HOST: Hockey Haryana, under the aegis of Hockey India

DESCRIPTION:
*     Tau Devi Lal Hockey Stadium, Panchkula is the venue of the championship.
*     The championship will be conducted in a new format featuring a promotion and relegation system.
*     The 2025 edition will see the participation of 28 teams, classified into three divisions: Division A, Division B, and Division C.

DIVISION-A:
*     The top 12 teams, including defending champions Hockey Haryana, will compete in Division A for the coveted championship trophy.
*     The teams have been divided into four pools and each team will play in a league format within their respective pools.
*     The top two teams from each pool will advance to the quarterfinals, scheduled for March 9, followed by the semifinals on March 10, and the final and 3rd/4th place play-off on March 12.
*     The winner will lift the 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025 trophy, while the bottom two teams will be relegated to Division-B for the next edition.
*     Hockey Association of Odisha will play their two Pool-A league matches against Hockey Haryana and Hockey Karnataka on March 6 and 7 respectively.

Pool A: Hockey Haryana, Hockey Association of Odisha, Hockey Karnataka
Pool B: Hockey Maharashtra, Manipur Hockey, Hockey Punjab
Pool C: Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Mizoram, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu
Pool D: Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Bengal, Uttar Pradesh Hockey

DIVISION-B:
*     Nine teams will compete in Division-B with the goal of earning promotion to Division-A.
*     The nine teams have been divided into two pools.
*     The top two teams from Division-B will earn promotion to Division-A for the next season, while the bottom two will be relegated to Division-C.
*     No knockout rounds will be held in Division-B; the league standings will determine promotions and relegations.

Pool A: Telangana Hockey, Hockey Uttarakhand, Assam Hockey, Hockey Rajasthan, Hockey Association of Bihar
Pool B: Delhi Hockey, Chhattisgarh Hockey, Hockey Chandigarh, Hockey Himachal

DIVISION-C:
*     Seven teams in Division-C will vie for promotion to Division B.
*     As in Division-B, the teams in Division-C will only play league matches, with the top two teams securing promotion to Division-B.
*     Also, during the league stage, teams in all three divisions will earn points based on their performance.
*     Each team will be awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
*     Division-A, Division-B and Division-C matches will be played simultaneously throughout the tournament.

Pool A: Kerala Hockey, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey, Hockey Gujarat
Pool B: Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Le Puducherry Hockey, Hockey Arunachal, Hockey Jammu and Kashmir