2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League
6th Season of Pro Kabaddi League
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The 2018–19 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League was the sixth season of Pro Kabaddi League, a professional kabaddi league in India since 2014. The season began on 7 October 2018 and concluded on 5 January 2019.[1]
Dates7 October 2018–5 January 2019
AdministratorMashal Sports
Tournament
format(s)
Double round robin and playoffsformat(s)
HostIndia
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 October 2018–5 January 2019 |
| Administrator | Mashal Sports |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host | India |
| Teams | 12 |
| Website | prokabaddi |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Bengaluru Bulls (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Gujarat Fortunegiants |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Top scorer(s) |  Pawan Sehrawat (271) (Bengaluru Bulls) |
| Most tackle points | Nitesh Kumar (100) (UP Yoddha) |
| Most successful raids | Pawan Sehrawat (209) (Bengaluru Bulls) |
| Most successful tackles | Nitesh Kumar (92) (UP Yoddha) |
Bengaluru Bulls defeated Gujarat Fortune Giants in the final match to win their maiden title.[2]
Stadiums and locations of teams
Zone A 
Zone B Locations of the Pro Kabaddi teams
Personnel and sponsorship
| Teams | Owners | Captain | Head coach | Kit Manufacturer | Kit Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Warriors | Kishore Biyani | PO Surjeet Singh |
Jagdish Kumble |
Spunk | Future Pay |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Badri Narayan Choudhary Kota,
Ananda Giri |
Rohit Kumar |
Randhir Singh Sherhawat |
Shiv-Naresh | AbhiPaisa |
| Dabang Delhi KC | Radha Kapoor | Joginder Narwal |
Krishan Kumar Hooda |
Awfis | |
| Gujarat Giants | Gautam Adani | Sunil Kumar |
Manpreet Singh |
Shiv-Naresh | Fru2go |
| Haryana Steelers | Sajjan Jindal | Surender Nada |
Rambir Singh Khokhar |
Alcis | Herbalife Nutrition |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Abhishek Bachchan | Deepak Niwas Hooda |
Srinivas Reddy |
D:FY | Finolex Cables |
| Patna Pirates | Rajesh V. Shah | Pardeep Narwal |
Ram Mehar Singh |
4U Sports | Birla Gold Cement |
| Puneri Paltan | Rajesh Harkishandas Doshi,
Sumanlal Babulal Shah, Nallepilly Ramaswami Subramanian |
Girish Maruti Ernak |
Ashan Kumar |
Equio | Force Motors |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Nimmagadda Prasad, Sachin Tendulkar, Allu arjun, Ram Charan &, Allu Aravind | Ajay Thakur |
E Baskaran |
Orbit Wires & Cables | |
| Telugu Titans | Srinivas Sreeramaneni | Vishal Bharadwaj |
Kilaru Jagmohan |
Vats | Greenko |
| U Mumba | Ronnie Screwvala |  Fazel Atrachali |
Gholamreza Mazandarai |
Indigo Paints | |
| UP Yoddha | Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao | Rishank Devadiga |
Jasveer Singh |
T10 Sports | Tata Yodha |
Foreign players
Each team can sign maximum 3 foreign players in the squad.
| Teams | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Warriors |  Jang Kun Lee |
 Ziaur Rahman |
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| Bengaluru Bulls | Dong Ju Hong |
Gyung Tae Kim |
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| Dabang Delhi KC |  Khomsan Thongkham |
Meraj Sheykh |
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| Gujarat Fortune Giants | Dong Geon Lee |
Hadi Oshtorak |
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| Haryana Steelers | Md. Zakir Hossain |
 Patrick Nzau Muvai |
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| Jaipur Pink Panthers | David Shilisia J Mosambayi |
Young Chang Ko |
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| Patna Pirates | Hyunil Park |
Tae Deok Eom |
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| Puneri Paltan |  Lal Mohar Yadav |
Sanjay Shrestha |
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| Tamil Thalaivas | Chan Sik Park |
Victor Onyango Obiero |
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| Telugu Titans | Mohsen Maghsoudloujafari |
Farhad Rahimi Milaghardan |
Abozar Mohajermighani |
| U Mumba | Fazel Atrachali |
Abolfazl Maghsodloumahali |
Hadi Tajik |
| UP Yoddha | Sulieman Kabir |
Seong Ryeol Kim |
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Sponsorship
- Title Sponsor
- Powered by
- Associate Sponsors
- Partners
- Broadcast Sponsor
Points table
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 points for a win
- Three points each for a drawn game
- One point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
- Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs
Tournament statistics
Best raiders
- As of 5 January 2019[4]
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawan Sehrawat |
Bengaluru Bulls | 24 | 271 |
| 2 | Pardeep Narwal |
Patna Pirates | 21 | 233 |
| 3 | Siddharth Sirish Desai |
U Mumba | 21 | 218 |
| 4 | Maninder Singh |
Bengal Warriors | 22 | 206 |
| 5 | Ajay Thakur |
Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 203 |
Best defenders
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Tackle Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitesh Kumar |
UP Yoddha | 25 | 100 |
| 2 | Parvesh Bhainswal |
Gujarat Giants | 25 | 86 |
| 3 | Fazel Atrachali |
U Mumba | 23 | 83 |
| 4 | Sunil Kumar |
Gujarat Giants | 25 | 76 |
| 5 | Sandeep Dhull |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 67 |
League stage
Source:prokabaddi.com[5]
Leg 1 – Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai
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Leg 2 – Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Sonepat
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Leg 3 – Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
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Leg 4 – Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna
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Leg 5 – Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, Greater Noida
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Leg 6 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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Leg 7 – The Arena, Ahmedabad
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Leg 8 – Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
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Leg 9 – Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi
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Leg 10 – Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag
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Leg 11 – Tau Devilal Sports Complex, Panchkula
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Leg 12 – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Elimination finals | Major/Minor semifinal | Preliminary final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| B1 | Bengaluru Bulls | 41 | Bengaluru Bulls | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| A1 | Gujarat Giants | 29 | Gujarat Giants | 33 | ||||||||||||||
| Gujarat Giants | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | U Mumba | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
| UP Yoddha | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| B3 | UP Yoddha | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| UP Yoddha | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dabang Delhi | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Dabang Delhi | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Bengal Warriors | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
Eliminator 1 – Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi
Eliminator 2 – Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi
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Qualifier 1 – Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi
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Eliminator 3 – Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi
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Qualifier 2 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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Final – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
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