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India women's national field hockey team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see India men's national field hockey team.

India
Nickname(s)Women in Blue
Association
ConfederationAsian Hockey Federation
Head CoachHarendra Singh
Assistant coach(es)Taeke Taekema
Dave Smolenaars
CaptainSalima Tete
Most capsVandana Katariya (320)
Top scorerRani Rampal (120)
Team colours
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Home
Team colours
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 10 Decrease 1 (5 November 2025)[1]
Highest5 (2025)
First international
Scotland  6–1  India
(Folkestone, England; 30 September 1953)[2]
Biggest win
India  24–0    Nepal
(Guwahati, India; 7 February 2016)[3]
Biggest defeat
England  18–0  India
(Sydney, Australia; 23 May 1956)[4]
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1980)
Best result4th (1980, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1974)
Best result4th (1974)
Asian Games
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultGold Champions
(1982)
Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1989)
Best resultGold Champions
(2004, 2017)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Pro League 0 0 1
Hockey Series 1 0 0
Nations Cup 1 0 0
Commonwealth Games 1 1 1
Asian Games 1 2 4
Asia Cup 2 3 3
Asian Champions Trophy 3 2 1
Total 9 8 10
Pro League
Bronze medal – third place 2021–22 Rotterdam
Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valencia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 New Delhi
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kakamigahara
Silver medal – second place 1999 New Delhi
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bangkok
Silver medal – second place 2025 Hangzhou
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Hiroshima
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Muscat
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2016 Singapore
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ranchi
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rajgir
Silver medal – second place 2018 Donghae
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kakamigahara
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Busan

The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. They are ranked 9th in the world and the second best team in Asia. They have won the gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 1982 Asian Games. They have also won the Asia Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017, and the Asian Champions Trophy thrice, in 2016, 2023 and 2024.

History

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The team's breakthrough performance came at the Women's Hockey World Cup at Mandelieu in 1974, where it finished in 4th place. Their best performance in the Olympic Games was at 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics (where they came in 4th), when a women's event was held for the first time in Olympic history. The team also won the Gold medal at the inaugural 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, defeating Korea in the finals. Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years at different events- during the 2002 Commonwealth Games,[5] the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. Team members were referred to as the "assi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or the "Golden Girls of Hockey," after the 2004 win.[6] The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur defeating China in a shootout.[7] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it finished in 5th place but at 2014 Asian Games, Incheon stunned Japan 2–1 in a tight match to clinch their third bronze medal at the Asian Games.[8] During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the Round 2 of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the World League Semi-finals held in Antwerp the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.[9] The Indian woman's national field hockey team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics[10][11] for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics.[10][12] They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where they placed 6th.

2002 Commonwealth Games and Chak De! India (2007)

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The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad, led by Captain Suraj Lata Devi, competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The team entered the finals after defeating the New Zealand women's national field hockey team.[13] and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat the English women's hockey team.[5][14][15]

This event served as the inspiration for the 2007 Bollywood film about women's field hockey, Chak De! India starring Shah Rukh Khan (after screenwriter Jaideep Sahni read a short article about it).[16] Sahni began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik.[17] After hearing the storyline, Kaushik suggested that Sahni meet hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi (who faced accusations of throwing the match against Pakistan during the 1982 Asian Games).[18][19][20] Sahni has stated that he was unaware of Negi's tribulations while writing the script and that the resemblance with Negi's life was entirely coincidental.[21] Negi affirmed this point stating that he didn't "want to hog the limelight. This movie is not a documentary of Mir Ranjan Negi's life. It is in fact the story of a team that becomes a winning lot from a bunch of hopeless girls" In response to the fact that the media equated Kabir Khan with Negi, Sahni said that "Our script was written a year and a half back. It is very unfortunate that something, which is about women athletes, has just started becoming about Negi."[17]

Tokyo Olympics and resurgence

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India at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time ever,[22] reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina[23] in the semi-final and then to Great Britain[24] in the bronze medal match. Following their performance at the Olympics, the team went to win bronze medals at the 2022 Asia Cup and the Commonwealth Games and a third-place finish in the 2021–22 Pro League. In 2022 India won the first ever FIH Women's Nations Cup. However, they failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics losing to Japan in the bronze medal match at the Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi on 19 January 2024.[25][26]

Performance record

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Summer Olympics

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, USSR 4th 5 2 1 2 9 6
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States Did not participate
1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain
1996 United States Atlanta, United States
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia Did not qualify
2004 Greece Athens, Greece
2008 China Beijing, China
2012 United Kingdom London, Great Britain
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th 5 0 1 4 3 19
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 4th 8 3 0 5 12 20
2024 France Paris, France Did not qualify
Total 4th place 18 5 2 11 24 45

World Cup

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1974 France Mandelieu, France
4th
 6 3 0 3 8 6
1976 Germany West Berlin, West Germany Did not participate
1978 Spain Madrid, Spain
7th
 6 2 1 3 5 10
1981 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Did not participate
1983 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11th
 7 1 1 5 6 10
1986 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands Did not qualify
1990 Australia Sydney, Australia
1994 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland
1998 Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands
12th
 7 0 0 7 9 23
2002 Australia Perth, Australia Did not qualify
2006 Spain Madrid, Spain
11th
 7 1 1 5 9 15
2010 Argentina Rosario, Argentina
9th
 6 2 0 4 11 23
2014 Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands Did not qualify
2018 England London, England
8th
 5 1 3 1 5 3
2022 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands
Spain Valencia, Spain
9th
 6 1 3 2 9 8
Total 4th place 50 11 9 30 62 98

Commonwealth Games

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 7 3 1 3 19 13
2002 England Manchester, England 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 4 1 1 12 10
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 1 2 19 8
2010 India New Delhi, India 5th 5 3 1 1 15 4
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 5th 5 3 0 2 22 9
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 4th 6 3 0 3 9 12
2022 England Birmingham, England 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 2 1 14 8
Total 1 Title 41 22 6 13 110 64

Asian Games

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1982 India New Delhi, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 37 1
1986 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 17 5
1990 China Beijing, China 4th 5 2 0 3 8 10
1994 Japan Hiroshima, Japan 4th 5 1 2 2 9 6
1998 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 4 1 2 24 11
2002 South Korea Busan, South Korea 4th 4 0 0 4 2 12
2006 Qatar Doha, Qatar 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 0 3 22 10
2010 China Guangzhou, China 4th 7 3 0 4 24 7
2014 South Korea Incheon, South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 0 2 13 7
2018 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 0 1 40 3
2022 China Hangzhou, China 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 1 1 35 6
Total 1 Title 62 34 5 23 231 78

Asia Cup

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1985 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Did not participate
1989 Hong Kong Hong Kong 4th 4 1 0 3 4 11
1993 Japan Hiroshima, Japan 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 2 1 1 8 4
1999 India New Delhi, India 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 2 1 24 7
2004 India New Delhi, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 19 3
2007 Hong Kong Hong Kong 4th 6 3 0 3 44 13
2009 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 2 1 36 9
2013 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2 1 2 18 5
2017 Japan Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0 28 5
2022 Oman Muscat, Oman 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 0 2 22 6
2025 China Hangzhou, China 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 2 2 32 13
Total 2 Titles 54 29 10 15 235 76

Asian Champions Trophy

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2010 South Korea Busan, South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1 0 3 8 15
2011 China Ordos, China 4th 4 0 0 4 3 16
2013 Japan Kakamigahara, Japan 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2 0 2 10 6
2016 Singapore Singapore 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 10 7
2018 South Korea Donghae City, South Korea 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 11 6
2021 South Korea Donghae City, South Korea Withdrew
2023 India Ranchi, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7 0 0 27 3
2024 India Rajgir, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7 0 0 29 2
Total 3 Titles 36 23 2 11 98 55

Pro League

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2021–22 N/A 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 6 4 4 33 26
2023–24 N/A 8th 16 2 1 13 16 38
2024–25 N/A 9th 16 2 3 11 22 43
Total Third place 46 10 8 28 71 107

Nations Cup

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2022 Spain Valencia, Spain 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 9 3
2025–26 TBD
Total 1 Title 5 4 1 0 9 3

South Asian Games

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2016 India Guwahati, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 3 0 0 46 1
Total 1 Title 3 3 0 0 46 1

World League

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No. Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1 2012–13 Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 14th 11 5 2 4 29 30
2 2014–15 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 10th 13 8 1 4 46 20
3 2016–17 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 16th 11 3 3 5 12 18
Total 35 16 6 13 87 68

Champions Challenge I

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No. Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1 2002 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2 2 1 10 9
2 2011 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 7th 6 2 1 3 11 8
3 2012 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 7th 6 2 1 3 13 15
4 2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 8th 6 0 0 6 7 22
Total Third place 23 6 4 13 41 54

Champions Challenge II

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2009 Russia Kazan, Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 26 9
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 26 9

Hockey Series

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2018–19 Japan Hiroshima, Japan 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 27 4
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 27 4

Afro-Asian Games

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2003 India Hyderabad, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 0 1 26 7
Total 1 Title 5 4 0 1 26 7

Honours

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The India women's national field hockey team in 2019

Major tournaments

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Other tournaments

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Defunct tournaments

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Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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11 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS India  4–0  Malaysia Rajgir, India
16:45 Sangita field hockey ball 8', 55'
Preeti field hockey ball 43'
Udita field hockey ball 44'		 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
12 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS India  3–2  South Korea Rajgir, India
16:45 Sangita field hockey ball 3'
Deepika field hockey ball 20', 57'		 Report Lee Yu-r. field hockey ball 34'
Cheon field hockey ball 38'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
14 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS Thailand  0–13  India Rajgir, India
16:45 Report Deepika field hockey ball 3', 19', 43', 45', 45'
Preeti field hockey ball 9', 40'
Lalremsiami field hockey ball 12', 56'
Beauty field hockey ball 30', 53'
Ishika field hockey ball 55'
Sharmila field hockey ball 58'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
16 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS India  3–0  China Rajgir, India
16:45 Sangita field hockey ball 32'
Salima field hockey ball 37'
Deepika field hockey ball 60'		 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
17 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS Japan  0–3  India Rajgir, India
16:45 Report Navneet field hockey ball 37'
Deepika field hockey ball 47', 48'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
19 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy SF India  2–0  Japan Rajgir, India
16:45 Navneet field hockey ball 48'
Lalremsiami field hockey ball 56'		 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
20 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy F China  0–1  India Rajgir, India
16:45 Report Deepika field hockey ball 31' Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium

2025

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15 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League India  3–2  England Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Vaishnavi field hockey ball 6'
Deepika field hockey ball 25'
Navneet field hockey ball 59'		 Report Bourne field hockey ball 12'
Crackles field hockey ball 58'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
16 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League India  2–2
(1–2 p)		  England Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Navneet field hockey ball 53'
Rutuja field hockey ball 57'		 Report Gillott field hockey ball 40'
Howard field hockey ball 56'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Penalties
Navneet Penalty shoot-out scored
Salima Penalty shoot-out missed
Sunelita Penalty shoot-out missed
Lalremsiami Penalty shoot-out missed
Neha Penalty shoot-out missed
Navneet Penalty shoot-out missed
Lalremsiami Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out missed Howard
Penalty shoot-out missed Bourne
Penalty shoot-out missed S. Hamilton
Penalty shoot-out missed Crackles
Penalty shoot-out scored Walker
Penalty shoot-out missed Howard
Penalty shoot-out scored S. Hamilton
18 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League India  3–4  Spain Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Baljeet field hockey ball 19'
Sakshi field hockey ball 38'
Rutuja field hockey ball 45'		 Report Rogoski field hockey ball 21'
Petchamé field hockey ball 25', 49'
L. Jiménez field hockey ball 52'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
19 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League India  0–1  Spain Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Report Segú field hockey ball 49' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
21 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League India  0–4  Germany Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Wortmann field hockey ball 3'
Schwabe field hockey ball 18', 47'
Hachenberg field hockey ball 59'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
22 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League India  1–0  Germany Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Deepika field hockey ball 12' Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
24 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League India  2–4  Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Udita field hockey ball 18', 42' Report Reijnen field hockey ball 7'
Albers field hockey ball 34', 47'
Van der Elst field hockey ball 40'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
25 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League India  2–2
(2–1 p)		  Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Deepika field hockey ball 35'
Baljeet field hockey ball 43'		 Report Sanders field hockey ball 17'
Van der Elst field hockey ball 28'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Penalties
Deepika Penalty shoot-out scored
Dungdung Penalty shoot-out missed
Khan Penalty shoot-out scored
Baljeet Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out missed Sanders
Penalty shoot-out scored Veen
Penalty shoot-out missed Van der Elst
Penalty shoot-out missed Fokke
Penalty shoot-out missed Dicke
14 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League Australia  3–2  India London, England
11:00 Schonell field hockey ball 16'
Pickering field hockey ball 22'
Stewart field hockey ball 35'		 Report Deepika field hockey ball 44'
Neha field hockey ball 52'		 Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
15 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League India  1–2  Australia London, England
10:30 Phalke field hockey ball 3' Report Lawton field hockey ball 37'
Pickering field hockey ball 60'		 Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
17 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League Argentina  4–1  India London, England
15:30 Falasco field hockey ball 29'
Gorzelany field hockey ball 40', 54', 59'		 Report Deepika field hockey ball 30' Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
18 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League India  2–2
(0–2 p)		  Argentina London, England
15:30 Navneet field hockey ball 50'
Deepika field hockey ball 56'		 Report Gorzelany field hockey ball 27', 37' Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Penalties
Deepika Penalty shoot-out missed
Rutuja Penalty shoot-out missed
Lalremsiami Penalty shoot-out missed
Baljeet Penalty shoot-out missed		 Díaz Penalty shoot-out missed
Bruggesser Penalty shoot-out scored
Jankunas Penalty shoot-out missed
Cairó Penalty shoot-out scored
21 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League Belgium  5–1  India Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Brasseur field hockey ball 37', 55'
Breyne field hockey ball 41'
Ballenghien field hockey ball 54'
Engelbert field hockey ball 58'		 Report Deepika field hockey ball 6' Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein
22 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League Belgium  2–0  India Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Ballenghien field hockey ball 40'
Hillewaert field hockey ball 43'		 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein
28 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League China  3–0  India Berlin, Germany
12:30 Chen field hockey ball 21'
Zhang field hockey ball 26'
Yu field hockey ball 45'		 Report Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld
29 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League India  2–3  China Berlin, Germany
13:30 Toppo field hockey ball 9'
Rutuja field hockey ball 38'		 Report Zhang field hockey ball 19', 30'
Xu field hockey ball 53'		 Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld
5 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS India  11–0  Thailand Hangzhou, China
14:30 Mumtaz field hockey ball 7', 49'
Sangita field hockey ball 10'
Navneet field hockey ball 16'
Lalremsiami field hockey ball 18'
Udita field hockey ball 30+', 52'
Beauty field hockey ball 45', 54'
Sharmila field hockey ball 57'
Rutuja field hockey ball 60'		 Report Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field
6 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS Japan  2–2  India Hangzhou, China
19:00 Murayama field hockey ball 10'
Fujibayashi field hockey ball 58'		 Report Rutuja field hockey ball 30'
Navneet field hockey ball 60+'		 Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field
8 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS India  12–0  Singapore Hangzhou, China
14:30 Mumtaz field hockey ball 2', 32', 39'
Neha field hockey ball 11', 38'
Lalremsiami field hockey ball 13'
Navneet field hockey ball 14', 20', 28'
Udita field hockey ball 29'
Sharmila field hockey ball 45'
Rutuja field hockey ball 53'		 Report Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field
10 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Super4s India  4–2  South Korea Hangzhou, China
16:45 Phalke field hockey ball 2'
Sangita field hockey ball 33'
Lalremsiami field hockey ball 40'
Rutuja field hockey ball 59'		 Report Kim Yu-j. field hockey ball 33', 53' Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field
11 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Super4s India  1–4  China Hangzhou, China
19:00 Mumtaz field hockey ball 38' Report Zou field hockey ball 4', 56'
Chen field hockey ball 31'
Tan field hockey ball 47'		 Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field
13 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Super4s Japan  1–1  India Hangzhou, China
16:45 Kobayakawa field hockey ball 58' Report Dung Dung field hockey ball 7' Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field
14 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup Final China  4–1  India Hangzhou, China
20:00 Ou field hockey ball 21'
Li field hockey ball 41'
Zou field hockey ball 51'
Zhong field hockey ball 53'		 Report Navneet field hockey ball 1' Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field

2026

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2 March 2026 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Pool B India  v  Uruguay TBD
Report
3–4 March 2026 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Pool B Scotland  v  India TBD
Report
5 March 2026 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Pool B India  v  Wales TBD
Report
7 March 2026 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Crossover/Semi-final India  v TBD
Report
8 March 2026 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Classification Match India  v TBD
Report

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named for the 2025 Women's Hockey Asia Cup.[27]

Caps updated as of 14 September 2025, after the match against  China.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
9 GK Bichu Devi Kharibam (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 24) 55 0 India Indian Oil Corporation
10 GK Bansari Solanki (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 24) 3 0 India NCE Delhi
18 DF Udita Duhan (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 27) 134 17 India Indian Oil Corporation
24 DF Jyoti Rumavat (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 25) 98 8 India Indian Oil Corporation
5 DF Suman Devi Thoudam (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 26) 27 0 India Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
8 DF Nikki Pradhan (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31) 197 2 India Railways
50 DF Ishika Chaudhary (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 25) 76 1 India Indian Oil Corporation
32 MF Neha Goyal (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 28) 192 23 India Railways
19 MF Vaishnavi Phalke (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21) 64 9 India Hockey Maharashtra
30 MF Salima Tete (captain) (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 23) 145 16 India Railways
7 MF Sharmila Godara (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 24) 89 10 India Indian Oil Corporation
20 MF Lalremsiami Hmarzote (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 25) 177 44 India Railways
29 MF Sunelita Toppo (2007-04-11) 11 April 2007 (age 18) 42 2 India Hockey Association of Odisha
25 FW Navneet Kaur (vice-captain) (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 29) 201 62 India Railways
35 FW Rutuja Pisal (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22) 20 7 India Union Bank of India
52 FW Beauty Dungdung (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 22) 38 6 India Indian Oil Corporation
15 FW Mumtaz Khan (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22) 19 6 India Indian Oil Corporation
14 FW Sangita Kumari (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 23) 71 30 India Railways

Recent call-ups

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These players were called up in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Savita Punia (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 35) 308 0 India NCOE, Delhi 2024–25 FIH Pro League
GK Madhuri Kindo (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 23) 0 0 India Hockey Association of Odisha 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Sushila Chanu (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 33) 252 6 India Railways 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Jyoti Chhatri (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 22) 16 0 India Odisha Naval Tata HHPC 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Jyoti Singh (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 21) 12 0 India Madhya Pradesh HA 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Mahima Choudhary (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 25) 5 0 India Indian Oil Corporation 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Akshata Dhekale (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 24) 6 0 India Indian Oil Corporation 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Ropni Kumari (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 21) 0 0 India Railways 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Preeti Panchal (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 22) 0 0 India Railways 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Manisha Chauhan (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 26) 22 2 India Manipur Hockey 2024–25 FIH Pro League
MF Sujata Kujur (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 (age 22) 0 0 India Hockey Association of Odisha 2024–25 FIH Pro League
MF Mahima Tete (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 22) 0 0 India Jharkhand Hockey 2024–25 FIH Pro League
MF Baljeet Kaur (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 24) 38 2 India Indian Oil Corporation 2024–25 FIH Pro League
MF Ajmina Kujur (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 23) 0 0 India Indian Oil Corporation 2024–25 FIH Pro League
MF Marina Lalramnghaki (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 24) 0 0 India Hockey Mizoram 2024–25 FIH Pro League
MF Jyothi Edula (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 23) 0 0 India Railways 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Deepika Sehrawat (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 22) 64 31 India Indian Oil Corporation 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Sakshi Rana (2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 (age 18) 7 1 India Hockey Haryana 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Deepika Soreng (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21) 6 0 India Railways 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Preeti Dubey (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 27) 56 9 India Railways 2024–25 FIH Pro League

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Coaching staff

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Individual records

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Players in bold are still active, at least at international level.

Most caps

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Sources:[29]

Position Player Caps
1 Vandana Katariya 320
2 Savita Punia 308
3 Deep Grace Ekka 268
4 Rani Rampal 254
5 Sushila Chanu 252
6 Ritu Rani 248
7 Monika Malik 229
8 Surinder Kaur 229
9 Navjot Kaur 209
10 Poonam Rani 204
11 Saba Anjum Karim 200

Head-to-head record

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Won more matches than lost
All matches drawn
Won equal matches to lost
Lost more matches than won

Overall record

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Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs China at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field, Hangzhou in the Women's Asia Cup, 14 September 2025

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
 Argentina 28 1 6 21 3.57% 2025
 Australia 51 7 8 36 13.73% 2025
 Austria 2 2 0 0 100% 1989
 Azerbaijan 6 6 0 0 100% 2012
 Belarus 8 8 0 0 100% 2017
 Belgium 15 2 1 12 13.33% 2025
 Canada 19 13 5 1 68.42% 2022
 Chile 6 5 1 0 83.33% 2022
 China 51 13 6 32 25.49% 2025
 Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 100% 2006
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 0 1 50% 1980
 England 44 7 13 24 15.91 2025
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 100% 2019
 France 4 3 0 1 75% 2008
 Germany 27 3 4 20 11.11% 2025
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 100% 2022
 Great Britain 8 0 2 6 0% 2024
 Hong Kong 7 7 0 0 100% 2023
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 100% 2018
 Ireland 29 10 4 15 34.48% 2023
 Italy 9 7 1 1 77.78% 2024
 Jamaica 2 2 0 0 100% 1998
 Japan 78 24 18 36 30.77% 2025
 Kazakhstan 7 7 0 0 100% 2018
 Lithuania 1 1 0 0 100% 2001
 Malaysia 43 39 4 0 90.7% 2024
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 100% 1974
   Nepal 1 1 0 0 100% 2016
 Netherlands Antilles 2 0 0 2 0% 2008
 Netherlands 22 2 2 18 9.09% 2025
 New Zealand 36 12 1 23 33.33% 2024
 Nigeria 1 1 0 0 100% 2006
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 100% 1990
 Poland 6 6 0 0 100% 2019
 Russia 4 3 0 1 75% 2013
 Scotland 15 4 3 8 26.67% 2014
 Singapore 11 11 0 0 100% 2025
 South Africa 21 11 3 7 52.38% 2023
 South Korea 51 20 5 26 39.22% 2025
 Soviet Union 3 1 0 2 33.33% 1993
 Spain 23 9 6 8 39.13% 2025
 Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 100% 2016
  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 100% 1985
 Thailand 14 14 0 0 100% 2025
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 4 0 0 100% 2014
 Ukraine 3 1 2 0 33.33% 2012
 United States 36 8 10 18 22.22% 2024
 Uruguay 3 3 0 0 100% 2019
 Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 50% 1998
 Wales 7 5 1 1 71.43% 2022
 Zimbabwe 2 1 1 0 50% 1985
Total 726 298 108 320 41.05% 2025

Olympic Games

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Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs Great Britain at Tokyo, 2020 Olympics, 6 August 2021

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
 Argentina 2 0 0 2 0% 2021
 Australia 2 1 0 1 50% 2021
 Austria 1 1 0 0 100% 1980
 Czechoslovakia 1 0 0 1 0% 1980
 Germany 1 0 0 1 0% 2021
 Great Britain 3 0 0 3 0% 2021
 Ireland 1 1 0 0 100% 2021
 Japan 1 0 1 0 0% 2016
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0% 2021
 Poland 1 1 0 0 100% 1980
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 100% 2021
 Soviet Union 1 0 0 1 0% 1980
 United States 1 0 0 1 0% 2016
 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0% 1980

World Cup

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Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs Japan at Terrassa, 2022 World Cup, 13 July 2022

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
 Argentina 4 0 0 4 0% 1998
 Australia 2 0 0 2 0% 2010
 Belgium 1 0 0 1 0% 1974
 Canada 2 1 1 0 50% 2022
 China 3 0 1 2 0% 2022
 Czechoslovakia 1 1 0 0 100% 1978
 England 4 0 3 1 0% 2022
 West Germany 1 0 0 1 0% 1974
 Ireland 2 0 0 2 0% 2018
 Italy 1 1 0 0 100% 2018
 Japan 3 2 0 1 66.67% 2022
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 100% 1974
 Netherlands 6 1 0 5 16.67% 2010
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0% 2022
 Scotland 2 0 0 2 0% 1998
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 100% 2010
 South Korea 2 0 0 2 0% 2006
 Spain 4 2 0 2 50% 2022
 United States 2 0 1 1 0% 2018
 Wales 2 1 1 0 50% 1983

Sources:[30][31][32]

Awards

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Summer Olympics
Hockey World Cup
Hockey Champions Challenge
Dhyan Chand Award
Arjuna Awards

The following is a list of recipients for the Arjuna award in hockey recipients (by year):[33]

See also

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