2013 Hockey India League, known as Hero Hockey India League and abbreviated as HIL 2013 was the first season of the field hockey tournament Hockey India League. Tournament was scheduled to start from 5 January to 3 February but was postponed to 14 January to 10 February.
Rules 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.
The points in the league phase of the tournament were awarded as follows: +PointsResultsPointsWin5 pointsDraw2 pointsLoss with goal difference of 2 or less goals1 pointsLoss with goal difference of 3 or more goals0 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: 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: TeamCityStadiumCapacityDelhi WaveridersDelhiDhyan Chand National Stadium20,000Mumbai MagiciansMumbaiMahindra Hockey Stadium8,250Punjab WarriorsJalandharSurjit Hockey Stadium8,000Ranchi RhinosRanchiBirsa Munda Hockey Stadium5,000Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknowDhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium10,000
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.
Players
The players' auction for first season of HIL took place on 16 December in New Delhi. 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.
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 WNote: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.WinLossDrawNote: 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 TeamDelhi Wave Riders129213724+1349Ranchi Rhinos127232622+441Uttar Pradesh Wizards125251922–332Punjab Warriors124262527–229Mumbai Magicians1210112032–1216Qualified for Semi-finalsEliminated
Play-offs
Semifinals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Player of the TournamentUpcoming player of the tournamentMost goals in league phaseFair playSardar Singh(Delhi Waveriders)Mandeep Singh(Ranchi Rhinos)Delhi Waveriders(37 in 12 matches)Ranchi Rhinos
Statistics
Leading goalscorers RankPlayerTeamMatchesGoals1Sandeep SinghMumbai Magicians12112Mandeep SinghRanchi Rhinos13103V. R. RaghunathUttar Pradesh Wizards1494Rupinder Pal SinghDelhi Wave Riders1475Lloyd Norris-JonesDelhi Wave Riders146
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainst Result Report VenueSandeep SinghMumbai MagiciansDelhi Wave Riders3–4Match 15New Delhi–Dhyan Chand National StadiumV.R. Raghunath4Uttar Pradesh WizardsPunjab Warriors4–33rd placeRanchi– 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 RankPlayerTeamClean sheets1George BazeleyUttar Pradesh Wizards32Francisco Juancosa CortésRanchi Rhinos1Nicolas JacobiDelhi Waveriders1Pirmin BlaakDelhi Waveriders1P. R. ShreejeshMumbai Magicians1
Team Most clean sheets: 3 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Fewest clean sheets: 0 Punjab Warriors
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 Delhi Waveriders Most yellow cards: 7 Mumbai Magicians Punjab Warriors Most red cards: 1 Punjab Warriors Source: Hockey India League
See also List of Hockey India League players World Series Hockey
References
External links Official website