The Italy Women's Hockey team represents Italy in international field hockey competitions. It is currently ranked 17th in the world FIH rankings, with 623 points.
History
Italy saw the advent of field hockey in the country in 1935, and has been growing in popularity ever since. The Italy Women's Hockey team is governed by the Federazione Italiana Hockey.
The first major tournament that the team participated was in the 1976 Hockey World Cup where they finished 10th.
Achievements
The team has only participated in one Hockey World Cup in 1976. However, they are regular participants in the European Championship and the World League.
Squad
The current squad is managed by head coach Roberto Carta. The roster is as follows:-
2. Celina Traverso
7. Valentina Braconi
8. Eugenia Bianchi
9. Eugenia Garrafo
10. Dalila Mirabella
12. Martina Chirico (GK)
14. Elisabetta Pacella
15. Mercedes Socino
17. Chiara Tiddi (CAP)
18. Federica Carta
20. Jasbeer Singh
21. Agata Wybieralska
22. Clara Cusimano (GK)
23. Maryna Vyradova
25. Giuliana Ruggieri
27. Lara Oviedo
28. Ivana Pessina
32. Marcela Casale
In 2018 World Cup, they are drawn alongside Netherlands, South Korea and China in Pool A.
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