The FIH Hockey Pro League 2025-26 season has reached its midway point following frantic action across the month of February with stages in China, Spain, India and two in Australia. Below we recap all the action from a busy period that has had major ramifications on both title and relegation battles in season 7.

📍 Yunfu, China

First up in Yunfu, China, the Netherlands women’s juggernaut kept rolling as four wins in four matches — two-apiece against China and England — kept their perfect season intact, keeping them at the top of the points table. China defeated England in their first match-up but England fought back in the reverse fixture as the two sides took three points each from the stage.

📍 Valencia, Spain

Simultaneously in Valencia, Spain, it was mixed fortunes for the hosts, with the women’s side continuing their strong form from the previous season, with two outright wins, one shoot-out win and a loss ensuring a strong start to the season. The most impressive performance for them came against Belgium, who came into the match-up with a perfect record in the season, but dropped their only points in the first half of the season in a 1-0 loss to the hosts. Germany continued to struggle, taking just one point from their four matches, through a shoot-out loss against Spain and find themselves at the bottom of the points table with 2 points from 8 matches.

On the men’s side the Red Sticks struggled at home losing all four matches against Netherlands and England. England came away with the most points from the stage winning both their matches against Spain and winning both shoot-outs following draws against Netherlands.

📍 Rourkela, India

A similar home fate befell Indian men in Rourkela as they lost all four of their matches against Belgium and Argentina. Belgium moved to the top of the league table winning all four matches in Rourkela, ending their first half of the season with seven wins and one draw, claiming 22 out of possible 24 points. Argentina saw their stellar start to the season slow down in Rourkela. While they registered two big wins over India, including their biggest ever margin of victory in the competition with an 8-0 win, their two matches against Belgium resulted in two losses as they end the first half of the season in a solid third place with 17 points.

📍 Hobart, Australia (Stage I)

In the first Hobart stage it was mixed fortunes for the hosts. The men’s side won all four of their matches — two each against Pakistan and Germany. But the Hockeyroos only managed to pick up two points through a shoot-out win against Ireland, losing their other matchup against the Pro League debutants, along with losses in both match-ups against Argentina, who won both their matches against Ireland, to finish the Hobart stage with a perfect record. Ireland concluded their first half-season in the Pro League with a stunning 3-1 win over Australia, as they find themselves in seventh position with six points.

On the men’s side the struggle continued for Pakistan in their debut season as four defeats — two each against Australia and Germany — meant their quest for first Pro League points will have to wait till the second half of the season. Germany’s two losses and two wins in the Hobart stage sees them end the first half of the season in sixth place on nine points, six points behind England in fifth.

📍 Hobart, Australia (Stage II)

In the second Hobart stage it was Australia men hosting winless India and Spain, while the Hockeyroos hosted China and Spain in the women’s competition. India and Australia men played out a tie on both occasions, with each side taking one shoot-out win apiece. Australia defeated Spain on both occasions, while Spain registered one outright and one shoot-out win over India.

In the women’s competition, China had a near perfect outing, with three outright and one shoot-out win to take 11 points from the possible 12 in the Hobart stage. Australia’s struggle at home continued as they scored just one point in the final stage of the first half of the season in a shoot-out loss to Spain, while Spain picked up 6 points from an outright and shoot-out win against the hosts, and one from the draw against China.

To see the complete FIH Hockey Pro League Season 7 standings at the mid-way point of the season, click here.

The second half of the Pro League season 7 will resume on 13 June with stages in Wavre (Belgium), London (England) and Rotterdam (Netherlands) starting things off! To see the complete schedule, click here.