Germany women's national field hockey team

Germany
Nickname(s)Die Danas
AssociationDeutscher Hockey-Bund
(German Hockey Federation)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachJanneke Schopman
Assistant coach(es)Felix Fischer
Dominic Giskes
James Lewis
ManagerTobias Feuerhake
Fabian Schuler
CaptainLisa Nolte
Linnea Weidemann
FIH ranking
Current 7 Decrease 1 (19 August 2025)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances11 (first in 1984)
Best resultGold 1st (2004)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1974)
Best resultGold 1st (1976, 1981)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1984)
Best resultGold 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 France Mandelieu, France 3rd
1976 West Germany West Berlin, West Germany 1st
1978 Spain Madrid, Spain 2nd
1981 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st
1983 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th
1986 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
1990 Australia Sydney, Australia 8th
1994 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 4th
1998 Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands 3rd
2002 Australia Perth, Australia 7th
2006 Spain Madrid, Spain 8th
2010 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 4th
2014 Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands 8th
2018 England London, England 5th
2022 Spain Terrassa, Spain & Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th
2026 Belgium Wavre, Belgium & Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands Qualified
European Championships[3]
Year Host city Position
1984 France Lille, France 3rd
1987 England London, England 4th
1991 Belgium Brussels, Belgium 2nd
1995 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd
1999 Germany Cologne, Germany 2nd
2003 Spain Barcelona, Spain 3rd
2005 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 2nd
2007 England Manchester, England 1st
2009 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
2011 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd
2013 Belgium Boom, Belgium 1st
2015 England London, England 3rd
2017 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th
2019 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 2nd
2021 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
2023 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 3rd
2025 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd
2027 England London, England Qualified
World League[4]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Semifinal Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st
Final Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 7th
2014–15 Semifinal Spain Valencia, Spain 3rd
Final Argentina Rosario, Argentina 3rd
2016–17 Semifinal South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd
Final New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 6th
FIH Pro League[5]
Year Host city Position
2019 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd
2020–21 N/A 4th
2021–22 N/A 6th
2022–23 N/A 5th
2023–24 N/A 2nd
2024–25 N/A 7th
Olympic Games[6]
Year Host city Position
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States 2nd
1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 5th
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain 2nd
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 6th
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 7th
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 1st
2008 China Beijing, China 4th
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 7th
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 6th
2024 France Paris, France 6th
Champions Trophy[7]
Year Host city Position
1987 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP
1989 West Germany Germany, West Germany 3rd
1991 Germany Berlin, Germany 2nd
1993 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
1995 Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th
1997 Germany Berlin, Germany 2nd
1999 Australia Brisbane, Australia 3rd
2000 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
2001 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP
2002 China Macau, China
2003 Australia Sydney, Australia
2004 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 2nd
2005 Australia Canberra, Australia 5th
2006 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
2007 Argentina Quilmes, Argentina 3rd
2008 Germany Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd
2009 Australia Sydney, Australia 4th
2010 England Nottingham, England 4th
2011 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 8th
2012 Argentina Roasario, Argentina 4th
2014 Argentina Mendoza, Argentina 7th
2016 England London, England DNP
2018 China Changzhou, China
Champions Challenge I[8]
Year Host city Position
2002 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa DNP
2003 Italy Catania, Italy 1st
2005 – 2014 Did Not participate

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2025 Women's EuroHockey Championship.[9]

Head coach: Janneke Schopman

  2. Amelie Wortmann
  4. Selin Oruz
  6. Linnea Weidemann (C)
  7. Sophia Schwabe
  9. Lisa Nolte (C)
  10. Lena Micheel
  11. Ines Wanner
  13. Nathalie Kubalski (GK)
  14. Sonja Zimmermann
  16. Lilly Stoffelsma
  18. Julia Sonntag (GK)
  19. Sara Strauss
  21. Emma Davidsmeyer
  23. Johanna Hachenberg
  24. Felicia Wiedermann
  26. Jette Fleschütz
  28. Hanna Granitzki
  30. Emilia Landshut

The remainder of the national squad is as follows.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
1 GK Mia Böhringer (2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 0 0 Germany Uhlenhorster HC
20 GK Julia Sonntag (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 94 0 Germany Rot-Weiss Köln
32 GK Chiara Vischer (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 1 0 Germany Münchner
16 DF Sonja Zimmermann (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 107 27 Germany Mannheimer
44 DF Taja Gans (2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 2 0 United States Syracuse University
48 DF Joana Boehringer (2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 5 0 Germany Berliner
66 DF Katharina Haid (2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 2 0 Germany Club an der Alster
5 MF Selin Oruz (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 170 7 Germany Düsseldorfer
9 FW Pauline Heinz (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 55 11 Germany Mannheimer
21 FW Sara Strauss (2002-08-12) 12 August 2002 30 8 Germany Düsseldorfer
24 FW Pia Maertens (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 71 26 Germany Rot-Weiss Köln

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  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. ^ "Schopman nominiert DANAS-Kader für Heim-EM". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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