India and Spain will play in the upcoming women’s Hockey Pro League as replacement teams only for this season after pull-outs by Australia and New Zealand, the international Hockey Federation (FIH) said on Friday.

The third season of the women’s FIH Hockey Pro League begins on October 13 with Olympic and world champions the Netherlands taking on Belgium. “FIH is glad to announce that the women’s national teams of India and Spain will join the FIH Hockey Pro League,” the International Hockey Federation said in a statement.