| Hero Hockey India League 2013 | |
| Pixels: | 195 |
| Fromdate: | 14 January |
| Todate: | 10 February |
| Administrator: | Hockey India |
| Tformat: | Triple Round-robin and Knock-out |
| Venues: | 5 |
| Teams: | 5 |
| Champion: | Ranchi Rhinos |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Delhi Waveriders |
| Third: | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Matches: | 34 |
| Goals: | 147 |
| Potourn: | Sardar Singh (DWR) |
| Topscorer: | Sandeep Singh (MM) (11) |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
2013 Hockey India League, known as Hero Hockey India League and abbreviated as HIL 2013 was the first season of the field hockey tournament Hockey India League. Tournament was scheduled to start from 5 January to 3 February but was postponed to 14 January to 10 February.[1]
Five teams took part in the tournament and each team played three matches against each team, one at their home venue and one at the venue of the opposition team. The third match was played against the other four teams two at home and two away.[2]
The points in the league phase of the tournament were awarded as follows:
| Results | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| Win | 5 points | |
| Draw | 2 points | |
| Loss with goal difference of 2 or less goals | 1 points | |
| Loss with goal difference of 3 or more goals | 0 points |
If at the end of the League two or more teams had the same number of points for any place, these teams would be ranked according to the following order:[2]
Five venues have been selected for Hockey India League which will serve as home grounds for each franchise:
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Waveriders | Delhi | Dhyan Chand National Stadium | 20,000 | |
| Mumbai Magicians | Mumbai | Mahindra Hockey Stadium | 8,250 | |
| Punjab Warriors | Jalandhar | Surjit Hockey Stadium | 8,000 | |
| Ranchi Rhinos | Ranchi | Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Lucknow | Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium | 10,000 |
The semi-final, third and fourth place playoff and the final of 2013 HIL were played on 9 and 10 February at Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi.[3]
See main article: 2013 Hockey India League players' auction.
See main article: List of 2013 Hockey India League team rosters. The players' auction for first season of HIL took place on 16 December in New Delhi. A total of 246 players were available for the auction out of which 120 players were bought by the franchises which included 50 foreign and 70 local players.[4]
| League Phase | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | width=25 | 1 ! | width=25 | 2 ! | width=25 | 3 ! | width=25 | 4 ! | width=25 | 5 ! | width=25 | 6 ! | width=25 | 7 ! | width=25 | 8 ! | width=25 | 9 ! | width=25 | 10 ! | width=25 | 11 ! | width=25 | 12 ! | width=25 | SF ! | width=25 | 3/4 ! | width=25 | F |
| Delhi Wave Riders | 5 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 49 | W | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Mumbai Magicians | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Punjab Warriors | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | L | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Ranchi Rhinos | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 41 | W | W | ||||||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 32 | L | W | ||||||||||||||||
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed. | Win | Loss | Draw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (Playoffs) to see the summary for the match. | Team was eliminated in group stage. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All matches' timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +05:30)
| width=175 | Team | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | width=40 | ||||||||
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| Delhi Wave Riders | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 49 | |||||||||
| Ranchi Rhinos | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 41 | |||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | –3 | 32 | |||||||||
| Punjab Warriors | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 27 | –2 | 29 | |||||||||
| Mumbai Magicians | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 32 | –12 | 16 | |||||||||
| Qualified for Semi-finals | |||||||||||||||||
| Eliminated | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandeep Singh | Mumbai Magicians | 12 | 11 | |
| 2 | Mandeep Singh | Ranchi Rhinos | 13 | 10 | |
| 3 | V. R. Raghunath | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 14 | 9 | |
| 4 | Rupinder Pal Singh | Delhi Wave Riders | 14 | 7 | |
| 5 | Lloyd Norris-Jones | Delhi Wave Riders | 14 | 6 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Report | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandeep Singh | Mumbai Magicians | Delhi Wave Riders | 3–4 | Match 15 | New Delhi–Dhyan Chand National Stadium | |
| V.R. Raghunath4 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | Punjab Warriors | 4–3 | 3rd place | Ranchi– Astroturf Hockey Stadium |
| Rank | Player | Team | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Bazeley | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | 3 |
| 2 | Francisco Juancosa Cortés | Ranchi Rhinos | 1 |
| Nicolas Jacobi | Delhi Waveriders | 1 | |
| Pirmin Blaak | Delhi Waveriders | 1 | |
| P. R. Shreejesh | Mumbai Magicians | 1 |
Source: Hockey India League