*Advance to final
The Men’s Hockey India League 2026 season will be played from January 3 to 26.
It will be a 33-game season featuring eight teams – Tamil Nadu Dragons, Hyderabad Toofans, Soorma Hockey Club, defending champions Shrachi Bengal Tigers, Kalinga Lancers, Ranchi Royals, SG Pipers and the HIL Governing Council.
The HIL Governing Council has taken over the UP Rudras following the exit of its owners. Team Gonasika, who competed last season, have also withdrawn.
The men’s league follows a single round-robin format, with all eight teams facing each other once. The top four will advance to the playoffs. The top two will face off in Qualifier 1, with the winner of the match advancing directly to the final.
Teams which finish third and fourth in the league stage will face off in the Eliminator and the winner of the match will play the losing team from Qualifier 1 for a place in the title decider.
Matches of the men’s league will be split across three venues – the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai, the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi and the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
All playoff matches, including the final, will be hosted in Bhubaneswar.
This is the seventh edition of the Men’s Hockey India League, which first began in 2013 and was revived in 2025 after an eight-year gap.
Men’s Hockey India League 2026: Results and scores
January 3, Saturday: Tamil Nadu Dragons vs Hyderabad Toofans
January 4, Sunday: Soorma Hockey Club vs Shrachi Bengal Tigers
January 4, Sunday: Kalinga Lancers vs Ranchi Royals
January 5, Monday: SG Pipers vs HIL GC
January 6, Tuesday: Tamil Nadu Dragons vs Soorma Hockey Club
January 7, Wednesday: HIL GC vs Shrachi Bengal Tigers
January 7, Wednesday: Hyderabad Toofans vs Ranchi Royals
January 8, Thursday: Shrachi Bengal Tigers vs Kalinga Lancers
January 9, Friday: Hyderabad Toofans vs Soorma Hockey Club
January 9, Friday: Tamil Nadu Dragons vs SG Pipers
January 11, Sunday: HIL GC vs Kalinga Lancers
January 11, Sunday: Ranchi Royals vs Shrachi Bengal Tigers
January 12, Monday: SG Pipers vs Hyderabad Toofans
January 12, Monday: HIL GC vs Tamil Nadu Dragons
January 13, Tuesday: Shrachi Bengal Tigers vs Tamil Nadu Dragons
January 14, Wednesday: Hyderabad Toofans vs Kalinga Lancers
January 14, Wednesday: Ranchi Royals vs SG Pipers
January 15, Thursday: Soorma Hockey Club vs HIL GC
January 16, Friday: Ranchi Royals vs Soorma Hockey Club
January 17, Saturday: Shrachi Bengal Tigers vs Hyderabad Toofans
January 17, Saturday: Kalinga Lancers vs SG Pipers
January 18, Sunday: SG Pipers vs Shrachi Bengal Tigers
January 18, Sunday: Kalinga Lancers vs Tamil Nadu Dragons
January 19, Monday: HIL GC vs Ranchi Royals
January 20, Tuesday: Hyderabad Toofans vs HIL GC
January 20, Tuesday: Kalinga Lancers vs Soorma Hockey Club
January 21, Wednesday: Tamil Nadu Dragons vs Ranchi Royals
January 22, Thursday: Soorma Hockey Club vs SG Pipers
January 23, Friday: Qualifier 1
January 23, Friday: Eliminator
January 25, Sunday: Qualifier 2
January 26, Monday: 3rd/4th place playoff
January 26, Monday: Final
Men’s Hockey India League 2026 points table
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‘ Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.olympics.com ’














