2025–26 Hockey India League
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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 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
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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 |
← 2025 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 Hockey India League is the upcoming seventh season of the annual Hockey India League.[1] It will be held from 28 December 2025 to 26 January 2026.[2]
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]
Owners
| Franchise | Location | Owners | Men's | Women's |
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| Delhi SG Pipers | New Delhi, Delhi | SG Sports | ||
| Hyderabad Toofans | Hyderabad, Telangana | Resolute Sports | ||
| Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Vedanta Limited | ||
| Ranchi Royals | Ranchi, Jharkhand | Shri Alvish M.A. | ||
| Rarh Bengal Tigers | Kolkata, West Bengal | Shrachi Sports | ||
| Soorma Hockey Club | Punjab Haryana |
JSW Group | ||
| Tamil Nadu Dragons | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Charles Group | ||
| HIL Governing Council | — | — | ||
| Total | 8 | 4 | ||
Venues
The matches were held across three cities, Bhubaneswar, Chennai and Ranchi.[5] While women's games were hosted at the Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi, the men's games were held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai and at the Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi.
| Bhubaneswar | |
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| Kalinga Stadium | |
| Capacity: 16,000 | |
| Chennai | Ranchi |
| Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium | Jaipal Singh Stadium |
| Capacity: 8,670 | Capacity: 15,000 |
Men's league
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Delhi SG Pipers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | HIL Governing Council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Hyderabad Toofans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified to Eliminator |
| 4 | Kalinga Lancers (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ranchi Royals (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Rarh Bengal Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Soorma Hockey Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Tamil Nadu Dragons (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 3 January 2026. Source:
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 league
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Delhi SG Pipers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified to Final |
| 2 | Ranchi Royals (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Rarh Bengal Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Soorma Hockey Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 28 December 2025. Source:
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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Women's league
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References
- ^ "Hockey India League unveil Mens and Womens schedule for 2025-26 season". The Tribune. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (25 October 2025). "Hockey India League announces schedule for 2025-26 season". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Coal India HIL format is very exciting: Gonzalo Peillat". Hockey India League. League.hockeyindia.org. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Sen, Debayan (21 January 2017). "Hockey India League 2017: Everything you need to know". ESPN. Espn.in. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Next HIL To Be Held In 3 Venues, Women's Event Could Be Expanded To 6 Teams-". news18.com. Retrieved 31 August 2025.