2019 Pro Kabaddi League
The 2019 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League was the seventh season of Pro Kabaddi League. The season began on 20 July 2019 and concluded on 19 October 2019.[1] The zonal system present in the previous seasons was removed, and each team played against all the other teams twice.[2]
| Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 7 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 July 2019 – 19 October 2019 |
| Administrator(s) | Mashal Sports |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  |
| Champions | Bengal Warriors |
| Defending Champions | Bengaluru Bulls |
| Participants | 12 |
| Matches played | 137 |
| Official website | prokabaddi |
| UDRS Available | Yes |
Bengal Warriors defeated Dabang Delhi in the final match to win their maiden title.[3] Vivo PKL2019
Teams
Stadiums and Locations
| Team | City/State | Stadium[4] | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Gujarat Fortune Giants | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | The Arena Indoor Stadium | 4,000 |
| Haryana Steelers | Panchkula, Haryana | Tau Devilal Sports Complex | 4,000 |
| 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 |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Chennai, Tamilnadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 5,000 |
| Telugu Titans | Hyderabad/Vizag, Telangana | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium | 5,000 |
| U Mumba | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium | 5,000 |
| UP Yoddha | Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh | Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex | 8,000 |
Personnel & Sponsorship
| Teams | Owners | Captain | Head coach | Kit Manufacturer | Main Kit Sponsor | Associate Sponsor |
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| Bengal Warriors | Kishore Biyani | |
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Spunk | Future Pay | Voom Detergent |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Badri Narayan Choudhary Kota, Ananda Giri | |
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Vats | Ashirvad Pipes | Walkmate |
| Dabang Delhi KC | Radha Kapoor | |
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Reforce | JK Super Cement | Officer's Choice Blue |
| Gujarat Fortune Giants | Gautam Adani | |
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Shiv Naresh | Finolex Cables | Fortune Foods |
| Haryana Steelers | Parth Jindal | |
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T10 Sports | APL Apollo Steel Pipes | Borosil |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Abhishek Bachchan | |
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TYKA | Ambuja Cements | TVS |
| Patna Pirates | Rajesh V. Shah | |
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Pace International | Birla Gold Cement | Revital-H |
| Puneri Paltan | Rajesh Harkishandas Doshi, Sumanlal Babulal Shah, Nallepilly Ramaswami Subramanian | |
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Shiv Naresh | Force Motors | Netmeds |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Nimmagadda Prasad, Sachin Tendulkar, Allu arjun, Ram Charan & Allu Aravind | |
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Kaizen Sports & Fitness | Celon Labs | |
| Telugu Titans | Srinivas Sreeramaneni, Goutham Reddy Nedurmalli, Mahesh Kolli |  |
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Vats | Greenko | Araku Coffee |
| U Mumba | Ronnie Screwvala | |
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Indigo Paints | Haldiram's | |
| UP Yoddha | Kiran Kumar Grandhi | |
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Shiv Naresh | Tata Yodha | Valvoline |
Foreign Players
Each team can sign maximum 3 foreign players in the squad.
| Teams | Player 1 | POS | Player 2 | POS | Player 3 | POS |
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| Bengal Warriors | |
AR | |
RD | ||
| Bengaluru Bulls |  |
RD | |
AR | ||
| Dabang Delhi KC | |
AR | |
DF | ||
| Gujarat Fortune Giants | |
RD |  |
AR | ||
| Haryana Steelers | |
RD |  |
AR | ||
| Jaipur Pink Panthers |  |
AR |  |
RD | ||
| Patna Pirates | |
AR | |
RD | |
RD |
| Puneri Paltan | |
RD | |
DF | ||
| Tamil Thalaivas | |
DF |  |
AR | ||
| Telugu Titans | |
DF | |
AR | ||
| U Mumba | |
RD | |
DF | |
DF |
| UP Yoddha | |
RD | |
AR |
Sponsorship
Title Sponsor
- Associate Sponsors
- Partners
- Broadcast Sponsor
- Star Sports
Viewership
Unlike the last season that witnessed a 31 percent dip in viewership data to 1.1 billion impressions from the 1.6 billion impressions of season five, PKL 7 has registered a growth of 9 percent in viewership numbers and has garnered 1.2 billion impressions, as per BARC India.[5]
Points Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dabang Delhi KC (R) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 85 |
| Bengal Warriors (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 83 |
| UP Yoddha | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 74 |
| U Mumba | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 72 |
| Haryana Steelers | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 71 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 64 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -13 | 58 |
| Patna Pirates | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 51 |
| Gujarat Forunte Giants | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 51 |
| Puneri Paltan | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -72 | 48 |
| Telugu Titans | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -67 | 45 |
| Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | -119 | 37 |
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Finals
- 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
Best raiders
- As of 19 October 2019.[6]
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Bengaluru Bulls | 24 | 346 |
| 2 | |
Patna Pirates | 22 | 302 |
| 3 | |
Dabang Delhi | 23 | 301 |
| 4 | |
Telugu Titans | 22 | 217 |
| 5 | |
Bengal Warriors | 20 | 205 |
Best defenders
- As of 19 October 2019.[7]
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Tackle Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
U Mumba | 24 | 82 |
| 2 | |
UP Yoddha | 23 | 75 |
| 3 | |
UP Yoddha | 23 | 77 |
| 4 | |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 73 |
| 5 | |
Bengal Warriors | 24 | 66 |
League Stage
Source:prokabaddi.com[8]
Leg 1 – Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
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Leg 2 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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Leg 4 – The Arena, Ahmedabad
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Leg 5 – Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai
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Leg 6 – Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi
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Leg 7 – Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bangalore
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Leg 8 – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
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Leg 9 – Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
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Leg 10 – Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, Jaipur
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Leg 11 – Tau Devilal Sports Complex, Panchkula
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Leg 12 – Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, Greater Noida
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Playoffs
References
- "Start date of VIVO Pro Kabaddi Season VII announced". Pro Kabaddi. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "Pro Kabaddi League 2019: Predicting the captains of former Zone B teams". www.sportskeeda.com. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- https://www.prokabaddi.com/news/bengal-warriors-outplay-dabang-delhi-kc-and-lift-their-maiden-vivo-pro-kabaddi-title
- "Official Website for the Pro Kabaddi League". ProKabaddi.com. 2014-03-09. Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- https://www.exchange4media.com/amp/media-tv-news/how-pro-kabaddi-league-has-emerged-as-a-favourite-among-viewers-brands-100881.html
- https://www.prokabbadi.com/stats/%7B0%7D
- https://www.prokabbadi.com/stats/%7B0%7D
- "Season 7 kabaddi updates".
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