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]

Soorma Hockey Club
Full nameSoorma Hockey Club
Nickname(s)SHC
Short nameSoorma HC
LeagueHockey India League
Founded2024
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Personnel
Captain
Coach
Mentor
OwnerJSW Sports
ChairmanParth Jindal
WebsiteWebsite
Performance
Runners-up 2025
Home
Away

Jeroen Baart 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

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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

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2024–25

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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
Vivek Prasad   India
Victor Wegnez   Belgium
Ankush   India
Harjeet Singh   India
Nicolas Poncelet   Belgium
Sunit Lakra   India
Prabhjot Singh   India
Forwards
Nicolás Keenan   Argentina
Gurjant Singh   India
Harish Mutagar   India
Boris Burkhardt   Netherlands
Maninder Singh   India
Pawan Rajbhar   India
Phil Roper   United Kingdom

Women's squad

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2025

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Player Nationality
Goalkeepers
Savita Punia   India
Nidhi Phalswal   India
Natalia Salvador   Chile
Defenders
Jyoti Rumavat   India
Preeti Panchal   India
Penny Squibb   Australia
Nikki Pradhan   India
Midfielders
Salima Tete (C)   India
Vaishnavi Phalke   India
Aishwarya Chavan   India
Sophie Hamilton   United Kingdom
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

Personnel

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Staff

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Position Team Ref
M W
Coach   Jeroen Baart   Jude Menezes
Mentor   Sardar Singh   Rani Rampal [7]

Coaches

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Coach Nationality Team Duration Ref
Jeroen Baart   Belgium M 2024–present [8]
Jude Menezes   India W 2025–present [9]

Goalscorers

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Men's team

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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

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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

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Season Team Standing Result Matches Won Draw Lost Shootout
W L
2024–2025 M #2 of 8 Third Place 12 5 4 3 3 1
W #1 of 4 Runners Up 7 4 1 2 0 1
2025–2026

References

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  1. ^ Sportstar, Team (13 October 2024). "Soorma Hockey Club (Punjab), Hockey India League 2024-25: Full list of players after auction, remaining purse". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Hockey India League auction live, Day 1: Over 500 men's players go under the hammer". ESPN. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ "HIL: JSW Soorma Hockey Club beat Tamil Nadu Dragons 3-2 in thrilling bronze medal match". The Tribune. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  4. ^ Sportstar, Team (13 October 2024). "Hockey India League 2024-25: Sardar Singh, Rani Rampal roped in by Soorma Hockey Club". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Welcome to JSW Sports". JSW Sports. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Parth Jindal And JSW Sports: Building India's Olympics Ecosystem - Forbes India". www.forbesindia.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Hockey India League: Soorma Hockey Club Rope in Sardar Singh, Rani Rampal as Mentors of Men's, Women's Teams". News18. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  8. ^ ""Harmapreet is cold-blooded and composed, I share a special bond with him": Soorma Hockey Club coach Baart". ANI News. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  9. ^ Dey, Santadeep (24 January 2025). "Soorma Hockey head coach Jude Menezes: Focused on HIL for now, open to senior national team role in future". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

See also

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