India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry


and Pakistan have played against each other several times in field hockey. They participate in Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Men's Hockey Asia Cup, Hockey Champions Trophy, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and Summer Olympic Games.
India and Pakistan have a record of facing each other in the first seven Asian games hockey finals. They have played a total of nine finals against each other in which Pakistan has won seven and India has won two gold. Both nations have played each other from 1956 to 1964 in three successive Olympic Hockey finals. India won gold twice while Pakistan won once. They played in four Asia cup hockey finals against each other. Pakistan won three out of those. Pakistan have a record of winning the first three Asia cup hockey against India in row. Both teams participate in Sultan Azlan Shah hockey which is held every year in Malaysia.

Statistics

;By Year
Year wise record of India vs Pakistan Hockey:
;By Tournament
The record between India and Pakistan by tournament is:

Major Tournaments Won

India v/s Pakistan Test Series

and Pakistan have played test series from 1978 to 2006. They played 8 test series in this span out of which Pakistan won 6, India won 1 and 1 was drawn. Out of 52 matches played Pakistan has won 25, India has won 16 and 11 are drawn. The goal aggregation so far is. In 1998 both hosted 4 matches out of which Pakistan won 4, India won 3 and one was drawn. The last was played in 2006 with three matches in both nations. Pakistan won the three matches while India won one and two were drawn.
Indo-Pak test series of field hockey is expected to restart from 2013 as declared by Hockey India.
The overall results of the test series are:

Results in major tournaments

The following table show India vs Pakistan in major tournaments and their finishing in the tournament:
TournamentYearVenueWinning team, result
Olympic Games1956 Melbourne, 1–0
Asian Games1958 Tokyo, 0–0; by better average
Olympic Games1960 Rome, 1–0
Asian Games1962 Jakarta, 2–0
Olympic Games1964 Tokyo, 1–0
Asian Games1966 Bangkok, 1–0
Asian Games1970 Bangkok, 1–0
Asian Games1974 Tehran, 2–0
World Cup1975 Kuala Lumpur, 2–1
Asian Games1978 Bangkok, 1–0
Asia Cup1982 Karachi, 4–0
Asian Games1982 New Delhi, 7–1
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup1983 IpohDraw, 1–1
Asia Cup1985 Dhaka, 3–2
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup1985 Ipoh, 1–0
Olympic Games1988 Seoul, 2–1
Asia Cup1989 New Delhi, 2–0
Asian Games1990 Beijing, 3–2
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup1991 Ipoh, 1–0
South Asian Games1995 Madras, 5–2
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup2000 Ipoh, 2–1
Asian Games2002 Busan, 4–3
Asia Cup2003 Kuala Lumpur, 4–2
Olympic Qualifier2004 Madrid, 5–3
Olympic Qualifier2004 Madrid, 4–2
Olympic Games2004 Athens, 3–0
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup2004 Ipho, 3–2
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup2005 Ipoh, 3–2
Commonwealth Games2006 Melbourne, 4–1
South Asian Games2006 Matale, 2–0
South Asian Games2006 Matale, 3–2
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup2008 Ipoh, 2–1
Asia Cup2009 Kuantan, 3–2
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup2009 Ipoh, 2–1
Hockey Champions Challenge I2009 Salta, 6–3
World Cup2010 New Delhi, 4–1
South Asian Games2010 Dhaka, 5–1
South Asian Games2010 Dhaka, 1–1
Commonwealth Games2010 New Delhi, 7–4
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup2010 Ipoh, 4–2
Asian Games2010 Guangzhou, 3–2
Asian Champions Trophy2011 OrdosDraw, 2–2
Asian Champions Trophy2011 Ordos, 0–0
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup2011 Ipoh, 3–1
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup2012 Ipoh, 2–1
Champions Trophy2012 Melbourne, 3–2
Asian Champions Trophy2012 Doha, 2–1
Asian Champions Trophy2012 Doha Pakista, 5–4
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup2013 Ipoh, 3–1
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup2013 Ipoh, 4–2
Asian Champions Trophy2013 Kakamigahara, 5–4
Asian Games2014 Incheon, 2–1
Asian Games2014 Incheon, 1–1
Champions Trophy2014 Bhubaneswar, 4–3
FIH Hockey World League2014–15 AntwerpDraw, 2–2
South Asian Games2016 Guwahati, 2–1
South Asian Games2016 Guwahati, 1–0
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup2016 Ipoh, 5–1
Asian Champions Trophy2016 Kuantan, 3–2
Asian Champions Trophy2016 Kuantan, 3–2
FIH Hockey World League2016-17 London, 7–1
FIH Hockey World League2016-17 London, 6–1
Asia Cup2017 Dhaka, 3–1
Asia Cup2017 Dhaka, 4–0
Commonwealth Games2018 Gold CoastDraw, 2–2
Champions Trophy2018 Breda, 4–0
Asian Games2018 Jakarta, 2–1
Asian Champions Trophy2018 Muscat, 3–1
Asian Champions Trophy2018 Muscat-

Other Matches

Other matches played between India and Pakistan are: