2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League season
The 2018–19 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League was the sixth season of Pro Kabaddi League, a professional kabaddi league in India since 2014. The season began on 7 October 2018 and concluded on 5 January 2019.[1]
| Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 6 | |
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| Dates | 7 October 2018 – 5 January 2019 |
| Administrator(s) | Mashal Sports |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin, round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  |
| Champions | Bengaluru Bulls (1st title) |
| Defending Champions | Patna Pirates |
| Participants | 12 |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Official website | prokabaddi |
| UDRS Available | Yes |
Bengaluru Bulls defeated Gujarat Fortune Giants in the final match to win their maiden title.[2]
Teams
Gujarat Fortunegiants
Locations of the Pro Kabaddi teams
Stadiums and Locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | City/State | Stadium[3] | Capacity |
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| Bengal Warriors | Kolkata, West Bengal | Netaji Indoor Stadium | 12,000 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | 4,200 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | Delhi | Thyagaraj Sports Complex | 4,494 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium | 2,000 |
| Patna Pirates | Patna, Bihar | Patliputra Sports Complex | 20,000 |
| Puneri Paltan | Pune, Maharashtra | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex | 4,200 |
| Telugu Titans | Hyderabad/Vizag, Telangana | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium | 5,000 |
| U Mumba | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium | 5,000 |
| Gujarat Fortune Giants | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | The Arena Indoor Stadium | 4,000 |
| UP Yoddha | Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh | Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex | 8,000 |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Chennai, Tamilnadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 5,000 |
| Haryana Steelers | Sonipat, Haryana | Motilal Nehru School of Sports | 2,000 |
Personnel & Sponsorship
| Teams | Owners | Captain | Head coach | Kit Manufacturer | Kit Sponsor |
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| Bengal Warriors | Kishore Biyani | |
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Spunk | Future Pay |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Badri Narayan Choudhary Kota, Ananda Giri | |
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Shiv-Naresh | AbhiPaisa |
| Dabang Delhi KC | Radha Kapoor | |
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| Gujarat Fortune Giants | Gautam Adani | |
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Shiv-Naresh | Fru2go |
| Haryana Steelers | Sajjan Jindal | |
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Alcis | Herbalife Nutrition |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Abhishek Bachchan | |
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D:FY | Finolex Cables |
| Patna Pirates | Rajesh V. Shah | |
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4U Sports | Birla Gold Cement |
| Puneri Paltan | Rajesh Harkishandas Doshi, Sumanlal Babulal Shah, Nallepilly Ramaswami Subramanian | |
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Equio | Force Motors |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Nimmagadda Prasad,Sachin Tendulkar,Allu arjun,Ram Charan & ,allu Aravind | |
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| Telugu Titans | Srinivas Sreeramaneni | |
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Vats | Greenko |
| U Mumba | Ronnie Screwvala |  |
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| UP Yoddha | Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao | |
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T10 Sports | Tata Yodha |
Foreign Players
Each team can sign maximum 3 foreign players in the squad.
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Sponsorship
- Title Sponsor
- Vivo
- Powered by
- Associate Sponsors
- Partners
- Broadcast Sponsor
- Star Sports [4]
Points Table
The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
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| Gujarat Fortune Giants | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 117 | 93 |
| U Mumba | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 189 | 86 |
| Dabang Delhi KC (R) | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | -1 | 68 |
| Puneri Paltan | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -45 | 52 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -69 | 43 |
| Haryana Steelers | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -91 | 42 |
Zone B
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
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| Bengaluru Bulls (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 104 | 78 |
| Bengal Warriors | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
| UP Yoddha | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | -45 | 57 |
| Patna Pirates | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -36 | 55 |
| Telugu Titans | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | -55 | 51 |
| Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | -70 | 42 |
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to Eliminators
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
- Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs
Tournament Statistics
Best raiders
- As of 5 January 2019.[5]
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Total Points |
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Bengaluru Bulls | 24 | 271 |
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Patna Pirates | 21 | 233 |
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U Mumba | 21 | 218 |
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Bengal Warriors | 22 | 206 |
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Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 203 |
Best defenders
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Tackle Points |
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UP Yoddha | 25 | 100 |
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Gujarat Fortunegiants | 25 | 86 |
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U Mumba | 23 | 83 |
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Gujarat Fortunegiants | 25 | 76 |
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Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 67 |
League Stage
Source:prokabaddi.com[6]
Leg 1 – Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai
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Leg 2 – Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Sonepat
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Leg 3 – Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
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Leg 4 – Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna
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Leg 5 – Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, Greater Noida
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Leg 6 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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Leg 7 – The Arena, Ahmedabad
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Leg 8 – Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
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Leg 9 – Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi
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Leg 10 – Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag
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Leg 11 – Tau Devilal Sports Complex, Panchkula
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Leg 12 – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
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Playoffs
Eliminator 1 – Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi
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Eliminator 2 – Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi
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Qualifier 1 – Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi
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Eliminator 3 – Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi
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Qualifier 2 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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Final – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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References
- https://www.firstpost.com/sports/pro-kabaddi-league-2018-schedule-complete-list-of-fixtures-dates-and-venues-of-matches-in-sixth-edition-5023091.hotel
- https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/other-sports/story/bengaluru-bulls-vs-gujarat-fortunegiants-pro-kabaddi-league-final-1424370-2019-01-05
- "Official Website for the Pro Kabaddi League". ProKabaddi.com. 2014-03-09. Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- "Pro Kabaddi S5 highest rated non-cricket event on TV, claims Star – TelevisionPost: Latest News, India's Television, Cable, DTH, TRAI". Television Post. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- https://www.prokabbadi.com/stats/%7B0%7D
- "Season 6, results".
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