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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]
Player auction
The first signing and auction of players for the 8 teams was held on 20 May 2014[2] in Mumbai. India's national kabaddi captain Rakesh Kumar was the priciest among the players bought for Template:INR12.80 lakh by Patna franchise. Sports Authority of India's Deepak Niwas Hooda was bought by Vizag franchise for Template:INR12.90 lakh.[2] Mostafa Noudehi was the highest paid overseas player bought for Template:INR6.6 lakh by Pune franchise.[3]
Franchises
Stadium and locations
Personnel
| Team | Owner(s)[5] | Captain | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Warriors | Future Group | Nilesh Shinde | Raj Narain Sharma |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Kosmik Global Media | Manjeet 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 |
Points table
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Match schedule
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Leg 2: Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
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Leg 3: Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi
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Leg 4: Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna
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Leg 6: Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag
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Leg 7:Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
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Leg 8:Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
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Playoff stage
All matches were played in Mumbai
Semi-Final 1
Semi-Final 2
3/4 Place
FINAL
Statistics
Top 5 Raiders
| No. | Player | Team | Matches | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anup Kumar | U Mumba | 16 | 155 |
| 2 | Rahul Chaudhari | Telugu Titans | 14 | 151 |
| 3 | Maninder Singh | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 16 | 130 |
| 4 | Ajay Thakur | Bengaluru Bulls | 15 | 122 |
| 5 | Kashiling Adake | Dabang Delhi | 14 | 113 |
| Surjeet Narwal |
Top 5 Defenders
| No. | Player | Team | Matches | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manjeet Chillar | Bengaluru Bulls | 16 | 51 |
| Surender Nada | U Mumba | 15 | ||
| 3 | Dharmaraj Cheralathan | Bengaluru Bulls | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Rohit Rana | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 14 | 38 |
| Jasmer Singh Gulia | Dabang Delhi | 15 |
References
- ↑ Season 1, results.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pro Kabaddi league fixes players' auction on May 20 - The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com(2014-05-17).
- ↑ Rakesh Kumar gets the highest bid. The Hindu(2014-05-21).
- ↑ Official Website for the Pro Kabaddi League. ProKabaddi.com(2014-03-09).
- ↑ Pro Kabaddi League auction sees big spends on national players. Business Standard(2014-05-21).