# Delhi Waveriders

Delhi Waveriders was a professional field hockey team based in Delhi that played in the Hockey India League. It was owned by The Wave Group.

## Franchisee details
### Ownership

The team is owned by The Wave Group, after the company bought the franchise on 17 September 2012. The group is involved in many businesses including sugar manufacturing, distilleries, paper manufacturing, real estate and retail management.
Wave Group is envisioned by founder-leader Kulwant Singh Chadha. The Chadha Group has been integrated by his three sons; — late Gurdeep Singh Chadha, late Hardeep Singh Chadha, Rajinder Singh Chadha, and grandson Manpreet Singh (Monty) Chadha. Starting with a sugar crusher in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the group has progressively cast its footprint in diverse business industries. John Abraham is the co-owner of Delhi Waveriders. He owns 13% share of the team.

## 2017 squad

| Player | Nationality |
| Goalkeepers ||
| Vikas Dahiya | India |
| Harjot Singh | India |
| Vincent Vanasch | Belgium |
| Defenders ||
| Manuel Brunet | Argentina |
| Vickram Kanth | India |
| Justin Reid-Ross | South Africa |
| Rupinder Pal Singh | India |
| Austin Smith | South Africa |
| Tristan White | Australia |
| Midfielders ||
| Surender Kumar | India |
| Harjeet Singh | India |
| Santa Singh | India |
| Benjamin Stanzl | Austria |
| Forwards ||
| Mandeep Antil | India |
| Simon Child | New Zealand |
| Iain Levers | England |
| Mandeep Singh | India |
| Parvinder Singh | India |
| Prabhdeep Singh | India |
| Talwinder Singh | India |
| Pradhan Somanna | India |

## Support staff (2017)

| Role | Name |
| Chief advisor | Ajit Pal Singh |
| Coach | Cedric Dsouza |
| Team manager | Paul Revington |
| Asst. coach | Baljeet Singh Saini |
| Sports scientist | Robin van Ginkel |
| Physiotherapist | Anand Dubey |

## Statistics

| Season | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win% |
| 2013 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 71.43% |
| 2014 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 75.00% |
| 2015 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33.33% |
| 2016 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 50.00% |
| Home | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 54.16% |
| Away | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 61.53% |
| Overall | 50 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 58.00% |

## Fixtures and results
### 2013

| No. | Date | Result | Opponent | Venue | Report |
| 1 | 14 January | 2 – 1 | Punjab Warriors | New Delhi | Match 1 |
| 2 | 16 January | 2 – 1 | Mumbai Magicians | New Delhi | Match 3 |
| 3 | 19 January | 1 – 1 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Match 6 |
| 4 | 21 January | 6 – 4 | Mumbai Magicians | Mumbai | Match 9 |
| 5 | 23 January | 5 – 4 | Ranchi Rhinos | Ranchi | Match 11 |
| 6 | 26 January | 4 – 3 | Mumbai Magicians | New Delhi | Match 15 |
| 7 | 29 January | 3 – 0 | Punjab Warriors | New Delhi | Match 18 |
| 8 | 30 January | 2 – 2 | Ranchi Rhinos | New Delhi | Match 20 |
| 9 | 1 February | 5 – 2 | Ranchi Rhinos | Ranchi | Match 22 |
| 10 | 3 February | 3 – 0 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Match 25 |
| 11 | 5 February | 3 – 2 | Punjab Warriors | Jalandhar | Match 27 |
| 12 | 7 February | 1 – 4 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | New Delhi | Match 29 |
| 13 | 9 February | 3 – 1 | Punjab Warriors | Ranchi | Semi-final 2 |
| 14 | 10 February | 1 – 2 | Ranchi Rhinos | Ranchi | Final |
| Position in League Phase: 1st Runners-up ||||||
* Goals For: 41 (2.93 per match)
* Goals Against: 27 (1.93 per match)
* Most Goals: 7 (Overall: 4th)
** Rupinder Pal Singh

### 2014

| No. | Date | Result | Opponent | Venue | Report |
| 1 | 25 January | 3 – 1 | Punjab Warriors | Mohali | Match 1 |
| 2 | 27 January | 0 – 1 | Ranchi Rhinos | Ranchi | Match 4 |
| 3 | 30 January | 5 – 0 | Kalinga Lancers | Delhi | Match 7 |
| 4 | 31 January | 1 – 3 | Punjab Warriors | Delhi | Match 8 |
| 5 | 2 February | 4 – 3 | Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar | Match 12 |
| 6 | 5 February | 1 – 1 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Delhi | Match 14 |
| 7 | 6 February | 2 – 1 | Mumbai Magicians | Delhi | Match 15 |
| 8 | 8 February | 4 – 3 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Match 17 |
| 9 | 12 February | 1 – 0 | Ranchi Rhinos | Delhi | Match 22 |
| 10 | 15 February | 5 – 3 | Mumbai Magicians | Mumbai | Match 26 |
| 11 | 22 February | 1 – 0 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Ranchi | Semi-final 1 |
| 12 | 23 February | 3 – 1 | Punjab Warriors | Ranchi | Final |
| Position in League Phase: Champion ||||||
* Goals For: 30 (2.50 per match)
* Goals Against: 17 (1.41 per match)
* Most Goals: 6 (Overall: 5th)
** Rupinder Pal Singh

### 2015

| No. | Date | Result | Opponent | Venue | Report |
| 1 | 23 January | 2 – 2 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Match 2 |
| 2 | 26 January | 2 – 2 | Ranchi Rays | Ranchi | Match 6 |
| 3 | 30 January | 1 – 3 | Punjab Warriors | Delhi | Match 10 |
| 4 | 1 February | 3 – 1 | Dabang Mumbai | Delhi | Match 12 |
| 5 | 5 February | 3 – 1 | Dabang Mumbai | Mumbai | Match 16 |
| 6 | 7 February | 0 – 7 | Punjab Warriors | Mohali | Match 18 |
| 7 | 12 February | 2 – 2 | Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar | Match 23 |
| 8 | 14 February | 2 – 0 | Ranchi Rays | Delhi | Match 25 |
| 9 | 15 February | 1 – 2 | Kalinga Lancers | Delhi | Match 27 |
| 10 | 18 February | 3 – 3 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Delhi | Match 29 |
| 11 | 21 February | 0 – 2 | Punjab Warriors | Delhi | Semi-final 2 |
| 12 | 22 February | 2 – 1 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Delhi | 3/4th Place |
| Position in League Phase: 3rd Place ||||||
* Goals For: 21 (1.75 per match)
* Goals Against: 26 (2.16 per match)
* Most Goals: Akashdeep Singh (4), Simon Child (4)

### 2016

| No. | Date | Result | Opponent | Venue | Report |
| 1 | 20 January | 5 – 4 | Punjab Warriors | Chandigarh | Match 3 |
| 2 | 23 January | 3 – 1 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Match 6 |
| 3 | 26 January | 1 – 2 | Ranchi Rays | Ranchi | Match 9 |
| 4 | 29 January | 4 – 3 | Dabang Mumbai | Mumbai | Match 11 |
| 5 | 1 February | 4 – 6 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Delhi | Match 14 |
| 6 | 2 February | 2 – 5 | Punjab Warriors | Delhi | Match 15 |
| 7 | 5 February | 0 – 4 | Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar | Match 18 |
| 8 | 9 February | 3 – 8 | Dabang Mumbai | Delhi | Match 22 |
| 9 | 11 February | 7 – 4 | Ranchi Rays | Delhi | Match 24 |
| 10 | 17 February | 6 – 0 | Kalinga Lancers | Delhi | Match 30 |
| 11 | 20 February | 1 – 3 | Punjab Warriors | Ranchi | Semi-final 1 |
| 12 | 21 February | 2 – 0 | Ranchi Rays | Ranchi | 3/4th Place |
| Position in League Phase: 3rd Place ||||||
* Goals for: 38 (3.16 per match)
* Goals against: 40 (3.33 per match)
* Most Goals: Rupinder Pal Singh (12)

## Kit manufacturers and sponsors

| Year | Kit manufacturers | Sponsor |
| 2013 | TK Sports | WAVE |
| 2014 | TK Sports | WAVE |
| 2015 | TK Sports | WAVE |
| 2016 | Shiv Naresh Sports | WAVE |
| 2017 | Shiv Naresh Sports | WAVE |