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Hockey India Logo.svg
NicknameMen in Blue
Association
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
CoachCraig Fulton
Assistant coach(es)Rhett Halkett
CaptainHarmanpreet Singh
Most capsDilip Tirkey (412)
Top scorerDhyan Chand (570)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
CurrentTemplate:FIH World Rankings
Highest3 (July 2021, September 2023)
Lowest12 (2007)
Olympic Games
Appearances21 (first in 1928)
Best resultGold Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best resultTemplate:World1 Champions (1975)
Asian Games
Appearances18 (first in 1958)
Best resultTemplate:Asia1 Champions (1966, 1998, 2014, 2022)
Asia Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultSimple gold cup.svg Champions (2003, 2007, 2017)

The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions, and is governed by Hockey India. The team was formerly under the control of Indian Hockey Federation. India was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation.[1] In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row. The team had a 30–0 winning streak during this time, from their first game in 1928 until the 1960 gold medal final which they lost. India also won the World Cup in 1975. India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won a total of eight gold medals – in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964 and 1980. India also has the best overall performance in Olympic history with 83 victories out of the 134 matches played. They have also scored more goals in the Olympics than any other team. They are also the only team ever to win the Olympics without conceding a single goal, having done so in 1928 and 1956.[2]

The men in blues are also one of the most successful teams in Asia. They have won the Asian Games four times – in 1966, 1998, 2014 and 2022. India came out on top in the Asia Cup in 2003, 2007 and in 2017. India has won 43 out of 56 matches in the Asia Cup and holds the records for most wins and best winning percentage in the competition. They are also the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy, winning the competition a record four times – in 2011, 2016, 2018 and in 2023. In total, India has won 28 official international titles.[3]

India is known to have an intense rivalry with Pakistan, with whom they have played in the finals of major tournaments like Olympics, World Cup, Asian Games and Asia Cup. India also has a unique record of beating Pakistan in the finals of all these tournaments.[4]

History[edit]

Golden years (1928–1959)[edit]

India participated at the Olympics for the first time in 1928. In the group stage, India beat Austria 6–0, Belgium 9–0 and Switzerland 5–0 without conceding a single goal. They defeated Netherlands 3–0 in the finals under the captaincy of Jaipal Singh Munda.[5] India then went on to successfully defend their title at the 1932 Olympics with a 11–1 win over Japan and 24–1 win over USA, in the match against United States Dhyan Chand hit 8 goals and Roop Singh scored 10 goals, This is still the largest margin of victory ever in the Olympic games even after all these years.[6] India went on to win their third straight title at the 1936 Olympics, this time captained by legendary player Dhyan Chand himself. India stormed through the group stage by winning against Japan 9–0, Hungary 4–0 and United States 7–0. In the semi-finals they defeated France 10–0. The team went on to face Germany in the final. The match was won by India 8–1 and it still remains the biggest winning margin in an Olympic final.[6] The Indian hockey team that won three successive Olympic titles is often regarded as one of the greatest ever team to play the sport.[7]

India vs Berlin XI in 1936.

The World War II caused the cancellation of 1940 and 1944 Olympics, which ended the era of a team that dominated world hockey.[8] In the 1948 Olympics India was placed in group A and won all the three games, an 8–0 win over Austria, Argentina 9–1 and Spain 2–0. In the final India went on to face Great Britain, it was the first time India faced them. The skilled British team had already won the gold medal in 1908 and 1920, so this match was billed as a "Battle of Champions" and eventually India won the match 4–0.[9] The result was a sweet one for India, which gained independence from Britain just a year before. This win is often regarded as the greatest ever moment of Indian field hockey and also all of Indian sports.[10]

India went on to win two further gold medals in 1952 and 1956, preserving its record as the most successful and dominant team at that time in the Olympics. In 1952 Olympics quarter-finals India won against Austria 4–0, Great Britain 3–1 in semi-final and defeated Netherlands 6–1 in the final.[11] The match is famous for the five-goal magical performance of Balbir Singh Sr.,which is an Olympic record that still stands today. In the 1956 Olympics India defeated Afghanistan 14–0, United States 16–0 and Singapore 6–0 in group stage. India defeated Germany 1–0 in semi-final. In the final India faced Pakistan and won the match 1–0, which was the beginning of the biggest rivalry in field hockey.[12] India and Pakistan again met each other in 1958 Asian Games and this time the match ended in a 0–0 draw. India also defeated Japan 8–0, South Korea 2–1 and Malaysia 6–0. But Pakistan claimed gold medal in the Asian Games by better average. It was the first time India finished runners-up in an international competition.[13]

Last years of dominance (1960–1980)[edit]

At the 1960 Olympics India started its campaign by winning against Denmark 10–0, and Netherlands 4–1, New Zealand 3–0. India defeated Australia and Great Britain in quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively. In the final it was the beginning of a new era, for the first time India lost a match at the Olympics, a 0–1 loss to Pakistan in the final which ended India's streak of six successive gold medals and 30 matches unbeaten run.[14] Two years later India went on to win another silver medal at the 1962 Asian Games. India returned strongly at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics by registering wins against Hong Kong, Belgium, Netherlands, Malaysia and Canada and drawing with Spain and Germany. In the Semi-finals India defeated Australia 3–1, and they won against Pakistan in the final to take their seventh gold medal at the games and also went on to capture their first gold medal in 1966 Asian Games by defeating Pakistan again in the final.[15]

Indian team celebrating their 1–0 win over Pakistan in the 1973 World Cup semi-finals.

At the 1968 Mexico Olympics India started with a loss against New Zealand but won all of their remaining 6 matches against West Germany, Japan, Spain, Mexico, East Germany and Belgium but India went to a new low, for the first time as they were defeated in the semi-final by Australia, but they successfully claimed the bronze medal by beating West Germany.[16] At the 1972 Olympics also the result was same India started brightly by defeating Great Britain, Australia, Kenya, New Zealand and Mexico but drew with Netherlands and Poland. They were defeated in the semi-finals by Pakistan. In the Third-place match India defeated the Netherlands to claim bronze medal.[17]

India won the bronze medal at the 1971 World Cup by virtue of a win over Kenya. In the 1973 World Cup India defeated Pakistan in semi-finals, but lost to Netherlands in the final in penalty shoot-out after the match ended in a 2–2 draw. But in the 1975 World Cup India defeated Malaysia in the semi-final before beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final to claim their first title.[18]In the 1976 Olympics astro-turf hockey pitch was introduced, India struggled to maintain their dominance like they did on grass fields and for the first time ever returned home empty handed. The 1980 Olympics was held in Moscow, India started their campaign with an 18–0 win over Tanzania followed by a 2–2 draw with Poland and Spain which were followed by a resounding win over Cuba with a margin of 13–0 and win over Soviet Union by the scoreline of 4–2. India later won the gold medal for a record eighth time by defeating Spain in the final by the score of 4–3.[19]

Decline (1981–1997)[edit]

After the 1980 Olympics success India's performance declined and the following decades resulted in a lot of ups and downs for the national team. As the team failed to win any medal in the World Cups or Olympics, but continued to be a top team in Asia and went on to win several medals in continental competitions.[20] The 1982 World Cup was hosted by India and they finished at 5th position.[21] The team lost to Pakistan in both 1982 Asian Games final and the inaugural Asia Cup final held in Karachi.[22]India ended the 80s by winning bronze medal at the 1986 Asian Games and 1982 Champions Trophy and silver medals at the 1985 Asia Cup and 1989 Asia Cup. Their only gold medal success in a big tournament in the 80s came at the 1985 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[23] India also went on to win 1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and reached finals of 1994 Asia Cup but lost to South Korea in the final. The team then went on to win the 1995 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[24]

Resurgence (1998–2012)[edit]

India won their first continental title after 32 years at the 1998 Asian Games by defeating South Korea.[25][26] The team finished fourth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. They ended the decade by collecting bronze medal at the 1999 Asia Cup.

India started the new millennium by winning the inaugural Hockey Champions Challenge by defeating South Africa in the final. In 2003 India won their first ever Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the final.[27] The same year India also clinched the first and only Afro-Asian Games title by defeating Pakistan again in the final.[28] For the First time in their history the team did not win a medal at the Asian Games as they finished fifth at the 2006 Asian Games, but India defended their title successfully in the Asia Cup by winning the 2007 Asia Cup. In the final the team conveniently beat South Korea 7–2.[29] India failed to qualify for 2008 Beijing Games for the first time.[30]

The next Asia Cup tournament in 2009 proved to be disastrous as the team finished fifth and failed to get any medal. But the team regained momentum after winning the 2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and also became the joint winners in the 2010 edition. In the 2010 World Cup, which was hosted in India, and the team finished on 8th position. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games which was again hosted by India, the national team reached the final where they were defeated 0–8 by Australia, the biggest defeat India ever suffered.[31] India became the first ever champions of the Asian Champions Trophy after they beat Pakistan in the final of the 2011 edition.[32] In 2012 the team finished last at the Olympics as they lost all their matches, it was disappointing given the fact that they are the most successful team ever at the Olympics.[33][34] India also finished as runners-up at the 2012 Asian Champions Trophy.[35]

2013–present (Olympic comeback)[edit]

After the disappointment in Olympics India played at the 2013 Asian Champions Trophy but could only finish at 5th place. The 2014 Asian Games became the turning point as the team defeated Pakistan to win their 3rd gold medal.[36][37][38][39][40][41] In 2014–15 Hockey World League India won the bronze medal by beating Netherlands. The team reached the finals of 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy but lost to Australia in penalty shootout. But bounced back by winning Asian Champions Trophy in 2016 Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Pakistan and 2017 Asia Cup by defeating Malaysia.[42][43] The team also won bronze medal at the 2016–17 Hockey World League by defeating Germany 2–1.

The 2018 Asian Games proved little disappointing as India was the defending champions as well as the favorites to win but was surprised by Malaysia in semi-final. They later won bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 2–1. The team returned strongly by winning 2018 Asian Champions Trophy and collecting a gold medal at the 2018–19 Men's Hockey Series. India played as hosts in the 2018 Hockey World Cup and reached the quarter-finals but lost to Netherlands.

Indian team won bronze in 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Germany 5–4. This was a historic win as the Indian Hockey team won a medal in Olympics after a gap of 41 years.[44][45] And in 2023 India made a sucessfull run in the Asian Champions Trophy and The 2022 Asian Games Both of which India won undefeated.

Gallery[edit]

Tournament history[edit]

Major tournaments[edit]

Summer Olympics[edit]

Summer Olympics
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1928 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands Final Champions 5 5 0 0 29 0
1932 United States Los Angeles, USA Group stage Champions 2 2 0 0 35 2
1936 Nazi Germany Berlin, Germany Final Champions 5 5 0 0 38 1
1948 United Kingdom London, UK Final Champions 5 5 0 0 25 2
1952 Finland Helsinki, Finland Final Champions 3 3 0 0 13 2
1956 Australia Melbourne, Australia Final Champions 5 5 0 0 38 0
1960 Italy Rome, Italy Final Runners-up 6 5 0 1 19 2
1964 Japan Tokyo, Japan Final Champions 9 7 2 0 22 5
1968 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico Semi-finals Third place 9 7 0 2 23 7
1972 West Germany Munich, West Germany Semi-finals Third place 9 6 2 1 27 11
1976 Canada Montreal, Canada Group stage 7th place 8 4 1 3 17 13
1980 Template:Country data USSR Moscow, USSR Final Champions 6 4 2 0 43 9
1984 United States Los Angeles, USA Group stage 5th place 7 5 1 1 20 11
1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Group stage 6th place 7 2 2 3 16 15
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain Group stage 7th place 7 3 0 4 7 12
1996 United States Atlanta, USA Group stage 8th place 7 2 3 2 14 10
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia Group stage 7th place 7 3 2 2 13 10
2004 Greece Athens, Greece Group stage 7th place 7 2 1 4 16 18
2008 China Beijing, China Did not qualify
2012 United Kingdom London, UK Group stage 12th place 6 0 0 6 8 21
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Quarter-finals 8th place 6 2 1 3 10 12
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan Semi-finals Third place 8 6 0 2 25 23
2024 France Paris, France Qualified
Total 8 Titles 134 83 17 34 458 186

World Cup[edit]

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

Asian Games[edit]

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

Asia Cup[edit]

Asia Cup
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1982 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan Group stage Runners-up 6 5 0 1 40 4
1985 BangladeshDhaka, Bangladesh Final Runners-up 6 5 0 1 33 7
1989 India New Delhi, India Final Runners-up 5 4 0 1 15 2
1994 Japan Hiroshima, Japan Final Runners-up 6 3 2 1 15 7
1999 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Semi-finals Third place 5 3 1 1 17 9
2003 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Final Champions 5 4 0 1 25 9
2007 India Chennai, India Final Champions 7 7 0 0 57 5
2009 Malaysia Kuantan, Malaysia Group stage 5th place 4 2 1 1 20 7
2013 Malaysia Ipoh, Malaysia Final Runners-up 5 4 0 1 24 5
2017 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Final Champions 7 6 1 0 28 6
2022 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Second round Third place 7 3 3 1 29 14
Total 3 Titles 63 46 8 9 303 75

Asian Champions Trophy[edit]

Asian Champions Trophy
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2011 China Ordos, China Final Champions 6 2 4 0 15 8
2012 Qatar Doha, Qatar Final Runners-up 6 4 0 2 27 12
2013 Japan Kakamigahara, Japan Group stage 5th place 6 3 0 3 18 13
2016 Malaysia Kuantan, Malaysia Final Champions 7 5 2 0 30 10
2018 Oman Muscat, Oman Final Champions 6 5 1 0 30 4
2021 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Semi-finals Third place 6 4 1 1 27 11
2023 India Chennai, India Final Champions 7 6 1 0 29 8
Total 4 Titles 44 29 9 6 176 66

Commonwealth Games[edit]

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

Pro League[edit]

Pro League
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2020–21 N/A Group stage Fourth place 8 3 3 2 22 17
2021–22 N/A Group stage Third place 16 8 4 4 62 40
2022–23 N/A Group stage Fourth place 16 8 3 5 51 42
Total Best: Third place 40 19 10 11 135 99

Other tournaments[edit]

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[edit]

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

South Asian Games[edit]

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

Defunct competitions[edit]

World League[edit]

Hockey World League
Year Position Pld W D L GF GA
2012–13 6th place 15 6 4 5 59 37
2014–15 Third place 13 4 3 6 23 35
2016–17 Third place 13 5 2 6 33 23
Total Best: Third place 41 15 9 17 115 95

Champions Trophy[edit]

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

Champions Challenge[edit]

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

Hockey Series[edit]

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

Afro-Asian Games[edit]

Afro-Asian Games
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2003 India Hyderabad, India Final Champions 5 5 0 0 23 11
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 23 11

Western Asiatic Games[edit]

Western Asiatic Games
Year Host Position
1934 British Raj Delhi, India Champions
Total 1 title

Honours[edit]

Major tournaments[edit]

Other tournaments[edit]

Defunct tournaments[edit]

Results and fixtures[edit]

2022[edit]

2023[edit]

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Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were named for the 2022 Asian Games.[49]

Caps updated as of 12 August 2023, after the match against  Malaysia.

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Recent call-ups[edit]

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

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Coaching staff[edit]

Notable former players[edit]

See also[edit]

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