Puneri Paltan is a professional kabaddi team that represents the city of Pune, Maharashtra in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team, coached by Ajay Thakur and assistant coach Ashok Shinde, plays at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. In the 10th season of the Pro Kabaddi League, they won their first ever trophy after beating Haryana Steelers in the Final and are defending champions of the league. They won the Sport Franchise of the year award at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sports Business Awards ceremony which held at New Delhi in October 2024.
Overview The Pro Kabaddi League's first season was in 2014, with eight teams including Paltan. Four teams were added for the league's fifth season, bringing the total to 12.
The logo features a lion, representing the team's mascot, in a saffron hue—a color deeply rooted in Maharashtrian culture.
Colours, logo and mascot Colours Puneri Paltan's current team colors are orange and vermilion, traditional colors in Maratha culture. Though the logo was changed in Season VII, its colours remained the same.
Logo and mascot Puneri Paltan's former logo had Dhal (shield) & two talwars behind it. An illustration of a side-faced lionhead was also present in that logo. There was a Chandrakor on the 'i' of the word 'puneri'. The logo had orange and silver colours.
The current logo was introduced in Season VII. The new logo has a front-facing lion-head illustration. The lion has a white Chandrakor Tilak on its forehead. The Lion gives a sense of dominance, power, & strength.
Current squad + Puneri Paltan squad Name Position 3 Aslam Inamdar (c) All-Rounder 12 Pankaj Mohite (vc) Raider 88 Mohit Goyat Raider 99 Sachin Tanwar Raider 11 Aditya Shinde Raider Abhishek Gunge Right Raider Stuwart Singh Right Raider 2 Mohammad Nabibakhsh Raider Milad Mohajer Raider Gurdeep Sangwan All-Rounder 7 Vishal Bhardwaj Defender 20 Gaurav Khatri Defender - Right Corner Sanjay Enania Defender - Right Corner 22 Dadaso Pujari Defender - Right Corner 4 Abinesh Nadarajan Defender - Right Cover Vaibhav Rabade Defender - Right Cover Rakesh Rajesh Defender - Left Corner Mohd Amaan Defender - Left Corner Rohan Tupare Defender Source: Pro Kabaddi
Seasons Season I
Puneri Paltan finished eighth in its first season.
Season II
Puneri Paltan finished last in the second consecutive season.
Season III
Season IV
Season V
Bengal Warriors finished 8th in the Fourth season.
Season VI
Season VII
Season VIII
Season IX
Season X
Records Seasons Total Wins Tied Losses % Win Table Position Season 1 14 2 0 12 14.29% Group stage Season 2 14 2 1 11 17.86% Group stage Season 3 16 8 3 5 59.38% 3rd place Season 4 16 7 2 7 50.00% 3rd place Season 5 24 16 0 8 66.67% Eliminator Season 6 22 8 2 12 40.91% Group stage Season 7 22 7 3 12 38.64% Group stage Season 8 23 12 1 1056.81% Eliminator Season 9 24 15 2 7 66.67% Runners-up Season 10 24 19 3 2 85.42% Champions Season 11 22 9 310 47.73% Group stage Season 12 21 14 0 7 66.67% Runners-up By opposition Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. OppositionPlayedWonLostDrawn% WinBengal Warriors 22 14 8 2 62.50%Bengaluru Bulls 22 15 7 0 68.18%Dabang Delhi 28 13 12 3 51.79%Gujarat Fortune Giants 17 8 8 1 50.00%Haryana Steelers 18 10 7 1 58.33%Jaipur Pink Panthers 26 11 14 2 44.44%Patna Pirates 26 6 16 4 30.77%Tamil Thalaivas 14 8 4 2 64.29%Telugu Titans 24 14 9 1 60.42%U Mumba 26 12 11 3 51.92%UP Yoddha 16 8 7 1 53.13%Total 240 118 104 20 52.89%
Sponsors + Year Season Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Back sponsor Sleeve sponsor 2014 I 2015 IIDida Kolte-Patil Kosmik Music Radio City2016 III Kotak Coverfox Red FM IVEquioForce Motors TVS Tyres Sakal 2017 V Syska Kirloskar 2018 VI Kotak Xiaomi 2019 VIIShiv-Naresh Astro Kotak 2021 VIII Indigo PaintsSchaefflerStihl 2022 IXForce Motors 2023 X 2024 XI Batery 2025 XII
References
External links Official website