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Nickname(s) | Les Bleus | ||
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Association | France Hockey Federation (Fédération Française de Hockey) | ||
Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||
Head Coach | Fred Soyez | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Jorge Lombi Xavier de Greve | ||
Manager | Antoine François | ||
Captain | Victor Charlet | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 9 ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1908 ) | ||
Best result | 4th (1920, 1936) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1971 ) | ||
Best result | 7th (1971, 1990) | ||
EuroHockey Championship | |||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1970 ) | ||
Best result | 4th (1970) |
The France men's national field hockey team represents France in international field hockey competitions. [2]
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
1908 | ![]() | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Squad | |
1920 | ![]() | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | Squad | |
1928 | ![]() | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Squad | |
1932 | ![]() | did not participate | ||||||||
1936 | ![]() | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | Squad | |
1948 | ![]() | 8th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Squad | |
1952 | ![]() | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad | |
1956 | ![]() | did not participate | ||||||||
1960 | ![]() | 10th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Squad | |
1964 | ![]() | did not participate | ||||||||
1968 | ![]() | 10th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | Squad | |
1972 | ![]() | 12th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | Squad | |
1976 to 1988 | did not participate | |||||||||
1992 to 2020 | did not qualify | |||||||||
2024 | ![]() | qualified | ||||||||
Total | 10/25 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 38 | 104 |
World Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
1971 | ![]() | 7th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | |
1973 to 1986 | did not qualify. | |||||||||
1990 | ![]() | 7th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | — | |
1994 to 2014 | did not qualify. | |||||||||
2018 | ![]() | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Squad | |
2023 | ![]() | 13th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | Squad | |
2026 | ![]() ![]() | To be determined. | ||||||||
Total | 4/15 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 52 |
The following 18 players were named on 17 August 2023 for the 2023 EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, Germany from 19 to 27 August 2023. [3]
Head coach: Fred Soyez
Caps and goals as of 25 June 2023, after the match against Australia.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Arthur Thieffry | 15 September 1989 | 108 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Mattéo Desgouillons | 21 January 2000 | 37 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Gaspard Xavier | 10 May 2002 | 29 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Lucas Montecot | 4 September 2001 | 2 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Simon Martin-Brisac | 20 November 1992 | 138 | ![]() |
10 | DF | Viktor Lockwood (Captain) | 29 March 1992 | 152 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Charles Masson | 13 April 1992 | 131 | ![]() |
12 | DF | Amaury Bellenger | 14 August 1998 | 60 | ![]() |
16 | MF | François Goyet | 4 November 1994 | 143 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Noé Jouin | 2 August 2002 | 14 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Corentin Sellier | 29 May 2001 | 21 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Eliot Curty | 18 September 1998 | 55 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Etienne Tynevez | 13 February 1999 | 106 | ![]() |
23 | FW | Benjamin Marqué | 11 August 2000 | 18 | ![]() |
24 | Théophile Ponthieu | 19 April 1994 | 24 | ![]() | |
28 | FW | Timothée Clément | 8 April 2000 | 55 | ![]() |
30 | GK | Edgar Reynaud | 17 April 1992 | 42 | ![]() |
31 | DF | Brieuc Delemazure | 2 April 2002 | 18 | ![]() |
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 | |
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DF | Mathis Clément | 30 August 2002 | 6 | ![]() | v. ![]() | |
DF | Jean-Baptiste Forgues | 18 May 1992 | 179 | ![]() | 2023 World Cup | |
DF | Victor Charlet | 19 November 1993 | 153 | ![]() | 2023 World Cup | |
MF | Stanislas Branicki | 9 April 2002 | 26 | ![]() | 2023 World Cup | |
FW | Pieter van Straaten | 23 October 1992 | 108 | ![]() | v. ![]() | |
FW | Blaise Rogeau | 26 November 1994 | 103 | ![]() | v. ![]() | |
FW | Gaspard Baumgarten | 3 August 1992 | 169 | ![]() | 2023 World Cup |
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