India men's national field hockey team
The India men's national field hockey team[2] was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row. The team had a 30–0 winning streak during this time, from their first game until losing in the 1960 gold medal final. India also won the 1975 World Cup. India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
Nickname | Men in Blue; Bharat Army | ||
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Association | Hockey India | ||
Confederation | ASHF (Asia) | ||
Coach | Graham Reid | ||
Manager | Arjun Halappa | ||
Captain | Manpreet Singh | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 4 | ||
Highest | 4 (February 2020 – present) | ||
Lowest | 12 (2007) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 20 (first in 1928) | ||
Best result | 1st (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 14 (first in 1971) | ||
Best result | 1st (1975) | ||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1958) | ||
Best result | 1st (1966, 1998, 2014) | ||
Asia Cup | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | 1st (2003, 2007, 2017) |
After their gold medal win at the 1980 Olympics, the team's performance declined through the next three decades, with the team failing to win a medal at the Olympics or the World Cup. In 2016, the Indian men's team won its first ever silver medal in Champions Trophy and reached the knockout stage of the Olympics for the first time in 36 years. As of 2020, the team is ranked fourth in the world. From February 2018, the Government of Odisha has started sponsoring the Indian national field hockey team, both men and women team. In a first-of-its-kind association, the state has decided to support the India's field hockey team for next five years.[3]
Medals table
Rank | Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Olympics | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
2 | Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
3 | Asian Games | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
4 | Asia Cup | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
5 | Asian Hockey Champions Trophy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
6 | South Asian Games | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
7 | Hockey Champions Challenge | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
8 | World Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Afro-Asian Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Hockey Champions Trophy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Commonwealth Games | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
12 | FIH Hockey World League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (12 competitions) | 26 | 28 | 19 | 73 |
Tournament history
Summer Olympics
No | Year | Host | Position | Wins | Draws | Losses |
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1 | 1928 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 1932 | Los Angeles, USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 1936 | Berlin, Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 1948 | London, UK | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 1952 | Helsinki, Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | 1956 | Melbourne, Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 1960 | Rome, Italy | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | 1964 | Tokyo, Japan | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | 1972 | Munich, West Germany | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
11 | 1976 | Montreal, Canada | 7th | 4 | 0 | 3 |
12 | 1980 | Moscow, USSR | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
13 | 1984 | Los Angeles, USA | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 |
14 | 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | 6th | 3 | 1 | 3 |
15 | 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | 3 | 0 | 4 |
16 | 1996 | Atlanta, USA | 8th | 2 | 2 | 3 |
17 | 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 7th | 3 | 2 | 2 |
18 | 2004 | Athens, Greece | 7th | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2008 | Beijing, China | Did not qualify | ||||
19 | 2012 | London, UK | 12th | 0 | 0 | 6 |
20 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | 2 | 1 | 3 |
21 | 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | Qualified | |||
Totals | 76 | 14 | 33 |
World Cup
No | Year | Host | Position |
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1 | 1971 | Barcelona, Spain | |
2 | 1973 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | |
3 | 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
4 | 1978 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 6th |
5 | 1982 | Bombay, India | 5th |
6 | 1986 | London, UK | 12th |
7 | 1990 | Lahore, Pakistan | 10th |
8 | 1994 | Sydney, Australia | 5th |
9 | 1998 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 9th |
10 | 2002 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10th |
11 | 2006 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 11th |
12 | 2010 | New Delhi, India | 8th |
13 | 2014 | The Hague, Netherlands | 9th |
14 | 2018 | Bhubaneswar, India | 6th |
Champions Trophy
No | Year | Host | Position |
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1 | 1980 | Karachi, Pakistan | 5th |
2 | 1982 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | |
3 | 1983 | Karachi, Pakistan | 4th |
4 | 1985 | Perth, Australia | 6th |
5 | 1986 | Karachi, Pakistan | 5th |
6 | 1989 | Berlin, West Germany | 6th |
7 | 1995 | Berlin, Germany | 5th |
8 | 1996 | Madras, India | 4th |
9 | 2002 | Cologne, Germany | 4th |
10 | 2003 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | 4th |
11 | 2004 | Lahore, Pakistan | 4th |
12 | 2005 | Chennai, India | 5th |
13 | 2012 | Melbourne, Australia | 4th |
14 | 2014 | Bhubaneswar, India | 4th |
15 | 2016 | London, UK | |
16 | 2018 | Breda, Netherlands |
Commonwealth Games
No | Year | Host | Position |
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1 | 1998 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th |
2 | 2006 | Melbourne, Australia | 6th |
3 | 2010 | New Delhi, India | |
4 | 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
5 | 2018 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | 4th |
6 | 2022 | Birmingham, England |
Asian Games
yes | Year | Host | Position |
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1 | 1958 | Tokyo, Japan | |
2 | 1962 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
3 | 1966 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
4 | 1970 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
5 | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | |
6 | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
7 | 1982 | New Delhi, India | |
8 | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | |
9 | 1990 | Beijing, China | |
10 | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | |
11 | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
12 | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | |
13 | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | 5th |
14 | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | |
15 | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | |
16 | 2018 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
17 | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | |
18 | 2026 | Nagoya, Japan |
Asia Cup
No | Year | Host | Position |
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1 | 1982 | Karachi, Pakistan | |
2 | 1985 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
3 | 1989 | New Delhi, India | |
4 | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | |
5 | 1999 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
6 | 2003 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
7 | 2007 | Chennai, India | |
8 | 2009 | Kuantan, Malaysia | 5th |
9 | 2013 | Ipoh, Malaysia | |
10 | 2017 | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Asian Champions Trophy
No | Year | Host | Position |
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1 | 2011 | Ordos, China | |
2 | 2012 | Doha, Qatar | |
3 | 2013 | Kakamigahara, Japan | 5th |
4 | 2016 | Kuantan, Malaysia | |
5 | 2018 | Muscat, Oman | |
6 | 2020 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Qualified |
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
No | Year | Host | Position |
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1 | 1983 | Malaysia | |
2 | 1985 | Malaysia | |
3 | 1991 | Malaysia | |
4 | 1995 | Malaysia | |
5 | 1999 | Malaysia | 5th |
6 | 2000 | Malaysia | |
7 | 2001 | Malaysia | 5th |
8 | 2004 | Malaysia | 7th |
9 | 2005 | Malaysia | 5th |
10 | 2006 | Malaysia | |
11 | 2007 | Malaysia | |
12 | 2008 | Malaysia | |
13 | 2009 | Malaysia | |
14 | 2010 | Malaysia | |
15 | 2011 | Malaysia | 6th |
16 | 2012 | Malaysia | |
17 | 2013 | Malaysia | 5th |
18 | 2015 | Malaysia | |
19 | 2016 | Malaysia | |
20 | 2017 | Malaysia | |
21 | 2018 | Malaysia | 5th |
22 | 2019 | Malaysia |
Champions Challenge
No | Year | Host | Position |
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1 | 2001 | Kuala Lumpur | |
2 | 2007 | Boom | |
3 | 2009 | Salta | |
4 | 2011 | Johannesburg |
Afro-Asian Games
No | Year | Host | Position |
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1 | 2003 | Hyderabad |
Team
- Caps as of 20 January 2020 as per FIH.
Current squad
Players who are part of the 32-member core squad announced in December 2019:[4]
No. | Pos. | Name | Birthdate | From | Caps | Latest call-up |
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2 | GK | Suraj Karkera | 14 October 1995 | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 26 | 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Tournament |
12 | GK | Krishan Pathak | 24 April 1997 | Kapurthala, Punjab | 44 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
16 | GK | P. R. Sreejesh | 8 May 1986 | Kochi, Kerala | 230 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
3 | DF | Rupinder Pal Singh | 11 November 1990 | Faridkot, Punjab | 212 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
4 | DF | Jarmanpreet Singh | 18 July 1996 | Amritsar, Punjab | 14 | 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Tournament |
5 | DF | Kothajit Khadangbam | 17 August 1992 | Imphal East, Manipur | 206 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
6 | DF | Surender Kumar | 23 November 1993 | Karnal, Haryana | 129 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
13 | DF | Harmanpreet Singh | 6 January 1996 | Amritsar, Punjab | 113 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
15 | DF | Nilam Sanjeep Xess | 7 November 1998 | Bargarh, Odisha | 14 | 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Tournament |
23 | DF | Gurinder Singh | 1 January 1995 | Ropar, Punjab | 56 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
26 | DF | Birendra Lakra | 3 February 1990 | Sundergarh, Odisha | 193 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
30 | DF | Amit Rohidas | 10 May 1993 | Sundergarh, Odisha | 91 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
DF | Dipsan Tirkey | 15 October 1998 | Sundergarh, Odisha | 24 | 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | |
7 | MF | Manpreet Singh | 26 June 1992 | Jalandhar, Punjab | 263 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
8 | MF | Hardik Singh | 23 September 1998 | Jalandhar, Punjab | 33 | 2019 Olympic Qualifiers |
17 | MF | Sumit | 20 December 1996 | Sonipat, Haryana | 65 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
18 | MF | Nilakanta Sharma | 2 May 1995 | Imphal East, Manipur | 55 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
25 | MF | Jaskaran Singh | 27 January 1994 | Jalandhar, Punjab | 6 | 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Tournament |
29 | MF | Chinglensana Kangujam | 2 December 1991 | Imphal East, Manipur | 205 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
32 | MF | Vivek Prasad | 25 February 2000 | Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh | 56 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
69 | MF | Rajkumar Pal | 1 May 1998 | Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh | 0 | – |
9 | FW | Gurjant Singh | 26 January 1995 | Amritsar, Punjab | 43 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
10 | FW | Simranjeet Singh | 27 December 1996 | Batala, Punjab | 45 | 2019 Olympic Qualifiers |
11 | FW | Mandeep Singh | 25 January 1995 | Jalandhar, Punjab | 155 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
14 | FW | Lalit Upadhyay | 1 December 1993 | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | 102 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
21 | FW | Shamsher Singh | 29 July 1997 | Amritsar, Punjab | 4 | 2019 Ready Steady Tokyo Tournament |
24 | FW | S. V. Sunil | 6 May 1989 | Kodagu, Karnataka | 263 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
27 | FW | Akashdeep Singh | 2 December 1994 | Tarn Taran, Punjab | 193 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
31 | FW | Ramandeep Singh | 1 April 1993 | Gurdaspur, Punjab | 135 | 2019 Olympic Qualifiers |
71 | FW | Gursahibjit Singh | 5 February 1999 | Gurdaspur, Punjab | 17 | 2020 Hockey Pro League |
FW | Dilpreet Singh | 12 November 1999 | Amritsar, Punjab | 40 | 2018 World Cup | |
FW | Shilanand Lakra | 5 May 1999 | Sundergarh, Odisha | 12 | 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | |
Support staff
- Head coach: Graham Reid
- Analytical coach: Chris Ciriello[5]
- Assistant coach: Shivendra Singh
Notable former players
- Dhyan Chand
- K. D. Singh
- Jaipal Singh Munda
- Richard Allen
- Joseph Galibardy
- Earnest Goodsir-Cullen
- William Goodsir-Cullen
- Peter Fernandes
- Leslie Claudius
- Raghbir Singh Bhola
- Baboo Nimal
- Hiranna M. Nimal
- Prithipal Singh
- Balbir Singh, Sr.
- Udham Singh
- Charanjit Singh
- Shankar Lakshman
- Jaman Lal Sharma
- M. P. Ganesh
- Ashok Kumar
- Mohammed Shahid
- Mohammed Riaz
- Ajit Pal Singh
- Balbir Singh Kullar
- Merwyn Fernandes
- Surjit Singh
- B. P. Govinda
- Zafar Iqbal
- Marcellus Gomes
- Jagbir Singh
- Thoiba Singh
- M. M. Somaya
- Vasudevan Baskaran
- Jalaluddin Rizvi
- Pargat Singh
- Dhanraj Pillay
- Jude Menezes
- Jugraj Singh
- Viren Rasquinha
- Ignace Tirkey
- Dhanraj Pillay
- Adam Sinclair
- Mukesh Kumar
- Arjun Halappa
- Len Aiyappa
- Devesh Chauhan
- Adrian D'Souza
- Gagan Ajit Singh
- Deepak Thakur
- Prabhjot Singh
- Bimal Lakra
- Aslam Sher Khan
- Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji
- Baljit Singh Dhillon
- Bharat Chettri
- Harbinder Singh
- Sandeep Singh
- Sardar Singh
- Dilip Tirkey
See also
- Field hockey in India
- India men's national under-21 field hockey team
- India women's national field hockey team
- List of Indian hockey captains in Olympics
References
- "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Hockey India". Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- "Odisha to sponsor Indian hockey teams for next five years". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- "Striker Dilpreet returns to senior fold, included in national hockey camp". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "Ciriello roped in as analytical coach of Indian men's hockey team". The Times of India. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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