Bengal Warriors

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.

Bengal Warriors
Full nameBengal Warriors
Short nameBEN
SportKabaddi
Founded2014
First season2014
Last season2022
LeaguePKL
LocationKolkata, West Bengal
StadiumNetaji Indoor Stadium (12,000)
Colours  
OwnerCapri Global
Head coachK. Baskaran
CaptainManinder Singh
Championships (2019)
Playoff berths4
Websitebengalwarriors.com

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
Jersey No Name Nat Position
03Shrikant JadhavIndiaRaider
Aslam Saja Mohamed ThambiSri LankaRaider
09 Maninder Singh (C) IndiaRaider
R GuhanIndiaRaider
Suyog Baban GaikarIndiaRaider
Parshant KumarIndiaRaider
Akash PikalmundeIndiaRaider
08Girish Maruti ErnakIndiaDefender - Left Corner
Amit SheoranIndiaDefender
Parveen SatpalIndiaDefender - Left Corner
69Shubham ShindeIndiaDefender - Right Corner
Soleiman PahlevaniIranDefender
Surender NadaIndiaDefender - Left Corner
Sakthivel RIndiaDefender - Right Corner
Vaibhav Bhausaheb GarjeIndiaDefender - Right Cover
Deepak Niwas HoodaIndiaAll-Rounder
Ajinkya Rohidas KapreIndiaAll-Rounder
RohitIndiaAll-Rounder
Ashish Kumar (Sangwan)IndiaAll-Rounder
Balaji DIndiaAll-Rounder
Vinod KumarIndiaAll-Rounder
Manoj Gowda. KIndiaAll-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) 14103110054
U Mumba (R) 148335951
Bengaluru Bulls (4) 148513647
Patna Pirates (3) 147521845
Telugu Titans 146532642
Dabang Delhi KC 14581-2732
Bengal Warriors 14491-8524
Puneri Paltan 142120-12717
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
  • Top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals

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) 1412204060
Telugu Titans (3) 148338550
Bengaluru Bulls (R) 149505548
Patna Pirates (4) 14761-1841
Jaipur Pink Panthers 146714338
Bengal Warriors 14491-6327
Dabang Delhi KC 14491-6827
Puneri Paltan 142111-7421

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

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) 1412209560
Patna Pirates (C) 14102210458
Puneri Paltan (3) 147439248
Bengal Warriors (4) 1495026 47
Telugu Titans 14770-1038
Jaipur Pink Panthers 14482-6328
Bengaluru Bulls 142120-10214
Dabang Delhi KC 141121-14211
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 IV
Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)
Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Patna Pirates (C) 1410401452
Telugu Titans 148426750
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R) 148512247
Puneri Paltan 146622342
U Mumba 14761-1842
Bengaluru Bulls 14581-5532
Dabang Delhi KC 14491729
Bengal Warriors 14392-6026

Source:prokabaddi.com[18]

  •   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
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) 22154312687
Puneri Paltan 22157091 80
Haryana Steelers 2213544079
U Mumba 2210120-5056
Jaipur Pink Panthers 228131-9151
Dabang Delhi KC 225161-13429

Zone B

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengal Warriors 2211561977
Patna Pirates (C) 22107560 71
UP Yoddha 228104260
Bengaluru Bulls 2281131057
Telugu Titans 227123-252
Tamil Thalaivas 226142-7146

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
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) 22173211793
U Mumba 22155218986
Dabang Delhi KC 221192-168
Puneri Paltan 228122-4552
Jaipur Pink Panthers 226133-6943
Haryana Steelers 226142-9142

Zone B

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengaluru Bulls (C) 22137210478
Bengal Warriors 2212822 69
UP Yoddha 228104-4557
Patna Pirates 229112-3655
Telugu Titans 228131-5551
Tamil Thalaivas 225134-7042

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
Main article: 2019 Pro Kabaddi League 

Bengal Warriors became the Champions.

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Dabang Delhi KC (R) 2215436685
Bengal Warriors (C) 2214537183
UP Yoddha 221372974
U Mumba 2212824772
Haryana Steelers 2213811571
Bengaluru Bulls 22111011664
Jaipur Pink Panthers 229112-1358
Patna Pirates 2281312951
Gujarat Forunte Giants 2271321851
Puneri Paltan 227123-7248
Telugu Titans 226133-6745
Tamil Thalaivas 224153-11937

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
Main article: 2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League season

Season IX
Main article: 2022 Pro Kabaddi League season
Pos Team Pld W L T SD Pts
1 Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 15 6 1 174 82 Qualification to semi finals
2 Puneri Paltan 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
  • 5 points for a win
  • 3 points for a tied game
  • 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Records

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season
Seasons Total Wins Losses Tied  % Win Position
Season 11449132.14%7
Season 21449132.14%6
Season 31697056.25%4
Season 41439228.57%8
Season 524117658.33%3
Season 623129256.52%6
Season 724165372.92%Champions
Season 822910347.73%9
Season 922811311

By opposition
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn % Win
Bengaluru Bulls1798050%
Dabang Delhi1576253%
Gujarat Fortune Giants512240%
Haryana Steelers413025%
Jaipur Pink Panthers1394067%
Patna Pirates17410332%
Puneri Paltan1476154%
Tamil Thalaivas981088%
Telugu Titans17103473%
U Mumba15410129%
UP Yoddha832356%
Total13261551652%

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
IV
2017 V fbb Golden Harvest
2018 VI Spunk Future Pay fbb
2019 VII Voom
2021 VIII WinZO Big Bazaar
2022 IX Omtex DafaNews Capri Loans Bikaji

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  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.
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