The Austria men's national field hockey team represents

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in men's international

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. Austria mainly competes in the Men's EuroHockey Championship II where they finished second twice. They also have qualified five times for the European championship where they finished seventh in

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. They have never qualified for the

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but they have played in three

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, their last appearance was in

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Competitive record

Summer Olympics

European championships

Hockey World League and FIH Series

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Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 16 August 2022 for the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier in

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, Austria from 23 to 26 August 2022. ''Caps updated as of 26 August 2022, after the match against

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

References

External links

Official websiteFIH profile

Field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

European men's national field hockey teams

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