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{{Infobox field hockey league
| name = Hockey India League
| image = [[File:Coal India Hockey India League.png|240px]]
| country = India
| administrator = [[Hockey India]]
| headquarter = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| founded = 2013
| tformat = [[Round-robin tournament|Triple round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|knock-out]]
| first = [[2013 Hockey India League|2013]]
| last = [[2017 Hockey India League|2017]]
| next =
| participants = [[Hockey India League#Franchises|6]]
| champions = [[Kalinga Lancers]]
| most successful = {{hidden begin|title=5 teams|titlestyle=font-weight:normal|border=none;padding:0}}
{{plainlist}}
* [[Ranchi Rhinos]]
* [[Delhi Waveriders]]
* [[Ranchi Rays]]
* [[Punjab Warriors]]
* [[Kalinga Lancers]]
{{endplainlist}}
{{hidden end}}
(1 title each)
| most goals = [[Ashley Jackson (field hockey)|Ashley Jackson]] (36)
| TV = [[Star Sports (TV channel)|STAR Sports]]
| website = [http://league.hockeyindia.org/ Official website]
| current =
}}
'''Hockey India League (HIL)''', known as the '''Coal India Hockey India League''' is a professional [[field hockey]] league in India. The league 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}}</ref> HIL, along with the [[Indian Premier League]], [[Indian Super League]], and [[Pro Kabaddi League]], is considered one of the major sports leagues in 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}}</ref> HIL consists of six teams, with the regular season lasting two months from January to February, with each team playing 10 games.<ref>{{cite news|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|access-date=17 February 2016|work=IBN Live|date=16 February 2016}}</ref> The top four teams at the end of the season move into the play-offs, where the championship game decides the Hockey India League winner.<ref name="HIL 2016">{{cite news|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|access-date=17 February 2016|work=IBN Live|date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

Hockey India League was founded in 2013 as part of [[Hockey India]]'s attempt to get an [[International Hockey Federation]] sanctioned league after the un-sanctioned and non-Hockey India tournament, [[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}}</ref> The [[2013 Hockey India League season|first season]] took place in 2013 with five teams.<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}}</ref> Since beginning, the league has proven 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 the league and television 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}}</ref>

The most recent champion of the Hockey India League is [[Kalinga Lancers]], who won the tournament in [[2017 Hockey India League season|2017]]. [[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}}</ref>

==History==
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}}</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. Inspired by the cricket league, [[Indian Premier 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}}</ref> However, due to lack of interest in a sixth city, the league commenced in 2013 with five teams: [[Delhi Waveriders]], [[Mumbai Magicians]], [[Punjab Warriors]], [[Ranchi Rhinos]], and [[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]].<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}}</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}}</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}}</ref> The league had gained some buzz from the marquee signings of [[India men's national field hockey team|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}}</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}}</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}}</ref>

Before the beginning of the second season, the [[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}}</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}}</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}}</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}}</ref>

Hockey India postponed the event in 2018 for unclear reasons. Later they announced that the next season of Hockey India league will be scheduled in November - December 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/hil-to-make-grand-return-in-nov-dec-2019-hockey-india-ceo-4971307/}}</ref>

==Rules==
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==
{|style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
!{{Location map+ |India |width=400|caption=Locations of HIL teams |places=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label= [[Dabang Mumbai|Mumbai]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=28.3636|long=77.1348 |label= [[Delhi Waveriders|Delhi]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=30.75|long=76.78 |label= [[Punjab Warriors|Punjab]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=26.847|long=80.947 |label=[[Uttar Pradesh Wizards|Uttar Pradesh]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=20.27|long=85.84 |label=[[Kalinga Lancers|Kalinga]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=23.36|long=85.33 |label=[[Ranchi Rays|Ranchi]]|position=right}}
}}
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
! style="background:#0040FF" | {{color|white|Team}}
! style="background:#0040FF" | {{color|white|City}}
! style="background:#0040FF" | {{color|white|Stadium}}
! style="background:#0040FF" | {{color|white|Joined}}
! style="background:#0040FF" | {{color|white|Head coach}}
|-
| '''[[Dabang Mumbai]]'''
| [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Mahindra Hockey Stadium]]
| align=center| 2015
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jay Stacy]]
|-
| '''[[Delhi Waveriders]]'''
| [[Delhi]]
| [[Shivaji Hockey Stadium]]
| align=center | 2013
| {{flagicon|IND}} Cedric D'Souza
|-
| '''[[Kalinga Lancers]]'''
| [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]]
| [[Kalinga Stadium]]
| align=center| 2014
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Hager]]
|-
| '''[[Punjab Warriors]]'''
| [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Sector 42 Stadium]]
| align=center| 2013
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Barry Dancer]]
|-
| '''[[Ranchi Rays]]'''
| [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]]
| [[Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium]]
| align=center| 2015
| {{flagicon|IND}} Harendra Singh
|-
| '''[[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]]'''
| [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium]]
| align=center| 2013
| {{flagicon|NED}} Roger Van Gent
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
! style="background:gray;" colspan="6"| Defunct teams
|-
! style="background:white" | Team
! style="background:white" | City
! style="background:white" | Stadium
! style="background:white" | Years active
|-
| '''[[Mumbai Magicians]]'''
| [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Mahindra Hockey Stadium]]
| align=center | 2013–2014
|-
| '''[[Ranchi Rhinos]]'''
| [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]]
| [[Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium]]
| align=center | 2013–2014
|}

==League championships==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Season
! Winner
! Final score
! Runner-up
! Final venue
! Number of Teams
!Player of the tournament
|-
| [[2013 Hockey India League|2013]] || [[Ranchi Rhinos]] || 2–1 || [[Delhi Waveriders]] || [[Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium]] || 5 ||[[Sardar Singh]] ([[Delhi Waveriders]])
|-
| [[2014 Hockey India League|2014]] || [[Delhi Waveriders]] || 3–3 (3–1 pen.) || [[Punjab Warriors]] || [[Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium]] || 6
|
|-
| [[2015 Hockey India League|2015]] || [[Ranchi Rays]] || 2–2 (3–2 pen.) || [[Punjab Warriors]] || [[Dhyan Chand National Stadium]] || 6
|
|-
| [[2016 Hockey India League|2016]] || [[Punjab Warriors]] || 6–1 || [[Kalinga Lancers]] || [[Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium]] || 6
|
|-
| [[2017 Hockey India League|2017]] || [[Kalinga Lancers]] || 4–1 || [[Dabang Mumbai]] || [[Sector 42 Stadium]] || 6 ||[[Florian Fuchs]] ([[Dabang Mumbai]])
|-
|2019
| colspan="6" |TBD
|}

==Tournament Records==
{| 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]]
|[[P. R. Shreejesh]]
|}

==Sponsorship==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Period
! Sponsor
! Tournament Name
|-
| 2013–15
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Hero Motocorp|Hero]]
| [[Hero Motocorp|Hero]] Hockey India League
|-
| 2017–''Present''
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Coal India]]
| [[Coal India]] Hockey India League
|}

==Prize Money==
It was announced that the winning and losing team in the final is awarded 3 crores INR and 1.5 crores INR respectively.

==Board==
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= December 6, 2013 | title= Steve Catton appointed Hockey India League director |publisher=[[IBN Live]] |date=Oct 25, 2012 |access-date=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 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=Jul 25, 2012 |access-date=Sep 20, 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=December 2, 2012 | title= Anderson named Hockey India League tournament director |publisher=[[Sify]] |date=Dec 2, 2012 |access-date=Dec 5, 2012 |location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>

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=July 17, 2013|access-date=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|access-date=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 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=December 5, 2013| title=Hockey India League appoints Bjorn Isberg as Tournament Director|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=October 24, 2013|access-date=October 24, 2013|location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>



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

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==

*{{official website|http://league.hockeyindia.org/}}

{{Hockey India League}}
{{Field Hockey in India}}
{{Sports leagues of India}}
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