Austria men's national field hockey team

Austria
Nickname(s)	Goldjungs
Association	Austrian Hockey Federation (Österreichischer Hockeyverband)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Robin Rösch
Assistant coach(es)	Kai de Jager; Tomasz Szmidt
Manager	Harald Horschinegg
Captain	Xaver Hasun
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	18 1 (18 June 2025)
Highest	18 (July 2018)
Lowest	41 (2004)
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1928)
Best result	7th (1952)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1970)
Best result	7th (2009, 2017, 2023)

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	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1970	Brussels, Belgium	11th	7	3	1	3	6	9	—
1974	Madrid, Spain	15th	7	2	0	5	10	12	—
1978	Hanover, West Germany	did not qualify
1983	Amstelveen, Netherlands	11th	7	1	0	6	4	40	—
1987 to 2007		did not qualify
2009	Amstelveen, Netherlands	7th	5	1	0	4	8	18	Squad
2011 to 2015		did not qualify
2017	Amstelveen, Netherlands	7th	5	0	3	2	6	15	Squad
2019	Antwerp, Belgium	did not qualify
2021	Amstelveen, Netherlands	did not qualify
2023	Mönchengladbach, Germany	7th	5	1	0	4	8	16	Squad
2025	Mönchengladbach, Germany	qualified
2027	London, England	qualified
Total		7th place	36	8	4	24	42	110

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	—	Open	4	4	0	0	29	3
2018–19	—	Finals	5	2	0	3	10	6
Total	Best: 19th	3rd round	39	18	8	13	127	75

Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup record
Season	Position	Round	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
2023–24	8th	Preliminary round	6	2	1	3	12	18
Total	8th	1/1	6	2	1	3	12	18

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

The following 18 players were named on 14 February 2025 for the 2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 from 17 to 23 February 2025 in Muscat, Oman.^[3]

Caps updated as of 25 August 2024, after the match against Ukraine.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Erik Lang	(2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 20)	0	AHTC
4	FW	Fülöp Losonci (Captain)	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 23)	43	Harvestehuder THC
5	MF	Peter Kaltenböck	(1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 28)	41	Post SV
11	FW	Nikolas Wellan	(2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 (age 24)	46	Grossflottbeker THGC
12	FW	Josef Winkler	(2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21)	31	HC Wien
13	DF	Benjamin Stanzl	(1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 (age 37)	170	Post SV
14		Julian Kaiser	(2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 17)	6	HC Wien
15		Florian Steyrer	(1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 28)	78	SV Arminen
16		Maximilian Scholz	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	22	Daring
17	MF	Moritz Frey	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 24)	24	Harvestehuder THC
18		Florian Hackl	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22)	14	SV Arminen
19		Maximilian Kelner	(2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 22)	15	SV Arminen
25	MF	Bastian Valas	(2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24)	27	Leuven
26		Christoph Soldat	(1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 26)	22	AHTC
29	DF	Oliver Kern	(1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 25)	56	AHTC
30	DF	Mateusz Nyckowiak	(2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 21)	29	Post SV
33	GK	Jakob Kastner	(2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 25)	8	Post SV
36		Adrian Fink	(2006-01-13) 13 January 2006 (age 19)	0	AHTC

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
DF	Xaver Hasun	(1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 (age 31)	143	Harvestehuder THC	2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
MF	Leon Thörnblom	(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 29)	103	Hamburger Polo Club	2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
MF	Fabian Unterkircher	(1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 (age 26)	76	Den Bosch	2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
FW	Franz Lindengrün	(1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 29)	63	HC Wien	2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
MF	Benjamin Kölbl	(2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 23)	47	Hamburger Polo Club	2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
GK	Laurenzo Rizzi	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 27)	10	AHTC	2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
MF	Moritz Zotter	(2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 (age 18)	10	UHC Hamburg	v. Wales, 11 August 2024

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
^ "Austria Hockey". austria-hockey.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "Herren bestreiten den Nations Cup 2 in Muscat". www.hockey.at (in German). Austrian Hockey Federation. 14 February 2025.

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