Seeing the rise of Hockey in India, Hockey India announced the start of the Hockey India League Women 2024-25. Unlike the men's, HIL Women's will witness four teams — Delhi SG Pipers, Odisha Warriors, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers, and Soorma Hockey Club  — eye the inaugural trophy. The tournament held its first-ever auction on October 15, Tuesday, which witnessed over 250 domestic and 70 overseas players participate, where each franchise can only comprise a 24-member squad, 16 Indian and eight foreign. A mandatory Indian junior is a must per franchise. HIL 2024-25 All Squads: Full Players List of All Hockey India League Men's Franchises After Auction.

Initially hyped as a six-team competition, Hockey India converted the inaugural women's HIL into a four-team tournament, with two new franchises being added in the second season.

Several current Indian players like Salima Tete, Deepika Sehrawat, Lalremsiami Hmarzote, and Savita Punia, former India athletes Lilima Minz, Namita Toppo, and Yogita Bali, and international stars such as Charlotte Stapenhorst, Delfina Merino and Rachael Lynch entered their names in the auction, making the auction even more watch-worthy. The one-day auction provided fans with surprises and letdowns, which one can check in the full franchise squad list of HIL Women's 2024-25 Auction below.

Full Squads Of HIL 2024-25 Women's Franchises

Delhi SG Pipers

Goalkeepers: Bichu Devi Kharibam, Elodie Picard, Bansari Solanki

Defenders: Emma Puvrez, Jyoti Singh, Stephanie De Groof, Giselle Anne Ansley, Miri Maroney, Elizabeth Ann Neal

Midfielders: Manisha Chauhan, Xan Gerdien De Waard, Khaidem Shileima Chanu, Manisha, Manashri

Forwards: Sunelita Toppo, Sangita Kumari, Navneet Kaur, Deepika, Mumtaz Khan, Ishika, Geeta Yadav, Charlotte Watson, Preeti Dubey, Himanshi Sharad Gawande

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers

Goalkeepers: Grace O Hanlon, Jennifer Rizzo, Vidyashree V

Defenders: Udita, Upton Roisin, Elena Neill, Marina Lalramnghaki, Mahima Choudhary

Midfielders: Eva Roma Maria de Goede, Sarah Hawkshaw, Jyothi Edula, Munmuni Das, Binima Dhan, Huda Khan, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Shilpi Dabas

Forwards: Vandana Katariya, Lalremsiami, Beauty Dung Dung, Ambre Ballennghien, Kathryn Mullan, Lalrinpuii Pachuav, Priyanka Wankhede, Vandana Patel

Soorma Hockey Club

Goalkeepers: Savita Punia, Nidhi, Natalia Salvador

Defenders: Nikki Pradhan, Jyoti, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Preeti, Penny Squibb, Anna Toman

Midfielders: Salima Tete, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Nike Lorenz, Maria Verschoor, Hina Bano, Jimena Maria Cedras, Aishwarya Rajesh Chavan, Ajmina Kujur

Forwards: Sharmila Devi, Charlotte Englebert, Charlotte Stapenhorst, Deepika Soreng, Sonam, Upasana Singh, Amanpreet Kaur

Odisha Warriors

Goalkeepers: Jocelyn Bartram, Madhuri Kindo, Engil Harsha Rani Minz

Defenders: Ishika Chaudhary, Claire Colwil, Jyoti Chhatri, Anjali Barwa, Lilly Paulin Stoffelsma

Midfielders: Neha Goyal, Yibbi Jansen, Kaitlin Jaye Nobbs, Baljeet Kaur, Sonika, Victoria Sauze, Nisha, Nandni

Forwards: Freeke Georgette Marie, Annu, Rituja Dadaso Pisal, Sakshi Rana, Kanika Siwach, Michelle Fillet, Sadhna HIL 2024-25: Hockey India League Returns After Seven Years.

All matches of the HIL Women's 2024-25 season will be played at Ranchi between December 28 and February 5.

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