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	==Performance history==		==Performance history==
	~~[[File:Indian women's hockey players.jpg\|thumb\|left\|150px\|India women's national field hockey team, in 2017]]~~
	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 [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics\|1980 Moscow Summer Olympics]] (where they came in 4th), when a [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics\|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 women's national field hockey team\|Korea]] in the finals. Captain [[Suraj Lata Devi]] led the team to the [[Gold medal\|Gold]] for three consecutive years at different events- during the [[India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games\|2002 Commonwealth Games]],<ref name=2002win>{{cite web		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 [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics\|1980 Moscow Summer Olympics]] (where they came in 4th), when a [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics\|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 women's national field hockey team\|Korea]] in the finals. Captain [[Suraj Lata Devi]] led the team to the [[Gold medal\|Gold]] for three consecutive years at different events- during the [[India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games\|2002 Commonwealth Games]],<ref name=2002win>{{cite web
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{{About|the women's team|the men's team|India men's national field hockey team}}
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{{Infobox national field hockey team
| name = India
| image = Hockey india Logonewone.jpg
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| caption = Hockey India Logo
| association= [[Hockey India]]
| confederation= [[Asian Hockey Federation|ASHF]] ([[Asia]])
| founded =
| region = India
| rank = {{FIH Women's World Rankings|IND}}
| nickname = {{Plain list|
*"नभवर्णा/Nabhvarna" }}
| coach = [[Sjoerd Marijne]]
| assistant = Erik Wonink
| manager = Kumar C. R.
| captain = [[Rani Rampal]]
| top scorer =
| caps =
| league =
| Olympic apps = 1
| Olympic first = 1980
| Olympic best = 4th ([[Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1980]])
| World cup apps = 7
| World cup first = 1974
| World cup best = 4th ([[1974 Women's Hockey World Cup|1974]])
| Regional name = [[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
| Regional cup apps = 10
| Regional cup first = [[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]
| Regional cup best = 1st ([[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]])
| 2ndRegional name = [[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 8
| 2ndRegional cup first = 1989
| 2ndRegional cup best = 1st ([[2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2004]], [[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2017]])

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{{MedalGold|[[1982 Asian Games|1982 New Delhi]]|[[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]]|[[Field hockey at the 1998 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta & Palambang]]|[[Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1986 Asian Games|1986 Seoul]]|[[Field hockey at the 1986 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Field hockey at the 2006 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2004 New Delhi]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2017 Kakamigahara, Gifu]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|1999 New Delhi|}}
{{MedalSilver|2009 Bangkok|}}
{{MedalBronze|1993 Hiroshima|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2013 Kuala Lumpur]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2016 Singapore]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2018 Donghae]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2013 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2013 Kakamigahara]]|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2010 Busan]]|}}
}}
The '''Indian women's national field hockey team''' (nicknamed the '''Nabhvarna''') is ranked 9th in the [[FIH World Rankings]].The team is ranked constantly as one of the best team in Asia. The team has won the gold medal at the [[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|1982 Asian Games]].India has won the [[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]] two times in [[2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2004]], [[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2017]] and the [[Women's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]] in [[2016 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2016]]. The team has also won the gold medal at the [[Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games - Women's tournament|2002 Commonwealth Games]].

==Performance history==
[[File:Indian women's hockey players.jpg|thumb|left|150px|India women's national field hockey team, in 2017]]
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 [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow Summer Olympics]] (where they came in 4th), when a [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics|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 women's national field hockey team|Korea]] in the finals. Captain [[Suraj Lata Devi]] led the team to the [[Gold medal|Gold]] for three consecutive years at different events- during the [[India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Commonwealth Games]],<ref name=2002win>{{cite web
|url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=MC&Content=IND_md&Type=Medal
|title=2002 Manchester: The XVII Commonwealth Games
|date=2002
|publisher=2002 Manchester: The XVII Commonwealth Games
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190932/http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=MC&Content=IND_md&Type=Medal
|archive-date=3 March 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref> 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.<ref name=golden>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indian-sportswomen-Still-the-second-sex/articleshow/497363.cms?|title=Indian Sportswomen: Still the Second Sex|access-date=12 April 2008|last=Pandey|first=Vineeta|date=15 February 2004|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226235826/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indian-sportswomen-Still-the-second-sex/articleshow/497363.cms|archive-date=26 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the [[2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup]] at [[Kuala Lumpur]] defeating [[China women's national field hockey team|China]] in a shootout.<ref name="13bronze">{{cite news
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/india-clinches-bronze-in-asia-cup-hockey/article5175817.ece
|title=India clinches bronze in Asia Cup hockey
|access-date=29 August 2015
|date=27 September 2013
|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213015545/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/india-clinches-bronze-in-asia-cup-hockey/article5175817.ece
|archive-date=13 February 2014
|url-status=live
}}</ref> At the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], it finished in 5th place but at [[2014 Asian Games]], [[Incheon]] stunned [[Japan women's national field hockey team|Japan]] 2-1 in a tight match to clinch their third [[bronze medal]] at the [[Asian Games]].<ref name="14bronze">{{cite news
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/asian-games-2014/india-at-incheon/Indian-womens-hockey-team-wins-Asiad-bronze/articleshow/43986308.cms
|title=Indian women's hockey team wins Asiad bronze
|access-date=29 August 2015
|last=PTI
|author-link=Press Trust of India
|date=1 October 2014
|newspaper=[[Times of India]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422002525/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/asian-games-2014/india-at-incheon/Indian-womens-hockey-team-wins-Asiad-bronze/articleshow/43986308.cms
|archive-date=22 April 2016
|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=29 August 2015
|last=PTI
|author-link=Press Trust of India
|date=6 July 2015
|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 [[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads#India|Indian woman's national field hockey team]] 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=29 August 2015
|last=Bhagvatula
|first=Shrikant
|date=29 August 2015
|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=29 August 2015
|date=29 August 2015
|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=29 August 2015
|last=Bose
|first=Adrija
|date=29 August 2015
|publisher=[[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> They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where [[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament#Group B|they placed 6th]].

===2002 Commonwealth Games and ''Chak De! India'' (2007)===

[[India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games#India women.27s national field hockey team|The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad]], led by Captain [[Suraj Lata Devi]], competed in the [[Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2002 Commonwealth Games]]. The team entered the finals after defeating the [[Hockeyroos|Australian women's national field hockey team]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/hockey/newsid_2166000/2166787.stm|title=Indian women stun Kiwis|access-date=12 April 2008|date=1 August 2002|publisher=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127052335/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/hockey/newsid_2166000/2166787.stm|archive-date=27 January 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat [[England women's national field hockey team|the English women's hockey team]].<ref name=2002win/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/hockey/newsid_2170000/2170576.stm|title=India deny England gold|access-date=12 April 2008|date=3 August 2002|publisher=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013170455/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/hockey/newsid_2170000/2170576.stm|archive-date=13 October 2007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=2002rediff>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/aug/03hock1.htm|title=Indian eves win Commonwealth hockey gold|access-date=12 April 2008|date=3 August 2002|publisher=Rediff.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117012251/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/aug/03hock1.htm|archive-date=17 January 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

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).<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/43969-womens-hockey-hopes-to-deliver
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130014858/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/43969-womens-hockey-hopes-to-deliver
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=30 January 2013
|title=Women's hockey hopes to deliver
|access-date=7 April 2008
|last=Zanane
|first=Anant
|author2=Das, Suprita
|date=13 March 2008
|work=Sports
|publisher=[[NDTV]]
}}</ref> Sahani began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach [[Maharaj Krishan Kaushik]].<ref name=ndtvcoach>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/chak-de-the-real-kabir-khan/18842
|title=Chak De: The real Kabir Khan?
|access-date=23 August 2015
|date=31 October 2007
|work=Sports
|publisher=[[NDTV]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235012/http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/chak-de-the-real-kabir-khan/18842
|archive-date=3 March 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref> After hearing the storyline, Kaushik suggested that Sahani meet hockey player [[Mir Ranjan Negi]] (who faced accusations of throwing the match against Pakistan during the [[1982 Asian Games]]).<ref name="goal">{{cite web
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/back-to-the-goal-post/article2273304.ece
|title=Back to the goal post
|access-date=23 April 2008
|date=10 August 2007
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219030648/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/back-to-the-goal-post/article2273304.ece
|archive-date=19 February 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref><ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web
|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/hockey/the-story-of-truth-lies-amp-a-man-called-mir/article1-232857.aspx
|title = More than reel life; the story of truth, lies & a man called Mir
|last = Shrikant
|first = B
|access-date = 23 April 2008
|date = 26 June 2007
|work = [[Hindustan Times]]
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150217143305/http://www.hindustantimes.com/hockey/the-story-of-truth-lies-amp-a-man-called-mir/article1-232857.aspx
|archive-date = 17 February 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref name=iemore>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-they-said-i-d-taken-one-lakh-per-goal-.-.-.-people-used-to-introduce-me-as-mr-negi-of-those-seven-goals-/217517/0
|title=They said I'd taken one lakh per goal ... people used to introduce me as Mr Negi of those seven goals
|access-date=23 April 2008
|date=16 September 2007
|work=[[Indian Express]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219030649/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-they-said-i-d-taken-one-lakh-per-goal-.-.-.-people-used-to-introduce-me-as-mr-negi-of-those-seven-goals-/217517/0
|archive-date=19 February 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref> Sahani 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.<ref name=company>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/in-the-company-of-ideas/article2284968.ece
|title=In the company of ideas
|access-date=23 April 2008
|last=Kumar
|first=Anuj
|date=7 September 2007
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219030648/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/in-the-company-of-ideas/article2284968.ece
|archive-date=19 February 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/archived-stories/chak-de-is-not-a-documentary-of-my-life/article1-243078.aspx
|title='Chak De! is not a documentary of my life'
|access-date=21 August 2015
|date=18 August 2007
|last=Roy
|first=Abhishek
|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]/[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]
}}</ref> In response to the fact that the media equated Kabir Khan with Negi, Sahani 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."<ref name=ndtvcoach/>

==Medal Table==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
|-
!scope="col" | Tournament
!scope="col" style="background-color:gold; width:4em;" | Gold
!scope="col" style="background-color:silver; width:4em;" | Silver
!scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966; width:4em;" | Bronze
!scope="col" style="width:4em;" | Total
|-
|align=left| [[Hockey at the Commonwealth Games#Women|Commonwealth Games]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
|-
|align=left| [[Field hockey at the Asian Games#Women|Asian Games]] || 1 || 2 || 3 ||6
|-
|align=left| [[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Hockey Asia Cup]] || 2 || 2 || 2 || 6
|-
|align=left| [[Women's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]] || 1 || 2 || 1 || 4
|-
|align=left| [[Hockey Champions Challenge I#Women|Hockey Champions Challenge]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Field Hockey at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games#Women.27s tournament|Afro-Asian Games]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[2018-19 Women's FIH Series Finals|FIH Hockey Series]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Field hockey at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| Total || '''8''' || '''7''' || '''7''' || '''22'''
|-
|}

==Tournament Record==
===Summer Olympics===

{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Host
! Position
|-
|1|| [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics#Women.27s Tournament|1980]]||{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Moscow]], USSR|| '''4th'''
|-
|2|| [[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil|| 12th
|-
|}

===World League===
{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Final Host
! Position
|-
|1|| [[2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League|2012–13]]||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[San Miguel de Tucumán]], Argentina||<center> 14th</center>
|-
|2|| [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League|2014–15]]|| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rosario]], Argentina|| <center>'''10th'''</center>
|-
|3|| [[2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League|2016–17]]|| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]], New Zealand||<center> 16th</center>
|-
|}

===World Cup===
{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Host
! Position
|-
|1|| [[1974 Women's Hockey World Cup|1974]]||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mandelieu]],France|| <center>'''4th'''</center>
|-
|2|| [[1978 Women's Hockey World Cup|1978]]||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Madrid]], Spain|| <center>7th</center>
|-
|3|| [[1983 Women's Hockey World Cup|1983]]|| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia||<center> 11th</center>
|-
|4|| [[1998 Women's Hockey World Cup|1998]]||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Utrecht]],Netherlands||<center> 12th</center>
|-
|5|| [[2006 Women's Hockey World Cup|2006]]||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Madrid]], Spain|| <center>11th</center>
|-
|6|| [[2010 Women's Hockey World Cup|2010]]||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rosario]], Argentina|| <center>9th</center>
|-
|7|| [[2018 Women's Hockey World Cup|2018]]|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London]], England|| <center>8th</center>
|-
|}

===Commonwealth Games===
{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Host
! Position
|-
|1|| [[Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|1998]]||{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia|| <center>4th</center>
|-
|-bgcolor=Gold
|4|| [[Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2002]]||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester]], England||<center>{{goca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=Silver
|2|| [[Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2006]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne]], Australia||<center>{{sica}}</center>
|-
|3|| [[Hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2010]]||style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]], India||<center>5th</center>
|-
|4|| [[Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2014]]||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Glasgow]], Scotland||<center>5th</center>
|-
|5|| [[Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2018]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gold Coast, Queensland]], Australia||<center>4th</center>
|-
|}

===Asian Games===
{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Host
! Position
|-bgcolor=gold
|1|| [[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]||style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]], India||<center>{{goca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|2|| [[Field hockey at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seoul]], South Korea||<center>{{brca}}</center>
|-
|3|| [[Field hockey at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]||{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]], China||<center>4th</center>
|-
|4|| [[Field hockey at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshima]], Japan||<center>4th</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|5|| [[Field hockey at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]]||{{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]], Thailand||<center>{{sica}}</center>
|-
|6|| [[Field hockey at the 2002 Asian Games – Women|2002]]||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Busan]], South Korea||<center>4th</center>
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|7|| [[Field hockey at the 2006 Asian Games – Women|2006]]||{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Doha]], Qatar||<center>{{brca}}</center>
|-
|8|| [[Field hockey at the 2010 Asian Games – Women|2010]]||{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou]], China||<center>4th</center>
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|9|| [[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games – Women|2014]]||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Incheon]], South Korea||<center>{{brca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|10|| [[Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games|2018]]||{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Jakarta]], Indonesia||<center>{{sica}}</center>
|-
|}

===Asia Cup===
{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Host
! Position
|-
|1|| 1989 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|1989||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong]]|| <center> 4th</center>
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|2|| 1993 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|1993||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshima]], Japan|| <center> {{brca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|3|| 1999 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|1999||style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]], India|| <center>{{sica}}</center>
|-bgcolor=gold
|4|| [[2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2004]]||style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]], India|| <center>{{goca}}</center>
|-
|5|| [[2007 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2007]]||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong]]|| <center> 4th</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|6|| 2009 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2009||{{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]], Thailand|| <center> {{sica}}</center>
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|7|| [[2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2013]]||{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia|| <center> {{brca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=gold
|8|| [[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2017]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kakamigahara, Gifu]], Japan|| <center> {{goca}}</center>
|-
|}

===Champions Challenge===
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Year
!Host
!Position
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|1
|[[2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge|2002]]
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Johannesburg]], South Africa
|<center>{{brca}}</center>
|-
|2
|[[2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I|2011]]
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Dublin]], Ireland
| <center>7th</center>
|-
|3
|[[2012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I|2012]]
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Dublin]], Ireland
| <center>7th</center>
|-
|4
|[[2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I|2014]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| <center>8th</center>
|-
|}

===Asian Champions Trophy===
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Year
!Host
!Position
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|1
|[[2010 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2010]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Busan]], South Korea
|<center>{{brca}}</center>
|-
|2
|[[2011 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2011]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ordos, China|Ordos]], China
|<center>4th</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|3
|[[2013 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2013]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kakamigahara]], Japan
|<center>{{sica}}</center>
|-bgcolor=gold
|4
|[[2016 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2016]]
| {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Singapore]]
|<center>{{goca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|5
|[[2018 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2018]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Donghae City]], South Korea
|<center>{{sica}}</center>
|-
|}
===Hockey Series===
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Year
!Host
!Position
|-bgcolor=gold
|1
|[[2018-19 Women's FIH Series Finals#Hiroshima|2018-19]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshima]], Japan
|<center>{{goca}}</center>
|}

===Afro-Asian Games===
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Year
!Host
!Position
|-bgcolor=gold
|1
|[[Field Hockey at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|2003]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Hyderabad]], India
|<center>{{goca}}</center>
|}
===South Asian Games===
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Year
!Host
!Position
|-bgcolor=gold
|1
|[[Field hockey at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Guwahati]], India
|<center>{{goca}}</center>
|}

===Awards===
;Summer Olympics
*During the [[Women’s field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier]], the team [[Women’s field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics#Third and fourth place 2|ranked fourth]] in the "Qualifying Two" event. [[Rani Devi]] received the ''[[Women’s field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics#Awards 2|Most Promising Young Player of the Tournament]]'' award. ('''[[Women’s field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics squads#.C2.A0India|Squad]]''')

;Hockey World Cup
*During the [[2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier]], the team [[2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier#Seventh place play-off|ranked 7th]]. [[Sanggai Chanu]] received the ''[[2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier#Awards|Young Player of the Tournament]]'' award. ('''[[2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier#.C2.A0India|Squad]]''')

;Hockey Champions Challenge
* During the [[2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge|2002]] Hockey Champions Challenge, [[Jyoti Sunita Kullu]] received the ''[[2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge#Awards|Topscorer]]'' award for five goals. ('''[[2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge#.C2.A0India|Squad]]''')

Dhyan Chand Award

Mary Dsouza Sequeira (1953–1963)

;Arjuna Awards
The following is a list of recipients for the [[Arjuna Award#Arjun Awardees in Hockey|Arjuna award in hockey recipients]] (by year):
* [[Helen Mary]], 2004
* [[Suraj Lata Devi]] (former captain), 2003
* [[Mamta Kharab]], 2002
* Madhu Yadav, 2000
* [[Tingonleima Chanu]], 2000
*[[S. Omana Kumari]], 1998
* [[Pritam Rani Siwach]] (former captain), 1998
* [[Prem Maya Sonir]], 1985
* Rajbir Kaur, 1984
* [[Varsha Soni]], 1981
* [[Eliza Nelson]], 1980–1981
* Lorraine Fernandes, 1976–1977
* A. Kaur, 1975–1976
* Dr. Otilia Mascarenhas, 1973–1974
* [[Sunita Puri]], 1966
* Elvira Britto, 1965
* Yvonne Smith, 1962
* Anne Lumsden, 1961

==Current squad==
Roster for the [[2018 Women's Hockey World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fih.ch/events/world-cup/world-cup-2018/hockey-world-cup-london-2018-w/teams/?teamId=4149 |title=2018 World Cup roster |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221635/http://fih.ch/events/world-cup/world-cup-2018/hockey-world-cup-london-2018-w/teams/?teamId=4149 |archive-date=21 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Head coach: [[Sjoerd Marijne]]

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{{nat fs player|no=11|pos=GK|name=[[Tejaswini Rajshekar]]|sortname=Teju, Savita|age={{Birth date and age|2001|6|1|df=y}}|caps=169|club=Hockey Bangalore|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=13|pos=GK|name=[[Rajani Etimarpu]]|sortname=Etimarpu, Rajani|age={{Birth date and age|1990|6|9|df=y}}|caps=80|club=Railways|clubnat=IND}}
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{{nat fs player|no=26|pos=DF|name=[[Sunita Lakra]]|sortname=Lakra, Sunita|age={{Birth date and age|1991|06|11|df=y}}|caps=139|club=NALCO|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Deep Grace Ekka]]|sortname=Lakra, Sunita|age={{Birth date and age|1994|6|3|df=y}}|caps=164|club=Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Tejaswini Rajshekar]]|sortname=Teju, Deepika|age={{Birth date and age|1987|2|7|df=y}}|caps=219|club=Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Gurjit Kaur]]|sortname=Kaur, Gurjit|age={{Birth date and age|1995|10|25|df=y}}|caps=55|club=Hockey Punjab|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Reena Khokhar]]|sortname=Khokhar, Reena|age={{Birth date and age|1993|4|10|df=y}}|caps=14|club=Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy|clubnat=IND}}
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{{nat fs player|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Namita Toppo]]|sortname=Toppo, Namita|age={{Birth date and age|1995|6|4|df=y}}|caps=149|club=Western Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=31|pos=MF|name=[[Lilima Minz]]|sortname=Minz, Lilima|age={{Birth date and age|1994|4|10|df=y}}|caps=116|club=Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=4|pos=MF|name=[[Monika Malik]]|sortname=Malika, Monika|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|5|df=y}}|caps=117|club=Central Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=32|pos=MF|name=[[Neha Goyal]]|sortname=Goyal, Neha|age={{Birth date and age|1996|11|15|df=y}}|caps=36|club=Haryana|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=1|pos=MF|name=[[Navjot Kaur (field hockey)|Navjot Kaur]]|sortname=Kaur, Navjot|age={{Birth date and age|1995|3|7|df=y}}|caps=133|club=Rail Coach Factory|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Nikki Pradhan]]|sortname=Pradhan, Nikki|age={{Birth date and age|1993|12|8|df=y}}|caps=69|club=[[Railways Sports Promotion Board]]|clubnat=IND}}
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{{nat fs player|no=28|pos=FW|name=[[Rani Rampal]] ([[Captain (sports)|C]])|sortname=Rampal, Rani|age={{Birth date and age|1994|12|4|df=y}}|caps=213|club=Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=16|pos=FW|name=[[Vandana Katariya]]|sortname=Katariya, Vandana|age={{Birth date and age|1993|4|15|df=y}}|caps=201|club=Central Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=25|pos=FW|name=[[Navneet Kaur (field hockey)|Navneet Kaur]]|sortname=Kaur, Navneet|age={{Birth date and age|1996|1|26|df=y}}|caps=40|club=Western Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Lalremsiami]]|sortname=Lalremsiami|age={{Birth date and age|2000|3|30|df=y}}|caps=25|club=[[Sports Authority of India]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Udita (field hockey)|Udita]]|sortname=Udita|age={{Birth date and age|1998|6|14|df=y}}|caps=15|club=Hockey Haryana|clubnat=IND}}
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==See also==
*[[Field hockey in India]]
*[[India men's national field hockey team]]
*[[India women's national under-21 field hockey team]]
*[[Chak De India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://hockeyindia.org Official website]
*[http://www.fih.ch/inside-fih/our-members/indiahf/ FIH profile]

{{Asian Games field hockey women's tournament winners}}
{{Women's Hockey Asia Cup winners}}
{{Commonwealth Games women's field hockey tournament winners}}
{{Women's Asian Champions Trophy winners}}
{{National sports teams of India}}
{{Asia Women's national field hockey teams}}
{{Field Hockey in India}}

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