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{{Short description|Indian volleyball team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox volleyball club
| clubname = Ahmedabad Defenders
| colour1 = white
| colour2 = #F39C12
| short name =
| nickname =
| image = [[File:Ahmedabad_Defenders_Official_logo.png|300px]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|2018}}
| dissolved =
| ground = Various
| capacity =
| owner = Bonhomie Sports
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = {{flagicon|Serbia}} Dragan Mihailovic
| captain = {{flagicon|India}} Muthusamy Appavu
| league = [[Prime Volleyball League]]
| season = [[2023 Prime Volleyball League|2023]]
| position = {{Gold1}} Champions
| website =
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'''Ahmedabad Defenders''' is a men's [[volleyball]] team from [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]] playing in the [[Prime Volleyball League]] in India.<ref name="AD PVL Preview NIE" /> The team was founded in 2018 and owned by Bonhomie Sports. The team had participated in the only season of the dissolved [[Pro Volleyball League]], before it switched to Prime Volleyball League in 2021.<ref name="AD Pro VL" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2023-03-05 |title=PVL 2023 Final, HIGHLIGHTS: Ahmedabad Defenders wins title, beats Bengaluru Torpedoes 3-2 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/volleyball/ahmedabad-defenders-vs-bengaluru-torpedoes-live-score-final-prime-volleyball-league-pvl-2023-highlights-streaming-info/article66583855.ece |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Honors==
=== Domestic ===
* '''[[Prime Volleyball League]]'''
::'''Winners (1):''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|18px]] [[2023 Prime Volleyball League|2023]]
::Runners-up (1): [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|18px]] [[2022 Prime Volleyball League|2022]]

=== International ===
*'''[[FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|FIVB Club World Championship]]'''
::Sixth place (1): [[2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|2023]]

==Team==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
! colspan=6 | Team roster 2024<ref name="AD Prime VL" />
|-
!style=" text-align:center; color:white; background-color:#F39C12"|No.
!style=" text-align:center; width:16em; color:white; background-color:#F39C12"|Name
!style=" text-align:center; width:9em; color:white; background-color:#F39C12"|Position
|-
| {{sort|1|1}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Raunak kuthe
||Universal
|-
| {{sort|02|2}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Tamilvanan Srikanth ||Libero
|-
| {{sort|03|3}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} T. Ragul ||Attacker
|-
| {{sort|04|4}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Aswath Pandiyaraj ||Setter
|-
| {{sort|06|6}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Max Senica ||Attacker
|-
| {{sort|07|7}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Shon John ||Attacker
|-
| {{sort|09|9}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Santhosh S. ||Attacker
|-
| {{sort|10|10}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Nandhagopal Subramaniam ||Attacker
|-
| {{sort|11|11}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Parth Patel ||Blocker
|-
| {{sort|13|13}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Harsh Chaudhary ||Universal
|-
| {{sort|14|14}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} L. M. Manoj ||Blocker
|-
| {{sort|16|16}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Muthusamy Appavu [[Captain (sports)|(C)]]<ref name="AD captain SS" /> ||Setter
|-
| {{sort|18|18}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} T. N. Muhammed Iqbal||Blocker
|-
| {{sort|20|20}} ||align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Ilya Burau||Blocker
|-
|}

==Administration and support staff==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; width:55%;"
|-
! style=" text-align:center; color:white; background-color:#F39C12"| Position
! style=" text-align:center; color:white; background-color:#F39C12"| Name
|-
|Owner|| Bonhomie Sports
|-
|Head coach|| {{flagicon|SRB}} Dragan Mihailovic<ref name="AD coaches N18" />
|-
|Assistant coach|| {{flagicon|IND}} Sajad Hussain Malik
|-
|Team manager|| {{flagicon|IND}} Siddarth Sabapathy
|-
|}

==League results==

{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} '''Champion'''  {{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} Runner-up

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" border="1"
!style="width=200; color:#FFFFFF; background-color:#000080" colspan=2|League
!style="width=200; color:#FFFFFF; background-color:#000080"|Position
!style="width=60; color:#FFFFFF; background-color:#000080"|Teams
!style="width=60; color:#FFFFFF; background-color:#000080"|Matches
!style="width=60; color:#FFFFFF; background-color:#000080"|Win
!style="width=60; color:#FFFFFF; background-color:#000080"|Lose
|-
|rowspan=1|Pro Volleyball League
||[[2019 Pro Volleyball League|2019]]|| |6th|| | 6 || |5|| |0|| |5
|-
|rowspan=5|Prime Volleyball League
|-bgcolor=silver
||[[2022 Prime Volleyball League|2022]]|| |Runner-up|| | 7 || |8|| |6|| |2
|-bgcolor=gold
||[[2023 Prime Volleyball League|2023]]|| |'''Champion'''||8||9||7||2
|}

== References ==
<references>

<ref name="AD PVL Preview NIE">{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=India to host its first-ever Prime Volleyball League in Hyderabad |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2022/feb/02/hawks-allset-to-rock-2414107.html |archive-date= |access-date=2 February 2022 |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

<ref name="AD Pro VL">{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=Ahmedabad Defenders {{!}} Pro Volleyball League Team |url=http://provolleyball.in/Team/ahmedabad-defenders |archive-date= |access-date= |publisher=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>

<ref name="AD Prime VL">{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=Ahmedabad Defenders {{!}} Prime Volleyball League Team |url=https://www.primevolleyballleague.com/squads/ahmedabad-defenders-69|archive-date= |access-date= |publisher=www.primevolleyballleague.com}}</ref>

<ref name="AD captain SS">{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=Prime Volleyball League: Ahmedabad Defenders announces Muthusamy Appavu as captain |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/volleyball/prime-volleyball-league-ahmedabad-defenders-announces-muthusamy-appavu-as-captain/article38352650.ece |archive-date= |access-date=31 January 2022 |publisher=[[Sportstar]]}}</ref>

<ref name="AD coaches N18">{{Cite web |last= |date= |title='Focussing on Players' Physical Fitness ahead of Prime Volleyball League': Ahmedabad Defenders' Head Coaches |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/focussing-on-players-physical-fitness-ahead-of-prime-volleyball-league-ahmedabad-defenders-head-coaches-4714766.html |archive-date= |access-date=30 January 2022 |publisher=[[News 18]]}}</ref>

</references>

== External links ==
* [https://www.primevolleyballleague.com/squads/ahmedabad-defenders-69 Ahmedabad Defenders - Team Profile]
* [https://volleybox.net/ahmedabad-defenders-t6817/ Team profile] at ''Volleybox.net''
* [https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/prime-volleyball-league-2023/teams/5779/players/ Team profile] at ''Volleyballworld.com''

{{Prime Volleyball League}}
[[Category:Prime Volleyball League teams]]
[[Category:Volleyball clubs in India]]
[[Category:Volleyball clubs established in 2018]]
[[Category:Men's volleyball teams]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 2018]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Sport in Ahmedabad]]

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