FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25: Full schedule, stages, timings, venue, date & more

Following absolutely thrilling Paris 2024 Olympics hockey tournaments, sixth season of FIH Hockey Pro League promises to be more exciting than ever before!

As was case for last season, winners of “League of Best”, women and men, will get no less than a direct qualification for 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup Nerlands-Belgium!

Also, after a couple of seasons where only some teams hosted matches, all participating teams* will host matches this time, refore promoting one of original principles of creation of Pro League – ie, connecting teams and athletes with ir own fans by playing home matches.

Furrmore, match schedule has been defined in such a way that each team will play half of ir matches in December/February and or half in June. This will make League far easier to follow, especially for all hockey fans around world.

In terms of participating teams, winners of Women’s FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2024, Spain, will re-join Pro League, after a first spell in 2021-22 season, where RedSticks finished 5th. y’re replacing USA, who’ve been relegated. On men’s side, New Zealand, despite winning last edition of Nations Cup, have decided not to join this time. France, runners-up of that same Nations Cup, have me same decision. Consequently, Ireland, finishing on last spot of ir inaugural FIH Hockey Pro League last season will not be relegated and will play ir second consecutive Pro League season.

A “re-run” of Paris 2024 men’s final between Nerlands and Germany and of Paris 2024 women’s semi-final between China and Belgium, in Amsterdam and Hangzhou respectively, will open season in style!

Indian men's hockey team captain and Paris 2024 Bronze medallist Harmanpreet Singh said: “We are eagerly looking forward to new season of FIH Hockey Pro League, where world's top hockey teams compete at highest level. This tournament showcases best of international hockey, and we can't wait to get started. What makes this season particularly special for us is that winners of this season will secure a direct qualification for Men’s and Women's FIH Hockey World Cup 2026, ding even more motivation to our campaign.”

Agostina Alonso, Bronze medallist in Paris with Las Leonas said: “Argentina’s expectations are always high. We love to compete and try to give our best in every match. This tournament is a fantastic opportunity to provide valuable playing time and build confidence in our younger players while strengning our playing system. What we enjoy most is traveling toger. We have a great group, and we truly cherish moments we share both on and off field.”

top scorer of last FIH Hockey Pro League season, and Paris 2024 Gold medallist Jip Janssen (Nerlands) said: “Pro League is coming! Can't wait to start competing with best teams in business!”.

FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25 stages:

• Hangzhou, China (30 November – 5 December 2024)
• Amsterdam, Nerlands (30 November – 9 December 2024)
• Santiago del Estero, Argentina (10-15 December 2024)
• Sydney, Australia (4-9 February 2025)
• Argentina (19-24 February 2025) – venue tbc
• Bhubaneswar (tbc), India (15-25 February 2025)
• Valencia, Spain (7-8 June 2025)
• Amsterdam, Nerlands (7-15 June 2025)
• London, Great Britain (14-22 June 2025)
• Antwerp, Belgium (14-29 June 2025)
• Berlin, Germany (21-29 June 2025)

Check out full schedule here