen	v. Switzerland, 11 April 2021

"FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
"Austria Hockey". austria-hockey.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
"European Qualifier für den Men's World Cup 2023 startet!". www.hockey.at (in German). Austrian Hockey Federation. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany Soviet Union Yugoslavia