Senior National Hockey Championship


The Senior National Hockey Championship is a state-level national field hockey competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under Hockey India, the sport's governing body in India. It was first held in 1928 under the aegis of Indian Hockey Federation, the former Indian field hockey federation and was also known as Rangaswamy Cup. Since 2011, it has been organised by Hockey India under the name of Hockey India Senior National Championship.

History

In 1928, the Indian Hockey Federation organised the first national championship at Calcutta which was won by United Provinces. The competition was held biennially until 1944 following which it was held annually. 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. In 1951, Madras hosted the National Championships for the first time and a new trophy was donated by the proprietors of The Hindu group.

Results

Men's championships

The results of the Senior National Hockey Championship:

Women's championships

;''Women's nationals have been held since 1947 under IWHF/IHF until the start of HI championships,
but the statistics are yet to be integrated here due to lack of coverage and reports.''

Performance by teams

Men's

;Includes both IHF and HI championships.
TeamChampionships
Railways25
Punjab21
Services9
Indian Airlines8
Maharashtra / Mumbai / Bombay4
West Bengal / Bengal3
Haryana2
Air India2
Tamil Nadu / Madras2
Madhya Pradesh / Bhopal2
Punjab and Sind Bank2
Uttar Pradesh / United Provinces1
Delhi1
Odisha1

Women's

;Includes only HI championships.
TeamChampionships
Railways8
Haryana3
Madhya Pradesh2
Odisha1
Jharkhand1