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It was the venue for the 2021 11th Hockey India Junior Men's Championship Trophy (field hockey). In this Stadium, three National level hockey trophy matches were played: in 2019 11th All India Lakshmi Ammal hockey trophy men's team, 2021 11th Hockey India Junior Men's Championship Trophy, and 2022 12th Hockey India Junior Men's Championship Trophy.
During the Indian hockey team tour to New Zealand in 1935, the Maoris offered a shield to the team which was hence awarded to the winners of the National Championships. This shield won by Punjab in 1947 but was never returned by Pakistan following partition.
The first match was played on 14 January 2013, as Delhi Waveriders defeated the Punjab Warriors 2–1 at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium. [11] The league had gained some buzz from the marquee signings of India internationals Sardara Singh and Sandeep Singh , as well as the signings of foreign players such as Jamie Dwyer , Moritz Fürste , and ...
The tournament was instituted by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society which was founded in 1964, in memorial of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The All India Tournament was co-founded by H.C. Sarin, Shri Sayed Hamid and Inder Mohan Kapur to organize a top-class domestic hockey tournament in the capital.
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 5 January to 3 February but was postponed to 14 January to 10 February.
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 ]
It has hosted many international matches and competitions, including the inaugural edition of the Champions Trophy tournament in 1978, and further editions in 1988, 1994, 1998 and 2004. In January 2018, it hosted a two-match series between World XI and Pakistan. [6] The stadium was the venue for Haier Hockey Series Open in December 2018. [7]
The stadium is located opposite the international cricket stadium, Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. The stadium was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal on 27 September 2013. [5] An exhibition match was played between Punjab XI and Rest of India on this occasion which was won by former by 3–2.