The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. They are ranked 10th in the world and the second best team in Asia. They have won the gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 1982 Asian Games. They have also won the Asia Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017, and the Asian Champions Trophy thrice, in 2016, 2023 and 2024.
History[edit | edit source]
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 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics (where they came in 4th), when a 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 in the finals. Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years at different events- during the 2002 Commonwealth Games,[1] 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.[2]The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad, led by Captain Suraj Lata Devi, competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The team entered the finals after defeating the New Zealand women's national field hockey team.[3] and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat the English women's hockey team.[1][4][5]
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).[6] Sahni began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik.[7] After hearing the storyline, Kaushik suggested that Sahni meet hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi (who faced accusations of throwing the match against Pakistan during the 1982 Asian Games).[8][9][10] Sahni 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.[11] 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" In response to the fact that the media equated Kabir Khan with Negi, Sahni 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."[7] The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur defeating China in a shootout.[12]
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it finished in 5th place but at 2014 Asian Games, Incheon stunned Japan 2–1 in a tight match to clinch their third bronze medal at the Asian Games.[13] During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the Round 2 of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the World League Semi-finals held in Antwerp the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.[14] The Indian woman's national field hockey team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics[15][16] for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics.[15][17] They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where they placed 6th.
India at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time ever,[18] reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina[19] in the semi-final and then to Great Britain[20] in the bronze medal match. Following their performance at the Olympics, the team went to win bronze medals at the 2022 Asia Cup and the Commonwealth Games and a third-place finish in the 2021–22 Pro League. In 2022 India won the first ever FIH Women's Nations Cup. However, they failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics losing to Japan in the bronze medal match at the Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi on 19 January 2024.[21][22]
Performance record[edit | edit source]
Summer Olympics[edit | edit source]
| Summer Olympics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1980 | Template:Country data USSRScript error: The function "pwarning" does not exist. Moscow, USSR | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States |
Did not participate | |||||||
| 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea
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| 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain
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| 1996 | Atlanta, United States
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| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2004 |  Athens, Greece
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| 2008 |  Beijing, China
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| 2012 |  London, Great Britain
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| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
12th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | |
| 2020 |  Tokyo, Japan |
4th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | |
| 2024 |  Paris, France |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 4th place | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 45 | ||
Summer Olympics Qualifiers[edit | edit source]
| Summer Olympics Qualifiers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2000 |  Milton Keynes, England |
10th | Did not qualify for 2000 Summer Olympics | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 2008 |  Kazan, Russia |
4th | Did not qualify for 2008 Summer Olympics | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 |
| 2012 |  Delhi, India |
Runners-up | Did not qualify for 2012 Summer Olympics | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 2019 | Bhubaneswar, India |
– | Qualified for 2020 Summer Olympics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | Ranchi, India |
4th | Did not qualify for 2024 Summer Olympics | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Total | Runners-up | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 45 | ||
World Cup[edit | edit source]
| World Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1974 | Mandelieu, France |
4th |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1976 |  West Berlin, West Germany |
Did not participate | |||||||
| 1978 | Madrid, Spain |
7th |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1981 |  Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Did not participate | |||||||
| 1983 |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
11th |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1986 |  Amstelveen, Netherlands |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1990 | Sydney, Australia
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| 1994 |  Dublin, Ireland
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| 1998 | Utrecht, Netherlands |
12th |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 | |
| 2002 | Perth, Australia |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2006 | Madrid, Spain |
11th |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |
| 2010 | Rosario, Argentina |
9th |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 23 | |
| 2014 | The Hague, Netherlands |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2018 | London, England |
8th |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2022 | Amstelveen, Netherlands and Valencia, Spain |
9th |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2026 |  Wavre, Belgium and Amstelveen, Netherlands |
Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 4th place | 50 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 62 | 98 | ||
World Cup Qualifiers[edit | edit source]
| World Cup Qualifiers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1985[23] | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
5th | Did not qualify for 1986 World Cup | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| 1989[24] | Delhi, India |
8th | Did not qualify for 1990 World Cup | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 |
| 1993 | Philadelphia, USA |
6th | Did not qualify for 1994 World Cup | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 2001 | Abbeville and Amiens, France |
7th | Qualified for Qualifying Playoff | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 |
| 2002 | Cannock, England |
– | Did not qualify for 2002 World Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | Hyderabad, India |
Runners-up | Qualified for 2026 World Cup | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Total | 2nd | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 71 | 41 | ||
Commonwealth Games[edit | edit source]
| Commonwealth Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | |
| 2002 | Manchester, England |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | |
| 2006 | Melbourne, Australia |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | |
| 2010 | New Delhi, India |
5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland |
5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| 2022 | Birmingham, England |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | |
| Total | 1 Title | 41 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 110 | 64 | ||
Asian Games[edit | edit source]
| Asian Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1982 | New Delhi, India |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 1986 | Seoul, South Korea |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | |
| 1990 | Beijing, China |
4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan |
4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
| 1998 |  Bangkok, Thailand |
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | |
| 2002 | Busan, South Korea |
4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2006 |  Doha, Qatar |
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | |
| 2010 | Guangzhou, China |
4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 7 | |
| 2014 | Incheon, South Korea |
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | |
| 2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia |
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2022 | Hangzhou, China |
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 6 | |
| Total | 1 Title | 62 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 231 | 78 | ||
Asia Cup[edit | edit source]
| Asia Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1985 | Seoul, South Korea |
Did not participate | |||||||
| 1989 |  Hong Kong |
4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 1993 | Hiroshima, Japan |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
| 1999 | New Delhi, India |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | |
| 2004 | New Delhi, India |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong |
4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 13 | |
| 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | |
| 2013 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | |
| 2017 | Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan |
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2022 |  Muscat, Oman |
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | |
| 2025 | Hangzhou, China |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | |
| Total | 2 Titles | 54 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 235 | 76 | ||
Asian Champions Trophy[edit | edit source]
| Asian Champions Trophy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2010 | Busan, South Korea |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2011 | Ordos, China |
4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2013 | Kakamigahara, Japan |
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2016 |  Singapore |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2018 | Donghae City, South Korea |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Donghae City, South Korea |
Withdrew[25] | |||||||
| 2023 | Ranchi, India |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2024 | Rajgir, India |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Total | 3 Titles | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 98 | 55 | ||
Pro League[edit | edit source]
| Pro League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2021–22 | N/A | |
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 26 | |
| 2023–24 | N/A | 8th | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 38 | |
| 2024–25 | N/A | 9th | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 43 | |
| Total | Third place | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 71 | 107 | ||
Nations Cup[edit | edit source]
| Nations Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2022 | Valencia, Spain |
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | TBD | ||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
South Asian Games[edit | edit source]
| South Asian Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2016 | Guwahati, India |
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 Title | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
World League[edit | edit source]
| Hockey World League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2012–13 | |||||||||
| New Delhi, India |
Round 2 | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Semifinals | 7th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | |
| 2014–15 | |||||||||
| New Delhi, India |
Round 2 | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Antwerp, Belgium |
Semifinals | 5th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 19 | |
| 2016–17 | |||||||||
 West Vancouver, Canada |
Round2 | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
 Johannesburg, South Africa |
Semifinals | 8th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Total | 35 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 87 | 68 | |||
Champions Challenge I[edit | edit source]
| Champions Challenge I | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2002 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2011 | Dublin, Ireland |
7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | |
| 2012 | Dublin, Ireland |
7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | |
| 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland |
8th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 22 | |
| Total | Third place | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 54 | ||
Champions Challenge II[edit | edit source]
| Champions Challenge II | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2009 | Kazan, Russia |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
| Total | 1 Title | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | ||
Hockey Series[edit | edit source]
| Hockey Series | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2018–19 | Hiroshima, Japan |
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| Total | 1 Title | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
Afro-Asian Games[edit | edit source]
| Afro-Asian Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2003 | Hyderabad, India |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | |
| Total | 1 Title | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | ||
Honours[edit | edit source]
Major tournaments[edit | edit source]
- Commonwealth Games:
- Asian Games:
- Asia Cup:
- Asian Champions Trophy:
- Pro League:
- Third Place: 2021–22
- Nations Cup:
- Champions: 2022
Other tournaments[edit | edit source]
- South Asian Games:
- Gold medal: 2016
Defunct tournaments[edit | edit source]
- Champions Challenge I:
- Bronze medal: 2002
- Champions Challenge II:
- Champions: 2009
- Hockey Series:
- Champions: 2018–19
Results and fixtures[edit | edit source]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2025[edit | edit source]
| 14 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 3–2 | India | London, England | ||||||||||
| 11:00 | Schonell
Pickering
Stewart
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Report | Deepika
Neha
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Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre |
| 15 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 1–2 | Australia | London, England | ||||||
| 10:30 | Phalke
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Report | Lawton
Pickering
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Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre |
| 17 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 4–1 | India | London, England | ||||||
| 15:30 | Falasco
Gorzelany
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Report | Deepika
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Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre |
| 18 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 2–2 (0–2 p) | Argentina | London, England | ||||||||||||||
| 15:30 | Navneet
Deepika
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Report | Gorzelany
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Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | ||||||||||||||||||
Deepika
Rutuja
Lalremsiami
Baljeet
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Díaz
Bruggesser
Jankunas
Cairó
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| 21 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 5–1 | India | Antwerp, Belgium | ||||||||||
| 13:00 | Brasseur
Breyne
Ballenghien
Engelbert
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Report | Deepika
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Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein |
| 22 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 2–0 | India | Antwerp, Belgium | ||||
| 13:00 | Ballenghien
Hillewaert
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Report | Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein |
| 28 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 3–0 | India | Berlin, Germany | ||||||
| 12:30 | Chen
Zhang
Yu
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Report | Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld |
| 29 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 2–3 | China | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||
| 13:30 | Toppo
Rutuja
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Report | Zhang
Xu
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Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld |
| 5 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 11–0 | Thailand | Hangzhou, China | ||||||||||||||||
| 14:30 | Mumtaz
Sangita
Navneet
Lalremsiami
Udita
Beauty
Sharmila
Rutuja
|
Report | Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field |
| 6 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 2–2 | India | Hangzhou, China | ||||||||
| 19:00 | Murayama
Fujibayashi
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Report | Rutuja
Navneet
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Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field |
| 8 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 12–0 | Singapore | Hangzhou, China | ||||||||||||||
| 14:30 | Mumtaz
Neha
Lalremsiami
Navneet
Udita
Sharmila
Rutuja
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Report | Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field |
| 10 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Super4s | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 4–2 | South Korea | Hangzhou, China | ||||||||||
| 16:45 | Phalke
Sangita
Lalremsiami
Rutuja
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Report | Kim Yu-j.
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Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field |
| 11 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Super4s | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 1–4 | China | Hangzhou, China | ||||||||
| 19:00 | Mumtaz
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Report | Zou
Chen
Tan
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Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field |
| 13 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Super4s | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 1–1 | India | Hangzhou, China | ||||
| 16:45 | Kobayakawa
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Report | Dung Dung
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Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field |
| 14 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Final | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 4–1 | India | Hangzhou, China | ||||||||||
| 20:00 | Ou
Li
Zou
Zhong
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Report | Navneet
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Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field |
2026[edit | edit source]
| 8 March 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Pool B | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 4–0 |  Uruguay | Hyderabad, India | ||||||||
| 19:30 | Annu
Ishika
Lalremsiami
Rutuja
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Report | Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground |
| 9 March 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Pool B | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 2–2 | India | Hyderabad, India | ||||||||
| 19:30 | McEwan
Burnet
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Report | Navneet
Sunelita
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Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground |
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| 11 March 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Pool B | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 4–1 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | Hyderabad, India | ||||||
| 19:30 | Sakshi
Navneet
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Report | Thomas
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Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground |
| 13 March 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Semi-final | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 1–0 |  Italy | Hyderabad, India | ||
| 19:30 | Chauhan
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Report | Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground |
| 14 March 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Final | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| 2–0 | India | Hyderabad, India | ||||
| 19:30 | Balsdon
Neal
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Report | Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground |
| 16 August 2026 World Cup Pool D | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| v | India | Amstelveen, Netherlands | ||
| 16:30 | Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
| 18 August 2026 World Cup Pool D | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| v | South Africa | Amstelveen, Netherlands | ||
| 18:30 | Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
| 20 August 2026 World Cup Pool D | #REDIRECT Template:National women's field hockey team right
| v | England | Amstelveen, Netherlands | ||
| 18:30 | Stadium: Wagener Stadium |
2026 Goalscorers[edit | edit source]
| 2026 Goalscorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | FG | PC | PS | Total |
| 1 | Navneet | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Annu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ishika | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lalremsiami | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rutuja | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sakshi | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sunelita | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Manisha | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | |
Players[edit | edit source]
Current squad[edit | edit source]
The following 20 players were named for the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers.[26]
Caps updated as of 14 March 2026, after the match against England.
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Recent call-ups[edit | edit source]
These players were called up in the last 12 months.
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Coaching staff[edit | edit source]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Sjoerd Marijne
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| Analytical coach | Matias Vila
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| Coaches | Yendala Soundarya Ankitha B. S.
|
| Scientific Advisor | Dr. Wayne Lombard Rodet Yila Ciara Yila
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Individual records[edit | edit source]
- Players in bold are still active, at least at international level.
Most caps[edit | edit source]
| Position | Player | Caps |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vandana Katariya | 320 |
| 2 | Savita Punia | 308 |
| 3 | Deep Grace Ekka | 268 |
| 4 | Sushila Chanu | 257 |
| 5 | Rani Rampal | 254 |
| 6 | Ritu Rani | 248 |
| 7 | Monika Malik | 229 |
| 8 | Surinder Kaur | 229 |
| 9 | Navjot Kaur | 209 |
| 10 | Poonam Rani | 204 |
| 11 | Saba Anjum Karim | 200 |
Head-to-head record[edit | edit source]
| Won more matches than lost | |
| All matches drawn | |
| Won equal matches to lost | |
| Lost more matches than won |
Overall record[edit | edit source]
Record last updated as of the following match:
India vs England at G. M. C. Balayogi Hockey Ground, Hyderabad in the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers, 14 March 2026
| Opponent | GP | W | D | L | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
28 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 3.57% | 2025 |
| Australia
|
51 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 13.73% | 2025 |
 Austria
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1989 |
 Azerbaijan
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2012 |
 Belarus
|
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2017 |
| Belgium
|
15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13.33% | 2025 |
| Canada
|
19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 68.42% | 2022 |
 Chile
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | 2022 |
| China
|
51 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 25.49% | 2025 |
| File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2006 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 1980 |
| England
|
45 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 15.56% | 2026 |
 Fiji
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2019 |
| France
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 2008 |
| Germany
|
27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 11.11% | 2025 |
 Ghana
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2022 |
| Great Britain
|
9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0% | 2024 |
| Hong Kong
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2023 |
| Indonesia
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2018 |
 Ireland
|
29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 34.48% | 2023 |
| Italy
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 80% | 2026 |
 Jamaica
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1998 |
| Japan
|
78 | 24 | 18 | 36 | 30.77% | 2025 |
 Kazakhstan
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2018 |
 Lithuania
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2001 |
| Malaysia
|
43 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 90.7% | 2024 |
 Mexico
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1974 |
 Nepal
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2016 |
| Template:Country data Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2008 |
| Netherlands
|
22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.09% | 2025 |
 New Zealand
|
36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 33.33% | 2024 |
 Nigeria
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2006 |
 North Korea
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1990 |
 Poland
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2019 |
| Russia
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 2013 |
| Scotland
|
16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25% | 2026 |
| Singapore
|
11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2025 |
| South Africa
|
23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 52.17% | 2023 |
| South Korea
|
51 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 39.22% | 2025 |
| Template:Country data URS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 1993 |
| Spain
|
23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39.13% | 2025 |
 Sri Lanka
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2016 |
 Switzerland
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1985 |
| Thailand
|
14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2025 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2014 |
 Ukraine
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 2012 |
| United States
|
36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22.22% | 2024 |
| Uruguay
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 2026 |
 Uzbekistan
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 1998 |
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75% | 2026 |
 Zimbabwe
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 1985 |
| Total | 734 | 301 | 110 | 323 | 41.01% | 2026 |
Olympic Games[edit | edit source]
Record last updated as of the following match:
India vs Great Britain at Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo in the 2020 Olympics, 6 August 2021
| Opponent | GP | W | D | L | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2021 |
| Australia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 2021 |
| Austria
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1980 |
| Czechoslovakia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1980 |
| Germany
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2021 |
| Great Britain
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 2021 |
| Ireland
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2021 |
| Japan
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2016 |
| Netherlands
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2021 |
| Poland
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1980 |
| South Africa
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2021 |
| Template:Country data USSR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1980 |
| United States
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2016 |
| Zimbabwe
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1980 |
World Cup[edit | edit source]
Record last updated as of the following match:
India vs Japan at Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa in the 2022 World Cup, 13 July 2022
| Opponent | GP | W | D | L | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 1998 |
| Australia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2010 |
| Belgium
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1974 |
| Canada
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2022 |
| China
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 2022 |
| Czechoslovakia
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1978 |
| England
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 2022 |
| West Germany
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1974 |
| Ireland
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2018 |
| Italy
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2018 |
| Japan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 2022 |
| Mexico
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1974 |
| Netherlands
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.67% | 2010 |
| New Zealand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 2022 |
| Scotland
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1998 |
| South Africa
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2010 |
| South Korea
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2006 |
| Spain
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% | 2022 |
| United States
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2018 |
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 1983 |
Medal matches[edit | edit source]
Summer Olympics[edit | edit source]
2020 Bronze medal match[edit | edit source]
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World Cup[edit | edit source]
1974 Third and fourth place[edit | edit source]
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Awards[edit | edit source]
- Summer Olympics
- During the 2008 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier, the team ranked fourth in the "Qualifying Two" event. Rani Devi received the Most Promising Young Player of the Tournament award. (Squad)
- Hockey World Cup
- During the 2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier, the team ranked 7th. Sanggai Chanu received the Young Player of the Tournament award. (Squad)
- Hockey Champions Challenge
- During the 2002 Hockey Champions Challenge, Jyoti Sunita Kullu received the Topscorer award for five goals. (Squad)
- Dhyan Chand Award
- Mary D'Souza Sequeira (1953–1963)
- Arjuna Awards
The following is a list of recipients for the Arjuna award in hockey recipients (by year):[34]
- Helen Mary, 2004
- Suraj Lata Devi (former captain), 2003
- Mamta Kharab, 2002
- Madhu Yadav, 2000
- Tingongleima Chanu, 2000
- S. Omana Kumari, 1998
- Pritam Rani Siwach (former captain), 1998
- Prem Maya Sonir, 1985
- Rajbir Kaur, 1984[35]
- Varsha Soni, 1981
- Eliza Nelson, 1980–1981
- Rekha B.Mundhphan, 1979–1980
- Lorraine Fernandes, 1976–1977
- Ajinder Kaur, 1975–1976
- Dr Otilia Mascarenhas, 1973–1974
- Sunita Puri, 1966
- Elvera Britto, 1965
- Anne Lumsden, 1961
See also[edit | edit source]
India men's national field hockey team
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
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