# India women's national field hockey team

The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. They are ranked 9th in the world and the second best team in Asia. They have won the gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 1982 Asian Games. They have also won the Asia Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017, and the Asian Champions Trophy thrice, in 2016, 2023 and 2024.

## History

The team's breakthrough performance came at the Women's Hockey World Cup at Mandelieu in 1974, where it finished in 4th place. Their best performance in the Olympic Games was at 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics (where they came in 4th), when a women's event was held for the first time in Olympic history. The team also won the Gold medal at the inaugural 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, defeating Korea in the finals. Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years at different events- during the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. Team members were referred to as the "assi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or the "Golden Girls of Hockey," after the 2004 win. The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur defeating China in a shootout. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it finished in 5th place but at 2014 Asian Games, Incheon stunned Japan 2–1 in a tight match to clinch their third bronze medal at the Asian Games. During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the Round 2 of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the World League Semi-finals held in Antwerp the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match. The Indian woman's national field hockey team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics. They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where they placed 6th.

### 2002 Commonwealth Games and Chak De! India (2007)

The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad, led by Captain Suraj Lata Devi, competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The team entered the finals after defeating the New Zealand women's national field hockey team. and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat the English women's hockey team.
This event served as the inspiration for the 2007 Bollywood film about women's field hockey, Chak De! India starring Shah Rukh Khan (after screenwriter Jaideep Sahni read a short article about it). Sahni began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik. After hearing the storyline, Kaushik suggested that Sahni meet hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi (who faced accusations of throwing the match against Pakistan during the 1982 Asian Games). Sahni has stated that he was unaware of Negi's tribulations while writing the script and that the resemblance with Negi's life was entirely coincidental. Negi affirmed this point stating that he didn't "want to hog the limelight. This movie is not a documentary of Mir Ranjan Negi's life. It is in fact the story of a team that becomes a winning lot from a bunch of hopeless girls" In response to the fact that the media equated Kabir Khan with Negi, Sahni said that "Our script was written a year and a half back. It is very unfortunate that something, which is about women athletes, has just started becoming about Negi."

### Tokyo Olympics and resurgence

India at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time ever, reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina in the semi-final and then to Great Britain in the bronze medal match. Following their performance at the Olympics, the team went to win bronze medals at the 2022 Asia Cup and the Commonwealth Games and a third-place finish in the 2021–22 Pro League. In 2022 India won the first ever FIH Women's Nations Cup. However, they failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics losing to Japan in the bronze medal match at the Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi on 19 January 2024.

## Performance record
### Summer Olympics

| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1980 | Moscow, USSR | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 1984 | Los Angeles, United States | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Athens, Greece | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Beijing, China | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | London, Great Britain | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 2024 | Paris, France | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| | Total | 4th place | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 45 |

### World Cup

| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1974 | Mandelieu, France | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 1976 | West Berlin, West Germany | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1978 | Madrid, Spain | 7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 1981 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1983 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 11th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 1986 | Amstelveen, Netherlands | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Sydney, Australia | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Dublin, Ireland | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 12th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 2002 | Perth, Australia | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Madrid, Spain | 11th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 2010 | Rosario, Argentina | 9th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 2014 | The Hague, Netherlands | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | London, England | 8th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | Amstelveen, Netherlands Valencia, Spain | 9th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| | Total | 4th place | 50 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 62 | 98 |

### Commonwealth Games

| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 |
| 2002 | Manchester, England | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 2006 | Melbourne, Australia | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 |
| 2010 | New Delhi, India | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | Birmingham, England | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| | Total | 1 Title | 41 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 110 | 64 |

### Asian Games

| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1982 | New Delhi, India | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
| 1990 | Beijing, China | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 |
| 2002 | Busan, South Korea | 4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | Doha, Qatar | | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010 | Guangzhou, China | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 7 |
| 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| 2018 | Jakarta, Indonesia | | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| 2022 | Hangzhou, China | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 6 |
| | Total | 1 Title | 62 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 231 | 78 |

### Asia Cup

| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1985 | Seoul, South Korea | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1989 | Hong Kong | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 1993 | Hiroshima, Japan | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 1999 | New Delhi, India | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
| 2004 | New Delhi, India | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 2007 | Hong Kong | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 13 |
| 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 |
| 2013 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 |
| 2017 | Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| 2022 | Muscat, Oman | | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 |
| | Total | 2 Titles | 47 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 203 | 63 |

### Asian Champions Trophy

| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2010 | Busan, South Korea | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 2011 | Ordos, China | 4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 2013 | Kakamigahara, Japan | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 2016 | Singapore | | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 2018 | Donghae City, South Korea | | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 2021 | Donghae City, South Korea | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2023 | Ranchi, India | | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 2024 | Rajgir, India | | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| | Total | 3 Titles | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 98 | 55 |

### Pro League

| Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2021–22 | N/A | | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 26 |
| 2023–24 | N/A | 8th | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 38 |
| 2024–25 | N/A | | | | | | | |
| Total | Total | Third place | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 64 |

### Nations Cup

| Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2022 | Valencia, Spain | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| | Total | 1 Title | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 |

### South Asian Games

| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2016 | Guwahati, India | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| | Total | 1 Title | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |

### World League

| No. | Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1 | 2012–13 | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | 14th | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 30 |
| 2 | 2014–15 | Rosario, Argentina | 10th | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 20 |
| 3 | 2016–17 | Auckland, New Zealand | 16th | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| | Total | | | 35 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 87 | 68 |

### Champions Challenge

| No. | Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1 | 2002 | Johannesburg, South Africa | | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| 2 | 2011 | Dublin, Ireland | 7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | 2012 | Dublin, Ireland | 7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 |
| 4 | 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | 8th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| | Total | | Third place | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 54 |

### Hockey Series

| Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2018–19 | Hiroshima, Japan | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| | Total | 1 Title | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |

### Afro-Asian Games

| Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2003 | Hyderabad, India | | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 |
| | Total | 1 Title | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 |

## Honours
### Major tournaments

* Commonwealth Games:
** Gold medal: 2002
** Silver medal: 2006
** Bronze medal: 2022
* Asian Games:
** Gold medal: 1982
** Silver medal: 1998, 2018
** Bronze medal: 1986, 2006, 2014, 2022
* Women's Asia Cup:
** Champions: 2004, 2017
** Runner-up: 1999, 2009
** Third Place: 1993, 2013, 2022
* Women's Asian Champions Trophy:
** Champions: 2016, 2023, 2024
** Runner-up: 2013, 2018
** Third Place: 2010
* Women's FIH Pro League:
** Third Place: 2021–22
* Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup:
** Champions: 2022

### Other tournaments

* South Asian Games:
** Gold medal: 2016

## Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2025
## Players
### Current squad

The following players were named for the 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League.
Caps updated as of 25 February 2025, after the match against Netherlands.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 11 | GK | Savita Punia | (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 34) | 301 | 0 | NCOE, Delhi |
| 9 | GK | Bichu Devi Kharibam | (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 24) | 41 | 0 | Indian Oil Corporation |
| 8 | DF | Nikki Pradhan | (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31) | 190 | 2 | Railways |
| 27 | DF | Sushila Chanu | (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 33) | 252 | 8 | Railways |
| 18 | DF | Udita Duhan | (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 27) | 127 | 14 | Indian Oil Corporation |
| 50 | DF | Ishika Chaudhary | (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 24) | 64 | 1 | Indian Oil Corporation |
| 1 | DF | Jyoti Chhatri | (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21) | 15 | 0 | Odisha Naval Tata HHPC |
| 24 | DF | Jyoti Rumavat | (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 25) | 83 | 8 | Indian Oil Corporation |
| 19 | MF | Vaishnavi Phalke | (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21) | 49 | 7 | Hockey Maharashtra |
| 32 | MF | Neha Goyal | (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 28) | 177 | 20 | Railways |
| 30 | MF | Salima Tete (captain) | (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 23) | 130 | 16 | Railways |
| 45 | MF | Manisha Chauhan | (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 26) | 14 | 2 | Manipur Hockey |
| 29 | MF | Sunelita Toppo | (2007-04-11) 11 April 2007 (age 17) | 27 | 1 | Hockey Association of Odisha |
| 20 | MF | Lalremsiami | (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24) | 164 | 41 | Railways |
| 7 | MF | Sharmila Godara | (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 23) | 74 | 8 | Indian Oil Corporation |
| 22 | MF | Baljeet Kaur | (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) | 32 | 2 | Indian Oil Corporation |
| 2 | MF | Jyoti Singh | (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Madhya Pradesh HA |
| 25 | FW | Navneet Kaur (vice-captain) | (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 29) | 186 | 55 | Railways |
| 14 | FW | Sangita Kumari | (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 23) | 64 | 28 | Railways |
| 16 | FW | Vandana Katariya | (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32) | 320 | 98 | Railways |
| 55 | FW | Deepika Sehrawat | (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21) | 56 | 27 | Indian Oil Corporation |
| 33 | FW | Preeti Dubey | (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 26) | 56 | 9 | Railways |
| 35 | FW | Rutuja Pisal | (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 2 | Union Bank of India |
| 52 | FW | Beauty Dungdung | (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 21) | 26 | 3 | Indian Oil Corporation |
| 15 | FW | Mumtaz Khan | (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22) | 12 | 0 | Indian Oil Corporation |
| 39 | FW | Sakshi Rana | (2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 (age 17) | 3 | 1 | Hockey Haryana |

### Recent call-ups

These players were called up in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Bansari Solanki | (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | NCE Delhi | NT Camp, May 2024 |
| GK | Madhuri Kindo | (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Hockey Association of Odisha | NT Camp, May 2024 |
| DF | Mahima Choudhary | (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | Indian Oil Corporation | 2023–24 FIH Pro League |
| DF | Akshata Dhekale | (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | Indian Oil Corporation | 2023–24 FIH Pro League |
| DF | Monika Malik | (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 31) | 229 | 18 | Railways | NT Camp, May 2024 |
| DF | Gurjit Kaur | (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 29) | 137 | 86 | Railways | 2023–24 Pro League |
| DF | Ropni Kumari | (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Railways | NT Camp, May 2024 |
| DF | Preeti Panchal | (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Railways | NT Camp, May 2024 |
| MF | Nisha Warsi | (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 29) | 89 | 1 | Railways | 2023–24 Pro League |
| MF | Sonika Tandi | (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27) | 91 | 7 | Income Tax | 2023–24 Pro League |
| MF | Ajmina Kujur | (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Indian Oil Corporation | NT Camp, May 2024 |
| MF | Marina Lalramnghaki | (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Hockey Mizoram | NT Camp, May 2024 |
| MF | Jyothi Edula | (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Railways | NT Camp, May 2024 |
| FW | Deepika Soreng | (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Railways | 2023–24 FIH Pro League |
| $^{INJ}$ Withdrew due to injury $^{PRE}$ Preliminary squad / standby $^{RET}$ Retired from the national team $^{WD}$ Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. |||||||

## Coaching staff

* Head coach: Harendra Singh.
* Assistant coach: Anthony Farry
* Coaches: Yendala Soundarya, Ankitha B. S.

## Individual records

    Players in bold are still active, at least at international level.

### Most caps

Sources:
| Position | Player | Caps |
| 1 | Vandana Katariya | 317 |
| 2 | Savita Punia | 293 |
| 3 | Deep Grace Ekka | 268 |
| 4 | Rani Rampal | 254 |
| 5 | Ritu Rani | 248 |
| 6 | Sushila Chanu | 245 |
| 7 | Monika Malik | 229 |
| 8 | Surinder Kaur | 229 |
| 9 | Navjot Kaur | 209 |
| 10 | Poonam Rani | 204 |
| 11 | Saba Anjum Karim | 200 |

## Awards
### Summer Olympics

* During the 2008 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier, the team ranked fourth in the "Qualifying Two" event. Rani Devi received the Most Promising Young Player of the Tournament award. (Squad)

### Hockey World Cup

* During the 2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier, the team ranked 7th. Sanggai Chanu received the Young Player of the Tournament award. (Squad)

### Hockey Champions Challenge

* During the 2002 Hockey Champions Challenge, Jyoti Sunita Kullu received the Topscorer award for five goals. (Squad)

### Dhyan Chand Award

* Mary D'Souza Sequeira (1953–1963)

### Arjuna Awards

The following is a list of recipients for the Arjuna award in hockey recipients (by year):
* Helen Mary, 2004
* Suraj Lata Devi (former captain), 2003
* Mamta Kharab, 2002
* Madhu Yadav, 2000
* Tingongleima Chanu, 2000
* S. Omana Kumari, 1998
* Pritam Rani Siwach (former captain), 1998
* Prem Maya Sonir, 1985
* Rajbir Kaur, 1984
* Varsha Soni, 1981
* Eliza Nelson, 1980–1981
* Rekha B.Mundhphan, 1979–1980
* Lorraine Fernandes, 1976–1977
* Ajinder Kaur, 1975–1976
* Dr Otilia Mascarenhas, 1973–1974
* Sunita Puri, 1966
* Elvera Britto, 1965
* Anne Lumsden, 1961