Argentina womens hockey ranking

India are back into the top-3, after more than year since dropping out in May

The teams of the member nations of International Hockey Federation FIH , field hockey's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results. The rankings were introduced in October The rankings were introduced to overcome the criticism of fixing when drawing the pools for each tournament. It also determines the quotas for tournaments such as the Olympic Games and the World Cup. All of the FIH-recognised, including qualifying and continental matches played in last four years are included in ranking points calculation. However, the past results will be deducted by the percentage set by the FIH as shown by the tabulation below:.

Argentina womens hockey ranking

The current coach is Fernando Ferrara , who was appointed after Carlos Retegui let go in late Las Leonas The Lionesses have appeared in six Hockey World Cup finals, including the first final in , 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 , beating the Netherlands 4—3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 1—1 draw. Argentina has been very successful at the Summer Olympics , winning four consecutive medals two silver, two bronze since the 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 at a Hockey Champions Trophy , they have won the tournament six more times. In front of a home crowd, they won the —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 Pan American Games final for the first time. In July , 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 after obtaining the World Cup title and once more in late 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 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. 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 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.

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The game was also a milestone for Leonas midfielder Eugenia Trinchinetti, celebrating her th international game, while Great Britain captain Hollie Pearne-Webb celebrated her th. The Argentina men climbed back from a deficit to tie Great Britain late in the game and force a shootout. GB keeper Oliver Payne made two key saves in the shootout to give his side the score line and bonus point. The teams now wrap up in Argentina and Pro League play will continue in February with hosts, Australia. Argentina wasted little time getting on the board, pouncing on a poor decision from Great Britain defender Sarah Robertson. Delfina Thome charged down the right side drawing the GB defence towards her. The ball was smashed across the field to a waiting Julieta Jankunas and her back-hand shot rippled the top of the net for the lead and eventual game winner. While Argentina was certainly the more polished team with their performance, the young Great Britain side did have opportunity. On a penalty corner, Grace Balsdon showed her strength from the top battery forcing an acrobatic glove save from Argentine keeper Clara Barberi. Later in the game Jankunas blasted a shot that took a floating touch from Thome but keeper Maddie Hinch did well to stay up and made the save with her right hip.

Argentina womens hockey ranking

The current coach is Fernando Ferrara , who was appointed after Carlos Retegui let go in late Las Leonas The Lionesses have appeared in six Hockey World Cup finals, including the first final in , 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 , beating the Netherlands 4—3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 1—1 draw. Argentina has been very successful at the Summer Olympics , winning four consecutive medals two silver, two bronze since the 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 at a Hockey Champions Trophy , they have won the tournament six more times. In front of a home crowd, they won the —15 Hockey World League as the first international title after Aymar's retirement from the national team the previous year.

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Athens , Greece. Subsequently, the junior under 21 team is called Las Leoncitas "the baby lionesses" or "the lioness cubs". Cities In appeal, Rahul says was mistreated, sentenced to attract disqualification. Tags: india hockey. FIH had set allocated ranking points for all the continental tournaments. Argentina squad — Champions Trophy — Champions 3rd Title. New Zealand. New Zealand. Dublin , Ireland. Post Comment. Argentina squad — Champions Trophy — Champions 2nd Title.

The teams of the member nations of International Hockey Federation FIH , field hockey's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results.

Liceo Rugby Club. London , United Kingdom. FIH had set allocated ranking points for all the continental tournaments. Argentina squad — Champions Trophy — Champions 1st Title. Amstelveen , Netherlands. The current coach is Fernando Ferrara , who was appointed after Carlos Retegui let go in late This is slightly different from the original, showing the lioness' tail pretending to be a hockey stick while holding a ball. Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. Indian women have climbed one spot to the seventh position, at the expense of Spain , who finished sixth in the EuroHockey Championships dropping over world ranking points in losses against Belgium and Scotland. National sports teams of Argentina. Madrid , Spain.