Argentina women's national field hockey team

{{short description|Olympic field hockey team}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox national field hockey team | name = Argentina | image = Las leonas logo 2006.png | size = 120px | nickname = ''Las Leonas'' (''The Lionesses'') | association = Confederación Argentina de Hockey (CAH) | confederation = PAHF (Americas) | coach = Fernando Ferrara | assistant = Ignacio Bergner Santiago Capurro | manager = Martín Elli María Villalba | captain = Agostina Alonso María José Granatto | most caps = Luciana Aymar (376) | top scorer = Noel Barrionuevo (185) | rank = {{FIH Women's World Rankings|ARG}} | max rank = 1st | max date = 2003 – 2010 – 2011 | min rank = 4 | min date = 2018 | type = women | Olympic apps = 9 | Olympic first = 1988 | Olympic best ={{silver2}} 2nd (2000, 2012, 2020) | World cup apps = 15 | World cup first = 1974 | World cup best ={{World1}} 1st (2002, 2010) | Regional name = Pan American Games | Regional cup apps = 9 | Regional cup first = 1987 | Regional cup best =16px 1st (1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2019, 2023) | 2ndRegional name = Pan American Cup | 2ndRegional cup apps = 7 | 2ndRegional cup first = 2001 | 2ndRegional cup best = 16px1st (2001, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2025)  | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = _3stripesonwhite | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = _white_stripes_adidas | leftarm1 = bedbf7 | body1 = bedbf7 | rightarm1 = bedbf7 | skirt1 = = bedbf7 | shorts1 = bedbf7 | socks1 = bedbf7  | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2= _navystripes | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = ffffff | body2 = 000066 | rightarm2 = ffffff | skirt2 = 000066 | shorts2 = 000066 | socks2 = 000084 | title2 = Away colours |medaltemplates= {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver|2000 Sydney|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2012 London|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2004 Athens|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2008 Beijing|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2024 Paris|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Cup}} {{MedalGold|2002 Perth|}} {{MedalGold|2010 Rosario|}} {{MedalSilver|1974 Mandelieu|}} {{MedalSilver|1976 West Berlin|}} {{MedalSilver|1994 Dublin|}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Terrassa-Amstelveen|}} {{MedalBronze|1978 Madrid|}} {{MedalBronze|2006 Madrid|}} {{MedalBronze|2014 The Hague|}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Cup}} {{MedalGold|2001 Kingston|}} {{MedalGold|2004 Bridgetown|}} {{MedalGold|2009 Hamilton|}} {{MedalGold|2013 Mendoza|}} {{MedalGold|2017 Lancaster|}} {{MedalGold|2022 Santiago|}} {{MedalGold|2025 Montevideo|}} {{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}} {{MedalGold|2001 Amstelveen|}} {{MedalGold|2008 Mönchengladbach|}} {{MedalGold|2009 Sydney|}} {{MedalGold|2010 Nottingham|}} {{MedalGold|2012 Rosario|}} {{MedalGold|2014 Mendoza|}} {{MedalGold|2016 London|}} {{MedalSilver|2002 Macau|}} {{MedalSilver|2007 Quilmes|}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Amsterdam|}} {{MedalBronze|2004 Rosario|}} {{MedalBronze|2018 Changzhou|}} {{MedalCompetition|World League}} {{MedalGold|2014–15 Rosario|}} }} The '''Argentina women's national field hockey team''' ({{langx|es|Selección femenina de hockey sobre césped de Argentina|links=no}}) is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Fernando Ferrara, who was appointed after Carlos Retegui was let go in late 2021. The team is currently second in the FIH Women's World Ranking.

''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 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.

==History== 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.<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://cahockey.org.ar.fl65.sinspam.com/detalle_contenidos.php?id_contenidos=4 History of the Argentine Hockey Confederation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511182553/http://cahockey.org.ar.fl65.sinspam.com/detalle_contenidos.php?id_contenidos=4 |date=11 May 2011 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://deportea.edu.ar/deporteapress/?p=377 Interview with Inés Arrondo] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919002311/http://deportea.edu.ar/deporteapress/?p=377 |date=19 September 2010 }} by DeporTEA Press, 10 August 2010.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.90mas10.com.ar/empresas/2006/09/adidas-present-el-nuevo-logo-de-las_29.html |title=90+10 Empresas: Adidas presentó el nuevo logo de las Leonas |access-date=21 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706074942/http://www.90mas10.com.ar/empresas/2006/09/adidas-present-el-nuevo-logo-de-las_29.html |archive-date=6 July 2011 |language=es}}, 29 September 2006.</ref>

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").

== Tournament records == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|World Cup<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/en/events-8-world-cup?womens=1|title=Home – FIH}}</ref> |- !style="width: 70px;"| Year !style="width: 350px;"| Host city !style="width: 70px;"| Position |- |'''1974''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|France}} Mandelieu, France |style="background-color: silver"|2nd |- |'''1976''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Berlin, West Germany |style="background-color: silver"|2nd |- |'''1978''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Spain|1977}} Madrid, Spain |style="background-color: #cc9966"|3rd |- |'''1981''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Buenos Aires, Argentina |6th |- |'''1983''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |9th |- |'''1986''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amsterdam, Netherlands |7th |- |'''1990''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Australia}} Sydney, Australia |9th |- |'''1994''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Dublin, Ireland |style="background-color: silver"|2nd |- |'''1998''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Utrecht, Netherlands |4th |- |'''2002''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Australia}} Perth, Australia |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2006''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Spain}} Madrid, Spain |style="background-color: #cc9966"|3rd |- |'''2010''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Rosario, Argentina |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2014''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} The Hague, Netherlands |style="background-color: #cc9966"|3rd |- |'''2018''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|England}} London, England |7th |- |'''2022''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Spain}} Terrassa, Spain {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amstelveen, Netherlands |style="background-color: silver"|2nd |- |'''2026''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Wavre, Belgium {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amstelveen, Netherlands |''Qualified'' |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|Pan American Cup<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panamhockey.org/en/panamcups|title=Pan American Cups|access-date=13 September 2012|archive-date=24 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224171147/http://www.panamhockey.org/en/panamcups|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- !style="width: 70px;"| Year !style="width: 350px;"| Host city !style="width: 70px;"| Position |- |'''2001''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Jamaica}} Kingston, Jamaica |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''2004''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Barbados}} Bridgetown, Barbados |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''2009''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Bermuda}} Hamilton, Bermuda |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''2013''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Mendoza, Argentina |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''2017''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|United States}} Lancaster, United States |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''2022''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Chile}} Santiago, Chile |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''2025''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Montevideo, Uruguay |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|South American Championship<ref name="sac">{{cite web|url=http://www.panamhockey.org/en/southam|title=South American Championships|access-date=13 September 2012|archive-date=2 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902174830/http://www.panamhockey.org/en/southam|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- !style="width: 70px;"| Year !style="width: 350px;"| Host city !style="width: 70px;"| Position |- |'''2003''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Chile}} Santiago, Chile |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2008''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Montevideo, Uruguay |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2010''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2013''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Chile}} Santiago, Chile |style="background-color: gold"|1st |}

{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|Olympic Games<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/en/events-6-olympic-games?womens=1|title=Home – FIH}}</ref> |- !style="width: 70px;"| Year !style="width: 350px;"| Host city !style="width: 70px;"| Position |- |'''1980''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Moscow, Soviet Union |N/A |- |'''1988''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Seoul, South Korea |7th |- |'''1996''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|United States}} Atlanta, United States |7th |- |'''2000''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Australia}} Sydney, Australia |style="background-color: silver;"|2nd |- |'''2004''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Greece}} Athens, Greece |style="background-color: #cc9966;"|3rd |- |'''2008''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|China}} Beijing, China |style="background-color: #cc9966;"|3rd |- |'''2012''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} London, United Kingdom |style="background-color: silver;"|2nd |- |'''2016''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |7th |- |'''2020''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo, Japan |style="background-color: silver;"|2nd |- |'''2024''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|France}} Paris, France |style="background-color: #cc9966;"|3rd |} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|Pan American Games<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panamhockey.org/en/panamgames|title=Pan American Games|access-date=13 September 2012|archive-date=2 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202101847/http://www.panamhockey.org/en/panamgames|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- !style="width: 70px;"| Year !style="width: 350px;"| Host city !style="width: 70px;"| Position |- |'''1987''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|United States}} Indianapolis, United States |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''1991''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Cuba}} Havana, Cuba |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''1995''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Mar del Plata, Argentina |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''1999''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Canada}} Winnipeg, Canada |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''2003''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''2007''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''2011''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Guadalajara, Mexico |style="background-color: silver;"|2nd |- |'''2015''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Canada}} Toronto, Canada |style="background-color: silver;"|2nd |- |'''2019''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Peru}} Lima, Peru |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |'''2023''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Chile}} Santiago, Chile |style="background-color: gold;"|1st |- |2027 |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Peru}} Lima, Peru |''Qualified'' |}

{{col-end}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|South American Games<ref name="sac"/> |- !style="width: 70px;"| Year !style="width: 350px;"| Host city !style="width: 70px;"| Position |- |'''2006''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Buenos Aires, Argentina |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2014''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Chile}} Santiago, Chile |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2018''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Bolivia}} Cochabamba, Bolivia |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2022''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|PAR}} Asunción, Paraguay |style="background-color: silver"|2nd |- |'''2026''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Santa Fe, Argentina |''Qualified'' |} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|Pro League<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fih.ch/news/fih-confirms-spain-men-and-belgium-women-join-hockey-pro-league/|title=FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League|publisher=FIH}}</ref> |- !style="width: 70px;"| Year !style="width: 350px;"| Final host city !style="width: 70px;"| Position |- |'''2019''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amstelveen, Netherlands |4th |- |'''2020–21''' |{{N/A|N/A}} |style="background-color: silver"|2nd |- |'''2021–22''' |{{N/A|N/A}} |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2022–23''' |{{N/A|N/A}} |style="background-color: silver"|2nd |- |'''2023–24''' |{{N/A|N/A}} |style="background-color: #cc9966"|3rd |- |'''2024–25''' |{{N/A|N/A}} |style="background-color: silver"|2nd |} {{col-end}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !colspan=4 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|World League<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/en/events-10-world-league?womens=1|title=Home – FIH}}</ref> |- !style="width: 70px;"| Year !style="width: 350px;"| Final host city !style="width: 70px;"| Position |- |'''2012–13''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina |4th |- |'''2014–15''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Rosario, Argentina |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2016–17''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Auckland, New Zealand |5th |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !colspan=3 style="background-color: #ddeeff;"|Champions Trophy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/en/events-3-champions-trophy?womens=1|title=Home – FIH}}</ref> |- !style="width: 70px;"| Year !style="width: 350px;"| Host city !style="width: 70px;"| Position |- |'''1995''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Mar del Plata, Argentina |6th |- |'''1999''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Australia}} Brisbane, Australia |4th |- |'''2000''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amstelveen, Netherlands |4th |- |'''2001''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amstelveen, Netherlands |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2002''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China |style="background-color: silver"|2nd |- |'''2003''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Australia}} Sydney, Australia |4th |- |'''2004''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Rosario, Argentina |style="background-color: #cc9966"|3rd |- |'''2005''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Australia}} Canberra, Australia |4th |- |'''2006''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amstelveen, Netherlands |4th |- |'''2007''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Quilmes, Argentina |style="background-color: silver"|2nd |- |'''2008''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Germany}} Mönchengladbach, Germany |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2009''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Australia}} Sydney, Australia |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2010''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|England}} Nottingham, England |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2011''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amstelveen, Netherlands |style="background-color: silver"|2nd |- |'''2012''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Rosario, Argentina |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2014''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Mendoza, Argentina |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2016''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} London, United Kingdom |style="background-color: gold"|1st |- |'''2018''' |style="text-align: left; padding-left: 20px;"| {{flagicon|China}} Changzhou, China |style="background-color: #cc9966"|3rd |}

==Players== {{Main|Argentina women's national field hockey squad records}}

===Current squad=== The following players were called to play against China and Belgium for the Pro League's Belgium window and against Spain and England for the England window between 13th and 28th June.

''Players, caps and goals updated as of 21 May 2026.''

Head coach: Fernando Ferrara  {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=GK|name=Cristina Cosentino|age={{birth date and age|1997|12|22|df=yes}}|caps=71|goals=|club=Banco Nación|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=40|pos=GK|name=Mercedes Artola|age={{birth date and age|2006|1|16|df=yes}}|caps=5|goals=|club=River Plate|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs break}} {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Sofía Toccalino|age={{birth date and age|1997|3|20|df=yes}}|caps=206|goals=19|club=St. Catherine's|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Agustina Gorzelany|age={{birth date and age|1996|3|11|df=yes}}|caps=152|goals=107|club=San Martín|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Valentina Raposo|age={{birth date and age|2003|1|28|df=yes}}|caps=87|goals=11|club=Popeye Rugby Club|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=DF|name=Sofía Cairó|age={{birth date and age|2002|10|8|df=yes}}|caps=57|goals=4|club=Mariano Moreno|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=43|pos=DF|name=Emma Knobl|age={{birth date and age|2005|10|27|df=yes}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Lomas|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=64|pos=DF|name=Milagros Alastra|age={{birth date and age|2006|8|22|df=yes}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=GEBA|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs break}} {{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=MF|name=Agostina Alonso|age={{birth date and age|1995|10|1|df=yes}}|caps=192|goals=7|club=Banco Nación|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=Victoria Sauze|age={{birth date and age|1991|7|21|df=yes}}|caps=166|goals=7|club=San Lorenzo|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=MF|name=Eugenia Trinchinetti|age={{birth date and age|1997|7|17|df=yes}}|caps=214|goals=53|club=San Fernando|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=25|pos=MF|name=Juana Castellaro|age={{birth date and age|2005|3|29|df=yes}}|caps=51|goals=1|club=River Plate|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=29|pos=MF|name=Victoria Miranda|age={{birth date and age|2000|6|5|df=yes}}|caps=44|goals=2|club=Ciudad|clubnat=ARG}} {{Nat fs g player|no=42|pos=MF|name=Victoria Falasco|age={{birth date and age|2004|4|1|df=yes}}|caps=14|goals=4|club=GEBA|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=45|pos=MF|name=Catalina Andrade|age={{birth date and age|2002|2|7|df=yes}}|caps=23|goals=3|club=Italiano|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs break}} {{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=María José Granatto|age={{birth date and age|1995|4|21|df=yes}}|caps=246|goals=147|club=Santa Bárbara|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=Victoria Granatto|age={{birth date and age|1991|4|9|df=yes}}|caps=72|goals=21|club=Santa Bárbara|clubnat=ARG}} {{Nat fs g player|no=23|pos=FW|name=Lara Casas|age={{birth date and age|2004|6|22|df=yes}}|caps=23|goals=3|club=Italiano|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=28|pos=FW|name=Julieta Jankunas|age={{birth date and age|1999|1|20|df=yes}}|caps=205|goals=119|club=Hacoaj|clubnat=ARG}} {{Nat fs g player|no=33|pos=FW|name=Zoe Díaz|age={{birth date and age|2006|6|5|df=yes}}|caps=37|goals=9|club=Italiano|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=46|pos=FW|name=Lourdes Pisthón|age={{birth date and age|2007|12|27|df=yes}}|caps=9|goals=1|club=Banco Nación|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs g player|no=60|pos=FW|name=Brisa Bruggesser|age={{birth date and age|2002|7|25|df=yes}}|caps=24|goals=9|club=Ciudad|clubnat=ARG}} {{nat fs end}}

===Recent call-ups=== These players were called up in the last 12 months.

{{nat fs r start}} {{nat fs r player|no=48|pos=GK|name=Lourdes Pérez Iturraspe|age={{birth date and age|2000|02|16|df=yes}}|caps=0|goals=|club=SIC|clubnat=ARG|latest=''Never played an official match''}} {{nat fs break}} {{nat fs r player|no=32|pos=DF|name=Valentina Costa Biondi|age={{birth date and age|1995|9|13|df=yes}}|caps=95|goals=9|club=San Fernando|clubnat=ARG|latest={{birth date|2025|12|13|df=yes}}, v. {{fhw|GER}}}} {{nat fs r player|no=6|pos=DF|name=Emilia Forcherio|age={{birth date and age|1995|2|16|df=yes}}|caps=34|goals=5|club=Lomas|clubnat=ARG|latest={{birth date|2025|6|22|df=yes}}, v. {{fhw|CHN}}}} {{nat fs r player|no=44|pos=DF|name=Sol Lombardo|age={{birth date and age|1999|3|10|df=yes}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=Italiano|clubnat=ARG|latest={{birth date|2025|12|11|df=yes}}, v. {{fhw|NED}}}} {{nat fs r player|no=38|pos=DF|name=Chiara Ambrosini|age={{birth date and age|2006|11|2|df=yes}}|caps=14|goals=1|club=Ferro|clubnat=ARG|latest={{birth date|2025|8|3|df=yes}}, v. {{fhw|USA}}}} {{nat fs r player|no=35|pos=DF|name=Valentina Ferola|age={{birth date and age|2003|9|24|df=yes}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Italiano|clubnat=ARG|latest={{birth date|2025|12|11|df=yes}}, v. {{fhw|NED}}}} {{nat fs break}} {{Nat fs r player|no=51|pos=MF|name=Paula Ortiz|age={{birth date and age|1997|4|16|df=yes}}|caps=102|goals=15|club=San Martín|clubnat=ARG|latest={{birth date|2026|2|14|df=yes}}, v. {{fhw|AUS}}}} {{Nat fs r player|no=47|pos=MF|name=Julieta Arcidiácono|age={{birth date and age|2001|4|6|df=yes}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Banco Provincia|clubnat=ARG|latest={{birth date|2025|12|10|df=yes}}, v. {{fhw|GER}}}} {{Nat fs r player|no=41|pos=MF|name=Candela Esandi|age={{birth date and age|2001|8|8|df=yes}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=San Fernando|clubnat=ARG|latest={{birth date|2025|12|13|df=yes}}, v. {{fhw|GER}}}} {{Nat fs r player|no=54|pos=MF|name=Sol Olalla|age={{birth date and age|2005|1|16|df=yes}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Italiano|clubnat=ARG|latest=''Never played an official match''}} {{nat fs break}} {{Nat fs r player|no=50|pos=FW|name=Emilia Larsen|age={{birth date and age|2002|4|12|df=yes}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=Club Atlético Monte Hermoso|clubnat=ARG|latest={{birth date|2025|12|11|df=yes}}, v. {{fhw|NED}}}} {{Nat fs r player|no=34|pos=FW|name=Catalina Alimenti|age={{birth date and age|2002|12|30|df=yes}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=GEBA|clubnat=ARG|latest={{birth date|2025|12|13|df=yes}}, v. {{fhw|GER}}}} {{Nat fs r player|no=52|pos=FW|name=Aylín Ovejero|age={{birth date and age|2003|7|23|df=yes}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Lomas|clubnat=ARG|latest={{birth date|2025|12|13|df=yes}}, v. {{fhw|GER}}}} {{nat fs end}}

===Notable past players=== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Magdalena Aicega * Laura Aladro * Agustina Albertario * Mariela Antoniska * Inés Arrondo * Luciana Aymar * Noel Barrionuevo * Claudia Burkart * Pilar Campoy * Jimena Cedrés * Laura del Colle * Silvina D'Elía * Natalí Doreski * María Paz Ferrari * Andrea Fioroni * Anabel Gambero * Soledad García * Mariana González Oliva * Alejandra Gulla * Agustina Habif * Florencia Habif * María de la Paz Hernández * Giselle Kañevsky * Gabriela Liz * Marisa López * Rosario Luchetti * Sofía Maccari * Sofía MacKenzie * Laura Maiztegui * Mercedes Margalot * Karina Masotta * Delfina Merino * Laura Mulhall * Vanina Oneto * Gabriela Pando * María Gabriela Pazos * Carla Rebecchi * Jorgelina Rimoldi * Macarena Rodríguez * Cecilia Rognoni * Mariana Rossi * Mariné Russo * Rocío Sánchez Moccia * Mariela Scarone * Daniela Sruoga * Josefina Sruoga * Ayelén Stepnik * Belén Succi * María Alejandra Tucat * Lucina von der Heyde * Paola Vukojicic {{div col end}}

===Not in use jersey numbers=== [[File:Lucha Aymar.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Luciana Aymar, eight-time FIH Player of the Year Award, considered as the best female hockey player of all time<ref name=teleg>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/hockey/2016/03/15/top-10-greatest-field-hockey-players/luciana-aymar/ Top 10 greatest field hockey players], ''The Telegraph'', 5 January 2015</ref><ref name=allabout>[http://www.thehockeyfamily.com/its-all-about-aymar-luciana-at-40/ It's all about Aymar] by Melina Gaspar, on The Hockey Family, 10 August 2017</ref>]]

When Luciana Aymar (eight-time FIH Player of the Year Award winner and regarded as the best player in the history of the sport),<ref>[https://www.cahockey.org.ar/luciana-aymar Luciana Aymar profile] on CAH website</ref><ref name=teleg/><ref name=allabout/> retired from the national team in 2014 after 376 international matches played, some of Aymar's teammates (such as Carla Rebecchi<ref>[https://www.rosario3.com/noticias/Piden-retirar-la-camiseta-N-8-de-Luciana-Aymar-20141208-0037.html Piden retirar la camiseta Nº 8 de Luciana Aymar] on Rosario3, 8 Dec 2014</ref><ref>[https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201412/88101-hockey-leonas-champions-trophy-aymar.html Rebecchi pidió retirar la camiseta número 8 de Luciana Aymar] on Télam, 8 Dec 2014</ref>) asked the Confederation for the retirement of her iconic number 8 worn by her during 17 years with the national team.<ref>[http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201412/88101-hockey-leonas-champions-trophy-aymar.html Rebecchi pidió retirar la camiseta número 8], Télam, 8 December 2014</ref> Nevertheless, the number is not officially retired by the CAH, although it has not been assigned to other players since.

===Captains=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" !width=100px |Period !width=150px |Captain !width=150px |Vice-captain |- |1997–2002 |Karina Masotta |Magdalena Aicega |- |2003–2005 |rowspan=2|Magdalena Aicega |Cecilia Rognoni |- |2006–2008 |Luciana Aymar |- |2009–2014 |Luciana Aymar |Rosario Luchetti |- |2014–2015 |Macarena Rodríguez |Carla Rebecchi |- |2015–2017 |Carla Rebecchi |Belén Succi |- |2017–2019 |Belén Succi |Delfina Merino |- |2019–2020 |Rosario Luchetti |Silvina D'Elía Carla Rebecchi |- |2021 |Noel Barrionuevo |Delfina Merino |- |2022 |colspan="2"|Agostina Alonso <s>Delfina Merino</s> Rocío Sánchez Moccia Victoria Sauze |- |2023–2024 |colspan="2"|Agostina Alonso María José Granatto Rocío Sánchez Moccia Victoria Sauze |- |2024-Present |colspan="2"|Agostina Alonso María José Granatto |}

==Coaches== [[File:Cachito vigil.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sergio Vigil, with whom ''Las Leonas'' won 7 titles and 2 Olympic medals]]

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" !width=100px |Period !width=200px |Name |- |1986–1991 |Miguel MacCormik |- |1991–1997 |Rodolfo Mendoza |- |1997–2004 |Sergio Vigil |- |2004–2009 |Gabriel Minadeo |- |2009–2012 |Carlos Retegui |- |2012–2013 |Marcelo Garraffo |- |2013 |Emanuel Roggero |- |2013–2014 |Carlos Retegui (2nd cycle) |- |2014–2015 |Santiago Capurro |- |2015–2017 |Gabriel Minadeo (2nd cycle) |- |2017–2018 |Agustín Corradini |- |2018–2021 |Carlos Retegui (3rd cycle) |- |2021–present |Fernando Ferrara |}

==Honours== Since its breakthrough in the 2000 Summer Olympics (where the team nicknamed ''"Las Leonas"''' for the first time),<ref>[http://canchallena.lanacion.com.ar/1307537-el-nacimiento-de-las-leonas "El nacimiento de Las Leonas", CanchaLlena, 24 September 2010]</ref> Argentina has won more than 20 official titles, which are detailed below:

* '''Summer Olympics''': ** {{silver02}} '''Silver medal''' (3): Sydney 2000,<ref>[http://old.clarin.com.ar/diario/2000/09/30/d-213435.htm "Igual son de oro", ''Clarín'', 30 September 2000]</ref> London 2012,<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/mision-olimpica/Leonas-van-oro-falta_0_752924850.html "Las Leonas perdieron y tuvieron que conformarse con la de plata" by Sabrina Faija, ''Clarín'', 12 August 2012]</ref> Tokyo 2020 ** {{bronze03}} '''Bronze medal''' (3): Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, Paris 2024 * {{gold01}} '''World Cup (2)''': 2002, 2010<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.losandes.com.ar/notas/2010/9/11/leonas-campeonas-mundiales-verdadero-orgullo-argentina-514161.asp |title="Las Leonas son campeonas mundiales y un verdadero orgullo de la Argentina", ''Los Andes'', 11 September 2010 |access-date=11 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919135640/http://www.losandes.com.ar/notas/2010/9/11/leonas-campeonas-mundiales-verdadero-orgullo-argentina-514161.asp |archive-date=19 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * {{gold01}} '''FIH Pro League (1)''': 2021–22 * {{gold01}} '''FIH Hockey World League (1)''': 2014–15 * {{gold01}} '''Champions Trophy (7)''': 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 * {{gold01}} '''Pan American Cup (7)''': 2001, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2025 * {{gold01}} '''Pan American Games (8)''': 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2019, 2023 * {{gold01}} '''South American Championship (4)''': 2003, 2008, 2010, 2013 * {{gold01}} '''South American Games (3)''': 2006, 2014, 2018

==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed" heights="120"> File:2_AG-ARGENTINA_AUSTRALIA.jpg|Mariné Russo in a match against Australia in 2005 File:HOCKEY.jpg|Mercedes Margalot in a match against Nederlands in 2005 File:Argentina_v_Netherlands_WCT_2010_Final_535.jpg|Celebrating their win after the 2010 Champions Trophy final. File:Las Leonas (2010).jpg|The 2010 World Champion squad File:Argentina 2016 CT Champions (27852970981).jpg|Champions Trophy winners in 2016 </gallery>

==See also== {{Portal bar|Argentina|Sports}} *Argentina men's national field hockey team *Argentina women's national under-21 field hockey team

==Notes== *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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20100902143726/http://www.bdofihworldcup2010.sportcentric.com/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0%2C8510%2C5243-202990-220213-48652-310039-custom-item%2C00.html Day 1] (black), [https://web.archive.org/web/20100905132051/http://www.bdofihworldcup2010.sportcentric.com/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0%2C8510%2C5243-203034-220257-48678-310110-custom-item%2C00.html Day 3] (light blue) and [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122701/http://www.bdofihworldcup2010.sportcentric.com/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0%2C8510%2C5243-203087-220310-48709-310211-custom-item%2C00.html Day 6] (black).

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website}} *[https://www.fih.hockey/about-fih/ourmembers/dynamic/argentina FIH profile]

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