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The 2015 Hockey India League (known as the Hero Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons), abbreviated as HIL 2015, was the third season of the professional field hockey tournament, Hockey India League. The tournament began on 22 January 2015 with the final on 22 February 2015.[1]
| Tournament Details | |
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| Dates | 22 January – 22 February |
| Administrator(s) | Hockey India |
| Tournament Format(s) | Double round-robin and Knock-out |
| Host(s) | India |
| Venue(s) | 6 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final Positions | |
 Champions | Ranchi Rays (1st title) |
 Runner-up | Punjab Warriors |
 Third Place | Delhi Waveriders |
| Tournament Summary | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 139 (4.09 per match) |
| Player of the tournament | Ashley Jackson (Ranchi Rays) |
| Most Goals | Ashley Jackson (12) |
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Ranchi Rays and Dabang Mumbai debuted in this season.[1] The prize money for this edition was announced to be 2.5 Crores INR.[2] Ranchi Rays emerged the champions of the season after beating Punjab Warriors in the final.
Teams
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| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Delhi Waveriders | Delhi | Shivaji Stadium | 7,500 |
| Kalinga Lancers | Bhubaneswar | Kalinga Hockey Stadium | 6,000 |
| Dabang Mumbai | Mumbai | Mahindra Hockey Stadium | 8,250 |
| Punjab Warriors | Chandigarh | Chandigarh Hockey Stadium | 13,648 |
| Ranchi Rays | Ranchi | Astroturf Hockey Stadium | 5,000 |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium | 10,000 |
Results
edit| Visitor team → | DWR | KL | DM | PW | RR | UPW |
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| Delhi Waveriders | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Kalinga Lancers | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 6–3 | 0–2 | |
| Dabang Mumbai | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | |
| Punjab Warriors | 7–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Ranchi Rays | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |
League phase
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Punjab Warriors | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 35 |
| Ranchi Rays | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 35 |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 32 |
| Delhi Waveriders | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 25 |
| Kalinga Lancers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 21 |
| Dabang Mumbai | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 15 |
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First to fourth place classification
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| 21 February–Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi | ||||||
| Ranchi Rays | 1 (8) | |||||
| 22 February–Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi | ||||||
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 1 (7) | |||||
| Ranchi Rays | 2 (3) | |||||
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| Punjab Warriors | 2 (2) | |||||
| Punjab Warriors | 2 | |||||
| Delhi Waveriders | 0 | |||||
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| 23 February–Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi | ||||||
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 1 | |||||
| Delhi Waveriders | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
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See also
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edit- ^ a b "Hockey India League 2015 to begin in Bhubaneswar, Delhi has host final.Ranchi Rays become champion". Times of India. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Hockey India League declares Prize money for Hero HIL 2015". Sportsmirchi.com. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.