Scotland national kabaddi team

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Scotland
Flag of Scotland.svg
Nickname(s)They Shall be Kicked
AssociationKabaddi Scotland
Confederation International Kabaddi Federation (IKF)
Head CoachSukhinder Dhillon [1]
CaptainJunayd Javid
Most caps Junayd Javid
World Cup
0
Kabaddi World Cup
1 (first in 2025 )
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg 3rd (2025)
European Championship
1 (first in 2019)
3rd (2019)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Kabaddi World Cup 001
European Championship 001
Total002
Scottish national team at the 2025 Kabaddi World Cup (World Kabaddi). 2025 Kabaddi World Cup 20250322 140611 Scotland vs England.jpg
Scottish national team at the 2025 Kabaddi World Cup (World Kabaddi).

The Scotland national kabaddi team was established in 2012, and represents the country in the National Kabaddi Association.[ needs update ] It participated in the 2012 Kabaddi World Cup with a team including some rugby players from the University of Strathclyde, losing all three group matches. [2] [3] [4]

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In 2019, Scotland hosted the European Championships for the first time in their history where the Scotland kabaddi team got to the Semi Finals and were put out by Poland who went on to win the 2019 European Championships.

Tournament history

Standard kabaddi

World Cup (IKF)

World Cup
YearRankMWDLPFPAPD
Flag of India.svg 2004 Didn’t Participate
Flag of India.svg 2007
Flag of India.svg 2016
Flag of India.svg 2025 TBD
Total5203137155−18

World Cup (World Kabaddi)

Kabaddi World Cup
YearRankMWDLPFPAPD
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2019 Didn’t participate
Flag of England.svg 2025 Third place7521140115+25
Total7521140115+25

European Kabaddi Championship

European Kabaddi Championship
YearRankMWDLPFPAPD
Flag of Scotland.svg 2019Third place532013499+35
Flag of Cyprus.svg 2021Didn’t Participate
Flag of Italy.svg 2023
Total1/3532013499+35

Current squad

NoPlayerPosition
1Junayd Javid (C)All-rounder
2Ryan McGallaglyAll-rounder
3Suraj JohalAll-rounder
4Jai PatelAll-rounder
5Dilux NagenthiramAll-rounder
6Surya MuthuAll-rounder
7Tayyib MajumderAll-rounder
8Vijay ChahalAll-rounder
9Ranjit SinghRaider
10Jinson RajuRaider
11Pargat SinghRaider
12Dushyant KadianRaider
13Jashanpreet SinghRaider

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of England.svg Sukhinder 'Skip' Dhillon
Team managervacant

International grounds

Scotland location map.svg
Locations of stadiums which have hosted international kabaddi matches in Scotland
StadiumCityRegionCapacityMatches hostedNotes
Emirates Arena Glasgow Scotland 6,000European Kabaddi Championship, exhibition matchesOne of the largest indoor venues in Scotland; hosted international kabaddi fixtures
Oriam Edinburgh Scotland 500National team training, friendly matchesScotland’s national sports training center; used for kabaddi camps and indoor matches

References

  1. "Scotland target semis at first Kabaddi World Cup outside Asia". BBC Sport.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. Bajwa, Harpreet (4 December 2012). "Scotland to promote game among its students". The Financial Express. The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. Drysdale, Neil (28 November 2012). "Blair Hawthorne leads Scots to India for Kabaddi World Cup". STV Aberdeen City. STV. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. Richard, Winton (30 November 2012). "Meet Scotland's kabaddi team. Repeat, kabaddi". Herald Scotland. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 21 December 2012.