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]
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| Association | Afghanistan Hockey Federation | ||
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| Confederation | AHF (Asia) | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 67  2 (18 June 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) | ||
Afghanistan has participated three times at the Summer Olympics where their best finish was in 1936 when they finished sixth.[3]
Tournament record
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References
edit- ↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Afghanistan - FIH". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ "Field hockey - Afghanistan". the-sports.org. TheSports.org. Retrieved 22 February 2020.