Gujarat Giants (kabaddi)

Gujarat Giants (formerly known as Gujarat Fortune Giants) is a professional kabaddi team based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Chandran Ranjith and coached by Ram mehar Singh. The team is owned by Adani Wilmar Ltd.[2] The Giants play their home matches at The Arena by TransStadia. They reached the final in both of their attempts in 2017 and 2018, finishing runner's up on both occasions to the Patna Pirates and Bengaluru Bulls respectively.

Gujarat Giants
Full nameGujarat Giants
Short nameGiants
SportKabaddi
Founded2017 (2017)
First season2017
Last season2022
LeaguePro Kabaddi League
Based inAhmedabad
StadiumEKA Arena by TransStadia (4,000)
Colors  
AnthemGarjega Gujarat
OwnerAdani Wilmar Ltd.
Head coachRam Mehar Singh
CaptainChandran Ranjit[1]
Websitegujaratgiants.com
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Team identity

Name

Gujarat Giants was known as Gujarat Fortune Giants before season 8. Fortune word represented Adani's Adani Wilmar (Fortune) Brand.

Logo and mascot

The logo of Gujarat Giant has an illustration of a muscular man. This is the Tilak on the forehead of the mascot. Also he wears red dhoti. This muscular man exemplifies Gujarat Giants' core values of Power, strength and vigor, much needed in the game of Kabaddi. The logo also captures the action and emotion of an energetic and fierce man.

Anthem

" Garjega Gujarat" is the current anthem. It was sung by Daler Mehandi and Gujarati Folk singer Kirtidan Gadhvi, Composed by Musical duo Salim–Sulaiman.

Current squad

Jersey No Name Nat Position
Arkam ShaikhIndiaAll-Rounder
Baldev SinghIndiaDefender - Right Corner
Chandran Ranjit (C)IndiaRaider
Dong Geon LeeSouth KoreaRaider
Gaurav ChhikaraIndiaRaider
KapilIndiaDefender - Right Cover
Mahendra Ganesh RajputIndiaRaider
ManujIndiaDefender - Right Corner
Pardeep KumarIndiaRaider
Parteek DhaiyaIndiaRaider
Purna SinghIndiaRaider
RakeshIndiaRaider
Rinku NarwalIndiaDefender
Rohan SinghIndiaAll-Rounder
Sandeep KandolaIndiaDefender
SawinIndiaRaider
Shankar Bhimraj GadaiIndiaAll-Rounder
SohitIndiaRaider
33SonuIndiaRaider
Sonu SinghIndiaRaider
Sourav GuliaIndiaDefender
Ujjval SinghIndiaDefender - Left Cover
Vinod KumarIndiaDefender - Left Cover
YoungChang KoSouth KoreaDefender - Right Cover
Source: Pro Kabaddi[3]

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Head coach record

NameNationalityFromToPWDLWin%
Manpreet Singh  India 2017-18 present 0 0 0 0 !

Seasons

Season V

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

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

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

Season IX

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 Tied Losses  % Win Position
Season 524163572.92%1
Season 625182576.00%1
Season 722721336.36%8
Season 822108463.63%4
Season 9TBATBATBATBATBATBA

By opposition

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn % Win
Bengal Warriors521260%
Bengaluru Bulls632158%
Dabang Delhi852169%
Haryana Steelers825131%
Jaipur Pink Panthers852169%
Patna Pirates752071%
Puneri Paltan862075%
Tamil Thalaivas422050%
Telugu Titans431075%
U Mumba853063%
UP Yoddha531170%
Total714123763%

Sponsors

Year Season Kit Manufacturer Main Sponsor Back Sponsor Sleeve Sponsor
2017 V Shiv-Naresh Adani Simpolo Fogg
2018 VI Fru2go Johnson Tiles Adani
2019 VII Finolex Fortune
2021 VIII WinZO Astral
2022 IX 1xBat Ambuja Cements

References

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