France men's national field hockey team

France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleus
Association	France Hockey Federation (Fédération Française de Hockey)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Fred Soyez
Assistant coach(es)	Jorge Lombi Ramón Sala
Manager	Antoine François
Captain	Viktor Lockwood
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	10 (23 November 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances	10 (first in 1908)
Best result	4th (1920, 1936)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1971)
Best result	7th (1971, 1990)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	16 (first in 1970)
Best result	4th (1970)

The France men's national field hockey team represents France in international field hockey competitions.^[2]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1908	London, Great Britain	6th	2	0	0	2	1	11	Squad
1920	Antwerp, Belgium	4th	3	0	0	3	3	17	Squad
1928	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5th	3	1	0	2	2	8	Squad
1932	Los Angeles, United States	did not participate
1936	Berlin, Germany	4th	5	1	1	3	7	19	Squad
1948	London, Great Britain	8th	4	0	1	3	4	9	Squad
1952	Helsinki, Finland	11th	3	1	0	2	6	8	Squad
1956	Melbourne, Australia	did not participate
1960	Rome, Italy	10th	5	2	1	2	3	7	Squad
1964	Tokyo, Japan	did not participate
1968	Mexico City, Mexico	10th	8	2	1	5	2	8	Squad
1972	Munich, West Germany	12th	8	2	1	5	10	17	Squad
1976 to 1988		did not participate
1992 to 2020		did not qualify
2024	Paris, France	11th	5	0	1	4	8	22	Squad
2028	Los Angeles, United States	to be determined
2032	Brisbane, Australia
Total		4th place	46	9	6	31	46	126

World Cup

World Cup record
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1971	Barcelona, Spain	7th	6	3	0	3	4	7	—
1973 to 1986		did not qualify.
1990	Lahore, Pakistan	7th	7	3	1	3	9	13	—
1994 to 2014		did not qualify.
2018	Bhubaneswar, India	8th	5	2	1	2	8	9	Squad
2023	Odisha, India	13th	6	2	2	2	14	23	Squad
2026	Wavre, Belgium Amstelveen, Netherlands	To be determined.
Total		4/15	24	10	4	10	35	52

EuroHockey Championship

• 1970 – 4th place
• 1974 – 6th place
• 1978 – 7th place
• 1983 – 6th place
• 1987 – 11th place
• 1991 – 6th place
• 1995 – 12th place
• 1999 – 7th place
• 2003 – 5th place
• 2005 – 5th place
• 2007 – 6th place
• 2009 – 6th place
• 2011 – 8th place
• 2015 – 7th place
• 2021 – 6th place
• 2023 – 5th place
• 2025 – Qualified
• 2027 – Qualified

EuroHockey Championship II

• 2013 –
• 2017 –
• 2019 –

World League

• 2012–13 – 16th place
• 2014–15 – 14th place
• 2016–17 – 13th place

FIH Pro League

• 2021–22 – 8th place

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

• 2022 – 5th place
• 2023–24 –

Champions Trophy

• 1992 – 6th place

Champions Challenge I

• 2014 – 6th place

Champions Challenge II

• 2009 –
• 2011 –

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. France announced their squad on 8 July 2024.^[3]

Head coach: Fred Soyez^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	GK	Arthur Thieffry	(1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 34)	117	Lille
2	DF	Gaspard Xavier	(2002-05-10)10 May 2002 (aged 22)	38	Racing Club de Bruxelles
3	DF	Mattéo Desgouillons	(2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 24)	13	CA Montrouge
7	MF	Lucas Montecot	(2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 22)	12	CA Montrouge
8	MF	Simon Martin-Brisac	(1992-11-20)20 November 1992 (aged 31)	148	Racing Club de France
9	FW	Blaise Rogeau	(1994-11-26)26 November 1994 (aged 29)	108	Waterloo Ducks
10	DF	Viktor Lockwood (Captain)	(1992-03-29)29 March 1992 (aged 32)	162	Lille
11	FW	Noé Jouin	(2002-08-02)2 August 2002 (aged 21)	19	Saint Germain
12	DF	Amaury Bellenger	(1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 25)	70	Uccle Sport
14	MF	Gaspard Baumgarten	(1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (aged 31)	174	Léopold
16	MF	François Goyet	(1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 29)	153	Gantoise
17	DF	Christophe Peters-Deutz	(1995-11-17)17 November 1995 (aged 28)	106	Racing Club de France
18	MF	Eliot Curty	(1998-09-18)18 September 1998 (aged 25)	65	Waterloo Ducks
21	FW	Etienne Tynevez	(1999-02-13)13 February 1999 (aged 25)	115	Gantoise
22	DF	Victor Charlet	(1993-11-19)19 November 1993 (aged 30)	158	Waterloo Ducks
24	MF	Charles Masson	(1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 32)	143	Gantoise
28	FW	Timothée Clément	(2000-04-08)8 April 2000 (aged 24)	65	Gantoise
30	DF	Brieuc Delemazure	(2002-04-02)2 April 2002 (aged 22)	28	Lille

See also

• France women's national field hockey team

References

1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
2. "France Hockey Federation". ffhockey.org. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
3. "Hockey JO 2024 – La sélection des Bleus". dicodusport.fr (in French). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
4. "Team roster: France" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

• Official website
• FIH profile