Italy women's national field hockey team

Italy
Association	EHF (Europe)
Confederation	Federazione Italiana Hockey
Head Coach	Roberto Carta
Assistant coach(es)	Fabrizio Mattei; Tommaso Livoli
Manager	Luca Fabrizio
Captain	Chiara Tiddi
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	19 (12 March 2024)

The Italy women's national field hockey team represents Italy in international field hockey competitions.^[2] The team is currently ranked 17th in the FIH World Rankings, with 623 points.^[3]

History

Field hockey was first introduced in Italy in 1935, and has since grown in popularity within the country.^[4]

In July 2017, at the 2016–17 Hockey World League Semifinals in Brussels, Belgium, the Italian women's team secured qualification for the 2018 Hockey World Cup. This is the first major international tournament Italy have qualified for since the 1976 Hockey World Cup, where the team finished 10th.^[5]

Tournament history

World Cup^[6]
Year	Host city	Position
1974	Mandelieu, France	–
1976	West Berlin, West Germany	10th
1978 – 2014 Did not Compete
2018	London, England	9th

World League^[7]
Year	Round	Host city	Position
2012–13	Round 1	Prague, Czech Republic	2nd
	Round 2	Valencia, Spain	1st
	Semi-final	London, England	6th
2014–15	Round 2	Montevideo, Uruguay	1st
2014–15	Semi-final	Antwerp, Belgium	8th
2016–17	Round 2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3rd
2016–17	Semi-final	Brussels, Belgium	6th

Champions Challenge^[8]
Champions Challenge I
Year	Host city	Position
2002	Johannesburg, South Africa	–
2003	Catania, Italy	6th
2005 – 2007 Did not Compete
2009	Cape Town, South Africa	6th
2012 – 2014 Did not Compete
Champions Challenge II
Year	Host city	Position
2011	Vienna, Austria	2nd

European Championships^[9]
EuroHockey Nations Championship
Year	Host city	Position
1984	Lille, France	12th
1987	London, England	11th
1991	Brussels, Belgium	11th
1995	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th
1999	Cologne, Germany	–
2003	Barcelona, Spain	11th
2007	Manchester, England	7th
2011	Mönchengladbach, Germany	8th
2015	London, England	7th
EuroHockey Nations Championship II
Year	Host city	Position
2005	Baku, Azerbaijan	2nd
2009	Rome, Italy	2nd
2013	Cambrai, France	1st
2017	Cardiff, Wales	3rd
2019	Glasgow, Scotland	2nd

Hockey Series^[10]
Year	Round	Host city	Position
2018–19	Final	Valencia, Spain	3rd

Results

2019 Fixtures & Results

Scotland Test Series

18 February 2019 Test Match	Italy	5–1	Scotland	Roma, Italy
16:00	Carta 21', 50' Pacella 42' Vercelli 46' Tiddi 51'	Report	Condie 14'	Stadium: Acqua Acetosa

19 February 2019 Test Match	Italy	2–2	Scotland	Roma, Italy
16:00	Traverso 14' Carta 58'	Report	Burnet 20' Holmes 43'	Stadium: Acqua Acetosa

21 February 2019 Test Match	Italy	3–1	Scotland	Roma, Italy
10:00	Tiddi 3' De Biase 28' Carta 49'	Report	Watson 11'	Stadium: Acqua Acetosa

Roma Tri-Nations

27 May 2019 Tri-Nations	Spain	2–1	Italy	Roma, Italy
17:30	Salvatella 35' Iglesias 37'	Report	Bianchi 12'	Stadium: Acqua Acetosa

28 May 2019 Tri-Nations	Malaysia	1–1	Italy	Roma, Italy
17:30	Nuramirah 44'	Report	Ruggieri 52'	Stadium: Acqua Acetosa

30 May 2019 Tri-Nations	Italy	4–3	Spain	Roma, Italy
17:30	Traverso 26', 58' Bianchi 50' Vercelli 53'	Report	Petchamé 15' Cano 22' Iglesias 39'	Stadium: Acqua Acetosa

31 May 2019 Tri-Nations	Italy	0–2	Malaysia	Roma, Italy
15:30		Report	Norazlin 5' Hanis 11'	Stadium: Acqua Acetosa

Hockey Series Finals

19 June 2019 Pool Stage	Italy	7–0	Thailand	Valencia, Spain
13:00	Pacella 2' Cesanelli 10' Vynohradova 26', 34', 59' Oviedo 34' Ruggieri 56'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Beteró

20 June 2019 Pool Stage	Italy	1–2	South Africa	Valencia, Spain
19:00	Bianchi 52'	Report	Wood 30' Chamberlain 42'	Stadium: Estadio Beteró

22 June 2019 Pool Stage	Wales	1–4	Italy	Valencia, Spain
13:00	Robinson 47'	Report	Vynohradova 8' Bianchi 9' Traverso 35' Oviedo 55'	Stadium: Estadio Beteró

24 June 2019 Crossover	Italy	4–1	Belarus	Valencia, Spain
16:45	Oviedo 15' Cesanelli 39' Bianchi 45+' Pacella 46'	Report	Sazhina 48'	Stadium: Estadio Beteró

26 June 2019 Semi-final	Canada	7–0	Italy	Valencia, Spain
16:45	McManus 14' Donohoe 19', 53' Stairs 28' Johansen 38', 49' Haughn 58'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Beteró

27 June 2019 Third Place Match	Italy	3–1	South Africa	Valencia, Spain
16:45	Ruggieri 34' Oviedo 38' Bianchi 38'	Report	Glasby 52'	Stadium: Estadio Beteró

EuroHockey Championship II

4 August 2019 Pool Stage	Italy	v	Wales	Glasgow, Scotland
10:15		Report		Stadium: Glasgow National Hockey Centre

5 August 2019 Pool Stage	Poland	v	Italy	Glasgow, Scotland
18:00		Report		Stadium: Glasgow National Hockey Centre

7 August 2019 Pool Stage	Italy	v	Turkey	Glasgow, Scotland
12:15		Report		Stadium: Glasgow National Hockey Centre

Squad

Current roster

Roster for the FIH Series Finals in Valencia, Spain.^[11]

Caps and goals current as of 27 June 2019, after the match against South Africa.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Giuliana Marletta	(1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 30)	3	0	Polisportiva Valverde
12	1GK	Natalia Schinoni	(1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 (age 32)	12	0	Ciudad de Buenos Aires

2	2DF	Celina Traverso	(1986-03-17) 17 March 1986 (age 38)	90		SFRC
8	2DF	Eugenia Bianchi	(1990-01-15) 15 January 1990 (age 34)	43	6	Canterbury
9	2DF	Teresa Dalla Vittoria	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27)	12	0	Amsicora Cagliari
17	2DF	Chiara Tiddi (C)	(1988-12-16) 16 December 1988 (age 35)	161		Kampong
28	2DF	Ivanna Pessina	(1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34)	20	0	Ciudad de Buenos Aires

15	3MF	María Socino	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)	40	2	Hurling Club
20	3MF	Jasbeer Singh	(1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 37)	86		Royal Léopold
23	3MF	Maryna Vynohradova	(1983-04-30) 30 April 1983 (age 41)	21	5	Amsicora Cagliari
24	3MF	Marianela Busechian	(1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 (age 34)	12	0	Sardinero
32	3MF	Sofia Laurito	(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30)	9	0	Real Club de Polo

14	4FW	Elisabetta Pacella	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30)	120		Royal Léopold
25	4FW	Giuliana Ruggieri	(1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 33)	72	25	UD Taburiente
26	4FW	Emilia Munitis	(1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28)	13	0	River Plate
27	4FW	Lara Oviedo	(1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36)	29	14	Royal Evere White Star
30	4FW	Sofia Vercelli	(1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 27)	13	2	UD Taburiente
31	4FW	Sofia Cesanelli	(1991-08-16) 16 August 1991 (age 32)	9	3	Jockey Club de Rosario

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ "National Female Senior". Federazione Italiana Hockey. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^ "Hero FIH Rankings - Outdoor". FIH. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^ "History". Federazione Italiana Hockey. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^ "Italy qualify for Women's Hockey World Cup, London 2018". FIH. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^ "Home - FIH".
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^ "Italy". FIH. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

External links

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[2] "National Female Senior". Federazione Italiana Hockey. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[3] "Hero FIH Rankings - Outdoor". FIH. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[4] "History". Federazione Italiana Hockey. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[5] "Italy qualify for Women's Hockey World Cup, London 2018". FIH. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[6] "Home - FIH".

[7] "Home - FIH".

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[10] "Home - FIH".

[11] "Italy". FIH. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

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