UP Yoddhas (Previously known as UP Yoddha) is a professional kabbadi team of Pro Kabaddi League, based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is owned by GMR Group. It was founded in 2017.
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Full name | Uttar Pradesh Yoddhas |
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Short name | UPY |
Sport | Kabaddi |
Founded | 2017 |
First season | 2017 |
Last season | 2023 |
League | Vivo Pro Kabaddi League |
Based in | Lucknow |
Location | Uttar Pradesh |
Arena | Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex |
Colours | |
Anthem | Hum Hai Yoddha (We are warriors) |
Owner | GMR Group |
Head coach | Jasveer Singh |
Captain | Pardeep Narwal |
Playoff berths | 4 |
Assistant coach | Jeeva Kumar |
Website | https://upyoddhas.com/ |
The Yoddhas play their home matches at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow. The team made it to the playoffs in every season since its inception in 2017.
Current squad (PKL 10)
No | Name | Nat | Position |
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9 | Pardeep Narwal ![]() |
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Raider |
Gulveer Singh | ![]() |
Raider | |
11 | Surender Gill | ![]() |
Raider |
Mahipal | ![]() |
Raider | |
Anil Kumar | ![]() |
Raider | |
Gagana Gowda | ![]() |
Right Raider | |
Shivam Chaudhary | ![]() |
Left Raider | |
2 | Nitesh Kumar | ![]() |
Defender |
5 | Harendra Kumar | ![]() |
Defender - Left Cover |
10 | Sumit | ![]() |
Defender - Left Corner |
44 | Ashu Singh | ![]() |
Defender - Right Cover |
Kiran Magar | ![]() |
Defender - Left Corner | |
Hitesh | ![]() |
Defender - Right Corner | |
1 | Vijay Malik | ![]() |
All-Rounder |
Gurdeep | ![]() |
All-Rounder | |
Nitin Panwar | ![]() |
All-Rounder | |
Helvic Wanjala | ![]() |
All-Rounder | |
Samuel Wafula | ![]() |
All-Rounder | |
Source: Pro Kabaddi[1] |
Head coach record
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jasveer Singh[2] | ![]() |
2017 | present | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Seasons
Season V
The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gujarat Fortune Giants (R) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 87 |
Puneri Paltan | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 91 | 80 |
Haryana Steelers | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 79 |
U Mumba | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | -50 | 56 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | -91 | 51 |
Dabang Delhi KC | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | -134 | 29 |
Zone B
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengal Warriors | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 77 |
Patna Pirates (C) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 71 |
UP Yoddha | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 60 |
Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 57 |
Telugu Titans | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -2 | 52 |
Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -71 | 46 |
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to Eliminators
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
Season VI
The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gujarat Fortune Giants (R) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 117 | 93 |
U Mumba | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 189 | 86 |
Dabang Delhi KC | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | -1 | 68 |
Puneri Paltan | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -45 | 52 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -69 | 43 |
Haryana Steelers | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -91 | 42 |
Zone B
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengaluru Bulls (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 104 | 78 |
Bengal Warriors | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
UP Yoddha | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | -45 | 57 |
Patna Pirates | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -36 | 55 |
Telugu Titans | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | -55 | 51 |
Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | -70 | 42 |
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to Eliminators
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
- Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs
Season VII
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dabang Delhi KC (R) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 85 |
Bengal Warriors (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 83 |
UP Yoddha | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 74 |
U Mumba | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 72 |
Haryana Steelers | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 71 |
Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 64 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -13 | 58 |
Patna Pirates | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 51 |
Gujarat Forunte Giants | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 51 |
Puneri Paltan | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -72 | 48 |
Telugu Titans | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -67 | 45 |
Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | -119 | 37 |
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Finals
- advanced to Eliminators
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
- Top 6 teams qualify for the playoffs
Season VIII
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Patna Pirates (R) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 120 | 86 | Qualification to semi finals |
2 | Dabang Delhi (C) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 75 | |
3 | UP Yoddha | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 68 | Qualification to eliminators |
4 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 67 | |
5 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 66 | |
6 | Puneri Paltan | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 66 | |
7 | Haryana Steelers | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | -28 | 64 | |
8 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 63 | |
9 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | -18 | 57 | |
10 | U Mumba | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | -34 | 55 | |
11 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | -42 | 47 | |
12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 1 | 17 | 4 | -130 | 27 |
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
Season IX
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 174 | 82 | Qualification to semi finals |
2 | Puneri Paltan (R) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 80 | |
3 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 74 | Qualification to eliminators |
4 | UP Yoddha | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 71 | |
5 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 66 | |
6 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 63 | |
7 | Haryana Steelers | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 61 | |
8 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -16 | 59 | |
9 | U Mumba | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | -28 | 56 | |
10 | Patna Pirates | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -58 | 54 | |
11 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -12 | 53 | |
12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | -245 | 15 |
- 5 points for a win
- 3 points for a tied game
- 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
Season X
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Puneri Paltan (C) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 253 | 96 | Qualification to semi finals |
2 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 92 | |
3 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 79 | Qualification to eliminators |
4 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 70 | |
5 | Haryana Steelers (R) | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | -13 | 70 | |
6 | Patna Pirates | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 69 | |
7 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -43 | 55 | |
8 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -67 | 53 | |
9 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 51 | |
10 | U Mumba | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -79 | 45 | |
11 | UP Yoddhas | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | -116 | 31 | |
12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | -243 | 21 |
Rules for classification:
- 5 points for a win
- 3 points for a tied game
- 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up
Records
Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season
Seasons | Total | Wins | Losses | Tied | % Win | Position |
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Season 5 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 43.48% | 3 |
Season 6 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 48.00% | 3 |
Season 7 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 60.87% | 3 |
Season 8 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 45.00% | 3 |
Season 9 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | |
Season 10 |
By opposition
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengal Warriors | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28.6% |
Bengaluru Bulls | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 40.0% |
Dabang Delhi | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% |
Gujarat Fortune Giants | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20.0% |
Haryana Steelers | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 44.4% |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% |
Patna Pirates | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 35.7% |
Puneri Paltan | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% |
Tamil Thalaivas | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 35.7% |
Telugu Titans | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 69.2% |
U Mumba | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.5% |
Total | 131 | 57 | 58 | 16 | 43.5% |
Sponsors
Year | Season | Kit Manufacturer | Main Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
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2017 | V | T10 Sports | Tata Yodha[3] | Karbonn Mobiles | GMR |
2018 | VI | Suzuki Access 125 | Captain Morgan Cola | ||
2019 | VII | Valvoline | GMR | ||
2021 | VIII | Sqad Gear | ABP News | Iodex | |
2022 | IX | Shiv-Naresh | Fantasy Akhada | Batwinner | |
2023 | X | Vision11 | Citykart | Royal Enfield |
References
- ^ "UP Yoddha Full Squad". Pro Kabbaddi.
- ^ "Player Listing".
- ^ "Tata Yodha associates with UP Yoddha". The Economic Times. 25 July 2017.