Germany men's national field hockey team

Germany
Nickname(s)Honamas
AssociationDeutscher Hockey-Bund
(German Hockey Federation)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachAndré Henning
Assistant coach(es)Andreu Anrich
Pasha Gademan
James Lewis
ManagerEric Langner
CaptainMats Grambusch
Most capsMatthias Witthaus
Philipp Crone (327)
Top scorerBjörn Michel (229)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 6 Decrease 3 (9 March 2026)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances20 (first in 1908)
Best resultGold 1st (1972, 1992, 2008, 2012)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best resultGold medal – World 1st (2002, 2006, 2023)
EuroHockey Championships
Appearances20 (first in 1970)
Best resultGold 1st (1970, 1978, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2025)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 4 4
World Cup 3 2 4
EuroHockey Championship 9 4 3
Champions Trophy 10 7 7
Pro League 0 0 1
Total 26 17 19
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kuala Lumpur
Gold medal – first place 2006 Mönchengladbach
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
Silver medal – second place 1982 Bombay
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place 1986 London
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Utrecht
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 1970 Brussels
Gold medal – first place 1978 Hanover
Gold medal – first place 1991 Paris
Gold medal – first place 1995 Dublin
Gold medal – first place 1999 Padua
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona
Gold medal – first place 2011 Mönchengladbach
Gold medal – first place 2013 Boom
Gold medal – first place 2025 Mönchengladbach
Silver medal – second place 1974 Madrid
Silver medal – second place 2009 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place 2015 London
Silver medal – second place 2021 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Amsterdam
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Moscow
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Leipzig
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1986 Karachi
Gold medal – first place 1987 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 1988 Lahore
Gold medal – first place 1991 Berlin
Gold medal – first place 1992 Karachi
Gold medal – first place 1995 Berlin
Gold medal – first place 1997 Adelaide
Gold medal – first place 2001 Rotterdam
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuala Lumpur
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bhubaneswar
Silver medal – second place 1980 Karachi
Silver medal – second place 1993 Kuala Lumpur
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lahore
Silver medal – second place 2000 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place 2002 Cologne
Silver medal – second place 2006 Terrassa
Silver medal – second place 2009 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Karachi
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Karachi
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Perth
Bronze medal – third place 1989 West Berlin
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Madras
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London
Semifinal match 2006 between Germany and Spain

The Germany men's national field hockey team is one of the most successful sides in the world, winning gold at the Summer Olympics four times (including once as West Germany), the Hockey World Cup 3 times, the EuroHockey Nations Championship nine times (including twice as West Germany) and the Hockey Champions Trophy ten times (including three times as West Germany).

History

The team caused an upset in the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup when they defeated Australia 2–1 with striker Olivier Domke scoring the winner after Germany came back from being 1–0 down. After this period the Germans went through a transition period, finishing lowly in the 2003 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and the 2004 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy with several inexperienced players in their squad. Coach Bernhard Peters was looking to nurture the players for the World Cup such as Christopher Zeller, Moritz Fürste and Timo Wess, and was successful as the Germans won the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, defeating Australia 4–3 in the final. Bernhard Peters left the team in order to pursue a career in football and is now a staff member at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[2]

On 6 November 2006, Markus Wiese was appointed as the new head coach. Success at the 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics followed this. Germany headed into the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup with a largely young and inexperienced squad but reached the final of the World Cup after strong performances throughout the tournament. In the final, they were defeated 2–1 by Australia.

Germany has played in the annual 2011 Hockey Champions Trophy held in Auckland, New Zealand. The team competed in pool B with Korea, Netherlands and host nation New Zealand. The team finished fifth in the tournament.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
United Kingdom 1908 5th place game 5th 2 1 0 1 1 4 Squad
Belgium 1920 did not participate
Netherlands 1928 3rd place game 3rd 4 3 0 1 11 3 Squad
United States 1932 did not participate
Nazi Germany 1936 Final 2nd 4 3 0 1 14 9 Squad
United Kingdom 1948 did not participate
Finland 1952 5th place game 5th 5 4 0 1 20 4 Squad
Australia 1956 3rd place game 3rd 5 2 2 1 8 6 Squad
Italy 1960 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 0 3 11 4 Squad
Japan 1964 5th place game 5th 9 4 5 0 17 5 Squad
Mexico 1968 3rd place game 4th 9 5 1 3 16 8 Squad
West Germany 1972 Final 1st 9 8 1 0 21 5 Squad
Canada 1976 5th place game 5th 6 3 1 2 22 13 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew
United States 1984 Final 2nd 7 4 1 2 14 6 Squad
South Korea 1988 Final 2nd 7 5 1 1 16 7 Squad
Spain 1992 Final 1st 7 6 1 0 20 6 Squad
United States 1996 3rd place game 4th 7 3 1 3 13 9 Squad
Australia 2000 5th place game 5th 7 4 2 1 17 8 Squad
Greece 2004 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 2 1 21 12 Squad
China 2008 Final 1st 7 4 3 0 14 7 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 Final 1st 7 5 1 1 20 14 Squad
Brazil 2016 3rd place game 3rd 8 5 2 1 23 18 Squad
Japan 2020 3rd place game 4th 8 4 0 4 27 19 Squad
France 2024 Final 2nd 8 6 1 1 23 11 Squad
Total 4 titles 20/25 138 85 25 28 349 178

World Cup

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Spain 1971 5th place game 5th 7 4 0 3 12 7 Squad
Netherlands 1973 3rd place game 3rd 7 5 2 0 7 2 Squad
Malaysia 1975 3rd place game 3rd 7 4 1 2 18 14 Squad
Argentina 1978 3rd place game 4th 8 3 2 3 28 18 Squad
India 1982 Final 2nd 7 3 2 2 17 16 Squad
England 1986 3rd place game 3rd 7 3 3 1 14 9 Squad
Pakistan 1990 3rd place game 4th 7 5 0 2 16 7 Squad
Australia 1994 3rd place game 4th 7 2 4 1 13 9 Squad
Netherlands 1998 3rd place game 3rd 7 5 1 1 19 10 Squad
Malaysia 2002 Final 1st 9 8 0 1 24 11 Squad
Germany 2006 Final 1st 7 4 3 0 18 10 Squad
India 2010 Final 2nd 7 4 2 1 24 12 Squad
Netherlands 2014 5th place game 6th 6 3 0 3 17 10 Squad
India 2018 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 11 6 Squad
India 2023 Final 1st 7 4 3 0 26 13 Squad
BelgiumNetherlands 2026 Qualified
Total 3 titles 16/16 104 60 23 21 264 154

European Championships

EuroHockey Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Belgium 1970 Final 1st 6 5 1 0 14 2
Spain 1974 Final 2nd 7 6 0 1 30 3
West Germany 1978 Final 1st 7 6 1 0 27 6
Netherlands 1983 3rd place game 3rd 7 5 0 2 27 13
Soviet Union 1987 3rd place game 3rd 7 6 0 1 20 7
France 1991 Final 2nd 7 7 0 0 25 3
Republic of Ireland 1995 Final 1st 7 5 1 1 29 5
Italy 1999 Final 1st 7 5 2 0 30 8
Spain 2003 Final 1st 7 6 1 0 27 7
Germany 2005 3rd place game 3rd 5 4 0 1 21 6
England 2007 3rd place game 4th 5 2 2 1 16 9
Netherlands 2009 Final 2nd 5 3 1 1 15 13
Germany 2011 Final 1st 5 5 0 0 20 4
Belgium 2013 Final 1st 5 4 0 1 18 9
England 2015 Final 2nd 5 3 1 1 16 10
Netherlands 2017 3rd place game 4th 5 3 1 1 16 13
Belgium 2019 3rd place game 4th 5 3 0 2 18 11
Netherlands 2021 Final 2nd 5 3 2 0 21 12
Germany 2023 3rd place game 4th 5 2 2 1 10 6
Germany 2025 Final 1st 5 3 2 0 19 5
England 2027 Qualified
Total 9 titles 21/21 117 86 17 14 419 152

FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League record
Season Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
2019 6th 14 4 5 5 30 38 Squad
2020–21 3rd 10 5 2 3 26 23 Squad
2021–22 4th 16 8 2 6 40 36 Squad
2022–23 6th 16 6 2 8 31 35 Squad
2023–24 6th 16 5 6 5 33 29 Squad
2024–25 4th 16 8 3 5 46 34 Squad
Total Best: 3rd 88 36 20 32 206 195

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup record
Year Position
1987 1st
1995 2nd
1998 2nd
1999 3rd
2000 5th
2001 1st
2003 2nd
2004 4th
Best result: 1st place

Defunct competitions

*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Team

Current squad

On 2 December 2025, the following 22 players were called up for the 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League matches in Dublin, Ireland from 9 to 13 December 2025.[3]

Caps updated as of 17 August 2025, after the match against the Netherlands.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
39 GK Joshua Onyekwue (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 (age 23) 7 Germany Hamburger Polo Club
74 GK Jean Danneberg (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 23) 48 Germany Rot-Weiss Köln
8 DF Benedikt Schwarzhaupt (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 25) 48 Germany UHC Hamburg
14 DF Teo Hinrichs (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 26) 91 Netherlands Pinoké
15 DF Tom Grambusch (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 30) 137 Germany Rot-Weiss Köln
33 DF Luca Wolff (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 24) 16 Netherlands Pinoké
34 DF Jakob Brilla (2003-11-04) 4 November 2003 (age 22) 2 Germany TSV Mannheim
38 DF Antheus Barry (2002-10-06) 6 October 2002 (age 23) 28 Germany Rot-Weiss Köln
13 MF Paul-Philipp Kaufmann (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 29) 77 Germany Hamburger Polo Club
21 MF Michel Struthoff (2003-04-19) 19 April 2003 (age 22) 36 Germany Rot-Weiss Köln
22 MF Hugo von Montgelas (2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 21) 15 Germany Mannheimer HC
24 MF Erik Kleinlein (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 24) 29 Germany Mannheimer HC
25 MF Hannes Müller (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 25) 83 Germany UHC Hamburg
41 MF Matteo Poljaric (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 24) 6 Germany Mannheimer HC
6 FW Raphael Hartkopf (1998-11-24) 24 November 1998 (age 27) 47 Germany Mannheimer HC
11 FW Thies Prinz (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 27) 103 Netherlands Pinoké
17 FW Christopher Rühr (1993-12-19) 19 December 1993 (age 32) 196 Germany Rot-Weiss Köln
19 FW Justus Weigand (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 25) 73 Germany Hamburger Polo Club
26 FW Elian Mazkour (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 25) 22 Netherlands Bloemendaal
29 FW Malte Hellwig (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 28) 81 Germany Uhlenhorst Mülheim
30 FW Henrik Mertgens (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 (age 26) 14 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
97 FW Florian Sperling (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 23) 10 Germany UHC Hamburg

Recent call-ups

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
GK Alexander Stadler (1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 26) 63 Netherlands Den Bosch 2025 EuroHockey Championship
DF Lukas Windfeder (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 30) 178 Germany Uhlenhorst Mülheim 2025 EuroHockey Championship
DF Johannes Große (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 29) 141 Germany Club an der Alster 2025 EuroHockey Championship
DF Gonzalo Peillat (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 33) 79 Germany Mannheimer HC 2025 EuroHockey Championship
DF Moritz Ludwig (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 24) 75 Germany Uhlenhorst Mülheim 2025 EuroHockey Championship
DF Linus Müller (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 26) 47 Germany Mannheimer HC v.  Spain, 29 June 2025
DF Niklas Bosserhoff (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 27) 81 Germany Hamburger Polo Club v.  Australia, 25 June 2025
MF Mats Grambusch (Captain) (1992-11-04) 4 November 1992 (age 33) 218 Germany Gladbacher HTC 2025 EuroHockey Championship
MF Martin Zwicker (1987-02-27) 27 February 1987 (age 39) 337 Germany Berliner HC v.  Spain, 29 June 2025
FW Constantin Staib (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 30) 112 Germany Hamburger Polo Club v.  England, 14 June 2025

Coaches

Years Coach
1969–1973 Germany Horst Wein
1974–1990 Germany Klaus Lissek
1990–2000 Germany Paul Lissek
2000–2006 Germany Bernhard Peters
2006–2015 Germany Markus Weise
2015–2016 Germany Valentin Altenburg
2016–2019 Germany Stefan Kermas
2019 Germany Markus Weise (caretaker)
2019–2021[4] Germany Kais al Saadi
2021–present Germany André Henning[5]

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

11 February 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League Pakistan  2–5  Germany Hobart, Australia
11:30 Ammad field hockey ball 18'
Khan field hockey ball 57'		 Report Rühr field hockey ball 6'
Grambusch field hockey ball 17'
Schwarzhaupt field hockey ball 25'
Hellwig field hockey ball 41'
Hartkopf field hockey ball 42'		 Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre
12 February 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League Australia  3–0  Germany Hobart, Australia
17:30 Rintala field hockey ball 10'
Geddes field hockey ball 18'
Marais field hockey ball 37'		 Report Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre
14 February 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League Germany  6–1  Pakistan Hobart, Australia
09:30 Sperling field hockey ball 26'
Warweg field hockey ball 28', 36'
Ludwig field hockey ball 30'
Mertgens field hockey ball 32'
Hartkopf field hockey ball 54'		 Report Rana field hockey ball 18' Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre
15 February 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League Australia  3–2  Germany Hobart, Australia
15:30 Welch field hockey ball 8'
Govers field hockey ball 18'
Brand field hockey ball 47'		 Report Brilla field hockey ball 10', 16' Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre
13 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League Netherlands  v  Germany Rotterdam, Netherlands
16:00 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
17 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League India  v  Germany Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:30 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
18 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League Germany  v  India Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:30 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
20 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League Netherlands  v  Germany Rotterdam, Netherlands
15:30 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
24 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League Germany  v  Argentina Berlin, Germany
20:30 Report Stadium: Ernst-Reuter Sportfeld
25 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League Germany  v  Spain Berlin, Germany
20:30 Report Stadium: Ernst-Reuter Sportfeld
27 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League Germany  v  Argentina Berlin, Germany
13:30 Report Stadium: Ernst-Reuter Sportfeld
28 June 2026 2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League Germany  v  Spain Berlin, Germany
12:30 Report Stadium: Ernst-Reuter Sportfeld

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  2. ^ "The German Times Online – Football Inc". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Das ist der HONAMAS-Kader für die Pro League in Irland". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 2 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Al Saadi ist neuer Hockey-Bundestrainer". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. ^ "André Henning übernimmt die Honamas". hockey.de (in German). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany_men%27s_national_field_hockey_team