Full name | Soorma Hockey Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | SHC | ||
Short name | Soorma HC | ||
League | Hockey India League | ||
Founded | 2024 | ||
Colors | |||
Personnel | |||
Captain | |||
Coach |
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Mentor | |||
Owner | JSW Sports | ||
Chairman | Parth Jindal | ||
Website | Website | ||
Performance | |||
Runners-up | 2025 | ||
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Soorma Hockey Club is a professional field hockey franchise team based in Punjab and Haryana that competes in the Hockey India League. [1] It is owned by Parth Jindal's JSW Sports. [2] The women's team was the runners-up of the 2025 edition.
Jeroen Baart is the head coach and Sardar Singh is the mentor of the men's team. Jude Menezes is the head coach and Rani Rampal is the mentor of the women's team. [3]
The Soorma Hockey Club is owned by JSW Sports of JSW Group. [4] Parth Jindal is the managing director of the company. They also own other sports franchises such as the Pro Kabaddi League team Haryana Steelers, the Indian Super League team Bengaluru FC, the Indian Premier League team Delhi Capitals, the SA20 team Pretoria Capitals, and the International League team Dubai Capitals. [5]
Player | Nationality |
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Goalkeepers | |
Savita Punia | India |
Nidhi Phalswal | India |
Natalia Salvador | Chile |
Defenders | |
Jyoti Rumavat | India |
Preeti | India |
Penny Squibb | Australia |
Nikki Pradhan | India |
Midfielders | |
Salima Tete (C) | India |
Vaishnavi Phalke | India |
Aishwarya Chavan | India |
Sophie Hamilton | United Kingdom |
Maria Verschoor | Netherlands |
Jimena Cedrés | Argentina |
Hina Bano | India |
Ajmina Kujur | India |
Forwards | |
Deepika Soreng | India |
Charlotte Stapenhorst | Germany |
Sharmila Godara | India |
Olivia Shannon | New Zealand |
Charlotte Englebert | Belgium |
Sonam | India |
Akshata Dhekale | India |
Upasana Ranjib | India |
Amanpreet Kaur | India |
Position | Team | Ref | |
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M | W | ||
Coach | Jeroen Baart | Jude Menezes | [6] |
Mentor | Sardar Singh | Rani Rampal | [7] |
Coach | Nationality | Team | Duration |
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Jeroen Baart | Belgium | M | 2024–present |
Jude Menezes | India | W | 2025–present |
Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals |
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1 | Harmanpreet Singh | India | 5 |
2 | Gurjant Singh | India | 3 |
3 | Prabhjot Singh | India | 2 |
3 | Nicolás Della Torre | Argentina | 2 |
3 | Harjeet Singh | India | 2 |
3 | Maninder Singh | India | 2 |
4 | Jeremy Hayward | Australia | 1 |
4 | Harish Mutagar | India | 1 |
4 | Pawan Rajbhar | India | 1 |
4 | Nicolás Keenan | Argentina | 1 |
Source: HIL
Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals |
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1 | Charlotte Englebert | Belgium | 5 |
2 | Sonam | India | 4 |
3 | Hina Bano | India | 2 |
3 | Penny Squibb | Australia | 2 |
4 | Olivia Shannon | New Zealand | 1 |
4 | Salima Tete | India | 1 |
4 | Charlotte Stapenhorst | Germany | 1 |
Source: HIL
Season | Team | Standing | Result | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | Shootout | |
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W | L | ||||||||
2024–25 | M | #2 of 8 | TBA | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
W | #1 of 4 | Runners Up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
2025–26 |
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