Ranchi Royals
 | |
| Full name | Ranchi Royals |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Royals |
| League | Hockey India League |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Colors | |
| Personnel | |
| Coach | Tushar Khandker Harendra Singh |
| Website | Website |
Ranchi Royals is a professional field hockey franchise team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that competes in the Hockey India League.[1] It joined the 2025–26 edition and absorbed the men's and women's squads of defunct teams Team Gonasika and Odisha Warriors.[2]
Men's squad
2026
| Player | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |
| Pankaj Kumar Rajak |  India
|
| Suraj Karkera | India
|
| Defenders | |
| Ashish Purty | India
|
| Ravneet Singh | India
|
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|
| Loïck Luypaert | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
|
| Nilam Sanjeep Xess | India
|
| Anmol Eeka | India
|
| Amir Ali | India
|
| Midfielders | |
| Manmeet Singh Rai | India
|
| Yashdeep Siwach | India
|
| Jack Waller |  United Kingdom
|
| Vishnukant Singh | India
|
| Mustaphaa Cassiem |  South Africa
|
| Manpreet Singh | India
|
| Forwards | |
| Timothée Clément |  France
|
| Tom Boon | Belgium
|
| Sam Lane |  New Zealand
|
| Araijeet Singh Hundal | India
|
| Mandeep Singh | India
|
Women's squad
2025–26
| Player | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |
| Madhuri Kuro | India
|
| Bichu Devi Kharibam | India
|
| Defenders | |
| Valerie Magis |  Netherlands
|
| Lucina von der Heyde |  Argentina
|
| Claire Colwill | Australia
|
| Lalthantluangi | India
|
| Nikki Pradhan | India
|
| Ishika Chaudhary | India
|
| Midfielders | |
| Neha Goyal | India
|
| Paula Ortiz | Argentina
|
| Nandini Galuja | India
|
| Agostina Alonso | Argentina
|
| Forwards | |
| Agustina Albertarrio | Argentina
|
| Beauty Dungdung | India
|
| Sakshi Rana | India
|
| Kanika Siwach | India
|
| Deepika Soreng | India
|
| Sangita Kumari | India
|
| Rutuja Pisal | India
|
Personnel record
Coaches record
| Coach | Nationality | Team | Duration | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tushar Khandker | India
|
M | 2026–present | |
| Harendra Singh | India
|
W | 2025–present |
Player statistics
Men's team
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA |
Source: HIL
Women's team
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA |
Source: HIL
Performance record
| Season | Team | Standing | Result | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | Shootout | Most Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | ||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||
References
- ^ Sportstar, Team (24 September 2025). "Ranchi Royals updated squad after HIL auction: Full players list". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (24 September 2025). "Ranchi Royals (formerly Odisha Warriors) updated squad after women's HIL 2026 auction: Full players list". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
External links
TBA