2013 Hockey India League

Hero Hockey India League 2013
Tournament Details
Dates January 14 – February 10
Administrator(s) Hockey India
Tournament Format(s) Triple Round-robin and Knock-out
Host(s)  India
Venue(s) 5
Teams 5
Final Positions
Champions Ranchi Rhinos (1st title)
Runner-up Delhi Waveriders
Third Place Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Tournament Summary
Matches played 34
Goals scored 147 (4.32 per match)
Player of the tournament Sardar Singh (DWR)
Most Goals Sandeep Singh (MM) (11)
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2013 Hockey India League, known as Hero Hockey India League and abbreviated as HIL 2013 was the first season of the hockey tournament Hockey India League. Tournament was scheduled to start from January 5 to February 3 but was postponed to January 14 to February 10.[1]

Rules and regulations

Five teams took part in the tournament and each team played three matches against each team, one at their home venue and one at the venue of the opposition team. The third match was played against the other four teams two at home and two away.[2]

The points in the league phase of the tournament were awarded as follows:

Points
Results Points
Win 5 points
Draw 2 points
Loss with goal difference of 2 or less goals 1 points
Loss with goal difference of 3 or more goals 0 points

If at the end of the League two or more teams had the same number of points for any place, these teams would be ranked according to the following order:[2]

  1. respective number of matches won;
  2. respective goal difference (goals for less goals against). A positive goal difference always takes precedence over a negative one;
  3. respective number of goals scored;
  4. the cumulative results of the two matches played between those two teams taking firstly the points won in the two matches, secondly the goal difference, and thirdly the number of goals scored
Locations of 2012 Hockey India League teams

Venues

Five venues have been selected for Hockey India League which will serve as home grounds for each franchise:

Team City Stadium Capacity
Delhi Waveriders Delhi Dhyan Chand National Stadium 20,000
Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Mahindra Hockey Stadium 8,250
Punjab Warriors Jalandhar Surjit Hockey Stadium 8,000
Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium 5,000
Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium 10,000

The semi-final, third and fourth place playoff and the final of 2013 HIL were played on 9 and 10 February at Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi.[3]

Players

The players' auction for first season of HIL took place on December 16 in New Delhi.[4] A total of 246 players were available for the auction out of which 120 players were bought by the franchises which included 50 foreign and 70 local players.[5]

League progression

League Phase Playoffs
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SF 3/4 F
Delhi Wave Riders 5 10 12 17 22 27 32 34 39 44 49 49 W L
Mumbai Magicians 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 13 14 15 16
Punjab Warriors 1 2 3 8 10 15 20 20 25 27 28 29 L L
Ranchi Rhinos 5 10 11 12 17 22 27 29 29 31 36 41 W W
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 5 7 12 14 15 16 17 17 22 22 27 32 L W
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
 Win Loss Draw
Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (Playoffs) to see the summary for the match.
 Team was eliminated in group stage.

Schedule

All matches' timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +05:30)

League Phase

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Delhi Wave Riders 129213724+1349
Ranchi Rhinos 127232622+441
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 125251922–332
Punjab Warriors 124262527–229
Mumbai Magicians 1210112032–1216
Qualified for Semi-finals
Eliminated

14 January 2013
20:00
Delhi Wave Riders Home team 2–1 Punjab Warriors
Deecke  14'
Chandi  23'		 Report Padrós  42'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

16 January 2013
18:00
Punjab Warriors Home team 1–2 Ranchi Rhinos
Govers  63' Report Jackson  43'
Mandeep  50'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Gurinder Sangha (IND)

16 January 2013
20:00
Delhi Wave Riders Home team 2–1 Mumbai Magicians
Rupinder Pal  27'
Norris-Jones  48'		 Report Sandeep  50'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

17 January 2013
20:00
Punjab Warriors Home team 1–2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Dwyer  39' Report Hertzberger  17'
 59'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

18 January 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos Home team 3–1 Mumbai Magicians
Chaudhary  9'
Mandeep  22'
Smith  29'		 Report Chinglensana  45'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Suresh Thakur Kumar (IND)

19 January 2013
11:30
Uttar Pradesh Wizards Home team 1–1 Delhi Wave Riders
Raghunath  24' Report Child  6'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Harsha Vardhan (IND)

20 January 2013
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards Home team 2–0 Ranchi Rhinos
Hertzberger  47'
Raghunath  60'		 Report
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

20 January 2013
20:00
Mumbai Magicians Home team 2–4 Punjab Warriors
Satbir  7'
Sandeep  33'		 Report Dharamvir  4', 70'
Dwyer  56'
Ranjit  65'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Anil Kumar (IND)

21 January 2013
20:00
Mumbai Magicians Home team 4–6 Delhi Wave Riders
Sandeep  8', 51'
Turner  42'
Wilson  48'		 Report Deecke  14'
Norris-Jones  23'
Mujtaba  25'
Akashdeep  53'
Mir  55'
Child  58'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Gurinder Sangha (IND)

22 January 2013
20:00
Punjab Warriors Home team 2–2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Shivendra  12'
Malak  28'		 Report Raghunath  24', 35+'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Suresh Thakur Kumar (IND)

23 January 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos Home team 4–5 Delhi Wave Riders
Reid-Ross  13'
Jackson  46', 64'
Mandeep  60'		 Report Akashdeep  5'
Rupinder Pal  47', 57'
Chandi  51'
Jenniskens  65'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

24 January 2013
18:00
Ranchi Rhinos Home team 3–1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Fürste  27'
Wilson  67'
Jackson  69'		 Report Doerner  53'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

24 January 2013
20:00
Punjab Warriors Home team 4–3 Mumbai Magicians
 30'
Malak  35'
Sunil  40'
Ford  44'		 Report Sandeep  14'
Turner  54'
 64'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Harsha Vardhan (IND)

26 January 2013
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards Home team 1–3 Ranchi Rhinos
Hertzberger  68' Report Mandeep  58', 67'
Tarandeep  69'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Anil Kumar (IND)

26 January 2013
18:00
Delhi Wave Riders Home team 4–3 Mumbai Magicians
Khan  6'
Norris-Jones  12', 22'
Rupinder Pal  51'		 Report Sandeep  28', 56', 66'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

27 January 2013
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards Home team 3–4 Punjab Warriors
Alegre  11'
Raghunath  65'
Hertzberger  67'		 Report Sunil  2', 4'
Dwyer  8'
Ciriello  15'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

28 January 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos Home team 2–1 Mumbai Magicians
Jackson  28'
Mandeep  49'		 Report Sandeep  2'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Gurinder Sangha (IND)

29 January 2013
20:00
Delhi Wave Riders Home team 3–0 Punjab Warriors
Akashdeep  13'
Hayward  52'
Child  69'		 Report
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

30 January 2013
18:00
Mumbai Magicians Home team 4–0 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Jasrotia  11'
Wilson  45'
Sandeep  52', 66'		 Report
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

30 January 2013
20:00
Delhi Wave Riders Home team 2–2 Ranchi Rhinos
 20'
Walmiki  53'		 Report Reid-Ross  14'
Evers  61'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

31 January 2013
20:00
Mumbai Magicians Home team 1–3 Punjab Warriors
De Young  48' Report Dharamvir  8'
Hammond  23'
Malak  52'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

1 February 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos Home team 2–5 Delhi Wave Riders
Wilson  24'
Manpreet  68'		 Report Chandi  4', 19'
Child  7'
Rupinder Pal  40'
Gurbaj  49'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Harsha Vardhan (IND)

2 February 2013
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards Home team 2–0 Mumbai Magicians
Mor  9'
Shanker  58'		 Report
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Gurinder Sangha (IND)

2 February 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos Home team 1–1 Punjab Warriors
Mandeep  34' Report Malak  14'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

3 February 2013
15:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards Home team 0–3 Delhi Wave Riders
Report Mir  10'
Deecke  17'
Chandi  30'
Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Suresh Thakur Kumar (IND)

4 February 2013
20:00
Punjab Warriors Home team 2–3 Ranchi Rhinos
Govers  34'
Ciriello  50'		 Report Reid-Ross  52', 69'
Mandeep  62'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Harsha Vardhan (IND)

5 February 2013
18:00
Punjab Warriors Home team 2–3 Delhi Wave Riders
Dharamvir  17'
Ciriello  70'		 Report Rupinder Pal  7'
Deecke  11'
Norris-Jones  23'
Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Gurinder Sangha (IND)

5 February 2013
20:00
Mumbai Magicians Home team 0–1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Report Doerner  33'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

7 February 2013
18:00
Delhi Wave Riders Home team 1–4 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Hayward  64' Report Hertzberger  39'
Uthappa  49'
Pudiyokkada  56'
Malayalan  64'
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

7 February 2013
20:00
Mumbai Magicians Home team 0–1 Ranchi Rhinos
Report Wilson  61'
Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
9 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
 Ranchi Rhinos  4  
 Uttar Pradesh Wizards  2  
 
10 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
     Ranchi Rhinos  2
   Delhi Wave Riders  1
Third place
9 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi 10 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
 Delhi Wave Riders  3  Uttar Pradesh Wizards  4
 Punjab Warriors  1    Punjab Warriors  3

Semifinals

9 February 2013
16:30
Ranchi Rhinos 4–2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
Mandeep  5', 66'
Wilson  32', 64'		 Report Thimmaiah  16', 54'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Marcello Servetto (ESP)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

9 February 2013
20:00
Delhi Wave Riders 3–1 Punjab Warriors
Mir  14'
Rupinder Pal  32'
Norris-Jones  67'		 Report Dwyer  33'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

Third and fourth place

10 February 2013
17:00
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 4–3 (a.e.t.) Punjab Warriors
Raghunath  42', 62', 64', 85' Report Knowles  4'
Sunil  8'
Ranjit  39'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

Final

10 February 2013
20:00
Ranchi Rhinos 2–1 Delhi Wave Riders
Smith  55'
Manpreet  63'		 Report Child  25'
Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Marcello Servetto (ESP)

Awards

Player of the Tournament Upcoming player of the tournament Most goals in league phase Fair play
Sardar Singh
(Delhi Waveriders)		 Mandeep Singh
(Ranchi Rhinos)		 Delhi Waveriders
(37 in 12 matches)		 Ranchi Rhinos

Statistics

Leading goalscorers

Rank Player Team Matches Goals
1 Sandeep Singh Mumbai Magicians 12 11
2 Mandeep Singh Ranchi Rhinos 13 10
3 V. R. Raghunath Uttar Pradesh Wizards 14 9
4 Rupinder Pal Singh Delhi Wave Riders 14 7
5 Lloyd Norris-Jones Delhi Wave Riders 14 6

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Report Venue
Sandeep Singh Mumbai Magicians Delhi Wave Riders 3–4 Match 15 New Delhi–Dhyan Chand National Stadium
V.R. Raghunath4 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Punjab Warriors 4–3 3rd place Ranchi– Astroturf Hockey Stadium

Scoring

Clean sheets

Player

Rank Player Team Clean sheets
1 George Bazeley Uttar Pradesh Wizards 3
2 Francisco Juancosa Cortés Ranchi Rhinos 1
Nicolas Jacobi Delhi Waveriders 1
Pirmin Blaak Delhi Waveriders 1
P.R. Sreejesh Mumbai Magicians 1

Team

Discipline

Player

Team

Source: Hockey India League

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hockey India League auction postponed". New Delhi: Hindustan Times. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Regulations of the Hero Hockey India League". Hockey India. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Fixture List 2013". Hockey India. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "HIL to hold auction even though sixth team hasn't been finalised". New Delhi: Daily Mail. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "The ABC of Hockey India League players' auction". New Delhi: CNN-IBN. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

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