7th Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy to be hosted by Ranchi

Ranchi, capital city of  Jharkhand  will host the 7th edition of the Asian Champions Trophy for women. It will be a joint venture between Hockey India and the Jharkhand government .  

The Asian Champions Trophy  hockey tournament for women is being held in India for the first time . It will be held in Ranchi from 27th October 27 to 5th November 2023. 

Participating team and winners 

Besides India, defending champion Japan, runner-up  South Korea, China, Malaysia and Thailand are expected to participate in the tournament.

The Indian women’s team won the title in 2016 and in the following edition in 2018, it finished runner-up.

Only three teams have won the title . South Korea has won it 3 times , Japan two times and India once.

Women's Asian Champions Trophy for hockey 

The Women's Asian Champions Trophy for hockey is held every two years .  Top 5 women’s national hockey teams from Asia  who are the members of the Asian Hockey Federation participate in the championships .

Asian Hockey Federation 

• The Asian Hockey Federation was founded during the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan in 1958.

• India is the founding member of the Asian Hockey Federation  and currently 31 countries of Asia are its members.
• It is the governing body of international hockey in the Asian region.

Headquarters : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hockey India 

• Hockey India is the governing body of  both men’s and women's hockey in India .

• It was formed in 2009 after the Indian Hockey Federation was de-recognized by the International Olympic Association  in 2008.
• Hockey India is recognised by the Union Sports ministry, International Hockey Federation, Asian Hockey Federation and the Indian Olympic Association.

Headquarters: New Delhi 

President : Dilip Tirkey