2016 Hockey India League

Template:Infobox field hockey league season The 2016 Hockey India League (HIL) (known as Coal India Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons) is the fourth season of the professional field hockey tournament. The Hockey India League began on 18 January and concluded with Punjab Warriors as champion against Kalinga Lancers in the final on 21 February.

Teams

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Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Delhi Waveriders	Delhi	Shivaji Stadium	7,000
Kalinga Lancers	Bhubaneswar	Kalinga Stadium	6,000
Dabang Mumbai	Mumbai	Mahindra Hockey Stadium	8,250
Punjab Warriors	Chandigarh	Sector 42 Stadium	30,000
Ranchi Rays	Ranchi	Astroturf Hockey Stadium	5,000
Uttar Pradesh Wizards	Lucknow	Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium	10,000

Players auction

There were a total of 271 players available during the auction in Delhi, 135 being Indian players and 136 being foreign.^[1] Akashdeep Singh was won by Uttar Pradesh Wizards for $84,000 while Moritz Fürste was won by Kalinga Lancers for $105,000.^[1]

Rule changes for 2016

The organizers of Hockey India League announced changes in rules for the 2016 edition. The changes put the focus firmly back on the more traditional art of scoring. The weightage for field goals were double compared to the goals scored from penalty corners, meaning a field goal would count as two while successfully converted short corner would still be considered as one goal. It was called a pilot project, and if successful, would also be introduced globally.^[2]

Standings

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1	Ranchi Rays	10	7	0	3	33	27	+6	37	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Punjab Warriors	10	5	1	4	32	26	+6	29
3	Delhi Waveriders	10	5	0	5	35	37	−2	27
4	Kalinga Lancers	10	4	1	5	39	36	+3	25
5	Dabang Mumbai	10	4	0	6	34	35	−1	25
6	Uttar Pradesh Wizards	10	4	0	6	30	42	−12	23