India women's national field hockey team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see India men's national field hockey team.

India
Nickname(s)Women in Blue
Association
ConfederationAsian Hockey Federation
Head CoachHarendra Singh
CaptainSalima Tete
Most capsVandana Katariya (311)
Top scorerRani Rampal (120)
Team colours
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Team colours
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Home
Team colours
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 9 Steady (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest6 (2022, 2023)
First international
Scotland  6–1  India
(Folkestone, England; 30 September 1953)[2]
Biggest win
India  24–0    Nepal
(Guwahati, India; 7 February 2016)[3]
Biggest defeat
England  18–0  India
(Sydney, Australia; 23 May 1956)[4]
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1980)
Best result4th (1980, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1974)
Best result4th (1974)
Asian Games
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultGold Champions
(1982)
Asia Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1989)
Best resultGold Champions
(2004, 2017)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pro League 0 0 1
Hockey Series 1 0 0
Nations Cup 1 0 0
Commonwealth Games 1 1 1
Asian Games 1 2 4
Asia Cup 2 2 3
Asian Champions Trophy 3 2 1
Total 9 7 10
Pro League
Bronze medal – third place 2021–22 Rotterdam Team
Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valencia Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 New Delhi Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kakamigahara Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Hiroshima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Muscat Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2016 Singapore Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ranchi Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rajgir Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Donghae Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kakamigahara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Busan Team

The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. Nabhvarna are currently ranked 9th in the FIH Women's World Ranking, and are ranked as the second best team in Asia. They have won the gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 1982 Asian Games. They have won the Asia Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017, and won the Asian Champions Trophy thrice, in 2016, 2023 and 2024.

History

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The team's breakthrough performance came at the Women's Hockey World Cup at Mandelieu in 1974, where it finished in 4th place. Their best performance in the Olympic Games was at 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics (where they came in 4th), when a women's event was held for the first time in Olympic history. The team also won the Gold medal at the inaugural 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, defeating Korea in the finals. Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years at different events- during the 2002 Commonwealth Games,[5] the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. Team members were referred to as the "assi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or the "Golden Girls of Hockey," after the 2004 win.[6] The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur defeating China in a shootout.[7] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it finished in 5th place but at 2014 Asian Games, Incheon stunned Japan 2–1 in a tight match to clinch their third bronze medal at the Asian Games.[8] During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the Round 2 of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the World League Semi-finals held in Antwerp the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.[9] The Indian woman's national field hockey team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics[10][11] for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics.[10][12] They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where they placed 6th.

2002 Commonwealth Games and Chak De! India (2007)

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The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad, led by Captain Suraj Lata Devi, competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The team entered the finals after defeating the New Zealand women's national field hockey team.[13] and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat the English women's hockey team.[5][14][15]

This event served as the inspiration for the 2007 Bollywood film about women's field hockey, Chak De! India starring Shah Rukh Khan (after screenwriter Jaideep Sahni read a short article about it).[16] Sahni began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik.[17] After hearing the storyline, Kaushik suggested that Sahni meet hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi (who faced accusations of throwing the match against Pakistan during the 1982 Asian Games).[18][19][20] Sahni has stated that he was unaware of Negi's tribulations while writing the script and that the resemblance with Negi's life was entirely coincidental.[21] Negi affirmed this point stating that he didn't "want to hog the limelight. This movie is not a documentary of Mir Ranjan Negi's life. It is in fact the story of a team that becomes a winning lot from a bunch of hopeless girls" In response to the fact that the media equated Kabir Khan with Negi, Sahni said that "Our script was written a year and a half back. It is very unfortunate that something, which is about women athletes, has just started becoming about Negi."[17]

Tokyo Olympics and resurgence

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India at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time ever,[22] reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina[23] in the semi-final and then to Great Britain[24] in the bronze medal match. Following their performance at the Olympics, the team went to win bronze medals at the 2022 Asia Cup and the Commonwealth Games and a third-place finish in the 2021–22 Pro League. In 2022 India won the first ever FIH Women's Nations Cup. However, they failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics losing to Japan in the bronze medal match at the Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi on 19 January 2024.[25][26]

Performance record

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Summer Olympics

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, USSR 4th 5 2 1 2 9 6
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States Did not participate
1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain
1996 United States Atlanta, United States
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia Did not qualify
2004 Greece Athens, Greece
2008 China Beijing, China
2012 United Kingdom London, Great Britain
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th 5 0 1 4 3 19
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 4th 8 3 0 5 12 20
2024 France Paris, France Did not qualify
Total 4th place 18 5 2 11 24 45

World Cup

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1974 France Mandelieu, France
4th
 6 3 0 3 8 6
1976 Germany West Berlin, West Germany Did not participate
1978 Spain Madrid, Spain
7th
 6 2 1 3 5 10
1981 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Did not participate
1983 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11th
 7 1 1 5 6 10
1986 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands Did not qualify
1990 Australia Sydney, Australia
1994 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland
1998 Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands
12th
 7 0 0 7 9 23
2002 Australia Perth, Australia Did not qualify
2006 Spain Madrid, Spain
11th
 7 1 1 5 9 15
2010 Argentina Rosario, Argentina
9th
 6 2 0 4 11 23
2014 Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands Did not qualify
2018 England London, England
8th
 5 1 3 1 5 3
2022 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands
Spain Valencia, Spain
9th
 6 1 3 2 9 8
Total 4th place 50 11 9 30 62 98

Commonwealth Games

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 7 3 1 3 19 13
2002 England Manchester, England 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 4 1 1 12 10
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 1 2 19 8
2010 India New Delhi, India 5th 5 3 1 1 15 4
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 5th 5 3 0 2 22 9
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 4th 6 3 0 3 9 12
2022 England Birmingham, England 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 2 1 14 8
Total 1 Title 41 22 6 13 110 64

Asian Games

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1982 India New Delhi, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 37 1
1986 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 17 5
1990 China Beijing, China 4th 5 2 0 3 8 10
1994 Japan Hiroshima, Japan 4th 5 1 2 2 9 6
1998 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 4 1 2 24 11
2002 South Korea Busan, South Korea 4th 4 0 0 4 2 12
2006 Qatar Doha, Qatar 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 0 3 22 10
2010 China Guangzhou, China 4th 7 3 0 4 24 7
2014 South Korea Incheon, South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 0 2 13 7
2018 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 0 1 40 3
2022 China Hangzhou, China 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 1 1 35 6
Total 1 Title 62 34 5 23 231 78

Asia Cup

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1985 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Did not participate
1989 Hong Kong Hong Kong 4th 4 1 0 3 4 11
1993 Japan Hiroshima, Japan 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 2 1 1 8 4
1999 India New Delhi, India 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 2 1 24 7
2004 India New Delhi, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 19 3
2007 Hong Kong Hong Kong 4th 6 3 0 3 44 13
2009 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 2 1 36 9
2013 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2 1 2 18 5
2017 Japan Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0 28 5
2022 Oman Muscat, Oman 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 0 2 22 6
Total 2 Titles 47 26 8 13 203 63

Asian Champions Trophy

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2010 South Korea Busan, South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1 0 3 8 15
2011 China Ordos, China 4th 4 0 0 4 3 16
2013 Japan Kakamigahara, Japan 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2 0 2 10 6
2016 Singapore Singapore 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 10 7
2018 South Korea Donghae City, South Korea 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 11 6
2021 South Korea Donghae City, South Korea Withdrew
2023 India Ranchi, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7 0 0 27 3
2024 India Rajgir, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7 0 0 29 2
Total 3 Titles 36 23 2 11 98 55

Pro League

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2021–22 N/A 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 6 4 4 33 26
2023–24 N/A 8th 16 2 1 13 16 38
2024–25 N/A
Total Third place 30 8 5 17 49 64

Nations Cup

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2022 Spain Valencia, Spain 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 9 3
Total 1 Title 5 4 1 0 9 3

South Asian Games

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2016 India Guwahati, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 3 0 0 46 1
Total 1 Title 3 3 0 0 46 1

World League

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No. Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1 2012–13 Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 14th 11 5 2 4 29 30
2 2014–15 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 10th 13 8 1 4 46 20
3 2016–17 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 16th 11 3 3 5 12 18
Total 35 16 6 13 87 68

Champions Challenge

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No. Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1 2002 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2 2 1 10 9
2 2011 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 7th 6 2 1 3 11 8
3 2012 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 7th 6 2 1 3 13 15
4 2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 8th 6 0 0 6 7 22
Total Third place 23 6 4 13 41 54

Hockey Series

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2018–19 Japan Hiroshima, Japan 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 27 4
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 27 4

Afro-Asian Games

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2003 India Hyderabad, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 0 1 26 7
Total 1 Title 5 4 0 1 26 7

Honours

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Major tournaments

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Other tournaments

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Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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13 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers GS India  0–1  United States Ranchi, India
19:30 Report Tamer field hockey ball 16' Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
14 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers GS New Zealand  1–3  India Ranchi, India
19:30 Hull field hockey ball 9' Report Sangita field hockey ball 1'
Udita field hockey ball 12'
Beauty field hockey ball 14'		 Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
16 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers GS India  5–1  Italy Ranchi, India
19:30 Udita field hockey ball 1', 56'
Deepika field hockey ball 41'
Salima field hockey ball 45'
Navneet field hockey ball 53'		 Report Machín field hockey ball 60+' Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
18 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers SF Germany  2–2
(4–3 p)		  India Ranchi, India
19:30 Stapenhorst field hockey ball 27', 57' Report Deepika field hockey ball 15'
Ishika field hockey ball 59'		 Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
Penalties
Weidemann Penalty shoot-out missed
Zimmermann Penalty shoot-out scored
Schröder Penalty shoot-out missed
Lorenz Penalty shoot-out scored
Nolte Penalty shoot-out scored
Zimmermann Penalty shoot-out missed
Nolte Penalty shoot-out scored		 Penalty shoot-out scored Sangita
Penalty shoot-out scored Sonika
Penalty shoot-out missed Navneet
Penalty shoot-out missed Neha
Penalty shoot-out scored Lalremsiami
Penalty shoot-out missed Sangita
Penalty shoot-out missed Sonika
19 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers 3P India  0–1  Japan Ranchi, India
16:30 Report Urata field hockey ball 6' Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
3 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League China  2–1  India Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Dan field hockey ball 40'
Gu B. field hockey ball 52'		 Report Vandana field hockey ball 15' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
4 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League India  1–3  Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Navneet field hockey ball 9' Report Jansen field hockey ball 3', 34'
Van Der Elst field hockey ball 21'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
7 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League India  0–3  Australia Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Report G. Stewart field hockey ball 19'
T. Stewart field hockey ball 23'
Nobbs field hockey ball 55'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
9 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League India  3–1  United States Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Vandana field hockey ball 9'
Deepika field hockey ball 26'
Salima field hockey ball 56'		 Report Caarls field hockey ball 42' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
12 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League China  2–1  India Rourkela, India
19:30 Gu B. field hockey ball 14', 53' Report Sangita field hockey ball 7' Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
14 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Netherlands  1–0  India Rourkela, India
19:30 Albers field hockey ball 27' Report Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
17 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Australia  0–1  India Rourkela, India
19:30 Report Vandana field hockey ball 34' Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
18 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League United States  1–1
(1–2 p)		  India Rourkela, India
19:30 Sessa field hockey ball 45' Report Deepika field hockey ball 19' Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
Penalties
Crouse Penalty shoot-out scored
Deepika Penalty shoot-out missed
Tamer Penalty shoot-out missed
Zimmer Penalty shoot-out missed
Caarls Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out missed Kumari
Penalty shoot-out scored Deepika
Penalty shoot-out missed Mumtaz
Penalty shoot-out missed Sonika
Penalty shoot-out scored Lalremsiami
22 May 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League India  0–5  Argentina Antwerp, Belgium
15:45 Report Gorzelany field hockey ball 13'
Raposo field hockey ball 24'
Miranda field hockey ball 41'
Jankunas field hockey ball 53', 59'		 Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
23 May 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Belgium  2–0  India Antwerp, Belgium
22:15 'T Serstevens field hockey ball 34'
Dewaet field hockey ball 36'		 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
25 May 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Belgium  2–1  India Antwerp, Belgium
17:30 Ballenghien field hockey ball 15'
Blockmans field hockey ball 20'		 Report Sangita field hockey ball 34' Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
26 May 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Argentina  3–0  India Antwerp, Belgium
15:15 Di Santo field hockey ball 1'
Campoy field hockey ball 39'
Granatto field hockey ball 47'		 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
1 June 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Germany  3–1  India London, England
21:45 Stapenhorst field hockey ball 13'
Zimmermann field hockey ball 24'
Lorenz field hockey ball 37'		 Report Deepika field hockey ball 23' Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
2 June 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Great Britain  3–2  India London, England
19:00 Watson field hockey ball 5', 7'
Petter field hockey ball 57'		 Report Navneet field hockey ball 34'
Sharmila field hockey ball 56'		 Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
8 June 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League India  2–4  Germany London, England
14:30 Sunelita field hockey ball 9'
Deepika field hockey ball 15'		 Report Huse field hockey ball 23', 32'
Kurz field hockey ball 51'
Bleuel field hockey ball 55'		 Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
9 June 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Great Britain  3–2  India London, England
16:45 Watson field hockey ball 3'
Balsdon field hockey ball 56', 58'		 Report Lalremsiami field hockey ball 14'
Navneet field hockey ball 23'		 Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
11 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS India  4–0  Malaysia Rajgir, India
16:45 Sangita field hockey ball 8', 55'
Preeti field hockey ball 43'
Udita field hockey ball 44'		 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
12 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS India  3–2  South Korea Rajgir, India
16:45 Sangita field hockey ball 3'
Deepika field hockey ball 20', 57'		 Report Lee Yu-r. field hockey ball 34'
Cheon field hockey ball 38'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
14 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS Thailand  0–13  India Rajgir, India
16:45 Report Deepika field hockey ball 3', 19', 43', 45', 45'
Preeti field hockey ball 9', 40'
Lalremsiami field hockey ball 12', 56'
Beauty field hockey ball 30', 53'
Ishika field hockey ball 55'
Sharmila field hockey ball 58'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
16 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS India  3–0  China Rajgir, India
16:45 Sangita field hockey ball 32'
Salima field hockey ball 37'
Deepika field hockey ball 60'		 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
17 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS Japan  0–3  India Rajgir, India
16:45 Report Navneet field hockey ball 37'
Deepika field hockey ball 47', 48'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
19 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy SF India  2–0  Japan Rajgir, India
16:45 Navneet field hockey ball 48'
Lalremsiami field hockey ball 56'		 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
20 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy F China  0–1  India Rajgir, India
16:45 Report Deepika field hockey ball 31' Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium

2025

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15 February 2025 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League India  v  England Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
16 February 2025 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League India  v  England Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
18 February 2025 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League India  v  Spain Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
19 February 2025 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League India  v  Spain Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
21 February 2025 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League India  v  Germany Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
22 February 2025 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League India  v  Germany Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
24 February 2025 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League India  v  Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
25 February 2025 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League India  v  Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named for the 2024 Women's Asian Champions Trophy.[27]

Caps updated as of 20 November 2024, after the match against  China.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
11 GK Savita Punia (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 34) 293 0 India NCOE, Delhi
9 GK Bichu Devi Kharibam (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 24) 38 0 India Indian Oil Corporation
18 DF Udita Duhan (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) 123 12 India Indian Oil Corporation
24 DF Jyoti Rumawat (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 25) 75 8 India Indian Oil Corporation
19 DF Vaishnavi Phalke (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 20) 41 6 India Hockey Maharashtra
27 DF Sushila Chanu (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32) 245 8 India Railways
50 DF Ishika Chaudhary (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 24) 59 1 India Indian Oil Corporation
32 MF Neha Goyal (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 28) 169 20 India Railways
30 MF Salima Tete (captain) (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 22) 122 16 India Railways
7 MF Sharmila Devi (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 23) 66 8 India Indian Oil Corporation
45 MF Manisha Chauhan (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 25) 9 2 India Manipur Hockey
29 MF Sunelita Toppo (2007-04-11) 11 April 2007 (age 17) 19 1 India Hockey Association of Odisha
20 MF Lalremsiami (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24) 156 41 India Railways
25 FW Navneet Kaur (vice-captain) (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28) 178 53 India Railways
33 FW Preeti Dubey (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 26) 54 9 India Railways
14 FW Sangita Kumari (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22) 64 28 India Railways
55 FW Deepika Sehrawat (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21) 49 24 India Indian Oil Corporation
52 FW Beauty Dungdung (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 21) 21 3 India Indian Oil Corporation

Recent call-ups

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These players were called up in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Rajani Etimarpu (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 (age 34) 96 0 India Railways NT Camp, December 2023
GK Bansari Solanki (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23) 0 0 India NCE Delhi NT Camp, May 2024
GK Madhuri Kindo (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 India Hockey Association of Odisha NT Camp, May 2024
DF Nikki Pradhan (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31) 187 2 India Railways 2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF Jyoti Chhatri (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21) 13 0 India Odisha Naval Tata HHPC 2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF Mahima Choudhary (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 25) 5 0 India Indian Oil Corporation 2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF Akshata Dhekale (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 23) 6 0 India Indian Oil Corporation 2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF Monika Malik (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 31) 229 18 India Railways NT Camp, May 2024
DF Gurjit Kaur (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 29) 137 86 India Railways 2023–24 Pro League
DF Ropni Kumari (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 21) 0 0 India Railways NT Camp, May 2024
DF Preeti (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) 0 0 India Railways NT Camp, May 2024
MF Baljeet Kaur (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) 26 0 India Indian Oil Corporation 2023–24 FIH Pro League
MF Nisha Warsi (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 29) 89 1 India Railways 2023–24 Pro League
MF Sonika Tandi (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27) 91 7 India Income Tax 2023–24 Pro League
MF Navjot Kaur (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 29) 209 18 India Railways NT Camp, December 2023
MF Mariana Kujur (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25) 8 1 India Railways NT Camp, December 2023
MF Reena Khokhar (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 31) 48 1 India Railways NT Camp, December 2023
MF Ajmina Kujur (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 23) 0 0 India Indian Oil Corporation NT Camp, May 2024
MF Marina Lalramnghaki (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 23) 0 0 India Hockey Mizoram NT Camp, May 2024
MF Jyothi Edula (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 India Railways NT Camp, May 2024
FW Mumtaz Khan (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 9 0 India Indian Oil Corporation 2023–24 FIH Pro League
FW Vandana Katariya (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32) 317 98 India Railways 2023–24 FIH Pro League
FW Deepika Soreng (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21) 4 0 India Railways 2023–24 FIH Pro League
FW Rutuja Pisal (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22) 0 0 India Union Bank of India NT Camp, May 2024

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Coaching staff

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Individual Records

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Players in bold are still active, at least at international level.

Most caps

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Sources:[29]

Position Player Caps
1 Vandana Katariya 317
2 Savita Punia 293
3 Deep Grace Ekka 268
4 Rani Rampal 254
5 Ritu Rani 248
6 Sushila Chanu 245
7 Monika Malik 229
8 Surinder Kaur 229
9 Navjot Kaur 209
10 Poonam Rani 204
11 Saba Anjum Karim 200

Awards

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Summer Olympics
Hockey World Cup
Hockey Champions Challenge
Dhyan Chand Award
Arjuna Awards

The following is a list of recipients for the Arjuna award in hockey recipients (by year):[30]

See also

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References

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