2017 Hockey India League
The 2017 Hockey India League, known as Coal India Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth season of the Hockey India League. It was held between 21 January and 26 February 2017. Kalinga Lancers beat Dabang Mumbai 4–1 in the final to win their first title. Six teams played 34 matches in six venues with final played in Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh. The prize money was announced to be 3 crores INR.
| Tournament Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 January – 26 February |
| Administrator(s) | Hockey India |
| Tournament Format(s) | Double round-robin and Knock-out |
| Host(s) | India |
| Venue(s) | 6 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final Positions | |
 | Kalinga Lancers (1st title) |
 | Dabang Mumbai |
 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Tournament Summary | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 206 (6.06 per match) |
| Player of the tournament | Florian Fuchs (Dabang Mumbai) |
| Most Goals | Glenn Turner Moritz Fürste (12 goals) |
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Punjab Warriors were the defending champions and were eliminated in the round-robin stage. Uttar Pradesh Wizards finished third, beating Delhi Waveriders in the third place playoff. Kalinga Lancers' Glenn Turner and Moritz Fürste finished as the tournament's joint top-scorers with 12 goals each. Dabang Mumbai's Florian Fuchs was named the Player of the Tournament.[1]
Teams
Six teams competed in the season, the same from last season.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Waveriders | Delhi | Shivaji Stadium | 7,000 |
| Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar | Kalinga Stadium | 6,000 |
| Dabang Mumbai | Mumbai | Mahindra Hockey Stadium | 8,250 |
| Punjab Warriors | Chandigarh | Sector 42 Stadium | 30,000 |
| Ranchi Rays | Ranchi | Astroturf Hockey Stadium | 5,000 |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Major Dhyan Chand Stadium | 10,000 |
Format
Six teams were placed in a group to play home-away round robin matches. The top four teams qualified for the knockout stage. This season again featured some rules regarding scoring goals as every field goal was double compared to goals scored from penalty corners, meaning a field goal counted as two while successfully converted short corners were considered one goal.[2] Playing eleven, teams had to have a minimum of two and a maximum of five foreign players.[3]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dabang Mumbai (Q) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 35 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kalinga Lancers (Q) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 28 | |
| 3 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards (Q) | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 25 | |
| 4 | Delhi Waveriders (Q) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 23 | |
| 5 | Ranchi Rays (E) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 23 | |
| 6 | Punjab Warriors (E) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 22 |
Source: Official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points (Win (5) Draw (2) Lost by 3 goals (1) or (0) 2) matches won 3) goal difference 4) goals scored 5) head-to-head points, goal difference & goals scored 6) shoot‐out competition
(Q) Qualified for semi-finals; (E) Eliminated.
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | ||||||
| Dabang Mumbai | 2 | |||||
| 26 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | ||||||
| Delhi Waveriders | 0 | |||||
| Dabang Mumbai | 1 | |||||
| 25 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | ||||||
| Kalinga Lancers | 4 | |||||
| Kalinga Lancers | 4 (4) | |||||
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 4 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | ||||||
| Delhi Waveriders | 4 | |||||
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 5 | |||||
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Statistics
Leading goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | FG/PC/PS1/PS2^ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moritz Fürste | Kalinga Lancers | 12 | 1/10/0/0 |
| Glenn Turner | Kalinga Lancers | 12 | 5/0/0/1 | |
| 3 | Florian Fuchs | Dabang Mumbai | 10 | 5/0/0/0 |
| Akashdeep Singh | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 10 | 5/0/0/0 | |
| 5 | Affan Yousuf | Dabang Mumbai | 9 | 3/3/0/0 |
| 6 | Mandeep Singh | Delhi Waveriders | 8 | 4/0/0/0 |
| Total 51 scorers | 206 | 76/45/3/3 | ||
Awards
| Player of the Tournament | Highest goalscorer | Most saves | Upcoming Player of the Tournament | Achiever of the Tournament | Fairplay Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florian Fuchs (Dabang Mumbai) |
Glenn Turner Moritz Fürste (Kalinga Lancers) (12 goals) |
P. R. Shreejesh (Uttar Pradesh Wizards) |
Harmanpreet Singh (Dabang Mumbai) |
Florian Fuchs (Dabang Mumbai) |
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References
- "Kalinga Lancers has the last laugh in HIL final". Sportstar. sportstarlive.com. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- "Coal India HIL format is very exciting: Gonzalo Peillat". Hockey India League. League.hockeyindia.org. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- Sen, Debayan (21 January 2017). "Hockey India League 2017: Everything you need to know". ESPN. Espn.in. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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