Dabang Delhi K.C.

Dabang Delhi K.C.

Full name	Dabang Delhi Kabaddi Club
Founded	2014;11 years ago (2014)
First season	2014
Last season	2024
Based in	New Delhi, India
Home ground	Thyagaraj Sports Complex (4,949)
Colors
Owner	Radha Kapoor
Head coach	Joginder Narwal
Captain	Ashu Malik
Championships	(2021-22)
League titles	1
Website	dabangdelhikc.com
Uniforms
Regular kit Red kit
Current season

Dabang Delhi K.C. is a professional kabaddi team based in New Delhi, India, that competes in the Pro Kabaddi League. It is owned by Radha Kapoor and plays its home matches at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex. ^[1] The team is currently captained by Ashu Malik and coached by Joginder Narwal. ^[2] In 2022, Delhi won their maiden PKL title defeating Patna Pirates in the 2021–22 season final. ^[3]

Current squad

Dabang Delhi K.C. squad 2025

Jersey No	Name	Nationality	Position
77	Ashu Malik (c)	India	Raider
1	Fazel Atrachali (vc)	Iran	Defender - Left Corner
	Neeraj Narwal	India	Raider
19	Ajinkya Pawar	India	Raider
	Vijay	India	Raider
	Anil Gurjar	India	Raider
2	Akshit Dhull	India	Left Raider
	Mohit Deswal	India	Right Raider
	Ashish Sangwan	India	All-Rounder
	Naveen Rawal	India	All-Rounder
	Amit	India	All-Rounder
	Arkam Shaikh	India	All-Rounder
6	Surjeet Singh	India	Defender - Right Cover
	Gaurav Chhillar	India	Defender - Right Cover
22	Saurabh Nandal	India	Defender - Left Corner
	Mohit Narwal	India	Defender - Left Cover
	Sandeep Deswal	India	Defender - Left Cover
	Anurag Kumar	India	Defender - Left Corner
	Raman Singh	India	Defender - Right Corner
	Amir Hossain	Iran	Defender - Right Corner
Source: Pro Kabaddi [4]

Seasons

Season I

Main article: 2014 Pro Kabaddi League season

Delhi finished sixth in the first season. ^[5]

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
Jaipur Pink Panthers (C)	14	10	3	1	100	54
U Mumba (R)	14	8	3	3	59	51
Bengaluru Bulls (4)	14	8	5	1	36	47
Patna Pirates (3)	14	7	5	2	18	45
Telugu Titans	14	6	5	3	26	42
Dabang Delhi KC	14	5	8	1	-27	32
Bengal Warriors	14	4	9	1	-85	24
Puneri Paltan	14	2	12	0	-127	17

Source: ProKabaddi

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

•   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
• 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 4 teams qualified for the semifinals

Season II

Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season

Dabang Delhi finished 7th in the second season.

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
U Mumba (C)	14	12	2	0	40	60
Telugu Titans (3)	14	8	3	3	85	50
Bengaluru Bulls (R)	14	9	5	0	55	48
Patna Pirates (4)	14	7	6	1	-18	41
Jaipur Pink Panthers	14	6	7	1	43	38
Bengal Warriors	14	4	9	1	-63	27
Dabang Delhi KC	14	4	9	1	-68	27
Puneri Paltan	14	2	11	1	-74	21

Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

•  Advanced to the Playoff Stage
• 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

Season III

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)

Dabang Delhi finished 8th in the Third season.

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
U Mumba (R)	14	12	2	0	95	60
Patna Pirates (C)	14	10	2	2	104	58
Puneri Paltan (3)	14	7	4	3	92	48
Bengal Warriors (4)	14	9	5	0	26	47
Telugu Titans	14	7	7	0	-10	38
Jaipur Pink Panthers	14	4	8	2	-63	28
Bengaluru Bulls	14	2	12	0	-102	14
Dabang Delhi KC	14	1	12	1	-142	11

Source: ProKabaddi

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

•  Advanced to the Playoff Stage
• 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

Season IV

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)

Team	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
Patna Pirates (C)	14	10	4	0	14	52
Telugu Titans	14	8	4	2	67	50
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R)	14	8	5	1	22	47
Puneri Paltan	14	6	6	2	23	42
U Mumba	14	7	6	1	-18	42
Bengaluru Bulls	14	5	8	1	-55	32
Dabang Delhi KC	14	4	9	1	7	29
Bengal Warriors	14	3	9	2	-60	26

Source: www.prokabaddi.com

•   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
• 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

Season V

Main article: 2017_Pro_Kabaddi_League_season

Dabang Delhi finished 7th in the Fourth season. 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 v t e	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
Gujarat Fortune Giants (R)	22	15	4	3	126	87
Puneri Paltan	22	15	7	0	91	80
Haryana Steelers	22	13	5	4	40	79
U Mumba	22	10	12	0	-50	56
Jaipur Pink Panthers	22	8	13	1	-91	51
Dabang Delhi KC	22	5	16	1	-134	29

Zone B

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
Bengal Warriors	22	11	5	6	19	77
Patna Pirates (C)	22	10	7	5	60	71
UP Yoddha	22	8	10	4	2	60
Bengaluru Bulls	22	8	11	3	10	57
Telugu Titans	22	7	12	3	-2	52
Tamil Thalaivas	22	6	14	2	-71	46

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

Season VI

Main article: 2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League season

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
Gujarat Fortune Giants (R)	22	17	3	2	117	93
U Mumba	22	15	5	2	189	86
Dabang Delhi KC	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
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

Season VII

Main article: 2019 Pro Kabaddi League season

Team v t e	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 6 teams qualify for the playoffs

Season VIII

Main article: 2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	SD	Pts
1	Patna Pirates (R)	22	16	5	1	120	86	Qualification to semi finals
2	Dabang Delhi (C)	22	12	6	4	-3	75
3	UP Yoddha	22	10	9	3	33	68	Qualification to eliminators
4	Gujarat Giants	22	10	8	4	2	67
5	Bengaluru Bulls	22	11	9	2	53	66
6	Puneri Paltan	22	12	9	1	33	66
7	Haryana Steelers	22	10	9	3	-28	64
8	Jaipur Pink Panthers	22	10	10	2	14	63
9	Bengal Warriors	22	9	10	3	-18	57
10	U Mumba	22	7	10	5	-34	55
11	Tamil Thalaivas	22	5	11	6	-42	47
12	Telugu Titans	22	1	17	4	-130	27

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2022. Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up

• 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

Season IX

Main article: 2022 Pro Kabaddi League season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	SD	Pts
1	Jaipur Pink Panthers (C)	22	15	6	1	174	82	Qualification to semi finals
2	Puneri Paltan (R)	22	14	6	2	66	80
3	Bengaluru Bulls	22	13	8	1	39	74	Qualification to eliminators
4	UP Yoddha	22	12	8	2	42	71
5	Tamil Thalaivas	22	10	8	4	5	66
6	Dabang Delhi	22	10	10	2	17	63
7	Haryana Steelers	22	10	10	2	16	61
8	Gujarat Giants	22	9	11	2	-16	59
9	U Mumba	22	10	12	0	-28	56
10	Patna Pirates	22	8	11	3	-58	54
11	Bengal Warriors	22	8	11	3	-12	53
12	Telugu Titans	22	2	20	0	-245	15

Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up

• 5 points for a win
• 3 points for a tied game
• 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season X

Main article: 2023–24 Pro Kabaddi League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	SD	Pts
1	Puneri Paltan (C)	22	17	2	3	253	96	Qualification to semi finals
2	Jaipur Pink Panthers	22	16	3	3	141	92
3	Dabang Delhi	22	13	6	3	53	79	Qualification to eliminators
4	Gujarat Giants	22	13	9	0	32	70
5	Haryana Steelers (R)	22	13	8	1	-13	70
6	Patna Pirates	22	11	8	3	50	69
7	Bengal Warriors	22	9	11	2	-43	55
8	Bengaluru Bulls	22	8	12	2	-67	53
9	Tamil Thalaivas	22	9	13	0	32	51
10	U Mumba	22	6	13	3	-79	45
11	UP Yoddhas	22	4	17	1	-116	31
12	Telugu Titans	22	2	19	1	-243	21

Source: ProKabaddi
Rules for classification:

• 5 points for a win
• 3 points for a tied game
• 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up

Season XI

Main article: 2024 Pro Kabaddi League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	SD	Pts
1	Haryana Steelers (C)	22	16	6	0	112	84	Qualification to semi finals
2	Dabang Delhi	22	13	5	4	85	81
3	UP Yoddhas	22	13	6	3	97	79	Qualification to eliminators
4	Patna Pirates (R)	22	13	7	2	93	77
5	U Mumba	22	12	8	2	16	71
6	Jaipur Pink Panthers	22	12	8	2	55	70
7	Telugu Titans	22	12	10	0	-40	66
8	Puneri Paltan	22	9	10	3	61	60
9	Tamil Thalaivas	22	8	13	1	16	50
10	Bengal Warriorz	22	5	14	3	-116	41
11	Gujarat Giants	22	5	14	3	-152	38
12	Bengaluru Bulls	22	2	19	1	-227	19

Source: ProKabaddi
Rules for classification:

• 5 points for a win
• 3 points for a tied game
• 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

(C) Champion; (R) Runners up

Records

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season

Seasons	Total	Wins	Losses	Tied	% Win	Position
Season 1	14	5	8	1	35.71%	6
Season 2	14	4	9	1	28.57%	6
Season 3	14	1	12	1	7.14%	8
Season 4	14	4	9	1	28.57%	7
Season 5	22	5	16	1	22.72%	6
Season 6	24	12	10	2	50%	3
Season 7	24	16	5	3	66.66%	Runners-up
Season 8	24	14	6	4	58.33%	Champions
Season 9	23	10	11	2	43.47%	Eliminator
Season 10	23	13	7	3	56.52%	Eliminator

By opposition

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Opposition	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	% Win
Bengal Warriors	23	10	9	4	43.4%
Bengaluru Bulls	24	12	10	2	50.0%
Gujarat Fortune Giants	15	6	6	3	40.0%
Haryana Steelers	16	7	9	0	43.7%
Jaipur Pink Panthers	24	9	12	3	37.5%
Patna Pirates	22	9	10	3	40.9%
Puneri Paltan	24	9	12	3	37.5%
Tamil Thalaivas	12	8	2	2	66.6%
Telugu Titans	20	11	8	1	55.0%
U Mumba	24	10	13	1	41.6%
UP Yoddha	13	5	7	1	38.4%
Total	217	96	98	23	44.2%

Sponsors

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2015	II	TYKA	Red Chief Shoes	Manipal Hospitals	Gaurs
2016	III		Jaypee Group	Holiday Inn	Uber
	IV			Fortis	Creambell
2017	V		ISDI	ISME	DICE Academy
2018	VI		Awfis	DoIT Sports	ART
2019	VII	Reforce	JK Super Cement	ISME	Officer's Choice
2021	VIII	Shiv-Naresh		Vision11	Herbalife Nutrition
2022	IX				DafaNews
2023	X	Omtex	Fun88 News	Red Chief	MyMaster11
2024	XI	SIX5SIX
2025	XII	Amra	Valvoline	Technosport	ART

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References

1. "Kabaddi: Dabang Delhi gears up to take home advantage". The Hindu. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
2. "Ashu Malik confirmed as Dabang Delhi captain for PKL 12". Sportstar. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
3. "Dabang Delhi KC beat Patna Pirates to become PKL Season 8 champions". The Times of India. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
4. "Season 12 players list, stats, records". Pro Kabaddi League. Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
5. "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.