2013 Hockey India League

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Hero Hockey India League 2013
Hockey India League 2013.jpg
Tournament details
Dates14 January 10 February
Administrator(s) Hockey India
Format(s) Triple Round-robin and Knock-out
Host(s)Flag of India.svg  India
Venue(s) 5
Teams 5
Final positions
Gold medal blank.svg Champions Ranchi Rhinos (1st title)
Silver medal blank.svg Runner-up Delhi Waveriders
Bronze medal blank.svg Third Place Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Tournament summary
Matches played34
Goals scored147 (4.32 per match)
Player of the tournament Sardar Singh (DWR)
Most goals Sandeep Singh (MM) (11)
2014

2013 Hockey India League, known as Hero Hockey India League and abbreviated as HIL 2013 was the first season of the field hockey tournament Hockey India League. Tournament was scheduled to start from 5 January to 3 February but was postponed to 14 January to 10 February. [1]

Contents

Rules

Five teams took part in the tournament and each team played three matches against each team, one at their home venue and one at the venue of the opposition team. The third match was played against the other four teams two at home and two away. [2]

The points in the league phase of the tournament were awarded as follows:

Points
ResultsPoints
Win5 points
Draw2 points
Loss with goal difference of 2 or less goals1 points
Loss with goal difference of 3 or more goals0 points

If at the end of the League two or more teams had the same number of points for any place, these teams would be ranked according to the following order: [2]

  1. respective number of matches won;
  2. respective goal difference (goals for less goals against). A positive goal difference always takes precedence over a negative one;
  3. respective number of goals scored;
  4. the cumulative results of the two matches played between those two teams taking firstly the points won in the two matches, secondly the goal difference, and thirdly the number of goals scored
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Locations of 2012 Hockey India League teams

Venues

Five venues have been selected for Hockey India League which will serve as home grounds for each franchise:

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
Delhi Waveriders Delhi Dhyan Chand National Stadium 20,000
Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Mahindra Hockey Stadium 8,250
Punjab Warriors Jalandhar Surjit Hockey Stadium 8,000
Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium 5,000
Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium 10,000

The semi-final, third and fourth place playoff and the final of 2013 HIL were played on 9 and 10 February at Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi. [3]

Players

The players' auction for first season of HIL took place on 16 December in New Delhi. A total of 246 players were available for the auction out of which 120 players were bought by the franchises which included 50 foreign and 70 local players. [4]

League progression

League PhasePlayoffs
Team123456789101112SF3/4F
Delhi Wave Riders 5 10 12 17 22 27 32 34 39 44 49 49 W L
Mumbai Magicians 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 13 14 15 16
Punjab Warriors 1 2 3 8 10 15 20 20 25 27 28 29 L L
Ranchi Rhinos 5 10 11 12 17 22 27 29 29 31 36 41 W W
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 5 7 12 14 15 16 17 17 22 22 27 32 L W
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
WinLossDraw
Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (Playoffs) to see the summary for the match.
Team was eliminated in group stage.

Schedule

All matches' timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +05:30)

League Phase

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Delhi Wave Riders 129213724+1349
Ranchi Rhinos 127232622+441
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 125251922–332
Punjab Warriors 124262527–229
Mumbai Magicians 1210112032–1216
Qualified for Semi-finals
Eliminated

14 January 2013
20:00
Delhi Wave Riders (H)2–1 Punjab Warriors
Deecke Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Chandi Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Report Padrós Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

16 January 2013
18:00
Punjab Warriors (H)1–2 Ranchi Rhinos
Govers Field hockey ball.svg 63' Report Jackson Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Gurinder Sangha (IND)

16 January 2013
20:00
Delhi Wave Riders (H)2–1 Mumbai Magicians
Rupinder Pal Field hockey ball.svg 27'
Norris-Jones Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Report Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

17 January 2013
20:00
Punjab Warriors (H)1–2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Dwyer Field hockey ball.svg 39' Report Hertzberger Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

18 January 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos (H)3–1 Mumbai Magicians
Chaudhary Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Report Chinglensana Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Suresh Thakur Kumar (IND)

19 January 2013
11:30
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H)1–1 Delhi Wave Riders
Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 24' Report Child Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Harsha Vardhan (IND)

20 January 2013
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H)2–0 Ranchi Rhinos
Hertzberger Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

20 January 2013
20:00
Mumbai Magicians (H)2–4 Punjab Warriors
Satbir Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Report Dharamvir Field hockey ball.svg 4', 70'
Dwyer Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Ranjit Field hockey ball.svg 65'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Anil Kumar (IND)

21 January 2013
20:00
Mumbai Magicians (H)4–6 Delhi Wave Riders
Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 8', 51'
Turner Field hockey ball.svg 42'
Wilson Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Report Deecke Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Norris-Jones Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Mujtaba Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Akashdeep Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Mir Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Child Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Gurinder Sangha (IND)

22 January 2013
20:00
Punjab Warriors (H)2–2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Shivendra Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Malak Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Report Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 24', 35+'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Suresh Thakur Kumar (IND)

23 January 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos (H)4–5 Delhi Wave Riders
Reid-Ross Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Jackson Field hockey ball.svg 46', 64'
Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report Akashdeep Field hockey ball.svg 5'
Rupinder Pal Field hockey ball.svg 47', 57'
Chandi Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Jenniskens Field hockey ball.svg 65'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

24 January 2013
18:00
Ranchi Rhinos (H)3–1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Fürste Field hockey ball.svg 27'
Wilson Field hockey ball.svg 67'
Jackson Field hockey ball.svg 69'
Report Doerner Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

24 January 2013
20:00
Punjab Warriors (H)4–3 Mumbai Magicians
Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Malak Field hockey ball.svg 35'
Sunil Field hockey ball.svg 40'
Ford Field hockey ball.svg 44'
Report Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Turner Field hockey ball.svg 54'
Field hockey ball.svg 64'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Harsha Vardhan (IND)

26 January 2013
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H)1–3 Ranchi Rhinos
Hertzberger Field hockey ball.svg 68' Report Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 58', 67'
Tarandeep Field hockey ball.svg 69'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Anil Kumar (IND)

26 January 2013
18:00
Delhi Wave Riders (H)4–3 Mumbai Magicians
Khan Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Norris-Jones Field hockey ball.svg 12', 22'
Rupinder Pal Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Report Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 28', 56', 66'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

27 January 2013
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H)3–4 Punjab Warriors
Alegre Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 65'
Hertzberger Field hockey ball.svg 67'
Report Sunil Field hockey ball.svg 2', 4'
Dwyer Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Ciriello Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

28 January 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos (H)2–1 Mumbai Magicians
Jackson Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Report Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Gurinder Sangha (IND)

29 January 2013
20:00
Delhi Wave Riders (H)3–0 Punjab Warriors
Akashdeep Field hockey ball.svg 13'
Hayward Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Child Field hockey ball.svg 69'
Report
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

30 January 2013
18:00
Mumbai Magicians (H)4–0 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Jasrotia Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Wilson Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 52', 66'
Report
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

30 January 2013
20:00
Delhi Wave Riders (H)2–2 Ranchi Rhinos
Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Walmiki Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Report Reid-Ross Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Evers Field hockey ball.svg 61'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

31 January 2013
20:00
Mumbai Magicians (H)1–3 Punjab Warriors
De Young Field hockey ball.svg 48' Report Dharamvir Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Hammond Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Malak Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

1 February 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos (H)2–5 Delhi Wave Riders
Wilson Field hockey ball.svg 24'
Manpreet Field hockey ball.svg 68'
Report Chandi Field hockey ball.svg 4', 19'
Child Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Rupinder Pal Field hockey ball.svg 40'
Gurbaj Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Harsha Vardhan (IND)

2 February 2013
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H)2–0 Mumbai Magicians
Mor Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Shanker Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Report
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Gurinder Sangha (IND)

2 February 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos (H)1–1 Punjab Warriors
Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 34' Report Malak Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

3 February 2013
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H)0–3 Delhi Wave Riders
Report Mir Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Deecke Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Chandi Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Suresh Thakur Kumar (IND)

4 February 2013
20:00
Punjab Warriors (H)2–3 Ranchi Rhinos
Govers Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Ciriello Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Report Reid-Ross Field hockey ball.svg 52', 69'
Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 62'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Harsha Vardhan (IND)

5 February 2013
18:00
Punjab Warriors (H)2–3 Delhi Wave Riders
Dharamvir Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Ciriello Field hockey ball.svg 70'
Report Rupinder Pal Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Deecke Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Norris-Jones Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Gurinder Sangha (IND)

5 February 2013
20:00
Mumbai Magicians (H)0–1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Report Doerner Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

7 February 2013
18:00
Delhi Wave Riders (H)1–4 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Hayward Field hockey ball.svg 64' Report Hertzberger Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Uthappa Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Pudiyokkada Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Malayalan Field hockey ball.svg 64'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

7 February 2013
20:00
Mumbai Magicians (H)0–1 Ranchi Rhinos
Report Wilson Field hockey ball.svg 61'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

Play-offs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
 
 
Ranchi Rhinos 4
 
10 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
 
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 2
 
Ranchi Rhinos 2
 
9 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
 
Delhi Wave Riders 1
 
Delhi Wave Riders 3
 
 
Punjab Warriors 1
 
Third place
 
 
10 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
 
 
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 4
 
 
Punjab Warriors 3

Semifinals

9 February 2013
16:30
Ranchi Rhinos 4–2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 5', 66'
Wilson Field hockey ball.svg 32', 64'
Report Thimmaiah Field hockey ball.svg 16', 54'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

9 February 2013
20:00
Delhi Wave Riders 3–1 Punjab Warriors
Mir Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Rupinder Pal Field hockey ball.svg 32'
Norris-Jones Field hockey ball.svg 67'
Report Dwyer Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

Third and fourth place

10 February 2013
17:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 4–3 (a.e.t.) Punjab Warriors
Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 42', 62', 64', 85' Report Knowles Field hockey ball.svg 4'
Sunil Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Ranjit Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

Final

10 February 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos 2–1 Delhi Wave Riders
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Manpreet Field hockey ball.svg 63'
Report Child Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Marcello Servetto (ESP)

Awards

Player of the TournamentUpcoming player of the tournamentMost goals in league phaseFair play
Sardar Singh
(Delhi Waveriders)
Mandeep Singh
(Ranchi Rhinos)
Delhi Waveriders
(37 in 12 matches)
Ranchi Rhinos

Statistics

Leading goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamMatchesGoals
1 Sandeep Singh Mumbai Magicians 1211
2 Mandeep Singh Ranchi Rhinos 1310
3 V. R. Raghunath Uttar Pradesh Wizards 149
4 Rupinder Pal Singh Delhi Wave Riders 147
5 Lloyd Norris-Jones Delhi Wave Riders 146

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultReportVenue
Sandeep Singh Mumbai Magicians Delhi Wave Riders 3–4 Match 15 New Delhi Dhyan Chand National Stadium
V.R. Raghunath 4 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Punjab Warriors 4–3 3rd place Ranchi Astroturf Hockey Stadium

Scoring

Clean sheets

Player

RankPlayerTeamClean sheets
1 George Bazeley Uttar Pradesh Wizards 3
2 Francisco Juancosa Cortés Ranchi Rhinos 1
Nicolas Jacobi Delhi Waveriders 1
Pirmin Blaak Delhi Waveriders 1
P. R. Shreejesh Mumbai Magicians 1

Team

Discipline

Player

Team

Source: Hockey India League

See also

References

  1. "Hockey India League auction postponed". Hindustan Times . New Delhi. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Regulations of the Hero Hockey India League" (PDF). Hockey India . Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. "Fixture List 2013" (PDF). Hockey India . Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. "The ABC of Hockey India League players' auction". New Delhi: CNN-IBN. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.