2014 Hockey India League

The 2014 Hockey India League (known as the Hero Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons), abbreviated as HIL 2014, is the second season of the professional field hockey tournament, Hockey India League. The tournament begun on 25 January 2014 with the final on 23 February 2014.^[1][2]

Hero Hockey India League 2014

Tournament Details
Dates	25 January – 23 February
Administrator(s)	Hockey India
Tournament Format(s)	Double round-robin and Knock-out
Host(s)	India
Venue(s)	6
Teams	6
Final Positions
Champions	Delhi Waveriders (1st title)
Runner-up	Punjab Warriors
Third Place	Ranchi Rhinos
Tournament Summary
Matches played	34
Goals scored	156 (4.59 per match)
Player of the tournament	Jaap Stockmann (Punjab Warriors)
Most Goals	Sandeep Singh (Punjab Warriors) (11)
Attendance	6,000 in final match
← 2013 2015 →

The season will see the addition of one new franchise, Kalinga Lancers, making a total of six franchises in the league.^[1] Delhi Waveriders won this year title after finishing the second last year.

Teams

Mumbai

Delhi

Mohali

Ranchi

Lucknow

Bhubaneswar

Locations of HIL teams

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
Delhi Waveriders	Delhi	Dhyan Chand National Stadium	16,200
Kalinga Lancers	Bhubaneswar	Kalinga Hockey Stadium	6,000
Mumbai Magicians	Mumbai	Mahindra Hockey Stadium	8,250
Punjab Warriors	Mohali	International Hockey Stadium	13,648
Ranchi Rhinos	Ranchi	Astroturf Hockey Stadium	5,000
Uttar Pradesh Wizards	Lucknow	Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium	10,000

Players' auction

Main articles: 2014 Hockey India League players' auction and List of 2014 Hockey India League team rosters

A mini-auction was held on 22 November 2013, featuring nearly 154 players from India and around the world, out of which 49 were bought. The base prices for the players varied from USD 2,600 to USD 25,000.^[3][4]

League progression

		League Phase											Playoffs
Team		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		SF	3/4	F
Delhi Waveriders		5	6	11	12	17	19	24	29	34	39		W		W
Kalinga Lancers		0	0	5	6	7	8	10	11	16	17
Mumbai Magicians		1	2	3	5	6	6	7	8	13	18
Punjab Warriors		1	6	11	16	18	23	25	30	35	40		W		L
Ranchi Rhinos		1	6	11	13	18	23	24	24	25	26		L	W
Uttar Pradesh Wizards		5	10	11	13	15	16	21	26	27	28		L	L
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.

Results

Visitor team →	DWR	KL	MM	PW	RR	UPW
Home team ↓
Delhi Waveriders		5–0	2–1	1–3	1–0	1–1
Kalinga Lancers	3–4		2–1	3–7	4–1	3–4
Mumbai Magicians	3–5	3–2		1–4	0–1	3–5
Punjab Warriors	1–3	3–3	5–3		4–2	2–1
Ranchi Rhinos	1–0	3–2	1–1	2–3		2–3
Uttar Pradesh Wizards	3–4	3–1	2–3	2–2	1–2

Home team won

Visiting team won

Match drawn

Note: Click on the results to see match summary.

Schedule

All matches' timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +5:30)

League Phase

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Punjab Warriors	10	7	2	1	34	21	+13	40
Delhi Waveriders	10	7	1	2	26	16	+10	39
Uttar Pradesh Wizards	10	4	2	4	25	23	+2	28
Ranchi Rhinos	10	4	1	5	15	19	–4	26
Mumbai Magicians	10	2	1	7	19	29	–10	18
Kalinga Lancers	10	2	1	7	23	34	–11	17
						Qualified for Semi-finals
						Eliminated

25 January 2014 20:00 Punjab Warriors (H) 1–3 Delhi Waveriders Yousuf  33' Report Talwinder  29' Wilson  47', 68' International Hockey Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

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26 January 2014 18:00 Ranchi Rhinos (H) 2–3 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Mandeep  4' Reid Ross  46' Report Thimmaiah  9' Raghunath  51' Mor  63' Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Javed Shaikh (IND)

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26 January 2014 20:00 Punjab Warriors (H) 5–3 Mumbai Magicians Mazzilli  7' Malak  30' Sandeep  40' Ciriello  47' Dharamvir  67' Report Gleghorne  15' Ravipal  17' Vakkaliga  39' International Hockey Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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27 January 2014 20:00 Ranchi Rhinos (H) 1–0 Delhi Waveriders Jackson  63' Report Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Javed Shaikh (IND)

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28 January 2014 20:00 Kalinga Lancers (H) 3–7 Punjab Warriors Peillat  PC' Antil  60' Report Dharamvir  6' Rey  23' Sandeep  29', 40' Yousuf  31' Orchard  33' Dwyer  51' Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

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29 January 2014 20:00 Mumbai Magicians (H) 3–5 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Gurjinder  12' Turner  18' Sarvanjit  57' Report Raghunath  28', 41', 56' Shanker  52' Uthappa  59' Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) G.S. Sangha (IND)

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30 January 2014 20:00 Delhi Waveriders (H) 5–0 Kalinga Lancers Rupinder Pal  13', 29' Gohdes  21' Mujtaba  48' Norris-Jones  53' Report Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

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31 January 2014 20:00 Delhi Waveriders (H) 1–3 Punjab Warriors Rupinder Pal  65' Report Sandeep  8' Satbir  64' Shivendra  66' Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Jakub Majzlik (CZE) Harsha Vardhan (IND)

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1 February 2014 15:00 Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H) 1–2 Ranchi Rhinos Ockenden  50' Report Jackson  18' Middleton  26' Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

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1 February 2014 20:00 Kalinga Lancers (H) 2–1 Mumbai Magicians L. Vila  8' Zalewski  27' Report Turner  39' Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Javed Shaikh (IND)

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2 February 2014 15:00 Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H) 2–2 Punjab Warriors de Nooijer  12' Uthappa  54' Report Whetton  6' Satbir  50' Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Harsha Vardhan (IND) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

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2 February 2014 20:00 Kalinga Lancers (H) 3–4 Delhi Waveriders Vila  22', 57' Peillat  46' Report Rupinder Pal  4' Child  28', 40' Halappa  59' Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

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4 February 2014 20:00 Ranchi Rhinos (H) 1–1 Mumbai Magicians Reid-Ross  52' Report Mitton  58' Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Javed Shaikh (IND)

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5 February 2014 20:00 Delhi Waveriders (H) 1–1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Walmiki  23' Report Uthappa  62' Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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6 February 2014 20:00 Delhi Waveriders (H) 2–1 Mumbai Magicians Akashdeep  20' Walmiki  66' Report Turner  49' Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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7 February 2014 20:00 Ranchi Rhinos (H) 3–2 Kalinga Lancers Jackson  6' Fürste  57' Tirkey  63' Report Peillat  32' Brown  51' Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

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8 February 2014 15:00 Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H) 3–4 Delhi Waveriders Thimmaiah  30' Raghunath  38' Nooijer  58' Report Talwinder  8' Rupinder Pal  14' Child  19', 20' Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Diego Barbas (ARG)

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8 February 2014 20:00 Mumbai Magicians (H) 1–4 Punjab Warriors Vakkaliga  30' Report Sunil  3' Dharamvir  17' Yousuf  25' Sandeep  26' Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Javed Shaikh (IND)

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9 February 2014 15:00 Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H) 3–1 Kalinga Lancers Raghunath  17' Thimmaiah  41' de Nooijer  70' Report Peillat  59' Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

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9 February 2014 20:00 Mumbai Magicians (H) 0–1 Ranchi Rhinos Report Reid-Ross  11' Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Javed Shaikh (IND)

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11 February 2014 20:00 Punjab Warriors (H) 3–3 Kalinga Lancers Ciriello  18' Whetton  22' Orchard  50' Report Gagandeep  10' Antil  26' Archibald  41' International Hockey Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) G.S Sangha (IND)

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12 February 2014 20:00 Delhi Waveriders (H) 1–0 Ranchi Rhinos Akashdeep  65' Report Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)

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13 February 2014 20:00 Kalinga Lancers (H) 3–4 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Upadhyay  23' Gagandeep  58' Peillat  62' Report Nt. Thimmaiah  8' Malayalan  17' Thimmaiah  55' Khandker  68' Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)

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14 February 2014 20:00 Kalinga Lancers (H) 4–1 Ranchi Rhinos Zalewski  23' D. Walmiki  28' Peillat  33', 70' Report Somaiah  45' Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Javed Shaikh (IND)

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15 February 2014 18:00 Punjab Warriors (H) 2–1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Dwyer  21' Sandeep  29' Report Inglis  35' International Hockey Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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15 February 2014 20:00 Mumbai Magicians (H) 3–5 Delhi Waveriders Turner  10', 68' Deavin  35' Report Walmiki  3' Rajpal  11', 54' Akashdeep  36' Rupinder Pal  58' Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Harsha Vardhan (IND) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

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16 February 2014 18:00 Mumbai Magicians (H) 3–2 Kalinga Lancers Turner  17' Gleghorne  33' Ravipal  57' Report Nizammudin  43' Vila  58' Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

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16 February 2014 20:00 Punjab Warriors (H) 4–2 Ranchi Rhinos Sunil  17' Knowles  34' Sandeep  55' Govers  61' Report Rohidas  23' Reid-Ross  29' International Hockey Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ARG) G. S. Sangha (IND)

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18 February 2014 15:00 Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H) 2–3 Mumbai Magicians Nt. Thimmaiah  22' Raghunath  62' Report Gurjinder  31' Prabhjot  56' Turner  61' Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Javed Shaikh (IND)

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19 February 2014 20:00 Ranchi Rhinos (H) 2–3 Punjab Warriors Fürste  14' Jackson  40' Report Sandeep  21', 52' Govers  30' Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Diego Barbas (ESP) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Final
	22 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
	Delhi Waveriders	1
					23 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
	Uttar Pradesh Wizards	0
					Delhi Waveriders	3 (3)
	22 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
					Punjab Warriors	3 (1)
	Punjab Warriors	3
	Ranchi Rhinos	2
					Third place
					23 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi
					Ranchi Rhinos	1 (3)
					Uttar Pradesh Wizards	1 (2)

Semi-finals

22 February 2014 17:30 Delhi Waveriders 1–0 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Walmiki  15' Report Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

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22 February 2014 20:00 Punjab Warriors 3–2 Ranchi Rhinos Sandeep  24' Whetton  55' Report Jackson  15' Evers  58' Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Javed Shaikh (IND)

Third and fourth place

23 February 2014 17:30 Uttar Pradesh Wizards 1–1 Ranchi Rhinos Raghunath  15' Report Manpreet  30' Penalties Baart Alegre Thimmaiah Ockenden Khandker 2–3 Jackson Manpreet Fürste Lakra del Perez Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ARG) G. S. Sangha (IND)

Final

23 February 2014 20:00 Punjab Warriors 3–3 Delhi Waveriders Knowles  2' Shivendra  45' Yousuf  48' Report Norris-Jones  33' Sardara  35+' Walmiki  52' Penalties Orchard Dwyer Sardara Hammond 1–3 Gohdes Rajpal Child Edwards Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Javed Shaikh (IND)

Awards

Most Valuable Player	Most Prominent Player	Highest Goal Scorer Team
Jaap Stockmann (Punjab Warriors)	Akashdeep Singh (Delhi Waveriders)	Punjab Warriors (40 in 12 matches)

Statistics

Leading Goal Scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Sandeep Singh	Punjab Warriors	11
2	Gonzalo Peillat	Kalinga Lancers	8
	V. R. Raghunath	Uttar Pradesh Wizards
4	Glenn Turner	Mumbai Magicians	7
5	Rupinder Pal Singh	Delhi Waveriders	6

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Report	Venue
V. R. Raghunath	Uttar Pradesh Wizards	Mumbai Magicians	5–3	Match 6	Mumbai– Mahindra Hockey Stadium

Clean sheets

Player

Rank	Player	Team	Clean sheets
1	Nicolas Jacobi	Delhi Waveriders	3
2	Francisco Cortés	Ranchi Rhinos	2

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Talwinder Singh for Delhi Waveriders against Punjab Warriors (25 January 2014)
• Last goal of the season: Yuvraj Walmiki for Delhi Waveriders against Punjab Warriors (23 February 2014)
• Largest winning margin: 5 goals
  • Delhi Waveriders 5–0 Kalinga Lancers (30 January 2014)
• Highest scoring game: 10 goals
  • Kalinga Lancers 3–7 Punjab Warriors (28 January 2014)
• Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals
  • Kalinga Lancers 3–7 Punjab Warriors (28 January 2014)
• Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
  • Punjab Warriors 5–3 Mumbai Magicians (26 January 2014)
  • Kalinga Lancers 3–7 Punjab Warriors (28 January 2014)
  • Mumbai Magicians 3–5 Uttar Pradesh Wizards (29 January 2014)
  • Kalinga Lancers 3–4 Delhi Waveriders (2 February 2014)
  • Uttar Pradesh Wizards 3–4 Delhi Waveriders (8 February 2014)
  • Kalinga Lancers 3–4 Uttar Pradesh Wizards (13 February 2014)
  • Mumbai Magicians 3–5 Delhi Waveriders (15 February 2014)

Team

• Most clean sheets: 3
  • Delhi Waveriders
• Fewest clean sheets: 0
  • Kalinga Lancers
  • Mumbai Magicians
  • Punjab Warriors
  • Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Discipline

Only green and yellow cards were awarded by umpires during the course of the league.

Player

• Most Green cards: 04
  • V. R. Raghunath (Uttar Pradesh Wizards)
• Most Yellow cards: 02
  • Mohammed Amir Khan (Kalinga Lancers)
  • Lloyd Norris-Jones (Delhi Wave Riders)
  • Tristan White (Delhi Wave Riders)

Team

• Green cards:
  • Punjab Warriors: 16
  • Kalinga Lancers: 11
  • Mumbai Magicians: 10
  • Uttar Pradesh Wizards: 10
  • Delhi Wave Riders: 9
  • Ranchi Rhinos: 8
• Yellow cards:
  • Delhi Wave Riders: 7
  • Punjab Warriors: 6
  • Uttar Pradesh Wizards: 5
  • Ranchi Rhinos: 4
  • Kalinga Lancers: 3
  • Mumbai Magicians: 3

Source:^[5]

See also

• List of Hockey India League players
• World Series Hockey

References

1. "Hockey India Announces Dates For The 2014 Edition Of The Hero Hockey India League". New Delhi: Hockey India. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
2. "Second edition of Hockey India League from Jan 23, 2014; new team to be added". New Delhi: NDTV. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
3. "Hockey India League to have mini auction next month". New Delhi: CNN-IBN. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
4. "Hero HIL Closed Bid 2013 Players List". New Delhi: Hockey India. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
5. "2014 Hero Hockey India League - Individual Statistics" (PDF). Hockey India. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

External links

• Official Website