Poland men's national field hockey team

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Poland
Poland
AssociationPolish field hockey association (Polski Związek Hokeja na Trawie)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachDariusz Rachwalski
Assistant coach(es)Piotr Mazany
ManagerRobert Grzeszczak
CaptainJacek Kurowski
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 28 Steady (12 March 2024)[1]
Highest16 (2004)
Lowest28 (March – July 2023)
Olympic Games
Appearances5 (first in 1952)
Best result4th (1980)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1975)
Best result8th (1982, 1986)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1970)
Best result5th (1974, 1978, 1987)

Poland men's national field hockey team represents Poland in international field hockey and is controlled by the Polish field hockey association, or in Polish: Polski Związek Hokeja na Trawie, also known as PZHT.

Tournament record[edit]

Summer Olympics[edit]

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
United Kingdom 1908 did not participate
Belgium 1920
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932
Germany 1936
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952 5th place game 6th 5 2 1 2 6 13 Squad
Australia 1956 did not participate
Italy 1960 Group stage 12th 4 1 1 2 3 12 Squad
Japan 1964 did not participate
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972 11th place game 11th 8 3 2 3 19 16 Squad
Canada 1976 did not participate
Soviet Union 1980 3rd place game 4th 6 2 1 3 20 17 Squad
United States 1984 did not participate
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992 did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000 12th place game 12th 7 1 2 4 16 20 Squad
Greece 2004 did not qualify
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
Total Best: 4th 5/24 30 9 7 14 64 78

Friendship Games[edit]

Field hockey at the Friendship Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Soviet Union 1984 2nd place game 2nd 3 1 1 1 3 6 squad
Total Best: 2nd 2/8 3 1 1 1 3 6

World Cup[edit]

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Spain 1971 did not participate
Netherlands 1973
Malaysia 1975 9th place game 10th 7 2 1 4 12 18 Squad
Argentina 1978 9th place game 9th 8 3 1 4 17 25 Squad
India 1982 7th place game 8th 7 2 0 5 9 17 Squad
England 1986 7th place game 8th 7 2 1 4 10 17 Squad
Pakistan 1990 did not qualify
Australia 1994
Netherlands 1998 11th place game 12th 7 0 1 6 10 32 Squad
Malaysia 2002 15th place game 15th 9 2 1 6 13 21 Squad
Germany 2006 did not qualify
India 2010
Netherlands 2014
India 2018
India 2023
Total Best: 8th 6/15 45 11 5 29 71 130

European Championships[edit]

EuroHockey Championship[edit]

EuroHockey Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Belgium 1970 7th place game 7th 6 2 2 2 7 7
Spain 1974 5th place game 5th 6 4 0 2 15 13
West Germany 1978 5th place game 5th 7 3 2 2 14 8
Netherlands 1983 9th place game 9th 7 2 1 4 7 14
Soviet Union 1987 5th place game 5th 7 4 0 3 14 13
France 1991 7th place game 8th 7 1 1 5 7 24
Republic of Ireland 1995 5th place game 6th 7 3 1 3 14 16
Italy 1999 9th place game 9th 7 3 0 4 22 20
Spain 2003 7th place game 8th 7 2 1 4 9 16
Germany 2005 7th place game 7th 5 1 1 3 8 8
England 2007 did not qualify
Netherlands 2009 Group stage 8th 5 0 0 5 7 28
Germany 2011 did not qualify
Belgium 2013 Group stage 7th 5 1 0 4 9 26
England 2015 did not qualify
Netherlands 2017 Group stage 8th 5 0 1 4 6 23
Belgium 2019 did not qualify
Netherlands 2021
Germany 2023
Total Best: 5th 13/19 81 26 10 45 139 216

EuroHockey Championship II[edit]

EuroHockey Championship II record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Portugal 2007 Final 1st 5 4 0 1 23 9
Ukraine 2011 Final 2nd 5 3 1 1 12 4
Czech Republic 2015 Final 1st 5 5 0 0 13 4
France 2019 3rd place match 4th 5 1 1 3 6 8
Poland 2021 3rd place match 4th 5 2 1 2 9 8
Total 5/9 2 titles 25 15 3 7 63 33

EuroHockey Championship III[edit]

EuroHockey Championship III record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Poland 2023 Final 1st 5 5 0 0 45 1
Total 1/1 1 title 5 5 0 0 45 1

Hockey World League[edit]

Hockey World League record
Season Position Round Pld W D * L GF GA
2012–13 27th of 33 Round 1 3 3 0 0 10 2
Round 2 5 1 1 3 16 21
2014–15 17th of 35 Round 2 6 5 0 1 29 11
Semifinal 5 1 0 4 6 15
2016–17 29th of 36 Round 2 6 1 0 5 7 16
Total 17th (1x) 3/3 25 11 1 13 68 65
*Draws include knockout matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Current squad[edit]

The following 18 players were named on 13 October 2021 for the 2021 European World Cup Qualifier in Cardiff, Wales.[2]

Head coach: Dariusz Rachwalski

Caps updated as of 24 October 2021, after the match against Italy.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
1 GK Mateusz Popiołkowski (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 29) 37 Poland Grunwald Poznań
2 Mikołaj Głowacki (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25) 17 Poland Grunwald Poznań
4 Tomasz Bembenek (2000-01-17) 17 January 2000 (age 24) 13 Poland Pomorzanin Toruń
5 Joseph Hillyer (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 (age 30) 26 England Hampstead & Westminster
7 Gracjan Jarzyński (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23) 13 Germany Schwarz-Weiß Neuss
8 Mikołaj Gumny (1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 (age 29) 79 Poland Grunwald Poznań
9 Jacek Kurowski (Captain) (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26) 50 Poland Grunwald Poznań
10 Maksymilian Koperski (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 24) 19 Germany Großflottbeker THGC
12 GK Maciej Pacanowski (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 31) 61 Poland Start Gniezno
13 Bartosz Zaworski (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 22) 10 Germany Schwarz-Weiß Neuss
14 Robert Pawlak (2003-05-10) 10 May 2003 (age 20) 13 Poland Politechnika Poznańska
20 Szymon Cyprych (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 20) 3 Poland Warta Poznań
21 Jakub Chumeńczuk (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 23) 13 Poland Gąsawa
22 Wojciech Rutkowski (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 (age 23) 13 Poland Pomorzanin Toruń
23 Eryk Bembenek (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 22) 5 Poland Grunwald Poznań
24 Mateusz Nowakowski (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) 21 Poland AZS AWF Poznań
27 Michał Lange (2000-10-15) 15 October 2000 (age 23) 13 Poland Grunwald Poznań
31 Michał Wachowiak (1991-09-16) 16 September 1991 (age 32) 9 Poland Warta Poznań

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Kadra seniorów: powołania na turniej kwalifikacyjny do MŚ". pzht.pl (in Polish). 13 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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