Ahmedabad Defenders

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Ahmedabad Defenders
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Founded2018;7 years ago (2018)
GroundVarious
OwnerBonhomie Sports
Head coach Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Mihailovic
Captain Flag of India.svg Muthusamy Appavu
League Prime Volleyball League
2023 Gold medal icon.svg Champions
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Ahmedabad Defenders is a men's volleyball team from Ahmedabad, Gujarat playing in the Prime Volleyball League in India. [1] The team was founded in 2018 and owned by Bonhomie Sports. The team had participated in the only season of the dissolved Pro Volleyball League, before it switched to Prime Volleyball League in 2021. [2] [3]

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Honors

Domestic

Winners (1): Gold medal with cup.svg 2023
Runners-up (1): Silver medal with cup.svg 2022

International

Sixth place (1): 2023

Team

Team roster 2024 [4]
No.NamePosition
1 Flag of India.svg Raunak kuthe Universal
2 Flag of India.svg Tamilvanan SrikanthLibero
3 Flag of India.svg T. RagulAttacker
4 Flag of India.svg Aswath PandiyarajSetter
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max SenicaAttacker
7 Flag of India.svg Shon JohnAttacker
9 Flag of India.svg Santhosh S.Attacker
10 Flag of India.svg Nandhagopal SubramaniamAttacker
11 Flag of India.svg Parth PatelBlocker
13 Flag of India.svg Harsh ChaudharyUniversal
14 Flag of India.svg L. M. ManojBlocker
16 Flag of India.svg Muthusamy Appavu (C) [5] Setter
18 Flag of India.svg T. N. Muhammed IqbalBlocker
20 Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya BurauBlocker

Administration and support staff

PositionName
OwnerBonhomie Sports
Head coach Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Mihailovic [6]
Assistant coach Flag of India.svg Sajad Hussain Malik
Team manager Flag of India.svg Siddarth Sabapathy

League results

 Champion    Runner-up

LeaguePositionTeamsMatchesWinLose
Pro Volleyball League 2019 6th6505
Prime Volleyball League
2022 Runner-up7862
2023 Champion8972

References

  1. "India to host its first-ever Prime Volleyball League in Hyderabad". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "Ahmedabad Defenders | Pro Volleyball League Team". www.provolleyball.in.
  3. Sportstar, Team (5 March 2023). "PVL 2023 Final, HIGHLIGHTS: Ahmedabad Defenders wins title, beats Bengaluru Torpedoes 3-2". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. "Ahmedabad Defenders | Prime Volleyball League Team". www.primevolleyballleague.com.
  5. "Prime Volleyball League: Ahmedabad Defenders announces Muthusamy Appavu as captain". Sportstar . Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. "'Focussing on Players' Physical Fitness ahead of Prime Volleyball League': Ahmedabad Defenders' Head Coaches". News 18 . Retrieved 30 January 2022.