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Full name | Bengaluru Bulls | |
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Short name | BGB | |
Sport | Kabaddi | |
Founded | 2013 | |
First season | 2014 | |
Last season | 2023 | |
League | PKL | |
Based in | Bengaluru, India | |
Location | Karnataka | |
Stadium | Kanteerava Indoor Stadium (capacity: 4,000) | |
Colors | Red, Black | |
Owner | WL LEAGUE PRIVATE LIMITED | |
Head coach | Randhir Singh | |
Captain | Saurabh Nandal | |
Championships | ![]() | |
Playoff berths | 6 | |
Website | bengalurubulls | |
Uniforms | ||
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Bengaluru Bulls (BGB) is a professional kabaddi team based in Bengaluru that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team were champions in Season 6 and are led by Saurabh Nandal[1] and coached by Randhir Singh. The team is owned by Kosmik Global Media.[2] Bulls play their home matches at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. Bulls are one of the most successful teams in PKL history after winning the trophy for the first time by defeating the Gujarat FortuneGiants in the 2018–19 season.[3] The team was also the runner-up to U Mumba in 2015 and reached the semifinals in the inaugural 2014 season.
Current squad
[edit]No | Name | Nat | Position | ||
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9 | Pardeep Narwal | ![]() |
Raider | ||
19 | Ajinkya Pawar | ![]() |
Raider | ||
Pramot Saising | ![]() |
Raider | |||
91 | Jai Bhagwaan | ![]() |
Raider | ||
Jatin | ![]() |
Raider | |||
Manjeet | ![]() |
Raider | |||
5 | Sushil Khatri | ![]() |
Raider | ||
Pankaj | ![]() |
Raider | |||
12 | Akshit Dhull | ![]() |
Left Raider | ||
Lucky Kumar | ![]() |
Defender - Right Cover | |||
44 | Nitin Rawal | ![]() |
All Rounder - Left Corner | ||
4 | Arulnanthababu | ![]() |
Defender - Right Corner | ||
99 | Ponparthiban Subramanian | ![]() |
Defender-Right Cover | ||
22 | Saurabh Nandal ![]() |
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Defender - Right Corner | ||
03 | Aditya Powar | ![]() |
Defender - Left Corner | ||
Chandra Naik | ![]() |
All Rounder | |||
17 | Parteek Gulia | ![]() |
Defender - Left Cover | ||
Hasun Thongkruea | ![]() |
Defender - Right Corner | |||
Rohit Kumar | ![]() |
Defender - Left Cover | |||
Source: Pro Kabaddi[4] |
Seasons
[edit]Season I
[edit]Bulls secured fourth place in the first season.[5][6]
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 54 | |
U Mumba (R) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 51 | |
Bengaluru Bulls (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 47 | |
Patna Pirates (3) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 45 | |
Telugu Titans | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 42 | |
Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | -27 | 32 | |
Bengal Warriors | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -85 | 24 | |
Puneri Paltan | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -127 | 17 |
(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
[edit]Bengaluru Bulls finished second in the second season.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U Mumba (C) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 60 | |
Telugu Titans (3) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 50 | |
Bengaluru Bulls (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 48 | |
Patna Pirates (4) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -18 | 41 | |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 38 | |
Bengal Warriors | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -63 | 27 | |
Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -68 | 27 | |
Puneri Paltan | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | -74 | 21 |
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
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U Mumba (R) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 60 |
Patna Pirates (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 58 |
Puneri Paltan (3) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 92 | 48 |
Bengal Warriors (4) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 47 |
Telugu Titans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -10 | 38 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -63 | 28 |
Bengaluru Bulls | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -102 | 14 |
Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | -142 | 11 |
(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
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patna Pirates (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 52 |
Telugu Titans | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 50 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 47 |
Puneri Paltan | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 42 |
U Mumba | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -18 | 42 |
Bengaluru Bulls | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | -55 | 32 |
Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 29 |
Bengal Warriors | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | -60 | 26 |
Source:www.prokabaddi.com
- 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 V
[edit]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 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 87 |
Puneri Paltan | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 91 | 80 |
Haryana Steelers | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 79 |
U Mumba | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | -50 | 56 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | -91 | 51 |
Dabang Delhi KC | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | -134 | 29 |
Zone B
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengal Warriors | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 77 |
Patna Pirates (C) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 71 |
UP Yoddha | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 60 |
Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 57 |
Telugu Titans | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -2 | 52 |
Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -71 | 46 |
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to Eliminators
- 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 VI
[edit]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 (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 three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs
Season VII
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dabang Delhi KC (R) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 85 |
Bengal Warriors (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 83 |
UP Yoddha | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 74 |
U Mumba | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 72 |
Haryana Steelers | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 71 |
Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 64 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -13 | 58 |
Patna Pirates | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 51 |
Gujarat Forunte Giants | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 51 |
Puneri Paltan | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -72 | 48 |
Telugu Titans | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -67 | 45 |
Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | -119 | 37 |
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Finals
- advanced to Eliminators
- 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 6 teams qualify for the playoffs
Season VIII
[edit]Season IX
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 174 | 82 | Qualification to semi finals |
2 | Puneri Paltan (R) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 80 | |
3 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 74 | Qualification to eliminators |
4 | UP Yoddha | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 71 | |
5 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 66 | |
6 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 63 | |
7 | Haryana Steelers | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 61 | |
8 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -16 | 59 | |
9 | U Mumba | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | -28 | 56 | |
10 | Patna Pirates | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -58 | 54 | |
11 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -12 | 53 | |
12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | -245 | 15 |
- 5 points for a win
- 3 points for a tied game
- 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
Season X
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Puneri Paltan (C) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 253 | 96 | Qualification to semi finals |
2 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 92 | |
3 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 79 | Qualification to eliminators |
4 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 70 | |
5 | Haryana Steelers (R) | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | -13 | 70 | |
6 | Patna Pirates | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 69 | |
7 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -43 | 55 | |
8 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -67 | 53 | |
9 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 51 | |
10 | U Mumba | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -79 | 45 | |
11 | UP Yoddhas | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | -116 | 31 | |
12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | -243 | 21 |
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
[edit]Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season
[edit]Seasons | Total | Wins | Tied | Losses | % Win | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 56.25% | 3 |
Season 2 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 62.50% | runner-ups |
Season 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14.23% | 7 |
Season 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 42.85% | 6 |
Season 5 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 50.00% | 4 |
Season 6 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 62.58% | Champions |
Season 7 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 52.50% | 3 |
Season 8 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 54.54% | 5 |
Season 9 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
Season 10 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
By opposition
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengal Warriors | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 40.9% |
Dabang Delhi | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 42.9% |
Gujarat Fortune Giants | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 41.7% |
Haryana Steelers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 47.4% |
Patna Pirates | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 31.8% |
Puneri Paltan | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 41.2% |
Tamil Thalaivas | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 78.57% |
Telugu Titans | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 68.2% |
U Mumba | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 26.3% |
UP Yoddha | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 60% |
Total | 192 | 91 | 90 | 11 | 47.39% |
Sponsors
[edit]Year | Season | Kit Manufacturer | Main Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | I | Golden Harvest | |||
2015 | II | Vats | Kotak | AirAsia | |
2016 | III | Karbonn Mobiles | Unlimited | ||
IV | Omtex | ||||
2017 | V | ARMR | Karbonn Mobiles | Kent RO | GEM Home Appliances |
2018 | VI | Shiv-Naresh | AbhiPaisa | O&O Academy | Xiaomi |
2019 | VII | Vats | Ashirvad Pipes | Walkmate | AbhiPaisa |
2021 | VIII | TYKA | 1xNews | Breathing Room | Herbalife Nutrition |
2022 | IX | Vats | VST Tillers | Breathing Room | |
2023 | X | Surfa Coats Paints |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rohit Kumar: Bengaluru Bulls announces Captain for fifth Pro Kabaddi League". The Times of India. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ Lasrado, Svetlana (21 July 2014). "Bengaluru Bulls gear up for Pro Kabbadi League". The New Indian Express. Bangalore. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "PKL Season 6: Pawan Sehrawat stars as Bengaluru Bulls clinch maiden title". The Times of India. 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Bengaluru Bulls". Pro Kabaddi. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Jaipur Pink panthers, champions". sportskeeda.com. 22 June 2015.