2014 Hockey India League

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Hero Hockey India League 2014
Tournament Details
Dates25 January 23 February
Administrator(s) Hockey India
Tournament Format(s) Double round-robin and Knock-out
Host(s)Flag of India.svg  India
Venue(s) 6
Teams 6
Final Positions
Gold medal blank.svg Champions Delhi Waveriders (1st title)
Silver medal blank.svg Runner-up Punjab Warriors
Bronze medal blank.svg Third Place Ranchi Rhinos
Tournament Summary
Matches played34
Goals scored156 (4.59 per match)
Player of the tournament Jaap Stockmann (Punjab Warriors)
Most Goals Sandeep Singh (Punjab Warriors) (11)
Attendance6,000 in final match
2013
2015

The 2014 Hockey India League (known as the Hero Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons), abbreviated as HIL 2014, is the second season of the professional field hockey tournament, Hockey India League. The tournament begun on 25 January 2014 with the final on 23 February 2014. [1] [2]

Contents

The season will see the addition of one new franchise, Kalinga Lancers, making a total of six franchises in the league. [1] Delhi Waveriders won this year title after finishing the second last year.

Teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
Delhi Waveriders Delhi Dhyan Chand National Stadium 16,200
Kalinga Lancers Bhubaneswar Kalinga Stadium 6,000
Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Mahindra Hockey Stadium 8,250
Punjab Warriors Mohali International Hockey Stadium 13,648
Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi Astroturf Hockey Stadium 5,000
Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium 10,000

Players' auction

A mini-auction was held on 22 November 2013, featuring nearly 154 players from India and around the world, out of which 49 were bought. The base prices for the players varied from USD 2,600 to USD 25,000. [3] [4]

League progression

League PhasePlayoffs
Team12345678910SF3/4F
Delhi Waveriders 5 6 11 12 17 19 24 29 34 39 W W
Kalinga Lancers 0 0 5 6 7 8 10 11 16 17
Mumbai Magicians 1 2 3 5 6 6 7 8 13 18
Punjab Warriors 1 6 11 16 18 23 25 30 35 40 W L
Ranchi Rhinos 1 6 11 13 18 23 24 24 25 26 L W
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 5 10 11 13 15 16 21 26 27 28 L L
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.

Results

Visitor team → DWR KL MM PW RR UPW
Home team ↓
Delhi Waveriders 5–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–1
Kalinga Lancers 3–4 2–1 3–7 4–1 3–4
Mumbai Magicians 3–5 3–2 1–4 0–1 3–5
Punjab Warriors 1–3 3–3 5–3 4–2 2–1
Ranchi Rhinos 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–3 2–3
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 3–4 3–1 2–3 2–2 1–2
Home team wonVisiting team wonMatch drawn

Note: Click on the results to see match summary.

Schedule

All matches' timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30)

League Phase

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Punjab Warriors 107213421+1340
Delhi Waveriders 107122616+1039
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 104242523+228
Ranchi Rhinos 104151519426
Mumbai Magicians 1021719291018
Kalinga Lancers 1021723341117
Qualified for Semi-finals
Eliminated

25 January 2014
20:00
Punjab Warriors (H)1–3 Delhi Waveriders
Yousuf Field hockey ball.svg 33' Report Talwinder Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Wilson Field hockey ball.svg 47', 68'
International Hockey Stadium, Mohali
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

26 January 2014
18:00
Ranchi Rhinos (H)2–3 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Mandeep Field hockey ball.svg 4'
Reid Ross Field hockey ball.svg 46'
Report Thimmaiah Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Mor Field hockey ball.svg 63'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

26 January 2014
20:00
Punjab Warriors (H)5–3 Mumbai Magicians
Mazzilli Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Malak Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 40'
Ciriello Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Dharamvir Field hockey ball.svg 67'
Report Gleghorne Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Ravipal Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Vakkaliga Field hockey ball.svg 39'
International Hockey Stadium, Mohali
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

27 January 2014
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos (H)1–0 Delhi Waveriders
Jackson Field hockey ball.svg 63' Report
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

28 January 2014
20:00
Kalinga Lancers (H)3–7 Punjab Warriors
Peillat Field hockey ball.svg PC'
Antil Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Report Dharamvir Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Rey Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 29', 40'
Yousuf Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Orchard Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Dwyer Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

29 January 2014
20:00
Mumbai Magicians (H)3–5 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Gurjinder Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Turner Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Sarvanjit Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Report Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 28', 41', 56'
Shanker Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Uthappa Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
G.S. Sangha (IND)

30 January 2014
20:00
Delhi Waveriders (H)5–0 Kalinga Lancers
Rupinder Pal Field hockey ball.svg 13', 29'
Gohdes Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Mujtaba Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Norris-Jones Field hockey ball.svg 53'
Report
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

31 January 2014
20:00
Delhi Waveriders (H)1–3 Punjab Warriors
Rupinder Pal Field hockey ball.svg 65' Report Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Satbir Field hockey ball.svg 64'
Shivendra Field hockey ball.svg 66'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Jakub Majzlik (CZE)
Harsha Vardhan (IND)

1 February 2014
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H)1–2 Ranchi Rhinos
Ockenden Field hockey ball.svg 50' Report Jackson Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Middleton Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

1 February 2014
20:00
Kalinga Lancers (H)2–1 Mumbai Magicians
L. Vila Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Zalewski Field hockey ball.svg 27'
Report Turner Field hockey ball.svg 39'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

2 February 2014
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H)2–2 Punjab Warriors
de Nooijer Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Uthappa Field hockey ball.svg 54'
Report Whetton Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Satbir Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Harsha Vardhan (IND)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

2 February 2014
20:00
Kalinga Lancers (H)3–4 Delhi Waveriders
Vila Field hockey ball.svg 22', 57'
Peillat Field hockey ball.svg 46'
Report Rupinder Pal Field hockey ball.svg 4'
Child Field hockey ball.svg 28', 40'
Halappa Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

4 February 2014
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos (H)1–1 Mumbai Magicians
Reid-Ross Field hockey ball.svg 52' Report Mitton Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

5 February 2014
20:00
Delhi Waveriders (H)1–1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Walmiki Field hockey ball.svg 23' Report Uthappa Field hockey ball.svg 62'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

6 February 2014
20:00
Delhi Waveriders (H)2–1 Mumbai Magicians
Akashdeep Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Walmiki Field hockey ball.svg 66'
Report Turner Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

7 February 2014
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos (H)3–2 Kalinga Lancers
Jackson Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Fürste Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Tirkey Field hockey ball.svg 63'
Report Peillat Field hockey ball.svg 32'
Brown Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

8 February 2014
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H)3–4 Delhi Waveriders
Thimmaiah Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 38'
Nooijer Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Report Talwinder Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Rupinder Pal Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Child Field hockey ball.svg 19', 20'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Diego Barbas (ARG)

8 February 2014
20:00
Mumbai Magicians (H)1–4 Punjab Warriors
Vakkaliga Field hockey ball.svg 30' Report Sunil Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Dharamvir Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Yousuf Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

9 February 2014
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H)3–1 Kalinga Lancers
Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Thimmaiah Field hockey ball.svg 41'
de Nooijer Field hockey ball.svg 70'
Report Peillat Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

9 February 2014
20:00
Mumbai Magicians (H)0–1 Ranchi Rhinos
Report Reid-Ross Field hockey ball.svg 11'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

11 February 2014
20:00
Punjab Warriors (H)3–3 Kalinga Lancers
Ciriello Field hockey ball.svg 18'
Whetton Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Orchard Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Report Gagandeep Field hockey ball.svg 10'
Antil Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Archibald Field hockey ball.svg 41'
International Hockey Stadium, Mohali
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
G.S Sangha (IND)

12 February 2014
20:00
Delhi Waveriders (H)1–0 Ranchi Rhinos
Akashdeep Field hockey ball.svg 65' Report
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

13 February 2014
20:00
Kalinga Lancers (H)3–4 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Upadhyay Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Gagandeep Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Peillat Field hockey ball.svg 62'
Report Nt. Thimmaiah Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Malayalan Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Thimmaiah Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Khandker Field hockey ball.svg 68'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

14 February 2014
20:00
Kalinga Lancers (H)4–1 Ranchi Rhinos
Zalewski Field hockey ball.svg 23'
D. Walmiki Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Peillat Field hockey ball.svg 33', 70'
Report Somaiah Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

15 February 2014
18:00
Punjab Warriors (H)2–1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Dwyer Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Report Inglis Field hockey ball.svg 35'
International Hockey Stadium, Mohali
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

15 February 2014
20:00
Mumbai Magicians (H)3–5 Delhi Waveriders
Turner Field hockey ball.svg 10', 68'
Deavin Field hockey ball.svg 35'
Report Walmiki Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Rajpal Field hockey ball.svg 11', 54'
Akashdeep Field hockey ball.svg 36'
Rupinder Pal Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Harsha Vardhan (IND)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

16 February 2014
18:00
Mumbai Magicians (H)3–2 Kalinga Lancers
Turner Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Gleghorne Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Ravipal Field hockey ball.svg 57'
Report Nizammudin Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Vila Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

16 February 2014
20:00
Punjab Warriors (H)4–2 Ranchi Rhinos
Sunil Field hockey ball.svg 17'
Knowles Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Govers Field hockey ball.svg 61'
Report Rohidas Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Reid-Ross Field hockey ball.svg 29'
International Hockey Stadium, Mohali
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ARG)
G. S. Sangha (IND)

18 February 2014
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H)2–3 Mumbai Magicians
Nt. Thimmaiah Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 62'
Report Gurjinder Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Prabhjot Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Turner Field hockey ball.svg 61'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

19 February 2014
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos (H)2–3 Punjab Warriors
Fürste Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Jackson Field hockey ball.svg 40'
Report Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 21', 52'
Govers Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ESP)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
 
 
Delhi Waveriders 1
 
23 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
 
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 0
 
Delhi Waveriders 3 (3)
 
22 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
 
Punjab Warriors 3 (1)
 
Punjab Warriors 3
 
 
Ranchi Rhinos 2
 
Third place
 
 
23 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
 
 
Ranchi Rhinos 1 (3)
 
 
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 1 (2)

Semifinals

22 February 2014
17:30
Delhi Waveriders 1–0 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Walmiki Field hockey ball.svg 15' Report
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Diego Barbas (ARG)
Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

22 February 2014
20:00
Punjab Warriors 3–2 Ranchi Rhinos
Sandeep Field hockey ball.svg 24'
Whetton Field hockey ball.svg 55'
Report Jackson Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Evers Field hockey ball.svg 58'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

Third and fourth place

23 February 2014
17:30
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 1–1 Ranchi Rhinos
Raghunath Field hockey ball.svg 15' Report Manpreet Field hockey ball.svg 30'
Penalties
Baart Field hockey penmiss.svg
Alegre Field hockey penmiss.svg
Thimmaiah Field hockey pengoal.svg
Ockenden Field hockey pengoal.svg
Khandker Field hockey penmiss.svg
2–3Field hockey pengoal.svg Jackson
Field hockey penmiss.svg Manpreet
Field hockey pengoal.svg Fürste
Field hockey penmiss.svg Lakra
Field hockey pengoal.svg del Perez
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ARG)
G. S. Sangha (IND)

Final

23 February 2014
20:00
Punjab Warriors 3–3 Delhi Waveriders
Knowles Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Shivendra Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Yousuf Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Report Norris-Jones Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Sardara Field hockey ball.svg 35+'
Walmiki Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Penalties
Orchard Field hockey penmiss.svg
Dwyer Field hockey penmiss.svg
Sardara Field hockey penmiss.svg
Hammond Field hockey pengoal.svg
1–3Field hockey pengoal.svg Gohdes
Field hockey penmiss.svg Rajpal
Field hockey pengoal.svg Child
Field hockey pengoal.svg Edwards
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

Awards

Most Valuable PlayerMost Prominent PlayerHighest Goal Scorer Team
Jaap Stockmann
(Punjab Warriors)
Akashdeep Singh
(Delhi Waveriders)
Punjab Warriors
(40 in 12 matches)

Statistics

Leading Goal Scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Sandeep Singh Punjab Warriors 11
2 Gonzalo Peillat Kalinga Lancers 8
V. R. Raghunath Uttar Pradesh Wizards
4 Glenn Turner Mumbai Magicians 7
5 Rupinder Pal Singh Delhi Waveriders 6

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultReportVenue
V. R. Raghunath Uttar Pradesh Wizards Mumbai Magicians 5–3 Match 6 Mumbai Mahindra Hockey Stadium

Clean sheets

Player

RankPlayerTeamClean sheets
1 Nicolas Jacobi Delhi Waveriders 3
2 Francisco Cortés Ranchi Rhinos 2

Scoring

Team

Discipline

Only green and yellow cards were awarded by umpires during the course of the league.

Player

Team

Source: [5]

See also

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