Germany women's national field hockey team

Germany
Nickname(s)	Die Danas
Association	Deutscher Hockey-Bund; (German Hockey Federation)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Valentin Altenburg
Assistant coach(es)	Johannes Schmitz
Manager	Fabian Schuler
Captain	Nike Lorenz; Sonja Zimmermann
FIH ranking
Current	4 (19 December 2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances	11 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (2004)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1974)
Best result	1st (1976, 1981)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (2007, 2013)

The Germany women's national field hockey team has represented the unified Germany since 1991.

The team won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by defeating the Netherlands in the final.

Tournament records

World Cup^[2]
Year	Host city	Position
1974	Mandelieu, France	3rd
1976	West Berlin, West Germany	1st
1978	Madrid, Spain	2nd
1981	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st
1983	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	4th
1986	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd
1990	Sydney, Australia	8th
1994	Dublin, Ireland	4th
1998	Utrecht, Netherlands	3rd
2002	Perth, Australia	7th
2006	Madrid, Spain	8th
2010	Rosario, Argentina	4th
2014	The Hague, Netherlands	8th
2018	London, England	5th
2022	Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, Netherlands	4th
2026	Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands	Qualified

European Championships^[3]
Year	Host city	Position
1984	Lille, France	3rd
1987	London, England	4th
1991	Brussels, Belgium	2nd
1995	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd
1999	Cologne, Germany	2nd
2003	Barcelona, Spain	3rd
2005	Dublin, Ireland	2nd
2007	Manchester, England	1st
2009	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd
2011	Mönchengladbach, Germany	2nd
2013	Boom, Belgium	1st
2015	London, England	3rd
2017	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4th
2019	Antwerp, Belgium	2nd
2021	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd
2023	Mönchengladbach, Germany	3rd

World League^[4]
Year	Round	Host city	Position
2012–13	Semifinal	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st
2012–13	Final	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina	7th
2014–15	Semifinal	Valencia, Spain	3rd
2014–15	Final	Rosario, Argentina	3rd
2016–17	Semifinal	Johannesburg, South Africa	2nd
2016–17	Final	Auckland, New Zealand	6th

FIH Pro League^[5]
Year	Host city	Position
2019	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd
2020–21	N/A	4th
2021–22	N/A	6th
2022–23	N/A	5th
2023–24	N/A	2nd

Olympic Games^[6]
Year	Host city	Position
1980	Moscow, Soviet Union	N/A
1984	Los Angeles, United States	2nd
1988	Seoul, South Korea	5th
1992	Barcelona, Spain	2nd
1996	Atlanta, United States	6th
2000	Sydney, Australia	7th
2004	Athens, Greece	1st
2008	Beijing, China	4th
2012	London, United Kingdom	7th
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd
2020	Tokyo, Japan	6th
2024	Paris, France	6th

Champions Trophy^[7]
Year	Host city	Position
1987	Amstelveen, Netherlands	DNP
1989	Germany, West Germany	3rd
1991	Berlin, Germany	2nd
1993	Amstelveen, Netherlands	3rd
1995	Mar del Plata, Argentina	4th
1997	Berlin, Germany	2nd
1999	Brisbane, Australia	3rd
2000	Amstelveen, Netherlands	2nd
2001	Amstelveen, Netherlands	DNP
2002	Macau, China
2003	Sydney, Australia
2004	Rosario, Argentina	2nd
2005	Canberra, Australia	5th
2006	Amstelveen, Netherlands	1st
2007	Quilmes, Argentina	3rd
2008	Mönchengladbach, Germany	2nd
2009	Sydney, Australia	4th
2010	Nottingham, England	4th
2011	Amstelveen, Netherlands	8th
2012	Roasario, Argentina	4th
2014	Mendoza, Argentina	7th
2016	London, England	DNP
2018	Changzhou, China	DNP

Champions Challenge I^[8]
Year	Host city	Position
2002	Johannesburg, South Africa	DNP
2003	Catania, Italy	1st
2005 – 2014 Did Not participate

Team

Current squad

The following 24 players were named in the squad for the India leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar.^[9]

Caps and goals current as of 14 December 2024, following the match against the Netherlands.

Head coach: Janneke Schopman

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
15	GK	Nathalie Kubalski	(1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 31)	61	0	Düsseldorfer
19	GK	Finja Starck	(2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Uhlenhorst Mülheim

3	DF	Amelie Wortmann	(1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 28)	118	6	Großflottbeker
6	DF	Benedetta Wenzel	(1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 27)	60	2	Berliner
27	DF	Stine Kurz	(2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 24)	45	4	Mannheimer
30	DF	Hanna Granitzki	(1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 27)	108	8	Club an der Alster
31	DF	Linnea Weidemann (Captain)	(2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21)	55	0	Berliner
55	DF	Emilia Landshut	(2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Harvestehuder

2	MF	Jule Bleuel	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 23)	23	1	Club an der Alster
10	MF	Lisa Nolte (Captain)	(2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 24)	48	8	Düsseldorfer
14	MF	Lilli de Nooijer	(2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 22)	2	0	HGC
18	MF	Lilly Stoffelsma	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22)	23	2	Düsseldorfer
23	MF	Emma Davidsmeyer	(1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25)	43	1	Uhlenhorster HC
26	MF	Felicia Wiedermann	(2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 (age 23)	33	0	Rot-Weiss Köln
33	MF	Julia Hemmerle	(2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Mannheimer
42	MF	Charlotte Gerstenhöfer	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 25)	11	1	Mannheimer
56	MF	Johanna Hachenberg	(2006-05-02) 2 May 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Club an der Alster

11	FW	Lena Micheel	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26)	118	20	Großflottbeker
17	FW	Lynn Krings	(2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19)	4	1	Rot-Weiss Köln
28	FW	Jette Fleschütz	(2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 22)	70	18	Großflottbeker
34	FW	Aina Kresken	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Mannheimer
38	FW	Sophia Schwabe	(2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 21)	6	1	Düsseldorfer
41	FW	Lena Frerichs	(2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 21)	20	0	Bremer
71	FW	Yara Mandel	(2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23)	4	0	Uhlenhorster HC

The following players represented Germany during the Argentina leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League in Santiago del Estero.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
44	DF	Taja Gans	(2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Syracuse University
48	DF	Joana Boehringer	(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Berliner
66	DF	Katharina Haid	(2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Club an der Alster

21	FW	Sara Strauss	(2002-08-12) 12 August 2002 (age 22)	30	8	Düsseldorfer

Notable players

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
^ "World Cup". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "European Championships". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Hockey World League". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "FIH Pro League". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Olympic Games". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Champions Trophy". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Other". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "FIH PRO LEAGUE SEASON 6 - STAGE LIST OF PLAYERS" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

External links

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

[2] "World Cup". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[3] "European Championships". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[4] "Hockey World League". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[5] "FIH Pro League". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[6] "Olympic Games". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[7] "Champions Trophy". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[8] "Other". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[9] "FIH PRO LEAGUE SEASON 6 - STAGE LIST OF PLAYERS" (PDF). fih.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

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