Germany women's national field hockey team

Germany

Nickname(s)	Die Danas
Association	Deutscher Hockey-Bund (German Hockey Federation)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Janneke Schopman
Assistant coach(es)	Felix Fischer Dominic Giskes James Lewis
Manager	Tobias Feuerhake Fabian Schuler
Captain	Lisa Nolte Linnea Weidemann
FIH ranking
Current	6 (4 July 2025) [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances	11 (first in 1984 )
Best result	1st (2004)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1974 )
Best result	1st (1976, 1981)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1984 )
Best result	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 Mandelieu, France 3rd 1976 West Berlin, West Germany 1st 1978 Madrid, Spain 2nd 1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st 1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 1990 Sydney, Australia 8th 1994 Dublin, Ireland 4th 1998 Utrecht, Netherlands 3rd 2002 Perth, Australia 7th 2006 Madrid, Spain 8th 2010 Rosario, Argentina 4th 2014 The Hague, Netherlands 8th 2018 London, England 5th 2022 Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th 2026 Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands Qualified European Championships [3] Year Host city Position 1984 Lille, France 3rd 1987 London, England 4th 1991 Brussels, Belgium 2nd 1995 Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd 1999 Cologne, Germany 2nd 2003 Barcelona, Spain 3rd 2005 Dublin, Ireland 2nd 2007 Manchester, England 1st 2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd 2013 Boom, Belgium 1st 2015 London, England 3rd 2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th 2019 Antwerp, Belgium 2nd 2021 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 2023 Mönchengladbach, Germany 3rd 2025 Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd 2027 London, England Qualified World League [4] Year Round Host city Position 2012–13 Semifinal Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st Final San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 7th 2014–15 Semifinal Valencia, Spain 3rd Final Rosario, Argentina 3rd 2016–17 Semifinal Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd Final Auckland, New Zealand 6th FIH Pro League [5] Year Host city Position 2019 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 Moscow, Soviet Union N/A 1984 Los Angeles, United States 2nd 1988 Seoul, South Korea 5th 1992 Barcelona, Spain 2nd 1996 Atlanta, United States 6th 2000 Sydney, Australia 7th 2004 Athens, Greece 1st 2008 Beijing, China 4th 2012 London, United Kingdom 7th 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 2020 Tokyo, Japan 6th 2024 Paris, France 6th Champions Trophy [7] Year Host city Position 1987 Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP 1989 Germany, West Germany 3rd 1991 Berlin, Germany 2nd 1993 Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd 1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th 1997 Berlin, Germany 2nd 1999 Brisbane, Australia 3rd 2000 Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd 2001 Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP 2002 Macau, China 2003 Sydney, Australia 2004 Rosario, Argentina 2nd 2005 Canberra, Australia 5th 2006 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 2007 Quilmes, Argentina 3rd 2008 Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd 2009 Sydney, Australia 4th 2010 Nottingham, England 4th 2011 Amstelveen, Netherlands 8th 2012 Roasario, Argentina 4th 2014 Mendoza, Argentina 7th 2016 London, England DNP 2018 Changzhou, China Champions Challenge I [8] Year Host city Position 2002 Johannesburg, South Africa DNP 2003 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

3. Amelie Wortmann
5. Selin Oruz
7. Linnea Weidemann (C)
8. Sophia Schwabe
10. Lisa Nolte (C)
11. Lena Micheel
12. Ines Wanner
15. Nathalie Kubalski (GK)
16. Sonja Zimmermann
18. Lilly Stoffelsma
20. Julia Sonntag (GK)
21. Sara Strauss
23. Emma Davidsmeyer
25. Johanna Hachenberg
26. Felicia Wiedermann
28. Jette Fleschütz
30. Hanna Granitzki
55. Emilia Landshut

The remainder of the national squad is as follows.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Mia Böhringer	(2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Uhlenhorster HC
20	GK	Julia Sonntag	(1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33)	94	0	Rot-Weiss Köln
32	GK	Chiara Vischer	(2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Münchner
16	DF	Sonja Zimmermann	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 26)	107	27	Mannheimer
44	DF	Taja Gans	(2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Syracuse University
48	DF	Joana Boehringer	(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 22)	5	0	Berliner
66	DF	Katharina Haid	(2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Club an der Alster
5	MF	Selin Oruz	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 28)	170	7	Düsseldorfer
9	FW	Pauline Heinz	(2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 24)	55	11	Mannheimer
21	FW	Sara Strauss	(2002-08-12) 12 August 2002 (age 23)	30	8	Düsseldorfer
24	FW	Pia Maertens	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26)	71	26	Rot-Weiss Köln

Notable players

• Britta Becker
• Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
• Franziska Hentschel
• Natascha Keller
• Fanny Rinne

See also

• East Germany women's national field hockey team
• Germany men's national field hockey team
• Germany women's national under-21 field hockey team

References

1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 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.

External links

• Official website
• FIH profile