UP Yoddhas

UP Yoddhas
Full nameUttar Pradesh Yoddhas
Short nameUPY, Yoddhas
SportKabaddi
Founded2017
First season2017
Last season2024
LeaguePro Kabaddi League
Based inLucknow
LocationUttar Pradesh
ArenaShaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex
Colours  
AnthemHum Hai Yoddha (We are warriors)
OwnerGMR Group
Head coachJasveer Singh
CaptainIndia Surender Gill
Playoff berths4
Assistant coachJeeva Kumar
Websitehttps://upyoddhas.com/

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 the GMR Group. It was founded in 2017.

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 until 2023-24 PKL.

Current squad

Full Squad of UP Yoddha for PRO Kabaddi League Session 11,2024.

No Name Nat Position
Bhavani Rajput India Raider
Heidarali Ekrami Iran Raider
11 Surender Gill Captain India Raider
Keshav Kumar India Right Raider
Gagana Gowda India Right Raider
Shivam Chaudhary India Left Raider
Akshay Suryawanshi India Left Raider
10 Sumit India Defender - Left Corner
44 Ashu Singh India Defender - Right Cover
Sachin India Defender - Left Cover
Sahul kumar India Defender - Right Corner
Mahender Singh India Defender - Left Cover
Gangaram India Defender
Jayesh kumar India Defender
Mahommadreza kaboudrahangi Iran Defender
Bharat India All-Rounder
Vivek India All Rounder
Source: Pro Kabaddi[1]

Head coach record

Name Nationality From To P W D L Win%
Jasveer Singh[2]  India 2017 present 1 1 0 0 100.00

Seasons

Season V

Main article: 2017 Pro Kabaddi League season

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

Main article: 2018_Pro_Kabaddi_League_season

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

Main article: 2019 Pro Kabaddi League season
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

Main article: 2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League


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
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2022. Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up
  • 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

Main article: 2022 Pro Kabaddi League season


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
Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up
  • 5 points for a win
  • 3 points for a tied game
  • 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer


Season X

Main article: 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League
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
Source: ProKabaddi
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

Seasons Total Wins Losses Tied % Win Position
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 54.54% 4
Season 10 22 4 17 1 18.18% 11

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%

See also

Sponsors

Year Season Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Back sponsor Sleeve sponsor
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
2024 XI DafaNews Ananda

References

  1. ^ "UP Yoddha Full Squad". Pro Kabbaddi.
  2. ^ "Player Listing".
  3. ^ "Tata Yodha associates with UP Yoddha". The Economic Times. 25 July 2017.