# Uttar Pradesh Wizards

The Uttar Pradesh Wizards was an Indian professional field hockey team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh that played in the Hockey India League. It was owned by Sahara India.

## Franchise details
### Ownership

The team was owned by Sahara Adventure Sports Limited, a group company of Sahara India, starting from 23 July 2012. Sahara India was also the main sponsor of Hockey India. This was the first franchise of Hockey India League to be bought. In December 2014, Suresh Raina became the co-owner of Uttar Pradesh Wizards.

## 2017 squad

| Player | Nationality |
| Goalkeepers ||
| Suraj Karkera | India |
| P. R. Sreejesh | India |
| Defenders ||
| Wouter Jolie | Netherlands |
| Gonzalo Peillat | Argentina |
| V. R. Raghunath | India |
| Gurinder Singh | India |
| Nicholas Spooner | South Africa |
| Arthur van Doren | Belgium |
| Midfielders ||
| Sander Baart | Netherlands |
| Agustin Mazzilli | Argentina |
| Eddie Ockenden | Australia |
| Vikas Pillay | India |
| Ajitesh Roy | India |
| Chinglensana Singh | India |
| Shamsher Singh | India |
| Seve van Ass | Netherlands |
| Forwards ||
| P. R. Aiyappa | India |
| Akashdeep Singh | India |
| Ramandeep Singh | India |
| Ajay Yadav | India |

## Statistics

| Season | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win% |
| 2013 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 42.86% |
| 2014 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33.33% |
| 2015 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 41.67% |
| 2016 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 25.00% |
| 2017 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33.33% |
| Home | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30.77% |
| Away | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 50.00% |
| Neutral | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25.00% |
| Overall | 60 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 50.83% |

### Hat-tricks

| No. | Player | Opposition | Result | Season | Venue | Report |
| 1 | V. R. Raghunath$^4$ | Punjab Warriors | 4 – 3 | 2013 | Ranchi – Astroturf Hockey Stadium | 10 February 2013 |
| 2 | V. R. Raghunath | Mumbai Magicians | 5 – 3 | 2014 | Mumbai – Mahindra Hockey Stadium | 29 January 2014 |

## Fixtures and results
### 2013

| No. | Date | Result | Opponent | Venue | Report |
| 1 | 17 January | 2 – 1 | Punjab Warriors | Jalandhar | Match 4 |
| 2 | 19 January | 1 – 1 | Delhi Wave Riders | Lucknow | Match 6 |
| 3 | 20 January | 2 – 0 | Ranchi Rhinos | Lucknow | Match 7 |
| 4 | 22 January | 2 – 2 | Punjab Warriors | Jalandhar | Match 10 |
| 5 | 24 January | 1 – 3 | Ranchi Rhinos | Ranchi | Match 12 |
| 6 | 26 January | 1 – 3 | Ranchi Rhinos | Lucknow | Match 14 |
| 7 | 27 January | 3 – 4 | Punjab Warriors | Lucknow | Match 16 |
| 8 | 30 January | 0 – 4 | Mumbai Magicians | Mumbai | Match 19 |
| 9 | 2 February | 2 – 0 | Mumbai Magicians | Lucknow | Match 23 |
| 10 | 3 February | 0 – 3 | Delhi Wave Riders | Lucknow | Match 25 |
| 11 | 5 February | 1 – 0 | Mumbai Magicians | Mumbai | Match 28 |
| 12 | 7 February | 4 – 1 | Delhi Wave Riders | Delhi | Match 29 |
| 13 | 9 February | 2 – 4 | Ranchi Rhinos | Ranchi | Semi-final 1 |
| 14 | 10 February | 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Punjab Warriors | Ranchi | 3rd place |
| Position in league phase: 3rd 3rd place ||||||
* Goals for: 25(1.79 per match)
* Goals against: 29(2.07 per match)
* Most goals: 9(Overall: 3rd)
** V. R. Raghunath

### 2014

| No. | Date | Result | Opponent | Venue | Report |
| 1 | 26 January | 3 – 2 | Ranchi Rhinos | Ranchi | Match 2 |
| 2 | 29 January | 5 – 3 | Mumbai Magicians | Mumbai | Match 6 |
| 3 | 1 February | 1 – 2 | Ranchi Rhinos | Lucknow | Match 9 |
| 4 | 2 February | 2 – 2 | Punjab Warriors | Lucknow | Match 11 |
| 5 | 5 February | 1 – 1 | Delhi Waveriders | New Delhi | Match 14 |
| 6 | 8 February | 3 – 4 | Delhi Waveriders | Lucknow | Match 17 |
| 7 | 9 February | 3 – 1 | Kalinga Lancers | Lucknow | Match 19 |
| 8 | 13 February | 4 – 3 | Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar | Match 23 |
| 9 | 15 February | 1 – 2 | Punjab Warriors | Mohali | Match 25 |
| 10 | 18 February | 2 – 3 | Mumbai Magicians | Lucknow | Match 29 |
| 11 | 22 February | 0 – 1 | Delhi Waveriders | Ranchi | Semi-final 1 |
| 12 | 23 February | | Ranchi Rhinos | Ranchi | 3rd place |

### 2015

| No. | Date | Result | Opponent | Venue | Report |
| 1 | 23 January | 2 – 2 | Delhi Waveriders | Lucknow | Match 2 |
| 2 | 26 January | 2 – 3 | Punjab Warriors | Mohali | Match 7 |
| 3 | 29 January | 5 – 1 | Kalinga Lancers | Lucknow | Match 9 |
| 4 | 31 January | 2 – 0 | Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar | Match 11 |
| 5 | 3 February | 0 – 2 | Ranchi Rays | Lucknow | Match 14 |
| 6 | 4 February | 2 – 1 | Punjab Warriors | Lucknow | Match 15 |
| 7 | 8 February | 0 – 1 | Ranchi Rays | Ranchi | Match 19 |
* Goals for: 13(2.17 per match)
* Goals against: 9(1.50 per match)
* Most goals: V. R. Raghunath (4)

## Kit manufacturers & sponsors

| Year | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
| 2013 | TK Sports | Sahara Q Shop |
| 2014 | TK Sports | Sahara Q Shop |
| 2015 | Shiv Naresh | Sahara Q Shop |
| 2016 | Shiv Naresh | Sahara Q Shop |
| 2017 | Shiv Naresh | Sahara Q Shop |