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{{Infobox sport governing body
|name        =Hockey India
|name        = Hockey India
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|logo        = Hockey India Logo.svg
|sport        = [[Field Hockey]]
|sport        = [[Field hockey]]
|category    =Games
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|jurisdiction = India
|jurisdiction = {{IND}}
|founded      = 2009
|founded      = {{start date and age|2009|df=yes}}
|aff          = [[International Hockey Federation]] (FIH)
|aff          = [[International Hockey Federation]]  
|affdate      =2011
|affdate      = 2017
|region      = [[Asian Hockey Federation]] (AHF)
|region      = [[Asian Hockey Federation]]  
|regionyear  =2011
|regionyear  = 2011
|headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
|headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
|president    = Gyanendro Nigombam
|president    = [[Dilip Tirkey]]
|chairman    =
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|vicepresident = {{ubl
| Nitin Kohli
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|director    =
|secretary    = Bhola Nath Singh
|coach        = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Craig Fulton]]
|womenscoach  = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Harendra Singh]]
|sponsor      =  
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|url          = http://hockeyindia.org/
|countryflag  = India
|countryflag  = India
|replaced    = [[Indian Hockey Federation]] (1925–2008)
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| [[Indian Hockey Federation]]
| (1925–2008)
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'''Hockey India''' directs and conducts all activities for both men and women's hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting [[field hockey in India|Hockey in India]]. It was formed after Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008 by IOA.


Headquartered in New Delhi, Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Asian Hockey Federation (AHF).
'''Hockey India''' plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's [[field hockey]] in [[India]]. It is recognized by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]], [[Government of India]] as the sole body responsible towards promoting [[field hockey in India|the sport]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lawinsport.com/blogs/indian-sports-law/item/hockey-india-gets-recognition-indian-boxing-federation-suspended-bidding-opens-for-indian-super-league-and-no-f1-race-in-2015|title=Hockey India Gets Recognition|access-date=7 October 2021|archive-date=7 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707045314/https://www.lawinsport.com/blogs/indian-sports-law/item/hockey-india-gets-recognition-indian-boxing-federation-suspended-bidding-opens-for-indian-super-league-and-no-f1-race-in-2015|url-status=live}}</ref> It was formed after the [[Indian Hockey Federation]] was dismissed in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playthegame.org/news/news-articles/2008/indian-hockey-federation-suspended-after-bribery-scandal/|title=Indian Hockey Federation suspended after bribery scandal|access-date=7 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007154901/https://playthegame.org/news/news-articles/2008/indian-hockey-federation-suspended-after-bribery-scandal/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the [[International Hockey Federation]] (FIH), the [[Indian Olympic Association]] (IOA) and the [[Asian Hockey Federation]] (AHF).
 
Hockey India, with the assistance of the [[Sports Authority of India]] and Department of Sports, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level. The governing body is responsible for training the coaches, as well as educating and equipping technical officials and [[umpire (field hockey)|umpires]].
 
Hockey India launched its own [[logo]] in a [[ceremony]] on 24 July 2008. It resembles [[Ashok Chakra]] of [[Indian flag]]. It is made up of [[field hockey stick|hockey sticks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.hockeyindia.org/photos/hockey-india-league-logo-launch|title= Hockey India League Logo Launch|date= 28 September 2012|access-date= 7 October 2021|archive-date= 7 October 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211007160409/https://www.hockeyindia.org/photos/hockey-india-league-logo-launch|url-status= live}}</ref>


Hockey India with the assistance of Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, Government of India, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level. The governing body engages in Coaching the coaches, educates and equips technical officials and umpires.
Hockey India manages four squads that represent India in [[international field hockey]]:  the [[India men's national field hockey team]], the [[India women's national field hockey team]], the [[India men's national under-21 field hockey team]], and the [[India women's national under-21 field hockey team]].


==Logo==
==Member units==
Hockey India launched its own [[logo]] in a [[ceremony]] on 24 July 2009, in India. It resembles [[Ashok Chakra]] of [[Indian flag]]. It is made up of [[Field hockey stick|hockey sticks]].
Hockey India's Member Units are divided into four separate categories, namely Permanent Members, Associate Members, Academy Members and Hockey Members.<ref>{{cite web |title=Member Units Detail |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/about-hi/member-units/member-units-detail |website=Hockey India |access-date=11 February 2022 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211111217/https://www.hockeyindia.org/about-hi/member-units/member-units-detail |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Hockey India Member Units==
===State and UT hockey associations===
Hockey India's Member Units are divided into four separate categories, namely Permanent Members, Associate Members, Academy Members and Hoc-Key Members.
* Hockey Andaman and Nicobar
* Hockey Andhra Pradesh
* Hockey Arunachal
* [[Assam Hockey]]
* Hockey Bengal
* [[Hockey Association of Bihar]]
* Hockey Chandigarh
* Hockey Chhattisgarh
* Dadra & Nagar and Haveli & Daman & Diu Hockey
* Delhi Hockey
* Goans Hockey
* Hockey Gujarat
* Hockey Haryana
* Hockey Himachal
* Hockey Jammu and Kashmir
* Hockey Jharkhand
* Hockey Karnataka
* Hockey Kerala
* Hockey Madhya Pradesh
* Hockey Maharashtra
* Manipur Hockey
* Hockey Mizoram
* Hockey Nagaland
* [[Hockey Association of Odisha]]
* Le Puducherry Hockey
* Hockey Punjab
* Hockey Rajasthan
* Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu
* Hockey Telengana
* Tripura Hockey
* Uttar Pradesh Hockey
* Hockey Uttarakhand


==Hockey India National Championships==
==Competitions==
These National Championships are divided into two divisions (A Division & B Division) each for all the competitions to ensure that the participating teams are competing in a fair, equal environment, and against teams with similar level of hockey.
===Hockey India National Championships===
These National Championships are divided into two divisions, to ensure that participating teams are competing in a fair, equal environment, and against teams with similar level of skills.


Below is the list of National Championships that Hockey India conducts every season:
Below is the list of National Championships that Hockey India conducts every season:
*Hockey India Senior Men National Championship
*Hockey India Senior Women National Championship
*Hockey India Junior Men National Championship
*Hockey India Junior Women National Championship
*Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship
*Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship
*Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Women)
*Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Men)
*Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Mixed)


==Sports awards==
* Hockey India Senior Men National Championship
* Hockey India Senior Women National Championship
* Hockey India Junior Men National Championship
* Hockey India Junior Women National Championship
* Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship
* Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship
* Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Women)
* Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Men)
* Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Mixed)
 
===Leagues===
* [[Hockey India League]]
 
===All India Hockey Tournaments===
* [[Beighton Cup]]
* [[Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament]]
* [[Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament]]
* All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
* All India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
* Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament
* All India Scindia Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
* All India Swami Shradhanand Hockey Tournament
* All India Guru Teg Bahadur Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
* Mahant Raja Sarwesjwardas Memorial All India Tournament
* All India Guru Gobind Singh Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
* All India Trades Cup Hockey Tournament
* All India Police Hockey Championship
* Aga Khan Hockey Tournament
* All India K.D Singh Babu Memorial Invitation Prize Money Hockey Tournament
* Lychettira Hockey Cup/Kodava Hockey Festival
* [[Bombay Gold Cup]]
* Liberals All India Hockey Tournament
 
==Executive board members==
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The following are the members of the executive board of Hockey India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/static-assets/waf-images/uploadfile/f7/5c/83/77ff71ab-f227-44e2-87d3-872b616c01fd.pdf|title=Elections of Office Bearers and Members of the Executive Board, 2022|website=Hockey India|date=23 September 2022|access-date=24 September 2022|archive-date=24 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924161220/https://www.hockeyindia.org/static-assets/waf-images/uploadfile/f7/5c/83/77ff71ab-f227-44e2-87d3-872b616c01fd.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/dilip-tirkey-becomes-first-player-president-of-hockey-india/articleshow/94399458.cms|title=Dilip Tirkey becomes first player-president of Hockey India|website=The Times of India|date=23 September 2022|access-date=24 September 2022|archive-date=24 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924055131/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/dilip-tirkey-becomes-first-player-president-of-hockey-india/articleshow/94399458.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/dilip-tirkey-elected-new-hockey-india-president/cid/1888370|title=Dilip Tirkey elected new Hockey India president|website=The Telegraph|date=23 September 2022|access-date=24 September 2022|archive-date=23 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923140535/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/dilip-tirkey-elected-new-hockey-india-president/cid/1888370|url-status=live}}</ref>


Rani Rampal,<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/khel-ratna-will-motivate-me-to-strive-for-bigger-feats-rani-rampal/articleshow/77678638.cms</ref> Indian women hockey star, won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2020.
{|class="wikitable"
Earlier in 1999-2000, [[Dhanraj Pillay]] received the award.
!Name
!Position
|-
|[[Dilip Tirkey]]
|President
|-
|Asima Ali
|Vice president
|-
|SVS Subramanya Gupta
|Vice president
|-
|Bhola Nath Singh
|Secretary general
|-
|Sekar J. Manoharan
|Treasurer
|-
|Arti SIngh
|Joint secretary
|-
|Sunil Malik
|Joint secretary
|-
|Arun Kumar Saraswat
|Executive board member
|-
|[[Asrita Lakra]]
|Executive board member
|-
|Gurpreet Kaur
|Executive board member
|-
|V Sunil Kumar
|Executive board member
|-
|Tapan Kumar Das
|Executive board member
|}
{{col-2}}


In 2017, [[Sardara Singh]], former Indian captain also received the award.
===Officers and employees===
The following are the officers and employees of Hockey India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Officers and Employees |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/about-hi/rti |website=Hockey India |access-date=24 September 2022 |archive-date=24 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924164816/https://www.hockeyindia.org/about-hi/rti |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Vacant'' – CEO
* Cdr R. K. Srivastava – Director General
* B. N. Bhushan – Director
* Ranjit Gill – Director
* Kuldeep Singh – Joint Director
* Rakesh Kumar – Joint Director
* Ahad Azim – Joint Director
* Mahender Singh Negi – Assistant Manager - Purchase & administration
* Bhupender Singh – Assistant manager coordination
* Ankit Walia – Assistant manager coordination
* Priyanka Yadav – P.A. to CEO
* Vaishali Rathore – Senior officer coordination
* Bhagyashree Das – Officer coordination
* Vishal Sengar – Officer coordination
* Akash Choubey – Officer coordination
* Amit Rai – IT Executive
* Manohar Lal – Office assistant
* Davender Kumar Sharma – Project manager - CSR
{{col-end}}


==See also==
==Past office bearers==
*[[International Hockey Federation]]
===Presidents===
*[[Asian Hockey Federation]]
The following is a list of presidents of Indian Hockey Federation<ref>{{cite book |title=Portrait Of Indian Sport |url=https://archive.org/details/portraitofinidan00anth |publisher=Macmillan |last1=D'Mello |first1=Anthony |page=83 |date=1959 |access-date=5 September 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Us - History |url=http://indiahockey.org/aboutus_history.php |website=indiahockey.org |access-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123040837/http://indiahockey.org/aboutus_history.php |archive-date=23 January 2009 }}</ref> and Hockey India:<ref>{{cite web |title=HOCKEY INDIA OFFICER BEARERS SINCE FORMATION |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/about-hi/executive-board |website=Hockey India |access-date=9 October 2022 |archive-date=8 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008200513/https://www.hockeyindia.org/about-hi/executive-board |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Field hockey in India]]
 
{|class="wikitable"
! Presidents !! Tenure
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | '''[[Indian Hockey Federation]] (1925–2008)'''
|-
| Col. Bruce Turnbull<ref name="bh">{{cite web |title=How The Indian Hockey Federation Was Formed |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/calendar/calbulletins.asp?year=2020&mon=dec&bkmark=IHF |website=Bharatiya Hockey |access-date=24 September 2022 |archive-date=24 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924232055/http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/calendar/calbulletins.asp?year=2020&mon=dec&bkmark=IHF |url-status=live }}</ref> || 1925 – 1927
|-
| Major Ian Burn-Murdoch<ref name="bh"/> || 1927 – 1930
|-
| R. E. Powell || 1930 – 1931
|-
| A. M. Hayman || 1931 – 1934
|-
| [[Joseph William Bhore]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The World's Hockey Champions 1936 |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/champions/preOlympics/page4.htm |website=Bharatiya Hockey |access-date=24 September 2022 |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412151256/http://bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/champions/preOlympics/page4.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> || 1934 – 1935
|-
| Kunwar Jagdish Prasad || 1935 – 1936
|-
| N. N. Sircar || 1936 – 1938
|-
| Mohd. Zaffurullah Khan || 1938 – 1939
|-
| [[Khawaja Nazimuddin]] || 1939 – 1944
|-
| Azizul Haque || 1944 – 1946
|-
| [[Naval Tata]] || 1946 – 1958
|-
| Ashwini Kumar<ref>{{cite web |title=A sports lover's century |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/a-sports-lovers-century/article33422896.ece |website=The Hindu |last=Bala |first=Vijayan |date=27 December 2020 |access-date=24 September 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928020913/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/a-sports-lovers-century/article33422896.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> || 1958 – 1974
|-
| [[M. A. M. Ramaswamy]] || 1974 – 1980
|-
| I. M. Mahajan || 1980 – 1983
|-
| Raja Bhupinder Singh || 1983 – 1985
|-
| [[M. A. M. Ramaswamy]] || 1985 – 1987
|-
| R. Prasad || 1987 – 1994
|-
| [[Kanwar Pal Singh Gill|K. P. S. Gill]] || 1994 – 2008
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | '''Hockey India (since 2009)'''
|-
| A. K. Mattoo || 2009 – 2010
|-
| [[Vidya Stokes]] || 2010
|-
| [[Narinder Dhruv Batra]] ''(interim)'' || 2010
|-
| Mariamma Koshy || 2010 – 2014
|-
| [[Narinder Dhruv Batra]] || 2014 – 2016
|-
| Mariamma Koshy || 2016 – 2018
|-
| Rajinder Singh ''(Interim)'' || 2018
|-
| Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad || 2018 – 2020
|-
| Gyanendro Ningombam || 2020 – 2022
|-
| [[ Dilip Tirkey ]] || 2022 - Incumbent
|-
|}
 
==Hockey India Awards==
Hockey India instituted the [[Hockey India Awards]] from 2014 for recognition of hockey players for promoting field hockey as a sport on the national and international platform.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hockey India Annual Awards |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/hall-of-fame/hockey-india-annual-awards |website=Hockey India |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904054226/https://www.hockeyindia.org/hall-of-fame/hockey-india-annual-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
===Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award===
* 2014: [[Balbir Singh Sr.]]
* 2015: [[Shankar Lakshman]]
* 2019: [[Harbinder Singh]]
* 2022: [[Amit Singh Bakshi]]
* 2023: [[Gurbux Singh (field hockey)|Gurbux Singh]]
 
===Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year (Men)===
* 2014: [[Birendra Lakra]]
* 2015: [[P. R. Sreejesh]]
* 2019: [[Manpreet Singh (field hockey)|Manpreet Singh]]
* 2022: [[Harmanpreet Singh]]
* 2023: [[Hardik Singh]]
 
===Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year (Women)===
* 2014: [[Vandana Katariya]]
* 2015: [[Deepika Thakur]]
* 2019: [[Rani Rampal]]
* 2022: [[Savita Punia]]
* 2023: [[Savita Punia]]
 
===Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (U21 Men)===
* 2014: [[Harmanpreet Singh]]
* 2015: [[Harjeet Singh]]
* 2019: [[Vivek Sagar Prasad]]
* 2022: [[Sanjay Rana]]
* 2023: [[Uttam Singh (field hockey)|Uttam Singh]]
 
===Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (U21 Women)===
* 2014: [[Namita Toppo]]
* 2015: [[Preeti Dubey]]
* 2019: [[Lalremsiami]]
* 2022: [[Salima Tete]]
* 2023: [[Mumtaz Khan (field hockey)|Mumtaz Khan]]
 
===Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year===
* 2014: [[Akashdeep Singh]]
* 2015: [[Rani Rampal]]
* 2019: [[Mandeep Singh (field hockey)|Mandeep Singh]]
* 2022: [[Vandana Katariya]]
* 2023: [[Vandana Katariya]]
 
===Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the Year===
* 2014: [[Manpreet Singh (field hockey)|Manpreet Singh]]
* 2015: [[Ritu Rani]]
* 2019: [[Neha Goyal]]
* 2022: [[Manpreet Singh (field hockey)|Manpreet Singh]]
* 2023: [[Sushila Chanu]]
 
===Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year===
* 2014: [[Deepika Thakur]]
* 2015: [[Kothajit Singh]]
* 2019: [[Harmanpreet Singh]]
* 2022: [[Deep Grace Ekka]] and [[Amit Rohidas]]
* 2023: [[Harmanpreet Singh]]
 
===Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year===
* 2014: [[P. R. Sreejesh]]
* 2015: [[Savita Punia]]
* 2019: [[Krishan Pathak]]
* 2022: [[P. R. Sreejesh]]
* 2023: [[Krishan Pathak]]
 
===Jaman Lal Sharma Award for Invaluable Contribution===
* 2014: [[Harendra Singh]]
* 2015: Baldev Singh
* 2019: [[Sports Authority of India]]
* 2022: BG Joshi
* 2023: [[Pritam Rani Siwach]]
 
===Hockey India President's Award for Outstanding Achievement===
* 2014: One Thousand Hockey Legs
* 2015: Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy
* 2019: Department of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha
* 2022: [[Vandana Katariya]]
* 2023: Hockey Ace Foundation
 
===Hockey India President Award for Technical Official===
* 2022: Harkirat Singh Sokhi
* 2023: Mohammad Moghul Muneer
 
===Hockey India President award for Umpire / Umpire Manager===
* 2022: Raghuprasad RV
* 2023: Gurinder Singh Sangha
 
==Hockey India League==
{{Main|Hockey India League}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
 
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{{National members of the International Hockey Federation}}
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Hockey India
SportField hockey
Jurisdiction India
Founded2009; 17 years ago (2009)
AffiliationInternational Hockey Federation
Affiliation date2017
Regional affiliationAsian Hockey Federation
Affiliation date2011
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
PresidentDilip Tirkey
Vice president(s)
  • Nitin Kohli
SecretaryBhola Nath Singh
Men's coachSouth Africa Craig Fulton
Women's coachIndia Harendra Singh
Replaced
Official website
hockeyindia.org
India

Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the sport.[1] It was formed after the Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008.[2]

Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF).

Hockey India, with the assistance of the Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level. The governing body is responsible for training the coaches, as well as educating and equipping technical officials and umpires.

Hockey India launched its own logo in a ceremony on 24 July 2008. It resembles Ashok Chakra of Indian flag. It is made up of hockey sticks.[3]

Hockey India manages four squads that represent India in international field hockey: the India men's national field hockey team, the India women's national field hockey team, the India men's national under-21 field hockey team, and the India women's national under-21 field hockey team.

Member units[edit | edit source]

Hockey India's Member Units are divided into four separate categories, namely Permanent Members, Associate Members, Academy Members and Hockey Members.[4]

State and UT hockey associations[edit | edit source]

  • Hockey Andaman and Nicobar
  • Hockey Andhra Pradesh
  • Hockey Arunachal
  • Assam Hockey
  • Hockey Bengal
  • Hockey Association of Bihar
  • Hockey Chandigarh
  • Hockey Chhattisgarh
  • Dadra & Nagar and Haveli & Daman & Diu Hockey
  • Delhi Hockey
  • Goans Hockey
  • Hockey Gujarat
  • Hockey Haryana
  • Hockey Himachal
  • Hockey Jammu and Kashmir
  • Hockey Jharkhand
  • Hockey Karnataka
  • Hockey Kerala
  • Hockey Madhya Pradesh
  • Hockey Maharashtra
  • Manipur Hockey
  • Hockey Mizoram
  • Hockey Nagaland
  • Hockey Association of Odisha
  • Le Puducherry Hockey
  • Hockey Punjab
  • Hockey Rajasthan
  • Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu
  • Hockey Telengana
  • Tripura Hockey
  • Uttar Pradesh Hockey
  • Hockey Uttarakhand

Competitions[edit | edit source]

Hockey India National Championships[edit | edit source]

These National Championships are divided into two divisions, to ensure that participating teams are competing in a fair, equal environment, and against teams with similar level of skills.

Below is the list of National Championships that Hockey India conducts every season:

  • Hockey India Senior Men National Championship
  • Hockey India Senior Women National Championship
  • Hockey India Junior Men National Championship
  • Hockey India Junior Women National Championship
  • Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship
  • Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship
  • Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Women)
  • Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Men)
  • Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Mixed)

Leagues[edit | edit source]

All India Hockey Tournaments[edit | edit source]

  • Beighton Cup
  • Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament
  • Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament
  • All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
  • All India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament
  • All India Scindia Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
  • All India Swami Shradhanand Hockey Tournament
  • All India Guru Teg Bahadur Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
  • Mahant Raja Sarwesjwardas Memorial All India Tournament
  • All India Guru Gobind Singh Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
  • All India Trades Cup Hockey Tournament
  • All India Police Hockey Championship
  • Aga Khan Hockey Tournament
  • All India K.D Singh Babu Memorial Invitation Prize Money Hockey Tournament
  • Lychettira Hockey Cup/Kodava Hockey Festival
  • Bombay Gold Cup
  • Liberals All India Hockey Tournament

Executive board members[edit | edit source]

Past office bearers[edit | edit source]

Presidents[edit | edit source]

The following is a list of presidents of Indian Hockey Federation[9][10] and Hockey India:[11]

Presidents Tenure
Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008)
Col. Bruce Turnbull[12] 1925 – 1927
Major Ian Burn-Murdoch[12] 1927 – 1930
R. E. Powell 1930 – 1931
A. M. Hayman 1931 – 1934
Joseph William Bhore[13] 1934 – 1935
Kunwar Jagdish Prasad 1935 – 1936
N. N. Sircar 1936 – 1938
Mohd. Zaffurullah Khan 1938 – 1939
Khawaja Nazimuddin 1939 – 1944
Azizul Haque 1944 – 1946
Naval Tata 1946 – 1958
Ashwini Kumar[14] 1958 – 1974
M. A. M. Ramaswamy 1974 – 1980
I. M. Mahajan 1980 – 1983
Raja Bhupinder Singh 1983 – 1985
M. A. M. Ramaswamy 1985 – 1987
R. Prasad 1987 – 1994
K. P. S. Gill 1994 – 2008
Hockey India (since 2009)
A. K. Mattoo 2009 – 2010
Vidya Stokes 2010
Narinder Dhruv Batra (interim) 2010
Mariamma Koshy 2010 – 2014
Narinder Dhruv Batra 2014 – 2016
Mariamma Koshy 2016 – 2018
Rajinder Singh (Interim) 2018
Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad 2018 – 2020
Gyanendro Ningombam 2020 – 2022
Dilip Tirkey 2022 - Incumbent

Hockey India Awards[edit | edit source]

Hockey India instituted the Hockey India Awards from 2014 for recognition of hockey players for promoting field hockey as a sport on the national and international platform.[15]

Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award[edit | edit source]

Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year (Men)[edit | edit source]

Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year (Women)[edit | edit source]

Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (U21 Men)[edit | edit source]

Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (U21 Women)[edit | edit source]

Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year[edit | edit source]

Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the Year[edit | edit source]

Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year[edit | edit source]

Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year[edit | edit source]

Jaman Lal Sharma Award for Invaluable Contribution[edit | edit source]

Hockey India President's Award for Outstanding Achievement[edit | edit source]

  • 2014: One Thousand Hockey Legs
  • 2015: Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy
  • 2019: Department of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha
  • 2022: Vandana Katariya
  • 2023: Hockey Ace Foundation

Hockey India President Award for Technical Official[edit | edit source]

  • 2022: Harkirat Singh Sokhi
  • 2023: Mohammad Moghul Muneer

Hockey India President award for Umpire / Umpire Manager[edit | edit source]

  • 2022: Raghuprasad RV
  • 2023: Gurinder Singh Sangha

Hockey India League[edit | edit source]

Main article: Hockey India League

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Hockey India Gets Recognition". Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Indian Hockey Federation suspended after bribery scandal". Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Hockey India League Logo Launch". 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Member Units Detail". Hockey India. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Elections of Office Bearers and Members of the Executive Board, 2022" (PDF). Hockey India. 23 September 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Dilip Tirkey becomes first player-president of Hockey India". The Times of India. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dilip Tirkey elected new Hockey India president". The Telegraph. 23 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Officers and Employees". Hockey India. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. ↑ D'Mello, Anthony (1959). Portrait Of Indian Sport. Macmillan. p. 83. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "About Us - History". indiahockey.org. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "HOCKEY INDIA OFFICER BEARERS SINCE FORMATION". Hockey India. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "How The Indian Hockey Federation Was Formed". Bharatiya Hockey. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "The World's Hockey Champions 1936". Bharatiya Hockey. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  14. ↑ Bala, Vijayan (27 December 2020). "A sports lover's century". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Hockey India Annual Awards". Hockey India. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

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