Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Junior Women's Hockey Nationals to Start in Kakinada
The Hockey India Junior Women National Championship is starting soon!
Thirty teams are heading to Kakinada to compete.
Teams are split into three groups (A, B, C) based on skill.
Division A has the top 12 teams, including the current champions.
Teams will play matches, aiming to win and move up in the ranks or avoid being moved to a lower group.
It is a division-based tournament, similar to leagues in other sports.
The 15th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship begins August 1 in Kakinada.
30 teams will compete in three divisions: A, B, and C.
Division A features the top 12 teams, including defending champions Hockey Jharkhand.
The tournament uses a division-based format, with promotion and relegation.
Matches will follow FIH Tournament Regulations, including shoot-outs in Division A if needed.
- Who
- 30 teams.
- What
- 15th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship.
- When
- Starts August 1.
- Where
- Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To compete for the championship title and rankings.
- Event
- Hockey India Junior Women National Championship
- Teams Involved
- 30
- Location
- Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
- Start Date
- August 1
- Division A Teams
- Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Haryana, Hockey Association of Odisha, Hockey Maharashtra, Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Hockey, Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Punjab, Hockey Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Hockey Bengal
- Format
- Division-based (A, B, C)
