Senior National Hockey Championship Explained

Senior National Hockey Championship
Country: India
Administrator:Hockey India (since 2011)
Indian Hockey Federation (1928–2010)
Sport:Field hockey
Founded:M:
W:
Inaugural:1928
Champion:M: Punjab
(20th title)
W: Haryana
(3rd title)
Most Champs:M: Railways
(25 titles)
W: Railways
(8 titles)
Tv:FanCode
Current:2024

The Senior National Hockey Championship is a state-level national field hockey competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under Hockey India, the sport's governing body in India. It was first held in 1928 under the aegis of Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), the former Indian field hockey federation and was also known as Rangaswamy Cup. Since 2011, it has been organised by Hockey India under the name of Hockey India Senior National Championship.

History

In 1928, the Indian Hockey Federation organised the first national championship at Calcutta which was won by United Provinces. The competition was held biennially until 1944 following which it was held annually. During the Indian hockey team tour to New Zealand in 1935, the Maoris offered a shield to the team which was hence awarded to the winners of the National Championships. This shield won by Punjab in 1947 but was never returned by Pakistan following partition. In 1951, Madras hosted the National Championships for the first time and a new trophy was donated by the proprietors of The Hindu group.[1]

Results

Men's championships

The results of the Senior National Hockey Championship:[2] [3]

Indian Hockey Federation (1928–2010)
Year Winner Runner-up
1928 United Provinces Rajputana
1930 Punjab
1932 Punjab Bengal
1934 Not Played
1936 Bengal Manavadar
1938 Bengal Bhopal
1940 Bombay Delhi
1942 Delhi Punjab
1944 Bombay Gwalior
1945 Bhopal United Provinces
1946 Punjab Delhi
1947 Punjab Bombay
1948 Bhopal Bombay
1949 Punjab Bengal
1950 Punjab Bhopal
1951 Punjab Services
1952 Bengal Punjab
1953 Punjab
1954 Punjab Services
1955 Services and Madras were joint winners
1956 Uttar Pradesh
1957 Bombay
1958 Bombay
1959 Services
1960 Uttar Pradesh
1961 Services
1962 Punjab Bhopal
1963 Services
1964 Services
1965 Punjab Bombay
1966 Services and Railways were joint winners
1967 Railways and Madras were joint winners
1968 Mysore
1969 Punjab Railways
1970 Punjab and Railways were joint winners
1971 Punjab Bombay
1972 Punjab Railways
1973 Railways
1974 Tamil Nadu
1975 Tamil Nadu
1976 Services
1977[4] Indian Airlines Corporation and Railways were joint winners
1978 Indian Airlines Corporation Railways
1979 Indian Airlines Corporation Railways
1980 Indian Airlines
1981 Punjab Railways
1982 Punjab Indian Airlines
1983 Punjab Bombay
1984 Indian Airlines Services
1985 Punjab
1986 Indian Airlines Railways
1987 Punjab
1988 Indian Airlines
1989 Bombay Punjab
1990 Punjab
1991 Not Played
1992 Indian Airlines
1993 Services
1994 Indian Airlines Bombay
1995 Not Played
1996 Not Played
1997 Tamil Nadu
1998 Not Played
1999 Indian Airlines Tamil Nadu
2000 Indian Airlines Railways
2001–04 Not Played
2005 Punjab & Sindh Bank Indian Oil
2006 Punjab & Sindh Bank Delhi
2007–10 The tournament did not take place
2010[5] Mumbai Haryana
Hockey India (2011–present)
Year Winner Runner-up Third place
2011[6] Haryana Karnataka Punjab
2012[7] Punjab Karnataka
2013[8] Punjab Karnataka
2014[9] Comptroller and Auditor General of India Uttar Pradesh
2015[10] Uttar Pradesh Air India
2016[11] Punjab Odisha
2017[12] Punjab and Sind Bank Punjab
2018[13] Punjab Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Railways
2019[14] Punjab Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
2020[15] Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
2021[16] Punjab Uttar Pradesh Karnataka
2022[17] Haryana Tamil Nadu Karnataka
2023[18] Punjab Haryana Tamil Nadu

Women's championships

Hockey India (2011–present)
Year Winner Runner-up Third place
2011[19] Haryana Odisha
2012[20] Haryana Jharkhand
2013[21] Haryana Jharkhand
2014[22] Haryana Jharkhand
2015[23] Jharkhand Punjab
2016[24] Punjab Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy
2017[25] Haryana Madhya Pradesh
2018[26] Madhya Pradesh Haryana
2019[27] Madhya Pradesh Haryana
2020[28] Haryana Sports Authority of India Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy
2021[29] Madhya Pradesh Haryana Punjab
2022[30] Karnataka Jharkhand
2023[31] Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Jharkhand
2024[32] Haryana Maharashtra Jharkhand

Performance by teams

Men's

Team Championships
25
Punjab 20
9
Indian Airlines 8
Maharashtra / Mumbai / Bombay 4
West Bengal / Bengal 3
Haryana 2
2
Tamil Nadu / Madras 2
Madhya Pradesh / Bhopal 2
Punjab and Sind Bank 2
Uttar Pradesh / United Provinces 1
Delhi 1

Women's

Team Championships
8
Haryana 3
Madhya Pradesh 2
1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senior National hockey: Beijawad stars in Karnataka's win . Achal . Ashwin . The Hindu . 17 May 2013 . 16 February 2023 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216184944/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/senior-national-hockey-beijawad-stars-in-karnatakas-win/article4721890.ece . live .
  2. Web site: Roll of Honour — SENIOR NEHRU HOCKEY TOURNAMENT . nehruhockey.com . New Delhi . 23 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022230235/http://nehruhockey.com/tournament_roll_of_honour.htm . 22 October 2022 .
  3. Book: Portrait Of Indian Sport . Macmillan . D'Mello . Anthony . 1959 . 5 September 2022 .
  4. Web site: National Hockey Championship: Railways, Indian Airlines decide to 'share' Rangaswami Cup . India Today . Sanyal . Saradindu . 31 March 1977 . 1 May 2015 . 22 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230222145915/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19770331-national-hockey-championship-railways-indian-airlines-decide-to-share-rangaswami-cup-823621-2014-08-01 . live .
  5. Web site: Men's hockey championship: Mumbai lifts 63rd Rangaswami Cup . DNA India . 3 March 2023 .
  6. Web site: 1st Hockey India Senior Men National Championship . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216184945/https://www.hockeyindia.org/pdfImages/images/stories/2013/05/Stats-Sr.-Men1.pdf . live .
  7. Web site: 2nd Hockey India Senior Men National Championship . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216184954/https://www.hockeyindia.org/pdfImages/images/stories/2013/05/Stats-Sr.-Men-20121.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: 3rd Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2013 . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216184948/https://www.hockeyindia.org/pdfImages/images/stories/2013/04/Res-Pune-Championships19.pdf . live .
  9. Web site: 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 (Div A) . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216184947/https://www.hockeyindia.org/pdfImages/images/stories/2013/09/RES-SENIOR-MEN-A-DIVISION14.pdf . live .
  10. Web site: 5th Hockey India Senior Men National Hockey Championship 2015 Division A . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216184955/https://www.hockeyindia.org/static-assets/waf-images/uploadfile/62/72/a7/c76f81b0-7db5-41cd-9e58-1fe0346aef13.pdf . live .
  11. Web site: 6th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2016 (Div A) . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216184949/https://www.hockeyindia.org/static-assets/waf-images/uploadfile/83/7f/1e/38f52e8e-7303-4ac6-b302-f13b1c485083.pdf . live .
  12. Web site: 7th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2017 (A Div) . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216184947/https://www.hockeyindia.org/static-assets/waf-images/uploadfile/31/24/77/c1e479d8-b579-4c3a-9cec-6921e05200a2.pdf . live .
  13. Web site: 8th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2018 (A Div) . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216184953/https://www.hockeyindia.org/static-assets/waf-images/uploadfile/9f/7d/ee/914ce899-bbd7-4022-9148-0e2bd974efab.pdf . live .
  14. Web site: 9th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2019 (A Div) . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216184945/https://www.hockeyindia.org/static-assets/waf-images/uploadfile/af/dc/c6/93fc821d-1952-4be9-8a67-e0c6a5ca458d.pdf . live .
  15. Web site: 10th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2020 (A Div) . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 23 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123190910/https://www.hockeyindia.org/static-assets/waf-images/uploadfile/7a/b0/70/662ef258-9fd5-4916-af5c-dec2b6bf1abc.pdf . live .
  16. Web site: 11th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2021 . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 28 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211228112412/https://www.hockeyindia.org/static-assets/waf-images/uploadfile/23/41/82/b5a88076-bbd4-4c8f-abaf-5c5c501d9e68.pdf . live .
  17. Web site: 12th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2022 . Hockey India . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216184959/https://www.hockeyindia.org/tournament/12th-hockey-india-senior-men-national-championship-2022-2084 . live .
  18. Web site: Hockey Punjab lifts 13th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2023 trophy . Hockey India . 28 November 2023 .
  19. Web site: 1st Hockey India Senior Women National Championship . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  20. Web site: 2nd Hockey India Senior Women National Championship . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  21. Web site: 3rd Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2013 . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  22. Web site: 4th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2014 (Div A) . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  23. Web site: 5th Hockey India Senior Women National Hockey Championship 2015 Division A . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  24. Web site: 6th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2016 (Div A) . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  25. Web site: 7th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2017 (A Div) . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  26. Web site: 8th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2018 (A Div) . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  27. Web site: 9th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2019 (A Div) . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  28. Web site: 10th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2020 (A Div) . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  29. Web site: 11th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2021 . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  30. Web site: 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022 . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  31. Web site: 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2023 . Hockey India . 3 March 2023 .
  32. Web site: Hockey Haryana crowned Champions of the 14th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship . Hockey India . 23 March 2024 .

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