# 2013 Hockey India League

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:
Points :
| Results | Points |
| Win | 5 points |
| Draw | 2 points |
| Loss with goal difference of 2 or less goals | 1 points |
| Loss with goal difference of 3 or more goals | 0 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:
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Delhi Waveriders | Delhi | Dhyan Chand National Stadium | 20,000 |
| Mumbai Magicians | Mumbai | Mahindra Hockey Stadium | 8,250 |
| Punjab Warriors | Jalandhar | Surjit Hockey Stadium | 8,000 |
| Ranchi Rhinos | Ranchi | Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium | 5,000 |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium | 10,000 |
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 | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | League Phase | | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | W | |
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## Schedule

    All matches' timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +05:30)

### League Phase

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Delhi Wave Riders | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 49 |
| Ranchi Rhinos | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 41 |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | –3 | 32 |
| Punjab Warriors | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 27 | –2 | 29 |
| Mumbai Magicians | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 32 | –12 | 16 |
| | | | | | | Qualified for Semi-finals | Qualified for Semi-finals | Qualified for Semi-finals |
| | | | | | | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
* 14 January 2013 20:00
| Delhi Wave Riders (H) | 2–1 | Punjab Warriors |
| Deecke 14' Chandi 23' | Report | Padrós 42' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND)
* 16 January 2013 18:00
| Punjab Warriors (H) | 1–2 | Ranchi Rhinos |
| Govers 63' | Report | Jackson 43' Mandeep 50' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Marcello Servetto (ESP) Gurinder Sangha (IND)
* 16 January 2013 20:00
| Delhi Wave Riders (H) | 2–1 | Mumbai Magicians |
| Rupinder Pal 27' Norris-Jones 48' | Report | Sandeep 50' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 17 January 2013 20:00
| Punjab Warriors (H) | 1–2 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Dwyer 39' | Report | Hertzberger 17' 59' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)
* 18 January 2013 20:00
| Ranchi Rhinos (H) | 3–1 | Mumbai Magicians |
| Chaudhary 9' Mandeep 22' Smith 29' | Report | Chinglensana 45' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Suresh Thakur Kumar (IND)
* 19 January 2013 11:30
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H) | 1–1 | Delhi Wave Riders |
| Raghunath 24' | Report | Child 6' |
* Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Marcello Servetto (ESP) Harsha Vardhan (IND)
* 20 January 2013 15:00
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H) | 2–0 | Ranchi Rhinos |
| Hertzberger 47' Raghunath 60' | Report | |
* Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
* 20 January 2013 20:00
| Mumbai Magicians (H) | 2–4 | Punjab Warriors |
| Satbir 7' Sandeep 33' | Report | Dharamvir 4', 70' Dwyer 56' Ranjit 65' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Anil Kumar (IND)
* 21 January 2013 20:00
| Mumbai Magicians (H) | 4–6 | Delhi Wave Riders |
| Sandeep 8', 51' Turner 42' Wilson 48' | Report | Deecke 14' Norris-Jones 23' Mujtaba 25' Akashdeep 53' Mir 55' Child 58' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Gurinder Sangha (IND)
* 22 January 2013 20:00
| Punjab Warriors (H) | 2–2 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Shivendra 12' Malak 28' | Report | Raghunath 24', 35+' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Suresh Thakur Kumar (IND)
* 23 January 2013 20:00
| Ranchi Rhinos (H) | 4–5 | Delhi Wave Riders |
| Reid-Ross 13' Jackson 46', 64' Mandeep 60' | Report | Akashdeep 5' Rupinder Pal 47', 57' Chandi 51' Jenniskens 65' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Marcello Servetto (ESP) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)
* 24 January 2013 18:00
| Ranchi Rhinos (H) | 3–1 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Fürste 27' Wilson 67' Jackson 69' | Report | Doerner 53' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 24 January 2013 20:00
| Punjab Warriors (H) | 4–3 | Mumbai Magicians |
| 30' Malak 35' Sunil 40' Ford 44' | Report | Sandeep 14' Turner 54' 64' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Harsha Vardhan (IND)
* 26 January 2013 15:00
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H) | 1–3 | Ranchi Rhinos |
| Hertzberger 68' | Report | Mandeep 58', 67' Tarandeep 69' |
* Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Anil Kumar (IND)
* 26 January 2013 18:00
| Delhi Wave Riders (H) | 4–3 | Mumbai Magicians |
| Khan 6' Norris-Jones 12', 22' Rupinder Pal 51' | Report | Sandeep 28', 56', 66' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
* 27 January 2013 15:00
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H) | 3–4 | Punjab Warriors |
| Alegre 11' Raghunath 65' Hertzberger 67' | Report | Sunil 2', 4' Dwyer 8' Ciriello 15' |
* Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Marcello Servetto (ESP) Raghu Prasad (IND)
* 28 January 2013 20:00
| Ranchi Rhinos (H) | 2–1 | Mumbai Magicians |
| Jackson 28' Mandeep 49' | Report | Sandeep 2' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Gurinder Sangha (IND)
* 29 January 2013 20:00
| Delhi Wave Riders (H) | 3–0 | Punjab Warriors |
| Akashdeep 13' Hayward 52' Child 69' | Report | |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)
* 30 January 2013 18:00
| Mumbai Magicians (H) | 4–0 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Jasrotia 11' Wilson 45' Sandeep 52', 66' | Report | |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Marcello Servetto (ESP) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 30 January 2013 20:00
| Delhi Wave Riders (H) | 2–2 | Ranchi Rhinos |
| 20' Walmiki 53' | Report | Reid-Ross 14' Evers 61' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Raghu Prasad (IND)
* 31 January 2013 20:00
| Mumbai Magicians (H) | 1–3 | Punjab Warriors |
| De Young 48' | Report | Dharamvir 8' Hammond 23' Malak 52' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Marcello Servetto (ESP) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 1 February 2013 20:00
| Ranchi Rhinos (H) | 2–5 | Delhi Wave Riders |
| Wilson 24' Manpreet 68' | Report | Chandi 4', 19' Child 7' Rupinder Pal 40' Gurbaj 49' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Harsha Vardhan (IND)
* 2 February 2013 15:00
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H) | 2–0 | Mumbai Magicians |
| Mor 9' Shanker 58' | Report | |
* Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Gurinder Sangha (IND)
* 2 February 2013 20:00
| Ranchi Rhinos (H) | 1–1 | Punjab Warriors |
| Mandeep 34' | Report | Malak 14' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)
* 3 February 2013 15:00
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards (H) | 0–3 | Delhi Wave Riders |
| | Report | Mir 10' Deecke 17' Chandi 30' |
* Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Suresh Thakur Kumar (IND)
* 4 February 2013 20:00
| Punjab Warriors (H) | 2–3 | Ranchi Rhinos |
| Govers 34' Ciriello 50' | Report | Reid-Ross 52', 69' Mandeep 62' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Marcello Servetto (ESP) Harsha Vardhan (IND)
* 5 February 2013 18:00
| Punjab Warriors (H) | 2–3 | Delhi Wave Riders |
| Dharamvir 17' Ciriello 70' | Report | Rupinder Pal 7' Deecke 11' Norris-Jones 23' |
* Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar Umpires: Marcello Servetto (ESP) Gurinder Sangha (IND)
* 5 February 2013 20:00
| Mumbai Magicians (H) | 0–1 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| | Report | Doerner 33' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Michael Eilmer (AUT)
* 7 February 2013 18:00
| Delhi Wave Riders (H) | 1–4 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Hayward 64' | Report | Hertzberger 39' Uthappa 49' Pudiyokkada 56' Malayalan 64' |
* Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 7 February 2013 20:00
| Mumbai Magicians (H) | 0–1 | Ranchi Rhinos |
| | Report | Wilson 61' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Raghu Prasad (IND)

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 9 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi | 9 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi |
| Ranchi Rhinos | 4 |
| Ranchi Rhinos | 4 | 10 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi | 10 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 2 | 10 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi | 10 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 2 | Ranchi Rhinos | 2 |
| 9 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi | 9 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi | | Ranchi Rhinos | 2 |
| 9 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi | 9 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi | Delhi Wave Riders | 1 |
| Delhi Wave Riders | 3 | Delhi Wave Riders | 1 |
| Punjab Warriors | 1 | | |
| Punjab Warriors | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 10 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi | 10 February–Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi |
| | | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 4 |
| | | Punjab Warriors | 3 |

#### Semifinals

* 9 February 2013 16:30
| Ranchi Rhinos | 4–2 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Mandeep 5', 66' Wilson 32', 64' | Report | Thimmaiah 16', 54' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Marcello Servetto (ESP) Raghu Prasad (IND)
* 9 February 2013 20:00
| Delhi Wave Riders | 3–1 | Punjab Warriors |
| Mir 14' Rupinder Pal 32' Norris-Jones 67' | Report | Dwyer 33' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Javed Shaikh (IND)

#### Third and fourth place

* 10 February 2013 17:00
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Punjab Warriors |
| Raghunath 42', 62', 64', 85' | Report | Knowles 4' Sunil 8' Ranjit 39' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Michael Eilmer (AUT) Javed Shaikh (IND)

#### Final

* 10 February 2013 20:00
| Ranchi Rhinos | 2–1 | Delhi Wave Riders |
| Smith 55' Manpreet 63' | Report | Child 25' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Marcello Servetto (ESP)

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Upcoming player of the tournament | Most goals in league phase | Fair play |
| Sardar Singh (Delhi Waveriders) | Mandeep Singh (Ranchi Rhinos) | Delhi Waveriders (37 in 12 matches) | Ranchi Rhinos |

## Statistics
### Leading goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Goals |
| 1 | Sandeep Singh | Mumbai Magicians | 12 | 11 |
| 2 | Mandeep Singh | Ranchi Rhinos | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | V. R. Raghunath | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 14 | 9 |
| 4 | Rupinder Pal Singh | Delhi Wave Riders | 14 | 7 |
| 5 | Lloyd Norris-Jones | Delhi Wave Riders | 14 | 6 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Report | Venue |
| Sandeep Singh | Mumbai Magicians | Delhi Wave Riders | 3–4 | Match 15 | New Delhi–Dhyan Chand National Stadium |
| V.R. Raghunath$^4$ | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Punjab Warriors | 4–3 | 3rd place | Ranchi– 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

| Rank | Player | Team | Clean sheets |
| 1 | George Bazeley | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 3 |
| 2 | Francisco Juancosa Cortés | Ranchi Rhinos | 1 |
| 2 | Nicolas Jacobi | Delhi Waveriders | 1 |
| 2 | Pirmin Blaak | Delhi Waveriders | 1 |
| 2 | P. R. Shreejesh | Mumbai Magicians | 1 |

#### 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