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Ahmedabad Defenders is a men's volleyball team from Ahmedabad, Gujarat playing in the Prime Volleyball League in India.[1] 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.[2][3]
Honors
Domestic
International
- Sixth place (1): 2023
Team
| Team roster 2024[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Position | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon Raunak kuthe | Universal | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon Tamilvanan Srikanth | Libero | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon T. Ragul | Attacker | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon Aswath Pandiyaraj | Setter | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon Max Senica | Attacker | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon Shon John | Attacker | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon Santhosh S. | Attacker | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon Nandhagopal Subramaniam | Attacker | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon Parth Patel | Blocker | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon Harsh Chaudhary | Universal | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon L. M. Manoj | Blocker | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon Muthusamy Appavu (C)[5] | Setter | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon T. N. Muhammed Iqbal | Blocker | |||
| Template:Sort | Template:Flagicon Ilya Burau | Blocker | |||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bonhomie Sports |
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Dragan Mihailovic[6] |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Sajad Hussain Malik |
| Team manager | Template:Flagicon Siddarth Sabapathy |
League results
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| League | Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Lose | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro Volleyball League | 2019 | 6th | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Prime Volleyball League | ||||||
| 2022 | Runner-up | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Champion | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
References
- ↑ India to host its first-ever Prime Volleyball League in Hyderabad. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ Ahmedabad Defenders | Pro Volleyball League Team. www.provolleyball.in.
- ↑ PVL 2023 Final, HIGHLIGHTS: Ahmedabad Defenders wins title, beats Bengaluru Torpedoes 3-2, Sportstar, Team. sportstar.thehindu.com(2023-03-05). Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ Ahmedabad Defenders | Prime Volleyball League Team. www.primevolleyballleague.com.
- ↑ Prime Volleyball League: Ahmedabad Defenders announces Muthusamy Appavu as captain. Sportstar. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ↑ 'Focussing on Players' Physical Fitness ahead of Prime Volleyball League': Ahmedabad Defenders' Head Coaches. News 18. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
External links
- Ahmedabad Defenders - Team Profile
- Team profile at Volleybox.net
- Team profile at Volleyballworld.com