Hockey India League 2024-25: fecha, calendario, sede y todo lo que necesitas saber

After an exciting Hockey India League 2024-25 auction, HIL is set to make a spectacular comeback, starting on December 28 with an exciting game between the Delhi SG Pipers and Gonasika at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela.

In what seems to be the biggest and best HIL season ever, eight men’s and four women’s teams are preparing to compete after a thorough player auction. In Rourkela, the men’s league will start on December 28. Games will go through two phases before the championship match on February 1, 2025. On January 12, 2025, the women’s teams will begin their league play in Ranchi, and on January 26, they will have their grand finals.

HIL Men’s League Format

All eight teams will play one another in Phase 1 of the men’s HIL, which will begin in Rourkela and run from December 28 to January 18. The teams will be split into two pools for Phase 2, which starts on January 19: Pool A, which includes the Delhi SG Pipers, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers, Soorma Hockey Club, and Vedanta Kalinga Lancers, and Pool B, which includes the Gonasika, Hyderabad Toofans, Tamil Nadu Dragons, and UP Rudras. The top four teams advance to the semifinals on January 31 after each team plays other teams in their respective pool.

HIL 2024-25 teams

Pool A

• Delhi SG Pipers
• Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
• Soorma Hockey Club
• Vedanta Kalinga Lancers

Pool B

• Gonasika
• Hyderabad Toofans
• Tamil Nadu Dragons
• UP Rudras

What is the starting date of Hockey India League?

The league will begin from December 28 with opening game between Gonasika vs Delhi SG Pipers in Rourkela.

What is the venue of the Hockey India League 2024-25?

Two venues are going to hold Hockey India League 2025; Rourkela and Ranchi.

HIL 2024-25 schedule

• Saturday, 28 December 2024 – Gonasika vs Delhi SG Pipers | Rourkela
• Sunday, 29 December 2024 – Hyderabad Toofans vs Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | Rourkela
• Sunday, 29 December 2024 – Soorma Hockey Club vs Tamil Nadu Dragons | Rourkela
• Monday, 30 December 2024 – UP Rudras vs Vedanta Kalinga Lancers | Rourkela
• Tuesday, 31 December 2024 – Delhi SG Pipers vs Hyderabad Toofans | Rourkela
• Wednesday, 1 January 2025 – Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Gonasika | Rourkela
• Thursday, 2 January 2025 – Soorma Hockey Club vs UP Rudras | Rourkela
• Friday, 3 January 2025 – Tamil Nadu Dragons vs Vedanta Kalinga Lancers | Rourkela
• Saturday, 4 January 2025 – Delhi SG Pipers vs Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | Rourkela
• Saturday, 4 January 2025 – Hyderabad Toofans vs Gonasika | Rourkela
• Sunday, 5 January 2025 – Vedanta Kalinga Lancers vs Soorma Hockey Club | Rourkela
• Sunday, 5 January 2025 – Tamil Nadu Dragons vs UP Rudras | Rourkela
• Monday, 6 January 2025 – Soorma Hockey Club vs Delhi SG Pipers | Rourkela
• Tuesday, 7 January 2025 – Vedanta Kalinga Lancers vs Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | Rourkela
• Wednesday, 8 January 2025 – Gonasika vs Tamil Nadu Dragons | Rourkela
• Wednesday, 8 January 2025 – UP Rudras vs Hyderabad Toofans | Rourkela
• Thursday, 9 January 2025 – Vedanta Kalinga Lancers vs Gonasika | Rourkela
• Friday, 10 January 2025 – Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Tamil Nadu Dragons | Rourkela
• Saturday, 11 January 2025 – Delhi SG Pipers vs UP Rudras | Rourkela
• Saturday, 11 January 2025 – Hyderabad Toofans vs Soorma Hockey Club | Rourkela
• Sunday, 12 January 2025 – Vedanta Kalinga Lancers vs Hyderabad Toofans | Rourkela
• Monday, 13 January 2025 – Tamil Nadu Dragons vs Delhi SG Pipers | Rourkela
• Tuesday, 14 January 2025 – Gonasika vs Soorma Hockey Club | Rourkela
• Wednesday, 15 January 2025 – UP Rudras vs Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | Rourkela
• Thursday, 16 January 2025 – Delhi SG Pipers vs Vedanta Kalinga Lancers | Rourkela
• Friday, 17 January 2025 – Soorma Hockey Club vs Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers | Rourkela
• Saturday, 18 January 2025 – Hyderabad Toofans vs Tamil Nadu Dragons | Ranchi
• Saturday, 18 January 2025 – Gonasika vs UP Rudras | Ranchi
• Sunday, 19 January 2025 – Vedanta Kalinga Lancers vs Delhi SG Pipers | Rourkela
• Monday, 20 January 2025 – Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Soorma Hockey Club | Rourkela
• Tuesday, 21 January 2025 – UP Rudras vs Gonasika | Rourkela
• Wednesday, 22 January 2025 – Delhi SG Pipers vs Soorma Hockey Club | Ranchi
• Thursday, 23 January 2025 – Tamil Nadu Dragons vs Hyderabad Toofans | Rourkela
• Friday, 24 January 2025 – Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Vedanta Kalinga Lancers | Ranchi
• Saturday, 25 January 2025 – Tamil Nadu Dragons vs Gonasika | Rourkela
• Saturday, 25 January 2025 – Hyderabad Toofans vs UP Rudras | Rourkela
• Monday, 27 January 2025 – Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers vs Delhi SG Pipers | Rourkela
• Monday, 27 January 2025 – Soorma Hockey Club vs Vedanta Kalinga Lancers | Rourkela
• Tuesday, 28 January 2025 – Gonasika vs Hyderabad Toofans | Rourkela
• Wednesday, 29 January 2025 – UP Rudras vs Tamil Nadu Dragons | Rourkela
• Friday, 31 January 2025 – Semifinal 1: 1st Ranked vs 4th Ranked | Rourkela
• Friday, 31 January 2025 – Semifinal 2: 2nd Ranked vs 3rd Ranked | Rourkela
• Saturday, 1 February 2025 – 3rd/4th Place Match: Loser of Semifinal 1 vs Loser of Semifinal 2 | Rourkela
• Saturday, 1 February 2025 – Final: Winner of Semifinal 1 vs Winner of Semifinal 2 | Rourkela