2023–24 Pro Kabaddi League
The 2023–2024 Pro Kabaddi League was the tenth season of the Pro Kabaddi League, a franchise based kabaddi league in India. Jaipur Pink Panthers were the defending champions.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 2 December 2023–1 March 2024 |
| Administrator | Mashal Sports |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | India |
| Teams | 12 |
| Website | prokabaddi |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Puneri Paltan (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Haryana Steelers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 137 |
| Top scorer(s) | Ashu Malik (276) (Dabang Delhi) |
| Most tackle points | Mohammadreza Chiyaneh (99) (Puneri Paltan) |
| Most successful raid | Ashu Malik (Dabang Delhi) (228) |
| Most successful tackle | Mohammadreza Chiyaneh (97) (Puneri Paltan) |
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In the final, Puneri Paltan defeated Haryana Steelers to win their maiden title.[1]
Background
The fixtures of the tournament were announced on 19 October 2023.[2] The league returned to its original traveling caravan format returning after the 2019 season.[3] Each team plays against all the other teams twice, and the top 6 teams proceed to the play-offs with the season beginning on 2 December 2023.[4] All the playoff matches were played in Hyderabad and final was played on 1 March 2024.[5]
Participating teams
The same 12 teams from the previous season returned with few changes to the team personnel.[6]
| Teams | Head coach[7] | Captain | Kit Manufacturer |
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| Bengal Warriors | Kasinatha Baskaran | Maninder Singh | |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Randhir Singh Sehrawat | Saurabh Nandal | Vats |
| Dabang Delhi | Rambir Singh Khokha | Naveen Kumar | Omtex |
| Gujarat Giants | Ram Mehar Singh | Fazel Atrachali | Shiv-Naresh |
| Haryana Steelers | Manpreet Singh | Jaideep Dahiya | Puma |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Sanjeev Kumar Baliyan | Sunil Kumar | TYKA Sports |
| Patna Pirates | Narender Kumar Redhu | Neeraj Kumar | Pace |
| Puneri Paltan | BC Ramesh | Aslam Inamdar | Shiv-Naresh |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Ashan Kumar | Sagar Rathee | Trak-Only |
| Telugu Titans | Srinivasreddy Lingampally | Pawan Sehrawat | Pace |
| U Mumba | Gholamreza | Surinder Singh | Nivia Sports |
| UP Yoddha | Jasveer Singh | Pardeep Narwal | Shiv-Naresh |
Personnel
The player auction happened on 9 and 10 October 2023 in Mumbai.[8][9] The salary purse available to each franchise was increased from ₹4.4 crore (US$530,000) to ₹5 crore (US$600,000).[10][11]
Foreign players
Each team can sign a maximum of three non-Indian players.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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| Bengal Warriors | Chai-Ming Chang | Aslam Thambi | |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Piotr Pamulak | Md. Liton Ali | |
| Dabang Delhi | Felix Li | Yuvraj Pandeya | |
| Gujarat Giants | Fazel Atrachali | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh | |
| Haryana Steelers | Ghanshyam Magar | Hasan Balbool | |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki | ||
| Patna Pirates | Zheng-Wei Chen | Daniel Odhiambo | |
| Puneri Paltan | Mohammadreza Chiyaneh | Vahid Reza Eimehr | |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Amirhossein Bastami | Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi | |
| Telugu Titans | Milad Jabbari | Hamid Nader | |
| U Mumba | Amirmohammad Zafardanesh | Alireza Mirzaeian | |
| UP Yoddhas | Helvic Simuyu Wanjala | Samuel Wanjala Wafula |
Sponsorship
- Associate Sponsor
- Broadcast Sponsor
- Digital Streaming Partner
Venues
The league stage was scheduled in 12 cities.[12]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Bengal Warriors | Kolkata, West Bengal | Netaji Indoor Stadium | 12,000 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Kanteerava Indoor Stadium | 4,200 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | Delhi | Thyagaraj Sports Complex | 4,494 |
| Gujarat Giants | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | The Arena | 4,000 |
| Haryana Steelers | Panchkula, Haryana | Tau Devilal Sports Complex | 2,000 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium | 2,000 |
| Patna Pirates | Patna, Bihar | Patliputra Sports Complex | 3,500 |
| Puneri Paltan | Pune, Maharashtra | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex | 4,200 |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium | 5,000 |
| Telugu Titans | Hyderabad, Telangana | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium | 5,000 |
| U Mumba | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium | 5,000 |
| UP Yoddha | Noida, Uttar Pradesh | Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex | 5,000 |
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Puneri Paltan (C) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 253 | 96 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 2 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 92 | |
| 3 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 79 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 4 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 70 | |
| 5 | Haryana Steelers (R) | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | -13 | 70 | |
| 6 | Patna Pirates | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 69 | |
| 7 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -43 | 55 | |
| 8 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -67 | 53 | |
| 9 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 51 | |
| 10 | U Mumba | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -79 | 45 | |
| 11 | UP Yoddhas | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | -116 | 31 | |
| 12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | -243 | 21 |
Source: ProKabaddi
Rules for classification:
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up
Rules for classification:
- 5 points for a win
- 3 points for a tied game
- 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up
League Stage
Leg 1 – EKA Arena, Ahmedabad
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Leg 3 – Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
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Leg 4 – Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai
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Leg 5 – Noida Indoor Stadium, Noida
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Leg 6 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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Leg 7 – Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, Jaipur
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Leg 8 – Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
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Leg 9 – Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna
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Leg 10 – Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi
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Leg 11 – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
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Playoffs
| Eliminators | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Puneri Paltan | 37 | |||||||||
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| Patna Pirates | 21 | |||||||||
| Dabang Delhi | 35 | |||||||||
| Patna Pirates | 37 | |||||||||
| Puneri Paltan | 28 | |||||||||
| Haryana Steelers | 25 | |||||||||
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| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 27 | |||||||||
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| Haryana Steelers | 31 | |||||||||
| Gujarat Giants | 25 | |||||||||
| Haryana Steelers | 42 | |||||||||
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Broadcasting
The matches were broadcast by Star Sports in India. It was also streamed live by Disney+ Hotstar.[13]
Statistics
Most raid points
| # | Player | Team | Matches | Raid Points |
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| 1 | Ashu Malik | Dabang Delhi | 23 | 276 |
| 2 | Arjun Deshwal | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 23 | 276 |
| 3 | Pawan Sehrawat | Telugu Titans | 21 | 202 |
| 4 | Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriors | 21 | 197 |
| 5 | Narendar | Tamil Thalaivas | 21 | 186 |
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Most tackle points
| # | Player | Team | Matches | Tackle Points |
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| 1 | Mohammadreza Chiyaneh | Puneri Paltan | 24 | 99 |
| 2 | Krishan | Patna Pirates | 24 | 78 |
| 3 | Yogesh | Dabang Delhi | 23 | 74 |
| 4 | Rahul Sethpal | Haryana Steelers | 23 | 73 |
| 5 | Ankush | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 70 |
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References
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