India men's national field hockey team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see India women's national field hockey team.

India
Nickname(s)Men in Blue
Association
ConfederationAsian Hockey Federation
Head CoachCraig Fulton
CaptainHarmanpreet Singh
Most capsDilip Tirkey (412)
Top scorer
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 8 1 (19 December 2025)[1]
Highest3 (2021, 2023)
Lowest12 (2007)
First international
New Zealand  2–5  India
(Christchurch, New Zealand; 26 June 1926)[2]
Biggest win
India  26–0  Hong Kong
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 22 August 2018)[3]
Olympic Games
Appearances22 (first in 1928)
Best result Champions
(1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best result Champions
(1975)
Asian Games
Appearances17 (first in 1958)
Best result Champions
(1966, 1998, 2014, 2022)
Asia Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1982)
Best result Champions
(2003, 2007, 2017, 2025)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 8 1 4
World Cup 1 1 1
Pro League 0 0 1
World League 0 0 2
Champions Trophy 0 2 1
Commonwealth Games 0 3 0
Asian Games 4 9 3
Asia Cup 4 5 2
Asian Champions Trophy 5 1 1
Total 22 22 15
Olympic Games
1928 Amsterdam Team
1932 Los Angeles Team
1936 Berlin Team
1948 London Team
1952 Helsinki Team
1956 Melbourne Team
1964 Tokyo Team
1980 Moscow Team
1960 Rome Team
1968 Mexico City Team
1972 Munich Team
2020 Tokyo Team
2024 Paris Team
World Cup
1975 Kuala Lumpur
1973 Amstelveen
1971 Barcelona
Pro League
2021–22
World League
2014–15 Raipur Team
2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team
Champions Trophy
2016 London
2018 Breda
1982 Amstelveen
Commonwealth Games
2010 New Delhi Team
2014 Glasgow Team
2022 Birmingham Team
Asian Games
1966 Bangkok Team
1998 Bangkok Team
2014 Incheon Team
2022 Hangzhou Team
1958 Tokyo Team
1962 Jakarta Team
1970 Bangkok Team
1974 Tehran Team
1978 Bangkok Team
1982 New Delhi Team
1990 Beijing Team
1994 Hiroshima Team
2002 Busan Team
1986 Seoul Team
2010 Guangzhou Team
2018 Jakarta / Palembang Team
Asia Cup
2003 Kuala Lumpur
2007 Chennai
2017 Dhaka
2025 Rajgir
1982 Karachi
1985 Dhaka
1989 New Delhi
1994 Hiroshima
2013 Ipoh
1999 Kuala Lumpur
2022 Jakarta
Asian Champions Trophy
2011 Ordos
2016 Kuantan
2018 Muscat
2023 Chennai
2024 Hulunbuir
2012 Doha
2021 Dhaka

The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions. The team is governed by the association Hockey India.

In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten at 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 also has the best overall performance in Olympic history with 87 victories out of the 142 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.[4]

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 at the Asia Cup in 2003, 2007, 2017 and in 2025. India has won 52 out of 70 matches in the Asia Cup and holds the records for most wins and best winning percentage in the competition. They are the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy, winning the competition a record five times, namely in 2011, 2016, 2018, 2023, and 2024. The 2024 Asian Champions Trophy is the newest title victory for the team and in total, India has won 27 major senior international titles.[5]

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, Asia Cup and Asian Champions Trophy.[6]

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 the Netherlands 3–0 in the finals under the captaincy of Jaipal Singh Munda.[7]

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 United States, in that match Dhyan Chand scored 8 goals and Roop Singh scored 10 goals, This is the largest margin of victory ever in the Olympic games.[8] 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.[8] The Indian hockey team that won three successive Olympic titles is often regarded as one of the greatest ever to play the sport.[9]

World War II caused the cancellation of 1940 and 1944 Olympics, which ended the era of a team that dominated world hockey.[10] At 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.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13] The match is famous for the five-goal magical performance of Balbir Singh Sr., which is an Olympic record that still stands today. At the 1956 Olympics India defeated Afghanistan 14–0, United States 16–0 and Singapore 6–0 in group stage. Then they defeated Germany 1–0 in the 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.[14] 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 the gold medal due to better goal difference.[15][16]

Last years of dominance (1960–1980)

In 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.[17] 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.[18][19]

In 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.[20] In the 1972 Olympics 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.[21] In the third-place match India defeated the Netherlands to claim bronze medal.[22]

India won the bronze medal at the 1971 World Cup by defeating Kenya in the third-place playoffs.[23] At 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.[24] But at the 1975 World Cup India defeated Malaysia in the semi-final before beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final to claim their first title.[25][26][27] 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 both Poland and Spain respectively. Later followed by resounding wins over Cuba with a margin of 13–0 and 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.[28]

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.[29] The 1982 World Cup was hosted by India and they finished at 5th position.[30] The team lost to Pakistan in both 1982 Asian Games final and the inaugural Asia Cup final held in Karachi.[31] India ended the decade by winning bronze medals at the 1986 Asian Games and 1982 Champions Trophy and silver medals at the 1985 Asia Cup and 1989 Asia Cup.[32] Their only gold medal success in a big tournament in the decade came at the 1985 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[33] India also went on to win 1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and reached finals of 1994 Asia Cup and 1994 Asian Games but lost to South Korea in both the finals.[34][35] The team then went on to win the 1995 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[36]

Resurgence (1998–2012)

India won their first continental title after 32 years at the 1998 Asian Games by defeating South Korea.[37][38] The team finished fourth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. They ended the decade by collecting bronze medal at the 1999 Asia Cup.[39]

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.[40] The same year India also clinched the first and only Afro-Asian Games title by defeating Pakistan again in the final.[41] 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.[42] India failed to qualify for 2008 Beijing Games for the first time.[43]

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.[44] India became the first ever champions of the Asian Champions Trophy after they beat Pakistan in the final of the 2011 edition.[45] 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.[46][47] India also finished as runners-up at the 2012 Asian Champions Trophy.[48]

Olympic comeback (2013–present)

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[49][50][51] to win their third gold medal.[52][53][54] 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 2016 Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Pakistan and 2017 Asia Cup by defeating Malaysia.[55][56] 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.[57] 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.[58]

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.[59][60] In 2023, India made a successful run at the Asian Champions Trophy and the Asian Games both of which India won undefeated.[61] They also won the bronze medal for the second consecutive time at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris by defeating Spain.[62] They won the 2025 Asia Cup in Rajgir by defeating South Korea.[63][64]

  • Match of the Indian team at the 1928 Amsterdam 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.
  • India scoring their third goal against Britain at the 1948 London Olympic final.
  • Indian team in 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.
  • Indian hockey team in 2000s.
  • India after winning FIH Hockey Series.
  • Indian field hockey team in 2010s.
  • Indian field hockey team in 2020s.

Performance record

Major tournaments

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands Final Champions 5 5 0 0 29 0
1932 Los Angeles, USA Group stage Champions 2 2 0 0 35 2
1936 Berlin, Germany Final Champions 5 5 0 0 38 1
1948 London, UK Final Champions 5 5 0 0 25 2
1952 Helsinki, Finland Final Champions 3 3 0 0 13 2
1956 Melbourne, Australia Final Champions 5 5 0 0 38 0
1960 Rome, Italy Final Runners-up 6 5 0 1 19 2
1964 Tokyo, Japan Final Champions 9 7 2 0 22 5
1968 Mexico City, Mexico Semi-finals Third place 9 7 0 2 23 7
1972 Munich, West Germany Semi-finals Third place 9 6 2 1 27 11
1976 Montreal, Canada Group stage 7th place 8 4 1 3 17 13
1980 Moscow, USSR Final Champions 6 4 2 0 43 9
1984 Los Angeles, USA Group stage 5th place 7 5 1 1 20 11
1988 Seoul, South Korea Group stage 6th place 7 2 2 3 16 15
1992 Barcelona, Spain Group stage 7th place 7 3 0 4 7 12
1996 Atlanta, USA Group stage 8th place 7 2 3 2 14 10
2000 Sydney, Australia Group stage 7th place 7 3 2 2 13 10
2004 Athens, Greece Group stage 7th place 7 2 1 4 16 18
2008 Beijing, China Did not qualify
2012 London, UK Group stage 12th place 6 0 0 6 8 21
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Quarter-finals 8th place 6 2 1 3 10 12
2020 Tokyo, Japan Semi-finals Third place 8 6 0 2 25 23
2024 Paris, France Semi-finals Third place 8 4 2 2 15 12
Total 8 Titles 142 87 19 36 473 198

Summer Olympics Qualifiers

Summer Olympics Qualifiers
Year Host Position Result Pld W D L GF GA
1991[65] Auckland, New Zealand Runners-up Qualified for 1992 Summer Olympics 7 3 2 2 16 7
1996 Barcelona, Spain Runners-up Qualified for 1996 Summer Olympics 7 4 3 0 15 7
2004 Madrid, Spain 4th Qualified for 2004 Summer Olympics 7 3 1 3 21 21
2008 Santiago, Chile Runners-up Failed to Qualify for 2008 Summer Olympics 6 4 0 2 39 10
2012 Delhi, India Champions Qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics 6 6 0 0 44 9
2019 Bhubaneswar, India — Qualified for 2020 Summer Olympics 2 2 0 0 11 3
Total 1 Title 35 22 6 7 146 57

World Cup

World Cup
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1971 Barcelona, Spain Semi-finals Third place 6 5 0 1 8 3
1973 Amstelveen, Netherlands Final Runners-up 7 4 3 0 15 3
1975 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Final Champions 7 5 1 1 19 8
1978 Buenos Aires, Argentina Group stage 6th place 8 4 1 3 11 16
1982 Bombay, India Group stage 5th place 7 5 0 2 29 15
1986 London, England Group stage 12th place 7 1 1 5 8 16
1990 Lahore, Pakistan Group stage 10th place 7 1 1 5 12 18
1994 Sydney, Australia Group stage 5th place 7 3 2 2 14 12
1998 Utrecht, Netherlands Group stage 9th place 7 3 0 4 13 19
2002 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Group stage 10th place 9 3 1 5 22 17
2006 Mönchengladbach, Germany Group stage 11th place 7 1 1 5 10 18
2010 New Delhi, India Group stage 8th place 6 1 1 4 15 21
2014 The Hague, Netherlands Group stage 9th place 6 2 1 3 10 12
2018 Bhubaneswar, India Quarter-finals 6th place 4 2 1 1 13 5
2023 Bhubaneswar & Rourkela, India Cross-overs 9th place 6 4 2 0 22 7
2026 Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands Qualified
Total 1 Title 101 44 16 41 221 190

World Cup Qualifiers

World Cup Qualifiers
Year Host Position Result Pld W D L GF GA
1989[66] Madison, USA 3rd Qualified for 1990 World Cup 7 5 2 0 21 7
1993[67] Poznan, Poland 3rd Qualified for 1994 World Cup 7 4 2 1 18 9
2001 Edinburgh, Scotland 5th Qualified for 2002 World Cup 8 5 1 2 15 12
Total 3rd 22 14 5 3 54 28

Asian Games

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

Asia Cup

Asia Cup
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1982 Karachi, Pakistan Group stage Runners-up 6 5 0 1 40 4
1985 Dhaka, Bangladesh Final Runners-up 6 5 0 1 33 7
1989 New Delhi, India Final Runners-up 5 4 0 1 15 2
1994 Hiroshima, Japan Final Runners-up 6 3 2 1 15 7
1999 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Semi-finals Third place 5 3 1 1 17 9
2003 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Final Champions 5 4 0 1 25 9
2007 Chennai, India Final Champions 7 7 0 0 57 5
2009 Kuantan, Malaysia Group stage 5th place 4 2 1 1 20 7
2013 Ipoh, Malaysia Final Runners-up 5 4 0 1 24 5
2017 Dhaka, Bangladesh Final Champions 7 6 1 0 28 6
2022 Jakarta, Indonesia Second round Third place 7 3 3 1 29 14
2025 Rajgir, India Final Champions 7 6 1 0 39 9
Total 4 Titles 70 52 9 9 342 84

Asian Champions Trophy

Asian Champions Trophy
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2011 Ordos, China Final Champions 6 2 4 0 15 8
2012 Doha, Qatar Final Runners-up 6 4 0 2 27 12
2013 Kakamigahara, Japan Group stage 5th place 6 3 0 3 18 13
2016 Kuantan, Malaysia Final Champions 7 5 2 0 30 10
2018 Muscat, Oman Final Champions 6 5 1 0 30 4
2021 Dhaka, Bangladesh Semi-finals Third place 6 4 1 1 27 11
2023 Chennai, India Final Champions 7 6 1 0 29 8
2024 Hulunbuir, China Final Champions 7 7 0 0 26 5
Total 5 Titles 51 36 9 6 202 71

Commonwealth Games

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

Pro League

Pro League
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2020–21 N/A Fourth place 8 3 3 2 22 17
2021–22 N/A Third place 16 8 4 4 62 40
2022–23 N/A Fourth place 16 8 3 5 51 42
2023–24 N/A Seventh place 16 5 6 5 38 35
2024–25 N/A Eighth place 16 6 0 10 34 38
Total Third place 72 30 16 26 207 172

Other tournaments

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Year Host Position
1983 Malaysia Third place
1985 Malaysia Champions
1991 Malaysia Champions
1995 Malaysia Champions
2000 Malaysia Third place
2001 Malaysia 5th place
2004 Malaysia 7th place
2005 Malaysia 5th place
2006 Malaysia Third place
2007 Malaysia Third place
2008 Malaysia Runners-up
2009 Malaysia Champions
2010 Malaysia Champions
2011 Malaysia 6th place
2012 Malaysia Third place
2013 Malaysia 5th place
2015 Malaysia Third place
2016 Malaysia Runners-up
2017 Malaysia Third place
2018 Malaysia 5th place
2019 Malaysia Runners-up
2025 Malaysia Runners-up
Total 5 Titles

South Asian Games

South Asian Games
Year Host Position
1995 Madras, India Champions
2006 Colombo, Sri Lanka Runners-up
2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh Runners-up
2016 Guwahati, India Runners-up
Total 1 Title

Defunct competitions

World League

Hockey World League
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2012–13 Rotterdam, Netherlands Semifinal 6th place 6 1 2 3 16 18
New Delhi, India Final 6th place 15 6 4 5 59 37
2014–15 Antwerp, Belgium Semifinal 4th place 7 3 1 3 14 21
Raipur, India Final Third place 13 4 3 6 23 35
2016–17 London, England Semifinal 6th place 7 4 0 3 25 12
Bhubaneswar, India Final Third place 13 5 2 6 33 23
Total Third place 61 23 12 26 170 146

Champions Trophy

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

Champions Challenge

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

Hockey Series

Hockey Series
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2018–19 Bhubaneshwar, India Final Champions 5 5 0 0 35 4
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 35 4

Afro-Asian Games

Afro-Asian Games
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2003 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
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1934 Delhi, India Final Champions 1 1 0 0 5 0
Total 1 Title 1 1 0 0 5 0

Honours

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.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

15 February 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League India  1–3  Spain Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Sukhjeet  25' Report Lacalle  28'
Cobos  38'
Ávila  58'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
16 February 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League India  2–0  Spain Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Mandeep  32'
Dilpreet  39'		 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
18 February 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League India  1–4  Germany Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Gurjant  13' Report Sperling  7'
Prinz  14'
Struthoff  48'
Hartkopf  55'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
19 February 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League India  1–0  Germany Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Gurjant  4' Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
21 February 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League India  3–1  Ireland Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Mandeep  22'
Jarmanpreet  45'
Sukhjeet  58'		 Report Duncan  8' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
22 February 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League India  4–0  Ireland Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Nilam  14'
Mandeep  24'
Abhishek  28'
Shamsher  34'		 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
24 February 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League India  2–3  England Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Abhishek  18'
Sukhjeet  39'		 Report Payton  15'
Ward  19', 29'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
25 February 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League India  2–1  England Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Harmanpreet  26', 32' Report Williamson  30' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
7 June 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League Netherlands  2–1  India Amsterdam, Netherlands
16:00 Van Dam  25', 58' Report Harmanpreet  19' Stadium: Wagener Stadium
9 June 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League Netherlands  3–2  India Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30 van Dam  24'
Hoedemakers  33'
Janssen  57'		 Report Abhishek  20'
Jugraj  54'		 Stadium: Wagener Stadium
11 June 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League Argentina  4–3  India Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00 Rey  3'
Martínez  17'
Tarazona  34'
Mendez  46'		 Report Harmanpreet  12', 33'
Abhishek  42'		 Stadium: Wagener Stadium
12 June 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League India  1–2  Argentina Amsterdam, Netherlands
15:00 Jugraj  4' Report Domene  9', 49' Stadium: Wagener Stadium
14 June 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League Australia  3–2  India Antwerp, Belgium
10:30 Ephraums  42'
Rintala  56'
Craig  60'		 Report Abhishek  8', 35' Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
15 June 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League India  2–3  Australia Antwerp, Belgium
10:30 Sanjay  3'
Dilpreet  36'		 Report Brand  4'
Govers  5'
Burns  18'		 Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
21 June 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League Belgium  6–3  India Antwerp, Belgium
15:30 Doren  1', 54'
Hendrickx  28'
Duvekot  49'
Stockbroekx  53'
Boon  59'		 Report Dilpreet  36'
Mandeep  38'
Rohidas  56'		 Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
22 June 2025 2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League Belgium  3–4  India Antwerp, Belgium
15:30 Sloover  8'
Stockbroekx  34'
Labouchere  41'		 Report Sukhjeet  21', 35'
Rohidas  36'
Harmanpreet  59'		 Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
29 August 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS India  4–3  China Rajgir, India
15:00 Jugraj  18'
Harmanpreet  20', 33', 47'		 Report Du  12'
Chen B.  35'
Gao  41'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
31 August 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS Japan  2–3  India Rajgir, India
15:00 Kawabe  38', 59' Report Mandeep  4'
Harmanpreet  5', 46'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
1 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS India  15–0  Kazakhstan Rajgir, India
19:30 Abhishek  5', 8', 20', 59'
Sukhjeet  15', 32', 38'
Jugraj  24', 31'
Harmanpreet  26', 47'
Amit  29'
Rajinder  32'
Sanjay  54'
Dilpreet  55'		 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
3 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Super4s India  2–2  South Korea Rajgir, India
19:30 Hardik  8'
Mandeep  53'		 Report Yang  12'
Kim  14'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
4 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Super4s Malaysia  1–4  India Rajgir, India
19:30 Hassan  2' Report Manpreet  17'
Sukhjeet  19'
Lakra  24'
Prasad  38'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
6 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Super4s India  7–0  China Rajgir, India
19:30 Lakra  4'
Dilpreet  7'
Mandeep  18'
Pal  37'
Sukhjeet  39'
Abhishek  46', 50'		 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
7 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Final India  4–1  South Korea Rajgir, India
19:30 Sukhjeet  1'
Dilpreet  28', 45'
Amit  50'		 Report Son  51' Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
23 November 2025 2025 SASC GS India  1–0  South Korea Ipoh, Malaysia
16:00 Raheel  15' Report Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium
24 November 2025 2025 SASC GS Belgium  3–2  India Ipoh, Malaysia
18:00 Duvekot  17', 46'
De Kerpel  45'		 Report Abhishek  33'
Shilanand  57'		 Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium
26 November 2025 2025 SASC GS India  4–3  Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia
20:00 Selvam  7'
Sukhjeet  31'
Rohidas  39'
Sanjay  53'		 Report Saari  13'
Saari  36'
Jalil  45'		 Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium
27 November 2025 2025 SASC GS India  3–2  New Zealand Ipoh, Malaysia
18:00 Rohidas  4'
Sanjay  32'
Selvam  54'		 Report Baker  42', 48' Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium
29 November 2025 2025 SASC GS Canada  3–14  India Ipoh, Malaysia
16:00 Guraliuk  11'
Sarmento  35'
Sidhu  55'		 Report Sharma  4'
Rajinder  10', 24'
Jugraj  12', 26', 39', 50'
Rohidas  15', 46'
Dilpreet  25'
Selvam  43'
Sanjay  56'
Abhishek  57', 59'		 Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium
30 November 2025 2025 SASC Final Belgium  1–0  India Ipoh, Malaysia
20:30 Stockbroekx  34' Report Stadium: Azlan Shah Stadium
7 December 2025 Tour of South Africa South Africa  2–5  India Stellenbosch, South Africa
20:30 IST Cassiem  4'
Mbata  39'		 Report Lakra  12'
Aditya  14'
Rohidas  48'
Harmanpreet  53'
Dilpreet  55'		 Stadium: Stellenbosch University
8 December 2025 Tour of South Africa South Africa  2–2  India Cape Town, South Africa
22:30 IST Cassiem  31'
Neethling  37'		 Report Harmanpreet  4', 49' Stadium: Hartleyvale Stadium
10 December 2025 Tour of South Africa South Africa  1–4  India Cape Town, South Africa
22:30 IST Horan Report Sukhjeet
Rohidas
Hardik
Mandeep 		Stadium: Hartleyvale Stadium

2026

All times are (UTC+5:30).

11 February 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League India  v  Belgium Rourkela, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
12 February 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League India  v  Argentina Rourkela, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
14 February 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League India  v  Belgium Rourkela, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
15 February 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League India  v  Argentina Rourkela, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
21 February 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League India  v  Spain Hobart, Australia
11:30 Report Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre
22 February 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League Australia  v  India Hobart, Australia
10:30 Report Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre
24 February 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League Spain  v  India Hobart, Australia
10:30 Report Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre
25 February 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League Australia  v  India Hobart, Australia
10:30 Report Stadium: Tasmanian Hockey Centre
14 June 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League Netherlands  v  India Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:30 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
17 June 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League India  v  Germany Rotterdam, Netherlands
23:00 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
18 June 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League Germany  v  India Rotterdam, Netherlands
23:00 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
21 June 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League Netherlands  v  India Rotterdam, Netherlands
17:30 Report Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadion
23 June 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League Pakistan  v  India London, United Kingdom
19:00 Report Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
25 June 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League England  v  India London, United Kingdom
00:00 Report Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
26 June 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League India  v  Pakistan London, United Kingdom
22:30 Report Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
28 June 2026 2025–26 FIH Pro League England  v  India London, United Kingdom
20:30 Report Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the 2025 South Africa Tour.[71]

Caps updated as of 8 December 2025, after the match against  South Africa.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
GK Krishan Bahadur Pathak (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 156 0 IOCL
GK Pawan Malik (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 14 0 CAG
GK Suraj Karkera (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 74 0 Services
DF Jarmanpreet Singh (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 144 8 Income Tax
DF Harmanpreet Singh (Captain) (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 254 218 Punjab Armed Police
DF Nilam Sanjeep Xess (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 64 6 CAG
DF Sumit Walmiki (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 168 8 ONGC
DF Amit Rohidas (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 231 37 Railways
DF Jugraj Singh (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 91 30 Services
DF Poovanna Chandura Boby (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 7 0 State Bank of India
DF Sanjay Rana (2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 78 8 Hockey Haryana
MF Manpreet Singh (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 411 23 Punjab Armed Police
MF Hardik Singh (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 166 12 IOCL
MF Nilakanta Sharma (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 150 17 YAS Manipur
MF Raj Kumar Pal (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 86 8 CAG
MF Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 20 0 Petroleum Sports Board
MF Vivek Prasad (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 185 22 Bhopal Police
MF Mohammed Raheel Mouseen (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 22 2 CAG
MF Rajinder Singh (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 29 3 Namdhari Sports Academy
MF Maninder Singh (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 6 1 State Bank of India
FW Dilpreet Singh (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 115 40 IOCL
FW Abhishek Nain (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 120 51 Punjab National Bank
FW Mandeep Singh (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 275 124 Punjab Armed Police
FW Aditya Lalage (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 2 1 Services
FW Sukhjeet Singh (1996-12-05) 5 December 1996 114 38 Punjab National Bank
FW Karthi Selvam (2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 32 13 Income Tax
FW Shilanand Lakra (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 54 10 BPCL

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mohith H. S. (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 5 0 Railways 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
GK Princedeep Singh (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 0 0 Roundglass Punjab Club 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Yashdeep Siwach (2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 23 0 Railways 2025 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
DF Varun Kumar (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 142 39 BPCL 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Amir Ali (2004-05-02) 2 May 2004 8 0 Uttar Pradesh Hockey 2024 Asian Champions Trophy
MF Shamsher Singh (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 111 16 Punjab Armed Police 2024–25 FIH Pro League
MF Vishnukant Singh (2002-08-10) 10 August 2002 13 1 Uttar Pradesh Hockey 2024 India–Germany Test Series
FW Gurjant Singh (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 130 33 ONGC 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Angad Bir Singh (2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 1 0 CAG 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Boby Singh Dhami (2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 1 1 Food Corporation of India 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Araijeet Singh Hundal (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 21 5 Punjab and Sind Bank 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Uttam Singh (2002-10-12) 12 October 2002 16 6 Uttar Pradesh Hockey 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Arshdeep Singh (2004-10-10) 10 October 2004 2 0 Roundglass Punjab Club 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Gurjot Singh (2004-11-22) 22 November 2004 7 0 Roundglass Punjab Club 2024 Asian Champions Trophy
FW Lalit Upadhyay (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 183 45 Uttar Pradesh Police 2024–25 FIH Pro League

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Craig Fulton[72]
Analytical coach Michael Cosma
Coach Shivendra Singh[73]
Scientific Advisor Alan Tan[74]
Head Physiotherapist M. Ranganathan
Video Analyst Harshith Lakshman
Masseur Arup Naskar
Strength and Mental Conditioning Coach Paddy Upton
Foreign Chief Analyst Artur Lucas[75]

Individual records

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

Top goal scorers

Position Player Goals Caps References
1 Dhyan Chand 570 185 [76]
2 Balbir Singh Sr. 246 61 [77]
3 Harmanpreet Singh 215 252 [78]
4 K. D. Singh 175+ 80+ [79]
5 Dhanraj Pillay 170 339 [80]
6 Sandeep Singh 138 186 [81]
7 VR Raghunath 132 228 [82]
8 Rupinder Pal Singh 125 223 [83]
9 Surinder Singh Sodhi 120+ 100+ [84]
10 Mandeep Singh 124 273 [85]
11 Gagan Ajit Singh 100+ 200+ [86]
12 Baljit Singh Dhillon 100 327 [87]

Most caps

Sources:[88][89][90][91]

Position Player Caps
1 Dilip Tirkey 412
2 Manpreet Singh 402
3 Dhanraj Pillay 339
4 P. R. Sreejesh 336
5 Baljit Singh Dhillon 327
6 Sardara Singh 314
7 Pargat Singh 313
8 Mukesh Kumar 307
9 Baljit Singh Saini 304
10 Vasudevan Bhaskaran 287
11 A. B. Subbaiah 280
12 Ashish Ballal 275
13 Mandeep Singh 266
14 S.V. Sunil 264
15 Harmanpreet Singh 252
16 Prabhjot Singh 250
17 Akashdeep Singh 246
18 V. R. Raghunath 228
19 Rupinder Pal Singh 223

Players with most Olympic medals

Position Player Medals Appearances References
1 Leslie Claudius 4 1948,1952,1956,1960 [92]
2 Udham Singh 4 1952,1956,1960,1964 [93]
3 Dhyan Chand 3 1928,1932,1936 [94]
4 Balbir Singh Sr. 3 1948,1952,1956 [95]
5 Richard Allen 3 1928,1932,1936 [96]
6 Ranganathan Francis 3 1948,1952,1956 [97]
7 Randhir Singh Gentle 3 1948,1952,1956 [98]
8 Prithipal Singh 3 1960,1964,1968 [99]
9 Shankar Laxman 3 1956,1960,1964 [100]
10 Harbinder Singh 3 1964,1968,1972 [101]
11 Haripal Kaushik 2 1956,1964 [102]
12 Surinder Singh Sodhi 1 1980 [103]

Notable players with most goals in Olympic caps

Sources:[104][105][106][107]

Position Player Appearances Goals
1 Dhyan Chand 12 37
2 Balbir Singh Sr. 8 23
3 Roop Singh Bais 7 22
4 Prithipal Singh 24 22
5 Surinder Singh Sodhi 6 15
6 Harmanpreet Singh 22 16
7 Udham Singh 14 15

Top goal scorers for India in Olympics by year

Source:[108][109]

Position Player Goals Year
1 Dhyan Chand 14 1928
2 Roop Singh Bais 13 1932
3 Dhyan Chand 13 1936
4 Balbir Singh Sr.
Patrick Jansen 		8 1948
5 Balbir Singh Sr. 9 1952
6 Udham Singh 15 1956
7 Raghbir Singh Bhola 6 1960
8 Prithipal Singh 11 1964
9 Prithipal Singh 7 1968
10 Mukhbain Singh 9 1972
11 Surjit Singh Randhawa 4 1976
12 Surinder Singh Sodhi 15 1980
13 Mervyn Fernandis
Vineet Sharma 		6 1984
14 Mohinder Pal Singh 5 1988
15 Mukesh Kumar 3 1992
16 Ramandeep Singh
Gavin Ferreira 		3 1996
17 Baljit Singh Dhillon Dilip Tirkey 3 2000
18 Gagan Ajit Singh 7 2004
19 Sandeep Singh
Dharamvir Singh 		2 2012
20 Rupinder Pal Singh 3 2016
21 Harmanpreet Singh 6 2020
22 Harmanpreet Singh 10 2024

Top scorers for India in World Cup

Sources:[110][111]

Position Player Goals Year
1 Rajinder Singh Sr. 12 1982
2 Surjit Singh Randhawa 6 1973
3 Akashdeep Singh 5 2014
4 Mohinder Singh 4 1975

Top scorers for India in Commonwealth Games

Sources:[112][113][114]

Position Player Goals
1 Harmanpreet Singh 15
2 Sandeep Singh 11
3 Rupinder Pal Singh
Mandeep Singh 		7
4 Baljit Singh Dhillon 6
5 Dhanraj Pillay 5
6 Dharamvir Singh
Sarvanjit Singh
Lakshmanan Prabhakaran
V. R. Raghunath 		4

Head-to-head record

Further information: India–Pakistan hockey rivalry and India–Malaysia field hockey 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  South Africa at Hartleyvale Stadium, Cape Town in the Tour of South Africa, 8 December 2025

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
 Afghanistan 2 2 0 0 100% 1956
 Argentina 64 35 7 22 54.69% 2025
 Australia 147 25 23 99 17.00% 2025
 Austria 5 5 0 0 100% 2017
 Bangladesh 20 19 1 0 95% 2023
 Belarus 1 1 0 0 100% 1996
 Belgium 96 52 15 29 54.17% 2025
 Canada 22 17 1 4 77.27% 2025
 Chile 2 2 0 0 100% 2008
 China 26 20 3 3 76.92% 2025
 Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 100% 2006
 Cuba 2 2 0 0 100% 2002
 Denmark 2 2 0 0 100% 1960
 Egypt 7 5 2 0 71.43% 2010
 England 137 26 24 87 18.98% 2025
 Fiji 1 1 0 0 100% 2013
 France 17 12 3 2 70.59% 2024
 Ghana 2 2 0 0 100% 2022
 Germany 113 28 27 58 24.77% 2025
 Great Britain 28 12 3 13 42.86% 2024
 Hong Kong 10 10 0 0 100% 2018
 Hungary 1 1 0 0 100% 1936
 Indonesia 2 2 0 0 100% 2022
 Ireland 11 9 1 1 81.82% 2025
 Iran 1 1 0 0 100% 1974
 Italy 2 2 0 0 100% 2012
 Japan 97 86 5 6 88.66% 2025
 Kazakhstan 2 1 1 0 50% 2025
 Kenya 4 4 0 0 100% 1973
 Malaysia 128 90 21 17 70.31% 2025
   Nepal 2 2 0 0 100% 2010
 Mexico 3 3 0 0 100% 2008
 Netherlands 119 35 29 55 29.41% 2025
 New Zealand 107 60 18 29 56.07% 2025
 Nigeria 1 1 0 0 100% 2003
 Oman 8 8 0 0 100% 2018
 Pakistan 181 67 32 82 37% 2024
 Poland 16 10 4 2 62.5% 2019
 Russia 4 4 0 0 100% 2019
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 100% 2017
 Singapore 6 6 0 0 100% 2023
 South Africa 50 32 10 8 64% 2025
 South Korea 64 40 13 11 64.71% 2025
 Soviet Union 7 4 1 2 57.14% 1991
 Spain 74 33 14 27 44.6% 2025
 Sri Lanka 13 13 0 0 100% 2018
  Switzerland 2 2 0 0 100% 1991
 Tanzania 1 1 0 0 100% 1980
 Thailand 2 2 0 0 100% 2007
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 0 0 100% 2006
 United States 6 6 0 0 100% 1996
 Uzbekistan 2 2 0 0 100% 2023
 Wales 6 6 0 0 100% 2023
Total 1632 817 258 557 50.06% 2025

Olympic Games

Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs  Spain at Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Paris in the 2024 Olympics, 8 August 2024

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
 Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 100% 1956
 Argentina 11 8 2 1 72.73% 2024
 Australia 11 4 1 6 36.36% 2024
 Austria 3 3 0 0 100% 1952
 Belgium 7 3 0 4 42.86% 2024
 Canada 4 3 1 0 75% 2016
 Cuba 1 1 0 0 100% 1980
 Denmark 2 2 0 0 100% 1960
 Egypt 1 1 0 0 100% 1992
 France 1 1 0 0 100% 1936
 East Germany 1 1 0 0 100% 1968
 United Team of Germany 2 2 0 0 100% 1964
 West Germany 5 2 2 1 40% 1988
 Germany 7 2 1 4 28.57% 2024
 Great Britain 10 6 0 4 60% 2024
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 100% 1964
 Hungary 1 1 0 0 100% 1936
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 100% 2024
 Japan 4 4 0 0 100% 2021
 Kenya 1 1 0 0 100% 1972
 Malaysia 4 4 0 0 100% 1984
 Mexico 2 2 0 0 100% 1972
 Netherlands 12 7 1 4 58.33% 2016
 New Zealand 8 6 0 2 75% 2024
 Pakistan 7 2 1 4 28.57% 2004
 Poland 3 0 3 0 0% 2000
 Singapore 1 1 0 0 100% 1956
 South Africa 2 1 0 1 50% 2012
 South Korea 5 2 0 3 40% 2012
 Soviet Union 2 1 0 1 50% 1988
 Spain 11 8 2 1 72.73% 2024
  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 100% 1928
 Tanzania 1 1 0 0 100% 1980
 United States 5 5 0 0 100% 1996

World Cup

Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs  South Africa at Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Rourkela in the 2023 World Cup, 28 January 2023

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
 Argentina 8 3 0 5 37.5% 2010
 Australia 8 1 1 6 12.5% 2014
 Belgium 4 2 1 1 50% 2018
 Canada 5 3 0 2 60% 2018
 Cuba 1 1 0 0 100% 2002
 England 9 3 2 4 33.33% 2023
 France 2 1 0 1 50% 1990
 West Germany 5 2 2 1 40% 1986
 Germany 3 0 0 3 0% 2006
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 100% 1975
 Japan 3 2 1 0 66.67% 2023
 Kenya 3 3 0 0 100% 1973
 Malaysia 4 3 0 1 75% 2014
 Netherlands 7 0 0 7 0% 2018
 New Zealand 7 3 1 3 42.86% 2023
 Pakistan 5 3 0 2 60% 2010
 Poland 4 3 0 1 75% 2002
 South Africa 6 3 3 0 50% 2023
 South Korea 5 2 0 3 40% 2014
 Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 66.67% 1990
 Spain 7 3 1 3 42.86% 2023
 Wales 1 1 0 0 100% 2023

Sources:[115][116][117][118][119][120]

Notable former players

See also

Indian national hockey teams
Men's Women's
Senior Under-21 Senior Under-21

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