Afghanistan men's national field hockey team
| Association | Afghanistan Hockey Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AHF (Asia) | ||
| |||
| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 69 12 (9 March 2026)[1] | ||
| Highest | 56 (present) | ||
| Lowest | 91 (January 2019) | ||
| First international | |||
| Afghanistan 6–6 Denmark (Berlin, Germany; August 1936) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Afghanistan 5–1 United States (Melbourne, Australia; November 1956) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Bangladesh 25–0 Afghanistan (Muscat, Oman; 13 March 2018) | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1936) | ||
| Best result | 6th (1936) | ||
The Afghanistan men's national field hockey team represents Afghanistan in men's international field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Afghanistan Hockey Federation, the governing body for field hockey in Afghanistan.[2]
Afghanistan has participated three times at the Summer Olympics where their best finish was in 1936 when they finished sixth.[3]
Tournament record
Summer Olympics
Friendship Games
- 1984 – 7th place
Central Asia Cup
- 2019 – Withdrew
FIH Hockey Series
- 2018–19 – First round
Western Asiatic Games
- 1934 –
References
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "Afghanistan - FIH". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Field hockey - Afghanistan". the-sports.org. TheSports.org. Retrieved 22 February 2020.