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Hockey India League

Hockey India League
Most recent season or competition:
2017 Hockey India League
Founded2013 (2013)
First season2013
AdministratorHockey India
No. of teams6
CountryIndia
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Most recent
champion(s)		Kalinga Lancers
(2017)
Most titles
5 teams
(1 title each)
Tournament formatTriple round-robin and knock-out
Official websiteleague.hockeyindia.org

Hockey India League or HIL (also known as the Coal India Hockey India League) is a professional field hockey league in India. The league is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India.[1] HIL, along with the Indian Premier League, Indian Super League, and Pro Kabaddi League, is considered one of the major sports leagues in the country.[2] HIL consists of six teams, with the regular season lasting two months from January to February, with each team playing 10 games.[3] The top four teams at the end of the season move into the play-offs, where the championship game decides the Hockey India League winner.[4]

Hockey India League was founded in 2013 as part of Hockey India's attempt to get an International Hockey Federation sanctioned league after the un-sanctioned World Series Hockey, began in 2012.[5] The first season took place in 2013 with five teams.[6] Since beginning, the league has proven to be a financial success for Hockey India, who were in financial disarray before the league began. In 2015, it was reported that the federation earned a profit from the league and television revenues.[7]

The most recent champion of the Hockey India League is Kalinga Lancers, who won the tournament in 2017. Ranchi Rhinos, Delhi Waveriders, Ranchi Rays and Punjab Warriors have also won the league.[8] The next season of Hockey India League is set to be revived in 2024.[9][10]

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  2. ^ "ISL offers Rs 15 crore in prize money". Times of India. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Hockey India League: Mumbai beat Uttar Pradesh to keep semifinal hopes alive". IBN Live. 16 February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Hockey India League 2016: Everything you want to know". IBN Live. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. ^ "HOCKEY INDIA LEAGUE TO BE HELD FROM JANUARY 1, 2013". DNA India. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. ^ Sahota, Baldev (13 January 2013). "Hero Hockey India League 2013". DESI Blitz. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  7. ^ Dutt, Tushar (16 April 2015). "Hockey India rings in the riches". Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Ranchi Rays claim HIL title". Hockey. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Hockey India planning to revive HIL in 2024". The Time of India. 10 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Hockey India announces exclusive Commercial and Marketing Agency for the re-launch of Hockey India League". Hockey India. 10 April 2023.

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