Hockey India League 2025–26 to offer free tickets for all matches across India

Women’s Hockey India League 2025-26 will be held entirely in Ranchi from December 28 to January 10.

In their pursuit to encourage passionate hockey fans to come enjoy the Hockey India League 2025-26 matches live, Hockey India has decided to offer free tickets for all matches

In a bid to grow the fanbase of hockey across multiple cities, Hockey India has announced that tickets for the forthcoming Hockey India League 2025-26 will be free of cost for fans keen on catching the action live.

The Women’s HIL begins on 28th December in Ranchi and will end on 10th January while the Men’s HIL will begin on 3rd January in Chennai, move to Ranchi from 11th January and final leg will be held in the cradle of hockey – Bhubaneswar starting 17th January to 26th January. 

The tickets sales for Ranchi leg of Hockey India League 2025-26 went live today at 1100 hours while Hero Men’s HIL Chennai will go live on Wednesday at 1100 hours.

Similar to the previous edition, it is Hockey India’s endeavour to take the sport to every corner of the country and make it more accessible to its passionate fans.

Hockey India League 2025-26 Governing committee chairperson Dr Dilip Tirkey said, “We have once again decided to offer free tickets for hockey fans to come and enjoy all the matches across Chennai, Ranchi and Bhubaneswar.

While the women’s matches will be in Ranchi, the Men’s HIL will be played across three cities. We want to fill the hockey stands with fans who wish to see their favourite stars in action.

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We will have some of the world’s top players this season and we are eager to witness some fantastic hockey over the span of a month.”

Hockey India League 2025-26 governing committee member Bhola Nath Singh echoed similar sentiments, and said, “HIL will be a month-long celebration of hockey, and we invite the hockey fans to come watch #hockeykajashn.

It was our aim to increase the fanbase for our sport across regions and we look forward to packed stadiums throughout the season.”

This year’s Hero Hockey India League will showcase an impressive roster of eight men’s teams and four women’s teams, both leagues offering fast-paced, exciting games through their newly revamped formats.

For free tickets visit, Ticket genie’s web portal here.

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