Friday, 19 September 2025

Indian Hockey


 Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the sport. It was formed after the Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008.

Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF).

Hockey India, with the assistance of the Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level. The governing body is responsible for training the coaches, as well as educating and equipping technical officials and umpires.

Hockey India launched its own logo in a ceremony on 24 July 2008. It resembles Ashok Chakra of Indian flag. It is made up of hockey sticks.

Hockey India manages four squads that represent India in international field hockey: the India men's national field hockey team, the India women's national field hockey team, the India men's national under-21 field hockey team, and the India women's national under-21 field hockey team.

Member units

Hockey India's Member Units are divided into four separate categories, namely Permanent Members, Associate Members, Academy Members and Hockey Members.

State and UT hockey associations

Hockey Andaman and Nicobar

Hockey Andhra Pradesh

Hockey Arunachal

Assam Hockey

Hockey Bengal

Hockey Bihar

Hockey Chandigarh

Hockey Chhattisgarh

Dadra & Nagar and Haveli & Daman & Diu Hockey

Delhi Hockey

Goans Hockey

Hockey Gujarat

Hockey Haryana

Hockey Himachal

Hockey Jammu and Kashmir

Hockey Jharkhand

Hockey Karnataka

Hockey Kerala

Hockey Madhya Pradesh

Hockey Maharashtra

Manipur Hockey

Hockey Mizoram

Hockey Nagaland

Hockey Association of Odisha

Le Puducherry Hockey

Hockey Punjab

Hockey Rajasthan

Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu

Hockey Telengana

Tripura Hockey

Uttar Pradesh Hockey

Hockey Uttarakhand

Competitions

Hockey India National Championships

These National Championships are divided into two divisions, to ensure that participating teams are competing in a fair, equal environment, and against teams with similar level of skills.


Below is the list of National Championships that Hockey India conducts every season:


Hockey India Senior Men National Championship

Hockey India Senior Women National Championship

Hockey India Junior Men National Championship

Hockey India Junior Women National Championship

Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship

Hockey India Sub-Junior Women National Championship

Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Women)

Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Men)

Hockey India 5-a-side National Championship (Mixed)

Leagues

Hockey India League

All India Hockey Tournaments

Beighton Cup

Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament

Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament

All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament

All India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey Tournament

Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament

All India Scindia Gold Cup Hockey Tournament

All India Swami Shradhanand Hockey Tournament

All India Guru Teg Bahadur Gold Cup Hockey Tournament

Mahant Raja Sarwesjwardas Memorial All India Tournament

All India Guru Gobind Singh Gold Cup Hockey Tournament

All India Trades Cup Hockey Tournament

All India Police Hockey Championship

Aga Khan Hockey Tournament

All India K.D Singh Babu Memorial Invitation Prize Money Hockey Tournament

Lychettira Hockey Cup/Kodava Hockey Festival

Bombay Gold Cup

Liberals All India Hockey Tournament.

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