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The 2025–26 Hockey India League was the seventh season of the annual Hockey India League.[1] It was held from 28 December 2025 and to 26 January 2026.[2] The men's league was won by the Kalinga Lancers, while the SG Pipers won the women's league.
Format
Eight teams for the men's tournament and four teams for the women's tournament are placed in a group to play round-robin matches. The top four teams qualify for the knockout stage.[3] Playing eleven, teams had to have a minimum of two and a maximum of five foreign players.[4]
Teams
| Franchise | Location | Owners | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG Pipers | Template:N/a | SG Sports | Template:Ya | Template:Ya |
| Hyderabad Toofans | Hyderabad, Telangana | Resolute Sports | Template:Ya | Template:Na |
| Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Vedanta Limited | Template:Ya | Template:Na |
| Ranchi Royals | Ranchi, Jharkhand | Shri Alvish M.A. | Template:Ya | Template:Ya |
| Bengal Tigers | West Bengal | Shrachi Sports | Template:Ya | Template:Ya |
| Soorma Hockey Club | Punjab Haryana |
JSW Group | Template:Ya | Template:Ya |
| Tamil Nadu Dragons | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Charles Group | Template:Ya | Template:Na |
| HIL Governing Council | Template:N/a | Template:N/a | Template:Ya | Template:Na |
| Total | 8 | 4 | ||
Venues
The matches will be held across three cities, Bhubaneswar, Chennai and Ranchi.[5] While women's games will be hosted at the Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi, the men's games will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai and at the Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi. Template:Location map+
| Bhubaneswar | Chennai | Ranchi |
|---|---|---|
| Kalinga Stadium | Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium | Jaipal Singh Stadium |
| Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 8,670 | Capacity: 5,000 |
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Men's HIL
Standings
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League stage
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Knockouts
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Qualifier 1
Eliminator
Qualifier 2
Third and fourth place
Final
Women's HIL
Standings
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League stage
Women's Final
Top goalscorers
Men's HIL
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Women's HIL
References
- ↑ Hockey India League unveil Mens and Womens schedule for 2025-26 season. The Tribune. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ Hockey India League announces schedule for 2025-26 season, Sportstar, Team. Sportstar(2025-10-25). Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ Coal India HIL format is very exciting: Gonzalo Peillat. Hockey India League(17 January 2017).
- ↑ Hockey India League 2017: Everything you need to know. ESPN(21 January 2017).
- ↑ Next HIL To Be Held In 3 Venues, Women's Event Could Be Expanded To 6 Teams-. news18.com. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ↑ Hero Hockey India League 2025-26 (Men's) - Statistics goals. Hockey India.
- ↑ Hero Hockey India League 2025-26 (Women's) - Statistics goals. Hockey India.