The Italy women's national field hockey team represents

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in international

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competitions. The team is currently ranked 17th in the

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, with 623 points.

History

Field hockey was first introduced in

in 1935, and has since grown in popularity within the country. In July 2017, at the 2016–17 Hockey World League Semifinals in

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, the Italian women's team secured qualification for the 2018 Hockey World Cup. This is the first major international tournament Italy have qualified for since the 1976 Hockey World Cup, where the team finished 10th.

Tournament history

Current roster

The following 18 players including young player of the year Chiara Bovio were named in the Italian squad for the 2022 FIH Nations Cup in

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. Head coach: Robert Justus

References

External links

Official websiteFIH profile
{{National sports teams of Italy

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European women's national field hockey teams