Hyderabad Skykings

The Hyderabad Skykings were a professional American football team based in Hyderabad, India. They were members of the East Division in the Elite Football League of India (EFLI).

Hyderabad Skykings
NicknameThe Kings
Founded2011
LeagueEFLI
Based inHyderabad, Telangana, India
StadiumGachibowli Stadium, 30,000-capacity (Skykings use various stadiums for home games, like all EFL clubs)
ColorsCerulean Blue, Supernova Gold, Black, White
                   
OwnerVenkatesh Movva
Head coachPraveen Kumar Reddy Chintala
Websitewww.hyderabadskykings.com

Originally based in Kandy, Sri Lanka and called the Kandy Skykings, the team formally joined the EFLI in 2011 and began play in the 2012 season.

Franchise history
Skykings logo (2011-2013). A variation of this logo without the word Sky is used by the Kandy Kings, a newly formed team in 2015.


Current Roster
Hyderabad Skykings roster
Quarterbacks
  • 15 Ronit Banda

Running backs

  • 44 Sandeep Reddy Pothireddy
  • 27 Santhosh Sandri

Wide receivers

  • 18 Veera Manikanta Reddy Gade
  • 22 R P Raja
  • 81 Sudheer Yadav B
  • 10 Roshan Naidu
  • 84 Avaneesh Penumarthi
  • 11 Rahul Dev
  • 7 Laxmi Narayana
  • 75 Tarun Raj
 Offensive linemen
  • 67 Mohammed Khan
  • 78 Santhosh Sarang
  • 79 Abhinav Yadavalli
  • 56 Sai Ganesh Adabala

Defensive linemen

  • 62 Manoj Darshan Racherla
  • 64 Srikar Reddy G
  • 69 Ravi Kiran P
  • 53 Abhinay Sira
  • 63 Rakesh Kumar K
  • 51 Sudheer Goud
 Linebackers
  • 58 Paramesh M
  • 52 Prashanth Reddy Suram
  • 99 Naveen Kumar Kunku

Defensive backs

  • 54 Santhosh Yerrabolu
  • 59 Ketan Joga
  • 36 Manohar S
  • 77 Sarath Banoth
  • 52 Kartheek K
  • 22 R P Raja
  • 28 Vinay Preetham P
  • 83 Wasim Akaram Md
  • 25 Suraj Shinde
  • 02 Vijay
  • 50 Khannaya
  • 95 Shiva Guturu

Coaches

Head Coaches

Praveen kumar reddy chintala ,Hyderbad

2012 Season

By the end of the regular season the Skykings were placed third in the east division.[1]

Roster
Kandy Skykings roster
Quarterbacks
  • 16 Dulik Bandara
  • 15 Kanishka Konara

Running Backs

  • 21 Nimesh Ediriweera
  • 29 Chathura Piyasena
  • 22 Sameera Senanayake

Wide Receivers

  • 81 Yohan Arsarathna
  • 8 Malinga Godigamuwa
  • 85 Ashan Jayasekara
  • 89 Disham Jayasekara
  • 80 Ranil Perera
  • 25 Dunanjaya Samaradiwakara
  • 1 Kasun Waduge
 Offensive Linemen
  • 56 Chamika Abeykoon
  • 75 Kavinda Bakmeedeniya
  • 68 Ananda Bandara
  • 92 Thurshara Indrajith
  • 55 Pradeep Karunathilaka
  • 65 Suranga Priydharshana

Defensive Linemen

  • 83 Janaka Bandara
  • 97 Dinender Dassanayake
  • 67 Percy Gunarathne
  • 95 Geethanjana Madushanka
  • 93 Amith Siriwardana
 Linebackers
  • 45 Akila Amarathunga
  • 11 Nevin Jayasinghe
  • 37 Mohomad Rizvi
  • 43 Chetetya Wadugodapitiya
  • 40 Thusan Wimalasiri

Defensive Backs

  • 26 Layan Chathuranga
  • 7 Dikshan Cramera
  • 24 Supun Dissanayake
  • 9 Dilum Jayaweera
  • 27 Sahan Sahanpriya

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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