Nepal Hockey Association

Nepal Hockey Association
नेपाल हक्की संघ
	Official Logo of the NHA
Sport	Field hockey
Category	Games
Jurisdiction	National
Abbreviation	NHA
Founded	1954
Affiliation	International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Regional affiliation	Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)
Headquarters	Kathmandu, Nepal
President	Anil P. Sharma
Secretary	Subarna Shrestha
Official website
	nepalhockey.org

Nepal Hockey Association plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in Nepal. It is registered under National Sports Council as the sole body responsible towards promoting the sport.

NHA is one of the oldest sport governing bodies in Nepal. The sport was really popular in the country (especially Kathmandu area) in 70s and 90s. In recent years the association has been committed to reaching new heights of the game in the country by introducing grassroot level programs in schools nationwide.^[2]

Yearly, national-level tournaments for men and women are organized. ^[3]

On 22 April, 2024, Dhulikhel also allocated land for the construction of an international-level hockey stadium.^[4] Bagmati Province Sports Development Council is preparing the DPR for the stadium's construction. Additionally, the site will consist of a training hall, fitness studio, and all other required facilities.

Competitions

Current title holders

Competition	Year	Champions	Title	Next edition
Senior (men's)
Men's National Hockey Championship	2025	Nepal Army Club	National Hockey Champion	2026
Girija Prasad Koirala Memorial Men's Hockey Tournament	2024 (5th Edition)	Nepal Army Club	National Champion	TBD
Senior (women's)
Women's National Hockey Championship	2025^[5]	Nepal Army Club	National Hockey Champion	2026
Sahana Pradhan Memorial Women's Hockey Tournament	2024 (6th Edition)	Nepal Army Club	National Champion	TBD

References

^ "Nepal Hockey Association". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ "Nepal Hockey Association's special general assembly concluded". Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ "Dhanusha hosting national-level women hockey tournament". Nepal News. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ "Dhulikhel Municipality allocates land for construction of int'l hockey stadium". Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ "Nepal Army Club wins national women's hockey tournamentv". Retrieved 6 May 2025.

[1] "Nepal Hockey Association". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[2] "Nepal Hockey Association's special general assembly concluded". Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[3] "Dhanusha hosting national-level women hockey tournament". Nepal News. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[4] "Dhulikhel Municipality allocates land for construction of int'l hockey stadium". Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[5] "Nepal Army Club wins national women's hockey tournamentv". Retrieved 6 May 2025.

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National members of the International Hockey Federation
AfHF (Africa)	Algeria Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Ivory Coast Egypt Eswatini The Gambia Ghana Kenya Libya Malawi Mauritius Morocco Namibia Nigeria Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
PAHF (Americas)	Argentina Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Jamaica Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela
AsHF (Asia)	Afghanistan Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Japan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Macau Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Singapore Sri Lanka Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan
EHF (Europe)	Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Gibraltar Great Britain Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Former members: Soviet Union
OHF (Oceania)	Australia Fiji Papua New Guinea New Zealand Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Vanuatu Former members: American Samoa

Sports governing bodies in Nepal (NEP)
Summer Olympic sports	Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cricket Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby Rowing Sailing Sport climbing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Ice hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing (alpine, cross country, nordic combined, freestyle & jumping) Snowboarding
Other IOC recognised sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Skating Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu
Other sports	Futsal Kabadii Kho Kho Rugby league Rugby union
Paralympics and disabled sports	Taekwondo
Nepal Olympic Committee National Paralympic Committee Nepal Special Olympics Nepal National Sports Council (Nepal) Ministry of Youth and Sports (Nepal)