Italy Women's Field Hockey Team

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.