India women's national field hockey team

For the men's team, see India men's national field hockey team.

India
Nickname(s)Women in Blue
Association
ConfederationAsian Hockey Federation
Head CoachHarendra Singh
CaptainSalima Tete
Most capsVandana Katariya (320)
Top scorerRani Rampal (120)
Team colours
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 9 Steady (4 July 2025)[1]
Highest5 (2025)
First international
Scotland  6–1  
(Folkestone, England; 30 September 1953)[2]
Biggest win
  24–0    Nepal
(Guwahati, India; 7 February 2016)[3]
Biggest defeat
England  18–0  India
(Sydney, Australia; 23 May 1956)[4]
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1980)
Best result4th (1980, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1974)
Best result4th (1974)
Asian Games
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultGold Champions
(1982)
Asia Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1989)
Best resultGold Champions
(2004, 2017)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
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 2 3
Asian Champions Trophy 3 2 1
Total 9 7 10
Pro League
Bronze medal – third place 2021–22 Rotterdam Team
Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valencia Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 New Delhi Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kakamigahara Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Hiroshima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Muscat Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2016 Singapore Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ranchi Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rajgir Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Donghae Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kakamigahara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Busan Team

The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. They are ranked 9th 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,[5] the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. Team members were referred to as the "assi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or the "Golden Girls of Hockey," after the 2004 win.[6] The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur defeating China in a shootout.[7] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it finished in 5th place but at 2014 Asian Games, Incheon stunned Japan 2–1 in a tight match to clinch their third bronze medal at the Asian Games.[8] During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the Round 2 of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the World League Semi-finals held in Antwerp the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.[9] The Indian woman's national field hockey team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics[10][11] for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics.[10][12] They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where they placed 6th.

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.[13] and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat the English women's hockey team.[5][14][15]

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).[16] Sahni began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik.[17] After hearing the storyline, Kaushik suggested that Sahni meet hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi (who faced accusations of throwing the match against Pakistan during the 1982 Asian Games).[18][19][20] Sahni has stated that he was unaware of Negi's tribulations while writing the script and that the resemblance with Negi's life was entirely coincidental.[21] Negi affirmed this point stating that he didn't "want to hog the limelight. This movie is not a documentary of Mir Ranjan Negi's life. It is in fact the story of a team that becomes a winning lot from a bunch of hopeless girls" In response to the fact that the media equated Kabir Khan with Negi, Sahni said that "Our script was written a year and a half back. It is very unfortunate that something, which is about women athletes, has just started becoming about Negi."[17]

Tokyo Olympics and resurgence

The India women's national field hockey team in 2019

India at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time ever,[22] reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina[23] in the semi-final and then to Great Britain[24] 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.[25][26]

Performance record

Summer Olympics

Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, USSR 4th 5 2 1 2 9 6
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States Did not participate
1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain
1996 United States Atlanta, United States
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia Did not qualify
2004 Greece Athens, Greece
2008 China Beijing, China
2012 United Kingdom London, Great Britain
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th 5 0 1 4 3 19
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 4th 8 3 0 5 12 20
2024 France Paris, France Did not qualify
Total 4th place 18 5 2 11 24 45

World Cup

Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1974 France Mandelieu, France
4th
 6 3 0 3 8 6
1976 Germany West Berlin, West Germany Did not participate
1978 Spain Madrid, Spain
7th
 6 2 1 3 5 10
1981 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Did not participate
1983 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11th
 7 1 1 5 6 10
1986 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands Did not qualify
1990 Australia Sydney, Australia
1994 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland
1998 Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands
12th
 7 0 0 7 9 23
2002 Australia Perth, Australia Did not qualify
2006 Spain Madrid, Spain
11th
 7 1 1 5 9 15
2010 Argentina Rosario, Argentina
9th
 6 2 0 4 11 23
2014 Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands Did not qualify
2018 England London, England
8th
 5 1 3 1 5 3
2022 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands
Spain Valencia, Spain
9th
 6 1 3 2 9 8
Total 4th place 50 11 9 30 62 98

Commonwealth Games

Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 7 3 1 3 19 13
2002 England Manchester, England 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 4 1 1 12 10
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 1 2 19 8
2010 India New Delhi, India 5th 5 3 1 1 15 4
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 5th 5 3 0 2 22 9
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 4th 6 3 0 3 9 12
2022 England Birmingham, England 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 2 1 14 8
Total 1 Title 41 22 6 13 110 64

Asian Games

Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1982 India New Delhi, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 37 1
1986 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 17 5
1990 China Beijing, China 4th 5 2 0 3 8 10
1994 Japan Hiroshima, Japan 4th 5 1 2 2 9 6
1998 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 4 1 2 24 11
2002 South Korea Busan, South Korea 4th 4 0 0 4 2 12
2006 Qatar Doha, Qatar 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 0 3 22 10
2010 China Guangzhou, China 4th 7 3 0 4 24 7
2014 South Korea Incheon, South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 0 2 13 7
2018 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 5 0 1 40 3
2022 China Hangzhou, China 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 1 1 35 6
Total 1 Title 62 34 5 23 231 78

Asia Cup

Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1985 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Did not participate
1989 Hong Kong Hong Kong 4th 4 1 0 3 4 11
1993 Japan Hiroshima, Japan 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 2 1 1 8 4
1999 India New Delhi, India 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 2 1 24 7
2004 India New Delhi, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 19 3
2007 Hong Kong Hong Kong 4th 6 3 0 3 44 13
2009 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3 2 1 36 9
2013 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2 1 2 18 5
2017 Japan Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0 28 5
2022 Oman Muscat, Oman 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 0 2 22 6
Total 2 Titles 47 26 8 13 203 63

Asian Champions Trophy

Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2010 South Korea Busan, South Korea 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1 0 3 8 15
2011 China Ordos, China 4th 4 0 0 4 3 16
2013 Japan Kakamigahara, Japan 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 2 0 2 10 6
2016 Singapore Singapore 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 10 7
2018 South Korea Donghae City, South Korea 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 11 6
2021 South Korea Donghae City, South Korea Withdrew
2023 India Ranchi, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7 0 0 27 3
2024 India Rajgir, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7 0 0 29 2
Total 3 Titles 36 23 2 11 98 55

Pro League

Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2021–22 N/A 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 6 4 4 33 26
2023–24 N/A 8th 16 2 1 13 16 38
2024–25 N/A 9th 16 2 3 11 22 43
Total Third place 46 10 8 28 71 107

Nations Cup

Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2022 Spain Valencia, Spain 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1 0 9 3
Total 1 Title 5 4 1 0 9 3

South Asian Games

Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2016 India Guwahati, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 3 0 0 46 1
Total 1 Title 3 3 0 0 46 1

World League

No. Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1 2012–13 Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 14th 11 5 2 4 29 30
2 2014–15 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 10th 13 8 1 4 46 20
3 2016–17 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 16th 11 3 3 5 12 18
Total 35 16 6 13 87 68

Champions Challenge I

No. Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1 2002 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2 2 1 10 9
2 2011 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 7th 6 2 1 3 11 8
3 2012 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland 7th 6 2 1 3 13 15
4 2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 8th 6 0 0 6 7 22
Total Third place 23 6 4 13 41 54

Champions Challenge II

Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2009 Russia Kazan, Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 26 9
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 26 9

Hockey Series

Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2018–19 Japan Hiroshima, Japan 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 27 4
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 27 4

Afro-Asian Games

Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2003 India Hyderabad, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 0 1 26 7
Total 1 Title 5 4 0 1 26 7

Honours

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

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.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

11 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS   4–0  Malaysia Rajgir, India
16:45 Sangita field hockey ball 8', 55'
Preeti field hockey ball 43'
Udita field hockey ball 44'		 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
12 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS   3–2  South Korea Rajgir, India
16:45 Sangita field hockey ball 3'
Deepika field hockey ball 20', 57'		 Report Lee Yu-r. field hockey ball 34'
Cheon field hockey ball 38'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
14 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS Thailand  0–13   Rajgir, India
16:45 Report Deepika field hockey ball 3', 19', 43', 45', 45'
Preeti field hockey ball 9', 40'
Lalremsiami field hockey ball 12', 56'
Beauty field hockey ball 30', 53'
Ishika field hockey ball 55'
Sharmila field hockey ball 58'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
16 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS   3–0  China Rajgir, India
16:45 Sangita field hockey ball 32'
Salima field hockey ball 37'
Deepika field hockey ball 60'		 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
17 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS Japan  0–3   Rajgir, India
16:45 Report Navneet field hockey ball 37'
Deepika field hockey ball 47', 48'		 Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
19 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy SF   2–0  Japan Rajgir, India
16:45 Navneet field hockey ball 48'
Lalremsiami field hockey ball 56'		 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
20 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy F China  0–1   Rajgir, India
16:45 Report Deepika field hockey ball 31' Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium

2025

15 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League   3–2  England Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Vaishnavi field hockey ball 6'
Deepika field hockey ball 25'
Navneet field hockey ball 59'		 Report Bourne field hockey ball 12'
Crackles field hockey ball 58'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
16 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League   2–2
(1–2 p)		  England Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Navneet field hockey ball 53'
Rutuja field hockey ball 57'		 Report Gillott field hockey ball 40'
Howard field hockey ball 56'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Penalties
Navneet Penalty shoot-out scored
Salima Penalty shoot-out missed
Sunelita Penalty shoot-out missed
Lalremsiami Penalty shoot-out missed
Neha Penalty shoot-out missed
Navneet Penalty shoot-out missed
Lalremsiami Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out missed Howard
Penalty shoot-out missed Bourne
Penalty shoot-out missed S. Hamilton
Penalty shoot-out missed Crackles
Penalty shoot-out scored Walker
Penalty shoot-out missed Howard
Penalty shoot-out scored S. Hamilton
18 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League   3–4  Spain Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Baljeet field hockey ball 19'
Sakshi field hockey ball 38'
Rutuja field hockey ball 45'		 Report Rogoski field hockey ball 21'
Petchamé field hockey ball 25', 49'
L. Jiménez field hockey ball 52'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
19 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League   0–1  Spain Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Report Segú field hockey ball 49' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
21 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League   0–4  Germany Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Report Wortmann field hockey ball 3'
Schwabe field hockey ball 18', 47'
Hachenberg field hockey ball 59'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
22 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League   1–0  Germany Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Deepika field hockey ball 12' Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
24 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League   2–4  Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Udita field hockey ball 18', 42' Report Reijnen field hockey ball 7'
Albers field hockey ball 34', 47'
Van der Elst field hockey ball 40'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
25 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League   2–2
(2–1 p)		  Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
17:15 Deepika field hockey ball 35'
Baljeet field hockey ball 43'		 Report Sanders field hockey ball 17'
Van der Elst field hockey ball 28'		 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Penalties
Deepika Penalty shoot-out scored
Dungdung Penalty shoot-out missed
Khan Penalty shoot-out scored
Baljeet Penalty shoot-out missed		 Penalty shoot-out missed Sanders
Penalty shoot-out scored Veen
Penalty shoot-out missed Van der Elst
Penalty shoot-out missed Fokke
Penalty shoot-out missed Dicke
14 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League Australia  3–2   London, England
11:00 Schonell field hockey ball 16'
Pickering field hockey ball 22'
Stewart field hockey ball 35'		 Report Deepika field hockey ball 44'
Neha field hockey ball 52'		 Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
15 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League   1–2  Australia London, England
10:30 Phalke field hockey ball 3' Report Lawton field hockey ball 37'
Pickering field hockey ball 60'		 Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
17 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League Argentina  4–1   London, England
15:30 Falasco field hockey ball 29'
Gorzelany field hockey ball 40', 54', 59'		 Report Deepika field hockey ball 30' Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
18 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League   2–2
(0–2 p)		  Argentina London, England
15:30 Navneet field hockey ball 50'
Deepika field hockey ball 56'		 Report Gorzelany field hockey ball 27', 37' Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Penalties
Deepika Penalty shoot-out missed
Rutuja Penalty shoot-out missed
Lalremsiami Penalty shoot-out missed
Baljeet Penalty shoot-out missed		 Díaz Penalty shoot-out missed
Bruggesser Penalty shoot-out scored
Jankunas Penalty shoot-out missed
Cairó Penalty shoot-out scored
21 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League Belgium  5–1   Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Brasseur field hockey ball 37', 55'
Breyne field hockey ball 41'
Ballenghien field hockey ball 54'
Engelbert field hockey ball 58'		 Report Deepika field hockey ball 6' Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein
22 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League Belgium  2–0   Antwerp, Belgium
13:00 Ballenghien field hockey ball 40'
Hillewaert field hockey ball 43'		 Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein
28 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League China  3–0   Berlin, Germany
12:30 Chen field hockey ball 21'
Zhang field hockey ball 26'
Yu field hockey ball 45'		 Report Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld
29 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League   2–3  China Berlin, Germany
13:30 Toppo field hockey ball 9'
Rutuja field hockey ball 38'		 Report Zhang field hockey ball 19', 30'
Xu field hockey ball 53'		 Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld
5 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS   v  Thailand Hangzhou, China
14:30 Report Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field
6 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS Japan  v   Hangzhou, China
19:00 Report Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field
8 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS   v  Singapore Hangzhou, China
14:30 Report Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field

Head-to-Head record

Won more matches than lost
All matches drawn
Won equal matches to lost
Lost more matches than won

Overall record

Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs China at Ernst Reuter Sportfeld, Berlin 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League, 29 June 2025

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
 Argentina 28 1 6 21 3.57% 2025
 Australia 51 7 8 36 13.73% 2025
 Austria 2 2 0 0 100% 1989
 Azerbaijan 6 6 0 0 100% 2012
 Belarus 8 8 0 0 100% 2017
 Belgium 15 2 1 12 13.33% 2025
 Canada 19 13 5 1 68.42% 2022
 Chile 6 5 1 0 83.33% 2022
 China 49 13 6 30 26.53% 2025
 Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 100% 2006
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 0 1 50% 1980
 England 44 7 13 24 15.91 2025
 Fiji 2 2 0 0 100% 2019
 France 4 3 0 1 75% 2008
 Germany 27 3 4 20 11.11% 2025
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 100% 2022
 Great Britain 8 0 2 6 0% 2024
 Hong Kong 7 7 0 0 100% 2023
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 100% 2018
 Ireland 29 10 4 15 34.48% 2023
 Italy 9 7 1 1 77.78% 2024
 Jamaica 2 2 0 0 100% 1998
 Japan 76 24 16 36 31.58% 2024
 Kazakhstan 7 7 0 0 100% 2018
 Lithuania 1 1 0 0 100% 2001
 Malaysia 43 39 4 0 90.7% 2024
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 100% 1974
   Nepal 1 1 0 0 100% 2016
 Netherlands Antilles 2 0 0 2 0% 2008
 Netherlands 22 2 2 18 9.09% 2025
 New Zealand 36 12 1 23 33.33% 2024
 Nigeria 1 1 0 0 100% 2006
 North Korea 1 1 0 0 100% 1990
 Poland 6 6 0 0 100% 2019
 Russia 4 3 0 1 75% 2013
 Scotland 15 4 3 8 26.67% 2014
 Singapore 10 10 0 0 100% 2022
 South Africa 21 11 3 7 52.38% 2023
 South Korea 50 19 5 26 38% 2024
 Soviet Union 3 1 0 2 33.33% 1993
 Spain 23 9 6 8 39.13% 2025
 Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 100% 2016
  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 100% 1985
 Thailand 13 13 0 0 100% 2024
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 4 0 0 100% 2014
 Ukraine 3 1 2 0 33.33% 2012
 United States 36 8 10 18 22.22% 2024
 Uruguay 3 3 0 0 100% 2019
 Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 50% 1998
 Wales 7 5 1 1 71.43% 2022
 Zimbabwe 2 1 1 0 50% 1985
Total 719 295 106 318 41.02% 2025

Olympic Games

Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs Great Britain at Tokyo, 2020 Olympics, 6 August 2021

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
 Argentina 2 0 0 2 0% 2021
 Australia 2 1 0 1 50% 2021
 Austria 1 1 0 0 100% 1980
 Czechoslovakia 1 0 0 1 0% 1980
 Germany 1 0 0 1 0% 2021
 Great Britain 3 0 0 3 0% 2021
 Ireland 1 1 0 0 100% 2021
 Japan 1 0 1 0 0% 2016
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0% 2021
 Poland 1 1 0 0 100% 1980
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 100% 2021
 Soviet Union 1 0 0 1 0% 1980
 United States 1 0 0 1 0% 2016
 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0% 1980

World Cup

Record last updated as of the following match:

India vs Japan at Terrassa, 2022 World Cup, 13 July 2022

Opponent GP W D L Win % Last meeting
 Argentina 4 0 0 4 0% 1998
 Australia 2 0 0 2 0% 2010
 Belgium 1 0 0 1 0% 1974
 Canada 2 1 1 0 50% 2022
 China 3 0 1 2 0% 2022
 Czechoslovakia 1 1 0 0 100% 1978
 England 4 0 3 1 0% 2022
 West Germany 1 0 0 1 0% 1974
 Ireland 2 0 0 2 0% 2018
 Italy 1 1 0 0 100% 2018
 Japan 3 2 0 1 66.67% 2022
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 100% 1974
 Netherlands 6 1 0 5 16.67% 2010
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0% 2022
 Scotland 2 0 0 2 0% 1998
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 100% 2010
 South Korea 2 0 0 2 0% 2006
 Spain 4 2 0 2 50% 2022
 United States 2 0 1 1 0% 2018
 Wales 2 1 1 0 50% 1983

Sources:[27][28][29]

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the 2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League.[30]

Caps updated as of 29 June 2025, after the match against  China.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
GK Savita Punia (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 308 0 India NCOE, Delhi
GK Bichu Devi Kharibam (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 48 0 India Indian Oil Corporation
DF Sushila Chanu (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 252 8 India Railways
DF Jyoti Rumavat (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 83 8 India Indian Oil Corporation
DF Ishika Chaudhary (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 64 1 India Indian Oil Corporation
DF Suman Devi Thoudam (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 12 0 India Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
DF Jyoti Chhatri (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 15 0 India Odisha Naval Tata HHPC
DF Jyoti Singh (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 4 0 India Madhya Pradesh HA
MF Salima Tete (captain) (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 130 16 India Railways
MF Neha Goyal (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 177 20 India Railways
MF Lalremsiami (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 164 41 India Railways
MF Sharmila Godara (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 74 8 India Indian Oil Corporation
MF Vaishnavi Phalke (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 49 7 India Hockey Maharashtra
MF Manisha Chauhan (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 14 2 India Manipur Hockey
MF Sunelita Toppo (2007-04-11) 11 April 2007 27 1 India Hockey Association of Odisha
MF Sujata Kujur (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 0 0 India Hockey Association of Odisha
MF Mahima Tete (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 0 0 India Jharkhand Hockey
FW Navneet Kaur (vice-captain) (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 186 55 India Railways
FW Deepika Sehrawat (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 56 27 India Indian Oil Corporation
MF Baljeet Kaur (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 32 2 India Indian Oil Corporation
FW Beauty Dungdung (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 26 3 India Indian Oil Corporation
FW Rutuja Pisal (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 5 2 India Union Bank of India
FW Sakshi Rana (2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 3 1 India Hockey Haryana
FW Deepika Soreng (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 4 0 India Railways

Recent call-ups

These players were called up in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Bansari Solanki (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 0 0 India NCE Delhi NT Camp, May 2024
GK Madhuri Kindo (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 0 0 India Hockey Association of Odisha NT Camp, May 2024
DF Nikki Pradhan (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 190 2 India Railways 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Udita Duhan (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 127 14 India Indian Oil Corporation 2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF Mahima Choudhary (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 5 0 India Indian Oil Corporation 2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF Akshata Dhekale (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 6 0 India Indian Oil Corporation 2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF Monika Malik (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 229 18 India Railways NT Camp, May 2024
DF Gurjit Kaur (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 137 86 India Railways 2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF Ropni Kumari (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 0 0 India Railways NT Camp, May 2024
DF Preeti Panchal (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 0 0 India Railways NT Camp, May 2024
MF Nisha Warsi (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 89 1 India Railways 2023–24 FIH Pro League
MF Sonika Tandi (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 91 7 India Income Tax 2023–24 FIH Pro League
MF Ajmina Kujur (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 0 0 India Indian Oil Corporation NT Camp, May 2024
MF Marina Lalramnghaki (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 0 0 India Hockey Mizoram NT Camp, May 2024
MF Jyothi Edula (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 0 0 India Railways NT Camp, May 2024
FW Sangita Kumari (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 64 28 India Railways 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Preeti Dubey (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 56 9 India Railways 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Mumtaz Khan (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 12 0 India Indian Oil Corporation 2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW Vandana KatariyaRET (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 320 98 India Railways 2024–25 FIH Pro League

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

Individual records

Players in bold are still active, at least at international level.

Most caps

Sources:[32]

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

Awards

Summer Olympics
Hockey World Cup
Hockey Champions Challenge
Dhyan Chand Award
Arjuna Awards

The following is a list of recipients for the Arjuna award in hockey recipients (by year):[33]

See also

References

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