Scotland national kabaddi team
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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]
Nickname(s)They Shall be Kicked
AssociationKabaddi Scotland
ConfederationInternational Kabaddi Federation (IKF)
Head CoachSukhinder Dhillon[1]
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| Nickname(s) | They Shall be Kicked | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Kabaddi Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Sukhinder Dhillon[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Junayd Javid | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Junayd Javid | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kabaddi World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (first in 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 3rd (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 (first in 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 (World Kabaddi)
| Kabaddi World Cup | |||||||||
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| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | |
 2019 | Didn’t participate | ||||||||
 2025 | Third place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 140 | 115 | +25 | |
| Total | – | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 140 | 115 | +25 | |
European Kabaddi Championship
| European Kabaddi Championship | |||||||||
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| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | |
 2019 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 99 | +35 | |
 2021 | Didn’t Participate | ||||||||
 2023 | |||||||||
| Total | 1/3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 99 | +35 | |
Current squad
| No | Player | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junayd Javid (Captain) | All-rounder |
| 2 | Ryan McGallagly | All-rounder |
| 3 | Suraj Johal | All-rounder |
| 4 | Jai Patel | All-rounder |
| 5 | Dilux Nagenthiram | All-rounder |
| 6 | Surya Muthu | All-rounder |
| 7 | Tayyib Majumder | All-rounder |
| 8 | Vijay Chahal | All-rounder |
| 9 | Ranjit Singh | Raider |
| 10 | Jinson Raju | Raider |
| 11 | Pargat Singh | Raider |
| 12 | Dushyant Kadian | Raider |
| 13 | Jashanpreet Singh | Raider |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Sukhinder 'Skip' Dhillon |
| Team manager | vacant |
International grounds
Locations of stadiums which have hosted international kabaddi matches in Scotland
| Stadium | City | Region | Capacity | Matches hosted | Notes |
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| Emirates Arena | Glasgow | Scotland | 6,000 | European Kabaddi Championship, exhibition matches | One of the largest indoor venues in Scotland; hosted international kabaddi fixtures |
| Oriam | Edinburgh | Scotland | 500 | National team training, friendly matches | Scotland’s national sports training center; used for kabaddi camps and indoor matches |
