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Delhi Waveriders

{{Short description|Field hockey franchise based in Delhi, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

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| fullname = Delhi Waveriders

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| founded = {{start date and age|2012}}

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| ground = Shivaji Stadium
New Delhi, India

| capacity = 7,500

| owner = The Wave Group

| website = [http://www.delhi-waveriders.in/ Official Website]

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Delhi Waveriders was a professional field hockey team based in Delhi that played in the Hockey India League. It was owned by The Wave Group.{{cite web|title=Sought after Sardar Singh rakes in the moolah|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Hockey/Sought-after-Sardar-Singh-rakes-in-the-moolah/Article1-973706.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217032815/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Hockey/Sought-after-Sardar-Singh-rakes-in-the-moolah/Article1-973706.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 December 2012|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=17 December 2012}}{{cite web|title=Hockey India League: Delhi buys Sardar Singh for $78k|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/hockey-india-league-delhi-buys-sardar-singh-for-78k-559276.html|work=FirstPost|date=16 December 2012|access-date=16 December 2012}}

Franchisee details

=Ownership=

The team is owned by The Wave Group, after the company bought the franchise on 17 September 2012.{{cite web|title=Wave Group to own Delhi franchise in Hockey India League|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/wave-group-to-own-delhi-franchise-in-hockey-india-league/1003895/|work=Indian Express|date=17 September 2012|access-date=16 December 2012}} The group is involved in many businesses including sugar manufacturing, distilleries, paper manufacturing, real estate and retail management.

Wave Group is envisioned by founder-leader Kulwant Singh Chadha. The Chadha Group has been integrated by his three sons; — late Gurdeep Singh Chadha, late Hardeep Singh Chadha, Rajinder Singh Chadha, and grandson Manpreet Singh (Monty) Chadha.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewavegroup.com/team.php|title=Wave Infratech}} Starting with a sugar crusher in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the group has progressively cast its footprint in diverse business industries. John Abraham is the co-owner of Delhi Waveriders. He owns 13% share of the team.

2017 squad

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!width=35% style="background: black; color:#FFFFFF"|Player

!width=20% style="background: black; color:#FFFFFF"|Nationality

colspan="2" |Goalkeepers
style="text-align:left"|Vikas Dahiya

|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}

style="text-align:left"|Harjot Singh

|style="text-align:left"|{{IND}}

style="text-align:left"|Vincent Vanasch

|style="text-align:left"|{{BEL}}

colspan="2" |Defenders
style="text-align:left" |Manuel Brunet

| style="text-align:left" |{{ARG}}

style="text-align:left" |Vickram Kanth

| style="text-align:left" |{{IND}}

style="text-align:left"|Justin Reid-Ross

| style="text-align:left"|{{RSA}}

style="text-align:left" |Rupinder Pal Singh

| style="text-align:left" |{{IND}}

style="text-align:left"|Austin Smith

| style="text-align:left"|{{RSA}}

style="text-align:left"|Tristan White

| style="text-align:left"|{{AUS}}

colspan="2" |Midfielders
style="text-align:left" |Surender Kumar

| style="text-align:left" |{{IND}}

style="text-align:left" |Harjeet Singh

| style="text-align:left" |{{IND}}

style="text-align:left" |Santa Singh

| style="text-align:left" |{{IND}}

style="text-align:left" |Benjamin Stanzl

| style="text-align:left" |{{AUT}}

colspan="2" |Forwards
style="text-align:left" |Mandeep Antil

| style="text-align:left" |{{IND}}

style="text-align:left" |Simon Child

| style="text-align:left" |{{NZL}}

style="text-align:left" |Iain Levers

| style="text-align:left" |{{ENG}}

style="text-align:left" |Mandeep Singh

| style="text-align:left" |{{IND}}

style="text-align:left" |Parvinder Singh

| style="text-align:left" |{{IND}}

style="text-align:left" |Prabhdeep Singh

| style="text-align:left" |{{IND}}

style="text-align:left" |Talwinder Singh

| style="text-align:left" |{{IND}}

style="text-align:left" |Pradhan Somanna

| style="text-align:left" |{{IND}}

Support staff (2017)

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RoleName
Chief advisorAjit Pal Singh
CoachCedric Dsouza
Team managerPaul Revington
Asst. coachBaljeet Singh Saini
Sports scientistRobin van Ginkel
PhysiotherapistAnand Dubey

Statistics

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width=10|Season

!width=10|Matches

!width=10|Won

!width=10|Drawn

!width=10|Lost

!width=10|Win%

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| 2013

| 14

102271.43%
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|2014

| 12

91275.00%
style="background:white;"

|2015

| 12

44433.33%
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|2016

| 12

60650.00%
style="border-top:2px solid black;"

|Home

| 24

133854.16%
Away

| 26

164661.53%
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|Overall

| 50

2971458.00%

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+Performance details
style="background:gainsboro;"|Goals For

|style="background:white;"|130 (2.60 per match)

style="background:gainsboro;"|Goals Against

|style="background:white;"|110 (2.20 per match)

style="background:gainsboro;"|Most Goals

|style="background:white;"|Rupinder Pal Singh (26 goals)

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+Performance by Oppositions
width=130|Opposition

!width=40|Matches

!width=40|Won

!width=40|Drawn

!width=40|Lost

!width=40|For

!width=40|Against

!width=40|Win%

align=left|Kalinga Lancers

| 6

312181150.00%
align=left|Mumbai Magicians

| 5

5001912100.00%
align=left|Punjab Warriors

| 13

706273353.84%
align=left|Ranchi Rhinos

| 6

312141150.00%
align=left|Uttar Pradesh Wizards

| 11

542252245.45%
align=left|Ranchi Rays

| 5

31114860.00%
align=left|Dabang Mumbai

| 4

301131375.00%
align=left|Total

| 50

2971413011058.00%

Fixtures and results

=2013=

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No.

!Date

!Result

!Opponent

!Venue

!Report

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|1

14 January2 – 1Punjab WarriorsNew Delhi

|Match 1

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|2

16 January2 – 1Mumbai MagiciansNew Delhi

|Match 3

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|3

19 January1 – 1Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow

|Match 6

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|4

21 January6 – 4Mumbai MagiciansMumbai

|Match 9

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|5

23 January5 – 4Ranchi RhinosRanchi

|Match 11

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|6

26 January4 – 3Mumbai MagiciansNew Delhi

|Match 15

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|7

29 January3 – 0Punjab WarriorsNew Delhi

|Match 18

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|8

30 January2 – 2Ranchi RhinosNew Delhi

|Match 20

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|9

1 February5 – 2Ranchi RhinosRanchi

|Match 22

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|10

3 February3 – 0Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow

|Match 25

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|11

5 February3 – 2Punjab WarriorsJalandhar

|Match 27

style="background:#fbb;"

|12

7 February1 – 4Uttar Pradesh WizardsNew Delhi

|Match 29

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|13

9 February3 – 1Punjab WarriorsRanchi

|Semi-final 2

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|14

10 February1 – 2Ranchi RhinosRanchi

|Final

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| colspan="6"| Position in League Phase: 1st
Runners-up

  • Goals For: 41 (2.93 per match)
  • Goals Against: 27 (1.93 per match)
  • Most Goals: 7 (Overall: 4th)
  • Rupinder Pal Singh

=2014=

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No.

!Date

!Result

!Opponent

!Venue

!Report

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|1

25 January3 – 1Punjab WarriorsMohali

|Match 1

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|2

27 January0 – 1Ranchi RhinosRanchi

|Match 4

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|3

30 January5 – 0Kalinga LancersDelhi

|Match 7

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|4

31 January1 – 3Punjab WarriorsDelhi

|Match 8

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|5

2 February4 – 3Kalinga LancersBhubaneswar

|Match 12

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|6

5 February1 – 1Uttar Pradesh WizardsDelhi

|Match 14

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|7

6 February2 – 1Mumbai MagiciansDelhi

|Match 15

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|8

8 February4 – 3Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow

|Match 17

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|9

12 February1 – 0Ranchi RhinosDelhi

|Match 22

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|10

15 February5 – 3Mumbai MagiciansMumbai

|Match 26

style="border-top:2px solid black;background:#c3fdb8;"

|11

22 February1 – 0Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchi

|Semi-final 1

1223 February3 – 1Punjab WarriorsRanchi

|Final

colspan="6" style="background:#ffffff; border:none"|
style="background:silver;"

| colspan="6"| Position in League Phase: Champion

  • Goals For: 30 (2.50 per match)
  • Goals Against: 17 (1.41 per match)
  • Most Goals: 6 (Overall: 5th)
  • Rupinder Pal Singh

=2015=

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No.

!Date

!Result

!Opponent

!Venue

!Report

style="background:#d3d3d3;"

|1

23 January2 – 2Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow

|Match 2

style="background:#fbb;"

|2

26 January2 – 2Ranchi RaysRanchi

|Match 6

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|3

30 January1 – 3Punjab WarriorsDelhi

|Match 10

style="background:#fbb;"

|4

1 February3 – 1Dabang MumbaiDelhi

|Match 12

style="background:white;"

|5

5 February3 – 1Dabang MumbaiMumbai

|Match 16

style="background:white;"

|6

7 February0 – 7Punjab WarriorsMohali

|Match 18

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|7

12 February2 – 2Kalinga LancersBhubaneswar

|Match 23

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|8

14 February2 – 0Ranchi RaysDelhi

|Match 25

style="background:white;"

|9

15 February1 – 2Kalinga LancersDelhi

|Match 27

style="background:white;"

|10

18 February3 – 3Uttar Pradesh WizardsDelhi

|Match 29

style="background:white;"
style="border-top:2px solid black;background:#c3fdb8;"

|11

21 February0 – 2Punjab WarriorsDelhi

|Semi-final 2

1222 February2 – 1Uttar Pradesh WizardsDelhi

|3/4th Place

colspan="6" style="background:#ffffff; border:none"|
style="background:silver;"

| colspan="6"| Position in League Phase: 3rd Place

=2016=

class=wikitable style="width:60%;text-align:center; border:none"
No.

!Date

!Result

!Opponent

!Venue

!Report

style="background:#d3d3d3;"

|1

20 January5 – 4Punjab WarriorsChandigarh

|Match 3

style="background:#fbb;"

|2

23 January3 – 1Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow

|Match 6

style="background:#c3fdb8;"

|3

26 January1 – 2Ranchi RaysRanchi

|Match 9

style="background:#fbb;"

|4

29 January4 – 3Dabang MumbaiMumbai

|Match 11

style="background:white;"

|5

1 February4 – 6Uttar Pradesh WizardsDelhi

|Match 14

style="background:white;"

|6

2 February2 – 5Punjab WarriorsDelhi

|Match 15

style="background:white;"

|7

5 February0 – 4Kalinga LancersBhubaneswar

|Match 18

style="background:white;"

|8

9 February3 – 8Dabang MumbaiDelhi

|Match 22

style="background:white;"

|9

11 February7 – 4Ranchi RaysDelhi

|Match 24

style="background:white;"

|10

17 February6 – 0Kalinga LancersDelhi

|Match 30

style="background:white;"
style="border-top:2px solid black;background:#c3fdb8;"

|11

20 February1 – 3Punjab WarriorsRanchi

|Semi-final 1

1221 February2 – 0Ranchi RaysRanchi

|3/4th Place

colspan="6" style="background:#ffffff; border:none"|
style="background:silver;"

| colspan="6"| Position in League Phase: 3rd Place

  • Goals for: 38 (3.16 per match)
  • Goals against: 40 (3.33 per match)
  • Most Goals: Rupinder Pal Singh (12)

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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!Year

!Kit manufacturers

!Sponsor

2013

|rowspan=3|[http://www.tksportsworld.com/in/index.php?route=common/Home/ TK Sports]

|rowspan=3|WAVE

2014
2015
2016

|rowspan=6|[http://www.shivnareshsports.in// Shiv Naresh Sports]

|rowspan=6|WAVE

2017

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Hockey India League}}

Category:Hockey India League teams

Category:Sports clubs and teams in Delhi

Category:2012 establishments in Delhi

Category:Field hockey clubs established in 2012

Category:Field hockey clubs in India

Category:Field hockey in Delhi