In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row. The team had a 30–0 winning streak during this time, from their first game in 1928 until the 1960 gold medal final which they lost. India also won the World Cup in 1975. India also has the best overall performance in Olympic history with 83 victories out of the 134 matches played. They have also scored more goals in the Olympics than any other team. They are also the only team ever to win the Olympics without conceding a single goal, having done so in 1928 and 1956.[6]
The men in blues are also one of the most successful teams in Asia. They have won the Asian Games four times – in 1966, 1998, 2014 and 2022. India came out on top at the Asia Cup in 2003, 2007 and in 2017. India has won 43 out of 56 matches in the Asia Cup and holds the records for most wins and best winning percentage in the competition. They are also the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy, winning the competition a record four times – in 2011, 2016, 2018 and in 2023. In total, India has won 29 official international titles.[7][a]
India is known to have an intense rivalry with Pakistan, with whom they have played in the finals of major tournaments like Olympics, World Cup, Asian Games and Asia Cup.[8]
India participated at the Olympics for the first time in 1928. In the group stage, India beat Austria 6–0, Belgium 9–0 and Switzerland 5–0 without conceding a single goal. They defeated Netherlands 3–0 in the finals under the captaincy of Jaipal Singh Munda.[9] India then went on to successfully defend their title at the 1932 Olympics with a 11–1 win over Japan and 24–1 win over United States, in that match Dhyan Chand scored 8 goals and Roop Singh scored 10 goals, This is still the largest margin of victory ever in the Olympic games even after all these years.[10] India went on to win their third straight title at the 1936 Olympics, this time captained by legendary player Dhyan Chand himself. India stormed through the group stage by winning against Japan 9–0, Hungary 4–0 and United States 7–0. In the semi-finals they defeated France 10–0. The team went on to face Germany in the final. The match was won by India 8–1 and it still remains the biggest winning margin in an Olympic final.[10] The Indian hockey team that won three successive Olympic titles is often regarded as one of the greatest ever to play the sport.[11]
India vs Berlin XI in 1936.
The World War II caused the cancellation of 1940 and 1944 Olympics, which ended the era of a team that dominated world hockey.[12] At the 1948 Olympics India was placed in group A and won all the three games, an 8–0 win over Austria, Argentina 9–1 and Spain 2–0. In the final India went on to face Great Britain, it was the first time India faced them. The skilled British team had already won the gold medal in 1908 and 1920, so this match was billed as a "Battle of Champions" and eventually India won the match 4–0.[13] The result was a sweet one for India, which gained independence from Britain just a year before. This win is often regarded as the greatest ever moment of Indian field hockey and also all of Indian sports.[14]
India went on to win two further gold medals in 1952 and 1956, preserving its record as the most successful and dominant team at that time in the Olympics. In 1952 Olympics quarter-finals India won against Austria 4–0, Great Britain 3–1 in semi-final and defeated Netherlands 6–1 in the final.[15] The match is famous for the five-goal magical performance of Balbir Singh Sr.,which is an Olympic record that still stands today. At the 1956 Olympics India defeated Afghanistan 14–0, United States 16–0 and Singapore 6–0 in group stage. India defeated Germany 1–0 in semi-final. In the final India faced Pakistan and won the match 1–0, which was the beginning of the biggest rivalry in field hockey.[16] India and Pakistan again met each other in 1958 Asian Games and this time the match ended in a 0–0 draw. India also defeated Japan 8–0, South Korea 2–1 and Malaysia 6–0. But Pakistan claimed gold medal in the Asian Games by better average. It was the first time India finished runners-up in an international competition.[17]
Last years of dominance (1960–1980)edit
At the 1960 Olympics India started its campaign by winning against Denmark 10–0, and Netherlands 4–1, New Zealand 3–0. India defeated Australia and Great Britain in quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively. In the final it was the beginning of a new era, for the first time India lost a match at the Olympics, a 0–1 loss to Pakistan in the final which ended India's streak of six successive gold medals and 30 matches unbeaten run.[18] Two years later India went on to win another silver medal at the 1962 Asian Games. India returned strongly at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics by registering wins against Hong Kong, Belgium, Netherlands, Malaysia and Canada and drawing with Spain and Germany. In the Semi-finals India defeated Australia 3–1, and they won against Pakistan in the final to take their seventh gold medal at the games and also went on to capture their first gold medal in 1966 Asian Games by defeating Pakistan again in the final.[19]
Indian team celebrating their 1–0 win over Pakistan in the 1973 World Cup semi-finals.
At the 1968 Mexico Olympics, India started with a loss against New Zealand but won all of their remaining 6 matches against West Germany, Japan, Spain, Mexico, East Germany and Belgium but India went to a new low, for the first time as they were defeated in the semi-final by Australia, but they successfully claimed the bronze medal by beating West Germany.[20] At the 1972 Olympics also the results were same as India started brightly by defeating Great Britain, Australia, Kenya, New Zealand and Mexico but drew with Netherlands and Poland. They were defeated in the semi-finals by Pakistan. In the third-place match India defeated the Netherlands to claim bronze medal.[21]
India won the bronze medal at the 1971 World Cup by virtue of a win over Kenya in the third-place playoffs.[22] At the 1973 World Cup India defeated Pakistan in semi-finals, but lost to Netherlands in the final in penalty shoot-out after the match ended in a 2–2 draw.[23] But at the 1975 World Cup India defeated Malaysia in the semi-final before beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final to claim their first title.[24] In the 1976 Olympics astro-turf hockey pitch was introduced, India struggled to maintain their dominance like they did on grass fields and for the first time ever returned home empty handed. The 1980 Olympics was held in Moscow, India started their campaign with an 18–0 win over Tanzania followed by a 2–2 draw with both Poland and Spain respectively. Later followed by resounding wins over Cuba with a margin of 13–0 and Soviet Union by the scoreline of 4–2. India later won the gold medal for a record eighth time by defeating Spain in the final by the score of 4–3.[25]
Decline (1981–1997)edit
After the 1980 Olympics success India's performance declined and the following decades resulted in a lot of ups and downs for the national team. As the team failed to win any medal in the World Cups or Olympics, but continued to be a top team in Asia and went on to win several medals in continental competitions.[26] The 1982 World Cup was hosted by India and they finished at 5th position.[27] The team lost to Pakistan in both 1982 Asian Games final and the inaugural Asia Cup final held in Karachi.[28] India ended the decade by winning bronze medals at the 1986 Asian Games and 1982 Champions Trophy and silver medals at the 1985 Asia Cup and 1989 Asia Cup. Their only gold medal success in a big tournament in the decade came at the 1985 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[29] India also went on to win 1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and reached finals of 1994 Asia Cup but lost to South Korea in the final. The team then went on to win the 1995 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[30]
India started the new millennium by winning the inaugural Hockey Champions Challenge by defeating South Africa in the final. In 2003 India won their first ever Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the final.[34] The same year India also clinched the first and only Afro-Asian Games title by defeating Pakistan again in the final.[35] For the First time in their history the team did not win a medal at the Asian Games as they finished fifth at the 2006 Asian Games, but India defended their title successfully in the Asia Cup by winning the 2007 Asia Cup. In the final the team conveniently beat South Korea 7–2.[36] India failed to qualify for 2008 Beijing Games for the first time.[37]
The next Asia Cup tournament in 2009 proved to be disastrous as the team finished fifth and failed to get any medal. But the team regained momentum after winning the 2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and also became the joint winners in the 2010 edition. In the 2010 World Cup, which was hosted in India, and the team finished on 8th position. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games which was again hosted by India, the national team reached the final where they were defeated 0–8 by Australia, the biggest defeat India ever suffered.[38] India became the first ever champions of the Asian Champions Trophy after they beat Pakistan in the final of the 2011 edition.[39] In 2012 the team finished last at the Olympics as they lost all their matches, it was disappointing given the fact that they are the most successful team ever at the Olympics.[40][41] India also finished as runners-up at the 2012 Asian Champions Trophy.[42]
The 2018 Asian Games proved little disappointing as India was the defending champions as well as the favorites to win but was surprised by Malaysia in semi-final. They later won bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 2–1.[51] The team returned strongly by winning 2018 Asian Champions Trophy and collecting a gold medal at the 2018–19 Men's Hockey Series. India played as hosts in the 2018 Hockey World Cup and reached the quarter-finals but lost to Netherlands.[52]
Indian team won bronze in 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Germany 5–4. This was a historic win as the Indian Hockey team won a medal in Olympics after a gap of 41 years.[53][54] In 2023 India made a successful run at the Asian Champions Trophy and the 2022 Asian Games Both of which India won undefeated.[55]
Galleryedit
Match of the Indian team at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
Match of India against United States at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
The Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
India scoring their third goal against Britain at the 1948 London Olympic final.
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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see India women s national field hockey team India men s national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions and is governed by Hockey India The team was formerly under the control of Indian Hockey Federation India was the first non European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation 5 India s hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics having won a total of eight gold medals in 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1964 and 1980 Nickname s Men in BlackAssociationHockey India 2008 present Indian Hockey Federation 1925 2008 ConfederationAHF Asia Head CoachCraig FultonAssistant coach es Rhett HalkettCaptainHarmanpreet SinghMost capsDilip Tirkey 412 Top scorerDhyan Chand 570 HomeAwayFIH rankingCurrent4 1 12 March 2024 1 Highest3 July 2021 September 2023 Lowest12 2007 First internationalNew Zealand 2 5 India Christchurch New Zealand 26 June 1926 2 Biggest winIndia 26 0 Hong Kong Jakarta Indonesia 22 August 2018 3 Biggest defeatAustralia 8 0 India New Delhi India 14 October 2010 4 Olympic GamesAppearances21 first in 1928 Best resultChampions 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1964 1980 World CupAppearances15 first in 1971 Best resultChampions 1975 Asian GamesAppearances18 first in 1958 Best resultChampions 1966 1998 2014 2022 Asia CupAppearances11 first in 1982 Best resultChampions 2003 2007 2017 Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 8 1 3 World Cup 1 1 1 Asian Games 4 9 3 Asia Cup 3 5 2 World League 0 0 2 Pro League 0 0 1 Champions Trophy 0 2 1 Asian Champions Trophy 4 1 1 Commonwealth Games 0 3 0 Total 20 22 14 Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Team 1932 Los Angeles Team 1936 Berlin Team 1948 London Team 1952 Helsinki Team 1956 Melbourne Team 1964 Tokyo Team 1980 Moscow Team 1960 Rome Team 1968 Mexico City Team 1972 Munich Team 2020 Tokyo Team World Cup 1975 Kuala Lumpur 1973 Amstelveen 1971 Barcelona Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2014 Incheon Team 2022 Huangzhou Team 1958 Tokyo Team 1962 Jakarta Team 1970 Bangkok Team 1974 Tehran Team 1978 Bangkok Team 1982 New Delhi Team 1990 Beijing Team 1994 Hiroshima Team 2002 Busan Team 1986 Seoul Team 2010 Guangzhou Team 2018 Jakarta amp Palembang Team Asia Cup 2003 Kuala Lumpur 2007 Chennai 2017 Dhaka 1982 Karachi 1985 Dhaka 1989 New Delhi 1994 Hiroshima 2013 Ipoh 1999 Kuala Lumpur 2022 Jakarta Hockey World League 2014 15 Raipur Team 2016 17 Bhubaneswar Team Pro League 2021 22 Pro League Champions Trophy 2016 London 2018 Breda 1982 Amstelveen Asian Champions Trophy 2011 Ordos 2016 Kuantan 2018 Muscat 2023 Chennai 2012 Doha 2021 Dhaka Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi Team 2014 Glasgow Team 2022 Birmingham Team In 1928 the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960 the Indian men s team remained unbeaten in the Olympics winning six gold medals in a row The team had a 30 0 winning streak during this time from their first game in 1928 until the 1960 gold medal final which they lost India also won the World Cup in 1975 India also has the best overall performance in Olympic history with 83 victories out of the 134 matches played They have also scored more goals in the Olympics than any other team They are also the only team ever to win the Olympics without conceding a single goal having done so in 1928 and 1956 6 The men in blues are also one of the most successful teams in Asia They have won the Asian Games four times in 1966 1998 2014 and 2022 India came out on top at the Asia Cup in 2003 2007 and in 2017 India has won 43 out of 56 matches in the Asia Cup and holds the records for most wins and best winning percentage in the competition They are also the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy winning the competition a record four times in 2011 2016 2018 and in 2023 In total India has won 29 official international titles 7 a India is known to have an intense rivalry with Pakistan with whom they have played in the finals of major tournaments like Olympics World Cup Asian Games and Asia Cup 8 Contents 1 History 1 1 Golden years 1928 1959 1 2 Last years of dominance 1960 1980 1 3 Decline 1981 1997 1 4 Resurgence 1998 2012 1 5 2013 present Olympic comeback 2 Gallery 3 Tournament history 3 1 Major tournaments 3 1 1 Summer Olympics 3 1 2 World Cup 3 1 3 Asian Games 3 1 4 Asia Cup 3 1 5 Asian Champions Trophy 3 1 6 Commonwealth Games 3 1 7 Pro League 3 2 Other tournaments 3 2 1 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 3 2 2 South Asian Games 3 3 Defunct competitions 3 3 1 World League 3 3 2 Champions Trophy 3 3 3 Champions Challenge 3 3 4 Hockey Series 3 3 5 Afro Asian Games 3 3 6 Western Asiatic Games 4 Honours 4 1 Major tournaments 4 2 Other tournaments 4 3 Defunct tournaments 5 Results and fixtures 5 1 2023 5 2 2024 6 Players 6 1 Current squad 6 2 Recent call ups 7 Coaching staff 8 Notable former players 9 See also 10 Explanatory note 11 References 12 External linksHistory editGolden years 1928 1959 edit India participated at the Olympics for the first time in 1928 In the group stage India beat Austria 6 0 Belgium 9 0 and Switzerland 5 0 without conceding a single goal They defeated Netherlands 3 0 in the finals under the captaincy of Jaipal Singh Munda 9 India then went on to successfully defend their title at the 1932 Olympics with a 11 1 win over Japan and 24 1 win over United States in that match Dhyan Chand scored 8 goals and Roop Singh scored 10 goals This is still the largest margin of victory ever in the Olympic games even after all these years 10 India went on to win their third straight title at the 1936 Olympics this time captained by legendary player Dhyan Chand himself India stormed through the group stage by winning against Japan 9 0 Hungary 4 0 and United States 7 0 In the semi finals they defeated France 10 0 The team went on to face Germany in the final The match was won by India 8 1 and it still remains the biggest winning margin in an Olympic final 10 The Indian hockey team that won three successive Olympic titles is often regarded as one of the greatest ever to play the sport 11 nbsp India vs Berlin XI in 1936 The World War II caused the cancellation of 1940 and 1944 Olympics which ended the era of a team that dominated world hockey 12 At the 1948 Olympics India was placed in group A and won all the three games an 8 0 win over Austria Argentina 9 1 and Spain 2 0 In the final India went on to face Great Britain it was the first time India faced them The skilled British team had already won the gold medal in 1908 and 1920 so this match was billed as a Battle of Champions and eventually India won the match 4 0 13 The result was a sweet one for India which gained independence from Britain just a year before This win is often regarded as the greatest ever moment of Indian field hockey and also all of Indian sports 14 India went on to win two further gold medals in 1952 and 1956 preserving its record as the most successful and dominant team at that time in the Olympics In 1952 Olympics quarter finals India won against Austria 4 0 Great Britain 3 1 in semi final and defeated Netherlands 6 1 in the final 15 The match is famous for the five goal magical performance of Balbir Singh Sr which is an Olympic record that still stands today At the 1956 Olympics India defeated Afghanistan 14 0 United States 16 0 and Singapore 6 0 in group stage India defeated Germany 1 0 in semi final In the final India faced Pakistan and won the match 1 0 which was the beginning of the biggest rivalry in field hockey 16 India and Pakistan again met each other in 1958 Asian Games and this time the match ended in a 0 0 draw India also defeated Japan 8 0 South Korea 2 1 and Malaysia 6 0 But Pakistan claimed gold medal in the Asian Games by better average It was the first time India finished runners up in an international competition 17 Last years of dominance 1960 1980 edit At the 1960 Olympics India started its campaign by winning against Denmark 10 0 and Netherlands 4 1 New Zealand 3 0 India defeated Australia and Great Britain in quarter finals and semi finals respectively In the final it was the beginning of a new era for the first time India lost a match at the Olympics a 0 1 loss to Pakistan in the final which ended India s streak of six successive gold medals and 30 matches unbeaten run 18 Two years later India went on to win another silver medal at the 1962 Asian Games India returned strongly at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics by registering wins against Hong Kong Belgium Netherlands Malaysia and Canada and drawing with Spain and Germany In the Semi finals India defeated Australia 3 1 and they won against Pakistan in the final to take their seventh gold medal at the games and also went on to capture their first gold medal in 1966 Asian Games by defeating Pakistan again in the final 19 nbsp Indian team celebrating their 1 0 win over Pakistan in the 1973 World Cup semi finals At the 1968 Mexico Olympics India started with a loss against New Zealand but won all of their remaining 6 matches against West Germany Japan Spain Mexico East Germany and Belgium but India went to a new low for the first time as they were defeated in the semi final by Australia but they successfully claimed the bronze medal by beating West Germany 20 At the 1972 Olympics also the results were same as India started brightly by defeating Great Britain Australia Kenya New Zealand and Mexico but drew with Netherlands and Poland They were defeated in the semi finals by Pakistan In the third place match India defeated the Netherlands to claim bronze medal 21 India won the bronze medal at the 1971 World Cup by virtue of a win over Kenya in the third place playoffs 22 At the 1973 World Cup India defeated Pakistan in semi finals but lost to Netherlands in the final in penalty shoot out after the match ended in a 2 2 draw 23 But at the 1975 World Cup India defeated Malaysia in the semi final before beating arch rivals Pakistan in the final to claim their first title 24 In the 1976 Olympics astro turf hockey pitch was introduced India struggled to maintain their dominance like they did on grass fields and for the first time ever returned home empty handed The 1980 Olympics was held in Moscow India started their campaign with an 18 0 win over Tanzania followed by a 2 2 draw with both Poland and Spain respectively Later followed by resounding wins over Cuba with a margin of 13 0 and Soviet Union by the scoreline of 4 2 India later won the gold medal for a record eighth time by defeating Spain in the final by the score of 4 3 25 Decline 1981 1997 edit After the 1980 Olympics success India s performance declined and the following decades resulted in a lot of ups and downs for the national team As the team failed to win any medal in the World Cups or Olympics but continued to be a top team in Asia and went on to win several medals in continental competitions 26 The 1982 World Cup was hosted by India and they finished at 5th position 27 The team lost to Pakistan in both 1982 Asian Games final and the inaugural Asia Cup final held in Karachi 28 India ended the decade by winning bronze medals at the 1986 Asian Games and 1982 Champions Trophy and silver medals at the 1985 Asia Cup and 1989 Asia Cup Their only gold medal success in a big tournament in the decade came at the 1985 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 29 India also went on to win 1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and reached finals of 1994 Asia Cup but lost to South Korea in the final The team then went on to win the 1995 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 30 Resurgence 1998 2012 edit India won their first continental title after 32 years at the 1998 Asian Games by defeating South Korea 31 32 The team finished fourth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games They ended the decade by collecting bronze medal at the 1999 Asia Cup 33 India started the new millennium by winning the inaugural Hockey Champions Challenge by defeating South Africa in the final In 2003 India won their first ever Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the final 34 The same year India also clinched the first and only Afro Asian Games title by defeating Pakistan again in the final 35 For the First time in their history the team did not win a medal at the Asian Games as they finished fifth at the 2006 Asian Games but India defended their title successfully in the Asia Cup by winning the 2007 Asia Cup In the final the team conveniently beat South Korea 7 2 36 India failed to qualify for 2008 Beijing Games for the first time 37 The next Asia Cup tournament in 2009 proved to be disastrous as the team finished fifth and failed to get any medal But the team regained momentum after winning the 2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and also became the joint winners in the 2010 edition In the 2010 World Cup which was hosted in India and the team finished on 8th position In the 2010 Commonwealth Games which was again hosted by India the national team reached the final where they were defeated 0 8 by Australia the biggest defeat India ever suffered 38 India became the first ever champions of the Asian Champions Trophy after they beat Pakistan in the final of the 2011 edition 39 In 2012 the team finished last at the Olympics as they lost all their matches it was disappointing given the fact that they are the most successful team ever at the Olympics 40 41 India also finished as runners up at the 2012 Asian Champions Trophy 42 2013 present Olympic comeback edit After the disappointment in Olympics India played at the 2013 Asian Champions Trophy but could only finish at 5th place The 2014 Asian Games became the turning point as the team defeated Pakistan to win their third gold medal 43 44 45 46 47 48 In 2014 15 Hockey World League India won the bronze medal by beating Netherlands The team reached the finals of 2016 Men s Hockey Champions Trophy but lost to Australia in penalty shootout But bounced back by winning Asian Champions Trophy in 2016 Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Pakistan and 2017 Asia Cup by defeating Malaysia 49 50 The team also won bronze medal at the 2016 17 Hockey World League by defeating Germany 2 1 The 2018 Asian Games proved little disappointing as India was the defending champions as well as the favorites to win but was surprised by Malaysia in semi final They later won bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 2 1 51 The team returned strongly by winning 2018 Asian Champions Trophy and collecting a gold medal at the 2018 19 Men s Hockey Series India played as hosts in the 2018 Hockey World Cup and reached the quarter finals but lost to Netherlands 52 Indian team won bronze in 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Germany 5 4 This was a historic win as the Indian Hockey team won a medal in Olympics after a gap of 41 years 53 54 In 2023 India made a successful run at the Asian Champions Trophy and the 2022 Asian Games Both of which India won undefeated 55 Gallery edit nbsp Match of the Indian team at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics nbsp Match of India against United States at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics nbsp The Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics nbsp India scoring their third goal against Britain at the 1948 London Olympic final nbsp Indian team in 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics nbsp Indian hockey team in 2000s nbsp India after winning FIH Hockey Series nbsp Indian field hockey team in 2010s Tournament history editMajor tournaments edit Summer Olympics edit Summer Olympics Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1928 nbsp Amsterdam Netherlands Final Champions 5 5 0 0 29 0 1932 nbsp Los Angeles USA Group stage Champions 2 2 0 0 35 2 1936 nbsp Berlin Germany Final Champions 5 5 0 0 38 1 1948 nbsp London UK Final Champions 5 5 0 0 25 2 1952 nbsp Helsinki Finland Final Champions 3 3 0 0 13 2 1956 nbsp Melbourne Australia Final Champions 5 5 0 0 38 0 1960 nbsp Rome Italy Final Runners up 6 5 0 1 19 2 1964 nbsp Tokyo Japan Final Champions 9 7 2 0 22 5 1968 nbsp Mexico City Mexico Semi finals Third place 9 7 0 2 23 7 1972 nbsp Munich West Germany Semi finals Third place 9 6 2 1 27 11 1976 nbsp Montreal Canada Group stage 7th place 8 4 1 3 17 13 1980 nbsp Moscow USSR Final Champions 6 4 2 0 43 9 1984 nbsp Los Angeles USA Group stage 5th place 7 5 1 1 20 11 1988 nbsp Seoul South Korea Group stage 6th place 7 2 2 3 16 15 1992 nbsp Barcelona Spain Group stage 7th place 7 3 0 4 7 12 1996 nbsp Atlanta USA Group stage 8th place 7 2 3 2 14 10 2000 nbsp Sydney Australia Group stage 7th place 7 3 2 2 13 10 2004 nbsp Athens Greece Group stage 7th place 7 2 1 4 16 18 2008 nbsp Beijing China Did not qualify 2012 nbsp London UK Group stage 12th place 6 0 0 6 8 21 2016 nbsp Rio de Janeiro Brazil Quarter finals 8th place 6 2 1 3 10 12 2020 nbsp Tokyo Japan Semi finals Third place 8 6 0 2 25 23 2024 nbsp Paris France Qualified Total 8 Titles 134 83 17 34 458 186 World Cup edit World Cup Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1971 nbsp Barcelona Spain Semi finals Third place 6 5 0 1 8 3 1973 nbsp Amstelveen Netherlands Final Runners up 7 4 3 0 15 3 1975 nbsp Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Final Champions 7 5 1 1 19 8 1978 nbsp Buenos Aires Argentina Group stage 6th place 8 4 1 3 11 16 1982 nbsp Bombay India Group stage 5th place 7 5 0 2 29 15 1986 nbsp London England Group stage 12th place 7 1 1 5 8 16 1990 nbsp Lahore Pakistan Group stage 10th place 7 1 1 5 12 18 1994 nbsp Sydney Australia Group stage 5th place 7 3 2 2 14 12 1998 nbsp Utrecht Netherlands Group stage 9th place 7 3 0 4 13 19 2002 nbsp Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Group stage 10th place 9 3 1 5 22 17 2006 nbsp Monchengladbach Germany Group stage 11th place 7 1 1 5 10 18 2010 nbsp New Delhi India Group stage 8th place 6 1 1 4 15 21 2014 nbsp The Hague Netherlands Group stage 9th place 6 2 1 3 10 12 2018 nbsp Bhubaneswar India Quarter finals 6th place 4 2 1 1 13 5 2023 nbsp Bhubaneswar amp Rourkela India Cross overs 9th place 6 4 2 0 22 7 Total 1 Title 101 44 16 41 221 190 Asian Games edit Asian Games Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1958 nbsp Tokyo Japan Group stage Runners up 4 3 1 0 16 1 1962 nbsp Jakarta Indonesia Final Runners up 5 4 0 1 19 2 1966 nbsp Bangkok Thailand Final Champions 5 5 0 0 13 0 1970 nbsp Bangkok Thailand Final Runners up 5 4 0 1 16 1 1974 nbsp Tehran Iran Group stage Runners up 6 4 1 1 25 3 1978 nbsp Bangkok Thailand Final Runners up 5 4 0 1 18 5 1982 nbsp New Delhi India Final Runners up 6 5 0 1 45 10 1986 nbsp Seoul South Korea Semi finals Third place 6 4 1 1 30 6 1990 nbsp Beijing China Final Runners up 6 5 0 1 22 3 1994 nbsp Hiroshima Japan Final Runners up 5 4 0 1 10 4 1998 nbsp Bangkok Thailand Final Champions 6 5 1 0 24 4 2002 nbsp Busan South Korea Final Runners up 5 3 1 1 16 9 2006 nbsp Doha Qatar Group stage 5th place 6 4 1 1 34 5 2010 nbsp Guangzhou China Semi finals Third place 6 5 0 1 26 8 2014 nbsp Incheon South Korea Final Champions 6 4 1 1 20 3 2018 nbsp Jakarta Indonesia Semi finals Third place 7 6 1 0 80 6 2022 nbsp Hangzhou China Final Champions 7 7 0 0 68 9 Total 4 Titles 96 76 8 12 477 79 Asia Cup edit Asia Cup Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1982 nbsp Karachi Pakistan Group stage Runners up 6 5 0 1 40 4 1985 nbsp Dhaka Bangladesh Final Runners up 6 5 0 1 33 7 1989 nbsp New Delhi India Final Runners up 5 4 0 1 15 2 1994 nbsp Hiroshima Japan Final Runners up 6 3 2 1 15 7 1999 nbsp Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Semi finals Third place 5 3 1 1 17 9 2003 nbsp Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Final Champions 5 4 0 1 25 9 2007 nbsp Chennai India Final Champions 7 7 0 0 57 5 2009 nbsp Kuantan Malaysia Group stage 5th place 4 2 1 1 20 7 2013 nbsp Ipoh Malaysia Final Runners up 5 4 0 1 24 5 2017 nbsp Dhaka Bangladesh Final Champions 7 6 1 0 28 6 2022 nbsp Jakarta Indonesia Second round Third place 7 3 3 1 29 14 Total 3 Titles 63 46 8 9 303 75 Asian Champions Trophy edit Asian Champions Trophy Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2011 nbsp Ordos China Final Champions 6 2 4 0 15 8 2012 nbsp Doha Qatar Final Runners up 6 4 0 2 27 12 2013 nbsp Kakamigahara Japan Group stage 5th place 6 3 0 3 18 13 2016 nbsp Kuantan Malaysia Final Champions 7 5 2 0 30 10 2018 nbsp Muscat Oman Final Champions 6 5 1 0 30 4 2021 nbsp Dhaka Bangladesh Semi finals Third place 6 4 1 1 27 11 2023 nbsp Chennai India Final Champions 7 6 1 0 29 8 Total 4 Titles 44 29 9 6 176 66 Commonwealth Games edit Commonwealth Games Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1998 nbsp Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Semi finals Fourth place 7 4 1 2 22 12 2006 nbsp Melbourne Australia Group stage 6th place 5 2 1 2 15 8 2010 nbsp New Delhi India Final Runners up 6 3 1 2 19 22 2014 nbsp Glasgow Scotland Final Runners up 6 4 0 2 19 15 2018 nbsp Gold Coast Queensland Australia Semi finals Fourth place 6 3 1 2 15 14 2022 nbsp Birmingham England Final Runners up 6 4 1 1 30 14 Total Runners up 36 20 5 11 120 85 Pro League edit Pro League Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2020 21 N A Group stage Fourth place 8 3 3 2 22 17 2021 22 N A Group stage Third place 16 8 4 4 62 40 2022 23 N A Group stage Fourth place 16 8 3 5 51 42 Total Third place 40 19 10 11 135 99 Other tournaments edit Sultan Azlan Shah Cup edit Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Year Host Position 1983 nbsp Malaysia Third place 1985 nbsp Malaysia Champions 1991 nbsp Malaysia Champions 1995 nbsp Malaysia Champions 2000 nbsp Malaysia Third place 2001 nbsp Malaysia 5th place 2004 nbsp Malaysia 7th place 2005 nbsp Malaysia 5th place 2006 nbsp Malaysia Third place 2007 nbsp Malaysia Third place 2008 nbsp Malaysia Runners up 2009 nbsp Malaysia Champions 2010 nbsp Malaysia Champions 2011 nbsp Malaysia 6th place 2012 nbsp Malaysia Third place 2013 nbsp Malaysia 5th place 2015 nbsp Malaysia Third place 2016 nbsp Malaysia Runners up 2017 nbsp Malaysia Third place 2018 nbsp Malaysia 5th place 2019 nbsp Malaysia Runners up Total 5 Titles South Asian Games edit South Asian Games Year Host Position 1995 nbsp Madras India Champions 2006 nbsp Colombo Sri Lanka Runners up 2010 nbsp Dhaka Bangladesh Runners up 2016 nbsp Guwahati India Runners up Total 1 Title Defunct competitions edit World League edit Hockey World League Year Position Pld W D L GF GA 2012 13 6th place 15 6 4 5 59 37 2014 15 Third place 13 4 3 6 23 35 2016 17 Third place 13 5 2 6 33 23 Total Third place 41 15 9 17 115 95 Champions Trophy edit Champions Trophy Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1980 nbsp Karachi Pakistan Group stage 5th place 6 1 2 3 17 24 1982 nbsp Amstelveen Netherlands Group stage Third place 5 3 0 2 16 20 1983 nbsp Karachi Pakistan Group stage Fourth place 5 2 1 2 8 9 1985 nbsp Perth Australia Group stage 6th place 5 1 1 3 9 15 1986 nbsp Karachi Pakistan Group stage 5th place 5 2 0 3 6 10 1989 nbsp Berlin West Germany Group stage 6th place 5 1 0 4 7 12 1995 nbsp Berlin Germany Group stage 5th place 6 0 3 3 7 13 1996 nbsp Madras India Group stage Fourth place 6 2 1 3 10 12 2002 nbsp Cologne Germany Group stage Fourth place 6 2 1 3 16 18 2003 nbsp Amstelveen Netherlands Group stage Fourth place 6 2 0 4 19 22 2004 nbsp Lahore Pakistan Group stage Fourth Place 6 1 1 4 11 16 2005 nbsp Chennai India Group stage 6th place 6 1 0 5 9 15 2012 nbsp Melbourne Australia Semi finals Fourth place 6 3 0 3 12 12 2014 nbsp Bhubaneswar India Semi finals Fourth place 6 2 0 4 13 15 2016 nbsp London UK Final Runners up 6 2 2 2 10 11 2018 nbsp Breda Netherlands Final Runners up 6 2 3 1 11 7 Total Runners up 91 27 15 49 181 231 Champions Challenge edit Champions Challenge Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2001 nbsp Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Final Champions 6 4 1 1 11 6 2007 nbsp Boom Belgium Semi finals Third place 6 4 0 2 16 13 2009 nbsp Salta Argentina Semi finals Third place 5 3 1 1 16 13 2011 nbsp Johannesburg South Africa Final Runners up 6 4 1 1 29 17 Total 1 Title 23 15 3 5 72 49 Hockey Series edit Hockey Series Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2018 19 nbsp Bhubaneshwar India Final Champions 5 5 0 0 35 4 Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 35 4 Afro Asian Games edit Afro Asian Games Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2003 nbsp Hyderabad India Final Champions 5 5 0 0 23 11 Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 23 11 Western Asiatic Games edit Western Asiatic Games Year Host Position 1934 nbsp Delhi India Champions Total 1 titleHonours editMajor tournaments edit Summer Olympics Gold medal 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1964 1980 56 Silver medal 1960 Bronze medal 1968 1972 2020 World Cup Champions 1975 57 Runner up 1973 Third Place 1971 Asian Games Gold medal 1966 1998 2014 2022 Silver medal 1958 1962 1970 1974 1978 1982 1990 1994 2002 Bronze medal 1986 2010 2018 Asia Cup Champions 2003 2007 2017 Runner up 1982 1985 1989 1994 2013 Third Place 1999 2022 Asian Champions Trophy Champions 2011 2016 2018 2023 Runner up 2012 Third Place 2021 Commonwealth Games Silver medal 2010 2014 2022 FIH Pro League Third Place 2021 22 Other tournaments edit Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Champions 1985 1991 1995 2009 2010 Runner up 2008 2016 2019 Third Place 1983 2000 2006 2007 2012 2015 2017 South Asian Games Gold medal 1995 Silver medal 2006 2010 2016 Defunct tournaments edit Hockey World League Third Place 2014 15 2016 17 Champions Trophy Runner up 2016 2018 58 Third Place 1982 Champions Challenge Champions 2001 Runner up 2011 Third Place 2007 2009 Hockey Series Champions 2018 19 Afro Asian Games Gold medal 2003 Western Asiatic Games Gold medal 1934Results and fixtures editThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled Win Draw Loss Fixture 2023 edit Belgium nbsp v nbsp India 26 May 2023 2022 23 FIH Pro LeagueBelgium nbsp 2 1 nbsp IndiaLondon Great Britain14 30 T Stockbroekx nbsp 18 Onana nbsp 60 Report Mandeep nbsp 25 Stadium Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Great Britain nbsp v nbsp India 27 May 2023 2022 23 FIH Pro LeagueGreat Britain nbsp 4 2 nbsp IndiaLondon Great Britain12 30 Nurse nbsp 7 Sorsby nbsp 32 Morton nbsp 34 Bandurak nbsp 54 Report Harmanpreet nbsp 14 43 Stadium Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre India nbsp v nbsp Belgium 2 June 2023 2022 23 FIH Pro LeagueIndia nbsp 5 1 nbsp BelgiumLondon Great Britain14 30 Vivek nbsp 2 Harmanpreet nbsp 21 40 Amit nbsp 20 Dilpreet nbsp 60 Report Ghislain nbsp 46 Stadium Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre Great Britain nbsp v nbsp India 3 June 2023 2022 23 FIH Pro LeagueGreat Britain nbsp 4 4 2 4 p nbsp IndiaLondon Great Britain12 30 Ward nbsp 8 40 47 53 Report Harmanpreet nbsp 7 Mandeep nbsp 19 Sukhjeet nbsp 28 Abhishek nbsp 60 Stadium Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis CentrePenaltiesCalnan nbsp Wallace nbsp Shipperley nbsp Roper nbsp nbsp Manpreet nbsp Harmanpreet nbsp Lalit nbsp Abhishek Netherlands nbsp v nbsp India 7 June 2023 2022 23 FIH Pro LeagueNetherlands nbsp 4 1 nbsp IndiaEindhoven Netherlands18 30 P Reyenga nbsp 17 Burkhardt nbsp 40 Telgenkamp nbsp 41 58 Report Harmanpreet nbsp 11 Stadium HC Oranje Rood Argentina nbsp v nbsp India 8 June 2023 2022 23 FIH Pro LeagueArgentina nbsp 0 3 nbsp IndiaEindhoven Netherlands18 00 Report Harmanpreet nbsp 32 Amit nbsp 38 Abhishek nbsp 58 Stadium HC Oranje Rood Netherlands nbsp v nbsp India 10 June 2023 2022 23 FIH Pro LeagueNetherlands nbsp 3 2 nbsp IndiaEindhoven Netherlands15 00 Telgenkamp nbsp 7 Burkhardt nbsp 41 Hoedemakers nbsp 43 Report Sanjay nbsp 18 Gurjant nbsp 46 Stadium HC Oranje Rood India nbsp v nbsp Argentina 11 June 2023 2022 23 FIH Pro LeagueIndia nbsp 2 1 nbsp ArgentinaEindhoven Netherlands15 00 Akashdeep nbsp 1 Sukhjeet nbsp 13 Report Toscani nbsp 57 Stadium HC Oranje Rood Spain nbsp v nbsp India 25 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023Spain nbsp 2 1 nbsp IndiaTerrassa Spain20 00 Cunill nbsp 11 Menini nbsp 33 Report Harmanpreet nbsp 59 Stadium Estadi Marti Colomer India nbsp v nbsp Netherlands 26 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023India nbsp 1 1 nbsp NetherlandsTerrassa Spain18 00 Harmanpreet nbsp 12 Report Brinkman nbsp 40 Stadium Estadi Marti Colomer India nbsp v nbsp England 28 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023India nbsp 1 1 nbsp EnglandTerrassa Spain13 00 Harmanpreet nbsp 29 Report Ward nbsp 5 Stadium Estadi Marti Colomer Netherlands nbsp v nbsp India 30 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023Netherlands nbsp 1 2 nbsp IndiaTerrassa Spain13 00 Brinkman nbsp 25 Report Harmanpreet nbsp 15 Dilpreet nbsp 50 Stadium Estadi Marti Colomer India nbsp v nbsp China 3 August 2023 2023 Asian Champions Trophy GSIndia nbsp 7 2 nbsp ChinaChennai India20 30 Harmanpreet nbsp 5 8 Sukhjeet nbsp 15 Akashdeep nbsp 16 Varun nbsp 19 30 Mandeep nbsp 40 Report E Wenhui nbsp 18 Gao Jiesheng nbsp 25 Stadium Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium India nbsp v nbsp Japan 4 August 2023 2023 Asian Champions Trophy GSIndia nbsp 1 1 nbsp JapanChennai India20 30 Harmanpreet nbsp 43 Report Nagayoshi nbsp 28 Stadium Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium Malaysia nbsp v nbsp India 6 August 2023 2023 Asian Champions Trophy GSMalaysia nbsp 0 5 nbsp IndiaChennai India20 30 Report Karthi nbsp 15 Hardik nbsp 32 Harmanpreet nbsp 42 Gurjant nbsp 53 Jugraj nbsp 54 Stadium Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium South Korea nbsp v nbsp India 7 August 2023 2023 Asian Champions Trophy GSSouth Korea nbsp 2 3 nbsp IndiaChennai India20 30 Kim Sung hyun nbsp 12 Yang Ji hun nbsp 58 Report Nilakanta nbsp 6 Harmanpreet nbsp 23 Mandeep nbsp 33 Stadium Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium India nbsp v nbsp Pakistan 9 August 2023 2023 Asian Champions Trophy GSIndia nbsp 4 0 nbsp PakistanChennai India20 30 Harmanpreet nbsp 15 23 Jugraj nbsp 36 Akashdeep nbsp 55 Report Stadium Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium India nbsp v nbsp Japan 11 August 2023 2023 Asian Champions Trophy SFIndia nbsp 5 0 nbsp JapanChennai India20 30 Akashdeep nbsp 19 Harmanpreet nbsp 23 Mandeep nbsp 30 Sumit nbsp 39 Karthi nbsp 51 Report Stadium Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium Malaysia nbsp v nbsp India 12 August 2023 2023 Asian Champions Trophy FMalaysia nbsp 3 4 nbsp IndiaChennai India20 30 Azrai Abu Kamal nbsp 14 Razie nbsp 18 Muhamad Aminudin nbsp 28 Report Jugraj nbsp 9 Harmanpreet nbsp 45 Gurjant nbsp 45 Akashdeep nbsp 56 Stadium Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium India nbsp v nbsp Uzbekistan 24 September 2023 2022 Asian Games PRIndia nbsp 16 0 nbsp UzbekistanHangzhou China11 15 Lalit nbsp 7 24 53 Varun nbsp 12 36 50 52 Abhishek nbsp 17 Mandeep nbsp 18 27 28 Sukhjeet nbsp 37 42 Amit nbsp 38 Shamsher nbsp 43 Sanjay nbsp 57 Report Stadium Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium India nbsp v nbsp Singapore 26 September 2023 2022 Asian Games PRIndia nbsp 16 1 nbsp SingaporeHangzhou China09 00 Mandeep nbsp 12 30 51 Lalit nbsp 16 Gurjant nbsp 22 Vivek nbsp 23 Harmanpreet nbsp 24 39 40 42 Manpreet nbsp 37 Shamsher nbsp 38 Abhishek nbsp 51 52 Varun nbsp 55 55 Report Zulkarnain nbsp 53 Stadium Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium Japan nbsp v span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
