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The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. They are ranked 10th in the world and the second best team in Asia. They have won the gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 1982 Asian Games. They have also won the Asia Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017, and the Asian Champions Trophy thrice, in 2016, 2023 and 2024.

History

The team's breakthrough performance came at the Women's Hockey World Cup at Mandelieu in 1974, where it finished in 4th place. Their best performance in the Olympic Games was at 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics (where they came in 4th), when a women's event was held for the first time in Olympic history. The team also won the Gold medal at the inaugural 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, defeating Korea in the finals. Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years at different events- during the 2002 Commonwealth Games,[1] the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. Team members were referred to as the "assi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or the "Golden Girls of Hockey," after the 2004 win.[2]The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad, led by Captain Suraj Lata Devi, competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The team entered the finals after defeating the New Zealand women's national field hockey team.[3] and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat the English women's hockey team.[1][4][5]

This event served as the inspiration for the 2007 Bollywood film about women's field hockey, Chak De! India starring Shah Rukh Khan (after screenwriter Jaideep Sahni read a short article about it).[6] Sahni began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik.[7] After hearing the storyline, Kaushik suggested that Sahni meet hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi (who faced accusations of throwing the match against Pakistan during the 1982 Asian Games).[8][9][10] Sahni has stated that he was unaware of Negi's tribulations while writing the script and that the resemblance with Negi's life was entirely coincidental.[11] Negi affirmed this point stating that he didn't "want to hog the limelight. This movie is not a documentary of Mir Ranjan Negi's life. It is in fact the story of a team that becomes a winning lot from a bunch of hopeless girls" In response to the fact that the media equated Kabir Khan with Negi, Sahni said that "Our script was written a year and a half back. It is very unfortunate that something, which is about women athletes, has just started becoming about Negi."[7] The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur defeating China in a shootout.[12]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it finished in 5th place but at 2014 Asian Games, Incheon stunned Japan 2–1 in a tight match to clinch their third bronze medal at the Asian Games.[13] During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the Round 2 of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the World League Semi-finals held in Antwerp the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.[14] The Indian woman's national field hockey team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics[15][16] for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics.[15][17] They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where they placed 6th.

India at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time ever,[18] reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina[19] in the semi-final and then to Great Britain[20] in the bronze medal match. Following their performance at the Olympics, the team went to win bronze medals at the 2022 Asia Cup and the Commonwealth Games and a third-place finish in the 2021–22 Pro League. In 2022 India won the first ever FIH Women's Nations Cup. However, they failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics losing to Japan in the bronze medal match at the Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi on 19 January 2024.[21][22]

Performance record

Summer Olympics

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1980 Template:Flagicon Moscow, USSR 4th 5 2 1 2 9 6
1984 Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, United States Did not participate
1988 Template:Flagicon Seoul, South Korea
1992 Template:Flagicon Barcelona, Spain
1996 Template:Flagicon Atlanta, United States
2000 Template:Flagicon Sydney, Australia Did not qualify
2004 Template:Flagicon Athens, Greece
2008 Template:Flagicon Beijing, China
2012 Template:Flagicon London, Great Britain
2016 Template:Flagicon Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th 5 0 1 4 3 19
2020 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan 4th 8 3 0 5 12 20
2024 Template:Flagicon Paris, France Did not qualify
Total 4th place 18 5 2 11 24 45

Summer Olympics Qualifiers

Template:Color
Year Host Position Result Pld W D L GF GA
2000 Template:Flagicon Milton Keynes, England 10th Did not qualify for 2000 Summer Olympics 5 0 0 5 3 12
2008 Template:Flagicon Kazan, Russia 4th Did not qualify for 2008 Summer Olympics 6 2 0 4 14 12
2012 Template:Flagicon Delhi, India Runners-up Did not qualify for 2012 Summer Olympics 6 3 1 2 12 10
2019 Template:Flagicon Bhubaneswar, India – Qualified for 2020 Summer Olympics 2 1 0 1 6 5
2024 Template:Flagicon Ranchi, India 4th Did not qualify for 2024 Summer Olympics 5 2 1 2 10 6
Total Runners-up 24 8 2 14 45 45

World Cup

[[Women's FIH Hockey World Cup|Template:Color
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1974 Template:Flagicon Mandelieu, France Template:Center 6 3 0 3 8 6
1976 Template:Flagicon West Berlin, West Germany Did not participate
1978 Template:Flagicon Madrid, Spain Template:Center 6 2 1 3 5 10
1981 Template:Flagicon Buenos Aires, Argentina Did not participate
1983 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Template:Center 7 1 1 5 6 10
1986 Template:Flagicon Amstelveen, Netherlands Did not qualify
1990 Template:Flagicon Sydney, Australia
1994 Template:Flagicon Dublin, Ireland
1998 Template:Flagicon Utrecht, Netherlands Template:Center 7 0 0 7 9 23
2002 Template:Flagicon Perth, Australia Did not qualify
2006 Template:Flagicon Madrid, Spain Template:Center 7 1 1 5 9 15
2010 Template:Flagicon Rosario, Argentina Template:Center 6 2 0 4 11 23
2014 Template:Flagicon The Hague, Netherlands Did not qualify
2018 Template:Flagicon London, England Template:Center 5 1 3 1 5 3
2022 Template:Flagicon Amstelveen, Netherlands and Template:Flagicon Valencia, Spain Template:Center 6 1 3 2 9 8
2026 Template:Flagicon Wavre, Belgium and Template:Flagicon Amstelveen, Netherlands Qualified
Total 4th place 50 11 9 30 62 98

World Cup Qualifiers

Template:Color
Year Host Position Result Pld W D L GF GA
1985[23] Template:Flagicon Buenos Aires, Argentina 5th Did not qualify for 1986 World Cup 5 3 1 1 19 3
1989[24] Template:Flagicon Delhi, India 8th Did not qualify for 1990 World Cup 7 2 0 5 17 14
1993 Template:Flagicon Philadelphia, USA 6th Did not qualify for 1994 World Cup 7 3 0 4 6 7
2001 Template:Flagicon Abbeville and Amiens, France 7th Qualified for Qualifying Playoff 7 3 1 3 15 7
2002 Template:Flagicon Cannock, England – Did not qualify for 2002 World Cup 3 0 2 1 3 5
2026 Template:Flagicon Hyderabad, India Runners-up Qualified for 2026 World Cup 5 3 1 1 11 5
Total 2nd 34 14 5 15 71 41

Commonwealth Games

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1998 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 7 3 1 3 19 13
2002 Template:Flagicon Manchester, England Template:Gold1 6 4 1 1 12 10
2006 Template:Flagicon Melbourne, Australia Template:Silver2 6 3 1 2 19 8
2010 Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India 5th 5 3 1 1 15 4
2014 Template:Flagicon Glasgow, Scotland 5th 5 3 0 2 22 9
2018 Template:Flagicon Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 4th 6 3 0 3 9 12
2022 Template:Flagicon Birmingham, England Template:Bronze3 6 3 2 1 14 8
Total 1 Title 41 22 6 13 110 64

Asian Games

[[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Template:Color
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1982 Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India Template:Gold1 5 5 0 0 37 1
1986 Template:Flagicon Seoul, South Korea Template:Bronze3 5 3 1 1 17 5
1990 Template:Flagicon Beijing, China 4th 5 2 0 3 8 10
1994 Template:Flagicon Hiroshima, Japan 4th 5 1 2 2 9 6
1998 Template:Flagicon Bangkok, Thailand Template:Silver2 7 4 1 2 24 11
2002 Template:Flagicon Busan, South Korea 4th 4 0 0 4 2 12
2006 Template:Flagicon Doha, Qatar Template:Bronze3 7 4 0 3 22 10
2010 Template:Flagicon Guangzhou, China 4th 7 3 0 4 24 7
2014 Template:Flagicon Incheon, South Korea Template:Bronze3 5 3 0 2 13 7
2018 Template:Flagicon Jakarta, Indonesia Template:Silver2 6 5 0 1 40 3
2022 Template:Flagicon Hangzhou, China Template:Bronze3 6 4 1 1 35 6
Total 1 Title 62 34 5 23 231 78

Asia Cup

[[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Template:Color
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1985 Template:Flagicon Seoul, South Korea Did not participate
1989 Template:Flagicon Hong Kong 4th 4 1 0 3 4 11
1993 Template:Flagicon Hiroshima, Japan Template:Bronze3 4 2 1 1 8 4
1999 Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India Template:Silver2 6 3 2 1 24 7
2004 Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India Template:Gold1 5 4 1 0 19 3
2007 Template:Flagicon Hong Kong 4th 6 3 0 3 44 13
2009 Template:Flagicon Bangkok, Thailand Template:Silver2 6 3 2 1 36 9
2013 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Template:Bronze3 5 2 1 2 18 5
2017 Template:Flagicon Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan Template:Gold1 6 5 1 0 28 5
2022 Template:Flagicon Muscat, Oman Template:Bronze3 5 3 0 2 22 6
2025 Template:Flagicon Hangzhou, China Template:Silver2 7 3 2 2 32 13
Total 2 Titles 54 29 10 15 235 76

Asian Champions Trophy

[[Women's Asian Champions Trophy|Template:Color
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2010 Template:Flagicon Busan, South Korea Template:Bronze3 4 1 0 3 8 15
2011 Template:Flagicon Ordos, China 4th 4 0 0 4 3 16
2013 Template:Flagicon Kakamigahara, Japan Template:Silver2 4 2 0 2 10 6
2016 Template:Flagicon Singapore Template:Gold1 5 3 1 1 10 7
2018 Template:Flagicon Donghae City, South Korea Template:Silver2 5 3 1 1 11 6
2021 Template:Flagicon Donghae City, South Korea Withdrew[25]
2023 Template:Flagicon Ranchi, India Template:Gold1 7 7 0 0 27 3
2024 Template:Flagicon Rajgir, India Template:Gold1 7 7 0 0 29 2
Total 3 Titles 36 23 2 11 98 55

Pro League

[[Women's FIH Pro League|Template:Color
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2021–22 Template:N/A Template:Bronze3 14 6 4 4 33 26
2023–24 Template:N/A 8th 16 2 1 13 16 38
2024–25 Template:N/A 9th 16 2 3 11 22 43
Total Third place 46 10 8 28 71 107

Nations Cup

[[Women's FIH Nations Cup|Template:Color
Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2022 Template:Flagicon Valencia, Spain Template:Gold1 5 4 1 0 9 3
2025–26 TBD
Total 1 Title 5 4 1 0 9 3

South Asian Games

[[Field hockey at the South Asian Games|Template:Color
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2016 Template:Flagicon Guwahati, India Template:Gold1 3 3 0 0 46 1
Total 1 Title 3 3 0 0 46 1

World League

[[Women's FIH Hockey World League|Template:Color
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2012–13
Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India Round 2 1st 5 4 1 0 24 2
Template:Flagicon Rotterdam, Netherlands Semifinals 7th 6 1 1 4 5 28
2014–15
Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India Round 2 1st 6 6 0 0 39 1
Template:Flagicon Antwerp, Belgium Semifinals 5th 7 3 0 4 7 19
2016–17
Template:Flagicon West Vancouver, Canada Round2 1st 4 3 1 0 8 3
Template:Flagicon Johannesburg, South Africa Semifinals 8th 7 1 1 5 4 15
Total 35 18 4 13 87 68

Champions Challenge I

[[Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I|Template:Color
Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2002 Template:Flagicon Johannesburg, South Africa Template:Bronze3 5 2 2 1 10 9
2011 Template:Flagicon Dublin, Ireland 7th 6 2 1 3 11 8
2012 Template:Flagicon Dublin, Ireland 7th 6 2 1 3 13 15
2014 Template:Flagicon Glasgow, Scotland 8th 6 0 0 6 7 22
Total Third place 23 6 4 13 41 54

Champions Challenge II

[[Women's Hockey Champions Challenge II|Template:Color
Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2009 Template:Flagicon Kazan, Russia Template:Gold1 5 5 0 0 26 9
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 26 9

Hockey Series

[[2018–19 Women's FIH Series Finals|Template:Color
Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2018–19 Template:Flagicon Hiroshima, Japan Template:Gold1 5 5 0 0 27 4
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 27 4

Afro-Asian Games

[[Field hockey at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Template:Color
Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2003 Template:Flagicon Hyderabad, India Template:Gold1 5 4 0 1 26 7
Total 1 Title 5 4 0 1 26 7

Honours

The India women's national field hockey team in 2019

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

Defunct tournaments

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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2025

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2026

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2026 Goalscorers

2026 Goalscorers
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1 Navneet 0 3 1 4
2 Annu 1 0 0 1
Ishika 1 0 0
Lalremsiami 1 0 0
Rutuja 1 0 0
Sakshi 1 0 0
Sunelita 0 1 0
Manisha 0 1 0
Total 5 5 1 11

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were named for the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers.[26]

Caps updated as of 14 March 2026, after the match against Template:Fhw.

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Recent call-ups

These players were called up in the last 12 months.

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PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
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Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Template:Flagicon Sjoerd Marijne
Analytical coach Template:Flagicon Matias Vila
Coaches Template:Flagicon Yendala Soundarya
Template:Flagicon Ankitha B. S.
Scientific Advisor Template:Flagicon Dr. Wayne Lombard
Template:Flagicon Rodet Yila
Template:Flagicon Ciara Yila

Individual records

Players in bold are still active, at least at international level.

Most caps

Sources:[27][28][29]

Position Player Caps
1 Vandana Katariya 320
2 Savita Punia 308
3 Deep Grace Ekka 268
4 Sushila Chanu 257
5 Rani Rampal 254
6 Ritu Rani 248
7 Monika Malik 229
8 Surinder Kaur 229
9 Navjot Kaur 209
10 Poonam Rani 204
11 Saba Anjum Karim 200

Head-to-head record

Won more matches than lost
All matches drawn
Won equal matches to lost
Lost more matches than won

Overall record

Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs Template:Fhw at G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground, Hyderabad in the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers, 14 March 2026

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
Template:Fhw 28 1 6 21 3.57% 2025
Template:Fhw 51 7 8 36 13.73% 2025
Template:Fhw 2 2 0 0 100% 1989
Template:Fhw 6 6 0 0 100% 2012
Template:Fhw 8 8 0 0 100% 2017
Template:Fhw 15 2 1 12 13.33% 2025
Template:Fhw 19 13 5 1 68.42% 2022
Template:Fhw 6 5 1 0 83.33% 2022
Template:Fhw 51 13 6 32 25.49% 2025
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 2006
Template:Fhw 2 1 0 1 50% 1980
Template:Fhw 45 7 13 25 15.56% 2026
Template:Fhw 2 2 0 0 100% 2019
Template:Fhw 4 3 0 1 75% 2008
Template:Fhw 27 3 4 20 11.11% 2025
Template:Fhw 3 3 0 0 100% 2022
Template:Fhw 9 0 2 7 0% 2024
Template:Fhw 7 7 0 0 100% 2023
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 2018
Template:Fhw 29 10 4 15 34.48% 2023
Template:Fhw 10 8 1 1 80% 2026
Template:Fhw 2 2 0 0 100% 1998
Template:Fhw 78 24 18 36 30.77% 2025
Template:Fhw 7 7 0 0 100% 2018
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 2001
Template:Fhw 43 39 4 0 90.7% 2024
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 1974
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 2016
Template:Fhw 2 0 0 2 0% 2008
Template:Fhw 22 2 2 18 9.09% 2025
Template:Fhw 36 12 1 23 33.33% 2024
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 2006
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 1990
Template:Fhw 6 6 0 0 100% 2019
Template:Fhw 4 3 0 1 75% 2013
Template:Fhw 16 4 4 8 25% 2026
Template:Fhw 11 11 0 0 100% 2025
Template:Fhw 23 12 3 8 52.17% 2023
Template:Fhw 51 20 5 26 39.22% 2025
Template:Fhw 3 1 0 2 33.33% 1993
Template:Fhw 23 9 6 8 39.13% 2025
Template:Fhw 2 2 0 0 100% 2016
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 1985
Template:Fhw 14 14 0 0 100% 2025
Template:Fhw 4 4 0 0 100% 2014
Template:Fhw 3 1 2 0 33.33% 2012
Template:Fhw 36 8 10 18 22.22% 2024
Template:Fhw 4 3 1 0 75% 2026
Template:Fhw 2 1 1 0 50% 1998
Template:Fhw 8 6 1 1 75% 2026
Template:Fhw 2 1 1 0 50% 1985
Total 734 301 110 323 41.01% 2026

Olympic Games

Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs Template:Fhw at Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo in the 2020 Olympics, 6 August 2021

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
Template:Fhw 2 0 0 2 0% 2021
Template:Fhw 2 1 0 1 50% 2021
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 1980
Template:Fhw 1 0 0 1 0% 1980
Template:Fhw 1 0 0 1 0% 2021
Template:Fhw 3 0 0 3 0% 2021
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 2021
Template:Fhw 1 0 1 0 0% 2016
Template:Fhw 1 0 0 1 0% 2021
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 1980
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 2021
Template:Fhw 1 0 0 1 0% 1980
Template:Fhw 1 0 0 1 0% 2016
Template:Fhw 1 0 1 0 0% 1980

World Cup

Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs Template:Fhw at Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa in the 2022 World Cup, 13 July 2022

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
Template:Fhw 4 0 0 4 0% 1998
Template:Fhw 2 0 0 2 0% 2010
Template:Fhw 1 0 0 1 0% 1974
Template:Fhw 2 1 1 0 50% 2022
Template:Fhw 3 0 1 2 0% 2022
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 1978
Template:Fhw 4 0 3 1 0% 2022
Template:Fhw 1 0 0 1 0% 1974
Template:Fhw 2 0 0 2 0% 2018
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 2018
Template:Fhw 3 2 0 1 66.67% 2022
Template:Fhw 1 1 0 0 100% 1974
Template:Fhw 6 1 0 5 16.67% 2010
Template:Fhw 3 0 0 3 0% 2022
Template:Fhw 2 0 0 2 0% 1998
Template:Fhw 2 2 0 0 100% 2010
Template:Fhw 2 0 0 2 0% 2006
Template:Fhw 4 2 0 2 50% 2022
Template:Fhw 2 0 1 1 0% 2018
Template:Fhw 2 1 1 0 50% 1983

Sources:[30][31][32][33]

Medal matches

Summer Olympics

2020 Bronze medal match

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World Cup

1974 Third and fourth place

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Awards

Summer Olympics
Hockey World Cup
Hockey Champions Challenge
Dhyan Chand Award
Arjuna Awards

The following is a list of recipients for the Arjuna award in hockey recipients (by year):[34]

See also

About: the men's team


Template:Infobox national field hockey team The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions, and is governed by Hockey India. The team was formerly under the control of Indian Hockey Federation. India was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation.[36] In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row. The team had a 30–0 winning streak during this time, from their first game in 1928 until the 1960 gold medal final which they lost. India also won the World Cup in 1975. India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won a total of eight gold medals – in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964 and 1980. India also has the best overall performance in Olympic history with 83 victories out of the 134 matches played. They have also scored more goals in the Olympics than any other team. They are also the only team ever to win the Olympics without conceding a single goal, having done so in 1928 and 1956.[37]

The men in blues are also one of the most successful teams in Asia. They have won the Asian Games four times – in 1966, 1998, 2014 and 2022. India came out on top in the Asia Cup in 2003, 2007 and in 2017. India has won 43 out of 56 matches in the Asia Cup and holds the records for most wins and best winning percentage in the competition. They are also the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy, winning the competition a record four times – in 2011, 2016, 2018 and in 2023. In total, India has won 28 official international titles.[38]

India is known to have an intense rivalry with Pakistan, with whom they have played in the finals of major tournaments like Olympics, World Cup, Asian Games and Asia Cup. India also has a unique record of beating Pakistan in the finals of all these tournaments.[39]

History

Golden years (1928–1959)

India participated at the Olympics for the first time in 1928. In the group stage, India beat Austria 6–0, Belgium 9–0 and Switzerland 5–0 without conceding a single goal. They defeated Netherlands 3–0 in the finals under the captaincy of Jaipal Singh Munda.[40] India then went on to successfully defend their title at the 1932 Olympics with a 11–1 win over Japan and 24–1 win over USA, in the match against United States Dhyan Chand hit 8 goals and Roop Singh scored 10 goals, This is still the largest margin of victory ever in the Olympic games even after all these years.[41] India went on to win their third straight title at the 1936 Olympics, this time captained by legendary player Dhyan Chand himself. India stormed through the group stage by winning against Japan 9–0, Hungary 4–0 and United States 7–0. In the semi-finals they defeated France 10–0. The team went on to face Germany in the final. The match was won by India 8–1 and it still remains the biggest winning margin in an Olympic final.[41] The Indian hockey team that won three successive Olympic titles is often regarded as one of the greatest ever team to play the sport.[42]

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India vs Berlin XI in 1936.

The World War II caused the cancellation of 1940 and 1944 Olympics, which ended the era of a team that dominated world hockey.[43] In the 1948 Olympics India was placed in group A and won all the three games, an 8–0 win over Austria, Argentina 9–1 and Spain 2–0. In the final India went on to face Great Britain, it was the first time India faced them. The skilled British team had already won the gold medal in 1908 and 1920, so this match was billed as a "Battle of Champions" and eventually India won the match 4–0.[44] The result was a sweet one for India, which gained independence from Britain just a year before. This win is often regarded as the greatest ever moment of Indian field hockey and also all of Indian sports.[45]

India went on to win two further gold medals in 1952 and 1956, preserving its record as the most successful and dominant team at that time in the Olympics. In 1952 Olympics quarter-finals India won against Austria 4–0, Great Britain 3–1 in semi-final and defeated Netherlands 6–1 in the final.[46] The match is famous for the five-goal magical performance of Balbir Singh Sr.,which is an Olympic record that still stands today. In the 1956 Olympics India defeated Afghanistan 14–0, United States 16–0 and Singapore 6–0 in group stage. India defeated Germany 1–0 in semi-final. In the final India faced Pakistan and won the match 1–0, which was the beginning of the biggest rivalry in field hockey.[47] India and Pakistan again met each other in 1958 Asian Games and this time the match ended in a 0–0 draw. India also defeated Japan 8–0, South Korea 2–1 and Malaysia 6–0. But Pakistan claimed gold medal in the Asian Games by better average. It was the first time India finished runners-up in an international competition.[48]

Last years of dominance (1960–1980)

At the 1960 Olympics India started its campaign by winning against Denmark 10–0, and Netherlands 4–1, New Zealand 3–0. India defeated Australia and Great Britain in quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively. In the final it was the beginning of a new era, for the first time India lost a match at the Olympics, a 0–1 loss to Pakistan in the final which ended India's streak of six successive gold medals and 30 matches unbeaten run.[49] Two years later India went on to win another silver medal at the 1962 Asian Games. India returned strongly at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics by registering wins against Hong Kong, Belgium, Netherlands, Malaysia and Canada and drawing with Spain and Germany. In the Semi-finals India defeated Australia 3–1, and they won against Pakistan in the final to take their seventh gold medal at the games and also went on to capture their first gold medal in 1966 Asian Games by defeating Pakistan again in the final.[50]

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Indian team celebrating their 1–0 win over Pakistan in the 1973 World Cup semi-finals.

At the 1968 Mexico Olympics India started with a loss against New Zealand but won all of their remaining 6 matches against West Germany, Japan, Spain, Mexico, East Germany and Belgium but India went to a new low, for the first time as they were defeated in the semi-final by Australia, but they successfully claimed the bronze medal by beating West Germany.[51] At the 1972 Olympics also the result was same India started brightly by defeating Great Britain, Australia, Kenya, New Zealand and Mexico but drew with Netherlands and Poland. They were defeated in the semi-finals by Pakistan. In the Third-place match India defeated the Netherlands to claim bronze medal.[52]

India won the bronze medal at the 1971 World Cup by virtue of a win over Kenya. In the 1973 World Cup India defeated Pakistan in semi-finals, but lost to Netherlands in the final in penalty shoot-out after the match ended in a 2–2 draw. But in the 1975 World Cup India defeated Malaysia in the semi-final before beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final to claim their first title.[53]In the 1976 Olympics astro-turf hockey pitch was introduced, India struggled to maintain their dominance like they did on grass fields and for the first time ever returned home empty handed. The 1980 Olympics was held in Moscow, India started their campaign with an 18–0 win over Tanzania followed by a 2–2 draw with Poland and Spain which were followed by a resounding win over Cuba with a margin of 13–0 and win over Soviet Union by the scoreline of 4–2. India later won the gold medal for a record eighth time by defeating Spain in the final by the score of 4–3.[54]

Decline (1981–1997)

After the 1980 Olympics success India's performance declined and the following decades resulted in a lot of ups and downs for the national team. As the team failed to win any medal in the World Cups or Olympics, but continued to be a top team in Asia and went on to win several medals in continental competitions.[55] The 1982 World Cup was hosted by India and they finished at 5th position.[56] The team lost to Pakistan in both 1982 Asian Games final and the inaugural Asia Cup final held in Karachi.[57]India ended the 80s by winning bronze medal at the 1986 Asian Games and 1982 Champions Trophy and silver medals at the 1985 Asia Cup and 1989 Asia Cup. Their only gold medal success in a big tournament in the 80s came at the 1985 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[58] India also went on to win 1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and reached finals of 1994 Asia Cup but lost to South Korea in the final. The team then went on to win the 1995 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[59]

Resurgence (1998–2012)

India won their first continental title after 32 years at the 1998 Asian Games by defeating South Korea.[60][61] The team finished fourth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. They ended the decade by collecting bronze medal at the 1999 Asia Cup.

India started the new millennium by winning the inaugural Hockey Champions Challenge by defeating South Africa in the final. In 2003 India won their first ever Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the final.[62] The same year India also clinched the first and only Afro-Asian Games title by defeating Pakistan again in the final.[63] For the First time in their history the team did not win a medal at the Asian Games as they finished fifth at the 2006 Asian Games, but India defended their title successfully in the Asia Cup by winning the 2007 Asia Cup. In the final the team conveniently beat South Korea 7–2.[64] India failed to qualify for 2008 Beijing Games for the first time.[65]

The next Asia Cup tournament in 2009 proved to be disastrous as the team finished fifth and failed to get any medal. But the team regained momentum after winning the 2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and also became the joint winners in the 2010 edition. In the 2010 World Cup, which was hosted in India, and the team finished on 8th position. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games which was again hosted by India, the national team reached the final where they were defeated 0–8 by Australia, the biggest defeat India ever suffered.[66] India became the first ever champions of the Asian Champions Trophy after they beat Pakistan in the final of the 2011 edition.[67] In 2012 the team finished last at the Olympics as they lost all their matches, it was disappointing given the fact that they are the most successful team ever at the Olympics.[68][69] India also finished as runners-up at the 2012 Asian Champions Trophy.[70]

2013–present (Olympic comeback)

After the disappointment in Olympics India played at the 2013 Asian Champions Trophy but could only finish at 5th place. The 2014 Asian Games became the turning point as the team defeated Pakistan to win their 3rd gold medal.[71][72][73][74][75][76] In 2014–15 Hockey World League India won the bronze medal by beating Netherlands. The team reached the finals of 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy but lost to Australia in penalty shootout. But bounced back by winning Asian Champions Trophy in 2016 Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Pakistan and 2017 Asia Cup by defeating Malaysia.[77][78] The team also won bronze medal at the 2016–17 Hockey World League by defeating Germany 2–1.

The 2018 Asian Games proved little disappointing as India was the defending champions as well as the favorites to win but was surprised by Malaysia in semi-final. They later won bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 2–1. The team returned strongly by winning 2018 Asian Champions Trophy and collecting a gold medal at the 2018–19 Men's Hockey Series. India played as hosts in the 2018 Hockey World Cup and reached the quarter-finals but lost to Netherlands.

Indian team won bronze in 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Germany 5–4. This was a historic win as the Indian Hockey team won a medal in Olympics after a gap of 41 years.[79][80] And in 2023 India made a sucessfull run in the Asian Champions Trophy and The 2022 Asian Games Both of which India won undefeated.

  • Match of the Indian team at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
    Match of the Indian team at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
  • Match of India against United States at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
    Match of India against United States at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
  • The Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
    The Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
  • India scoring their third goal against Britain at the 1948 London Olympic final.
    India scoring their third goal against Britain at the 1948 London Olympic final.
  • Indian team in 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.
    Indian team in 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.
  • Indian hockey team in 2000s.
    Indian hockey team in 2000s.
  • India after winning FIH Hockey Series.
    India after winning FIH Hockey Series.
  • Indian field hockey team in 2010s.
    Indian field hockey team in 2010s.

Tournament history

Major tournaments

Summer Olympics

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Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1928 Template:Flagicon Amsterdam, Netherlands Final Champions 5 5 0 0 29 0
1932 Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, USA Group stage Champions 2 2 0 0 35 2
1936 Template:Flagicon Berlin, Germany Final Champions 5 5 0 0 38 1
1948 Template:Flagicon London, UK Final Champions 5 5 0 0 25 2
1952 Template:Flagicon Helsinki, Finland Final Champions 3 3 0 0 13 2
1956 Template:Flagicon Melbourne, Australia Final Champions 5 5 0 0 38 0
1960 Template:Flagicon Rome, Italy Final Runners-up 6 5 0 1 19 2
1964 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan Final Champions 9 7 2 0 22 5
1968 Template:Flagicon Mexico City, Mexico Semi-finals Third place 9 7 0 2 23 7
1972 Template:Flagicon Munich, West Germany Semi-finals Third place 9 6 2 1 27 11
1976 Template:Flagicon Montreal, Canada Group stage 7th place 8 4 1 3 17 13
1980 Template:Flagicon Moscow, USSR Final Champions 6 4 2 0 43 9
1984 Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, USA Group stage 5th place 7 5 1 1 20 11
1988 Template:Flagicon Seoul, South Korea Group stage 6th place 7 2 2 3 16 15
1992 Template:Flagicon Barcelona, Spain Group stage 7th place 7 3 0 4 7 12
1996 Template:Flagicon Atlanta, USA Group stage 8th place 7 2 3 2 14 10
2000 Template:Flagicon Sydney, Australia Group stage 7th place 7 3 2 2 13 10
2004 Template:Flagicon Athens, Greece Group stage 7th place 7 2 1 4 16 18
2008 Template:Flagicon Beijing, China Did not qualify
2012 Template:Flagicon London, UK Group stage 12th place 6 0 0 6 8 21
2016 Template:Flagicon Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Quarter-finals 8th place 6 2 1 3 10 12
2020 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan Semi-finals Third place 8 6 0 2 25 23
2024 Template:Flagicon Paris, France Qualified
Total 8 Titles 134 83 17 34 458 186

World Cup

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Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1971 Template:Flagicon Barcelona, Spain Semi-finals Third place 6 5 0 1 8 3
1973 Template:Flagicon Amstelveen, Netherlands Final Runners-up 7 4 3 0 15 3
1975 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Final Champions 7 5 1 1 19 8
1978 Template:Flagicon Buenos Aires, Argentina Group stage 6th place 8 4 1 3 11 16
1982 Template:Flagicon Bombay, India Group stage 5th place 7 5 0 2 29 15
1986 Template:Flagicon London, UK Group stage 12th place 7 1 1 5 8 16
1990 Template:Flagicon Lahore, Pakistan Group stage 10th place 7 1 1 5 12 18
1994 Template:Flagicon Sydney, Australia Group stage 5th place 7 3 2 2 14 12
1998 Template:Flagicon Utrecht, Netherlands Group stage 9th place 7 3 0 4 13 19
2002 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Group stage 10th place 9 3 1 5 22 17
2006 Template:Flagicon Mönchengladbach, Germany Group stage 11th place 7 1 1 5 10 18
2010 Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India Group stage 8th place 6 1 1 4 15 21
2014 Template:Flagicon The Hague, Netherlands Group stage 9th place 6 2 1 3 10 12
2018 Template:Flagicon Bhubaneswar, India Quarter-finals 6th place 4 2 1 1 13 5
2023 Template:Flagicon Bhubaneswar & Rourkela, India Cross-overs 9th place 6 4 2 0 22 7
Total 1 Title 101 44 16 41 221 190

Asian Games

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Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1958 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan Group stage Runners-up 4 3 1 0 16 1
1962 Template:FlagiconJakarta, Indonesia Final Runners-up 5 4 0 1 19 2
1966 Template:Flagicon Bangkok, Thailand Final Champions 5 5 0 0 13 0
1970 Template:Flagicon Bangkok, Thailand Final Runners-up 5 4 0 1 16 1
1974 Template:FlagiconTehran, Iran Group stage Runners-up 6 4 1 1 25 3
1978 Template:Flagicon Bangkok, Thailand Final Runners-up 5 4 0 1 18 5
1982 Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India Final Runners-up 6 5 0 1 45 10
1986 Template:Flagicon Seoul, South Korea Semi-finals Third place 6 4 1 1 30 6
1990 Template:Flagicon Beijing, China Final Runners-up 6 5 0 1 22 3
1994 Template:Flagicon Hiroshima, Japan Final Runners-up 5 4 0 1 10 4
1998 Template:Flagicon Bangkok, Thailand Final Champions 6 5 1 0 24 4
2002 Template:Flagicon Busan, South Korea Final Runners-up 5 3 1 1 16 9
2006 Template:Flagicon Doha, Qatar Group stage 5th place 6 4 1 1 34 5
2010 Template:Flagicon Guangzhou, China Semi-finals Third place 6 5 0 1 26 8
2014 Template:Flagicon Incheon, South Korea Final Champions 6 4 1 1 20 3
2018 Template:Flagicon Jakarta, Indonesia Semi-finals Third place 7 6 1 0 80 6
2022 Template:Flagicon Hangzhou, China Final Champions 7 7 0 0 68 9
Total 4 Titles 96 76 8 12 477 79

Asia Cup

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Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1982 Template:Flagicon Karachi, Pakistan Group stage Runners-up 6 5 0 1 40 4
1985 Template:FlagiconDhaka, Bangladesh Final Runners-up 6 5 0 1 33 7
1989 Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India Final Runners-up 5 4 0 1 15 2
1994 Template:Flagicon Hiroshima, Japan Final Runners-up 6 3 2 1 15 7
1999 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Semi-finals Third place 5 3 1 1 17 9
2003 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Final Champions 5 4 0 1 25 9
2007 Template:Flagicon Chennai, India Final Champions 7 7 0 0 57 5
2009 Template:Flagicon Kuantan, Malaysia Group stage 5th place 4 2 1 1 20 7
2013 Template:Flagicon Ipoh, Malaysia Final Runners-up 5 4 0 1 24 5
2017 Template:Flagicon Dhaka, Bangladesh Final Champions 7 6 1 0 28 6
2022 Template:Flagicon Jakarta, Indonesia Second round Third place 7 3 3 1 29 14
Total 3 Titles 63 46 8 9 303 75

Asian Champions Trophy

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Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2011 Template:Flagicon Ordos, China Final Champions 6 2 4 0 15 8
2012 Template:Flagicon Doha, Qatar Final Runners-up 6 4 0 2 27 12
2013 Template:Flagicon Kakamigahara, Japan Group stage 5th place 6 3 0 3 18 13
2016 Template:Flagicon Kuantan, Malaysia Final Champions 7 5 2 0 30 10
2018 Template:Flagicon Muscat, Oman Final Champions 6 5 1 0 30 4
2021 Template:Flagicon Dhaka, Bangladesh Semi-finals Third place 6 4 1 1 27 11
2023 Template:Flagicon Chennai, India Final Champions 7 6 1 0 29 8
Total 4 Titles 44 29 9 6 176 66

Commonwealth Games

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Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1998 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Semi-finals Fourth place 7 4 1 2 22 12
2006 Template:Flagicon Melbourne, Australia Group stage 6th place 5 2 1 2 15 8
2010 Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India Final Runners-up 6 3 1 2 19 22
2014 Template:Flagicon Glasgow, Scotland Final Runners-up 6 4 0 2 19 15
2018 Template:Flagicon Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Semi-finals Fourth place 6 3 1 2 15 14
2022 Template:Flagicon Birmingham, England Final Runners-up 6 4 1 1 30 14
Total Best: Runners-up 36 20 5 11 120 85

Pro League

[[Men's FIH Pro League|Template:Color
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2020–21 N/A Group stage Fourth place 8 3 3 2 22 17
2021–22 N/A Group stage Third place 16 8 4 4 62 40
2022–23 N/A Group stage Fourth place 16 8 3 5 51 42
Total Best: Third place 40 19 10 11 135 99

Other tournaments

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

[[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Template:Color
Year Host Position
1983 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Third place
1985 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Champions
1991 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Champions
1995 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Champions
2000 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Third place
2001 Template:Flagicon Malaysia 5th place
2004 Template:Flagicon Malaysia 7th place
2005 Template:Flagicon Malaysia 5th place
2006 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Third place
2007 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Third place
2008 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Runners-up
2009 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Champions
2010 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Champions
2011 Template:Flagicon Malaysia 6th place
2012 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Third place
2013 Template:Flagicon Malaysia 5th place
2015 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Third place
2016 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Runners-up
2017 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Third place
2018 Template:Flagicon Malaysia 5th place
2019 Template:Flagicon Malaysia Runners-up
Total 5 Titles

South Asian Games

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Year Host Position
1995 Template:Flagicon Madras, India Champions
2006 Template:Flagicon Colombo, Sri Lanka Runners-up
2010 Template:Flagicon Dhaka, Bangladesh Runners-up
2016 Template:Flagicon Guwahati, India Runners-up
Total 1 Title

Defunct competitions

World League

[[Men's FIH Hockey World League|Template:Color
Year Position Pld W D L GF GA
2012–13 6th place 15 6 4 5 59 37
2014–15 Third place 13 4 3 6 23 35
2016–17 Third place 13 5 2 6 33 23
Total Best: Third place 41 15 9 17 115 95

Champions Trophy

[[Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|Template:Color
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1980 Template:Flagicon Karachi, Pakistan Group stage 5th place 6 1 2 3 17 24
1982 Template:Flagicon Amstelveen, Netherlands Group stage Third place 5 3 0 2 16 20
1983 Template:Flagicon Karachi, Pakistan Group stage Fourth place 5 2 1 2 8 9
1985 Template:Flagicon Perth, Australia Group stage 6th place 5 1 1 3 9 15
1986 Template:Flagicon Karachi, Pakistan Group stage 5th place 5 2 0 3 6 10
1989 Template:Flagicon Berlin, West Germany Group stage 6th place 5 1 0 4 7 12
1995 Template:Flagicon Berlin, Germany Group stage 5th place 6 0 3 3 7 13
1996 Template:Flagicon Madras, India Group stage Fourth place 6 2 1 3 10 12
2002 Template:Flagicon Cologne, Germany Group stage Fourth place 6 2 1 3 16 18
2003 Template:Flagicon Amstelveen, Netherlands Group stage Fourth place 6 2 0 4 19 22
2004 Template:Flagicon Lahore, India Group stage Fourth Place 6 1 1 4 11 16
2005 Template:Flagicon Chennai, India Group stage 6th place 6 1 0 5 9 15
2012 Template:Flagicon Melbourne, Australia Semi-finals Fourth place 6 3 0 3 12 12
2014 Template:Flagicon Bhubaneswar, India Semi-finals Fourth place 6 2 0 4 13 15
2016 Template:Flagicon London, UK Final Runners-up 6 2 2 2 10 11
2018 Template:Flagicon Breda, Netherlands Final Runners-up 6 2 3 1 11 7
Total Best: Runners-up 91 27 15 49 181 231

Champions Challenge

[[Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I|Template:Color
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2001 Template:Flagicon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Final Champions 6 4 1 1 11 6
2007 Template:Flagicon Boom, Belgium Semi-finals Third place 6 4 0 2 16 13
2009 Template:Flagicon Salta, Argentina Semi-finals Third place 5 3 1 1 16 13
2011 Template:Flagicon Johannesburg, South Africa Final Runners-up 6 4 1 1 29 17
Total 1 Title 23 15 3 5 72 49

Hockey Series

[[2018–19 Men's FIH Series Finals|Template:Color
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2018–19 Template:Flagicon Bhubaneshwar, India Final Champions 5 5 0 0 35 4
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 35 4

Afro-Asian Games

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Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2003 Template:Flagicon Hyderabad, India Final Champions 5 5 0 0 23 11
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 23 11

Western Asiatic Games

[[Western Asiatic Games|Template:Color
Year Host Position
1934 Template:Flagicon Delhi, India Champions
Total 1 title

Honours

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

Defunct tournaments

Results and fixtures

2022

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2023

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Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the 2022 Asian Games.[84]

Caps updated as of 12 August 2023, after the match against Template:Fh.

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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

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Coaching staff

Notable former players

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See also

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