The registration process for players in the Hero Hockey India League (Hero HIL) 2026 will begin at 5 pm on 19 May, 2025 and will end at 5 pm on 20 August 2025, as official announced by Hockey India.
Hockey Indian clearly informed our India team and the top hockey nations across the world, this is your moment
List of all eligible countries for men’s teams and women’s team
Men’s Teams – India, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia, Spain, Argentina, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand Malaysia, and South Korea.
Women’s Team – India, Netherlands, Argentina, Belgium, China, Australia, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland, Chile, Japan, USA, and Scotland.
Registration Date & Month
Start- 19 May, 2025
End- 20 August, 2025
League Window- 2026
How to apply
You can either visit the official website of Hockey India https://www.hockeyindia.org/ ,
Or Apply Now- https://t.co/yuzh7VvP7X
Hockey League Schedule 2026 (expected):
Duration: January to March 2026
Length: approximately 6 to 8 weeks
Format: Double round-robin + semi-final & final
Match Days: Likely 4-5 matches per week, with weekend double-headers.
Host Cities (Projected Venues)
Bhubaneswar (Kalinga Stadium)
Ranchi (Morabadi Stadium)
Delhi (Major Dhyan Chand Stadium)
Mumbai (MHA Stadium)
Bengaluru (Sree kanteerava Stadium)
Chandigard or Jalandhar
Lucknow (Major Dhyan Chand Stadium)
What to Expect in HIL 2026
Category Details
Teams 8 city-based franchise
Indian Stars Harmanpreet, Sreejesh, Hardik Singh
Foreign Stars Players from AUS, BEL, NED, GER
Matches 35-40
Venues 6-8 top cities
Players & Auction
Player Pool: Over 200 players, including top Indian international and foreign players from top-10 FIH nations
Auction/Draft: expected in late 2025
Salary Cap: Likely introduction of team-wise spending limits
Big Names Expected: In Harmanpreet Singh, PR Sreejesh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh
Tom Boon (BEL), Arthur, Van Doren (BEL), Jeroen Hertzbergen (NED), Aran Zalewski (AUS).
Hockey India League 2024 – 25
Hockey India League was relaunched by Hockey India after a 7-year break.
Hockey India League 2024-25 is also known as the Hero Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons.
Men’s Hockey League was held from December 2024 to 1 February 2025, while Women’s Hockey was held from 12 January 2025 -26 January 25.
In this edition, Women’s Hockey Team Odisha Warrior was winner
