2024–25 Hockey India League
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 28 December 2024 – 1 February 2025 |
| Administrator(s) | Hockey India |
| Format(s) | Double round-robin Knock-out |
| Host(s) |  India |
| Venue(s) | Birsa Munda Stadium, Rourkela Jaipal Singh Stadium, Ranchi |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
 Champions | Rarh Bengal Tigers (1st title) |
 Runner-up | Hyderabad Toofans |
 Third Place | Soorma Hockey Club |
| Tournament summary | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 199 (4.52 per match) |
| Player of the tournament | Sukhjeet Singh |
| Most goals | Jugraj Singh (12 goals) |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
← 2017 2026 → | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 12 January 2025 – 26 January 2025 |
| Administrator(s) | Hockey India |
| Format(s) | Double round-robin Knock-out |
| Host(s) | India |
| Venue(s) | Jaipal Singh Stadium, Ranchi Birsa Munda Stadium, Rourkela |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Odisha Warriors (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Soorma Hockey Club |
| Third Place | Rarh Bengal Tigers |
| Tournament summary | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 41 (3.15 per match) |
| Player of the tournament | Jyoti Rumavat |
| Most goals | Charlotte Englebert Yibbi Jansen (5 goals) |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
2026 → | |
The 2024–25 Hockey India League, also known as the Hero Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season of the Hockey India League.[1] It was held from 28 December 2024 to 1 February 2025.[2] The women's league was won by Odisha Warriors while the men's league was won by Rarh Bengal Tigers.[3]
In April 2024, Hockey India announced Big Bang Media Ventures as its commercial and marketing partner agency.[4] The league had 8 men's and 4 women's league teams.[5]
Format
Eight teams for the men's tournament and four teams for the women's tournament are placed in a group to play round-robin matches. The top four teams qualify for the knockout stage.[6] Playing eleven, teams had to have a minimum of two and a maximum of five foreign players.[7]
Owners
| Franchise | Location | Owners | Men's | Women's |
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| Delhi SG Pipers | New Delhi, Delhi | SG Sports | 
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| Hyderabad Toofans | Hyderabad, Telangana | Resolute Sports |
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| Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Vedanta Limited |
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| Odisha Warriors | Rourkela, Odisha | Navoyam Sports Ventures |
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| Rarh Bengal Tigers | Kolkata, West Bengal | Shrachi Sports |
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| Soorma Hockey Club | Punjab Haryana |
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| Tamil Nadu Dragons | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Charles Group |
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| Team Gonasika | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | Tarini Prasad Mohanty |
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| UP Rudras | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | JK Group |
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| Total | 8 | 4 | ||
Venues
The matches were held across two cities, Ranchi and Rourkela.[8] While women's games were hosted at the Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi, the men's games were held at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela.[9]
| Venues of the 2024–25 Hockey India League | |
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| Rourkela | Ranchi |
| Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium | Jaipal Singh Stadium |
| Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
Men's league
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Rarh Bengal Tigers (C) | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 19 | Qualified to knockouts |
| 2 | Soorma Hockey Club | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 19 | |
| 3 | Hyderabad Toofans | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 18 | |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu Dragons | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 18 | |
| 5 | UP Rudras | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Kalinga Lancers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 12 | |
| 7 | Team Gonasika | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 12 | |
| 8 | Delhi SG Pipers | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 5 |
Source: Hockey India
Rules for classification: 1) Points: Win (3) Draw (1) Shoot-out win (1); 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points, goal difference & goals scored; 6) shoot‐out competition
(C) Champion
Rules for classification: 1) Points: Win (3) Draw (1) Shoot-out win (1); 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points, goal difference & goals scored; 6) shoot‐out competition
(C) Champion
League stage
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Phase 2
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Knockouts
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| Rarh Bengal Tigers | 2 (6) | |||||
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| Tamil Nadu Dragons | 2 (5) | |||||
| Rarh Bengal Tigers | 4 | |||||
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| Hyderabad Toofans | 3 | |||||
| Soorma Hockey Club | 1 | |||||
| Hyderabad Toofans | 3 | |||||
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| Tamil Nadu Dragons | 2 | |||||
| Soorma Hockey Club | 3 | |||||
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Women's league
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Soorma Hockey Club | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 13 | Qualified to Final |
| 2 | Odisha Warriors (C) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | Rarh Bengal Tigers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 | |
| 4 | Delhi SG Pipers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 5 |
Source: Hockey India
Rules for classification: 1) Points: Win (3) Draw (1) Shoot-out win (1); 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points, goal difference & goals scored; 6) shoot‐out competition
(C) Champion
Rules for classification: 1) Points: Win (3) Draw (1) Shoot-out win (1); 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head points, goal difference & goals scored; 6) shoot‐out competition
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Top goalscorers
Men's league
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Women's league
Awards
Women's league
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| Player of the Tournament | Jyoti Rumavat
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| Top Scorers of the Tournament |  Yibbi Jansen.svg.png){kind=small} Charlotte Englebert
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| Best Goalkeeper | Savita Punia
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| Upcoming Player of the Tournament | Sonam
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| Fairplay Award | Delhi SG Pipers |
Men's league
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| Player of the Tournament | Sukhjeet Singh
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| Top Scorer of the Tournament | Jugraj Singh
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| Best Goalkeeper | Bikramjit Singh
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| Upcoming Player of the Tournament | Arshdeep Singh
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| Fairplay Award | UP Rudras |
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