Kalinga Lancers

Kalinga Lancers
Full name IDCO-MCL Kalinga Lancers
Nickname(s) Lancers
Founded 2013
Colors Orange-White
Head Coach Mark Hager
Assistant Coach Lazarus Barla
Manager A. B. Subbaiah
Captain Moritz Fürste
Home ground Kalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
(Capacity 6,000)
Best Performance 2016 (Runner-Up)
Top Scorer Glenn Turner (15)
Owner IDCO & MCL
Official Website Official website
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Kalinga Lancers (abbreviated as KL) is a field hockey team based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha that plays in the Hockey India League. It is jointly owned by Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) and Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL). Former Australian field player Mark Hager is the head coach of the team while former Indian captain Dilip Tirkey is the chief mentor and advisor of the team.[1][2]

Franchise details

Ownership

Kalinga Lancers is owned by Odisha Sports Development and Promotion Company jointly formed by Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) and Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL).[3]

Team Composition

The following table is the team composition of Kalinga Lances for the 2016 season of Hockey India League. For the 2016 season, the German national Moritz Fuerste is captain.

Player Nationality
Goal Keepers
Andrew Charter  Australia
Abhinav Kumar Pandey  India
Forwards
Malak Singh  India
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay  India
Devinder Sunil Walmiki  India
Stanley Victor Minz  India
Glenn Turner  Australia
Mid-fielders
Moritz Fuerste  Germany
S K Uthhapa  India
Dharamvir Singh  India
Adam Dixon  United Kingdom
Quirjin Caspers  Netherlands
Defenders
Aran Zalewski  Australia
Dipsan Tirkey  India
Gurjinder Singh  India
Amit Rohitdas  India
Anand Lakra  India
Pradeep Mor  India
Matthew Willis  Australia
Matthew Dawson  Australia

Statistics

Season Matches Won Drawn Lost Win%
2014 10 2 1 7 20.00%
2015 10 3 1 6 30%
2016 12 5 1 6 41.67%
Home 15 6 1 8 40.00%
Away 17 5 2 10 29.41%
Overall 32 11 3 18 34.38%
Performance Details
Goals For 86 (2.69 per match)
Goals Against 106 (3.31 per match)
Most Goals Glenn Turner (15 goals)
Performance by Oppositions
Opposition Matches Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
Delhi Waveriders 6 2 1 3 11 18 33.33%
Mumbai Magicians/Dabang Mumbai 6 4 0 2 15 9 66.66%
Punjab Warriors 7 0 2 5 7 16 0.00%
Ranchi Rhinos/Ranchi Rays 7 3 0 4 18 11 42.85%
Uttar Pradesh Wizards 6 1 0 5 4 7 16.67%

2014

No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
128 January 3 7 Punjab WarriorsBhubaneswar Match 5
230 January 0 5 Delhi WaveridersDelhi Match 7
31 February 2 1 Mumbai MagiciansBhubaneswar Match 10
42 February 4 3 Delhi WaveridersBhubaneswar Match 12
57 February 3 2 Ranchi RhinosRanchi Match 16
69 February 1 3 Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 19
711 February 3 3 Punjab WarriorsMohali Match 21
813 February 3 4 Uttar Pradesh WizardsBhubaneswar Match 23
914 February 4 1 Ranchi RhinosBhubaneswar Match 24
1016 February 2 3 Mumbai MagiciansMumbai Match 27
Position in League Phase: 6th
Failed to qualify for semi-finals

2015

No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
122 January 6 3 Ranchi RaysBhubaneswar Match 1
225 January 2 4 Punjab WarriorsMohali Match 2
329 January 1 5 Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 3
431 January 0 2 Uttar Pradesh WizardsBhubaneswar Match 4
51 February 1 3 Punjab WarriorsBhubaneswar Match 5
66 February 0 4 Ranchi RaysRanchi Match 6
78 February 1 2 Dabang MumbaiMumbai Match 7
812 February 2 2 Delhi WaveridersBhubaneswar Match 8
913 February 2 1 Dabang MumbaiBhubaneswar Match 9
1015 February 1 2 Delhi WaveridersNew Delhi Match 10
Position in League Phase: 5th
Failed to qualify for semi-finals

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2016

In the auction held in 2015, Kalinga Lancers paid the highest price for German national Moritz Fuerste who is also the captain for the 2016 season. The Lancers qualified for the play-offs edging out Dabang Mumbai on basis of goal difference. In the second semifinal played against Ranchi Rays, popularly known as the East India Derby, Lancers prevailed over Rays and qualified to finals defeating Ranchi Rays 4-2 in shootout after match was tied at 2-2 at the end of regular time. In the final held at Ranchi on 21 January, Lancers lost 6-1 to Jaypee Punjab Warriors.

No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
118 January 6 8 Uttar Pradesh WizardsBhubaneswar Match 1
221 January 4 2 Dabang MumbaiBhubaneswar Match 2
325 January 2 10 Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 3
428 January 3 2 Ranchi RaysRanchi Match 4
531 January 4 6 Dabang MumbaiMumbai Match 5
65 February 4 0 Delhi WaveridersBhubaneswar Match 6
77 February 1 4 Punjab WarriorsBhubaneswar Match 7
88 February 2 3 Ranchi RaysBhubaneswar Match 8
915 February 4 4 Punjab WarriorsMohali Match 9
1017 January 6 0 Delhi WaveridersNew Delhi Match 10
1120 February 2(2) 2(4) Ranchi RaysRanchi Semi-final 2
1221 February1 6 Punjab WarriorsRanchi Final

See also

References

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