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{{Infobox field hockey league
{{Short description|Indian professional field hockey league}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
| name = Hockey India League
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
| image = Hockey India League Logo.jpg
{{Infobox sports league
| caption = The logo of ''Hockey India League''
| country = {{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
| name = Hockey India League
| administrator = [[Hockey India]]
| image = Coal India Hockey India League.png
| headquarter = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| title = Hockey India League
| founded = 2012
| last_season = 2024–25 Hockey India League
| country = {{IND}}
| tformat = [[Round-robin tournament|Triple round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|knock-out]]
| first = [[2013 Hockey India League|2013]]
| administrator = [[Hockey India]]
| last =
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]]
| next = [[2014 Hockey India League|2014]]
| founded = {{start date and age|2013}}
| tournament_format = {{ubl|[[Round-robin tournament|Double round-robin]]|[[Single-elimination tournament|Knock-out]]}}
| participants = [[Hockey India League#Franchises|6]]
| champions = [[Delhi Waveriders]]
| inaugural = [[2013 Hockey India League|2013]]
| folded =
| most successful = [[Ranchi Rhinos]] (1 title) <br>[[Delhi Waveriders]] (1 title)
| teams = '''M:''' 8<br>'''W:''' 4
| most goals = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sandeep Singh]] (22)
| TV = [[ESPN Star Sports]]
| champion = [[Kalinga Lancers]]
| champ_season = [[2017 Hockey India League|2017]]
| website = [http://league.hockeyindia.org/ Official website]
| most_champs =
| current = [[2014 Hockey India League]]
| tv =
| website = {{URL|https://hockeyindialeague.com/|Website}}
| current = [[2024–25 Hockey India League]]
}}
}}


'''Hockey India League''' is a professional [[field hockey]] league in [[India]]. It is organized by [[Hockey India]], the governing body for the sport in India.<ref name="2016 KickOff">{{cite news|title=Hockey India League 2016: Let the Games begin!|url=http://www.asiahockey.org/mavista/cms/en/home/31734/HIL-2016:-Let-the-games-begin!|access-date=17 February 2016|work=Asia Hockey|date=18 January 2016|archive-date=24 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224232309/http://www.asiahockey.org/mavista/cms/en/home/31734/HIL-2016:-Let-the-games-begin!|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is considered one of the major sports leagues of the country.<ref>{{cite news|title=ISL offers Rs 15 crore in prize money|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/ISL-offers-Rs-15-crore-in-prize-money/articleshow/40318361.cms|access-date=17 February 2016|work=Times of India|date=17 August 2014|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220183723/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/ISL-offers-Rs-15-crore-in-prize-money/articleshow/40318361.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Hockey India League''' ({{lang-hi|हॉकी इंडिया लीग}}), abbreviated as '''HIL''', is a professional league for [[field hockey]] competition in India. It is organised by [[Hockey India]]. The tournament was originally contested in the first season among five franchisee-based teams (originally planned as six) consisting of players from India and around the world. In [[2014 Hockey India League|2014]], [[Kalinga Lancers]] joined as the sixth franchise, based in [[Bhubaneswar]]. The plan is to have 8 teams by 2016 and 10 by 2018, with a possibility of having a team from south India.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/hockey-india-league-to-have-eight-teams-by-2016/article5732742.ece |title=Hockey India League to have eight teams by 2016|publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=February 27, 2014}}</ref> The entire event takes place on home and away basis culminating into multi-header playoffs. The [[International Hockey Federation]] (FIH) has sanctioned the event and also provides a 30-day window at the beginning of a year so that all top players can participate.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-01/hockey/31957977_1_foreign-players-indian-players-nimbus-sports |title=Hockey India League (HIL) to be held from January 1 to 30 |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=Jun 1, 2012 |accessdate=Aug 19, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> It is currently sponsored by two-wheeler manufacturer [[Hero MotoCorp]], and is therefore officially known as '''Hero Hockey India League''' or '''HHIL'''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/hockey-india-league-signs-hero-motocorp-as-title-sponsor/201183/on| title=Hockey India League signs Hero MotoCorp as title sponsor|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|date=Jan 1, 2013|accessdate=Jan 6, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>

It was founded in 2013 as a part of [[Hockey India]]'s attempt to develop an [[International Hockey Federation]] sanctioned league after the un-sanctioned [[World Series Hockey]], began in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=HOCKEY INDIA LEAGUE TO BE HELD FROM JANUARY 1, 2013|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-hockey-india-league-to-be-held-from-january-1-2013-1696871|access-date=17 February 2016|work=DNA India|date=1 June 2012|archive-date=28 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428111613/https://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-hockey-india-league-to-be-held-from-january-1-2013-1696871|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2013 Hockey India League season|first season]] took place in 2013.<ref name="2013 HIL">{{cite news|last1=Sahota|first1=Baldev|title=Hero Hockey India League 2013|url=http://www.desiblitz.com/content/hero-hockey-india-league-2013|access-date=17 February 2016|work=DESI Blitz|date=13 January 2013|archive-date=24 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224195510/http://www.desiblitz.com/content/hero-hockey-india-league-2013|url-status=live}}</ref> It proved to be a financial success for Hockey India, who were in financial disarray before the league began. In 2015, it was reported that the federation earned a profit from multiple revenues.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dutt|first1=Tushar|title=Hockey India rings in the riches|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Hockey-India-rings-in-the-riches/articleshow/46941479.cms|access-date=17 February 2016|work=Times of India|date=16 April 2015|archive-date=16 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616001308/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Hockey-India-rings-in-the-riches/articleshow/46941479.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

The most recent champion of the Hockey India League is [[Kalinga Lancers]], who won the tournament in [[2017 Hockey India League season|2017]]. Previously, [[Ranchi Rhinos]], [[Delhi Waveriders]], [[Ranchi Rays]] and [[Punjab Warriors]] have also won the league.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ranchi Rays claim HIL title|url=http://www.hockey.org.au/News/ranchi-rays-claim-hil-title|access-date=17 February 2016|work=Hockey|date=23 February 2015|archive-date=24 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224024057/http://www.hockey.org.au/News/ranchi-rays-claim-hil-title|url-status=live}}</ref> The current season of Hockey India League is being played from 2024 to 2025.


The [[2013 Hockey India League|first season]] of HIL was played from 14 January to 10 February 2013, and was contested among five teams out of which [[Ranchi Rhinos]] became the champions after defeating [[Delhi Waveriders]] 2&ndash;1 in the [[2013 Hockey India League#final|final]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ranchi-rhinos-crowned-hockey-india-league-champions/372062-5-136.html| title=Ranchi Rhinos crowned Hockey India League champions|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=Feb 11, 2013|accessdate=Mar 18, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> The [[2014 Hockey India League|second season]] of HIL was won by [[Delhi Waveriders]].<ref name=hil2></ref>
==History==
==History==
The first event in the league format in India was a hockey league named the Premier Hockey League organised by [[ESPN STAR Sports|ESPN-Star Sports]], [[Indian Hockey Federation]] and Leisure Sports Management from 2005 to 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premier Hockey League India - PHL India - Indian Premier Hockey League |url=https://www.iloveindia.com/sports/hockey/premier-hockey-league.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.iloveindia.com}}</ref> It was based on the model of [[NBA]] league. It was a pioneer in Indian sports which inspired the [[Indian Premier League]] and many others that followed.


Later in 2012, the Indian Hockey Federation and [[Nimbus Communications Limited|Nimbus]] began [[World Series Hockey]], a professional field hockey league in India.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pande|first1=Bhanu|title=IPL impact: 5 new sports leagues come up in 18 months, non-cricket sports have no dearth of sponsors|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-12/news/31153358_1_indian-premier-league-title-sponsor-ipl|access-date=17 February 2016|work=Economic Times|date=12 March 2012|archive-date=25 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225071300/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-12/news/31153358_1_indian-premier-league-title-sponsor-ipl|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the success of the league, Hockey India announced the formation of their own franchise-based league, launched in mid-2012, known as the Hockey India League. The league was approved by the International Hockey Federation. The league was originally planned to have six teams, which would be established after the bidding was done for the twelve proposed cities that would host an HIL team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey India announces plans for new league|url=http://www.fih.ch/news/hockey-india-announces-plans-for-new-league/|access-date=17 February 2016|work=International Hockey Federation|date=5 June 2012|archive-date=24 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224080152/http://www.fih.ch/news/hockey-india-announces-plans-for-new-league/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, due to lack of interest in a sixth city, the league commenced in 2013 with five teams.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sahni|first1=Jaspreet|title=Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/hockey-india-league-auction-the-final-squads-list-526916.html|access-date=17 February 2016|work=IBN Live|date=12 December 2012|archive-date=17 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417062517/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/hockey-india-league-auction-the-final-squads-list-526916.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Before the beginning of the season, [[Star Sports (TV channel)|ESPN STAR Sports]] was announced as the league's official broadcasting partner on a five-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nag|first1=Ashoke|title=Hockey India enters into broadcast deal with ESPN-STAR|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-07-31/news/32943621_1_hockey-india-narinder-batra-espn-star-sports|access-date=17 February 2016|work=Economic Times|date=31 July 2012|archive-date=25 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225091739/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-07-31/news/32943621_1_hockey-india-narinder-batra-espn-star-sports|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===First season===
{{Main|2013 Hockey India League}}
The inaugural season of Hockey India League took place from 14 January to 10 February.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hockey-india-league-to-start-on-january-14-delhi-vs-punjab-in-opener/311454-5-136.html| title=HIL to start on 14 January, Delhi vs Punjab in opener|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=Dec 20, 2012|accessdate=Mar 18, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> Eight players from [[Pakistan national field hockey team|Pakistan]] returned home before the start of the tournament due to the protests against their participation by anti-Pakistan protesters from Hindu Yuwak Sabha and [[Shiv Sena]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/all-9-pakistan-players-to-return-from-hockey-india-league-sources/315877-5-136.html| title=All 9 Pakistan players to return from Hockey India League|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=Jan 15, 2013|accessdate=Mar 18, 2013|location=[[Mumbai]]}}</ref>


The first match was played on 14 January 2013, as Delhi Waveriders defeated the Punjab Warriors 2–1 at the [[Dhyan Chand National Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sahni|first1=Jaspreet|title=Punjab suffer from own goals against Delhi|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/hil-punjab-suffer-from-own-goals-against-delhi-531617.html|access-date=17 February 2016|work=IBN Live|date=14 January 2013|archive-date=19 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319001043/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/hil-punjab-suffer-from-own-goals-against-delhi-531617.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The league had gained some buzz from the marquee signings of India internationals [[Sardara Singh]] and [[Sandeep Singh]], as well as the signings of foreign players such as [[Jamie Dwyer]], [[Moritz Fürste]], and [[Teun de Nooijer]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey India League names three Indians among six 'Marquee Players'|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/hockey/news/199962-hockey-india-league-names-three-indians-among-six-marquee-players|access-date=17 February 2016|work=NDTV Sports|date=29 November 2012|archive-date=24 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224081129/http://sports.ndtv.com/hockey/news/199962-hockey-india-league-names-three-indians-among-six-marquee-players|url-status=live}}</ref> The inaugural season ended with Ranchi Rhinos being the first champions, defeating the Delhi Waveriders 2–1 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranchi Rhinos 2-1 Delhi Waveriders|url=http://league.hockeyindia.org/images/stories/2013/02/HHIL2013-M34-RAN-V-DEW.pdf|website=Hockey India|access-date=17 February 2016|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802054759/http://league.hockeyindia.org/images/stories/2013/02/HHIL2013-M34-RAN-V-DEW.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The league was considered a success immediately in the years following the inaugural season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey India League: The new face of hockey|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/09/hockey-india-league-the-new-face-of-hockey/|access-date=17 February 2016|work=The Roar|date=9 September 2015|archive-date=25 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225103401/http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/09/hockey-india-league-the-new-face-of-hockey/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The inaugural match of this season was played at [[Dhyan Chand National Stadium]], [[New Delhi]] which was won by [[Delhi Waveriders]] [[2013 Hockey India League#match1|2&ndash;1]] against [[Punjab Warriors]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hil-punjab-suffer-from-own-goals-against-delhi/315742-5-136.html|title=Hockey India League: Punjab Warriors suffer from own goals against Delhi Waveriders|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=Jan 15, 2013 |accessdate=Mar 18, 2013 |location=[[Delhi]]}}</ref> A total of 34 matches were played in 28 days. Top four teams in the league phase qualified for the play-offs, which were held at [[Astroturf Hockey Stadium]] in [[Ranchi]], while the fifth was eliminated. [[Ranchi Rhinos]] defeated [[Delhi Waveriders]] 2&ndash;1 in the [[2013 Hockey India League#final|final]] to become the champions of the first HIL.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ranchi-rhinos-crowned-hockey-india-league-champions/372062-5-136.html| title=Ranchi Rhinos crowned Hockey India League champions|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=Feb 11, 2013|accessdate=Mar 18, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>


Before the beginning of the second season, [[Kalinga Lancers]] were announced as the sixth team in the Hockey India League.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kalinga Lancers latest to join Hockey India league|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/hockey/kalinga-lancers-latest-to-join-hockey-india-league-529.html|access-date=17 February 2016|work=India TV News|date=20 November 2013|archive-date=24 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224163506/http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/hockey/kalinga-lancers-latest-to-join-hockey-india-league-529.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, after the [[2014 Hockey India League season|2014 season]], the league suffered its first setback when the Mumbai Magicians disbanded.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vasavda|first1=Mihir|title=Mumbai Magicians pull out of HIL; two new teams may be drafted in|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/mumbai-magicians-pull-out-of-hil-two-new-teams-may-be-drafted-in/|access-date=17 February 2016|work=Indian Express|date=4 September 2014|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305124550/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/mumbai-magicians-pull-out-of-hil-two-new-teams-may-be-drafted-in/|url-status=live}}</ref> The team was swiftly replaced though with [[Dabang Mumbai]] being launched before the [[2015 Hockey India League season|2015 season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=DoIT Sports Management Takes To Hockey India League 2015 With 'Dabang Mumbai'|url=http://hockeyindia.org/news/doit-sports-management-takes-to-hockey-india-league-2015-with-dabang-mumbai.html|access-date=17 February 2016|work=Hockey India|date=14 November 2014|archive-date=24 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224062113/http://hockeyindia.org/news/doit-sports-management-takes-to-hockey-india-league-2015-with-dabang-mumbai.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The league though suffered another setback before the 2015 season when Ranchi Rhinos, the inaugural champions, were disbanded after an ownership problem. The team though, like with Mumbai, was quickly replaced with Ranchi Rays.<ref>{{cite news|title=MS Dhoni becomes co-owner of Ranchi hockey franchisee|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/ms-dhoni-becomes-co-owner-of-ranchi-hockey-franchisee/|access-date=17 February 2016|work=Indian Express|date=25 October 2014|archive-date=8 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208180209/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/ms-dhoni-becomes-co-owner-of-ranchi-hockey-franchisee/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/hil-to-make-grand-return-in-nov-dec-2019-hockey-india-ceo-4971307/ |title=HIL to make grand return in Nov-Dec 2019: Hockey India CEO |date=6 December 2017 |access-date=7 December 2017 |archive-date=6 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206230329/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/hil-to-make-grand-return-in-nov-dec-2019-hockey-india-ceo-4971307/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Second season===
{{Main|2014 Hockey India League}}
The second season of Hockey India League was played from 23 January 2014, with the final on 23 February 2014. A new team was added to the league making it a six-team tournament.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://league.hockeyindia.org/news/hockey-india-announces-dates-for-the-2014-edition-of-the-hero-hockey-india-league/| title=Hockey India Announces Dates For The 2014 Edition Of The Hero Hockey India League|publisher=[[Hockey India]]|date=July 17, 2013|accessdate=Jul 17, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/208885-second-edition-of-hockey-india-league-from-jan-23-2014-new-team-to-be-added| title=Second edition of Hockey India League from Jan 23, 2014; new team to be added
|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=July 17, 2013|accessdate=July 17, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
[[Delhi Waveriders]] defeated [[Punjab Warriors]] in 3-1 Shoot-out to win Second Hockey India League, while [[Ranchi Rhinos]] secured 3rd Position in the Tournament.<ref name="hil2">{{cite web|title=Delhi Waveriders becomes Champion of 2014 Hockey India League|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/delhi-waveriders-becomes-champion-of-2014-hockey-india-league/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=23 February 2014}}</ref>
==Franchises==
First season of Hockey India League was played from 14 January to 10 February with five city-based franchises on home and away basis. It was originally planned as a tournament with six contesting teams but the sixth franchise ([[Bangalore]]) remained unsold.The six franchises spent USD 1.37 million to buy 49 players from Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Argentina, Ireland, England, South Africa and India.<ref>http://hockeyindia.org/news/six-hero-hockey-india-league-franchises-picked-49-players-for-usd-1-37-million-in-the-closed-bid.html</ref>


Seven years later, Hockey India League was revived with its [[2024–25 Hockey India League|2024–25 edition]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey India planning to revive HIL in 2024|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/hockey-india-planning-to-revive-hil-in-2024/articleshow/99380631.cms|date=10 April 2023|work=The Time of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey India announces exclusive Commercial and Marketing Agency for the re-launch of Hockey India League|url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/news/hockey-india-announces-exclusive-commercial-and-marketing-agency-for-the-re-launch-of-hockey-india-league|date=10 April 2023|work=Hockey India}}</ref>
Indian hockey's chief sponsor [[Sahara India Pariwar]] bought the first franchise of the proposed Hockey India League (HIL) based in [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/194059-sahara-india-pariwar-pick-up-lucknow-franchise-of-hockey-india-league |title=Sahara India Pariwar pick up Lucknow franchise of Hockey India League |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=Jul 24, 2012 |accessdate=Aug 25, 2012 |location=[[Lucknow]]}}</ref> [[Jaypee Group]] picked up the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] based franchise.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://hockeyindia.org/pdf/JAI%20BUYS%20HI%20FRANCHISE%20010812.pdf |title=Jaiprakash Associates comes on board as Hockey India League franchise |publisher=[[Hockey India]] |date=Aug 1, 2012 |accessdate=Aug 26, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://thefansofhockey.com/2012/08/01/jaiprakash-associates-comes-on-board-as-hockey-india-league-franchise/id-6620.html |title=Jaiprakash Associates comes on board as Hockey India League franchise |publisher=[[The Fans of Hockey]] |date=Aug 1, 2012 |accessdate=Aug 26, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> [[Ranchi]] became the third franchise for this league owned by Patel-Uniexcel Group.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-14/top-stories/33845464_1_hockey-india-league-sport-joint-venture|title=Ranchi franchise becomes third team in Hockey India League |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=Sep 14, 2012 |accessdate=Sep 19, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> Business house Wave Group bought [[Delhi]] franchise making it the fourth of the six teams.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/wave-group-to-own-delhi-franchise-in-hockey-india-league/1003895/ |title=Wave Group to own Delhi franchise in Hockey India League |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date=Sep 17, 2012 |accessdate=Sep 19, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> [[Mumbai]] became the fifth franchise which was bought by the Burman family who are the promoters of [[Dabur|Dabur India Ltd]].<ref>{{cite news| url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-14/top-stories/35111349_1_hockey-india-league-hil-chairman-narinder-batra-dabur-india |title=Dabur Group to own Mumbai franchise in Hockey India League |publisher=[[Times of india]] |date=Nov 14, 2012 |accessdate=Nov 14, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>


==Format==
The remaining one franchise, [[Bangalore]], remained unsold due to the inaugural season was a five team event. [[India Cements]], the current owners of the most successful [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] franchise, [[Chennai Super Kings]], received a proposal from Hockey India in owning [[Chennai]] based franchise.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/196734-india-cements-eyes-hockey-india-league-franchise |title=India Cements eyes Hockey India League franchise |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=Sep 18, 2012 |accessdate=Sep 19, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
Previously, HIL used to consist of six teams, with the regular season from January to February, each team playing 10 games.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 February 2016 |title=Hockey India League: Mumbai beat Uttar Pradesh to keep semifinal hopes alive |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sports/hockey-india-league-mumbai-beat-uttar-pradesh-to-keep-semifinal-hopes-alive-1203933.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220073644/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sports/hockey-india-league-mumbai-beat-uttar-pradesh-to-keep-semifinal-hopes-alive-1203933.html |archive-date=20 February 2016 |access-date=17 February 2016 |work=IBN Live}}</ref> The top four teams at the end of the season move into the play-offs, where the game decides the Hockey India League winner.<ref name="HIL 20162">{{cite news |date=16 January 2016 |title=Hockey India League 2016: Everything you want to know |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hockey/hockey-india-league-2016-everything-you-want-to-know-1190621.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223201137/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hockey/hockey-india-league-2016-everything-you-want-to-know-1190621.html |archive-date=23 February 2016 |access-date=17 February 2016 |work=IBN Live}}</ref>


Since 2024, the teams have been expanded to eight. Meanwhile, the league's addition of the women's tournament will see six teams in its inaugural edition.
The second season of HIL will be played among six teams. The sixth franchise is based in [[Bhubaneswar]] and is named [[Kalinga Lancers]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/odisha-lancers-to-be-sixth-team-in-hil/article5304540.ece|title=‘Odisha Lancers’ to be sixth team in HIL|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=November 1, 2013 |accessdate=November 19, 2013 |location=[[Bhubaneswar]]}}</ref> It is owned by Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation of Odisha (IDCO) and [[Mahanadi Coalfields|Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.(MCL)]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportslogon.com/body.php?page=news_details&news_id=maanow%3D%3D |title=Kalinga Lancer to be the 6th team in Hockey India League |publisher=Sports Logon|date=October 31, 2013 |accessdate=November 9, 2013 |location=[[Bhubaneswar]]}}</ref>
{{Location map+ |India |width=375|float=center|AlternativeMap=India location map 3.png|caption=Locations of HIL teams |places=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label= [[Mumbai Magicians]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=28.3636|long=77.1348 |label= [[Delhi Wave Riders]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=30.78|long=76.69 |label= [[Punjab Warriors]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=23.35|long=85.33 |label= [[Ranchi Rhinos]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=26.847|long=80.947|label=[[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=20.27|long=85.84|label=[[Kalinga Lancers]]|position=right}}}}


If there is a tie in any match then there would be extra time. Still, if winner is not decided, there would be a shoot-out. If still the winner is not decided there would be no option left other than penalty strokes.
{| class="wikitable"

==Teams==
===Men's league===
{{Location map+
|India3
|width=400
|caption= Locations of HIL men's teams
|places=
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 17.38
|long= 78.48
|label= [[Hyderabad Toofans]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 28.36
|long= 77.13
|label= [[Delhi SG Pipers]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 30.75
|long= 76.78
|label= [[Soorma Hockey Club]]
|position= right}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 22.57
|long= 88.36
|label= [[Rarh Bengal Tigers]]
|position= right}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 20.29
|long= 85.82
|label= [[Kalinga Lancers]]
|position= left}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 17.68
|long= 83.21
|label= [[Team Gonasika]]
|position= right}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 13.08
|long= 80.27
|label= [[Tamil Nadu Dragons]]
|position= right}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 26.84
|long= 80.94
|label= [[UP Rudras]]
|position= right}}
|float=left}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! Team name
! Team
! City
! City
! Debut
! Owner(s)
! Head Coach
! Captain
! Head coach
! Home ground
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| colspan="16" style="text-align: center; "| '''Current Teams'''
|-
|-
| '''[[Delhi Wave Riders]]'''
![[Delhi SG Pipers]]
| [[Delhi]]
|[[Delhi]]
|2024
| [[Ponty Chadha|Wave group]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sardar Singh]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graham Reid (field hockey)|Graham Reid]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} Ajay Bansal
| [[Dhyan Chand National Stadium]]
|-
|-
![[Hyderabad Toofans]]
| '''[[Kalinga Lancers]]'''
| [[Bhubaneswar]]
|[[Hyderabad]]
|2024
| <small>Industrial Infrastructure Development Corp. of Odisha (IDCO) & <br /> [[Mahanadi Coalfields|Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd.(MCL)]]</small>
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prabodh Tirkey]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Pasha Gademan]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Terry Walsh]]
| [[Kalinga Stadium]]
|-
|-
![[Kalinga Lancers]]
| '''[[Mumbai Magicians]]'''
| [[Mumbai]]
|[[Bhubaneswar]]
|2013
| [[Dabur|Dabur India Ltd]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sandeep Singh]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Valentin Altenburg]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ric Charlesworth]]
| [[Mahindra Hockey Stadium]]
|-
|-
![[Rarh Bengal Tigers]]
| '''[[Punjab Warriors]]'''
| [[Jalandhar]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|2024
| [[Jaypee Group]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jamie Dwyer]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Batch]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Barry Dancer]]
| [[International Hockey Stadium|Mohali International Hockey Stadium]]
|-
|-
![[Soorma Hockey Club]]
| '''[[Ranchi Rhinos]]'''
| [[Ranchi]]
|[[Punjab]]
|2024
| Patel-Uniexel group
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Moritz Fürste]]
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jeroen Baart
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Gregg Clark]]
| [[Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium|Astroturf Hockey Stadium]]
|-
|-
![[Tamil Nadu Dragons]]
| '''[[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]]'''
| [[Lucknow]]
|[[Chennai]]
|2024
| [[Sahara India Pariwar]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[V. R. Raghunath|V.R. Raghunath]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} Rein van Eijk
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} Roelant Oltmans
![[Team Gonasika]]
| [[Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium]]
|[[Visakhapatnam]]
|2024
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Paul Revington]]
|-
![[UP Rudras]]
|[[Lucknow]]
|2024
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul van Ass]]
|}
|}


===Women's league===
==Players==
{{Location map+
{{Main|List of Hockey India League players}}
|India3
Each HIL franchise has 24 players which include 10 foreign and 14 Indian players.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/article3505210.ece |title=Indian Players sign for Hockey India League |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=Jun 1, 2012 |accessdate=Aug 26, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> The players were acquired in an auction which was held on 16 December.
|width=400
|caption= Locations of HIL women's teams
|places=
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 28.36
|long= 77.13
|label= [[Delhi SG Pipers]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 17.38
|long= 78.48
|label= [[Hyderabad Toofans]] |position=Right}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 30.75
|long= 76.78
|label= [[Soorma Hockey Club]]
|position= right}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 22.57
|long= 88.36
|label= [[Rarh Bengal Tigers]]
|position= right}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 22.14
|long= 84.48
|label= [[Odisha Warriors]]
|position= left}}
{{Location map~
|India
|lat= 19.07
|long= 72.87
|label= [[Team Mumbai]]
|position= left}}
}}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
A total of 246 players were available for the auction out of which 93 were foreign player and 153 local.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-abc-of-hockey-india-league-players-auction/310540-5-136.html |title=The ABC of Hockey India League players' auction |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=Dec 15, 2012 |accessdate=Dec 17, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> [[Teun de Nooijer]] is the highest paid player of the league who was bought by [[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]] whereas [[Sardar Singh]] is the highest paid Indian player bought by [[Delhi Wave Riders]]. The participating players were given the privilege to choose their base price which will have four slabs.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_hockey-india-league-to-be-held-from-january-1-2013_1696871 |title=Hockey India League to be held from January 1, 2013 |publisher=[[DNA India]] |date=Jun 8, 2012 |accessdate=Aug 26, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
|-
! Team
! City
! Debut
! Head Coach
|-
![[Delhi SG Pipers]]
|[[Delhi]]
|2024
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dave Smolenaars]]
|-
![[Odisha Warriors]]
|[[Rourkela]]
|2024
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Janneke Schopman]]
|-
![[Rarh Bengal Tigers]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|2024
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Glenn Turner (field hockey)|Glenn Turner]]
|-
![[Soorma Hockey Club]]
|[[Haryana]]
|2024
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jude Menezes]]
|}


===Defunct teams===
Indian mid-fielder [[Sardar Singh]] and Australian captain [[Jamie Dwyer]] were named as brand ambassadors of the Hockey India League.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/196719-sardar-singh-jamie-dwyer-named-brand-ambassadors-of-hockey-india-league | title= Sardar Singh, Jamie Dwyer named brand ambassadors of Hockey India League |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=Sep 18, 2012 |accessdate=Sep 19, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> Hockey India announced three players each from India and overseas as marquee players in the players' auctions which include [[Sardar Singh]], [[Sowmarpet Sunil|S.V. Sunil]], [[Sandeep Singh]], Australian [[Jamie Dwyer]], German [[Moritz Fürste]] and Teun de Nooijer from Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/199962-hockey-india-league-names-three-indians-among-six-marquee-players | title= Hockey India League names three Indians among six 'Marquee Players' |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=Nov 29, 2012 |accessdate=Dec 5, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> Three-time FIH World Player of the Year [[Teun de Nooijer]] was signed as HIL's third brand ambassador.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hil-signs-teun-de-nooijer-as-its-third-brand-ambassador/310619-5-136.html| title= HIL signs Teun de Nooijer as its third Brand Ambassador |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=Dec 15, 2012 |accessdate=Dec 15, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|-
==HIL Board==
! Team
Hockey India (HI) appointed Steve Catton as competitions director for the first season of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/steve-catton-appointed-hockey-india-league-director/299747-5-136.html | title= Steve Catton appointed Hockey India League director |publisher=[[IBN Live]] |date=Oct 25, 2012 |accessdate=Oct 12, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs]] [[Rajeev Shukla]], leader of the opposition in [[Rajya Sabha]] [[Arun Jaitley]] and media personality [[Rajat Sharma]] are the members of the board of Hockey India League (HIL).<ref>{{cite news| url= http://hockeyindia.org/pdf/HOCKEY%20INDIA%20LEAGUE%20BOARD%20250712.pdf | title= Rajeev Shukla, Arun Jaitley & Rajat Sharma join Hockey India League (HIL) Board |publisher=[[Hockey India]] |date=Jul 25, 2012 |accessdate=Sep 20, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> Rajiv Shukla is also the chairman of the [[Indian Premier League]] Governing Council while Arun Jaitley serves as the vice-president of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] from North Zone. Along with Steve Catton, Barry Anderson was appointed as the tournament director.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sify.com/news/anderson-named-hockey-india-league-tournament-director-news-national-mmcnufhbadd.html | title= Anderson named Hockey India League tournament director |publisher=[[Sify]] |date=Dec 2, 2012 |accessdate=Dec 5, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
! City

! Stadium
Hockey India appointed Todd Faulds as its director competitions for the second edition of the League.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://league.hockeyindia.org/news/hero-hockey-india-league-appoints-todd-faulds-as-its-director-competitions/| title=Hero Hockey India League appoints Todd Faulds as its Director Competitions|publisher=[[Hockey India]]|date=July 17, 2013|accessdate=July 17, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/210920-hockey-india-league-todd-faulds-appointed-as-director-competitions| title=Hockey India League: Todd Faulds appointed as Director Competitions|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=July 17, 2013|accessdate=July 17, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> Todd worked as a competitions manager for the FIH [[2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2012 Men's Champions Trophy]] in [[Melbourne]] and 2012 International Super Series in [[Perth]]. Bjorn Isberg was appointed as tournament director. Isberg has served as tournament director for [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]], and three [[Hockey Champions Trophy|champions trophy]] tournaments in [[2004 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2004]], [[2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2007]], [[2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2011]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hockey-india-league-appoints-bjorn-isberg-as-tournament-director/430217-5-136.html| title=Hockey India League appoints Bjorn Isberg as Tournament Director|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=October 24, 2013|accessdate=October 24, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
! Years Active
|-
! [[Mumbai Magicians]]
| [[Mumbai]]
| [[Mahindra Hockey Stadium|Mahindra Stadium]]
| 2013–2014
|-
! [[Ranchi Rhinos]]
| [[Ranchi]]
| [[Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium|Birsa Munda Stadium]]
| 2013–2014
|-
! [[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]]
| [[Lucknow]]
| [[Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Lucknow|Major Dhyan Chand Stadium]]
| 2013–2017
|-
! [[Delhi Waveriders]]
| [[Delhi]]
| [[Shivaji Hockey Stadium|Shivaji Stadium]]
| 2013–2017
|-
! [[Punjab Warriors]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Chandigarh Hockey Stadium|Chandigarh Stadium]]
| 2013–2017
|-
! [[Dabang Mumbai]]
| [[Mumbai]]
| [[Mahindra Hockey Stadium|Mahindra Stadium]]
| 2015–2017
|-
! [[Ranchi Rays]]
| [[Ranchi]]
| [[Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium|Birsa Munda Stadium]]
| 2015–2017
|}


==Editions and results==
{| class="wikitable"
===Men's tournament===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|-
! Season
! Season
! Winner
! Tournament director
! Score
! Competition director
! Runner-up
! Venue
! Teams
! Player of the tournament
|-
|-
| [[2013 Hockey India League|2013]]
| [[2013 Hockey India League|2013]]
! [[Ranchi Rhinos]]
| Barry Anderson
| 2–1
| Steve Catton
| [[Delhi Waveriders]]
| [[Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium|Birsa Munda Stadium]]
| 5
| [[Sardar Singh]] from [[Delhi Waveriders]]
|-
|-
| ''[[2014 Hockey India League|2014]]''
| [[2014 Hockey India League|2014]]
! [[Delhi Waveriders]]
| Bjorn Isberg
| 3–3 <br/>([[Penalty shoot-out (field hockey)|Shoot-out]] 3–1)
| Todd Faulds
| [[Punjab Warriors]]
| [[Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium|Birsa Munda Stadium]]
| rowspan=4|6
|[[Jaap Stockmann]] from [[Punjab Warriors]]
|-
| [[2015 Hockey India League|2015]]
! [[Ranchi Rays]]
| 2–2 <br/>([[Penalty shoot-out (field hockey)|Shoot-out]] 3–2)
| [[Punjab Warriors]]
| [[Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium|Dhyan Chand Stadium]]
| [[Ashley Jackson (field hockey)|Ashley Jackson]] from [[Ranchi Rays]]
|-
| [[2016 Hockey India League|2016]]
! [[Punjab Warriors]]
| 6–1
| [[Kalinga Lancers]]
| [[Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium|Birsa Munda Stadium]]
| [[Rupinder Pal Singh]] from [[Delhi Waveriders]]
|-
| [[2017 Hockey India League|2017]]
! [[Kalinga Lancers]]
| 4–1
| [[Dabang Mumbai]]
| [[Chandigarh Hockey Stadium|Chandigarh Stadium]]
| [[Florian Fuchs]] from [[Dabang Mumbai]]
|-
|2018
|colspan=6|''Postponed''
|-
|2019
|colspan=6|''Not held''
|-
|2020
|colspan=6 rowspan=3|''Not held due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''
|-
|2021
|-
|2022
|-
|2023
|colspan=6|''Not held''
|-
| [[2024–25 Hockey India League|2024–25]]
! TBA
| TBA
| TBA
| [[Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium|Birsa Munda Stadium]]
| 8
| TBA
|}
|}


===Women's tournament===
==Sponsorship==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
[[File:Hero MotoCorp.svg|right|100px|thumb|Logo of the title sponsor, [[Hero MotoCorp]].]]
Hockey India League (HIL) signed a multi-year title sponsorship deal with the two-wheeler manufacturer [[Hero MotoCorp]], for the title sponsor of the tournament, making it the '''Hero Hockey India League'''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/hockey-india-league-signs-hero-motocorp-as-title-sponsor/201183/on| title=Hockey India League signs Hero MotoCorp as title sponsor|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|date=Jan 1, 2013|accessdate=Jan 6, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
* 2013&ndash;present: [[Hero MotoCorp]]
Hockey India League also roped in [[telecommunications]] services company, [[Bharti Airtel]], as the associate sponsor for the event.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/hero-hockey-india-ropes-in-airtel-as-associate-sponsor/article4301425.ece| title=Hero Hockey India ropes in Airtel as associate sponsor |publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=Jan 12, 2013|accessdate=Jan 12, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> [[Yes Bank]], a private bank in India, signed multi-year deal with HIL in November 2013.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/yes-bank-signs-multiyear-deal-with-hockey-india-league/article5393649.ece| title=YES Bank signs multi-year deal with Hockey India League |publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=Nov 26, 2013|accessdate=Nov 27, 2013|location=[[Mumbai]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/217469-hockey-india-league-gets-financial-boost| title=Hockey India League gets financial boost|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=Nov 26, 2013|accessdate=Nov 27, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>

==Broadcasting rights==
[[ESPN Star Sports]] (ESS) entered into a multi-year agreement for broadcast of the Hockey India League.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hockeyindia.org/pdf/HI%20BROADCAST%20DEAL%20WITH%20ESPN%20300712.pdf |title=EHockey India signs Multi- Year Broadcast deal with ESPN STAR Sports for Hockey India League |publisher=[[Hockey India]] |date=Jul 30, 2012 |accessdate=Aug 26, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> As per the agreement with Hockey India, it gives the broadcaster rights to all international hockey test matches featuring the [[India national field hockey team|Indian team]] played in India. ESS also has rights for global broadcast of at least five of these matches. Financial terms of the deal were not given.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/espn-star-sports-bags-rights-356290 |title=ESPN Star Sports Bags Rights for Hockey India League|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=Jul 31, 2012 |accessdate=Aug 26, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.mxmindia.com/2013/02/espn-star-sports-secures-worldwide-broadcast-partners-for-hero-hockey-india-league/|title=ESPN Star Sports secures worldwide broadcast partners for Hero Hockey India League - See more at: http://www.mxmindia.com/2013/02/espn-star-sports-secures-worldwide-broadcast-partners-for-hero-hockey-india-league/#sthash.bH8Z4gRY.dpuf|publisher=MXM India|accessdate=Oct 25, 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;"
|-
|-
! Season
! style="width:20%;"| '''Winning bidder'''
! Winner
! style="width:60%;"| '''Regional broadcast rights'''
! Score
! Runner-up
! Venue
! Teams
! Player of the tournament
|-
|-
![[STAR Sports India|STAR Sports]]
| [[2024–25 Hockey India League|2025]]
! TBA
|{{IND}}<br>{{noflag}} World wide (Online streaming)
| TBA
| TBA
| Marang Gomke Stadium
| 4
| TBA
|}

==Performance record==
{| class=wikitable style="margin:auto; text-align:center"
!Highest Average goals per match
!Highest Average saves per shots on target
|-
|-
|[[Glenn Turner (field hockey)|Glenn Turner]]
![[Sky Sports]]
|[[P. R. Sreejesh]]
|{{NZL}}
|-
|}

![[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]
==Sponsorship==
|{{AUS}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! Period
![[TEN Sports]]
! Sponsor
|{{PAK}}<br />{{noflag}}[[Southeast Asia]]<br />{{noflag}}[[MENA]]
! Tournament Name
|-
|-
| 2013–2015
![[OSN]]
| [[Hero Motocorp|Hero]]
|{{noflag}}[[MENA]]
| Hero Hockey India League
|-
|-
| 2016–2017
![[SuperSport (TV channel)|SuperSport]]
| [[Coal India]]
|{{RSA}}
| Coal India Hockey India League
|-
|-
| 2024
!ONE World Sports
| [[Hero Motocorp|Hero]]
|{{USA}}<br />{{CAN}}
| Hero Hockey India League
|}
|}


==See also==
==Prize money==
It was announced that the winning and losing team in the final is awarded ₹3 crores and ₹1.5 crores respectively.
{{Portal|India|Hockey}}


==Board==
*[[World Series Hockey]]
Before the league's first season, [[Hockey India]] appointed Steve Catton as competitions director.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/steve-catton-appointed-hockey-india-league-director/299747-5-136.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131206154112/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/steve-catton-appointed-hockey-india-league-director/299747-5-136.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= 6 December 2013 | title= Steve Catton appointed Hockey India League director |publisher=[[IBN Live]] |date=25 Oct 2012 |access-date=12 Oct 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref> [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs]] [[Rajeev Shukla]], leader of the opposition in [[Rajya Sabha]], [[Arun Jaitley]], and media personality [[Rajat Sharma]] are the members of the board for the Hockey India League.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://hockeyindia.org/pdf/HOCKEY%20INDIA%20LEAGUE%20BOARD%20250712.pdf |title=Rajeev Shukla, Arun Jaitley & Rajat Sharma join Hockey India League (HIL) Board |publisher=[[Hockey India]] |date=25 Jul 2012 |access-date=20 Sep 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]] }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Along with Steve Catton, Barry Anderson was appointed as the tournament director.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sify.com/news/anderson-named-hockey-india-league-tournament-director-news-national-mmcnufhbadd.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202234008/http://www.sify.com/news/Anderson-named-Hockey-India-League-tournament-director-news-National-mmcnufhbadd.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 December 2012 | title= Anderson named Hockey India League tournament director |website=[[Sify]] |date=2 Dec 2012 |access-date=5 Dec 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
*[[Premier Hockey League]]

Hockey India appointed Todd Faulds as its competitions director for the second edition of the Hockey India League.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://league.hockeyindia.org/news/hero-hockey-india-league-appoints-todd-faulds-as-its-director-competitions/|title=Hero Hockey India League appoints Todd Faulds as its Director Competitions|publisher=[[Hockey India]]|date=17 July 2013|access-date=17 July 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]|archive-date=2 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202103314/http://league.hockeyindia.org/news/hero-hockey-india-league-appoints-todd-faulds-as-its-director-competitions/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/210920-hockey-india-league-todd-faulds-appointed-as-director-competitions|title=Hockey India League: Todd Faulds appointed as Director Competitions|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=17 July 2013|access-date=17 July 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]|archive-date=8 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908035313/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/210920-hockey-india-league-todd-faulds-appointed-as-director-competitions|url-status=live}}</ref> He previously worked as a competitions manager for the FIH [[2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2012 Men's Champions Trophy]] in [[Melbourne]] and 2012 International Super Series in [[Perth]].

Bjorn Isberg has been the Hockey India League tournament director since 2014. Isberg had served as tournament director for the [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]] field hockey tournament, and three [[Hockey Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]] tournaments (in [[2004 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2004]], [[2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2007]], and [[2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2011]]).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hockey-india-league-appoints-bjorn-isberg-as-tournament-director/430217-5-136.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205211028/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hockey-india-league-appoints-bjorn-isberg-as-tournament-director/430217-5-136.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=5 December 2013| title=Hockey India League appoints Bjorn Isberg as Tournament Director|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=24 October 2013|access-date=24 October 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sports in India]]
* [[Field hockey in India]]
* [[Premier Hockey League]]
* [[World Series Hockey]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://hockeyindia.org/ Official website]


{{Hockey India League}}
{{Hockey India League}}
{{National sports leagues of India}}
{{Field Hockey in India}}
{{Field Hockey in India}}
{{Sports leagues of India}}
{{Field hockey leagues}}
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 6 January 2025

Hockey India League
Most recent season or competition:
2024–25 Hockey India League
Founded2013; 12 years ago (2013)
First season2013
AdministratorHockey India
No. of teamsM: 8
W: 4
Country India
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Most recent
champion(s)		Kalinga Lancers
(2017)
Tournament format
Official websiteWebsite
Current sports event 2024–25 Hockey India League

Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India. It is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India.[1] It is considered one of the major sports leagues of the country.[2]

It was founded in 2013 as a part of Hockey India's attempt to develop an International Hockey Federation sanctioned league after the un-sanctioned World Series Hockey, began in 2012.[3] The first season took place in 2013.[4] It proved to be a financial success for Hockey India, who were in financial disarray before the league began. In 2015, it was reported that the federation earned a profit from multiple revenues.[5]

The most recent champion of the Hockey India League is Kalinga Lancers, who won the tournament in 2017. Previously, Ranchi Rhinos, Delhi Waveriders, Ranchi Rays and Punjab Warriors have also won the league.[6] The current season of Hockey India League is being played from 2024 to 2025.

History

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The first event in the league format in India was a hockey league named the Premier Hockey League organised by ESPN-Star Sports, Indian Hockey Federation and Leisure Sports Management from 2005 to 2008.[7] It was based on the model of NBA league. It was a pioneer in Indian sports which inspired the Indian Premier League and many others that followed.

Later in 2012, the Indian Hockey Federation and Nimbus began World Series Hockey, a professional field hockey league in India.[8] After the success of the league, Hockey India announced the formation of their own franchise-based league, launched in mid-2012, known as the Hockey India League. The league was approved by the International Hockey Federation. The league was originally planned to have six teams, which would be established after the bidding was done for the twelve proposed cities that would host an HIL team.[9] However, due to lack of interest in a sixth city, the league commenced in 2013 with five teams.[10] Before the beginning of the season, ESPN STAR Sports was announced as the league's official broadcasting partner on a five-year deal.[11]

The first match was played on 14 January 2013, as Delhi Waveriders defeated the Punjab Warriors 2–1 at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium.[12] The league had gained some buzz from the marquee signings of India internationals Sardara Singh and Sandeep Singh, as well as the signings of foreign players such as Jamie Dwyer, Moritz Fürste, and Teun de Nooijer.[13] The inaugural season ended with Ranchi Rhinos being the first champions, defeating the Delhi Waveriders 2–1 in the final.[14] The league was considered a success immediately in the years following the inaugural season.[15]

Before the beginning of the second season, Kalinga Lancers were announced as the sixth team in the Hockey India League.[16] However, after the 2014 season, the league suffered its first setback when the Mumbai Magicians disbanded.[17] The team was swiftly replaced though with Dabang Mumbai being launched before the 2015 season.[18] The league though suffered another setback before the 2015 season when Ranchi Rhinos, the inaugural champions, were disbanded after an ownership problem. The team though, like with Mumbai, was quickly replaced with Ranchi Rays.[19][20]

Seven years later, Hockey India League was revived with its 2024–25 edition.[21][22]

Format

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Previously, HIL used to consist of six teams, with the regular season from January to February, each team playing 10 games.[23] The top four teams at the end of the season move into the play-offs, where the game decides the Hockey India League winner.[24]

Since 2024, the teams have been expanded to eight. Meanwhile, the league's addition of the women's tournament will see six teams in its inaugural edition.

If there is a tie in any match then there would be extra time. Still, if winner is not decided, there would be a shoot-out. If still the winner is not decided there would be no option left other than penalty strokes.

Teams

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Men's league

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Locations of HIL men's teams
Team City Debut Head Coach
Delhi SG Pipers Delhi 2024 Australia Graham Reid
Hyderabad Toofans Hyderabad 2024 Netherlands Pasha Gademan
Kalinga Lancers Bhubaneswar 2013 Germany Valentin Altenburg
Rarh Bengal Tigers Kolkata 2024 Australia Colin Batch
Soorma Hockey Club Punjab 2024 Belgium Jeroen Baart
Tamil Nadu Dragons Chennai 2024 Germany Rein van Eijk
Team Gonasika Visakhapatnam 2024 South Africa Paul Revington
UP Rudras Lucknow 2024 Netherlands Paul van Ass

Women's league

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Locations of HIL women's teams
Team City Debut Head Coach
Delhi SG Pipers Delhi 2024 Netherlands Dave Smolenaars
Odisha Warriors Rourkela 2024 Netherlands Janneke Schopman
Rarh Bengal Tigers Kolkata 2024 Australia Glenn Turner
Soorma Hockey Club Haryana 2024 India Jude Menezes

Defunct teams

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Team City Stadium Years Active
Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Mahindra Stadium 2013–2014
Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi Birsa Munda Stadium 2013–2014
Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Major Dhyan Chand Stadium 2013–2017
Delhi Waveriders Delhi Shivaji Stadium 2013–2017
Punjab Warriors Chandigarh Chandigarh Stadium 2013–2017
Dabang Mumbai Mumbai Mahindra Stadium 2015–2017
Ranchi Rays Ranchi Birsa Munda Stadium 2015–2017

Editions and results

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Men's tournament

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Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Teams Player of the tournament
2013 Ranchi Rhinos 2–1 Delhi Waveriders Birsa Munda Stadium 5 Sardar Singh from Delhi Waveriders
2014 Delhi Waveriders 3–3
(Shoot-out 3–1) 		Punjab Warriors Birsa Munda Stadium 6 Jaap Stockmann from Punjab Warriors
2015 Ranchi Rays 2–2
(Shoot-out 3–2) 		Punjab Warriors Dhyan Chand Stadium Ashley Jackson from Ranchi Rays
2016 Punjab Warriors 6–1 Kalinga Lancers Birsa Munda Stadium Rupinder Pal Singh from Delhi Waveriders
2017 Kalinga Lancers 4–1 Dabang Mumbai Chandigarh Stadium Florian Fuchs from Dabang Mumbai
2018 Postponed
2019 Not held
2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022
2023 Not held
2024–25 TBA TBA TBA Birsa Munda Stadium 8 TBA

Women's tournament

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Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Teams Player of the tournament
2025 TBA TBA TBA Marang Gomke Stadium 4 TBA

Performance record

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Highest Average goals per match Highest Average saves per shots on target
Glenn Turner P. R. Sreejesh

Sponsorship

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Period Sponsor Tournament Name
2013–2015 Hero Hero Hockey India League
2016–2017 Coal India Coal India Hockey India League
2024 Hero Hero Hockey India League

Prize money

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It was announced that the winning and losing team in the final is awarded ₹3 crores and ₹1.5 crores respectively.

Board

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Before the league's first season, Hockey India appointed Steve Catton as competitions director.[25] Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla, leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, and media personality Rajat Sharma are the members of the board for the Hockey India League.[26] Along with Steve Catton, Barry Anderson was appointed as the tournament director.[27]

Hockey India appointed Todd Faulds as its competitions director for the second edition of the Hockey India League.[28][29] He previously worked as a competitions manager for the FIH 2012 Men's Champions Trophy in Melbourne and 2012 International Super Series in Perth.

Bjorn Isberg has been the Hockey India League tournament director since 2014. Isberg had served as tournament director for the 2012 London Olympics field hockey tournament, and three Champions Trophy tournaments (in 2004, 2007, and 2011).[30]

See also

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References

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