India women's national field hockey team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see India men's national field hockey team.

India

Nickname	Women in Blue
Association	Hockey India (2008–present) Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008)
Confederation	Asian Hockey Federation
Coach	Sjoerd Marijne
Captain	Salima Tete
Most caps	Vandana Katariya (320)
Top scorer	Rani Rampal (120)
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FIH ranking
Current	Template:FIH Women's World Rankings
Highest	5 (2025)
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1980)
Best result	4th (1980, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1974)
Best result	4th (1974)
Asian Games
Appearances	11 (first in 1982)
Best result	Template:Asia1 Champions (1982)
Asia Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1989)
Best result	Template:Asia1 Champions (2004, 2017)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Pro League 0 0 1 Hockey Series 1 0 0 Nations Cup 1 0 0 Commonwealth Games 1 1 1 Asian Games 1 2 4 Asia Cup 2 3 3 Asian Champions Trophy 3 2 1 Total 9 8 10 Pro League 2021–22 Rotterdam Nations Cup 2022 Valencia Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team 2006 Melbourne Team 2022 Birmingham Team Asian Games 1982 New Delhi Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2018 Jakarta Team 1986 Seoul Team 2006 Doha Team 2014 Incheon Team 2022 Hangzhou Team Asia Cup 2004 New Delhi 2017 Kakamigahara 1999 New Delhi 2009 Bangkok 2025 Hangzhou 1993 Hiroshima 2013 Kuala Lumpur 2022 Muscat Asian Champions Trophy 2016 Singapore 2023 Ranchi 2024 Rajgir 2018 Donghae 2013 Kakamigahara 2010 Busan

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

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, 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.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. and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat the English women's hockey team.

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). Sahni began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik. 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). 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. 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." The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur defeating China in a shootout.

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. 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. The Indian woman's national field hockey team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics. They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where they placed 6th.

India at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time ever, reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina in the semi-final and then to Great Britain 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.

Performance record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1980	Template:Country data USSRTemplate:Preview warning Moscow, USSR	4th	5	2	1	2	9	6
1984	Los Angeles, United States	Did not participate
1988	Seoul, South Korea
1992	Barcelona, Spain
1996	Atlanta, United States
2000	Sydney, Australia	Did not qualify
2004	Athens, Greece
2008	Beijing, China
2012	London, Great Britain
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

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

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
1994	Dublin, Ireland
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

World Cup Qualifiers
Year	Host	Position	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	Buenos Aires, Argentina	5th	Did not qualify for 1986 World Cup	5	3	1	1	19	3
1989	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

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		6	4	1	1	12	10
2006	Melbourne, Australia		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		6	3	2	1	14	8
	Total	1 Title	41	22	6	13	110	64

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1982	New Delhi, India		5	5	0	0	37	1
1986	Seoul, South Korea		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

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		4	2	1	1	8	4
1999	New Delhi, India		6	3	2	1	24	7
2004	New Delhi, India		5	4	1	0	19	3
2007	Hong Kong	4th	6	3	0	3	44	13
2009	Bangkok, Thailand		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		7	3	2	2	32	13
	Total	2 Titles	54	29	10	15	235	76

Asian Champions Trophy

Asian Champions Trophy
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2010	Busan, South Korea		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
2023	Ranchi, India		7	7	0	0	27	3
2024	Rajgir, India		7	7	0	0	29	2
	Total	3 Titles	36	23	2	11	98	55

Pro League

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Afro-Asian Games
Year	Final Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2003	Hyderabad, India		5	4	0	1	26	7
	Total	1 Title	5	4	0	1	26	7

Honours

The India women's national field hockey team in 2019

Major tournaments

• Commonwealth Games:
  • Gold medal: 2002
  • Silver medal: 2006
  • Bronze medal: 2022
• Asian Games:
  • Gold medal: 1982
  • Silver medal: 1998, 2018
  • Bronze medal: 1986, 2006, 2014, 2022
• Asia Cup:
  • Champions: 2004, 2017
  • Runner-up: 1999, 2009
  • Third Place: 1993, 2013, 2022
• Asian Champions Trophy:
  • Champions: 2016, 2023, 2024
  • Runner-up: 2013, 2018
  • Third Place: 2010
• Pro League:
  • Third Place: 2021–22
• Nations Cup:
  • Champions: 2022

Other tournaments

• South Asian Games:
  • Gold medal: 2016

Defunct tournaments

• Champions Challenge I:
  • Bronze medal: 2002
• Champions Challenge II:
  • Champions: 2009
• Hockey Series:
  • Champions: 2018–19

Results and fixtures

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

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2026

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16 August 2026 World Cup Pool D	Template:Fhw-rt	v	India	Amstelveen, Netherlands
16:30				Stadium: Wagener Stadium

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18 August 2026 World Cup Pool D	Template:Fhw-rt	v	South Africa	Amstelveen, Netherlands
18:30				Stadium: Wagener Stadium

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20 August 2026 World Cup Pool D	Template:Fhw-rt	v	England	Amstelveen, Netherlands
18:30				Stadium: Wagener Stadium

2026 Goalscorers

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

Current squad

The following 20 players were named for the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers.

Caps updated as of 14 March 2026, after the match against England.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club

Recent call-ups

These players were called up in the last 12 months.

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Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Sjoerd Marijne
Analytical coach	Matias Vila
Coaches	Yendala Soundarya Ankitha B. S.
Scientific Advisor	Dr. Wayne Lombard Rodet Yila Ciara Yila

Individual records

Players in bold are still active, at least at international level.

Most caps

Sources:

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

	Won more matches than lost
	All matches drawn
	Won equal matches to lost
	Lost more matches than won

Overall record

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
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
Wales	8	6	1	1	75%	2026
Zimbabwe	2	1	1	0	50%	1985
Total	734	301	110	323	41.01%	2026

Olympic Games

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

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
Wales	2	1	1	0	50%	1983

Sources:

Medal matches

Summer Olympics

2020 Bronze medal match

6 August 2021 (2021-08-06) 10:30 Template:Fhw-rt 4–3 India Rayer Template:Fhgoal Robertson Template:Fhgoal Pearne-Webb Template:Fhgoal Balsdon Template:Fhgoal Report Gurjit Template:Fhgoal Vandana Template:Fhgoal Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Michelle Meister (GER)

World Cup

1974 Third and fourth place

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Awards

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):

• 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
• 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

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see India women's national field hockey team.

Nickname	Men in Blue
Association	Hockey India (2008–present) Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008)
Confederation	AHF (Asia)
Coach	Craig Fulton
Assistant coach(es)	Rhett Halkett
Captain	Harmanpreet Singh
Most caps	Dilip Tirkey (412)
Top scorer	Dhyan Chand (570)
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FIH ranking
Current	Template:FIH World Rankings
Highest	3 (July 2021, September 2023)
Lowest	12 (2007)
Olympic Games
Appearances	21 (first in 1928)
Best result	Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1971)
Best result	Template:World1 Champions (1975)
Asian Games
Appearances	18 (first in 1958)
Best result	Template:Asia1 Champions (1966, 1998, 2014, 2022)
Asia Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1982)
Best result	Champions (2003, 2007, 2017)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 8 1 3 World Cup 1 1 1 Asian Games 4 9 3 Asia Cup 3 5 2 World League 0 0 2 Pro League 0 0 1 Hockey Series 1 0 0 Champions Trophy 0 2 1 Asian Champions Trophy 4 1 1 Commonwealth Games 0 3 0 Total 21 22 14 Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Team 1932 Los Angeles Team 1936 Berlin Team 1948 London Team 1952 Helsinki Team 1956 Melbourne Team 1964 Tokyo Team 1980 Moscow Team 1960 Rome Team 1968 Mexico City Team 1972 Munich Team 2020 Tokyo Team World Cup 1975 Kula Lumpur 1973 Amstelveen 1971 Barcelona Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2014 Incheon Team 2022 Huangzhou Team 1958 Tokyo Team 1962 Jakarta Team 1970 Bangkok Team 1974 Tehran Team 1978 Bangkok Team 1982 New Delhi Team 1990 Beijing Team 1994 Hiroshima Team 2002 Busan Team 1986 Seoul Team 2010 Guangzhou Team 2018 Jakarta & Palembang Team Asia Cup 2003 Kuala Lumpur 2007 Chennai 2017 Dhaka 1982 Karachi 1985 Dhaka 1989 New Delhi 1994 Hiroshima 2013 Ipoh 1999 Kuala Lumpur 2022 Jakarta Hockey World League 2014–15 Raipur Team 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team Champions Trophy 2016 London 2018 Breda 1982 Amstelveen Asian Champions Trophy 2011 Ordos 2016 Kuantan 2018 Muscat 2023 Chennai 2012 Doha 2021 Dhaka Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi Team 2014 Glasgow Team 2022 Birmingham Team

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. 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.

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.

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.

History

Golden years (1928–1959)

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. 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. 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. The Indian hockey team that won three successive Olympic titles is often regarded as one of the greatest ever team to play the sport.

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. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

Last years of dominance (1960–1980)

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. 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.

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. 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.

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.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.

Decline (1981–1997)

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. The 1982 World Cup was hosted by India and they finished at 5th position. The team lost to Pakistan in both 1982 Asian Games final and the inaugural Asia Cup final held in Karachi.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. 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.

Resurgence (1998–2012)

India won their first continental title after 32 years at the 1998 Asian Games by defeating South Korea. 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. The same year India also clinched the first and only Afro-Asian Games title by defeating Pakistan again in the final. 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. India failed to qualify for 2008 Beijing Games for the first time.

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. India became the first ever champions of the Asian Champions Trophy after they beat Pakistan in the final of the 2011 edition. 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. India also finished as runners-up at the 2012 Asian Champions Trophy.

2013–present (Olympic comeback)

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. 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. 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. 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

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  Match of the Indian team at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
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  Match of India against United States at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
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  The Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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  India scoring their third goal against Britain at the 1948 London Olympic final.
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  Indian team in 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.
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  Indian hockey team in 2000s.
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  India after winning FIH Hockey Series.
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  Indian field hockey team in 2010s.

Tournament history

Major tournaments

Summer Olympics

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

World Cup

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

Asian Games

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

Asia Cup

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

Asian Champions Trophy

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

Commonwealth Games

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

Pro League

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

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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

South Asian Games

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

Defunct competitions

World League

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

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

Champions Challenge

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

Hockey Series

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

Afro-Asian Games

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

Western Asiatic Games

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

Honours

Major tournaments

• Summer Olympics:
  • Gold medal: 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980
  • Silver medal: 1960
  • Bronze medal: 1968, 1972, 2020
• World Cup:
  • Champions: 1975
  • Runner-up: 1973
  • Third Place: 1971
• Asian Games:
  • Gold medal: 1966, 1998, 2014, 2022
  • Silver medal: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1994, 2002
  • Bronze medal: 1986, 2010, 2018
• Asia Cup:
  • Champions: 2003, 2007, 2017
  • Runner-up: 1982, 1985, 1989, 1994, 2013
  • Third Place: 1999, 2022
• Asian Champions Trophy:
  • Champions: 2011, 2016, 2018, 2023
  • Runner-up: 2012
  • Third Place: 2021
• Commonwealth Games:
  • Silver medal: 2010, 2014, 2022
• FIH Pro League:
  • Third Place: 2021–22

Other tournaments

• Sultan Azlan Shah Cup:
  • Champions: 1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010
  • Runner-up: 2008, 2016, 2019
  • Third Place: 1983, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017
• South Asian Games:
  • Gold medal: 1995
  • Silver medal: 2006, 2010, 2016

Defunct tournaments

• Hockey World League:
  • Third Place: 2014–15, 2016–17
• Champions Trophy:
  • Runner-up: 2016, 2018
  • Third Place: 1982
• Champions Challenge:
  • Champions: 2001
  • Runner-up : 2011
  • Third Place: 2007, 2009
• Hockey Series:
  • Champions: 2018–19
• Afro-Asian Games:
  • Gold medal: 2003
• Western Asiatic Games:
  • Gold medal: 1934

Results and fixtures

2022

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2023

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25 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023	Template:Fh-rt	2–1	India	Terrassa, Spain
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26 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023	Template:Fh-rt	1–1	Netherlands	Terrassa, Spain
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28 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023	Template:Fh-rt	1–1	England	Terrassa, Spain
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30 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023	Template:Fh-rt	1–2	India	Terrassa, Spain
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Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the 2022 Asian Games.

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

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Recent call-ups

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

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Coaching staff

• Head coach: Craig Fulton
• Assistant coach: Rhett Halkett
• Assistant Coaches: Sardara Singh. Shivendra Singh
• Scientific Advisor: Alan Tan
• Mental conditioning coach: Paddy Upton

Notable former players

• Dhyan Chand
• K. D. Singh
• Kishan Lal
• Jaipal Singh Munda
• Richard Allen
• Joseph Galibardy
• Earnest Goodsir-Cullen
• William Goodsir-Cullen
• Peter Fernandes
• Leslie Claudius
• Raghbir Singh Bhola
• Baboo Nimal
• Hiranna M. Nimal
• Prithipal Singh
• Balbir Singh, Sr.
• Udham Singh
• Charanjit Singh
• Shankar Lakshman
• Jaman Lal Sharma
• M. P. Ganesh
• Ashok Kumar
• Mohammed Shahid
• Mohammed Riaz
• Cyril Michie
• Ajit Pal Singh
• Balbir Singh Kullar
• Merwyn Fernandes
• Satbir Singh
• Surjit Singh
• B. P. Govinda
• Zafar Iqbal
• Marcellus Gomes
• Jagbir Singh
• Thoiba Singh
• M. M. Somaya
• Vasudevan Baskaran
• Jalaluddin Rizvi
• Pargat Singh
• Dhanraj Pillay
• Jude Menezes
• Jugraj Singh
• Viren Rasquinha
• Ignace Tirkey
• Adam Sinclair
• Mukesh Kumar
• Arjun Halappa
• Len Aiyappa
• Devesh Chauhan
• Adrian D'Souza
• Gagan Ajit Singh
• Deepak Thakur
• Prabhjot Singh
• Bimal Lakra
• Aslam Sher Khan
• Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji
• Baljit Singh Dhillon
• Bharat Chettri
• Harbinder Singh
• Sandeep Singh
• Sardara Singh
• Dilip Tirkey
• S. V. Sunil
• Danish Mujtaba
• Rupinder Pal Singh

See also

• Field hockey in India
• India men's national under-21 field hockey team
• India women's national field hockey team
• List of Indian field hockey captains in Olympics
• List of men's field hockey players with 100 or more international goals
• India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry
• India–Malaysia field hockey record

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• Field hockey in India
• Chak De India

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