Aman Bansal
The fourth edition of Hockey India League is scheduled to play from 18 January to 21 February in 6 cities of India. In the opening game of HIL 2016, Kalinga Lancers (KL) will be facing Uttar Pradesh Wizards (UPW) on 18th January at Bhubneshwar.
A total of 34 matches including semi-finals and final will be played throughout the 4th edition of prestigious Hockey India League event. Ranchi will host the knockout matches on 20 and 21 February. Title defending champions Ranchi Rays (RR) will be playing their first game of tournament on 19th January 2016 against Jaypee Punjab Warriors (JPW) in Chandigarh.
Two semi-finals are scheduled to be played on 20 February from 15:00 IST. Third-Fourth place playoff game and final will be held on 21 February from 3:00 PM IST. Let’s have a look at the complete fixtures of 2016 Hockey India League.
HIL 2016 Fixtures
| Date | Time (IST) | Match | Fixture | Venue |
| 18 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 1 | KL vs UPW | Bhubneshwar |
| 19 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 2 | JPW vs RR | Chandigarh |
| 20 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 3 | JPW vs DWR | Chandigarh |
| 21 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 4 | KL vs DM | Bhubneshwar |
| 22 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 5 | UPW vs RR | Lucknow |
| 23 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 6 | UPW vs DWR | Lucknow |
| 24 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 7 | JPW vs DM | Chandigarh |
| 25 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 8 | UPW vs KL | Lucknow |
| 26 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 9 | RR vs DWR | Ranchi |
| 28 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 10 | RR vs KL | Ranchi |
| 29 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 11 | DM vs DWR | Mumbai |
| 30 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 12 | RR vs JPW | Ranchi |
| 31 January 2016 | 18:00 | Match 13 | DM vs KL | Mumbai |
| 1 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 14 | DWR vs UPW | Delhi |
| 2 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 15 | DWR vs JPW | Delhi |
| 3 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 16 | DM vs RR | Mumbai |
| 4 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 17 | JPW vs UPW | Chandigarh |
| 5 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 18 | KL vs DWR | Bhubneshwar |
| 6 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 19 | UPW vs DM | Lucknow |
| 7 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 20 | KL vs JPW | Bhubneshwar |
| 8 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 21 | KL vs RR | Bhubneshwar |
| 9 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 22 | DWR vs DM | Delhi |
| 10 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 23 | UPW vs JPW | Lucknow |
| 11 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 24 | DWR vs RR | Delhi |
| 12 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 25 | DM vs JPW | Mumbai |
| 13 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 26 | RR vs UPW | Ranchi |
| 14 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 27 | RR vs DM | Ranchi |
| 15 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 28 | JPW vs KL | Chandigarh |
| 16 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 29 | DM vs UPW | Mumbai |
| 17 February 2016 | 18:00 | Match 30 | DWR vs KL | Delhi |
| 20 February 2016 | 15:00 | Match 31 | 1st Semi-Final | Ranchi |
| 17:30 | Match 32 | 2nd Semi-Final | Ranchi | |
| 21 February 2016 | 15:00 | Match 33 | 3rd/4th Place Playoff | Ranchi |
| 17:30 | Match 34 | Final | Ranchi |
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