Pakistan Hockey Super League

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Pakistan Hockey Super League
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Field hockey current event.svg 2022 Pakistan Hockey Super League
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Sport Field hockey
Founded2016;7 years ago (2016)
Inaugural season2022
Administrator Pakistan Hockey Federation
No. of teams 6 (current)
Country Pakistan
Headquarters Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Confederation AHF (Asia)
TV partner(s) PTV Sports
Ten Sports
Geo Super
Level on pyramid Level 1
Tournament format Double Round-robin and Playoffs
Official website pakhockey.org

The Pakistan Hockey Super League, or "The Max [1] " also known as PHSL, is an upcoming franchise-based field hockey tournament in Pakistan. It is to be organized by the Pakistan Hockey Federation. [2] Its inaugural edition is slated to be held in 2022.

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History

In February 2016, the Pakistan Hockey Federation initiated preparations for a domestic hockey league, to be played from October to November 2016, according to then Secretary Shahbaz Ahmed Senior. The former Olympian believed development and growth of young Pakistani hockey players would rely on the success of the league, and this would help Pakistan regain its historic aura as a hockey-playing nation. [3]

An autonomous board for the league was established in 2016. PHF President Khalid Sajjad Khokhar mentioned that the League would be sanctioned by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), adding that the PHF was in touch with the world hockey governing body to avoid any clash with international events. [4] The league was postponed after the government of Punjab refused to give an NOC to host the event in 2016.

In December 2017, it was announced that the PHSL was given an NOC. The inaugural season was slated to begin in April 2018, but was postponed to July 2018 due to the national team's participation in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and the forthcoming month of Ramadan. [5]

It was further pushed back to 12 to 19 January 2019. Around a dozen international players (from Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, France, and Argentina) were expected to play, with all matches taking place in Lahore. [6] However, due to a lack of funds, the tournament was postponed to 15 to 25 March 2019 . [7] [8] More delays meant that the tournament could not take place for at least the next three years.

On 11 January 2022, the Pakistan Hockey Federation announced that the inaugural edition of the PHSL would take place in 2022. [9]

Teams

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Peshawar
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Islamabad
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Multan
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Lahore
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Quetta
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Karachi
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Cities represented by PHSL teams

Six teams have been proposed for the league in its inaugural season. Details suggest a model that closely mimics that of the successful Pakistan Super League, whereby each team would be a franchise. The team names were revealed on 24 December 2018. [10] [11]

TeamCityProvince
Islamabad United Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory
Karachi Kings Karachi Sindh
Lahore Qalanders Lahore Punjab
Multan Sultans Multan Punjab
Peshawar Zalmi Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Quetta Gladiators Quetta Balochistan

Rules and regulations

International players are eligible to compete in the tournament, with each team able to field two of them in a match. [6] Moreover, an maximum age limit of 25 years for all players is in effect. [12]

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