The Chile women's national field hockey team represents

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in the international

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. The team is governed by the

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and the PAHF. The team is also known by the nickname Las Diablas, which translates to The Devils. It is controlled by the Chilean Hockey Federation. The team is currently ranked 14th in the FIH World Rankings, with 1430 points.

History

Hockey arrived in

in the middle of the 20th century. Chile's national team have had success at a continental level, but has never stemmed this worldwide. The team has never qualified for an

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, while they made their

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debut at the

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edition. The Chilean women's most successful year came in 2017, with their silver medal performance at the 2017 Pan American Cup. The team made history by recording their first ever win over the

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in official competition, and progressing to the final for the first time. Chile has medalled at one

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, in Guadalajara 2011. At the tournament, the team won a bronze medal after defeating

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. Chile have narrowly missed medals at the event on three other occasions, finishing in fourth place. Chile has also seen great success in its junior national team. The junior team has qualified for and competed in three Junior World Cups, and has medalled at four Pan American Junior Championships.

Tournament records

Current roster

The following 18 players were named in the squad for the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifier in

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. ''Caps and goals current as of 18 January 2024 after the match against

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.'' Head coach: Sergio Vigil The following players have received call-ups in the past year:

Results

Fixtures and Results

Ireland Test Match

Pan American Games

FIH Olympic Qualifiers

Squad records in official competitions

2020-Present

References

External links

FIH profile
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