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
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	6 1 (5 November 2025)
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
2012–13	Final	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina	7th
2014–15	Semifinal	Valencia, Spain	3rd
2014–15	Final	Rosario, Argentina	3rd
2016–17	Semifinal	Johannesburg, South Africa	2nd
2016–17	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	DNP

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

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 34)	94	0	Rot-Weiss Köln
32	GK	Chiara Vischer	(2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 24)	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 20)	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 29)	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 27)	71	26	Rot-Weiss Köln

Notable players

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2026

6 February 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League	Germany	1–3	Belgium	Valencia, Spain
13:30	Haid 20'	Report	Marien 4' Dewate 34', 49'	Stadium: Estadio Beteró

7 February 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League	Spain	1–1 (4–2 p)	Germany	Valencia, Spain
13:30	Bosch 50'	Report	Krings 24'	Stadium: Estadio Beteró
	Penalties
	P. Jiménez Vidosa Segú L. Jiménez		Haid Frerichs Zhong Strauss

9 February 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League	Belgium	1–0	Germany	Valencia, Spain
13:30	D. Marien 51'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Beteró

10 February 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League	Spain	3–1	Germany	Valencia, Spain
11:00	Álvarez 37', 42', 54'	Report	Fleschütz 23'	Stadium: Estadio Beteró

13 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League	England	v	Germany	London, England
15:00		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

14 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League	England	v	Germany	London, England
15:00		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

17 June 2026 2025-26 Women's FIH Pro League	Germany	v	Australia	London, England
19:30		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium

18 June 2026 2025-26 Women's FIH Pro League	Australia	v	Germany	London, England
19:30		Report		Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey Stadium

23 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League	Germany	v	Ireland	Berlin, Germany
20:30		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Reuter Sportfeld

25 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League	Germany	v	China	Berlin, Germany
17:30		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Reuter Sportfeld

26 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League	Germany	v	Ireland	Berlin, Germany
20:30		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Reuter Sportfeld

28 June 2026 2025–26 Women's FIH Pro League	Germany	v	China	Berlin, Germany
15:30		Report		Stadium: Ernst-Reuter Sportfeld

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
^ "World Cup". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "European Championships". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Hockey World League". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "FIH Pro League". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Olympic Games". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Champions Trophy". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Other". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Schopman nominiert DANAS-Kader für Heim-EM". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

External links

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 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.

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