Las Leonas (The Lionesses) have appeared in six Hockey World Cup finals, including the first final in 1974, which they lost 1–0 to the Netherlands. Argentina had to settle with second place in two more finals before winning the tournament for the first time in 2002, beating the Netherlands 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 1–1 draw. Argentina, led by eight-time FIH Player of the YearLuciana Aymar won again in 2010, a 3–1 victory over the Netherlands. Argentina's World Cup-winning coaches are Sergio Vigil in 2002 and Carlos Retegui in 2010.
Argentina has been very successful at the Summer Olympics, winning four consecutive medals (two silver, two bronze) since the 2000 edition, when they became the first women's team in any sport to win an Olympic medal for their country. Luciana Aymar is the only player that has participated and won those four medals. Also, after their first title in 2001 at a Hockey Champions Trophy, they have won the tournament six more times. In front of a home crowd, they won the 2014–15 Hockey World League as the first international title after Aymar's retirement from the national team the previous year.
In July 2003, after the implementation of an official World Ranking System, Argentina reached the top of the FIH Women's World Ranking for the first time, reaching it again in 2010 after obtaining the World Cup title and once more in late 2013.
Hockey was introduced in Argentina by English immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century, and the first women's teams were officially formed in 1909.[2] In 1997, Sergio Vigil, a former player for the men's national team, was appointed coach. Under his leadership, Las Leonas achieved their first World Hockey Cup title, their first Olympic medals, their first Champions Trophy medals, and many other achievements. The team went from having a rather limited audience to becoming a national sensation, with some of the players even appearing as models in advertising campaigns.
Nickname
Throughout its history, the team has developed a reputation for being tenacious even when a match appears to be lost. For this reason, a lioness was chosen as their symbol when the team qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics. During the second round of games, Argentina played against the powerful Dutch team, and they chose this occasion to place the image of a lioness on their shirts for the first time.
The image was designed by then-player Inés Arrondo together with Vigil's sister-in-law.[3] Argentina won that match, went on to win the silver medal, and Las Leonas were born. Subsequently, the junior (under 21) team is called Las Leoncitas ("the baby lionesses" or "the lioness cubs").
The lioness logo was redesigned in 2006 by the team kit supplier, Adidas, along with Confederación Argentina de Hockey and even some of the most representative players. This is slightly different from the original, showing the lioness' tail pretending to be a hockey stick while holding a ball.[4]
Since its breakthrough in the 2000 Summer Olympics (where the team nicknamed "Las Leonas"' for the first time),[5] Argentina has won more than 20 official titles, which are detailed below:
When Luciana Aymar (eight-time FIH Player of the Year Award winner and regarded as the best player in the history of the sport),[19][17][18] retired from the national team in 2014 after 376 international matches played, some of Aymar's teammates (such as Carla Rebecchi) asked the Confederation for the retirement of her iconic number 8 worn by her during 17 years with the national team.[20] Nevertheless, the number is not officially retired by the CAH, although it has not been assigned to other players since.
The team alternates between light blue and black skirt/socks when using their main kit, even during the same tournament, apparently arbitrarily. For example, during the 2010 World Cup, see photos from (black), (light blue) and (black).
References
^"FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^(in Spanish) History of the Argentine Hockey Confederation 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^(in Spanish) Interview with Inés Arrondo 19 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine by DeporTEA Press, 10 August 2010.
^ (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2010., 29 September 2006.
^"El nacimiento de Las Leonas", CanchaLlena, 24 September 2010
^Rebecchi pidió retirar la camiseta número 8, Télam, 8 December 2014
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The Argentina women s national field hockey team Spanish Seleccion femenina de hockey sobre cesped de Argentina is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation CAH The current coach is Fernando Ferrara who was appointed after Carlos Retegui let go in late 2021 The team is currently second in the FIH Women s World Ranking ArgentinaNickname s Las Leonas The Lionesses AssociationConfederacion Argentina de Hockey CAH ConfederationPAHF Americas Head CoachFernando FerraraAssistant coach es Mario AlmadaSantiago CapurroAlejandra GullaManagerMaria VillalbaCaptainAgostina AlonsoRocio Sanchez MocciaVictoria SauzeMost capsLuciana Aymar 376 Top scorerNoel Barrionuevo 185 HomeAwayFIH rankingCurrent2 5 February 2023 1 Highest1st 2003 2010 2011 Lowest4 2018 Olympic GamesAppearances8 first in 1988 Best result2nd 2000 2012 2020 World CupAppearances15 first in 1974 Best result1st 2002 2010 Pan American GamesAppearances9 first in 1987 Best result1st 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2019 Pan American CupAppearances6 first in 2001 Best result1st 2001 2004 2009 2013 2017 2022 Medal record Olympic Games2000 Sydney Team2012 London Team2020 Tokyo Team2004 Athens Team2008 Beijing TeamWorld Cup2002 Perth2010 Rosario1974 Mandelieu1976 West Berlin1994 Dublin2022 Spain Netherlands1978 Madrid2006 Madrid2014 The HaguePanamerican Cup2001 Kingston2004 Bridgetown2009 Hamilton2013 Mendoza2017 Lancaster2022 SantiagoChampions Trophy2001 Amstelveen2008 Monchengladbach2009 Sydney2010 Nottingham2012 Rosario2014 Mendoza2016 London2002 Macau2007 Quilmes2011 Amsterdam2004 Rosario2018 ChangzhouWorld League2014 15 RosarioLas Leonas The Lionesses have appeared in six Hockey World Cup finals including the first final in 1974 which they lost 1 0 to the Netherlands Argentina had to settle with second place in two more finals before winning the tournament for the first time in 2002 beating the Netherlands 4 3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 1 1 draw Argentina led by eight time FIH Player of the Year Luciana Aymar won again in 2010 a 3 1 victory over the Netherlands Argentina s World Cup winning coaches are Sergio Vigil in 2002 and Carlos Retegui in 2010 Argentina has been very successful at the Summer Olympics winning four consecutive medals two silver two bronze since the 2000 edition when they became the first women s team in any sport to win an Olympic medal for their country Luciana Aymar is the only player that has participated and won those four medals Also after their first title in 2001 at a Hockey Champions Trophy they have won the tournament six more times In front of a home crowd they won the 2014 15 Hockey World League as the first international title after Aymar s retirement from the national team the previous year At a continental level Argentina has dominated and won every tournament they played including the Pan American Cup and the Pan American Games leaving the United States with second place on most events until they lost the 2011 Pan American Games final for the first time In July 2003 after the implementation of an official World Ranking System Argentina reached the top of the FIH Women s World Ranking for the first time reaching it again in 2010 after obtaining the World Cup title and once more in late 2013 Contents 1 History 1 1 Nickname 2 Honours 3 Tournament records 4 Players 4 1 Current squad 4 2 Recent call ups 4 3 Past players 4 4 Not in use jersey numbers 4 5 Captains 5 Coaches 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditHockey was introduced in Argentina by English immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century and the first women s teams were officially formed in 1909 2 In 1997 Sergio Vigil a former player for the men s national team was appointed coach Under his leadership Las Leonas achieved their first World Hockey Cup title their first Olympic medals their first Champions Trophy medals and many other achievements The team went from having a rather limited audience to becoming a national sensation with some of the players even appearing as models in advertising campaigns Nickname Edit Throughout its history the team has developed a reputation for being tenacious even when a match appears to be lost For this reason a lioness was chosen as their symbol when the team qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics During the second round of games Argentina played against the powerful Dutch team and they chose this occasion to place the image of a lioness on their shirts for the first time The image was designed by then player Ines Arrondo together with Vigil s sister in law 3 Argentina won that match went on to win the silver medal and Las Leonas were born Subsequently the junior under 21 team is called Las Leoncitas the baby lionesses or the lioness cubs The lioness logo was redesigned in 2006 by the team kit supplier Adidas along with Confederacion Argentina de Hockey and even some of the most representative players This is slightly different from the original showing the lioness tail pretending to be a hockey stick while holding a ball 4 The nickname also falls in line with an unwritten Argentine tradition of naming national teams after big cats the men s field hockey team is called Los Leones The Lions the men s rugby union team is called Los Pumas The Pumas and the women s volleyball team is known as Las Panteras The Panthers Honours EditSince its breakthrough in the 2000 Summer Olympics where the team nicknamed Las Leonas for the first time 5 Argentina has won more than 20 official titles which are detailed below Champions Trophy winners in 2016 Summer Olympics Silver medal Sydney 2000 6 London 2012 7 Tokyo 2020 Bronze medal Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 World Cup 2002 2010 8 FIH Pro League 2021 22 FIH Hockey World League 2014 15 Champions Trophy 2001 2008 2009 2010 2012 2014 2016 Pan American Cup 2001 2004 2009 2013 2017 2022 Pan American Games 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2019 South American Championship 2003 2008 2010 2013 South American Games 2006 2014 2018Tournament records EditWorld Cup 9 Year Host city Position1974 Mandelieu France 2nd1976 Berlin West Germany 2nd1978 Madrid Spain 3rd1981 Buenos Aires Argentina 6th1983 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 9th1986 Amsterdam Netherlands 7th1990 Sydney Australia 9th1994 Dublin Ireland 2nd1998 Utrecht Netherlands 4th2002 Perth Australia 1st2006 Madrid Spain 3rd2010 Rosario Argentina 1st2014 The Hague Netherlands 3rd2018 London England 7th2022 Terrassa Spain Amstelveen Netherlands 2ndPan American Cup 10 Year Host city Position2001 Kingston Jamaica 1st2004 Bridgetown Barbados 1st2009 Hamilton Bermuda 1st2013 Mendoza Argentina 1st2017 Lancaster United States 1st2022 Santiago Chile 1stSouth American Championship 11 Year Host city Position2003 Santiago Chile 1st2008 Montevideo Uruguay 1st2010 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1st2013 Santiago Chile 1st Olympic Games 12 Year Host city Position1980 Moscow Soviet Union N A1988 Seoul South Korea 7th1996 Atlanta United States 7th2000 Sydney Australia 2nd2004 Athens Greece 3rd2008 Beijing China 3rd2012 London United Kingdom 2nd2016 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 7th2020 Tokyo Japan 2ndPan American Games 13 Year Host city Position1987 Indianapolis United States 1st1991 Havana Cuba 1st1995 Mar del Plata Argentina 1st1999 Winnipeg Canada 1st2003 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 1st2007 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1st2011 Guadalajara Mexico 2nd2015 Toronto Canada 2nd2019 Lima Peru 1st2023 Santiago Chile TBDSouth American Games 11 Year Host city Position2006 Buenos Aires Argentina 1st2014 Santiago Chile 1st2018 Cochabamba Bolivia 1st2022 Asuncion Paraguay 2ndPro League 14 Year Final host city Position2019 Amstelveen Netherlands 4th2020 21 N A 2nd2021 22 N A 1st2022 23 N A QualifiedPast CompetitionsWorld League 15 Year Final host city Position2012 13 San Miguel de Tucuman Argentina 4th2014 15 Rosario Argentina 1st2016 17 Auckland New Zealand 5thChampions Trophy 16 Year Host city Position1995 Mar del Plata Argentina 6th1999 Brisbane Australia 4th2000 Amstelveen Netherlands 4th2001 Amstelveen Netherlands 1st2002 Macau China 2nd2003 Sydney Australia 4th2004 Rosario Argentina 3rd2005 Canberra Australia 4th2006 Amstelveen Netherlands 4th2007 Quilmes Argentina 2nd2008 Monchengladbach Germany 1st2009 Sydney Australia 1st2010 Nottingham England 1st2011 Amstelveen Netherlands 2nd2012 Rosario Argentina 1st2014 Mendoza Argentina 1st2016 London United Kingdom 1st2018 Changzhou China 3rdPlayers EditMain article Argentina women s national field hockey squad records Current squad Edit The following players were called to compete against Australia and United States in the Pro League between February 28th and March 5th in Hobart Australia Players caps and goals updated as of 15 February 2023 Head coach Fernando Ferrara No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club13 1 GK Cristina Cosentino 1997 12 22 22 December 1997 age 25 27 UD Taburiente14 1 GK Clara Barberi 1992 04 19 19 April 1992 age 30 12 0 Lomas3 2 DF Agustina Gorzelany 1996 03 11 11 March 1996 age 26 91 47 Grossflottbeker21 2 DF Lucina von der Heyde 1997 01 28 28 January 1997 age 26 99 8 Mannheimer HC32 2 DF Valentina Costa Biondi 1995 09 13 13 September 1995 age 27 77 6 HC Rotterdam35 2 DF Bianca Donati 1995 06 05 5 June 1995 age 27 36 2 Royal Leopold2 3 MF Sofia Toccalino 1997 03 20 20 March 1997 age 25 140 10 St Catherine s5 3 MF Agostina Alonso 1995 10 01 1 October 1995 age 27 129 6 Grossflottbeker16 3 MF Barbara Dichiara 1996 11 13 13 November 1996 age 26 18 1 Monte Hermoso17 3 MF Rocio Sanchez Moccia captain 1988 08 02 2 August 1988 age 34 294 20 Puerto Nizuc18 3 MF Victoria Sauze 1991 07 21 21 July 1991 age 31 123 2 Tilburg20 3 MF Sofia Cairo 2002 10 08 8 October 2002 age 20 10 3 Mariano Moreno22 3 MF Eugenia Trinchinetti 1997 07 17 17 July 1997 age 25 150 27 San Fernando25 3 MF Jimena Cedres 1993 01 12 12 January 1993 age 30 122 7 Dragons39 3 MF Paula Ortiz 1997 04 16 16 April 1997 age 25 84 7 San Martin45 3 MF Catalina Andrade 2002 02 07 7 February 2002 age 21 7 3 Italiano7 4 FW Agustina Albertario 1993 01 01 1 January 1993 age 30 209 60 Dusseldorf10 4 FW Maria Jose Granatto 1995 04 21 21 April 1995 age 27 176 89 HC Bloemendaal11 4 FW Delfina Thome 1996 09 10 10 September 1996 age 26 42 10 Liceo Rugby Club26 4 FW Pilar Campoy 1990 10 06 6 October 1990 age 32 70 21 Club de Campo28 4 FW Julieta Jankunas 1999 01 20 20 January 1999 age 24 143 55 Tilburg42 4 FW Guadalupe Adorno 2000 02 21 21 February 2000 age 22 8 8 QuilmesRecent call ups Edit These players were called up in the last 12 months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upGK Belen Succi 1985 10 16 16 October 1985 age 37 269 0 River Plate 2022 07 17 17 July 2022 v NetherlandsGK Ana Luz Dodorico 2000 01 06 6 January 2000 age 23 3 GEBA 2023 Ireland friendly matches serieGK Lourdes Perez Iturraspe 2000 02 16 16 February 2000 age 23 0 CASI 2022 Japan friendly matches serieDF Valentina Raposo 2003 01 28 28 January 2003 age 20 31 3 River Plate 2023 Ireland friendly matches serieDF Emilia Forcherio 1995 02 16 16 February 1995 age 28 30 5 Lomas 2022 11 09 9 November 2022 v BelgiumDF Sol Lombardo 1999 03 10 10 March 1999 age 23 15 0 Italiano 2023 Ireland friendly matches serieDF Ines Delpech 1994 08 27 27 August 1994 age 28 5 2 Liceo Naval 2022 10 12 12 October 2022 v ChileMF Magdalena Fernandez Ladra 1995 03 10 10 March 1995 age 27 59 5 Old Girls Club 2022 11 09 9 November 2022 v BelgiumMF Micaela Retegui 1996 04 23 23 April 1996 age 26 55 6 San Fernando 2022 04 16 16 April 2022 v United StatesMF Valentina Marcucci 1998 02 21 21 February 1998 age 24 26 0 Lomas 2023 Ireland friendly matches serieMF Victoria Miranda 2000 06 05 5 June 2000 age 22 15 0 Ciudad 2022 Japan friendly matches serieMF Martina Trinanes 1996 03 26 26 March 1996 age 26 9 1 Lomas 2022 10 12 12 October 2022 v ChileMF Mariana Pineda 2001 01 03 3 January 2001 age 22 0 0 Velez 2022 Japan friendly matches serieFW Delfina Merino 1989 10 15 15 October 1989 age 33 306 96 Kampong 2022 04 17 17 April 2022 v United StatesFW Victoria Granatto 1991 04 09 9 April 1991 age 31 52 16 Butterfly 2022 07 17 17 July 2022 v NetherlandsFW Milagros Fernandez Ladra 1997 02 27 27 February 1997 age 25 31 9 HGC 2022 12 18 18 December 2022 v Great BritainFW Celina di Santo 2000 02 23 23 February 2000 age 22 19 1 Lomas 2022 Japan friendly matches serieFW Constanza Cerundolo 2000 06 19 19 June 2000 age 22 9 1 Belgrano 2022 12 18 18 December 2022 v Great BritainFW Daiana Pacheco 2002 04 04 4 April 2002 age 20 6 0 River Plate 2022 Japan friendly matches serieFW Gianella Palet 2002 02 26 26 February 2002 age 20 5 2 River Plate 2022 10 12 12 October 2022 v ChileFW Lucia Sanguinetti 1995 10 30 30 October 1995 age 27 5 0 San Fernando 2022 10 12 12 October 2022 v ChileFW Victoria Manuele 2001 05 04 4 May 2001 age 21 0 0 Club Santa Barbara 2022 Uruguay friendly matches serieFW Juana Fajardo 1998 03 25 25 March 1998 age 24 0 0 Lomas 2022 Uruguay friendly matches serieFW Sol Pagella 2002 02 26 26 February 2002 age 20 0 0 San Fernando 2022 Uruguay friendly matches seriePast players Edit Gabriela Aguirre Magdalena Aicega Laura Aladro Mariela Antoniska Ines Arrondo Luciana Aymar Noel Barrionuevo Moira Brinnand Claudia Burkart Victoria Carbo Julieta Castellan Martina Cavallero Laura del Colle Maria Colombo Silvia Corvalan Silvina D Elia Marina di Giacomo Natali Doreski Carla Dupuy Maria Paz Ferrari Andrea Fioroni Julieta Franco Anabel Gambero Soledad Garcia Julia Gomes Fantasia Mariana Gonzalez Oliva Victoria Granatto Alejandra Gulla Agustina Habif Florencia Habif Maria de la Paz Hernandez Marcela Hussey Priscila Jardel Giselle Juarez Giselle Kanevsky Gabriela Liz Marisa Lopez Rosario Luchetti Sofia Maccari Sofia MacKenzie Laura Maiztegui Mercedes Margalot Karina Masotta Delfina Merino Laura Mulhall Florencia Mutio Vanina Oneto Alejandra Palma Gabriela Pando Maria Gabriela Pazos Carla Rebecchi Marcela Richezza Jorgelina Rimoldi Micaela Retegui Macarena Rodriguez Cecilia Rognoni Pilar Romang Mariana Rossi Marine Russo Gabriela Sanchez Mariela Scarone Daniela Sruoga Josefina Sruoga Ayelen Stepnik Belen Succi Maria Alejandra Tucat Paola Vukojicic Victoria Zuloaga Not in use jersey numbers Edit Luciana Aymar eight time FIH Player of the Year Award considered as the best female hockey player of all time 17 18 When Luciana Aymar eight time FIH Player of the Year Award winner and regarded as the best player in the history of the sport 19 17 18 retired from the national team in 2014 after 376 international matches played some of Aymar s teammates such as Carla Rebecchi asked the Confederation for the retirement of her iconic number 8 worn by her during 17 years with the national team 20 Nevertheless the number is not officially retired by the CAH although it has not been assigned to other players since Captains Edit Period Captain Vice captain1997 2002 Karina Masotta Magdalena Aicega2003 2005 Magdalena Aicega Cecilia Rognoni2006 2008 Luciana Aymar2009 2014 Luciana Aymar Rosario Luchetti2014 2015 Macarena Rodriguez Carla Rebecchi2015 2017 Carla Rebecchi Belen Succi2017 2019 Belen Succi Delfina Merino2019 2020 Rosario Luchetti Silvina D EliaCarla Rebecchi2021 Noel Barrionuevo Delfina Merino2022 present Agostina AlonsoDelfina MerinoRocio Sanchez MocciaVictoria SauzeCoaches Edit Sergio Vigil with whom Las Leonas won 7 titles and 2 Olympic medals Period Name1986 1991 Miguel MacCormik1991 1997 Rodolfo Mendoza1997 2004 Sergio Vigil2004 2009 Gabriel Minadeo2009 2012 Carlos Retegui2012 2013 Marcelo Garraffo2013 Emanuel Roggero2013 2014 Carlos Retegui 2nd cycle 2014 2015 Santiago Capurro2015 2017 Gabriel Minadeo 2nd cycle 2017 2018 Agustin Corradini2018 2021 Carlos Retegui 3rd cycle 2021 present Fernando FerraraGallery Edit Marine Russo in a match against Australia in 2005 Mercedes Margalot in a match against Nederlands in 2005 Celebrating their win after the 2010 Champions Trophy final The 2010 World Champion squad Champions Trophy winners in 2016See also Edit Argentina portal Sports portalArgentina men s national field hockey team Argentina women s national under 21 field hockey teamNotes EditThe team alternates between light blue and black skirt socks when using their main kit even during the same tournament apparently arbitrarily For example during the 2010 World Cup see photos from Day 1 black Day 3 light blue and Day 6 black References Edit FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings FIH 5 February 2023 Retrieved 5 February 2023 in Spanish History of the Argentine Hockey Confederation Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine in Spanish Interview with Ines Arrondo Archived 19 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine by DeporTEA Press 10 August 2010 90 10 Empresas Adidas presento el nuevo logo de las Leonas in Spanish Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 Retrieved 21 November 2010 29 September 2006 El nacimiento de Las Leonas CanchaLlena 24 September 2010 Igual son de oro Clarin 30 September 2000 Las Leonas perdieron y tuvieron que conformarse con la de plata by Sabrina Faija Clarin 12 August 2012 Las Leonas son campeonas mundiales y un verdadero orgullo de la Argentina Los Andes 11 September 2010 Archived from the original on 19 September 2010 Retrieved 11 October 2013 Home FIH Pan American Cups a b South American Championships Home FIH Pan American Games FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League FIH Home FIH Home FIH a b Top 10 greatest field hockey players The Telegraph 5 January 2015 a b It s all about Aymar by Melina Gaspar on The Hockey Family 10 August 2017 Luciana Aymar profile on CAH website Rebecchi pidio retirar la camiseta numero 8 Telam 8 December 2014External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argentina national field hockey team Official website FIH profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Argentina women 27s national field hockey team amp oldid 1139582509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
