Chandigarh Comets (CCO) was an Indian professional field hockey team based in Chandigarh that played in World Series Hockey. Pakistani striker Rehan Butt was the captain of the team and Harendra Singh was the coach. Sector 42 Stadium was the home ground of Chandigarh Comets.
Chandigarh Comets were at the top of the table in the league phase but ended up as the semi-finalists of the inaugural edition of WSH. They lost to Pune Strykers in the semi-final 3–4 in the penalty shoot-out. Gurjinder Singh was leading goal scorer for the team who also top-scored in the tournament along with Syed Imran Warsi with 19 goals apiece.
History 2012 season
Comets played the inaugural match of the season against Bhopal Badshahs at their home ground where they faced a 4–3 defeat. They continued with a 3–5 loss from Chennai Cheetahs. A 5–2 win over Mumbai Marines fetched them their first victory and first points for the season. With an average start to the season they made a remarkable performance in the later stage. Chandigarh won almost all of their next 10 league matches, though they were held by Bhopal Badshahs 4–4, despite leading by 4 goals to none at one stage. Their only defeat came against Sher-e-Punjab where they lost 5–2. A 4–3 win against Mumbai Marines in their penultimate league stage match got them through to the semi-finals. They ended up as the table toppers after a 6–1 win over Karnataka Lions in their final match.
They faced Pune Strykers in the semi-final at Mahindra Hockey Stadium in Mumbai. Leading the match 4–1 at one stage, they seemed through to the finals before Strykers fought back. A last minute goal by Pune leveled the score 4–4. Misses by the skipper Rehan Butt and Canadian Sukhwinder Singh ended the penalty shoot-out with 3–2 in favour of Pune.
Team composition
PlayerNationalityMatchesGoalsGoalkeepersHarjot Singh11 -P. R. Shreejesh -Swinder Singh6 -StrikersBharat Chikara141Jasjit Singh Kular151Mohammed Amir Khan144Pramod Kumar7Ranjodh Singh91Ramandeep Singh135Rehan Butt (captain)133Sanawar Ali3Sarvanjit SinghSher Singh15Sukhwinder Singh Gabbar1510MidfieldersAjitesh Roy131Barkat Singh141Belsajar Horo111Birender LakraGurmeet Singh3Jiwa Mohan14Lloyd Stephenson151Preetinder Singh Sidhu15Robert Green152Sandeep SinghDefendersGurjinder Singh1519Imran Khan6Manpreet SinghMathew Phillips14
Fixtures and results 2012 Goals for50 (3.33 per match)Goals against38 (2.53 per match)Most goals Gurjinder Singh (19) Position: 1st No.DateScoreOpponentVenueReport129 February3 - 4Bhopal BadshahsChandigarhMatch 123 March3 - 5Chennai CheetahsChandigarhMatch 734 March5 - 2Mumbai MarinesMumbaiMatch 1046 March2 - 3Karnataka LionsBangaloreMatch 1458 March3 - 1Sher-e-PunjabChandigarhMatch 17611 March3 - 1Pune StrykersPuneMatch 23714 March1 - 0Delhi WizardsDelhiMatch 28816 March2 - 5Sher-e-PunjabJalandharMatch 31919 March4 - 3Pune StrykersChandigarhMatch 351020 March3 - 2Delhi WizardsChandigarhMatch 371124 March4 - 4Bhopal BadshahsBhopalMatch 431226 March3 - 0Chennai CheetahsChennaiMatch 471328 March4 - 3Mumbai MarinesChandigarhMatch 511429 March6 - 1Karnataka LionsChandigarhMatch 53151 April2 - 3 (PS) 4 - 4 (FT)Pune StrykersMumbaiSemi-final 2 Position in league phase: 1stSemi-finalists
Statistics +Performance summarySeasonMatchesWonDrawnLostWin% 2012 15 9 1 5 60.00%Home 7 5 0 2 71.43%Away 8 4 1 3 50.00%Overall 15 9 1 5 60.00%
+Performance detailsGoals for50 (3.33 per match)Goals against38 (2.53 per match)Most goals Gurjinder Singh (19) Position: 1st
+Performance by OppositionsOppositionMatchesWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin%Bhopal Badshahs 2 0 1 1 7 8 0.00%Chennai Cheetahs 2 1 0 1 6 5 50.00%Delhi Wizards 2 2 0 0 4 2 100.00%Karnataka Lions 2 1 0 1 8 4 50.00%Mumbai Marines 2 2 0 0 9 5 100.00%Pune Strykers 3 2 0 1 11 8 66.67%Sher-e-Punjab 2 1 0 1 5 6 50.00%
Hat-tricks No. Player Opposition Result Season Venue Report 1 Gurjinder Singh4 Karnataka Lions 6 – 1 2012 Chandigarh – Sector 42 Stadium 29 March 2012 4 Player scored 4 goals
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