2013 Hockey India League
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| Tournament Details | |
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| 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:
| Results | Points |
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| 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]
- respective number of matches won;
- respective goal difference (goals for less goals against). A positive goal difference always takes precedence over a negative one;
- respective number of goals scored;
- 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
Venues
Five venues have been selected for Hockey India League which will serve as home grounds for each franchise:
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| 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
Main article: 2013 Hockey India League players' auction
Main article: List of 2013 Hockey India League team rosters
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
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| 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 | |||
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Schedule
- All matches' timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +05:30)
League Phase
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Delhi Wave Riders | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 49 |
| Ranchi Rhinos | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 41 |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | –3 | 32 |
| Punjab Warriors | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 27 | –2 | 29 |
| Mumbai Magicians | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 32 | –12 | 16 |
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| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
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| Ranchi Rhinos | 4 | ||||||
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 2 | ||||||
| 10 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi | |||||||
| Ranchi Rhinos | 2 | ||||||
| Delhi Wave Riders | 1 | ||||||
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| 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
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Third and fourth place
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Awards
| Player of the Tournament | Upcoming player of the tournament | Most goals in league phase | Fair play | ||||
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| Sardar Singh (Delhi Waveriders) |
Mandeep Singh (Ranchi Rhinos) |
Delhi Waveriders (37 in 12 matches) |
Ranchi Rhinos |
Statistics
Leading goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Goals |
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| 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 |
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| 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
- First goal of the season: Oskar Deecke for Delhi Waveriders against Punjab Warriors (14 January 2013)
- Last goal of the season: Manpreet Singh for Ranchi Rhinos against Delhi Waveriders (10 February 2013)
- Largest winning margin: 4 goals
- Mumbai Magicians 4–0 Uttar Pradesh Wizards (30 January 2013)
- Highest scoring game: 10 goals
- Mumbai Magicians 4–6 Delhi Waveriders (21 January 2013)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
- Mumbai Magicians 4–6 Delhi Waveriders (21 January 2013)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
- Mumbai Magicians 4–6 Delhi Waveriders (21 January 2013)
- Ranchi Rhinos 4–5 Delhi Waveriders (23 January 2013)
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
- Most clean sheets: 3
- Fewest clean sheets: 0
Discipline
Player
- Most green cards: 4
- Yuvraj Walmiki (Delhi Waveriders)
- Most yellow cards: 2
- Manpreet Singh (Ranchi Rhinos)
- Pradhan Somanna (Uttar Pradesh Wizards)
- Robert Hammond (Punjab Warriors)
- Sardara Singh (Delhi Waveriders)
- Wouter Jolie (Uttar Pradesh Wizards)
- Most red cards: 1
- Ranjit Singh (Punjab Warriors)
Team
- Most green cards: 15
- Most yellow cards: 7
- Most red cards: 1
Source: Hockey India League
See also
References
- ↑ "Hockey India League auction postponed". New Delhi: Hindustan Times. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- 1 2 "Regulations of the Hero Hockey India League" (PDF). Hockey India. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "Fixture List 2013" (PDF). Hockey India. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ "HIL to hold auction even though sixth team hasn't been finalised". New Delhi: Daily Mail. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ↑ "The ABC of Hockey India League players' auction". New Delhi: CNN-IBN. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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