DESCRIPTION:
*     Five-a-side format is a new avatar of hockey.
*     In this format, each match shall be composed of three periods of 10 minutes each with a three-minute interval between two periods.
*     Each team shall have nine players including one goalkeeper.
*     Each team shall have five players on the field any time.
*     Hockey Odisha is one of the eight teams to have qualified to compete in both men and woment sections of this championship.

GROUPINGS:

MEN:
Group-A: Hockey Maharashtra, Hockey Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu.
Group-B: Hockey Haryana, Hockey Odisha, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Punjab.
WOMEN:
Group-A: Hockey Haryana, Hockey Odisha, Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu.
Group-B: Hockey Punjab, Hockey Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Hockey Jharkhand.