Soorma Hockey Club
Punjab and Haryana based field hockey franchise team
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Soorma Hockey Club is a professional field hockey franchise team based in Punjab and Haryana that competes in the Hockey India League.[1] It is owned by JSW Sports.[2] At the 2024–25 edition, the women's team was the runners-up while the men's was third.[3]
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| Full name | Soorma Hockey Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Soormas | ||
| Short name | Soorma HC | ||
| League | Hockey India League | ||
| Founded | 2024 | ||
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| Personnel | |||
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| Coach | |||
| Mentor | |||
| Owner | JSW Sports | ||
| Chairman | Parth Jindal | ||
| Website | Website | ||
| Performance | |||
| Runners-up |  2025 | ||
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Philippe Goldberg is the head coach and Sardar Singh is the mentor of the men's team. Jude Menezes is the head coach and Rani Rampal is the mentor of the women's team.[4]
Ownership
The Soorma Hockey Club is owned by JSW Sports of JSW Group.[5] Parth Jindal is the managing director of the company. They also own other sports franchises such as the Pro Kabaddi League team Haryana Steelers, the Indian Super League team Bengaluru FC, the Indian Premier League team Delhi Capitals, the SA20 team Pretoria Capitals, and the International League team Dubai Capitals.[6]
Men's squad
2024–25
| Player | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |
| Vincent Vanasch |  Belgium |
| Jashandeep Singh |  India |
| Mohith H S | India |
| Defenders | |
| Harmanpreet Singh (C) | India |
| Jeremy Hayward |  Australia |
| Gurinder Singh | India |
| Nicolás Della Torre |  Argentina |
| Sukhvinder Singh | India |
| Ashu Maurya | India |
| Pradip Mandal | India |
| Midfielders | |
| Victor Wegnez | Belgium |
| Ankush | India |
| Harjeet Singh | India |
| Nicolas Poncelet | Belgium |
| Phil Roper |  United Kingdom |
| Sunit Lakra | India |
| Prabhjot Singh | India |
| Forwards | |
| Vivek Prasad | India |
| Nicolás Keenan | Argentina |
| Gurjant Singh | India |
| Harish Mutagar | India |
| Boris Burkhardt |  Netherlands |
| Maninder Singh | India |
| Pawan Rajbhar | India |
| Coach | |
| Jeroen Baart | Belgium |
2026
| Player | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |
| Vincent Vanasch | Belgium |
| Mohith H S | India |
| Defenders | |
| Harmanpreet Singh (C) | India |
| Jeremy Hayward | Australia |
| Sukhvinder Singh | India |
| Nicolás Della Torre | Argentina |
| Pradip Mandal | India |
| Nicolas Poncelet | Belgium |
| Gurinder Singh | India |
| Midfielders | |
| Victor Wegnez | Belgium |
| Harjeet Singh | India |
| Maninder Singh | India |
| Vivek Prasad | India |
| Jeetpal | India |
| Forwards | |
| Nicolás Keenan | Argentina |
| Dayaan Cassiem |  South Africa |
| Gurjant Singh | India |
| Prabhjot Singh | India |
| Pawan Rajbhar | India |
| Akashdeep Singh | India |
| Coach | |
| Philippe Goldberg | Belgium |
Women's squad
2025
| Player | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |
| Savita Punia (C) | India |
| Nidhi Phalswal | India |
| Natalia Salvador |  Chile |
| Defenders | |
| Jyoti Rumavat | India |
| Preeti Panchal | India |
| Penny Squibb | Australia |
| Sophie Hamilton | United Kingdom |
| Nikki Pradhan | India |
| Midfielders | |
| Salima Tete (C) | India |
| Vaishnavi Phalke | India |
| Aishwarya Chavan | India |
| Maria Verschoor | Netherlands |
| Jimena Cedrés | Argentina |
| Hina Bano | India |
| Ajmina Kujur | India |
| Forwards | |
| Deepika Soreng | India |
| Charlotte Stapenhorst |  Germany |
| Sharmila Godara | India |
| Olivia Shannon |  New Zealand |
| Charlotte Englebert | Belgium |
| Sonam | India |
| Akshata Dhekale | India |
| Upasana Ranjib | India |
| Amanpreet Kaur | India |
| Coach | |
| Jude Menezes | India |
2026
| Player | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |
| Savita Punia (C) | India |
| Nidhi Phalswal | India |
| Defenders | |
| Penny Squibb | Australia |
| Jyoti Rumavat | India |
| Shihori Oikawa |  Japan |
| Jyoti Chhatri | India |
| Midfielders | |
| Salima Tete (C) | India |
| Ajmina Kujur | India |
| Vaishnavi Phalke | India |
| Hina Bano | India |
| Sarah Robertson |  Scotland |
| Mahima Tete | India |
| Manuela Vilar del Valle |  Uruguay |
| Baljeet Kaur | India |
| Nisha Warsi | India |
| Forwards | |
| Jimena Cedrés | Argentina |
| María José Granatto | Argentina |
| Olivia Shannon | New Zealand |
| Sonam | India |
| Mumtaz Khan | India |
| Coach | |
| Jude Menezes | India |
Personnel record
Current staff
| Position | Team | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | ||
| Coach | Philippe Goldberg |
Jude Menezes |
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| Mentor | Sardar Singh |
Rani Rampal |
[7] |
Coaches record
| Coach | Team | Duration | Best Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeroen Baart |
M | 2024–2025 | Third (2024–25) | [8] |
| Jude Menezes |
W | 2025–present | Runners Up (2025) | [9] |
| Philippe Goldberg |
M | 2026–present |
Captaincy record
| Player | Team | Duration | Best Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmanpreet Singh |
M | 2024–present | Third (2024–25) |
| Savita Punia |
W | 2025–present | Runners Up (2025) |
| Salima Tete |
W | 2025–present | Runners Up (2025) |
Player statistics
Men's team
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harmanpreet Singh | India |
5 |
| 2 | Gurjant Singh | India |
4 |
| 3 | Prabhjot Singh | India |
3 |
| 4 | Harjeet Singh | India |
2 |
| 4 | Nicolás Della Torre | Argentina |
2 |
| 4 | Maninder Singh | India |
2 |
| 4 | Jeremy Hayward | Australia |
2 |
| 5 | Harish Mutagar | India |
1 |
| 5 | Pawan Rajbhar | India |
1 |
| 5 | Nicolás Keenan | Argentina |
1 |
Source: HIL
Women's team
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Englebert | Belgium |
5 |
| 2 | Sonam | India |
4 |
| 3 | Hina Bano | India |
2 |
| 3 | Penny Squibb | Australia |
2 |
| 4 | Olivia Shannon | New Zealand |
1 |
| 4 | Salima Tete | India |
1 |
| 4 | Charlotte Stapenhorst | Germany |
1 |
Source: HIL
Performance record
| Season | Team | Standing | Result | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | Shootout | Most Goals | |
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| W | L | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | M | 2/8 | Third Place | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Harmanpreet Singh |
| W | 1/4 | Runners Up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Charlotte Englebert | |
| 2025–26 | M | |||||||||
| W | ||||||||||
| Total | Runners Up x1, Third Place x1 | |||||||||