Uttar Pradesh Wizards
| Uttar Pradesh Wizards | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Uttar Pradesh Wizards |
| Nickname(s) | Wizards |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Head Coach | Roelant Oltmans |
| Manager | Maneck Kotwal |
| Captain | V.R. Raghunath |
| Home ground |
Major Dhyan Chand Stadium Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India (Capacity 10,000) |
| Best Performance | 2013 – 3rd |
| Top Scorer |
 V.R. Raghunath (16) |
| Owner | Suresh Raina |
| Official Website |
Official Website Official Facebook Page Official Twitter Page Official Youtube Channel |
The Uttar Pradesh Wizards (abbreviated as UPW) are a field hockey team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh that plays in the Hockey India League. It is owned by Sahara India Pariwar. Former Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans serves as coach for the team and former Indian captain Dhanraj Pillay acts as the technical director of the team.
The team is owned by Sahara Adventure Sports Limited a group company of Sahara India, bought the franchise on 23 July 2012. Sahara India is also the chief sponsor of Hockey India the top-federation for hockey in India. This was the first franchise of Hockey India League to be bought. In December 2014, Suresh Raina becomes the co-owner of Uttar Pradesh Wizards.
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