Austria men's national field hockey team

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

Austria

Nickname(s)	Goldjungs
Association	Austrian Hockey Federation (Österreichischer Hockeyverband)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Robin Rösch
Assistant coach(es)	Carsten Alisch Fabian Unterkircher
Manager	Benjamin Stanzl
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	21 3 (19 August 2025)[1]
Highest	18 (July 2018)
Lowest	41 (2004)
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1928)
Best result	7th (1952)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1970)
Best result	7th (2009, 2017, 2023)

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

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1908	London, Great Britain	did not participate
1920	Antwerp, Belgium
1928	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th	4	0	0	4	1	14	Squad
1932	Los Angeles, United States	did not participate
1936	Berlin, Germany
1948	London, Great Britain	8th	3	0	2	1	2	10	Squad
1952	Helsinki, Finland	7th	4	2	0	2	5	7	Squad
1956 to 1988		did not participate
1992 to 2024		did not qualify
2028	Los Angeles, United States	to be determined
2032	Brisbane, Australia
Total		7th place	11	2	2	7	8	31

European Championships

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 2023 Mönchengladbach, Germany 7th 5 1 0 4 8 16 Squad 2025 8th 5 0 0 5 1 33 Squad 2027 London, England qualified Total 7th place 41 8 4 29 43 143

EuroHockey Championship II record Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA 2005 Rome, Italy 4th 5 2 0 3 11 13 2007 Lisbon, Portugal 2nd 5 2 2 1 11 10 2009 Wrexham, Wales played in the Championship I 2011 Vinnytsia, Ukraine 4th 5 2 1 2 11 12 2013 Vienna, Austria 3rd 5 3 1 1 15 9 2015 Prague, Czech Republic 2nd 5 2 2 1 11 3 2017 Glasgow, Scotland played in the Championship I 2019 Cambrai, France 3rd 5 3 2 0 11 4 2021 Gniezno, Poland 1st 5 2 2 1 5 5 2023 to 2025 played in the Championship I Total 1st place 35 16 10 9 75 56

FIH Hockey Nations Cup Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup record Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA 2022 Potchefstroom, South Africa did not qualify 2023–24 Gniezno, Poland 8th 6 2 1 3 12 18 2024–25 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia did not qualify Total 8th place 6 2 1 3 12 18

FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2 record Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA 2024–25 Muscat, Oman 5th 5 4 0 1 14 9 Total 5th place 5 4 0 1 14 9

Hockey World League and FIH Series

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
		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
		Round 2	6	3	2	1	19	11
2018–19	—	Open	4	4	0	0	29	3
		Finals	5	2	0	3	10	6
Total	Best: 19th	3rd round	39	18	8	13	127	75

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 3 August 2025 for the 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, Germany from 8 to 16 August 2025.^[3]

Caps updated as of 12 July 2025, after the match against Switzerland.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
4	FW	Fülöp Losonci (Captain)	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 23)	50	Harvestehuder THC
5	MF	Peter Kaltenböck	(1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 28)	48	Post SV
6		Arthur Kucera	(2007-09-07) 7 September 2007 (age 17)	9	WAC
11	FW	Nikolas Wellan	(2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 (age 24)	52	Grossflottbeker THGC
12	FW	Josef Winkler	(2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21)	38	HC Wien
15		Florian Steyrer	(1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 28)	85	SV Arminen
16		Maximilian Scholz	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	27	Daring
17	MF	Moritz Frey	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 24)	31	Harvestehuder THC
18		Florian Hackl	(2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 23)	21	SV Arminen
19		Maximilian Kelner	(2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 22)	22	SV Arminen
25	MF	Bastian Valas	(2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24)	34	Leuven
27	MF	Benjamin Kölbl	(2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 (age 23)	47	Hamburger Polo Club
29	DF	Oliver Kern	(1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 26)	63	AHTC
30	DF	Mateusz Nyckowiak	(2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 21)	36	Post SV
33	GK	Jakob Kastner	(2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 25)	14	Post SV
36		Adrian Fink	(2006-01-13) 13 January 2006 (age 19)	7	AHTC
37		Jakob Bauer	(2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 (age 18)	0	WAC
41	GK	Laurenzo Rizzi	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 27)	11	AHTC

Recent call-ups

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
MF	Fabian Unterkircher	(1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 (age 27)	78	Den Bosch	v.   Switzerland, 12 July 2025
	Maximilian Meisel	(2006-10-08) 8 October 2006 (age 18)	4	UHC Hamburg	v.   Switzerland, 12 July 2025
	Finley Meinecke	(2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 20)	2	Blau Weiß Köln	v.   Switzerland, 12 July 2025
DF	Benjamin Stanzl	(1988-01-13) 13 January 1988 (age 37)	175	Post SV	2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2
	Christoph Soldat	(1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 26)	25	AHTC	2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2
	Julian Kaiser	(2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 17)	10	HC Wien	2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2
GK	Erik Lang	(2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 20)	0	AHTC	2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2
DF	Xaver Hasun	(1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 (age 32)	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
FW	Franz Lindengrün	(1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 29)	63	HC Wien	2025 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier
MF	Moritz Zotter	(2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 (age 19)	10	UHC Hamburg	v.  Wales, 11 August 2024

See also

• Austria women's national field hockey team