# 2017 Hockey India League

The 2017 Hockey India League, known as Coal India Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth season of the Hockey India League. It was held between 21 January and 26 February 2017. Kalinga Lancers beat Dabang Mumbai 4–1 in the final to win their first title. Six teams played 34 matches in six venues with final played in Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh. The prize money was announced to be 3 crores INR.
Punjab Warriors were the defending champions and were eliminated in the round-robin stage. Uttar Pradesh Wizards finished third, beating Delhi Waveriders in the third place playoff. Kalinga Lancers' Glenn Turner and Moritz Fürste finished as the tournament's joint top-scorers with 12 goals each. Dabang Mumbai's Florian Fuchs was named the Player of the Tournament.

## Teams

Six teams competed in the season, the same from last season.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Delhi Waveriders | Delhi | Shivaji Stadium | 7,000 |
| Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar | Kalinga Hockey Stadium | 16,000 |
| Dabang Mumbai | Mumbai | Mahindra Hockey Stadium | 8,250 |
| Punjab Warriors | Chandigarh | Sector 42 Stadium | 30,000 |
| Ranchi Rays | Ranchi | Astroturf Hockey Stadium | 5,000 |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Major Dhyan Chand Stadium | 10,000 |

## Format

Six teams were placed in a group to play home-away round robin matches. The top four teams qualified for the knockout stage. This season again featured some rules regarding scoring goals as every field goal was double compared to goals scored from penalty corners, meaning a field goal counted as two while successfully converted short corners were considered one goal. Playing eleven, teams had to have a minimum of two and a maximum of five foreign players.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dabang Mumbai (Q) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 35 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Kalinga Lancers (Q) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 28 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards (Q) | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 25 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 4 | Delhi Waveriders (Q) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 23 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 5 | Ranchi Rays (E) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 23 | |
| 6 | Punjab Warriors (E) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 22 | |
Source: Official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points (Win (5) Draw (2) Lost by 3 goals (1) or (0) 2) matches won 3) goal difference 4) goals scored 5) head-to-head points, goal difference & goals scored 6) shoot‐out competition
(Q) Qualified for semi-finals; (E) Eliminated.

### Results table

| Home \ Away | DM | DWR | KL | JPW | RR | UPW |
| Dabang Mumbai | — | 3–2 | 3–4 | 10–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 |
| Delhi Waveriders | 2–3 | — | 6–4 | 2–3 | 2–6 | 8–1 |
| Kalinga Lancers | 2–5 | 1–0 | — | 6–5 | 4–2 | 0–10 |
| Punjab Warriors | 1–2 | 1–6 | 0–7 | — | 1–0 | 2–6 |
| Ranchi Rays | 7–3 | 0–0 | 7–2 | 0–7 | — | 0–0 |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — |
* 21 January 2017 19:20
| Dabang Mumbai | 3–3 | Ranchi Rays |
| H. Singh 37' Thimmaiah 60' | Report | Si. Singh 32' Ruhr 39' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 22 January 2017 19:20
| Kalinga Lancers | 1–0 | Delhi Waveriders |
| G. Singh 47' | Report | |
* Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) RV Raghuprasad (IND)
* 23 January 2017 19:20
| Kalinga Lancers | 4–2 | Ranchi Rays |
| Turner 43', 49' | Report | S. Singh 53' |
* Kalinga Hockey Stadium. Bhubaneswar Umpires: Ben Gontgen (GER) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)
* 24 January 2017 19:20
| Dabang Mumbai | 4–3 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| H. Singh 24', 32' Kemperman 60' | Report | Mazzilli 12' R. Singh 59' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
* 26 January 2017 19:20
| Ranchi Rays | 7–2 | Kalinga Lancers |
| Jackson 24' Khan 30' Ruhr 31' M. Singh 44' | Report | Upadhyay 49' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 27 January 2017 19:20
| Dabang Mumbai | 10–4 | Punjab Warriors |
| Thimmaiah 6' Fuchs 30', 43' Yousuf 49', 50' | Report | Gohdes 13' Qureshi 44' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
* 28 January 2017 19:20
| Ranchi Rays | 0–0 | Delhi Waveriders |
| | Report | |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Deepak Joshi (IND)
* 29 January 2017 19:20
| Kalinga Lancers | 0–10 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| | Report | Mazzilli 1' R. Singh 4', 23' A. Singh 27', 48' |
* Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Ben Gontgen (GER) RV Raghuprasad (IND)
* 30 January 2017 19:20
| Dabang Mumbai | 3–2 | Delhi Waveriders |
| Yousuf 29', 30' | Report | Reid-Ross 43' RP Singh 55' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 31 January 2017 19:20
| Dabang Mumbai | 3–4 | Kalinga Lancers |
| H. Singh 27', 43' | Report | Fürste 32', 33' Turner 40' |
* Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Deepak Joshi (IND)
* 1 February 2017 19:20
| Ranchi Rays | 0–7 | Punjab Warriors |
| | Report | Van der Weerden 25' Sunil 26', 34' Whetton 43' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Pankaj Tyagi (IND)
* 2 February 2017 19:20
| Ranchi Rays | 7–3 | Dabang Mumbai |
| Jackson 5', 49' Khan 16' I. Khan 57' | Report | Fuchs 2' Yousuf 51' |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Ripudaman Sharma (IND) Ben Gontgen (GER)
* 3 February 2017 19:20
| Kalinga Lancers | 6–5 | Punjab Warriors |
| Turner 11' Fürste 18', 28' Uthappa 32' | Report | Gleghorne 34' Sat. Singh 35' Weerden 52' Qureshi 57' |
* Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 4 February 2017 19:20
| Ranchi Rays | 0–0 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| | Report | |
* Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) RV Raghuprasad (IND)
* 5 February 2017 19:20
| Kalinga Lancers | 2–5 | Dabang Mumbai |
| Turner 57' | Report | H. Singh 23' Fuchs 31' Gurj. Singh 53' |
* Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Deepak Joshi (IND)
* 7 February 2017 19:20
| Delhi Waveriders | 2–3 | Punjab Warriors |
| White 39' | Report | Van der Horst 15' Van der Weerden 53' |
* Shivaji Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)
* 8 February 2017 19:20
| Delhi Waveriders | 8–1 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| M. Singh 4', 30' P. Singh 57' Smith 58' | Report | Raghunath 14' |
* Shivaji Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 9 February 2017 19:20
| Punjab Warriors | 1–0 | Ranchi Rays |
| Van der Weerden 25' | Report | |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) RV Raghuprasad (IND)
* 10 February 2017 19:20
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 2–2 | Kalinga Lancers |
| Raghunath 15' Peillat 60+' | Report | Fürste 15', 51' |
* Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Deepak Joshi (IND)
* 11 February 2017 19:20
| Punjab Warriors | 1–2 | Dabang Mumbai |
| Van der Weerden 37' | Report | Kemperman 60' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
* 12 February 2017 19:20
| Delhi Waveriders | 6–4 | Kalinga Lancers |
| T. Singh 9' Reid-Ross 29' RP Singh 57' Child 59' | Report | D. Singh 40' Fürste 54' |
* Shivaji Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) RV Raghuprasad (IND)
* 13 February 2017 19:20
| Punjab Warriors | 2–6 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Pruyser 31' | Report | S. Singh 5' Yadav 40' A. Singh 58' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Ripudaman Sharma (IND)
* 15 February 2017 19:20
| Delhi Waveriders | 2–3 | Dabang Mumbai |
| M. Singh 44' | Report | Govers 24' Fuchs 60' |
* Shivaji Stadium, Delhi Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Deepak Joshi (IND)
* 16 February 2017 19:20
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 4–0 | Ranchi Rays |
| Van Ass 37' A. Singh 60' | Report | |
* Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 17 February 2017 19:20
| Punjab Warriors | 1–6 | Delhi Waveriders |
| Gleghorne 30' | Report | Reid-Ross 4' RP Singh 17' M. Singh 38' Lewers 44' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Ben Gontgen (GER) RV Raghuprasad (IND)
* 18 February 2017 19:20
| Punjab Warriors | 0–7 | Kalinga Lancers |
| | Report | Dixon 9' Fürste 24' Upadhyay 34' D. Singh 39' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Jakub Mejzlik (CZE) Ben Gontgen (GER)
* 19 February 2017 19:20
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 1–1 | Delhi Waveriders |
| Peillat 22' | Report | RP Singh 22' |
* Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Javed Shaikh (IND)
* 20 February 2017 19:20
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 0–1 | Punjab Warriors |
| | Report | Van der Weerden 35' |
* Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) German Montes de Oca (ARG)
* 21 February 2017 19:20
| Delhi Waveriders | 2–6 | Ranchi Rays |
| Reid-Ross 45' | Report | M. Singh 9', 32' Khan 37' |
* Shivaji Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)
* 22 February 2017 19:20
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 4–4 | Dabang Mumbai |
| Yadav 12' R. Singh 17' | Report | Gurj. Singh 13' M. Singh 19' |
* Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 25 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | 25 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh |
| Dabang Mumbai | 2 |
| Dabang Mumbai | 2 | 26 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | 26 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh |
| Delhi Waveriders | 0 | 26 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | 26 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh |
| Delhi Waveriders | 0 | Dabang Mumbai | 1 |
| 25 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | 25 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | | Dabang Mumbai | 1 |
| 25 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | 25 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | Kalinga Lancers | 4 |
| Kalinga Lancers | 4 (4) | Kalinga Lancers | 4 |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 4 (3) | | |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 4 (3) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh | 26 February–Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh |
| | | Delhi Waveriders | 4 |
| | | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 5 |

#### Semi-finals

* 25 February 2017 16:50 IST
| Kalinga Lancers | 4–4 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Walmiki 9' Fürste 35' Bakker 46' | Report | Van Aubel 4' A. Singh 58' |
| Penalties |||
| Fürste Dixon Upadhyay Zalewski D. Singh Fürste Upadhyay Zalewski | 4–3 | Peillat Van Aubel R. Singh A. Singh Baart Mazzilli Van Aubel A. Singh |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Ben Gontgen (GER)
* 25 February 2017 19:20 IST
| Dabang Mumbai | 2–0 | Delhi Waveriders |
| Kemperman 26' | Report | |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Jakub Mejzlik (CZE)

#### Third and fourth place

* 26 February 2017 16:50 IST
| Delhi Waveriders | 4–5 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Reid-Ross 15' RP Singh 24', 36' | Report | S. Singh 18' Peillat 38' Mazzilli 57' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Ben Gontgen (GER) Javed Shaikh (IND)

#### Final

* 26 February 2017 19:20 IST
| Dabang Mumbai | 1–4 | Kalinga Lancers |
| Yousuf 33' | Report | Turner 18' Fürste 30', 59' |
* Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) R. V. Raghuprasad (IND)

## Statistics
### Leading goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | FG/PC/PS1/PS2$^^$ |
| 1 | Moritz Fürste | Kalinga Lancers | 12 | 1/10/0/0 |
| 1 | Glenn Turner | Kalinga Lancers | 12 | 5/0/0/1 |
| 3 | Florian Fuchs | Dabang Mumbai | 10 | 5/0/0/0 |
| 3 | Akashdeep Singh | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 10 | 5/0/0/0 |
| 5 | Affan Yousuf | Dabang Mumbai | 9 | 3/3/0/0 |
| 6 | Mandeep Singh | Delhi Waveriders | 8 | 4/0/0/0 |
| Total 51 scorers | Total 51 scorers | Total 51 scorers | 206 | 76/45/3/3 |

## Awards

| Player of the Tournament | Highest goalscorer | Most saves | Upcoming Player of the Tournament | Achiever of the Tournament | Fairplay Trophy |
| Florian Fuchs (Dabang Mumbai) | Glenn Turner Moritz Fürste (Kalinga Lancers) (12 goals) | P. R. Sreejesh (Uttar Pradesh Wizards) | Harmanpreet Singh (Dabang Mumbai) | Florian Fuchs (Dabang Mumbai) | Kalinga Lancers |

## Attendances

| # | HIL club | Average attendance |
| 1 | Kalinga Lancers | 6,342 |
| 2 | Punjab Warriors | 5,201 |
| 3 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 4,502 |
| 4 | Delhi Waveriders | 4,128 |
| 5 | Dabang Mumbai | 3,723 |
| 6 | Ranchi Rays | 3,658 |