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India women's national field hockey team
Indian women's hockey team
Indian women's hockey team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | India |
| type | women |
| image | Hockey India Logo.svg |
| size | 190px |
| caption | Hockey India Logo |
| association | {{ubl |
| confederation | Asian Hockey Federation |
| region | India |
| rank | |
| max rank | 5 |
| max date | 2025 |
| nickname | Women in Blue |
| coach | NED Sjoerd Marijne |
| captain | Salima Tete |
| most caps | Vandana Katariya (320) |
| top scorer | Rani Rampal (120) |
| First game | 6–1 |
| (Folkestone, England; 30 September 1953) | |
| Largest win | 24–0 |
| (Guwahati, India; 7 February 2016) | |
| Largest loss | 18–0 |
| (Sydney, Australia; 23 May 1956) | |
| Olympic apps | 3 |
| Olympic first | 1980 |
| Olympic best | 4th (1980, 2020) |
| World cup apps | 8 |
| World cup first | 1974 |
| World cup best | 4th (1974) |
| Regional name | Asian Games |
| Regional cup apps | 11 |
| Regional cup first | 1982 |
| Regional cup best | Champions |
| (1982) | |
| 2ndRegional name | Asia Cup |
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 10 |
| 2ndRegional cup first | 1989 |
| 2ndRegional cup best | Champions |
| (2004, 2017) | |
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the women's team
|Hockey India |(2008–present) |Indian Hockey Federation |(1925–2008) (Folkestone, England; 30 September 1953) (Guwahati, India; 7 February 2016) (Sydney, Australia; 23 May 1956) (1982) (2004, 2017) |Pro League |0 |0 |1 |Hockey Series |1 |0 |0 |Nations Cup |1 |0 |0 |Commonwealth Games |1 |1 |1 |Asian Games |1 |2 |4 |Asia Cup |2 |3 |3 |Asian Champions Trophy |3 |2 |1
The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. They are ranked 10th 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,{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190932/http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=MC&Content=IND_md&Type=Medal |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=29 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213015545/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/india-clinches-bronze-in-asia-cup-hockey/article5175817.ece |archive-date=13 February 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=29 August 2015 |author-link=Press Trust of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422002525/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/asian-games-2014/india-at-incheon/Indian-womens-hockey-team-wins-Asiad-bronze/articleshow/43986308.cms |archive-date=22 April 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=29 August 2015 |author-link=Press Trust of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822045403/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/verge-olympic-qualification-indian-womens-hockey-team-arrive-grand-welcome-2329378.html |archive-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=29 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829193147/http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/chak-de-indian-women-hockey-team--qualifies-for-rio-olympics/article1-1385359.aspx |archive-date=29 August 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=29 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218112116/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f9qKU8l95w |archive-date=18 February 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=29 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830003702/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/29/womens-hockey-team-_n_8057566.html |archive-date=30 August 2015 |url-status=live
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).{{cite web |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130014858/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/43969-womens-hockey-hopes-to-deliver |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 January 2013 |access-date=7 April 2008 |access-date=23 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235012/http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/chak-de-the-real-kabir-khan/18842 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219030648/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/back-to-the-goal-post/article2273304.ece |archive-date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live |access-date = 23 April 2008 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150217143305/http://www.hindustantimes.com/hockey/the-story-of-truth-lies-amp-a-man-called-mir/article1-232857.aspx |archive-date = 17 February 2015 |access-date=23 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219030649/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-they-said-i-d-taken-one-lakh-per-goal-.-.-.-people-used-to-introduce-me-as-mr-negi-of-those-seven-goals-/217517/0 |archive-date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=23 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219030648/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/in-the-company-of-ideas/article2284968.ece |archive-date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live
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 | Total | 4th place | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 45 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1980 | USSR Moscow, USSR | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1984 | USA Los Angeles, United States | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
| 1988 | KOR Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | ESP Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | USA Atlanta, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | AUS Sydney, Australia | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | GRE Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | CHN Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | GBR London, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | BRA Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | |||||||||
| 2020 | JPN Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | |||||||||
| 2024 | FRA Paris, France | Did not qualify |
Summer Olympics Qualifiers
| Year | Host | Position | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | Runners-up | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 45 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ENG Milton Keynes, England | 10th | Failed to Qualify for 2000 Summer Olympics | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2008 | RUS Kazan, Russia | 4th | Failed to Qualify for 2008 Summer Olympics | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2012 | IND Delhi, India | Runners-up | Failed to Qualify for 2012 Summer Olympics | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2019 | IND Bhubaneswar, India | – | Qualified for 2020 Summer Olympics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2024 | IND Ranchi, India | 4th | Failed to Qualify for 2024 Summer Olympics | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
World Cup
| [ | Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 4th place | 50 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 62 | 98 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | FRA Mandelieu, France | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | GER West Berlin, West Germany | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
| 1978 | ESP Madrid, Spain | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | ARG Buenos Aires, Argentina | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
| 1983 | MAS Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | NED Amstelveen, Netherlands | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| 1990 | AUS Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | IRE Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | NED Utrecht, Netherlands | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | AUS Perth, Australia | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | ESP Madrid, Spain | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | ARG Rosario, Argentina | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | NED The Hague, Netherlands | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | ENG London, England | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | NED Amstelveen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| ESP Valencia, Spain | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
World Cup Qualifiers
| Year | Host | Position | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 5th | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 60 | 36 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ARG Buenos Aires, Argentina | 5th | Failed to Qualify for 1986 World Cup | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1989 | IND Delhi, India | 8th | Failed to Qualify for 1990 World Cup | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | |||||||||
| 1993 | USA Philadelphia, USA | 6th | Failed to Qualify for 1994 World Cup | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2001 | FRA Abbeville and Amiens, France | 7th | Qualified for Qualifying Playoff | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2002 | ENG Cannock, England | – | Failed to Qualify for 2002 World Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Commonwealth Games
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 1 Title | 41 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 110 | 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1998 | MAS Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2002 | ENG Manchester, England | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | AUS Melbourne, Australia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | IND New Delhi, India | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2014 | SCO Glasgow, Scotland | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | |||||||||
| 2018 | AUS Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2022 | ENG Birmingham, England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
Asian Games
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 1 Title | 62 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 231 | 78 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1982 | IND New Delhi, India | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | KOR Seoul, South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | CHN Beijing, China | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1994 | JPN Hiroshima, Japan | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1998 | THA Bangkok, Thailand | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | KOR Busan, South Korea | 4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2006 | QAT Doha, Qatar | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | CHN Guangzhou, China | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2014 | KOR Incheon, South Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | IDN Jakarta, Indonesia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | CHN Hangzhou, China | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 6 |
Asia Cup
| [ | Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 2 Titles | 54 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 235 | 76 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | KOR Seoul, South Korea | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | HKG Hong Kong | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1993 | JPN Hiroshima, Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | IND New Delhi, India | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | IND New Delhi, India | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | HKG Hong Kong | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2009 | THA Bangkok, Thailand | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | MAS Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | JPN Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | OMA Muscat, Oman | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2025 | CHN Hangzhou, China | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 |
Asian Champions Trophy
| [ | Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 3 Titles | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 98 | 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | KOR Busan, South Korea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | CHN Ordos, China | 4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |||||||||
| 2013 | JPN Kakamigahara, Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | SIN Singapore | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | KOR Donghae City, South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | KOR Donghae City, South Korea | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | IND Ranchi, India | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | IND Rajgir, India | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
Pro League
| [ | Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | Third place | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 71 | 107 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 2023–24 | 8th | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 38 | ||||||||||
| 2024–25 | 9th | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 43 |
Nations Cup
South Asian Games
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 1 Title | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2016 | IND Guwahati, India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
World League
| [ | Year | Host | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 35 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 87 | 68 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | |||||||||||||||||
| IND New Delhi, India | Round 2 | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||||||||
| NED Rotterdam, Netherlands | Semifinals | 7th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | |||||||||||||||||
| IND New Delhi, India | Round 2 | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |||||||||
| BEL Antwerp, Belgium | Semifinals | 5th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 19 | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | |||||||||||||||||
| CAN West Vancouver, Canada | Round2 | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
| RSA Johannesburg, South Africa | Semifinals | 8th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
Champions Challenge I
| [ | No. | Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | Third place | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | RSA Johannesburg, South Africa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2011 | IRE Dublin, Ireland | 7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2012 | IRE Dublin, Ireland | 7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2014 | SCO Glasgow, Scotland | 8th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
Champions Challenge II
| [ | Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 1 Title | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | RUS Kazan, Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
Hockey Series
| [ | Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 1 Title | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | JPN Hiroshima, Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
Afro-Asian Games
| Year | Final Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 1 Title | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2003 | IND Hyderabad, India | 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
- Asia Cup:
- Asian Champions Trophy:
- Pro League:
- Third Place: 2021–22
- Nations Cup:
- Champions: 2022
Other tournaments
- South Asian Games:
- Gold medal: 2016
Defunct tournaments
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.
2025
Deepika Navneet Crackles Rutuja Howard Salima Sunelita Lalremsiami Neha Navneet Lalremsiami Bourne S. Hamilton Crackles Walker Howard S. Hamilton Sakshi Rutuja Petchamé L. Jiménez Schwabe Hachenberg Albers Van der Elst Baljeet Van der Elst Dungdung Khan Baljeet Veen Van der Elst Fokke Dicke Pickering Stewart Neha Pickering Gorzelany Deepika Rutuja Lalremsiami Baljeet Bruggesser Jankunas Cairó Breyne Ballenghien Engelbert Hillewaert Zhang Yu Rutuja Xu Sangita Navneet Lalremsiami Udita Beauty Sharmila Rutuja Fujibayashi Navneet Neha Lalremsiami Navneet Udita Sharmila Rutuja Sangita Lalremsiami Rutuja Chen Tan Li Zou Zhong
2026
Players
Current squad
The following players were named for the 2025 Women's Hockey Asia Cup.
Caps updated as of 14 September 2025, after the match against .
Recent call-ups
These players were called up in the last 12 months.
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
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | NED Sjoerd Marijne |
| Analytical coach | ARG Matias Vila |
| Coaches | IND Yendala Soundarya |
| IND Ankitha B. S. | |
| Scientific Advisor | RSA Dr. Wayne Lombard |
| RSA Rodet Yila | |
| RSA Ciara Yila |
Individual records
:Players in bold are still active, at least at international level.
Most caps
Sources:
| Position | Player | Caps |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vandana Katariya | 320 |
| 2 | Savita Punia | 308 |
| 3 | Deep Grace Ekka | 268 |
| 4 | Rani Rampal | 254 |
| 5 | Sushila Chanu | 252 |
| 6 | Ritu Rani | 248 |
| 7 | Monika Malik | 229 |
| 8 | Surinder Kaur | 229 |
| 9 | Navjot Kaur | 209 |
| 10 | Poonam Rani | 204 |
| 11 | Saba Anjum Karim | 200 |
Head-to-head record
| Lost more matches than won |
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Overall record
Record last updated as of the following match:
India vs at Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field, Hangzhou in the Women's Asia Cup, 14 September 2025
| Opponent | GP | W | D | L | Win % | Last meeting | Total | 729 | 298 | 109 | 322 | 40.88% | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 3.57% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 51 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 13.73% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1989 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2012 | ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2017 | ||||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13.33% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 68.42% | 2022 | ||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | 2022 | ||||||||
| 51 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 25.49% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2006 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 1980 | ||||||||
| 44 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 15.91% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2019 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 2008 | ||||||||
| 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 11.11% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2022 | ||||||||
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0% | 2024 | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2023 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2018 | ||||||||
| 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 34.48% | 2023 | ||||||||
| 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 77.78% | 2024 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1998 | ||||||||
| 78 | 24 | 18 | 36 | 30.77% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2018 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2001 | ||||||||
| 43 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 90.7% | 2024 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1974 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2016 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2008 | ||||||||
| 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.09% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 33.33% | 2024 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2006 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1990 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2019 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 2013 | ||||||||
| 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 26.67% | 2014 | ||||||||
| 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 52.17% | 2023 | ||||||||
| 51 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 39.22% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 1993 | ||||||||
| 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39.13% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2016 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1985 | ||||||||
| 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2025 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2014 | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 2012 | ||||||||
| 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 22.22% | 2024 | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | 2019 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 1998 | ||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.43% | 2022 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 1985 |
Olympic Games
Record last updated as of the following match:
India vs at Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo in the 2020 Olympics, 6 August 2021
| Opponent | GP | W | D | L | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2021 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 2021 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1980 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1980 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2021 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 2021 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2021 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2016 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2021 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1980 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2021 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1980 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 2016 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1980 |
World Cup
Record last updated as of the following match:
India vs at Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Terrassa in the 2022 World Cup, 13 July 2022
| Opponent | GP | W | D | L | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 1998 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2010 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1974 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 2022 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 2022 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1978 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 2022 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1974 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2018 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2018 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 2022 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1974 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.67% | 2010 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 2022 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1998 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2010 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 2006 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% | 2022 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2018 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 1983 |
Sources:
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
References
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