Kalinga Lancers

Kalinga Lancers (abbreviated as KAL) is a professional field hockey team based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha that plays in the Hockey India League. It is jointly owned by Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) and Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL). Former Australian field player Mark Hager is the head coach of the team while former Indian captain Dilip Tirkey is the chief mentor and advisor of the team.[1][2]

Kalinga Lancers
Full nameIDCO-MCL Kalinga Lancers
Nickname(s)Lancers
Founded2013
Home groundKalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
(Capacity 15,000)
OwnerIDCO & MCL
CoachMark Hager
WebsiteOfficial website
Home
Away

Ownership

Kalinga Lancers is owned by Odisha Sports Development and Promotion Company jointly formed by Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) and Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL).[3]

Squad
Player Nationality
Goalkeepers
Abhinav Kumar Pandey  India
Andrew Charter  Australia
Defenders
Amit Rohidas  India
Anand Lakra  India
Aran Zalewski  Australia
Dipsan Tirkey  India
Gurjinder Singh  India
Matthew Dawson  Australia
Pardeep Mor  India
Midfielders
Adam Dixon  England
Billy Bakker  Netherlands
Devindar Walmiki  India
Moritz Fuerste  Germany
Nilam Sanjeep Xess  India
Tom Craig  Australia
Forwards
Dharamvir Singh  India
Glenn Turner  Australia
Lalit Upadhyay  India
Malak Singh  India
S. K. Uthappa  India

Statistics
Season Matches Won Drawn Lost Win%
2014 1021720.00%
2015 1031630%
2016 1251641.67%
2017 1271458.33%
Home 19101852.63%
Away 25731528.00%
Overall 441742338.63%
Performance Details
Goals For 86 (2.69 per match)
Goals Against 106 (3.31 per match)
Most Goals Glenn Turner (15 goals)
Performance by Oppositions
Opposition Matches Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
Delhi Waveriders 7313111833.33%
Mumbai Magicians/Dabang Mumbai 640215966.66%
Punjab Warriors 70257160.00%
Ranchi Rhinos/Ranchi Rays 8404181150.00%
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 61054716.67%

2014
No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
128 January3 – 7Punjab WarriorsBhubaneswar Match 5
230 January0 – 5Delhi WaveridersDelhi Match 7
31 February2 – 1Mumbai MagiciansBhubaneswar Match 10
42 February4 – 3Delhi WaveridersBhubaneswar Match 12
57 February3 – 2Ranchi RhinosRanchi Match 16
69 February1 – 3Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 19
711 February3 – 3Punjab WarriorsMohali Match 21
813 February3 – 4Uttar Pradesh WizardsBhubaneswar Match 23
914 February4 – 1Ranchi RhinosBhubaneswar Match 24
1016 February2 – 3Mumbai MagiciansMumbai Match 27
Position in League Phase: 6th
Semi-finals: DNQ
  • Goals For: 23 (2.30 per match)
  • Goals Against: 34 (3.40 per match)
  • Most Goals: 8

2015
No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
122 January6 – 3Ranchi RaysBhubaneswar Match 1
225 January2 – 4Punjab WarriorsMohali Match 2
329 January1 – 5Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 3
431 January0 – 2Uttar Pradesh WizardsBhubaneswar Match 4
51 February1 – 3Punjab WarriorsBhubaneswar Match 5
66 February0 – 4Ranchi RaysRanchi Match 6
78 February1 – 2Dabang MumbaiMumbai Match 7
812 February2 – 2Delhi WaveridersBhubaneswar Match 8
913 February2 – 1Dabang MumbaiBhubaneswar Match 9
1015 February1 – 2Delhi WaveridersNew Delhi Match 10
Position in League Phase: 5th
Semi-finals: DNQ
  • Goals For: 17 (1.70 per match)
  • Goals Against: 26 (2.60 per match)
  • Most Goals: 3

2016

In the auction held in 2015, Kalinga Lancers paid the highest price for German national Moritz Fuerste who is also the captain for the 2016 season. The Lancers qualified for the play-offs edging out Dabang Mumbai on basis of goal difference. In the second semifinal played against Ranchi Rays, popularly known as the East India Derby, Lancers prevailed over Rays and qualified to finals defeating Ranchi Rays 4-2 in shootout after match was tied at 2-2 at the end of regular time. In the final held at Ranchi on 21 January, Lancers lost 6-1 to Jaypee Punjab Warriors.

No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
118 January6 – 8Uttar Pradesh WizardsBhubaneswar Match 1
221 January4 – 2Dabang MumbaiBhubaneswar Match 2
325 January2 – 10Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 3
428 January3 – 2Ranchi RaysRanchi Match 4
531 January4 – 6Dabang MumbaiMumbai Match 5
65 February4 – 0Delhi WaveridersBhubaneswar Match 6
77 February1 – 4Punjab WarriorsBhubaneswar Match 7
88 February2 – 3Ranchi RaysBhubaneswar Match 8
915 February4 – 4Punjab WarriorsMohali Match 9
1017 January6 – 0Delhi WaveridersNew Delhi Match 10
1120 February2(2) – 2(4)Ranchi RaysRanchi Semi-final 2
1221 February1 – 6Punjab WarriorsRanchi Final
Position: Runners-Up
  • Goals For: 46 (3.84 per match)
  • Goals Against: 46 (3.84 per match)
  • Most Goals: 16

2017
No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
122 January1 – 0Delhi WaveridersBhubaneswar Match 1
223 January4 – 2Ranchi RaysBhubaneswar Match 2
326 January2 – 7Ranchi RaysRanchi Match 3
429 January0 – 10Uttar Pradesh WizardsBhubaneswar Match 4
531 January3 – 4Dabang MumbaiMumbai Match 5
63 February6 – 5Punjab WarriorsBhubaneswar Match 6
75 February2 – 5Dabang MumbaiBhubaneswar Match 7
810 February2 – 2Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 8
912 February4 – 6Delhi WaveridersNew Delhi Match 9
1018 February7 – 0Punjab WarriorsChandigarh Match 10
1125 February4(4) – 4(3)Uttar Pradesh WizardsChandigarh Semi-final 1
1226 February4 – 1Dabang MumbaiChandigarh Final
Position: Champions

See also

References
  1. "Kalinga Lancers for hockey league launched". The Times of India. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  2. "Hockey India coach Terry Walsh appointed as chief coach of Odisha's newly created Kalinga Lancer team". Odisha Diary. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  3. "Kalinga Lancers for hockey league launched". The Times of India. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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