2025–26 Hockey India League
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 3 January 2026 – 26 January 2026 |
| Administrator(s) | Hockey India |
| Format(s) | Round-robin tournament Knock-out |
| Host(s) | India |
| Venue(s) | Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai Jaipal Singh Stadium, Ranchi Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kalinga Lancers |
| Runner-up | Ranchi Royals |
| Third Place | Hyderabad Toofans |
| Tournament summary | |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Goals scored | 166 (5.03 per match) |
| Player of the tournament | Amandeep Lakra (Hyderabad Toofans) |
| Most goals | Tom Boon (Hyderabad Toofans) |
← 2024–25 | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 28 December 2025 – 10 January 2026 |
| Administrator(s) | Hockey India |
| Format(s) | Double round-robin Knock-out |
| Host(s) | India |
| Venue(s) | Jaipal Singh Stadium, Ranchi |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | SG Pipers (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Bengal Tigers |
| Third Place | Ranchi Royals |
| Tournament summary | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 39 (3 per match) |
| Player of the tournament | Navneet Kaur (Delhi SG Pipers) |
| Most goals | Agustina Gorzelany (Rarh Bengal Tigers) |
← 2024–25 | |
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 |
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| SG Pipers | N/a | SG Sports | ||
| Hyderabad Toofans | Hyderabad, Telangana | Resolute Sports | ||
| Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Vedanta Limited | ||
| Ranchi Royals | Ranchi, Jharkhand | Shri Alvish M.A. | ||
| Bengal Tigers | West Bengal | Shrachi Sports | ||
| Soorma Hockey Club | Punjab Haryana |
JSW Group | ||
| Tamil Nadu Dragons | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Charles Group | ||
| HIL Governing Council | N/a | N/a | ||
| 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.
Locations of the HIL
| Bhubaneswar | Chennai | Ranchi |
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| Kalinga Stadium | Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium | Jaipal Singh Stadium |
| Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 8,670 | Capacity: 5,000 |
Men's HIL
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kalinga Lancers (H) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 16 | Qualified to Knockouts |
| 2 | Ranchi Royals (H) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 12 | |
| 3 | Hyderabad Toofans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 11 | |
| 4 | HIL Governing Council | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Soorma Hockey Club | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 11 | |
| 6 | Tamil Nadu Dragons (H) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Rarh Bengal Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 9 | |
| 8 | SG Pipers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 4 |
Source: Hockey India
Rules for classification: 1) Points: Win (3) Draw (1) Shoot-out win (1); 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points, goal difference & goals scored; 6) shoot‐out competition
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Rules for classification: 1) Points: Win (3) Draw (1) Shoot-out win (1); 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points, goal difference & goals scored; 6) shoot‐out competition
(H) Host
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Knockouts
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Women's HIL
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | SG Pipers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | Qualified to Final |
| 2 | Rarh Bengal Tigers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Ranchi Royals (H) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | |
| 4 | Soorma Hockey Club | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
Source: Hockey India
Rules for classification: 1) Points: Win (3) Draw (1) Shoot-out win (1); 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points, goal difference & goals scored; 6) shoot‐out competition
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Rules for classification: 1) Points: Win (3) Draw (1) Shoot-out win (1); 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points, goal difference & goals scored; 6) shoot‐out competition
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Top goalscorers
Men's HIL
Women's HIL
References
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