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	The ''Indian Women's Hockey Team'' (nicknamed the '''Nabhvarna''') is the national women's team representing hockey in India. It is the national women's team that represents [[India]] in international [[field hockey]] competitions.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Hockey India\|url=http://hockeyindia.org/\|access-date=5 January 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106151830/http://hockeyindia.org/\|archive-date=6 January 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref> The team is currently coached by [[Canada]]'s [[Mathias Ahrens(field hockey)\|Mathias Ahrens]] and led by [[Field hockey#Positions\|halfback]] [[Ritu Rani]] from [[Haryana]] and is currently ranked 13th in the [[FIH World Rankings]]. Captain [[Suraj Lata Devi]] led the team to the [[Gold medal\|Gold]] for three consecutive years: during the [[India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games\|2002 Commonwealth Games]] (the event which inspired the 2007 [[Shah Rukh Khan]] film, ''[[Chak De India]]''), the 2003 [[Afro-Asian Games]], and the 2004 [[Women's Hockey Asia Cup\|Hockey Asia Cup]]. They were referred to as the "Jassi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or "Golden girls of hockey," after winning the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Pandey\|first=Vineeta\|title=Indian sportswomen: Still the second sex\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/497363.cms\|work=[[The Times of India]] (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)\|access-date=22 September 2011\|date=15 February 2004\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020044654/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/497363.cms\|archive-date=20 October 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The ''Indian Women's Hockey Team'' (nicknamed the '''Nabhvarna''') is the national women's team representing hockey in India. It is the national women's team that represents [[India]] in international [[field hockey]] competitions.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Hockey India\|url=http://hockeyindia.org/\|access-date=5 January 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106151830/http://hockeyindia.org/\|archive-date=6 January 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref> The team is currently coached by [[Canada]]'s [[Mathias Ahrens(field hockey)\|Mathias Ahrens]] and led by [[Field hockey#Positions\|halfback]] [[Ritu Rani]] from [[Haryana]] and is currently ranked 13th in the [[FIH World Rankings]]. Captain [[Suraj Lata Devi]] led the team to the [[Gold medal\|Gold]] for three consecutive years: during the [[India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games\|2002 Commonwealth Games]] (the event which inspired the 2007 [[Shah Rukh Khan]] film, ''[[Chak De India]]''), the 2003 [[Afro-Asian Games]], and the 2004 [[Women's Hockey Asia Cup\|Hockey Asia Cup]]. They were referred to as the "Jassi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or "Golden girls of hockey," after winning the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Pandey\|first=Vineeta\|title=Indian sportswomen: Still the second sex\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/497363.cms\|work=[[The Times of India]] (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)\|access-date=22 September 2011\|date=15 February 2004\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020044654/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/497363.cms\|archive-date=20 October 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref>

>DagneyGirl at 07:51, 3 May 2021

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'''Field hockey in India''' refers to two teams, the [[India men's national field hockey team]] and the [[India women's national field hockey team]].

In July 2018, Indian state [[Odisha]] wrote a letter to Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] urging him to declare [[field hockey]] as the national sport of India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Notify hockey as national game: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik requests Narendra Modi |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/200618/odisha-cm-naveen-patnaik-narendra-modi-india-national-hockey-team-fih.html |access-date=20 June 2018 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620184533/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/200618/odisha-cm-naveen-patnaik-narendra-modi-india-national-hockey-team-fih.html |archive-date=20 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The state government of [[Government of Odisha|Odisha]] has been supporting India's national field hockey team from February 2018 till next five years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Odisha to sponsor Indian hockey teams for next five years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/odisha-to-sponsor-indian-hockey-teams-for-next-five-years/articleshow/62931034.cms |access-date=15 February 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216090335/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/odisha-to-sponsor-indian-hockey-teams-for-next-five-years/articleshow/62931034.cms |archive-date=16 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup]] was held in the Odisha capital [[Bhubaneswar]] between 28 November and 16 December and culminated with [[Belgium men's national field hockey team|Belgium]] as World Champions defeating [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Netherlands]] in the finals. [[Field hockey]] was formerly India's [[National sport]] but this is no longer the case as the country now has no national sport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Hockey-is-not-our-national-game-Ministry/articleshow/15322482.cms|title=Hockey is not our national game: Ministry - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224224838/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Hockey-is-not-our-national-game-Ministry/articleshow/15322482.cms|archive-date=24 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Management==
===New Committee (IOA)===
The Indian Olympic Association appointed a new five-member national selection committee. This panel will work in conjunction with the International Hockey Federation in managing field hockey in India.<ref>[http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gDzU3VRFYZc_-9Kyof9Mt6XFD2oA canadianpress.google.com]{{Dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref>
The panel was headed by [[Aslam Sher Khan]], a former MP and former hockey captain and includes [[Ashok Kumar (field hockey)|Ashok Kumar]], [[Ajit Pal Singh]], [[Zafar Iqbal (field hockey)|Zafar Iqbal]] and [[Dhanraj Pillay]]. [[Aslam Sher Khan]] has now been replaced by [[Ajit Pal Singh]] as the chairman of the national selection committee. [[Aslam Sher Khan]] was highly displeased by this decision, though he remained as a selector.<ref>{{cite web|title=United we'll stand: Aslam Sher Khan|url=http://sify.com/sports/hockey/fullstory.php?id=14658820|publisher=[[Sify|Sify sports]] (www.sify.com)|access-date=20 September 2011|date=2008-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813010630/http://sify.com/sports/hockey/fullstory.php?id=14658820|archive-date=13 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://sports.in.msn.com/stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1363565 sports.in.msn.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090811101401/http://sports.in.msn.com/stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1363565 |date=11 August 2009 }}</ref>

On 30 April 2008, in an interview with ''[[India Today]]'', Khan indicated the impact of the 2007 film about the National Women's Hockey Team, ''[[Chak De India]]'', on his future strategy by stating that he wants "to create a 'Chak De' effect" within Indian hockey.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/I-want-to-establish-a-club-culture-in-Indian-hockey:-Aslam-Sher-Khan/1/7649.html
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==Indian Men's Team in Champions Trophy==
{{main|Hockey Champions Trophy}}
Second Place
Years - (2016, 2018)

Third Place
Years - (1982)

Fourth Place
Years - (1983, 1996*, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2014*)

<nowiki>*</nowiki> = host nation

==India Men's Team at Olympics==
Related Article: [[List of Indian field hockey captains in Olympics]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0; text-align:center;"
|-
!Year
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
!style="width:4em;"|Venue
|- style="background:#ccf;"
|1928 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[1928 Summer Olympics|Amsterdam Olympics]]
|-
|1932 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[1932 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles Olympics]]
|-
|1936 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[1936 Summer Olympics|Berlin Olympics]]
|-
|1948 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[London Olympics]]
|-
|1952 ||bgcolor=gold| [[Gold Medal]] || [[Helsinki Olympics]]
|-
|1956 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[1956 Summer Olympics|Melbourne Olympics]]
|-
| 1960 || bgcolor=silver|[[Silver Medal]] || [[Rome Olympics]]
|-
| 1964 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]]
|-
| 1968 || bgcolor=cc9966| [[Bronze Medal]] || [[Mexico City Olympics]]
|-
| 1972 ||bgcolor=cc9966|[[Bronze Medal]] || [[Munich Olympics]]
|-
| 1976 || 7th Position || [[Montreal Olympics]]
|-
| 1980|| bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[Moscow Olympics]]
|-
| 1984 || 5th Position || [[1984 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles Olympics]]
|-
| 1988 || 5th Position || [[Seoul Olympics]]
|-
| 1992 || 6th Position || [[Barcelona Olympics]]
|-
| 1996 || 8th Position || [[Atlanta Olympics]]
|-
| 2000 || 7th Position || [[Sydney Olympics]]
|-
| 2004|| 7th Position|| [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens Olympics]]
|-
| 2008 || Did not Qualify|| [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]]
|-
| 2012 || 12th Position || [[2012 Summer Olympics|London Olympics]]
|-
| 2016 ||8th position || [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics]]
|-
| 2020 || || [[2016 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]]
|}

==India Men's Team at World cup==
Related Article : [[Hockey World Cup]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0; text-align:center;"
|-
!Year
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
!style="width:4em;"|Venue
|-
|1971 ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd Place || Barcelona, Spain
|-
|1973 ||bgcolor=silver| Runner Up || Amstelveen, Netherlands
|-
| 1975 ||bgcolor=gold|Winner || Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|-
|1978 || 6th Place || Buenos Aires, Argentina
|-style="background:#ccf;"
|1982 || 5th Place || Bombay, India
|-
|1986 || 12th Place || London, England
|-
| 1990 || 10th Place || Lahore, Pakistan
|-
| 1994 || 5th Place || Sydney, Australia
|-
| 1998 || 9th Place || Utrecht, Netherlands
|-
| 2002 || 10th Place || Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|-
| 2006 || 11th Place || Monchengladbach, Germany
|-style="background:#ccf;"
| 2010|| 8th Place || New Delhi, India
|-
| 2014 || 9th Place || The Hague, Netherlands
|-style="background:#ccf;"
| 2018 || 6th Place || Bhubaneswar, India
|}

==National teams==
===National men's team===
{{Main|India men's national field hockey team}}

[[Image:Hockey india.jpg|220px|thumb|Indian Hockey team]]
The ''Indian Hockey Team'' is the national men's hockey team of [[India]]. It was the first non-European team to be a part of the [[International Hockey Federation]]. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal. From 1928 to 1956, was the golden period for the Indian Hockey team. The Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, gaining six gold medals in a row. The Indian team has won a total of eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals in Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Olympics count: India highest among all nations with 8 gold medals in hockey|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/olympics-count-india-highest-among-all-nations-with-8-gold-medals-in-hockey-in-olympics|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian hockey men at the Olympics: A gold-laden history|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/how-indian-hockey-team-olympic-games-gold-medals/|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Olympic Channel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=When India ruled world hockey|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/when-india-ruled-world-hockey-92386|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

On 9 March 2008, India lost 2–0 to Britain at Santiago, Chile in the final of one of the three qualifying tournaments for the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]]. With only the winner advancing to the 12-team event,<ref>{{cite web|title=It felt like there was a death in the family|url=http://ibnlive.com/news/it-felt-like-there-was-a-death-in-the-family/60849-5.html|publisher=[[CNN-IBN|IBN Live]] (ibnlive.in.com)|access-date=22 September 2011|date=10 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618013102/http://ibnlive.com/news/it-felt-like-there-was-a-death-in-the-family/60849-5.html|archive-date=18 June 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> the Indian men's team was eliminated from the Beijing Olympics competition. This is the first time that the Indian men's team did not participate in the Olympics since 1928.<ref>{{cite web|title=India fail to make it to Olympic hockey|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-03-10/rest-of-world/27778815_1_yellow-cards-beijing-olympics-britain|access-date=22 September 2011|date=10 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811065412/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-03-10/rest-of-world/27778815_1_yellow-cards-beijing-olympics-britain|archive-date=11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> India finished in 12th place (Last) in the 2012 London Olympics.

On 26 Feb 2012, the [[India men's national field hockey team]] qualified for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London after a gap of 8 years. The team had a resounding victory over France in the finals of the Olympic qualifiers by beating France by 8–1. Ace drag-flicker [[Sandeep Singh]], starred in the final against France by scoring five goals – including a hat-trick – all from penalty corners (19th, 26th, 38th, 49th and 51st).
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/186014-hockey-indian-men-qualify-for-olympics-after-8-years?pfrom=home-lateststories|title=Indian Hockey Team Qualifies for London Olympics|publisher=NDTV|date=2012-02-26|access-date=2012-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228233126/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/186014-hockey-indian-men-qualify-for-olympics-after-8-years?pfrom=home-lateststories|archive-date=28 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Indian Men's Team Finished in 9th place in World Cup 2014 held in [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hockey World Cup: India beat South Korea 3-0, finish ninth|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/mens-hockey-world-cup-2014/top-stories/Hockey-World-Cup-India-beat-South-Korea-3-0-finish-ninth/articleshow/36544575.cms|publisher=indiatimes.com|access-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620144841/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/mens-hockey-world-cup-2014/top-stories/Hockey-World-Cup-India-beat-South-Korea-3-0-finish-ninth/articleshow/36544575.cms|archive-date=20 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Indian team won silver medal at the [[Commonwealth Games 2014]], Glasgow. They lost to Australia 4–0 in the Finals.<ref>{{cite web|title=India win silver at Glasgow|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games-2014/news/227782-commonwealth-games-2014-indian-men-finish-with-hockey-silver-after-losing-to-australia|publisher=NDTV|access-date=13 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813172455/http://sports.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games-2014/news/227782-commonwealth-games-2014-indian-men-finish-with-hockey-silver-after-losing-to-australia|archive-date=13 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> India hosted the 2018 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|title=India to host 2018 hockey World Cup|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/India-to-host-2018-hockey-World-Cup/articleshow/25459509.cms|publisher=indiatimes.com|access-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922140346/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/India-to-host-2018-hockey-World-Cup/articleshow/25459509.cms|archive-date=22 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> India won 2014 Asian Games Gold Medal after 16 years (last won in 1998). India won Asia Cup held in Dhaka in 2017.

Indian Men's hockey team won by a record 26-0 margin against Hong Kong in the [[2018 Asian Games]] pool games. The earlier record was 24-1 made 86 years ago in the [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Olympics]] when India outclassed the USA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/Default.aspx|title=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/Default.aspx|website=epaper.timesgroup.com|access-date=2018-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227115931/https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/Default.aspx|archive-date=27 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

====World ranking====
{{#invoke:SportsRankings|list2|FIH World Rankings|IND}}

===National women's team===
{{Main|India women's national field hockey team}}
[[File:Indian women's hockey players.jpg|thumb|[[India women's national field hockey team]], 2017.]]

The ''Indian Women's Hockey Team'' (nicknamed the '''Nabhvarna''') is the national women's team representing hockey in India. It is the national women's team that represents [[India]] in international [[field hockey]] competitions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hockey India|url=http://hockeyindia.org/|access-date=5 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106151830/http://hockeyindia.org/|archive-date=6 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The team is currently coached by [[Canada]]'s [[Mathias Ahrens(field hockey)|Mathias Ahrens]] and led by [[Field hockey#Positions|halfback]] [[Ritu Rani]] from [[Haryana]] and is currently ranked 13th in the [[FIH World Rankings]]. Captain [[Suraj Lata Devi]] led the team to the [[Gold medal|Gold]] for three consecutive years: during the [[India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Commonwealth Games]] (the event which inspired the 2007 [[Shah Rukh Khan]] film, ''[[Chak De India]]''), the 2003 [[Afro-Asian Games]], and the 2004 [[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Hockey Asia Cup]]. They were referred to as the "Jassi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or "Golden girls of hockey," after winning the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pandey|first=Vineeta|title=Indian sportswomen: Still the second sex|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/497363.cms|work=[[The Times of India]] (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)|access-date=22 September 2011|date=15 February 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020044654/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/497363.cms|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2|Round 2]] of the [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League]] and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals|World League Semifinals]] held in [[Antwerp]] the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.<ref name="verge">{{cite news
|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/verge-olympic-qualification-indian-womens-hockey-team-arrive-grand-welcome-2329378.html
|title=On the verge of Olympic qualification, Indian women's hockey team arrive to grand welcome
|access-date=2015-08-29
|last=PTI
|author-link=Press Trust of India
|date=2015-07-06
|work=[[Firstpost]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822045403/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/verge-olympic-qualification-indian-womens-hockey-team-arrive-grand-welcome-2329378.html
|archive-date=22 August 2015
|url-status=live
}}</ref> The Indian woman's national field hockey team has thus qualified for the [[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Women.27s tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]]<ref name="chakdemoment"/><ref name="chakdeolymp">{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/chak-de-indian-women-hockey-team--qualifies-for-rio-olympics/article1-1385359.aspx
|title=Chak De: Indian women's hockey team qualifies for Rio Olympics
|access-date=2015-08-29
|last=Bhagvatula
|first=Shrikant
|date=2015-08-29
|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829193147/http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/chak-de-indian-women-hockey-team--qualifies-for-rio-olympics/article1-1385359.aspx
|archive-date=29 August 2015
|url-status=live
}}</ref> for the first time since the [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics#Women.27s Tournament|1980 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="chakdemoment">{{cite magazine
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f9qKU8l95w
|title=Chak De Moment For India
|access-date=2015-08-29
|date=2015-08-29
|magazine=[[India Today]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218112116/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f9qKU8l95w
|archive-date=18 February 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref><ref name="thirtysix">{{cite web
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/29/womens-hockey-team-_n_8057566.html
|title=India Women's Hockey Team Bags Historic 2016 Rio Olympic Berth After 36 Years
|access-date=2015-08-29
|last=Bose
|first=Adrija
|date=2015-08-29
|work=[[Huffington Post]] India
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830003702/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/29/womens-hockey-team-_n_8057566.html
|archive-date=30 August 2015
|url-status=live
}}</ref>

====World ranking====
{{#invoke:SportsRankings|list2|FIH Women's World Rankings|IND}}

==State teams and events==
===Odisha===
{{Main|Odisha Hockey Team}}
[[File:Sundargarh turf.jpg|thumb|[[Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium]] in [[Rourkela]], [[Odisha]]]]
The [[Odisha Hockey Team]] is one of the regional hockey team from Indian state of Odisha. [[Lazarus Barla]], [[Prabodh Tirkey]], [[Dilip Tirkey]], [[Ignace Tirkey]], [[Jyoti Sunita Kullu]], [[Lazarus Barla]], [[Subhadra Pradhan]], [[Birendra Lakra]] and [[Anupa Barla]] have been part of Indian hockey team in International level.
'''[[Premier Hockey League]] (PHL)''' is league competition for [[field Hockey]] clubs in the top division of the Indian hockey system. There are seven teams in the PHL and '''[[Orissa Steelers]]''' is the only team from Eastern India. Orissa Steelers has won the Premier Hockey League in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thrilling win for Orissa Steelers |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Thrilling-win-for-Orissa-Steelers/article14703372.ece |access-date=8 January 2007 |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> The [[2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy]] was held in [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]. The [[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup]] is going to be held in the state capital [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhubaneswar gears up to host Hockey Men's World Cup |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/bhubaneswar-gears-up-to-host-hockey-mens-world-cup/articleshow/64467194.cms |access-date=5 June 2018 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716031435/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/bhubaneswar-gears-up-to-host-hockey-mens-world-cup/articleshow/64467194.cms |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Field Hockey Arenas in Odisha ====
* Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium - [[Rourkela]]
* [[Kalinga Stadium]] - [[Bhubaneswar]]

=== National tournaments ===
#All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Chennai [T.N.]
#All India Gurmeet Memorial Hockey Tournament, Chandigarh [Punjab]
#IndianOil Surjit Hockey Tournament, Jalandhar [Punjab]
#All India Chhatrapati Shivaji Hockey Tournament, Delhi
#All India Agha Khan Hockey Tournament, Mumbai [Maharashtra]
#All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Mumbai [Maharashtra]
#All India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Bhopal [M.P.]
#All India Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament, Delhi
#All India Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament, Delhi
#All India Sanjay Hockey Tournament, Delhi
#All India K D singh Babu Memorial Invitational Prize Money Hockey Tournament, Lucknow [U.P.]
#All India Ramesh Chander Memorial Hockey Tournament, Jalandhar [Punjab]
#All India Liberals Hockey Tournament, Nabha
#All India Shri Shadilal Rajendra Lal Memorial Hockey Tournament, Shamli [U.P.]
#All India Indira Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Jammu [J & K]
#All India [[Beighton Cup]] Hockey Tournament, Kolkata [W.B.]
#All India Lakshmi Ammal Memorial Hockey Tournament, Kovilpatti [T.N.]
#Senior National Hockey Tournament
#Junior National Hockey Tournament
#Sub-junior National Hockey Tournament
#Amarjeet Singh Bola Memorial Hockey Tournament Chakdana, Nawanshahr, Punjab
#Bundel Khand All India Hockey Tournament, Charkhari Mahoba (U.P.)
#Republic All India Hockey Tournament, Katni, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Damoh, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Indore, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Mhow, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Ujjain, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Tikamgarh, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Ratlam, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Khargon, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Hoshangabad, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Balaghat, M.P.
#Bhagat Singh All India Hockey Tournament, Gwalior, M.P.
# [[Kodava Hockey Festival]]
# Dr. B.R.Ambedkar All India Hockey Tournament (under-16 Boys), Nagpur
#Mahanth Raja Sarweshwer Das memorial All India Hockey Tournament, Rajnandgaon, C.G.

==Premier Hockey League==
{{Main|Premier Hockey League}}

The Indian Hockey Federation also conducts the '''Premier Hockey League (PHL)''', a domestic [[field hockey]] tournament in [[India]] since 2005, with active support from sports news channel [[ESPN]] India. The tournament was initiated to revive interest in the sport which was losing spectator interest to [[cricket]] in recent times. This is now replaced by [[World Series Hockey]].
[[Image:Orissa steelers.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Orissa Steelers]] after winning PHL in 2007]]

==World Series Hockey==
{{Main|World Series Hockey}}

[[World Series Hockey]] is a proposed domestic hockey league in [[India]]. Though the name is given as World Series this competition does not deal with national teams of any nation. This tournament has clubs from eight Indian cities which will participate in the [[2011–12 World Series Hockey|first season]] in 2011–12. This tournament will have 200 players from all around the world along with Indian players. Hence the name is given as World Series Hockey. This tournament replaces the old tournament of [[Premier Hockey League]].

==Hockey India League==
{{Main|Hockey India League}}

After the success of [[World Series Hockey]] by [[Indian Hockey Federation]], [[Hockey India]] have decided to start their own league for field hockey in India. Three out of six franchises have signed this league. They are, the [[Lucknow]] franchise by [[Sahara India Pariwar]], the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] franchise from [[Mohali]] signed by [[Jaypee Group]] and [[Ranchi]] franchise by Patel-Uniexel Group. The broadcast rights are given to [[ESPN Star Sports]] (ESS). The first tournament is expected to be played in January 2013.

==Road to 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil ==
On 2 Oct 2014, the Indian men's national field hockey team have qualified for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio by winning the gold medal in the [[2014 Asian Games]], edging out long-time rival Pakistan in a shoot-out. The team was the first team to qualify for the Olympics. They are ranked fourth in the world.

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
*[[List of Indian hockey captains in Olympics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hockeyindia.org/ Hockey India Official Website]
*[http://indiahockey.net/ Everything About Indian Hockey]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110820113322/http://indianhockey.co.in/ Indian Field Hockey Website]
*[http://www.indianhockey.com/ Indian Hockey Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080502134123/http://sports.indiatimes.com/FIHs_warning_forced_IOA_to_act_Kumar/articleshow/2996281.cms FIH's warning forced IOA to act: Ashok Kumar]
*[http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/ Bhartiya Hockey Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120419105703/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/186020-indias-road-to-olympics-six-matches-six-wins-and-a-billion-smiles India's road to London Olympics: Six matches, six wins and a billion smiles]

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