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 January 5 to February 3 but was postponed to January 14 to February 10. Rules and regulations. 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: 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: Venues. Five venues have been selected for Hockey India League which will serve as home grounds for each franchise: 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 December 16 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.