The Hockey India League is set to return after seven years. The HIL 2024/25 season will start on 28th December 2024 and end on 1st February 2025.
While the men’s format of the HIL is set to restart, this season will also experience the first season of the tournament. Here, we are only talking about the men’s Hockey India League 2024/25.
Eight teams are set to compete in the men’s HIL 2024/25. Apart from the last HIL champions Kalinga Lancers (2017), who also finished as the runners-up in the 2016 season, is the only team to continue their journey in this tournament. Meanwhile, all other seven teams are set to make their debut in the HIL 2024/25.
Men’s Hockey India League 2024-25 Teams
Delhi SG Pipers: Based in Delhi
Hyderabad Toofans: Based in Hyderabad
Kalinga Lancers: Based in Bhubaneswar
Rarh Bengal Tigers: Based in Kolkata
Soorma Hockey Club: Based in Punjab
Tamil Nadu Dragons: Based in Chennai
Team Gonasika: Based in Visakhapatnam
UP Rudras: Based in Lucknow
Men’s Hockey India League 2024 Teams Players List
Delhi SG Pipers:
Goalkeepers: Pawan, Adarsh G, Tomas Santiago (Argentina)
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Rohit, Joginder Singh, Pau Clapes (Spain)
Midfielders: Shamsher Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Ankit Pal, Manjeet, Thokchom Kingson Singh, Willott KY (Australia), Christopher Ruhr (Germany), Flynn Ogilvie (Australia), Jorrit Croon (Netherlands)
Forwards: Dilraj Singh, Aditya Lalage, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Sumit Kumar, Iktidar Ishrat, Tomas Domene (Argentina), Nicolas De Kerpel (Belgium)
Head Coach: Graham Reid (Australia)
Hyderabad Toofans:
Goalkeepers: Bikramjit Singh, Vikas Dahiya, Jean-Paul Danneberg (Germany)
Defenders: Devindar Sunil Valmiki, Amandeep Lakra, Sundaram Rajawat, Mukul Sharma, Akshay Ravindra Avhad, Gonzalo Peillat (Germany), Matthew Dawson (Australia), Arthur De Sloover (Belgium)
Midfielders: Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, Rahim Aakib Sayyed, Rajinder, Darshan Vibhav Gawkar, Zachary Wallace (Great Britain), Maico Casella (Argentina)
Forwards: Arshdeep Singh, Talwinder Singh, Irengbam Rohit, Shilanand Lakra, Timothy Daniel (Australia), Terrance Pieters (Netherlands)
Head Coach: David John (Australia)
Kalinga Lancers:
Goalkeepers: Krishan Pathak, Sahil Kumar Nayak, Tobias Reynolds-Cotterill (Great Britain)
Defenders: Sanjay, Mandeep Mor, Partap Lakra, Sushil Dhanwar, Rohit Kullu, Alexander Hendrickx (Belgium), Arthur Van Doren (Belgium), Antoine Kina (Belgium),
Midfielders: Moriangthem Rabichandra, Mukesh Toppo, Rosan Kujur, Aran Zalewski (Australia), Enrique Gonzalez (Spain), Nicholas Bandurak (Great Britain)
Forwards: Boby Singh Dhami, Dilpreet Singh, Angad Bir Singh, Roshan Minz, Gursahibjit Singh, Deepak Pradhan, Thierry Brinkman (Netherlands)
Head Coach: David John (Australia)
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers:
Goalkeepers: Ali Khan, Atal Dev Singh Chahal, Pirmin Blaak (Netherlands)
Defenders: Jugraj Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Jasjit Singh Kular, Hayden Beltz (Australia), Gauthier Boccard (Belgium), Tom Grambusch (Germany)
Midfielders: Jaskaran Singh, Pardeep Mor, Pradhan Poovanna Chandura, Affan Yousuf, Atul Deep, Yogesh Malik Singh, Pardeep Singh Sandhu, Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang, Lachlan Sharp (Australia), Sean Findlay (New Zealand)
Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Gursewak Singh, Florent Van Aubel (Belgium), Sam Lane (New Zealand)
Head Coach: Colin Batch (Australia)
Soorma Hockey Club:
Goalkeepers: Mohith H S, Jashandeep Singh, Vincent Vanasch (Belgium)
Defenders: Sukhvinder, Ashu Maurya, Pradip Mandal, Gurinder Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Jeremy Hayward (Australia), Nicolas Della Torre (Argentina)
Midfielders: Vivek Sagar Prasad, Harjeet Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Ankush, Sunit Lakra, Victor Wegnez (Belgium), Jonas De Geus (Netherlands), Nicolas Poncelet (Belgium)
Forwards: Maninder Singh, Pawan Rajbhar, Harish Somappa Mutagar, Gurjant Singh, Dayaan Cassiem (South Africa), Boris Burkhardt (Netherlands)
Tamil Nadu Dragons:
Goalkeepers: Prince Deep Singh, S. Senthamizh Arasu, David Harte (Ireland)
Defenders: Amit Rohidas, Kothajit Singh, Anand Y, Anand Lakra, Pruthvi GM, Jip Janssen (Netherlands), Moritz Ludwig (Germany)
Midfielders: Mohd. Raeel Mouseen, Chandan Yadav, Shesha Gowda, M. Dhilipan, Arun J, Thies Prinz (Germany), Tom Craig (Australia), Blake Govers (Australia)
Forwards: Selvam Karthi, Majji Ganesh, Uttam Singh, Abharan Sudev, Nathan Ephraums (Australia), Duco Telgenkamp (Netherlands)
Head Coach: Rein van Eijk (Germany)
Team Gonasika:
Goalkeepers: Suraj Karkera, Kamalbir Singh, Oliver Payne (Great Britain)
Defenders: Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Amir Ali, Birendra Lakra, Yogember Rawat, Dipsan Tirkey, Anmol Ekka, Timothy Howard (Australia)
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Vishnukant Singh, Yashdeep Siwach, SK Uthappa, Lee Moton (Scotland), Jack Waller (Great Britain), Jacob Draper (Wales), Mustapha Cassiem (South Africa)
Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal, SV Sunil, Nikkin Thimmaiah, Jeroen Hertzberger (Netherlands), Tom Boon (Belgium)
Head Coach: Paul Revington (South Africa)
UP Rudras:
Goalkeepers: Prashant Kumar Chauhan, Pankaj Kumar Rajak, James Mazarelo (Great Britain)
Defenders: Surender Kumar, Priyobarta Talem, Sunil Jojo, Sharda Nand Tiwari, Prashant Barla, Lars Balk (Netherlands), Kane Russell (New Zealand), Marc Recasens (Spain)
Midfielders: Hardik Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Manmeet Singh, Jobanpreet Singh, Floris Wortelboer (Netherlands), Seve Van Ass (Netherlands)
Forwards: Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Gurjot Singh, Mohd. Zaid Khan, Sudeep Chirmako, Alvaro Iglesias (Spain), Tanguy Cosyns (Belgium)
Head Coach: Paul van Ass (Netherlands)
