2017 Hockey India League

Coal India Hockey India League 2017
Tournament Details
Dates21 January – 26 February
Administrator(s)Hockey India
Tournament Format(s)Double round-robin and Knock-out
Host(s)India
Venue(s)6
Teams6
Final Positions
ChampionsKalinga Lancers (1st title)
Runner-upDabang Mumbai
Third PlaceUttar Pradesh Wizards
Tournament Summary
Matches played34
Goals scored206 (6.06 per match)
Player of the tournamentFlorian Fuchs (Dabang Mumbai)
Most GoalsGlenn Turner
Moritz Fürste (12 goals)
2016
2024

The 2017 Hockey India League, known as Coal India Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth season of the Hockey India League. It was held between 21 January and 26 February 2017. Kalinga Lancers beat Dabang Mumbai 4–1 in the final to win their first title. Six teams played 34 matches in six venues with final played in Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh. The prize money was announced to be 3 crores INR.

Punjab Warriors were the defending champions and were eliminated in the round-robin stage. Uttar Pradesh Wizards finished third, beating Delhi Waveriders in the third place playoff. Kalinga Lancers' Glenn Turner and Moritz Fürste finished as the tournament's joint top-scorers with 12 goals each. Dabang Mumbai's Florian Fuchs was named the Player of the Tournament.[1]

  1. ^ "Kalinga Lancers has the last laugh in HIL final". Sportstar. sportstarlive.com. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

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