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{{Short description|Professional field hockey team in Chennai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{update|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox field hockey club
| image = ChennaiCheetahs-Logo2.png
| imagesize = 300px
| caption =
| fullname = Chennai Cheetahs
| nickname = Cheetahs
| founded = 2011
| dissolved =
| captain = [[Brent Livermore]]
| coach = [[Jose Brasa]]
| ground = [[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| capacity = 8,670
| owner = Chennai Sports Organisers Pvt. Ltd.
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120305002840/http://chennaicheetahs.co.in/ Official website]
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'''Chennai Cheetahs''' ('''CCH''') was an Indian professional [[field hockey]] team based in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] that played in [[World Series Hockey]]. It was owned by Chennai Sports Organisers Private Limited (CSO). The team was captained by the Australian [[Brent Livermore]] and coached by the Spaniard [[Jose Brasa]]. The team's home ground was [[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium]].

==Ownership==
The team was owned by Chennai Sports Organisers (CSO), which is promoted by L. T. Nanwani, owner of Jubilee Granites.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennai Sports Organisers own "Chennai Cheetahs" a franchise of WSH|url=http://thefansofhockey.com/2011/11/21/chennai-sports-organisers-own-chennai-cheetahs-a-franchise-of-wsh/id-2566.html#.T0VjNIeO3p0|work=[[The Fans of Hockey]]|access-date=21 November 2011|year=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WSH unveils first franchise - Chennai Cheetahs|url=http://www.sportzpower.com/?q=content/wsh-unveils-first-franchise-chennai-cheetahs|work=Sportz Power|access-date=22 November 2011|year=2011}}</ref>

==Team anthem==
The team anthem was composed by the [[Tamils|Tamil]] playback singer, [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]. The music for the song was provided by Krishna Chetan and lyrics by Kavi Varman. It was sung by [[Suchith Suresan]], Anand Aravindakshan and Nivas.<ref>{{cite web|title=Singing out to Chennai Cheetahs|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/singing-out-to-chennai-cheetahs/article2935845.ece | date=27 February 2012 | first=Meera | last=Srinivasan | newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 June 2018 }}</ref>

==Team composition==
<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennai Cheetahs|url=http://worldserieshockey.com/chennai-cheetahs.aspx#|work=[[World Series Hockey]]|access-date=22 February 2012|year=2012}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Players|url=http://chennaicheetahs.co.in/players/|work=Chennai Cheetahs|access-date=25 February 2012|year=2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306051016/http://chennaicheetahs.co.in/players/|archive-date=6 March 2012}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:55%;"
!width=35%; style="background: #800080; color:#C0C0C0" |Player
!width=25%; style="background: #800080; color:#C0C0C0" |Nationality
!width=5%; style="background: #800080; color:#C0C0C0;" |Goals
|-
! colspan="3"|Goalkeepers
|-
|[[Bharat Chettri]]
|{{IND}}
| -
|-
|Chintakunta Santosh Kumar
|{{IND}}
| -
|-
|Jasbir Singh
|{{IND}}
| -
|-
! colspan="3"|Strikers
|-
|[[Adam Sinclair (field hockey)|Adam Sinclair]]
|{{IND}}
|9
|-
|Benedikt Sperling
|{{GER}}
|
|-
|[[Danish Mujtaba]]
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Dharamvir Singh
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Hamza Mujtaba
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Muthanna B. K.
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Peter Kelly
|{{AUS}}
|
|-
|Parveen Kumar
|{{IND}}
|4
|-
|Roderik Huber
|{{NED}}
|
|-
|S. Arumugam
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Sandeep Antil
|{{IND}}
| 1
|-
|S. Shivamani
|{{IND}}
|1
|-
|Veerasamy Raja
|{{IND}}
|1
|-
! colspan="3"|Midfielders
|-
|Amardeep Ekka
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|'''[[Brent Livermore]]''' (captain)
|{{AUS}}
|
|-
|Davinderpal Singh
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Gaurav Tokhi
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Joseph Reardon
|{{AUS}}
|
|-
|Mark Harris
|{{AUS}}
|2
|-
|Rafeeq S. M.
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Vikas Sharma
|{{IND}}
|1
|-
|[[Vikram Pillay]]
|{{IND}}
|6
|-
! colspan="3"|Defenders
|-
|Amit Kumar Prabhakar
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Dhananjay Mahadik
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Gauravjeet Singh
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Samir Baxla
|{{IND}}
|
|-
|Sunil Yadav
|{{IND}}
|1
|-
|Syed Imran Warsi
|{{PAK}}
|19
|}

==Performance==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;text-align:center"
|+Performance summary
|-
!width=10|Season
!width=10|Matches
!width=10|Won
!width=10|Drawn
!width=10|Lost
!width=10|Win %
|- style="background:white;"
| [[2012 World Series Hockey|2012]]
| 14 || 6 || 1 || 7 || 46.15%
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;text-align:center"
|-
|+Performance details
|-
|style="background:gainsboro;"|'''Goals for'''
|style="background:white;"|41 (2.93 per match)
|-
|style="background:gainsboro;"|'''Goals against'''
|style="background:white;"|43 (3.07 per match)
|-
|style="background:gainsboro;"|'''Most goals'''
|style="background:white;"|{{flagicon|PAK}} Syed Imran Warsi (19) Position: '''1st'''
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|+Performance by opponents
|-
!width=130|Opposition
!width=40|Matches
!width=40|Won
!width=40|Drawn
!width=40|Lost
!width=40|For
!width=40|Against
!width=40|Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Bhopal Badshahs]]
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 4 || 50.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Chandigarh Comets]]
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 50.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Delhi Wizards]]
| 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 6 || 100.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Karnataka Lions]]
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 6 || 50.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Mumbai Marines]]
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 8 || 0.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Pune Strykers]]
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 100.00%
|-
|align=left|[[Sher-e-Punjab]]
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 9 || 0.00%
|}

==Fixtures and results==
===2012===
{| class=wikitable style="width:70%;text-align:center;border:none"
|-
!width=10|No.
!width=15|Date
!width=25|Score
!width=35|Opponent
!width=15|Venue
!width=15|Report
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|1||1 March||'''2 - 5'''||[[Sher-e-Punjab]]||[[Surjeet Hockey Stadium|Jalandhar]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match2|Match 2]]
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|2||3 March||'''5 - 3'''||[[Chandigarh Comets]]||[[Sector 42 Stadium|Chandigarh]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match7|Match 7]]
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|3||5 March||'''5 - 2'''||[[Delhi Wizards]]||[[Dhyan Chand National Stadium|Delhi]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match12|Match 12]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|'''4'''||6 March||'''2 - 4'''||[[Mumbai Marines]]||[[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium|Chennai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match13|Match 13]]
|-style="background:#dcdcdc;"
|'''5'''||9 March||'''3 - 3'''||[[Pune Strykers]]||[[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium|Chennai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match19|Match 19]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|'''6'''||10 March||'''3 - 5'''||[[Karnataka Lions]]||[[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium|Chennai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match21|Match 21]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|7||12 March||'''1 - 3'''||[[Bhopal Badshahs]]||[[Aishbagh Stadium|Bhopal]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match26|Match 26]]
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|8||15 March||'''3 - 1'''||[[Pune Strykers]]||[[PCMC Hockey Stadium|Pune]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match29|Match 29]]
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|9||17 March||'''4 - 1'''||[[Karnataka Lions]]||[[Bangalore Hockey Stadium|Bangalore]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match34|Match 34]]
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|'''10'''||20 March||'''4 - 1'''||[[Bhopal Badshahs]]||[[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium|Chennai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match38|Match 38]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|'''11'''||25 March||'''2 - 4'''|||[[Sher-e-Punjab]]||[[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium|Chennai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match45|Match 45]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|'''12'''||26 March||'''0 - 3'''||[[Chandigarh Comets]]||[[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium|Chennai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match47|Match 47]]
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|'''13'''||28 March||'''6 - 4'''||[[Delhi Wizards]]||[[Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium|Chennai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match52|Match 52]]
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|14||30 March||'''1 - 4'''||[[Mumbai Marines]]||[[Mahindra Hockey Stadium|Mumbai]]
|[[2012 World Series Hockey#match56|Match 56]]
|-
| colspan="6" style="background:#ffffff; border:none"|
|-
| colspan="6"| Position in league phase: '''6th''' '''Failed to qualify for semi-finals'''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:World Series Hockey teams]]
[[Category:Sport in Chennai]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Field hockey clubs established in 2011]]
[[Category:Field hockey in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Tamil Nadu]]

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