Bengal Warriors
Full nameBengal Warriors
Short nameBEN
SportKabaddi
Founded2014
First season2014
Last season2023
LeaguePKL
LocationKolkata, West Bengal
StadiumNetaji Indoor Stadium (12,000)
Colours  
OwnerCapri Global
Head coachK. Baskaran
CaptainManinder Singh
Championships (2019)
Playoff berths4
Websitebengalwarriors.com

Bengal Warriors (BEN) is a professional kabaddi team based in Kolkata, West Bengal that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League.[1] In 2019, they won the trophy for the first time by defeating Dabang Delhi.[2] The team is currently led by Maninder Singh and coached by Kasinatha Baskaran. The team play their home matches at the Netaji Indoor Stadium.

Franchise history

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is a professional kabaddi league in India, based on the format of the Indian Premier League tournament.[3] The first edition of the tournament was played in 2014 with eight franchises representing various cities in India.[4] Bengal Warriors is a Kolkata based franchise owned by Future Group, promoted by Kishore Biyani.[5] The team had poor campaign in the first two seasons. The team's performance, however improved from the third season as they qualified for the playoffs in 2016.[6] But again after a disappointing season in the 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June), they totally revamped their squad. After that, the team has consistently qualified for the playoffs in 2017, 2018 and in 2019 respectively.[7][8][9] In 2019, they qualified to the PKL final for the first time in their history by beating U Mumba in The Arena.[10] In the final, against Dabang Delhi, they were trailing on 3–11 at one stage.[11] However they made a strong comeback and won the final by a 39-34 margin without their captain Maninder Singh who sustained a shoulder injury in the penultimate league stage. Thus they clinched their first ever PKL title.[12][13]

Current squad

No Name Nat Position
9 Maninder Singh Captain India Raider
22 Shrikant Jadhav India Raider
Vishwas S India Raider
99 Suyog Gaikar India Raider
R Guhan India Raider
Parshant Kumar India Raider
10 Aslam Thambi Sri Lanka Raider
33 Akshay Jaywant Bodake India Raider
Maharudra Garje India Right Raider
19 Nitin Kumar India Right Raider
Chai-Ming Chang Taiwan Raider
69 Shubham Shinde India Defender - Right Corner
40 Akshay Kumar India Defender-Left Corner
5 Vaibhav Garje India Defender - Right Cover
44 Shreyas Umbardand India Defender - Left Cover
55 Aditya S Shinde India Defender - Left Corner
Dipak Arjun Shinde India Defender - Right Corner
Nitin Rawal India All-Rounder
Akshay Bharat India All-Rounder
Source: Pro Kabaddi[14][15]

Seasons

Season I

Main article: 2014 Pro Kabaddi League season

Bengal Warriors finished seventh in the first season.[16][17]

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
Source: ProKabaddi

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

Season II

Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season

Bengal Warriors finished 6th 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.

Season III

Bengal Warriors finished 4th in the third season.

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season
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
Source: ProKabaddi

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

Season IV

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)
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

Season V

Main article: 2017_Pro_Kabaddi_League_season

Bengal Warriors finished 8th in the Fourth season.

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

Season VI

Main article: 2018_Pro_Kabaddi_League_season

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

Season VII

Main article: 2019 Pro Kabaddi League

Bengal Warriors became the Champions.

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


Season VIII

Main article: 2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League season


Pos Team
 Pld W L T SD Pts
1 Patna Pirates (R) 22 16 5 1 120 86 Qualification to semi finals
2 Dabang Delhi (C) 22 12 6 4 -3 75
3 UP Yoddha 22 10 9 3 33 68 Qualification to eliminators
4 Gujarat Giants 22 10 8 4 2 67
5 Bengaluru Bulls 22 11 9 2 53 66
6 Puneri Paltan 22 12 9 1 33 66
7 Haryana Steelers 22 10 9 3 -28 64
8 Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 10 10 2 14 63
9 Bengal Warriors 22 9 10 3 -18 57
10 U Mumba 22 7 10 5 -34 55
11 Tamil Thalaivas 22 5 11 6 -42 47
12 Telugu Titans 22 1 17 4 -130 27
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2022. Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up


Season IX

Main article: 2022 Pro Kabaddi League season


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
Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up


Season X

Main article: 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League
Pos Team
 Pld W L T SD Pts
1 Puneri Paltan 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 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
Source: ProKabaddi
Rules for classification:
  • 0 points for a win
  • 0 points for a tied game
  • 7 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Records

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season

Seasons Total Wins Losses Tied % Win Position
Season 1 14 4 9 1 32.14% 7
Season 2 14 4 9 1 32.14% 6
Season 3 16 9 7 0 56.25% 4
Season 4 14 3 9 2 28.57% 8
Season 5 24 11 7 6 58.33% 3
Season 6 23 12 9 2 56.52% 6
Season 7 24 16 5 3 72.92% Champions
Season 8 22 9 10 3 47.73% 9
Season 9 22 8 11 3 11
Season 10

By opposition

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn % Win
Bengaluru Bulls 22 13 9 0 59.1%
Dabang Delhi 20 8 8 4 40%
Gujarat Fortune Giants 10 4 4 2 40%
Haryana Steelers 9 1 8 0 11.1%
Jaipur Pink Panthers 17 10 6 1 58.8%
Patna Pirates 22 6 13 3 27.3%
Puneri Paltan 19 8 10 1 42.1%
Tamil Thalaivas 13 10 2 1 76.9%
Telugu Titans 21 13 3 5 61.9%
U Mumba 19 4 14 1 21.1%
UP Yoddha 14 5 4 5 35.7%
Total 186 82 81 23 44.1%

Sponsors

Year Season Kit Manufacturer Main Sponsor Back Sponsor Sleeve Sponsor
2014 I TYKA Ching's Secret Future Generali Tasty Treat
2015 II Tasty Treat T24 Mobile
2016 III Big Bazaar Tasty Treat
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2018 VI Spunk Future Pay fbb
2019 VII Voom
2021 VIII WinZO Big Bazaar
2022 IX Omtex DafaNews Capri Loans Bikaji
2023 X Kajaria Royal Green

References

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  2. ^ "clinical Bengal Warriors clinch Vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season Season 7 title for-the first time".
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  6. ^ "Bengal Warriors team & players: Pro Kabbadi League 2016, Season 4 squad & players bought by Bengal Warriors for PKL 2016".
  7. ^ "PKL: Bengal Warriors stun Patna Pirates to seal playoff berth | Pro-Kabaddi-League News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "Pro Kabaddi: Bengal Warriors Eye Maiden Title with Stable Core and Well-Rounded Squad". 6 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Maninder stars as Bengal Warriors beat Jaipur Pink Panthers to qualify for the playoffs". 22 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Pro Kabaddi 2019 Semi-Finals Highlights: Bengal win thriller to face Delhi in final". 17 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Pro Kabaddi 2019: Bengal Warriors derail 'Naveen Express' to win maiden title; beat Dabang Delhi 39-34". 19 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Bengal Warriors lift maiden Pro Kabaddi title beating Dabang Delhi in final". 19 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Pro Kabaddi: All-round Bengal Warriors defeat Dabang Delhi to be crowned champions for first time".
  14. ^ "Squad". Pro Kabaddi. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  15. ^ "TEAM". bengalwarriors.om. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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