India women's national field hockey team

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

India

Nickname(s)	Women in Blue
Association	Hockey India (2008–present) Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008)
Confederation	Asian Hockey Federation
Head Coach	Harendra Singh
Captain	Salima Tete
Most caps	Vandana Katariya (320)
Top scorer	Rani Rampal (120)
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	9 (19 August 2025)[1]
Highest	5 (2025)
First international
Scotland  6–1  India (Folkestone, England; 30 September 1953)[2]
Biggest win
India  24–0    Nepal (Guwahati, India; 7 February 2016)[3]
Biggest defeat
England  18–0  India (Sydney, Australia; 23 May 1956)[4]
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1980)
Best result	4th (1980, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1974)
Best result	4th (1974)
Asian Games
Appearances	11 (first in 1982)
Best result	Champions (1982)
Asia Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1989)
Best result	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 2021–22 Rotterdam Team Nations Cup 2022 Valencia Team Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team 2006 Melbourne Team 2022 Birmingham Team Asian Games 1982 New Delhi Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2018 Jakarta Team 1986 Seoul Team 2006 Doha Team 2014 Incheon Team 2022 Hangzhou Team Asia Cup 2004 New Delhi Team 2017 Kakamigahara Team 1999 New Delhi Team 2009 Bangkok Team 1993 Hiroshima Team 2013 Kuala Lumpur Team 2022 Muscat Team Asian Champions Trophy 2016 Singapore Team 2023 Ranchi Team 2024 Rajgir Team 2018 Donghae Team 2013 Kakamigahara Team 2010 Busan Team

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	Moscow, USSR	4th	5	2	1	2	9	6
1984	Los Angeles, United States	Did not participate
1988	Seoul, South Korea
1992	Barcelona, Spain
1996	Atlanta, United States
2000	Sydney, Australia	Did not qualify
2004	Athens, Greece
2008	Beijing, China
2012	London, Great Britain
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12th	5	0	1	4	3	19
2020	Tokyo, Japan	4th	8	3	0	5	12	20
2024	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	Mandelieu, France	4th	6	3	0	3	8	6
1976	West Berlin, West Germany	Did not participate
1978	Madrid, Spain	7th	6	2	1	3	5	10
1981	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Did not participate
1983	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	11th	7	1	1	5	6	10
1986	Amstelveen, Netherlands	Did not qualify
1990	Sydney, Australia
1994	Dublin, Ireland
1998	Utrecht, Netherlands	12th	7	0	0	7	9	23
2002	Perth, Australia	Did not qualify
2006	Madrid, Spain	11th	7	1	1	5	9	15
2010	Rosario, Argentina	9th	6	2	0	4	11	23
2014	The Hague, Netherlands	Did not qualify
2018	London, England	8th	5	1	3	1	5	3
2022	Amstelveen, Netherlands 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	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	4th	7	3	1	3	19	13
2002	Manchester, England		6	4	1	1	12	10
2006	Melbourne, Australia		6	3	1	2	19	8
2010	New Delhi, India	5th	5	3	1	1	15	4
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	5th	5	3	0	2	22	9
2018	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	4th	6	3	0	3	9	12
2022	Birmingham, England		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	New Delhi, India		5	5	0	0	37	1
1986	Seoul, South Korea		5	3	1	1	17	5
1990	Beijing, China	4th	5	2	0	3	8	10
1994	Hiroshima, Japan	4th	5	1	2	2	9	6
1998	Bangkok, Thailand		7	4	1	2	24	11
2002	Busan, South Korea	4th	4	0	0	4	2	12
2006	Doha, Qatar		7	4	0	3	22	10
2010	Guangzhou, China	4th	7	3	0	4	24	7
2014	Incheon, South Korea		5	3	0	2	13	7
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia		6	5	0	1	40	3
2022	Hangzhou, China		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	Seoul, South Korea	Did not participate
1989	Hong Kong	4th	4	1	0	3	4	11
1993	Hiroshima, Japan		4	2	1	1	8	4
1999	New Delhi, India		6	3	2	1	24	7
2004	New Delhi, India		5	4	1	0	19	3
2007	Hong Kong	4th	6	3	0	3	44	13
2009	Bangkok, Thailand		6	3	2	1	36	9
2013	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		5	2	1	2	18	5
2017	Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan		6	5	1	0	28	5
2022	Muscat, Oman		5	3	0	2	22	6
2025	Hangzhou, China	Qualified
	Total	2 Titles	47	26	8	13	203	63

Asian Champions Trophy

Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2010	Busan, South Korea		4	1	0	3	8	15
2011	Ordos, China	4th	4	0	0	4	3	16
2013	Kakamigahara, Japan		4	2	0	2	10	6
2016	Singapore		5	3	1	1	10	7
2018	Donghae City, South Korea		5	3	1	1	11	6
2021	Donghae City, South Korea	Withdrew
2023	Ranchi, India		7	7	0	0	27	3
2024	Rajgir, India		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		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	Valencia, Spain		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	Guwahati, India		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	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina	14th	11	5	2	4	29	30
2	2014–15	Rosario, Argentina	10th	13	8	1	4	46	20
3	2016–17	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	Johannesburg, South Africa		5	2	2	1	10	9
2	2011	Dublin, Ireland	7th	6	2	1	3	11	8
3	2012	Dublin, Ireland	7th	6	2	1	3	13	15
4	2014	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	Kazan, Russia		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	Hiroshima, Japan		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	Hyderabad, India		5	4	0	1	26	7
	Total	1 Title	5	4	0	1	26	7

Honours

Major tournaments

• Commonwealth Games:
  • Gold medal: 2002
  • Silver medal: 2006
  • Bronze medal: 2022
• Asian Games:
  • Gold medal: 1982
  • Silver medal: 1998, 2018
  • Bronze medal: 1986, 2006, 2014, 2022
• Women's Asia Cup:
  • Champions: 2004, 2017
  • Runner-up: 1999, 2009
  • Third Place: 1993, 2013, 2022
• Women's Asian Champions Trophy:
  • Champions: 2016, 2023, 2024
  • Runner-up: 2013, 2018
  • Third Place: 2010
• Women's FIH Pro League:
  • Third Place: 2021–22
• Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup:
  • Champions: 2022

Other tournaments

• South Asian Games:
  • Gold medal: 2016

Defunct tournaments

• Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I:
  • Bronze medal: 2002
• Women's Hockey Champions Challenge II:
  • Champions: 2009
• Women's Hockey Series:
  • Champions: 2018–19

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

India  v  Malaysia

11 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS	India	4–0	Malaysia	Rajgir, India
16:45	Sangita  8', 55' Preeti  43' Udita  44'	Report		Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium

India  v  South Korea

12 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS	India	3–2	South Korea	Rajgir, India
16:45	Sangita  3' Deepika  20', 57'	Report	Lee Yu-r.  34' Cheon  38'	Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium

Thailand  v  India

14 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS	Thailand	0–13	India	Rajgir, India
16:45		Report	Deepika  3', 19', 43', 45', 45' Preeti  9', 40' Lalremsiami  12', 56' Beauty  30', 53' Ishika  55' Sharmila  58'	Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium

India  v  China

16 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS	India	3–0	China	Rajgir, India
16:45	Sangita  32' Salima  37' Deepika  60'	Report		Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium

Japan  v  India

17 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy GS	Japan	0–3	India	Rajgir, India
16:45		Report	Navneet  37' Deepika  47', 48'	Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium

India  v  Japan

19 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy SF	India	2–0	Japan	Rajgir, India
16:45	Navneet  48' Lalremsiami  56'	Report		Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium

China  v  India

20 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy F	China	0–1	India	Rajgir, India
16:45		Report	Deepika  31'	Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium

2025

India  v  England

15 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	India	3–2	England	Bhubaneswar, India
17:15	Vaishnavi  6' Deepika  25' Navneet  59'	Report	Bourne  12' Crackles  58'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

India  v  England

16 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	India	2–2 (1–2 p)	England	Bhubaneswar, India
17:15	Navneet  53' Rutuja  57'	Report	Gillott  40' Howard  56'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
	Penalties
	Navneet Salima Sunelita Lalremsiami Neha Navneet Lalremsiami		Howard Bourne S. Hamilton Crackles Walker Howard S. Hamilton

India  v  Spain

18 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	India	3–4	Spain	Bhubaneswar, India
17:15	Baljeet  19' Sakshi  38' Rutuja  45'	Report	Rogoski  21' Petchamé  25', 49' L. Jiménez  52'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

India  v  Spain

19 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	India	0–1	Spain	Bhubaneswar, India
19:30		Report	Segú  49'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

India  v  Germany

21 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	India	0–4	Germany	Bhubaneswar, India
17:15		Report	Wortmann  3' Schwabe  18', 47' Hachenberg  59'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

India  v  Germany

22 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	India	1–0	Germany	Bhubaneswar, India
17:15	Deepika  12'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

India  v  Netherlands

24 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	India	2–4	Netherlands	Bhubaneswar, India
17:15	Udita  18', 42'	Report	Reijnen  7' Albers  34', 47' Van der Elst  40'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

India  v  Netherlands

25 February 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	India	2–2 (2–1 p)	Netherlands	Bhubaneswar, India
17:15	Deepika  35' Baljeet  43'	Report	Sanders  17' Van der Elst  28'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
	Penalties
	Deepika Dungdung Khan Baljeet		Sanders Veen Van der Elst Fokke Dicke

Australia  v  India

14 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	Australia	3–2	India	London, England
11:00	Schonell  16' Pickering  22' Stewart  35'	Report	Deepika  44' Neha  52'	Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

India  v  Australia

15 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	India	1–2	Australia	London, England
10:30	Phalke  3'	Report	Lawton  37' Pickering  60'	Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

Argentina  v  India

17 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	Argentina	4–1	India	London, England
15:30	Falasco  29' Gorzelany  40', 54', 59'	Report	Deepika  30'	Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre

India  v  Argentina

18 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	India	2–2 (0–2 p)	Argentina	London, England
15:30	Navneet  50' Deepika  56'	Report	Gorzelany  27', 37'	Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
	Penalties
	Deepika Rutuja Lalremsiami Baljeet		Díaz Bruggesser Jankunas Cairó

Belgium  v  India

21 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	Belgium	5–1	India	Antwerp, Belgium
13:00	Brasseur  37', 55' Breyne  41' Ballenghien  54' Engelbert  58'	Report	Deepika  6'	Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

Belgium  v  India

22 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	Belgium	2–0	India	Antwerp, Belgium
13:00	Ballenghien  40' Hillewaert  43'	Report		Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein

China  v  India

28 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	China	3–0	India	Berlin, Germany
12:30	Chen  21' Zhang  26' Yu  45'	Report		Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld

India  v  China

29 June 2025 2024–25 FIH Pro League	India	2–3	China	Berlin, Germany
13:30	Toppo  9' Rutuja  38'	Report	Zhang  19', 30' Xu  53'	Stadium: Ernst Reuter Sportfeld

India  v  Thailand

5 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS	India	v	Thailand	Hangzhou, China
14:30		Report		Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field

Japan  v  India

6 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS	Japan	v	India	Hangzhou, China
19:00		Report		Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field Hockey Field

India  v  Singapore

8 September 2025 2025 Asia Cup GS	India	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 (age 35)	308	0	NCOE, Delhi
	GK	Bichu Devi Kharibam	(2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 24)	48	0	Indian Oil Corporation
	DF	Sushila Chanu	(1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 33)	252	8	Railways
	DF	Jyoti Rumavat	(1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 25)	83	8	Indian Oil Corporation
	DF	Ishika Chaudhary	(2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 25)	64	1	Indian Oil Corporation
	DF	Suman Devi Thoudam	(1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 26)	12	0	Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
	DF	Jyoti Chhatri	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 22)	15	0	Odisha Naval Tata HHPC
	DF	Jyoti Singh	(2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Madhya Pradesh HA
	MF	Salima Tete (captain)	(2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 23)	130	16	Railways
	MF	Neha Goyal	(1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 28)	177	20	Railways
	MF	Lalremsiami	(2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 25)	164	41	Railways
	MF	Sharmila Godara	(2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 23)	74	8	Indian Oil Corporation
	MF	Vaishnavi Phalke	(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21)	49	7	Hockey Maharashtra
	MF	Manisha Chauhan	(1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 26)	14	2	Manipur Hockey
	MF	Sunelita Toppo	(2007-04-11) 11 April 2007 (age 18)	27	1	Hockey Association of Odisha
	MF	Sujata Kujur	(2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Hockey Association of Odisha
	MF	Mahima Tete	(2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Jharkhand Hockey
	FW	Navneet Kaur (vice-captain)	(1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 29)	186	55	Railways
	FW	Deepika Sehrawat	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 22)	56	27	Indian Oil Corporation
	MF	Baljeet Kaur	(2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 24)	32	2	Indian Oil Corporation
	FW	Beauty Dungdung	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 22)	26	3	Indian Oil Corporation
	FW	Rutuja Pisal	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 22)	5	2	Union Bank of India
	FW	Sakshi Rana	(2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 (age 17)	3	1	Hockey Haryana
	FW	Deepika Soreng	(2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21)	4	0	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 (age 24)	0	0	NCE Delhi	NT Camp, May 2024
GK	Madhuri Kindo	(2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Hockey Association of Odisha	NT Camp, May 2024
DF	Nikki Pradhan	(1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31)	190	2	Railways	2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF	Udita Duhan	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 27)	127	14	Indian Oil Corporation	2024–25 FIH Pro League
DF	Mahima Choudhary	(1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 25)	5	0	Indian Oil Corporation	2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF	Akshata Dhekale	(2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Indian Oil Corporation	2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF	Monika Malik	(1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 31)	229	18	Railways	NT Camp, May 2024
DF	Gurjit Kaur	(1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 29)	137	86	Railways	2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF	Ropni Kumari	(2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Railways	NT Camp, May 2024
DF	Preeti Panchal	(2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Railways	NT Camp, May 2024
MF	Nisha Warsi	(1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 30)	89	1	Railways	2023–24 FIH Pro League
MF	Sonika Tandi	(1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 28)	91	7	Income Tax	2023–24 FIH Pro League
MF	Ajmina Kujur	(2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Indian Oil Corporation	NT Camp, May 2024
MF	Marina Lalramnghaki	(2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Hockey Mizoram	NT Camp, May 2024
MF	Jyothi Edula	(2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Railways	NT Camp, May 2024
FW	Sangita Kumari	(2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 23)	64	28	Railways	2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW	Preeti Dubey	(1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 27)	56	9	Railways	2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW	Mumtaz Khan	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22)	12	0	Indian Oil Corporation	2024–25 FIH Pro League
FW	Vandana KatariyaRET	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 33)	320	98	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

• Head coach: Harendra Singh.^[31]
• Assistant coach: Anthony Farry
• Coaches: Yendala Soundarya, Ankitha B. S.

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

• During the 2008 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier, the team ranked fourth in the "Qualifying Two" event. Rani Devi received the Most Promising Young Player of the Tournament award. (Squad)

Hockey World Cup

• During the 2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier, the team ranked 7th. Sanggai Chanu received the Young Player of the Tournament award. (Squad)

Hockey Champions Challenge

• During the 2002 Hockey Champions Challenge, Jyoti Sunita Kullu received the Topscorer award for five goals. (Squad)

Dhyan Chand Award

• Mary D'Souza Sequeira (1953–1963)

Arjuna Awards

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

• Helen Mary, 2004
• Suraj Lata Devi (former captain), 2003
• Mamta Kharab, 2002
• Madhu Yadav, 2000
• Tingongleima Chanu, 2000
• S. Omana Kumari, 1998
• Pritam Rani Siwach (former captain), 1998
• Prem Maya Sonir, 1985
• Rajbir Kaur, 1984^[34]
• Varsha Soni, 1981
• Eliza Nelson, 1980–1981
• Rekha B.Mundhphan, 1979–1980
• Lorraine Fernandes, 1976–1977
• Ajinder Kaur, 1975–1976
• Dr Otilia Mascarenhas, 1973–1974
• Sunita Puri, 1966
• Elvera Britto, 1965
• Anne Lumsden, 1961

See also

• Field hockey in India
• India men's national field hockey team
• India women's national under-21 field hockey team
• Chak De India