Ahmedabad Defenders

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Ahmedabad Defenders
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Founded2018;5 years ago (2018)
GroundVarious
OwnerBonhomie Sports
Head coach Flag of India.svg S. Dakshinamoorthy
Captain Flag of India.svg Muthusamy Appavu
League Prime Volleyball League
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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]

Contents

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 2023 [4]
No.NamePosition
1 Flag of India.svg Angamuthu RamaswamyUniversal
2 Flag of India.svg Tamilvanan SrikanthLibero
3 Flag of India.svg T. RagulAttacker
4 Flag of India.svg Aswath PandiyarajSetter
6 Flag of Iran.svg Danial MoatazediBlocker
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 the United States.svg Andrew JamesUniversal

Administration and support staff

PositionName
OwnerBonhomie Sports
Head coach Flag of India.svg S. Dakshinamoorthy [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

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References

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