| Tournament Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 January 2026 – 26 January 2026 |
| Administrator(s) | Hockey India |
| Tournament Format(s) | Round-robin tournament Knock-out |
| Host(s) | |
| Venue(s) | Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai Jaipal Singh Stadium, Ranchi Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final Positions | |
| Kalinga Lancers | |
| Ranchi Royals | |
| Hyderabad Toofans | |
| Tournament Summary | |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Goals scored | 166 (5.03 per match) |
| Player of the tournament | Amandeep Lakra (Hyderabad Toofans) |
| Most Goals | Tom Boon (Hyderabad Toofans) |
← 2024–25 | |
| Tournament Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 December 2025 – 10 January 2026 |
| Administrator(s) | Hockey India |
| Tournament Format(s) | Double round-robin Knock-out |
| Host(s) | |
| Venue(s) | Jaipal Singh Stadium, Ranchi |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final Positions | |
| SG Pipers (1st title) | |
| Bengal Tigers | |
| Ranchi Royals | |
| Tournament Summary | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 39 (3 per match) |
| Player of the tournament | (Delhi SG Pipers) |
| Most Goals | (Rarh Bengal Tigers) |
← 2024–25 | |
The 2025–26 Hockey India League was the seventh season of the annual Hockey India League.[1] It was held from 28 December 2025 and to 26 January 2026.[2] The men's league was won by the Kalinga Lancers, while the SG Pipers won the women's league.
Format[edit | edit source]
Eight teams for the men's tournament and four teams for the women's tournament are placed in a group to play round-robin matches. The top four teams qualify for the knockout stage.[3] Playing eleven, teams had to have a minimum of two and a maximum of five foreign players.[4]
Teams[edit | edit source]
| Franchise | Location | Owners | Men's | Women's |
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| SG Pipers | N/A | SG Sports | ||
| Hyderabad Toofans | Hyderabad, Telangana | Resolute Sports | No | |
| Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Vedanta Limited | No | |
| Ranchi Royals | Ranchi, Jharkhand | Shri Alvish M.A. | ||
| Bengal Tigers | West Bengal | Shrachi Sports | ||
| Soorma Hockey Club | Punjab Haryana |
JSW Group | ||
| Tamil Nadu Dragons | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Charles Group | No | |
| HIL Governing Council | N/A | N/A | No | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | ||
Venues[edit | edit source]
The matches will be held across three cities, Bhubaneswar, Chennai and Ranchi.[5] While women's games will be hosted at the Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi, the men's games will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai and at the Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi.
| Bhubaneswar | Chennai | Ranchi |
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| Kalinga Stadium | Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium | Jaipal Singh Stadium |
| Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 8,670 | Capacity: 5,000 |
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