Hockey India League - wikipedia Hockey India League Hockey India League The logo of Hockey India League Countries India Administrator Hockey India Headquarter New Delhi, India Founded 2013 Tournament Format Triple round - robin and knock - out First tournament 2013 Last tournament 2017 Number of teams 6 Current champion Kalinga Lancers Most successful 5 teams Ranchi Rhinos Delhi Waveriders Ranchi Rays Punjab Warriors Kalinga Lancers ( 1 title each ) Most goals Ashley Jackson ( 36 ) TV partner ( s ) STAR Sports Website Official website Hockey India League ( HIL ), known as the Coal India Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional field hockey league in India. The league is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India. HIL, along with the Indian Premier League, Indian Super League, and Pro Kabaddi League, is considered one of the major sports leagues in the country. HIL consists of six teams, with the regular season lasting two months from January to February, with each team playing 10 games. The top four teams at the end of the season move into the play - offs, where the championship game decides the Hockey India League winner. Hockey India League was founded in 2013 as part of Hockey India 's attempt to get an International Hockey Federation sanctioned league after the un-sanctioned and non-Hockey India tournament, World Series Hockey, began in 2012. The first season took place in 2013 with five teams. Since beginning, the league has proven to be a financial success for Hockey India, who were in financial disarray before the league began. In 2015, it was reported that the federation earned a profit from the league and television revenues. The most recent champion of the Hockey India League is Kalinga Lancers, who won the tournament in 2017. Ranchi Rhinos, Delhi Waveriders, Ranchi Rays and Punjab Warriors have also won the league. Contents 1 History 2 Rules 3 Teams 4 League championships 5 Tournament Records 6 Prize Money 7 Board 8 See also 9 References 10 External links History In 2012, the Indian Hockey Federation and Nimbus began World Series Hockey, a professional field hockey league in India. After the success of the league, Hockey India announced the formation of their own franchise - based league, launched in mid-2012, known as the Hockey India League. Inspired by the cricket league, Indian Premier League, the league was approved by the International Hockey Federation, something World Series Hockey lacked. The league was originally planned to have six teams, which would be established after the bidding was done for the twelve proposed cities that would host an HIL team. However, due to lack of interest in a sixth city, the league commenced in 2013 with five teams : Delhi Waveriders, Mumbai Magicians, Punjab Warriors, Ranchi Rhinos, and Uttar Pradesh Wizards. Before the beginning of the season, ESPN STAR Sports was announced as the league 's official broadcasting partner on a five - year deal. The first match was played on 14 January 2013, as Delhi Waveriders defeated the Punjab Warriors 2 -- 1 at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium. The league had gained some buzz from the marquee signings of India internationals Sardara Singh and Sandeep Singh, as well as the signings of foreign players such as Jamie Dwyer, Moritz Fürste, and Teun de Nooijer. The inaugural season ended with Ranchi Rhinos being the first champions, defeating the Delhi Waveriders 2 -- 1 in the final. The league was considered a success immediately in the years following the inaugural season. Before the beginning of the second season, the Kalinga Lancers were announced as the sixth team in the Hockey India League. However, after the 2014 season, the league suffered its first setback when the Mumbai Magicians disbanded. The team was swiftly replaced though with Dabang Mumbai being launched before the 2015 season. The league though suffered another setback before the 2015 season when Ranchi Rhinos, the inaugural champions, were disbanded after an ownership problem. The team though, like with Mumbai, was quickly replaced with Ranchi Rays. Rules If there is a tie in any match then there would be extra time. still, if winner is not decided, there would be shoot - out which would be very interesting to watch. and, if still the winner is not decided there would be no option left other than penalty strokes. Teams Mumbai Delhi Punjab Uttar Pradesh Kalinga Ranchi Locations of HIL teams Team City Stadium Joined Head coach Dabang Mumbai Mumbai, Maharashtra Mahindra Hockey Stadium 2015 Jay Stacy Delhi Waveriders Delhi Shivaji Hockey Stadium 2013 Cedric D'Souza Kalinga Lancers Bhubaneswar, Odisha Kalinga Stadium 2014 Mark Hager Punjab Warriors Chandigarh Sector 42 Stadium 2013 Barry Dancer Ranchi Rays Ranchi, Jharkhand Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium 2015 Harendra Singh Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium 2013 Roger Van Gent Defunct teams Team City Stadium Years active Mumbai Magicians Mumbai, Maharashtra Mahindra Hockey Stadium 2013 -- 2014 Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi, Jharkhand Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium 2013 -- 2014 League championships Season Winner Final score Runner - up Final venue Number of Teams Player of the tournament 2013 Ranchi Rhinos 2 -- 1 Delhi Waveriders Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium 5 Sardar Singh ( Delhi Waveriders ) 2014 Delhi Waveriders 3 -- 3 ( 3 -- 1 pen. ) Punjab Warriors Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium 6 2015 Ranchi Rays 2 -- 2 ( 3 -- 2 pen. ) Punjab Warriors Dhyan Chand National Stadium 6 2016 Punjab Warriors 6 -- 1 Kalinga Lancers Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium 6 2017 Kalinga Lancers 4 -- 1 Dabang Mumbai Sector 42 Stadium 6 Florian Fuchs ( Dabang Mumbai ) 2018 14 Tournament Records Highest Average goals per match Highest Average saves per shots on target Glenn Turner P.R. Shreejesh Prize money It was announced that the winning and losing team in the final is awarded 3 crores INR and 1.5 crores INR. Board Before the league 's first season, Hockey India appointed Steve Catton as competitions director. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla, leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, and media personality Rajat Sharma are the members of the board for the Hockey India League. Along with Steve Catton, Barry Anderson was appointed as the tournament director. Hockey India appointed Todd Faulds as its competitions director for the second edition of the Hockey India League. Todd worked as a competitions manager for the FIH 2012 Men 's Champions Trophy in Melbourne and 2012 International Super Series in Perth. Bjorn Isberg has been the Hockey India League tournament director since 2014. Isberg had served as tournament director for the 2012 London Olympics field hockey tournament, and three Champions Trophy tournaments ( in 2004, 2007, and 2011 ). See also Field hockey in India World Series Hockey Premier Hockey League References Jump up ^ `` Hockey India League 2016 : Let the Games begin ! ''. Asia Hockey. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` ISL offers Rs 15 crore in prize money ''. Times of India. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Hockey India League : Mumbai beat Uttar Pradesh to keep semifinal hopes alive ''. IBN Live. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Hockey India League 2016 : Everything you want to know ''. IBN Live. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` HOCKEY INDIA LEAGUE TO BE HELD FROM JANUARY 1, 2013 ''. DNA India. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ Sahota, Baldev ( 13 January 2013 ). `` Hero Hockey India League 2013 ''. DESI Blitz. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ Dutt, Tushar ( 16 April 2015 ). `` Hockey India rings in the riches ''. Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ranchi Rays claim HIL title ''. Hockey. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ Pande, Bhanu ( 12 March 2012 ). `` IPL impact : 5 new sports leagues come up in 18 months, non-cricket sports have no dearth of sponsors ''. Economic Times. Retrieved 17 February 2016. ^ Jump up to : Bhaduri, Tushar ( 1 June 2012 ). `` Hockey India to launch it 's very own league next January ''. Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Hockey India announces plans for new league ''. International Hockey Federation. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ Sahni, Jaspreet ( 12 December 2012 ). `` Hockey India League Auction : the final squads list ''. IBN Live. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ Nag, Ashoke ( 31 July 2012 ). `` Hockey India enters into broadcast deal with ESPN - STAR ''. Economic Times. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ Sahni, Jaspreet ( 14 January 2013 ). `` Punjab suffer from own goals against Delhi ''. IBN Live. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Hockey India League names three Indians among six ' Marquee Players ' ''. NDTV Sports. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Ranchi Rhinos 2 - 1 Delhi Waveriders '' ( PDF ). Hockey India. Jump up ^ `` Hockey India League : The new face of hockey ''. The Roar. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Kalinga Lancers latest to join Hockey India league ''. India TV News. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ Vasavda, Mihir ( 4 September 2014 ). `` Mumbai Magicians pull out of HIL ; two new teams may be drafted in ''. Indian Express. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` DoIT Sports Management Takes To Hockey India League 2015 With ' Dabang Mumbai ' ''. Hockey India. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` MS Dhoni becomes co-owner of Ranchi hockey franchisee ''. Indian Express. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Steve Catton appointed Hockey India League director ''. New Delhi : IBN Live. Oct 25, 2012. Retrieved Oct 12, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rajeev Shukla, Arun Jaitley & Rajat Sharma join Hockey India League ( HIL ) Board '' ( PDF ). New Delhi : Hockey India. Jul 25, 2012. Retrieved Sep 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Anderson named Hockey India League tournament director ''. New Delhi : Sify. Dec 2, 2012. Retrieved Dec 5, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Hero Hockey India League appoints Todd Faulds as its Director Competitions ''. New Delhi : Hockey India. July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Hockey India League : Todd Faulds appointed as Director Competitions ''. New Delhi : NDTV. July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Hockey India League appoints Bjorn Isberg as Tournament Director ''. New Delhi : CNN - IBN. October 24, 2013. 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Official website Hockey India League Seasons 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Participating teams Delhi Waveriders Kalinga Lancers Dabang Mumbai Punjab Warriors Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi Rays Defunct teams Ranchi Rhinos Mumbai Magicians Auctions 2013 2014 Statistics 2013 Rosters 2013 2014 Current venues PCMC Hockey Stadium, Pune Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium, Lucknow Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi International Hockey Stadium, Mohali Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Former venues Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Field hockey in India Hockey India International National team India men 's national field hockey team India women 's national field hockey team By country Australia Malaysia Pakistan Test series Pakistan Domestic tournaments Senior National Hockey Tournament Premier Hockey League ( defunct ) Hockey India League World Series Hockey State tournaments All India Chhatrapati Shivaji Hockey Tournament All India G.P. Kuppuswami Naidu Hockey Tournament All India Aagha Khan Hockey Tournament All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament All India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey Tournament All India Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament All India Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament All India Sanjay Hockey Tournament All India K.D. Singh Babu Memorial Invitational Prize Money Hockey Tournament All India Ramesh Chander Memorial Hockey Tournament All India Liberals Hockey Tournament All India Shri Shadilal Rajendra Lal Memorial Hockey Tournament All India Indira Gold Cup Hockey Tournament All India Gurmeet Memorial Hockey Tournament IndianOil Surjit Hockey Tournament Amarjeet Singh Bola Memorial Hockey Tournament Chakdana Bhagat Singh All India Hockey Tournament Bundel Khand All India Hockey Tournament Gujarat Premier Hockey League Kodava Hockey Festival All India Beighton Cup Hockey Tournament Damoh Indore Mhow Ujjain Tikamgarh Ratlam Khargon Hoshangabad Balaghat Junior tournaments Junior National Hockey Tournament Sub-junior National Hockey Tournament Dr. B.R. 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Question: the team won the 3rd edition of hockey india league was
Answer: Ranchi Rays