Bengal Warriorz is a professional kabaddi team based in Kolkata, West Bengal that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League.[1] In 2019, they won the trophy for the first time by defeating Dabang Delhi.[2] The team is currently led by Devank Dalal and coached by Naveen Kumar Bazzad & Praveen Malik.
Franchise history
Bengal Warriorz are owned by Future Group, promoted by Kishore Biyani.[3] The team had poor campaign in the first two seasons. The team's performance, however improved from the third season as they qualified for the playoffs in 2016.[4] But again after a disappointing season in the 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June), they totally revamped their squad. After that, the team has consistently qualified for the playoffs in 2017, 2018 and in 2019 respectively.[5][6][7] In 2019, they qualified to the PKL final for the first time in their history by beating U Mumba in The Arena.[8] In the final, against Dabang Delhi, they were trailing on 3–11 at one stage.[9] However they made a strong comeback and won the final by a 39–34 margin without their captain Maninder Singh who sustained a shoulder injury in the penultimate league stage. Thus they clinched their first ever PKL title.[10][11]
Current squad
Full Squad of Bengal Warriorz for Pro Kabaddi League Season 12,2025.
| Template:Abbr | Name | Template:Abbr | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Devank Dalal (C) | Template:Flagicon | Right Raider |
| 2 | Nitesh Kumar (Defence Captain) | Template:Flagicon | Right Corner |
| Rachit Kumar | Template:Flagicon | Right Raider | |
| 8 | Manprit | Template:Flagicon | Right Raider |
| 9 | Vishwas S | Template:Flagicon | Right Raider |
| 77 | Sushil Kambarekar | Template:Flagicon | Right Raider |
| 78 | Himanshu Narwal | Template:Flagicon | Left Raider |
| Punit Kumar | Template:Flagicon | Left Raider | |
| 4 | Jang Kun Lee | Template:Flagicon | Left Raider |
| Omid Mohammadshah | Template:Flagicon | Left Raider | |
| Moolchandra Singh | Template:Flagicon | All Rounder | |
| Shivansh Thakur | Template:Flagicon | All-Rounder | |
| 33 | Deep Kumar | Template:Flagicon | Right Cover |
| 17 | Mayur Kadam | Template:Flagicon | Right Cover |
| Parteek Gulia | Template:Flagicon | Left Cover | |
| Manjeet | Template:Flagicon | Left Cover | |
| 10 | Ashish mallik | Template:Flagicon | Left Corner |
| Amandeep Singh | Template:Flagicon | Right Corner | |
| Harander | Template:Flagicon | Right Corner | |
| Sandeep Saini | Template:Flagicon | Right Corner | |
| 55 | Ankit | Template:Flagicon | Right Corner |
| Yash Malik | Template:Flagicon | Left Corner | |
| Source: Pro Kabaddi[12][13] | |||
Seasons
Season I
Template:Main Bengal Warriors finished seventh in the first season.[14][15] Template:2014 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season II
Template:Main Bengal Warriors finished 6th in the second season. Template:2015 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season III
Bengal Warriors finished 4th in the third season. Template:Main Template:2016 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season IV
Template:Main Template:2016 Pro Kabaddi League season(June) points table
Season V
Template:Main Bengal Warriors finished 8th in the Fourth season. Template:2017 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season VI
Template:Main Template:2018 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season VII
Template:Main Bengal Warriors became the Champions. Template:2019 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season VIII
Template:Main Template:2021-22 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season IX
Template:Main Template:2022 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season X
Template:Main Template:2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Records
| Seasons | Total | Wins | Losses | Tied | % Win | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 32.14% | Group stage |
| Season 2 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 32.14% | Group stage |
| Season 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 56.25% | 4th |
| Season 4 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 28.57% | Group stage |
| Season 5 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 58.33% | Qualifier-2 |
| Season 6 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 56.52% | Eliminator |
| Season 7 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 72.92% | Champions |
| Season 8 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 47.73% | Group stage |
| Season 9 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 36.36% | Group stage |
| Season 10 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 40.9% | Group stage |
| Season 11 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 35.7% | Group stage |
By opposition
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru Bulls | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 62.5% |
| Dabang Delhi | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 39.1% |
| Gujarat Fortune Giants | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 30.7% |
| Haryana Steelers | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 25.0% |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Patna Pirates | 25 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 24.0% |
| Puneri Paltan | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 36.3% |
| Tamil Thalaivas | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 62.5% |
| Telugu Titans | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 58.3% |
| U Mumba | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 22.7% |
| UP Yoddha | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 37.5% |
| Total | 217 | 90 | 101 | 26 | 41.4% |
Sponsors
| Year | Season | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor | Back sponsor | Sleeve sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | I | TYKA | Ching's Secret | Future Generali | Tasty Treat |
| 2015 | II | Tasty Treat | T24 Mobile | ||
| 2016 | III | Big Bazaar | Tasty Treat | ||
| IV | |||||
| 2017 | V | fbb | Golden Harvest | ||
| 2018 | VI | Spunk | Future Pay | fbb | |
| 2019 | VII | Voom | |||
| 2021 | VIII | WinZO | Big Bazaar | ||
| 2022 | IX | Omtex | DafaNews | Capri Loans | Bikaji |
| 2023 | X | Kajaria | Royal Green | ||
| 2024 | XI | League11 | |||
| 2025 | XII | SIX5SIX | KEI | Sennheiser | Phab |
References
- ↑ Bengal Warriorz eyes Pro Kabaddi crown(19 October 2019).
- ↑ clinical Bengal Warriorz clinch Vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season Season 7 title for-the first time.
- ↑ Official Website for the Pro Kabaddi League. ProKabaddi.com(2014-03-09).
- ↑ Bengal Warriors team & players: Pro Kabbadi League 2016, Season 4 squad & players bought by Bengal Warriors for PKL 2016.
- ↑ PKL: Bengal Warriors stun Patna Pirates to seal playoff berth | Pro-Kabaddi-League News - Times of India. The Times of India.
- ↑ Pro Kabaddi: Bengal Warriors Eye Maiden Title with Stable Core and Well-Rounded Squad(6 October 2018).
- ↑ Maninder stars as Bengal Warriors beat Jaipur Pink Panthers to qualify for the playoffs(22 September 2019).
- ↑ Pro Kabaddi 2019 Semi-Finals Highlights: Bengal win thriller to face Delhi in final(17 October 2019).
- ↑ Pro Kabaddi 2019: Bengal Warriors derail 'Naveen Express' to win maiden title; beat Dabang Delhi 39-34(19 October 2019).
- ↑ Bengal Warriors lift maiden Pro Kabaddi title beating Dabang Delhi in final(19 October 2019).
- ↑ Pro Kabaddi: All-round Bengal Warriors defeat Dabang Delhi to be crowned champions for first time.
- ↑ Bengal Warriorz | Season 12 players list, stats, records | Pro Kabaddi 2025. Pro Kabaddi League. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ↑ Squad. Pro Kabaddi. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ Season 1, results.
- ↑ Jaipur Pink panthers, champions(22 June 2015).