2014 Pro Kabaddi League season
| Pro Kabaddi 2014 | |
|---|---|
|
PKL | |
| Dates | 26 July 2014 – 31 August 2014 |
| Administrator(s) | Mashal Sports |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Champions | Jaipur Pink Panthers (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Player of the Series | Anup Kumar |
| Official website |
prokabaddi |
The 2014 Pro Kabaddi League was the first season of Pro Kabaddi League. The duration of the season was from 26 July 2014 to 31 August 2014. There was double round robin matches along with two semi finals, third place and final games. 56 games were to be played in first round and 4 in play off stage making total of 60 games. 8 teams took part in first edition. First game was played on July 26 between U Mumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers and the final was played on August 31 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai. Jaipur Pink Panthers beat U Mumba by 35-24 to win the inaugural Pro Kabaddi League.[1][2]
Player auction
The first signing and auction of players for the 8 teams was held on 20 May 2014[3] in Mumbai. India's national kabaddi captain Rakesh Kumar was the priciest among the players bought for ₹12.80 lakh by Patna franchise. Sports Authority of India's Deepak Nivas was bought by Vizag franchise for ₹12.90 lakh.[3] Mostafa Noudehi was the highest paid overseas player bought for ₹6.6 lakh by Pune franchise.[4]
Franchises
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Personnel
| Team | Owner(s)[6] | Captain | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Warriors | Future Group | Nilesh Shinde | Raj Narain Sharma |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Kosmik Global Media | Manjit Chillar | Randhir Singh |
| Dabang Delhi | DO IT Sports Management | Jasmer Singh | Arjun Singh |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Abhishek Bachchan | Navneet Gautam | Kasinathan Baskaran |
| Patna Pirates | Rajesh Shah | Rakesh Kumar | R S Khokhar |
| Puneri Paltan | Insurekot Sports | Wazir Singh | Ramphal Kaushik |
| Telugu Titans | Veera Sports | Rajaguru Subramanian | J Udayakumar |
| U Mumba | Unilazer Sports | Anup Kumar | Ravi Shetty |
Results
Points Table
| 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 | 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
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- Top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals
Playoff Stage
All matches played at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 29 August 20:00 | |||||||
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 38 | ||||||
| Patna Pirates | 18 | ||||||
| 31 August 21:00 | |||||||
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 35 | ||||||
| U Mumba | 24 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 29 August 21:00 | 31 August 20:00 | ||||||
| U Mumba | 27 | Patna Pirates | 29 | ||||
| Bengaluru Bulls | 23 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | ||||
Statistics
Top 5 Raiders
| No. | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anup Kumar | U Mumba | 155 |
| 2 | Rahul Chaudhari | Telugu Titans | 151 |
| 3 | Ajay Thakur | Bengaluru Bulls | 122 |
| 4 | Surjeet Narwal | Dabang Delhi | 113 |
| 5 | Maninder Singh | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 107 |
Top 5 Defenders
| No. | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surender Nada | U Mumba | 51 |
| 2 | Mohit Chillar | U Mumba | 34 |
| 3 | Ravinder Singh | Dabang Delhi | 33 |
| 4 | Rohit Rana | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 32 |
References
- ↑ "Season 1, results". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ "Jaipur Pink panthers, champions". sportskeeda.com. 22 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Pro Kabaddi league fixes players' auction on May 20 - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ↑ Special Correspondent (2014-05-21). "Rakesh Kumar gets the highest bid". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ↑ "Official Website for the Pro Kabaddi League". ProKabaddi.com. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ↑ "Pro Kabaddi League auction sees big spends on national players". Business Standard. 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-26.