Club Profile – Club Ciudad
Club Ciudad has consistently ranked among the top 2-3 clubs for field hockey in Argentina during the last 20 years. Located in the Núñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires, the club has over 18,000 members playing a variety of sports, including field hockey, rugby, soccer, basketball, and volleyball.
Club Ciudad has two water-based Astroturf hockey fields that are often used for international test matches with the participation of visiting national teams. The club has 20+ women’s / girls’ teams at a variety of age and skill levels ranging from U-8 to Over-18 and “A” to “D” skill levels. The “Primera A” top Over-18 women’s s side sends 2-3 players to the Argentina national field hockey team each year.
Field Hockey in Argentina
Ranked as one of the most dominant Field Hockey countries in the world, Argentina sets the bar high for Field Hockey competition. Field Hockey is the top women’s sport in Argentina with the country’s National Team ranked third in the FIH World Rankings since July 2019.
The metropolitan region of the capital city Buenos Aires alone has nearly 700 women’s / girls’ field hockey teams competing at 7 different age levels among 7 different skill levels, contributing approx. 18-20 players to the national team’s roster with the balance coming from the “interior” of the country.
Luciana Aymar – Best All-Time Women’s Field Hockey Player
Eight-time FIH Player of the Year award winner Luciana Aymar (recently retired) is widely considered the best women’s field hockey player of all time. The Rosario, Argentina native won, as a member of the national women’s team:
World Cup – 2 Gold medals, Champions Trophy – 6 Golds, Pan American Games – 3 Golds plus 11 Silver and Bronze medals at the above international competitions and the Olympic Games.
Luciana played her club hockey at Club Atletico Fisherton and the Jockey Club (both in Rosario) continuing on to Quilmes Atletico Club and GEBA in Buenos Aires.