Hyderabad Sultans

The Hyderabad Sultans is the Indian Premier Hockey League team from Hyderabad of royal lineage, mixing tradition with modernity, they are the progressive nawabs. The squad is captained by Sardara Singh since 2007-08 edition. They were winners of first Premier Hockey League in 2005.[2]

Hyderabad Sultans
Hyderabad Sultans emblem
Full nameHyderabad Sultans
Founded2005
Dissolved2008 [1]
Home groundGachibowli Hockey Stadium
Hyderabad
India
(Capacity 8,000)
Manager P.Kanthaiah
LeaguePremier Hockey League
Premier Hockey League 3rd
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History

Founding

The club was formed on the back grounds of inaugural Premier Hockey League in year 2005. It started off with many host of hockey superstars from India and Pakistan. Sultans, led by ever-dependable Dilip Tirkey, were crowned the champions of the inaugural PHL at home.[2] At the sprawling Gachibowli sports complex, Sultans came out as a surprise packet. Dilip Tirkey was at his best along with penalty corner specialist Sohail Abbas and Waseem Ahmad who helped the team score crucial wins with their combined moves in the first year. Sohail Abbas, along with Len Aiyappa of Hi-Fliers, became the joint top-scorers of the league.[3][4]

Loss of form and Players Exodus (2006-2007)

In the second year too, Hyderabad Sultans played well and were in contention for the final berth even playing without star performers of 2005, Waseem Ahmad who left the team in 2006 but were edged out by Bangalore Lions on goal average. They won five out of the eight matches and had 13 points, just one less than the table toppers Chandigarh Dynamos and so Hyderabad Sultans finished third in league.[5] In the third year, Hyderabad Sultans failed miserably winning just one match in the new format. They also lost their skipper Dilip Tirkey and many experienced players who joined Orissa Steelers as they were promoted to the Premier Division. Sultans ended at the bottom of table that season avoiding relegation as second division was scrapped.[6]

Current (2008-present)

In the season of 2008 young Sardara Singh led the team. Saradara Singh along with his brother Didar Singh were the only experienced stars in the team but it had talented youngsters in Bikas Toppo and Pawal Lakra, who were capable of making inroads into any defence. They also depended on how K.M.Chengappa and Nitin Kumar help their forwards Didar Singh and Sardara Singh. The team had an emerging drag-flicker in Diwakar Ram, who carried the team's burden during the short corners. The player to watch out were upcoming Promod Kumar, who was the fulcrum of the team. Adnan Maqsood and Kamran Ahmed were the foreign players along with Dutch goalkeeper Oscar Ter Weeme. The team also had a new coach in Madhukaran who was assisted by Alphonse Lazarus and they finished their campiange by finishing fourth in league, qualifying for play-off where they lost to Chandigarh Dynamos.[7][8][9]

Gachibowli Hockey Stadium

Gachibowli Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the home of the Hyderabad Sultans of the Premier Hockey League. It has a seating capacity of 8,000 people.

Hyderabad Sultans Season By Season Performance

[4][5][6][8]

Season Played Won Draw Lost ET-W ET-L GF GA GD Points position
2005 8 6 0 2 - - 24 17 7 19 Champions
2006 8 5 0 3 - - 10 9 1 13 Third
2007 12 1 0 9 1 1 11 26 -15 6 Seventh
2008 6 3 0 2 1 0 11 7 4 11 Fourth

Players

First-Team Squad

As of PHL 4 - 2008.[10]

Name Country
Sardara Singh (Captain)
Dinesh Ekka
Samir Baxla
Jasbir Singh
Diwakar Ram
Johnson Ekka
Anand Tirkey
Nitin Kumar
Didar Singh
Pramod Kumar
Bikas Toppo
Pawal Lakra
Veer Singh
Kulbhushan
K.M. Chengappa
Kamran Ahmed
Adnan Maqsood
Oscar ter Weeme (Goal Keeper)

Note: List of player is obtained from PHL website. The list might change in the near future.

Other Important Team Personnels

  • Madhukaran (Chief Coach)
  • Alphonse Lazarus (Asst Coach)
  • CR Bheem Singh (Physical Trainer)
  • P.Kanthaiah (Manager)

Former Players

[4][5][6][11]

Former players
Name Career Country
Dilip Tirkey 2005–2006
S Rajasekhar 2005
Inderjeet Singh Chadha 2005
Ajitesh Rai 2005–2007
Harsha Vardhan 2005
Chandan Singh 2005
Suresh 2005
Lazarus Barla 2005–2006
Sameer Dad 2005–2006
Cyril Ekka 2005
Sreejesh 2005
Nitya Jayanand 2005–2006
Susan Topno 2005
Devesh Chauhan 2006–2007
Nitin Kumar 2006 – present
Johnson Ekka 2006 – present
Former Players
Name Career Country
Prabhakar Singh 2006
Amit Srivastava 2006
Vikram Pillay 2006–2007
Veer Singh 2006 and 2008
M A Aleem 2006
Devender Pal Singh 2006
Pekrelo 2007
M. Nagraj 2007
Saranjeet Singh 2007
Didar Singh 2007–present
Sardara Singh 2007 – present
Vivek Gupta 2007
Rajinder Singh 2007
Md. Amir Hayat 2007
Diwakar Ram 2007 – present
Baljit Singh Chandi 2007 – present

Goal Keepers

[4][5][6][11]

Dates Name Country
2005 Suresh
2005 Ahmed Alam
2006 Salman Akbar
2006–2007 Devesh Chauhan
2007 Pfkerlo
2008 Oscar ter Weeme

Club Captains

[4][5][6][11]

Dates Name Country
2005–2006 Dilip Tirkey
2007 Devesh Chauhan
2008 – present Sardara Singh

International Players

[4][5][6][11]

International Players
Name Career Country
Waseem Ahmad 2005
Ahmed Alam 2005
Sohail Abbas 2005
Salman Akbar 2006
Jorge Lombi 2006
Shakeel Abbasi 2006–2007
International Players
Name Career Country
Ramon Alegre 2007
Sebastian Westerhout 2007
Tariq Aziz 2007
Kamran Ahmed 2008
Adnan Maqsood 2008
Oscar ter Weeme 2008

Club Officials

Coaching And Medical Staff

[11]

  • Manager: P.Kanthaiah
  • Chief Coach: Madhukaran
  • Asst Coach: Alphonse Lazarus
  • Physical Trainer: CR Bheem Singh

Chief Coach History

[4][5][6][11]

Dates Name Country
2005 Narendra Pal Singh
2006 Madhukaran
2007 Mukesh Kumar N
2008 – present Madhukaran Second Time

Honours

See also

References

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