Host(s) India Third Place Uttar Pradesh Wizards Teams 5 Goals scored 147 Matches played 34 | Runner-up Delhi Waveriders Champion Ranchi Rhinos Third place Uttar Pradesh Wizards Administrator Hockey India Venues 5 | |
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Dates January 14 – February 10 Tournament Format(s) Triple Round-robin and Knock-out Champions Ranchi Rhinos (1st title) | ||
Hero hockey india league 2013 with mike absalom
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 January 5 to February 3 but was postponed to January 14 to February 10.
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Rules and regulations
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.
The points in the league phase of the tournament were awarded as follows:
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:
- respective number of matches won;
- respective goal difference (goals for less goals against). A positive goal difference always takes precedence over a negative one;
- respective number of goals scored;
- the cumulative results of the two matches played between those two teams taking firstly the points won in the two matches, secondly the goal difference, and thirdly the number of goals scored
Venues
Five venues have been selected for Hockey India League which will serve as home grounds for each franchise:
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.
Players
The players' auction for first season of HIL took place on December 16 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.
Schedule
All matches' timings according to Indian Standard Time (UTC +05:30)Scoring
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Source: Hockey India League