2025 Pro Kabaddi League
12th Season of Pro Kabaddi League
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The 2025 Pro Kabaddi League is the 12th edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, a franchise-based Kabaddi league in India, organised by Mashal Sports since 2014. The season began on 29 August 2025.
Dates29 August 2025–31 October 2025
AdministratorMashal Sports
Tournament
format(s)
Double round robin and playoffsformat(s)
HostIndia
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 August 2025–31 October 2025 |
| Administrator | Mashal Sports |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host | India |
| Teams | 12 |
| Broadcast | Star Sports Network JioHotstar |
| Website | Pro Kabaddi |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Dabang Delhi K.C. (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Puneri Paltan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 117 |
| Top scorer |  Ayan Lohchab (324) (Patna Pirates) |
| Most valuable player |  Fazel Atrachali (Dabang Delhi K.C.) |
| Most raid points | Ayan Lohchab (316) (Patna Pirates) |
| Most tackle points | Navdeep Singh (73) (Patna Pirates) |
Haryana Steelers are the defending champions, winning their maiden title in the previous edition.[1]
In the final of PKL 12, Dabang Delhi K.C. won the second title by defeating Puneri Paltan.[2]
Participating teams
The same 12 teams from the previous season returned to compete in the 2025 Pro Kabaddi League.[3]
| Teams | Head coach[4] | Captain[5] |
|---|---|---|
| Bengal Warriorz | Naveen Kumar | Devank Dalal |
| Bengaluru Bulls | BC Ramesh | Yogesh Dahiya |
| Dabang Delhi K.C. | Joginder Narwal | Ashu Malik |
| Gujarat Giants | Jaivir Sharma | Md Reza Shadloui |
| Haryana Steelers | Manpreet Singh | Jaideep Dahiya |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Narender Redhu | Reza Mirbagheri |
| Patna Pirates | Randeep Dalal | Ankit Jaglan |
| Puneri Paltan | Ajay Thakur | Aslam Inamdar |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Sanjeev Baliyan | Arjun Deshwal |
| Telugu Titans | Krishan Kumar Hooda | Vijay Malik |
| U Mumba | Anil Chaprana | Sunil Kumar |
| UP Yoddha | Jasvir Singh | Sumit Sangwan |
Format
The format for the season consisted of a league stage followed by playoffs. The league stage consisted of 108 matches, with each team playing 18 matches.[6][7][8]
Teams are awarded two points for a win and none for a loss.[6][7] A tie-breaker rule was introduced to all league-stage matches in case the teams finish with the same number of points at the end of regular time. The tie-breaker consisted of a five raid shootout with specific conditions. The teams would have seven players at all time with no outs or revivals, and the baulk line would become the bonus line. Each team nominated five different raiders to raid in the specified order with raids alternating between teams.[6][8] If the points were still tied after five raids, the winner would be decided by a golden raid. In case both teams remain tied after golden raids, the winner would be decided by a coin toss.[6][8]
The playoff system was also revamped compared to the previous seasons to include more matches and additional teams. As per the new playoff rules, the top eight teams qualified for the knockout stages.[6][7] The playoffs consisted of nine matches.[6][8]
- The teams finishing from 5th to 8th competed in two play-in matches with the winners advancing to the first eliminator.
- The sides in 3rd and 4th position compete in a Mini-qualifier with the winner qualifying to the Eliminator 3, and the loser facing off against the winner of Eliminator 1 in Eliminator 2.
- The winners of Eliminators 2 and 3 compete to determine the team that advances to Qualifier 2
- The top two sides compete in Qualifier 1 with the winner advancing to the final
- The winner of the Eliminator 3 and the loser of Qualifier 1 face-off in Qualifier 2 to determine the second finalist
Venues
The league stage was played across four venues.[9]
| Venue | Location | Capacity | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | 10,000 | 29 August–11 September |
| Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium | Jaipur, Rajasthan | 2,000 | 12 September–27 September |
| SDAT Multi purpose Indoor Stadium | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 5,000 | 29 September–12 October |
| Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium | New Delhi, Delhi | 4,500 | 13 October–31 October |
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puneri Paltan (R) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 88 | 26 | Qualified for Qualifiers |
| 2 | Dabang Delhi K.C. (C) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 38 | 26 | |
| 3 | Bengaluru Bulls | 18 | 11 | 7 | 97 | 22 | Qualified for Mini-qualifier |
| 4 | Telugu Titans | 18 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 20 | |
| 5 | Haryana Steelers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 20 | Qualified for Play-ins |
| 6 | U Mumba | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |
| 7 | Patna Pirates | 18 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | |
| 8 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 18 | 8 | 10 | -48 | 16 | |
| 9 | UP Yoddhas | 18 | 7 | 11 | -65 | 14 | |
| 10 | Tamil Thalaivas | 18 | 6 | 12 | -36 | 12 | |
| 11 | Gujarat Giants | 18 | 6 | 12 | -73 | 12 | |
| 12 | Bengal Warriorz | 18 | 6 | 12 | -106 | 12 |
Source: ProKabaddi
Rules for classification:
(C) Champion; (R) Runners up
Rules for classification:
- 2 points for a win
- 0 point for a loss
(C) Champion; (R) Runners up
League stage
Performance summary
Leg 1 — Visakhapatnam
All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+5.30). R indicated raid points, while T indicated tackle points.
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mini-qualifier | 1 | Puneri Paltan | 34 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Play-in 1 | 3 | Bengaluru Bulls | 32 | Eliminator 2 | 2 | Dabang Delhi K.C. | 34 (6) | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Haryana Steelers | 27 | 4 | Telugu Titans | 37 | Bengaluru Bulls | 37 | Dabang Delhi K.C. | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 30 | Eliminator 1 | Patna Pirates | 46 | Eliminator 3 | Puneri Paltan | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Play-in 2 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 32 | Telugu Titans | 46 | Qualifier 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | U Mumba | 31 | Patna Pirates | 48 | Patna Pirates | 39 | Puneri Paltan | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Patna Pirates | 40 | Telugu Titans | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Play-ins
Play-in 1
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Eliminator 1
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Eliminator 3
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Final
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Statistics and awards
Most raid points
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Raid Points |
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| 1 | Ayan Lohchab | Patna Pirates | 22 | 316 |
| 2 | Devank Dalal | Bengal Warriorz | 16 | 271 |
| 3 | Arjun Deshwal | Tamil Thalaivas | 18 | 209 |
| 4 | Bharat Hooda | Telugu Titans | 20 | 207 |
| 5 | Alireza Mirzain | Bengaluru Bulls | 20 | 197 |
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Most tackle points
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Tackle Points |
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| 1 | Navdeep | Patna Pirates | 21 | 73 |
| 2 | Jaideep Dahiya | Haryana Steelers | 19 | 68 |
| 3 | Nitesh Kumar | Tamil Thalaivas | 18 | 65 |
| 4 | Deepak Sankar | Bengaluru Bulls | 19 | 64 |
| 5 | Gaurav Khatri | Puneri Paltan | 17 | 54 |
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End of season awards
| Award | Prize | Player | Team |
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| Champions | ₹3 crore (US$310,000) and PKL trophy | N/a | Dabang Delhi K.C. |
| Runners-up | ₹1.8 crore (US$190,000) | N/a | Puneri Paltan |
| Most Valuable Player of the season | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | Fazel Atrachali | Dabang Delhi K.C. |
| Raider of the Season | ₹15 lakh (US$16,000) | Ayan Lohchab | Patna Pirates |
| Defender of the Season | ₹15 lakh (US$16,000) | Navdeep Singh | Patna Pirates |
| New Young Player of the Season | ₹8 lakh (US$8,300) | Deepak Sankar | Bengaluru Bulls |
| Shriram Finance Tackle of the Season | ₹5 lakh (US$5,200) | Sunil Kumar | U Mumba |
| Birla White Tiles Super Tackle of the Season | ₹5 lakh (US$5,200) | Shankar Gadai | Telugu Titans |
| Shriram Finance Tackle Of the Final | ₹50,000 (US$520) | Fazel Atrachali | Dabang Delhi K.C. |