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Full name | Puneri Paltan |
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Short name | PUN |
Sport | Kabaddi |
Founded | 2014 |
First season | 2014 |
Last season | 2023 |
League | PKL |
Based in | Pune |
Location | Maharashtra |
Arena | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex |
Colours | |
Owner | Insurekot Sports LLC |
Head coach | ![]() |
Captain | ![]() |
Biggest win | |
Puneri Paltan 54–18 Telugu Titans 1 January 2024, Season 10 | |
Website | puneripaltan.com |
Puneri Paltan is a professional kabaddi team that represents the city of Pune, Maharashtra in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team, coached by BC Ramesh, plays at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. In the 10th season of the Pro Kabaddi League, they won their first ever trophy after beating Haryana Steelers in the Final and are defending champions of the league.
The Pro Kabaddi League's first season was in 2014, with eight teams including Paltan. Four teams were added for the league's fifth season, bringing the total to 12.
The logo features a lion, representing the team's mascot, in a saffron hue—a color deeply rooted in Maharashtrian culture.
Puneri Paltan's current team colors are orange and vermilion, traditional colors in Maratha culture. Though the logo was changed in Season VII, its colours remained the same.
Puneri Paltan's former logo had Dhal (shield) & two talwars behind it. An illustration of a side-faced lionhead was also present in that logo. There was a Chandrakor on the 'i' of the word 'puneri'. The logo had orange and silver colours.
The current logo was introduced in Season VII. The new logo has a front-facing lion-head illustration. The lion has a white Chandrakor Tilak on its forehead. The Lion gives a sense of dominance, power, & strength.
No | Name | Nat | Position |
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12 | Pankaj Mohite | ![]() | Raider |
88 | Mohit Goyat | ![]() | Raider |
Nitin R | ![]() | Right Raider | |
33 | Akash Santosh Shinde | ![]() | Raider |
11 | Aditya Shinde | ![]() | Raider |
10 | Sanket Sawant | ![]() | Defender - Left Cover |
4 | Abinesh Nadarajan | ![]() | Defender - Right Cover |
Badal Singh | ![]() | Defender - Left Corner | |
20 | Gaurav Khatri | ![]() | Defender - Right Corner |
Vaibhav Kamble | ![]() | Defender - Left Corner | |
Dadaso Pujari | ![]() | Defender - Right Corner | |
Tushar Adhavade | ![]() | Defender - Right Cover | |
9 | Ishwar | ![]() | Defender-Right Corner |
Hardeep | ![]() | Defender - Right Cover | |
6 | Vahid RezaEimehr | ![]() | Defender |
8 | Mohammadreza Shadloui (VC) | ![]() | All-Rounder |
3 | Aslam Inamdar ![]() | ![]() | All-rounder |
Ahmed Enamdar | ![]() | All-Rounder | |
Source: Puneri Paltan Official Website [1] |
Puneri Paltan finished eighth in its first season.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts | |
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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 |
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
Puneri Paltan finished last in the second consecutive season.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts | |
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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.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
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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 |
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
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
Bengal Warriors finished 8th 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 | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
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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 | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
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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
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
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
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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 |
Pos | Team | 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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
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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 |
Seasons | Total | Wins | Tied | Losses | % Win | Table Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14.29% | Group stage |
Season 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17.86% | Group stage |
Season 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 59.38% | 3rd place |
Season 4 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 50.00% | 3rd place |
Season 5 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 66.67% | Eliminator |
Season 6 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 40.91% | Group stage |
Season 7 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 38.64% | Group stage |
Season 8 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 56.81% | Eliminator |
Season 9 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 66.67% | Runners-up |
Season 10 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 85.42% | Champions |
Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengal Warriors | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 57.50% |
Bengaluru Bulls | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% |
Dabang Delhi | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 59.09% |
Gujarat Fortune Giants | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 39.29% |
Haryana Steelers | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 63.33% |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 43.48% |
Patna Pirates | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 31.82% |
Tamil Thalaivas | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 63.64% |
Telugu Titans | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 67.50% |
U Mumba | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 47.73% |
UP Yoddha | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50% |
Total | 199 | 96 | 86 | 17 | 52.51% |
Year | Season | Kit Manufacturer | Main Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
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2014 | I | ||||
2015 | II | Dida | Kolte-Patil | Kosmik Music | Radio City |
2016 | III | Kotak | Coverfox | Red FM | |
IV | Equio | Force Motors | TVS Tyres | Sakal | |
2017 | V | Syska | Kirloskar | ||
2018 | VI | Kotak | Xiaomi | ||
2019 | VII | Shiv-Naresh | Astro | Kotak | |
2021 | VIII | Indigo Paints | Schaeffler | Stihl | |
2022 | IX | Force Motors | |||
2023 | X |
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