Puneri Paltan

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Puneri Paltan
Puneri Paltan logo.png
Full namePuneri Paltan
Short namePUN
Sport Kabaddi
Founded2014
First season 2014
Last season 2024
League PKL
Based in Pune
Location Maharashtra
Arena Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Colours  
OwnerInsurekot Sports LLC
Head coach Ajay Thakur
Captain Flag of India.svg Aslam Inamdar
Championships Simple gold cup.svg (2023)
League titles1
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 Ajay Thakur and assistant coach Ashok Shinde, 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. They won the Sport Franchise of the year award at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sports Business Awards ceremony which held at New Delhi in October 2024. [1]

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Overview

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.

Colours, logo and mascot

Colours

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.

Logo and mascot

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.

Current squad

Puneri Paltan squad
NoNameNatPosition
3 Aslam Inamdar (c) Flag of India.svg All-Rounder
12Pankaj Mohite (vc) Flag of India.svg Raider
88Mohit Goyat Flag of India.svg Raider
99 Sachin Tanwar Flag of India.svg Raider
11Aditya Shinde Flag of India.svg Raider
Abhishek Gunge Flag of India.svg Right Raider
Stuwart Singh Flag of India.svg Right Raider
Mohammad Nabibakhsh Flag of Iran.svg Raider
Milad Mohajer Flag of Iran.svg Raider
Gurdeep Sangwan Flag of India.svg All-Rounder
7 Vishal Bhardwaj Flag of India.svg Defender
20Gaurav Khatri Flag of India.svg Defender - Right Corner
Sanjay Enania Flag of India.svg Defender - Right Corner
Dadaso Pujari Flag of India.svg Defender - Right Corner
4Abinesh Nadarajan Flag of India.svg Defender - Right Cover
Vaibhav Rabade Flag of India.svg Defender - Right Cover
Rakesh Rajesh Flag of India.svg Defender - Left Corner
Mohd Amaan Flag of India.svg Defender - Left Corner
Rohan Tupare Flag of India.svg Defender
Source: Pro Kabaddi [2]

Seasons

Season I

Puneri Paltan finished eighth in its first season.

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Jaipur Pink Panthers (C)14103110054
U Mumba (R)148335951
Bengaluru Bulls (4)148513647
Patna Pirates (3)147521845
Telugu Titans 146532642
Dabang Delhi KC 14581-2732
Bengal Warriors 14491-8524
Puneri Paltan 142120-12717
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

Puneri Paltan finished last in the second consecutive season.

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (C)1412204060
Telugu Titans (3)148338550
Bengaluru Bulls (R)149505548
Patna Pirates (4)14761-1841
Jaipur Pink Panthers 146714338
Bengal Warriors 14491-6327
Dabang Delhi KC 14491-6827
Puneri Paltan 142111-7421

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

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (R)1412209560
Patna Pirates (C)14102210458
Puneri Paltan (3)147439248
Bengal Warriors (4)1495026 47
Telugu Titans 14770-1038
Jaipur Pink Panthers 14482-6328
Bengaluru Bulls 142120-10214
Dabang Delhi KC 141121-14211
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

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Patna Pirates (C)1410401452
Telugu Titans 148426750
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R)148512247
Puneri Paltan 146622342
U Mumba 14761-1842
Bengaluru Bulls 14581-5532
Dabang Delhi KC 14491729
Bengal Warriors 14392-6026

Source: www.prokabaddi.com

Season V

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
Gujarat Fortune Giants (R)22154312687
Puneri Paltan 22157091 80
Haryana Steelers 2213544079
U Mumba 2210120-5056
Jaipur Pink Panthers 228131-9151
Dabang Delhi KC 225161-13429

Zone B

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengal Warriors 2211561977
Patna Pirates (C)22107560 71
UP Yoddha 228104260
Bengaluru Bulls 2281131057
Telugu Titans 227123-252
Tamil Thalaivas 226142-7146

Source: ProKabaddi

Season VI

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)22173211793
U Mumba 22155218986
Dabang Delhi KC 221192-168
Puneri Paltan 228122-4552
Jaipur Pink Panthers 226133-6943
Haryana Steelers 226142-9142

Zone B

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengaluru Bulls (C)22137210478
Bengal Warriors 2212822 69
UP Yoddha 228104-4557
Patna Pirates 229112-3655
Telugu Titans 228131-5551
Tamil Thalaivas 225134-7042

Source: ProKabaddi

Season VII

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Dabang Delhi KC (R)2215436685
Bengal Warriors (C)2214537183
UP Yoddha 221372974
U Mumba 2212824772
Haryana Steelers 2213811571
Bengaluru Bulls 22111011664
Jaipur Pink Panthers 229112-1358
Patna Pirates 2281312951
Gujarat Forunte Giants 2271321851
Puneri Paltan 227123-7248
Telugu Titans 226133-6745
Tamil Thalaivas 224153-11937

Source: ProKabaddi

Season VIII

PosTeam
PldWLTSDPts
1 Patna Pirates (R)22165112086Qualification to semi finals
2 Dabang Delhi (C)221264-375
3 UP Yoddha 2210933368Qualification to eliminators
4 Gujarat Giants 221084267
5 Bengaluru Bulls 2211925366
6 Puneri Paltan 2212913366
7 Haryana Steelers 221093-2864
8 Jaipur Pink Panthers 22101021463
9 Bengal Warriors 229103-1857
10 U Mumba 227105-3455
11 Tamil Thalaivas 225116-4247
12 Telugu Titans 221174-13027
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2022. Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up

Season IX

PosTeam
PldWLTSDPts
1 Jaipur Pink Panthers (C)22156117482Qualification to semi finals
2 Puneri Paltan (R)2214626680
3 Bengaluru Bulls 2213813974Qualification to eliminators
4 UP Yoddha 2212824271
5 Tamil Thalaivas 221084566
6 Dabang Delhi 22101021763
7 Haryana Steelers 22101021661
8 Gujarat Giants 229112-1659
9 U Mumba 2210120-2856
10 Patna Pirates 228113-5854
11 Bengal Warriors 228113-1253
12 Telugu Titans 222200-24515
Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up

Season X

PosTeam
PldWLTSDPts
1 Puneri Paltan (C)22172325396Qualification to semi finals
2 Jaipur Pink Panthers 22163314192
3 Dabang Delhi 2213635379Qualification to eliminators
4 Gujarat Giants 2213903270
5 Haryana Steelers (R)221381-1370
6 Patna Pirates 2211835069
7 Bengal Warriors 229112-4355
8 Bengaluru Bulls 228122-6753
9 Tamil Thalaivas 2291303251
10 U Mumba 226133-7945
11 UP Yoddhas 224171-11631
12 Telugu Titans 222191-24321
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

SeasonsTotalWinsTiedLosses% WinTable Position
Season 1 14201214.29%Group stage
Season 2 14211117.86%Group stage
Season 3 1683559.38%3rd place
Season 4 1672750.00%3rd place
Season 5 24160866.67%Eliminator
Season 6 22821240.91%Group stage
Season 7 22731238.64%Group stage
Season 8 231211056.81%Eliminator
Season 9 24152766.67%Runners-up
Season 10 24193285.42%Champions
Season 11 22931047.73%Group stage

By opposition

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
OppositionPlayedWonLostDrawn% Win
Bengal Warriors 20118157.50%
Bengaluru Bulls 19127063.15%
Dabang Delhi 21128259.09%
Gujarat Fortune Giants 1568140.00%
Haryana Steelers 16105164.88%
Jaipur Pink Panthers 23912243.48%
Patna Pirates 23613433.22%
Tamil Thalaivas 1264262.50%
Telugu Titans 20136167.50%
U Mumba 231010349.18%
UP Yoddha 1266050%
Total205101871749.26%

Sponsors

YearSeasonKit manufacturerMain sponsorBack sponsorSleeve sponsor
2014 I
2015 II DidaKolte-PatilKosmik 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-NareshAstro Kotak
2021 VIII Indigo Paints Schaeffler Stihl
2022 IX Force Motors
2023 X
2024 XI Batery
2025 XII

References

  1. ↑ shivampatel1 (29 October 2024). "Pro Kabaddi League Wins 'Best Sports League' at CII Awards". adda247. Retrieved 5 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Puneri Paltan | Season 12 players list, stats, records | Pro Kabaddi 2025". Pro Kabaddi League. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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