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The caller play of the Hero-Hockey India League (HIL) 2025-26 volition spot the men’s league played crossed 3 large cities, Chennai, Ranchi and Bhubaneswar, portion the women’s league volition erstwhile again instrumentality spot wholly successful Ranchi, pursuing the occurrence of past year’s format.
The men’s HIL volition footwear disconnected connected January 3 astatine the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium successful Chennai with the archetypal lucifer featuring the location broadside Tamil Nadu Dragons and Hyderabad Toofans.
The men’s league volition diagnostic 8 teams, namely, the Tamil Nadu Dragons, Hyderabad Toofans, JSW Soorma Hockey Club, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers (defending champions), Vedanta Kalinga Lancers, Ranchi Royals, SG Pipers, and HIL Governing Council.
Meanwhile, the women’s HIL volition statesman connected December 28 astatine the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium successful Ranchi. The opening clash volition spot Ranchi Royals instrumentality connected SG Pipers, followed by a week of competitory fixtures among the 4 teams including Ranchi Royals, SG Pipers, JSW Soorma Hockey Club, and Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers.
The opening limb of the men’s HIL volition beryllium held successful Chennai from January 3 to 9 successful Chennai earlier moving to Ranchi for the 2nd limb from January 11 to 16 astatine the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda AstroTurf Stadium, Ranchi.
The 3rd and last limb volition beryllium held from January 17 to 26 astatine the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Each squad volition look the different erstwhile successful a azygous round-robin format, with the apical 4 teams advancing to the playoffs. The knockout stage—comprising Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator connected January 23, followed by Qualifier 2 connected January 25—will each instrumentality spot successful Bhubaneswar. The play volition culminate successful a expansive finale connected January 26 astatine the Kalinga Stadium.
The women’s HIL volition travel a treble round-robin format, with each of the 4 teams facing each different broadside twice. Following the league stage, the apical 2 teams connected the points array volition suffice for the last connected January 10, 2026.
