Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s iconic Kalinga Stadium here will host all of India’s home matches in the second edition of the FIH Hockey Pro League which will be played between 11 January and 28 June 2020.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Monday confirmed the venues and match timings of the second edition of the FIH Hockey Pro League.
The 144 matches of the 2020 season of FIH’s global home-and-away League involving the best national teams in the world will be played in the various stadiums, the FIH said.
India will be hosting the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand over the course of the league. Their first opponent will be the Netherlands and the tie will be played on January 18 and 19. This will be followed by matches against Belgium (February 8 and 9) and Australia (February 21 and 22).
Their first away tie will be against Germany on April 25 and 26 after which they play Great Britain on May 2 and 3. The league then returns to India for the last time with the matches against New Zealand scheduled for May 23 and 24. India’s final ties will be in Argentina (June 5 and 6) and Spain (June 13 and 14).
The first match will oppose the 2019 winners of the Women’s league, the Netherlands, and China on 11 January 2020 (14:00 local time) at the Wujin Hockey Stadium in Changzhou.