| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Administrator | Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society |
| Country |  India |
| Headquarters | Delhi |
| Most recent champion(s) | Indian Navy (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Indian Airlines (10 titles) |
| Official website | nehruhockey.com |
Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament is a field hockey tournament organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society (JNHTS). Instituted in 1964 by the Society, the All India Hockey Tournament is held as an annual feature at New Delhi. [1] [2]
The tournament was instituted by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society which was founded in 1964, in memorial of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The All India Tournament was co-founded by H.C. Sarin, Shri Sayed Hamid and Inder Mohan Kapur to organize a top-class domestic hockey tournament in the capital. [3]
The first edition was held in December 1964, where Northern Railway defeated South Eastern Railway 2–0 in the final.[ citation needed ]
The Society also started tournaments for other age groups such as Junior Tournament in 1972 for under-17 youth, Sub-Junior Tournament in 1983 for under-15 youth, Girls’ Tournament in 1993 for under-17 girls and the Champion College/Universities Tournament in 1993 which is now known as Inter-University Tournament. [4]
The early decade of the tournament during the 1960–1970s was dominated by the Railway teams, especially Northern Railway (Delhi), Western Railway (Mumbai) and South Eastern Railway (Secunderabad). [5]
The matches are held at Shivaji Hockey Stadium, New Delhi. [3] The 2021 edition was held at Hyderabad. [6]
The teams which participates in the tournament consists of public sector teams from across the country. The teams in the 57th edition includes CAG XI Indian Audit & Accounts Service, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, Indian Oil, Indian Railways, Mumbai XI, PNB, Telangana XI, South Central Railway, ADGPI, Indian Army, Delhi XI, Punjab & Sind Bank, RCF and Tamil Nadu XI. [7]
The results of the Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament: [8] [9] [10]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Northern Railway | South Eastern Railway |
| 1965 | Sikh R.C. Meerut | Bombay XI |
| 1966 | I.H.F. (Blue) and I.H.F. (Red) were declared joint winners | |
| 1967 | Indian Navy and Northern Railway were declared joint winners | |
| 1968 | Indian Airlines and All India Police were declared joint winners | |
| 1969 | Corps of Signals | Northern Railway |
| 1970 | All India Police | Northern Railway |
| 1971 | Indian Airlines |  Great Britain |
| 1972 | Corps of Signals | Northern Railway |
| 1973 | Northern Railway | Sikh R.C. Meerut |
| 1974 | Northern Railway | Western Railway |
| 1975 | B.S.F. Jalandhar | Punjab Police |
| 1976 | Punjab Police | A.S.C. Jalandhar |
| 1977 | B.S.F. Jalandhar |  England XI |
| 1978 | B.S.F. Jalandhar | Punjab Police |
| 1979 | C.R.P. Force | B.S.F. Jalandhar |
| 1980 | Punjab Police | E.M.E. Jalandhar |
| 1981 | B.S.F. Jalandhar | A.S.C. Jalandhar |
| 1982 | Punjab Police | A.S.C. Jalandhar |
| 1983 | E.M.E. Jalandhar | C.R.P. Force |
| 1984 | Indian Airlines | B.S.F. Jalandhar |
| 1985 | Indian Airlines | Punjab Police |
| 1986 | Indian Airlines | Punjab Police |
| 1987 | B.S.F. Jalandhar | Indian Airlines |
| 1988 | Indian Airlines | R.C.F. Kapurthala |
| 1989 | I.H.F. (Red) | I.H.F. (White) |
| 1990 | Indian Airlines | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| 1991 | Punjab & Sind Bank | I.H.F. Junior A.S. |
| 1992 | Indian Airlines | B.S.F. Jalandhar |
| 1993 | Indian Airlines | B.S.F. Jalandhar |
| 1994 | Punjab Police | Air India Bombay |
| 1995 | Air India Bombay | Army XI |
| 1996 | B.S.F. Jalandhar | Punjab Police |
| 1997 | Air India Mumbais | Indian Airlines |
| 1998 | B.S.F. Jalandhar | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| 1999 | Punjab & Sind Bank | B.S.F. Jalandhar |
| 2000 | Indian Oil | Bharat Petroleum |
| 2001 | Air India, Mumbai | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| 2002 | Punjab Police | Indian Airlines |
| 2003 | Punjab Police | Indian Airlines |
| 2004 | Punjab Police | B. S. F. |
| 2005 | Indian Airlines | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| 2006 | Indian Oil | Namdhari XI |
| 2007 | Punjab & Sind Bank | Bharat Petroleum |
| 2008 | Indian Colts | Bharat Petroleum |
| 2009 | Indian Oil and Namdhari XI were declared joint winners | |
| 2010 | Air India | ONGC |
| 2011 | ONGC | Punjab National Bank |
| 2012 | Indian Oil | Bharat Petroleum |
| 2013 | Punjab & Sind Bank | Bharat Petroleum |
| 2014 | Indian Oil | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| 2015 | Punjab & Sind Bank | Punjab National Bank |
| 2016 | Indian Railways | Punjab National Bank |
| 2017 | Punjab National Bank | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| 2018 | Indian Railways | Punjab National Bank |
| 2019 | Punjab National Bank | Punjab Police |
| 2021 [11] | Indian Oil | Indian Railways |
| 2023 [12] | Indian Navy | CAG XI |
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