Association | Chinese Taipei Hockey Association |
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Confederation | AHF (Asia) |
FIH ranking | |
Current | 45 1 (2 June 2022) [1] |
Asian Games | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2006 ) |
Best result | 8th (2006) |
Asia Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2013 ) |
Best result | 8th (2013) |
The Chinese Taipei men's national field hockey team represents Taiwan in men's international field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Taiwan. [2]
Taiwan participated once in the Asian Games in 2006 and in the Asia Cup in 2013. [3]
The New Zealand men's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Men, is the national team for men's field hockey of New Zealand, under the New Zealand Hockey Federation.
The England women's national field hockey team has won silver three times at the Commonwealth Games. England have also won the 2006 Women's Field Hockey World Cup Qualifier and the 2002 Champions Challenge.
The Scotland women's national field hockey team represents Scotland in international women's field hockey competitions, with the exception of the Olympic Games when Scottish players are eligible to play for the Great Britain women's national field hockey team as selected. Scotland recently participated in the inaugural season of the FIH Hockey World League, but were knocked out in round 2, failing to qualify for the 2014 Hockey World Cup in The Hague, Netherlands. As of November 2015 they are seventeenth in the FIH outdoor world rankings.
The Japan men's national field hockey team represents Japan in men's international field hockey and is operated by the Japan Hockey Association. As of January 2019, they are ranked 18th in the world.
The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of December 2017, the team ranks fourth on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.
In Taiwan, some of the most prominent sports include badminton, baseball, basketball, football, softball, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. Martial arts such as t'ai chi ch'uan and taekwondo are also practiced by many people. International-known athletes include Tai Tzu-ying, Kuo Hsing-chun, Yu Chang, Chien-Ming Wang, Lin Yun-ju, Yang Chuan-kwang, Chou Tien-chen, Hsieh Su-wei, and Yani Tseng among others.
The Japan women's national field hockey team represents Japan in the international field hockey competitions.
The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. Nabhvarna are currently ranked 6th in the FIH World Rankings, and are ranked as the best team in Asia. They have won the gold medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 1982 Asian Games. They have also won the Women's Asia Cup twice, i.e. in 2004 and 2017. They also won the Asian Champions Trophy in 2016. India at the 2020 Summer Olympics, for the first time ever, reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina in the semifinal and then to Great Britain in Bronze medal match.
The South Africa men's national field hockey team represents South Africa at international field hockey matches and tournaments.
The South Africa women's national field hockey team represents South Africa in international field hockey matches and tournaments.
The China men's national field hockey team represents the China in international field hockey matches and tournaments.
The China women's national field hockey team represents the People's Republic of China. The team won silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as well as bronze at the 2002 Hockey World Cup in Perth, Australia. Also, the team won the 2002 Hockey Champions Trophy and finished second in 2004 and 2006.
The Malaysia women's national field hockey team represents Malaysia in international field hockey competitions. As of Jan 2017, the team was ranked 21st in the FIH World Rankings. The team is part of the Asian Hockey Federation. They recently participated in the inaugural International Super Series in Perth, playing against India and Australia in a modified 9-a-side format.
The Mexico women's national field hockey team represents Mexico in women's international field hockey competitions.
The Sri Lanka national field hockey team represents Sri Lanka in international field hockey competitions. It is ranked as the third best nation in the South Asian region behind India, Pakistan and ranked 34 in the world.
The Venezuela men's national field hockey team represents Venezuela in men's international field hockey competitions. The team is controlled by the Venezuelan Field Hockey Federation, the governing body for field hockey in Venezuela.
The Pakistan women's national field hockey team represents Pakistan in international field hockey competitions, and is governed by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF). The first women's national championships were held in Lahore in 1976. It took another seven years (1983) before the national team played two international matches, against Ireland at Karachi and Lahore.
The Chinese Taipei women's national field hockey team represents Taiwan in women's international field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Taiwan.
The Kazakhstan men's national field hockey team represents Kazakhstan in men's international field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Kazakhstan Hockey Federation, the governing body for field hockey in Kazakhstan.
The Chinese Taipei Hockey Association is the governing body of field hockey in Republic of China (Taiwan). It is affiliated to IHF International Hockey Federation and AHF Asian Hockey Federation. The headquarters of the federation are in Taipei.