Jaypee Punjab Warriors was a professional field hockey team based in Chandigarh that played in the Hockey India League. It was owned by the Jaypee Group.[1][2][3]

Punjab Warriors
Full nameJaypee Punjab Warriors
Nickname(s)The Warriors
Founded2012
Home groundSector 42 Stadium (since 2016)
Chandigarh
(Capacity 30,000)
Personnel
OwnerJaypee Group
Home
Away

Franchisee details

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Punjab Warriors' coach Barry Dancer (left) with Jagbir Singh (right).

Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (JAL) or Jaypee Group is the owner of the franchise.[4]

2017 squad

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Player Nationality
Goalkeepers
Tristan Clemons   Australia
Jugraj Singh   India
Defenders
Christopher Ciriello   Australia
Mark Knowles   Australia
Varun Kumar   India
Harbir Singh Sandhu   India
Hardik Singh   India
Midfielders
Baljit Singh Boparai   India
Matt Gohdes   Australia
Simon Orchard   Australia
Sardar Singh   India
Robert van der Horst   Netherlands
Forwards
Mark Gleghorne   England
Jasjit Singh Kular   India
Ajit Kumar Pandey   India
Armaan Qureshi   India
Satbir Singh   India
S. V. Sunil   India
Nithin Thimmaiah   India
Jacob Whetton   Australia

Statistics

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Season Matches Won Drawn Lost Win%
2013 14 4 2 8 28.57%
2014 11 8 2 1 72.73%
Home 11 4 2 5 36.36%
Away 14 8 2 4 57.14%
Overall 25 12 4 9 48.00%
Performance details
Goals for 66 (2.64 per match)
Goals against 57 (2.28 per match)
Most goals   Sandeep Singh
Performance by oppositions
Opposition Matches Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
Delhi Waveriders 6 1 0 5 8 15 16.67%
Kalinga Lancers 2 1 1 0 10 6 50.00%
Dabang Mumbai 5 5 0 0 20 10 100.00%
Ranchi Rays 6 3 1 2 14 12 50.00%
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 6 2 2 2 14 14 33.33%

Fixtures and results

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2013

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No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
1 14 January 1 – 2 Delhi Wave Riders New Delhi Match 1
2 16 January 1 – 2 Ranchi Rhinos Jalandhar Match 2
3 17 January 1 – 2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Jalandhar Match 4
4 20 January 4 – 2 Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Match 8
5 22 January 2 – 2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Jalandhar Match 10
6 24 January 4 – 3 Mumbai Magicians Jalandhar Match 13
7 27 January 4 – 3 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Match 16
8 29 January 0 – 3 Delhi Wave Riders New Delhi Match 18
9 31 January 3 – 1 Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Match 21
10 2 February 1 – 1 Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi Match 24
11 4 February 2 – 3 Ranchi Rhinos Jalandhar Match 26
12 5 February 2 – 3 Delhi Wave Riders Jalandhar Match 27
13 9 February 1 – 3 Delhi Wave Riders Ranchi Semi-final 2
14 10 February 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) Uttar Pradesh Wizards Ranchi 3rd place
Position in League Phase: 4th
4th place

2014

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No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
1 25 January 1 – 3 Delhi Waveriders Mohali Match 1
2 26 January 5 – 3 Mumbai Magicians Mohali Match 3
3 28 January 7 – 3 Kalinga Lancers Bhubaneswar Match 5
4 31 January 3 – 1 Delhi Waveriders Delhi Match 8
5 2 February 2 – 2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Match 11
6 8 February 4 – 1 Mumbai Magicians Mumbai Match 18
7 11 February 3 – 3 Kalinga Lancers Mohali Match 21
8 15 February 2 – 1 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Mohali Match 25
9 16 February 4 – 2 Ranchi Rhinos Mohali Match 28
10 19 February 3 – 2 Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi Match 30
11 22 February 3 – 2 Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi Semi-final 2
12 23 February 4 – 6 (Penalties) Delhi Waveriders Ranchi Final

2015

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No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
1 23 January 3 – 3 Dabang Mumbai Mumbai Match 3
2 25 January 4 – 2 Kalinga Lancers Mohali Match 5
3 26 January 3 – 2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Mohali Match 7
4 30 January 3 – 1 Delhi Waveriders New Delhi Match 10
5 1 February 3 – 1 Kalinga Lancers Bhubaneswar Match 13
6 4 February 1 – 2 Uttar Pradesh Wizards Lucknow Match 15
7 7 February 7 – 0 Delhi Waveriders Mohali Match 18

References

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  1. ^ "HIL: Barry Dancer named head coach of Punjab franchise". The Times of India. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Hockey India League can help in reclaiming India's past glory, says Punjab coach". NDTV. Jalandhar. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Jaypee Punjab Warriors visit Golden Temple to seek blessings before HIL". Hockey India. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Jaypee becomes Punjab franchise owner of HIL". Sportz Power. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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