Bengal Warriorz

Bengal Warriorz (BEN) 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 Nitesh kumar and coached by Naveen Kumar Bazzad and Praveen Malik. The team play their home matches at the Netaji Indoor Stadium.

Bengal Warriorz

Full name	Bengal Warriorz
Nickname	The Den Of Warriorz
Short name	BW
Sport	Kabaddi
Founded	2014
First season	2014
Last season	2024
League	PKL
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal
Stadium	Netaji Indoor Stadium (15,000)
Colours
Owner	Capri Global
Head coach	Naveen Kumar Bazzad & Praveen Malik
Captain	Nitesh kumar
Championships	(2019)
Division titles	1
Playoff berths	4
Website	Bengalwarriorz.com

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.

No	Name	Nat	Position
	Rachit Kumar		Right Raider
	Manprit		Right Raider
	Vishwas S		Right Raider
	Sushil Kambarekar		Right Raider
	Himanshu Narwal		Left Raider
	Punit Kumar		Left Raider
10	Arjun Rathi		Left Raider
33	Deep Kumar		Right Cover
	Mayur Kadam		Right Cover
	Parteek Gulia		Left Cover
	Devank Dalal(Captain)		Right Raider
	Hem Raj		Defender-Right Corner
	Manjeet		Defender-Left Cover
	Praveen Kumar		Defender-Left Cover
	Nitesh Kumar (Vice Captain)		Defender- Right Corner
5	Vaibhav Garje		Defender - Right Cover
44	Shreyas Umbardand		Defender - Left Cover
	Ashish mallik		Left Corner
	Amandeep Singh		Right Corner
	Yash Malik		Left corner
	Moolchandra Singh		All Rounder
	Shivansh Thakur		All-Rounder
	Jang Kun Lee		Left Raider
Source: Pro Kabaddi[12][13]

Seasons

Season I

Main article: 2014 Pro Kabaddi League season

Bengal Warriors finished seventh in the first season.^[14][15]

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
Jaipur Pink Panthers (C)	14	10	3	1	100	54
U Mumba (R)	14	8	3	3	59	51
Bengaluru Bulls (4)	14	8	5	1	36	47
Patna Pirates (3)	14	7	5	2	18	45
Telugu Titans	14	6	5	3	26	42
Dabang Delhi KC	14	5	8	1	-27	32
Bengal Warriors	14	4	9	1	-85	24
Puneri Paltan	14	2	12	0	-127	17

Source: ProKabaddi

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

•   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
• 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 4 teams qualified for the semifinals

Season II

Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season

Bengal Warriors finished 6th in the second season.

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
U Mumba (C)	14	12	2	0	40	60
Telugu Titans (3)	14	8	3	3	85	50
Bengaluru Bulls (R)	14	9	5	0	55	48
Patna Pirates (4)	14	7	6	1	-18	41
Jaipur Pink Panthers	14	6	7	1	43	38
Bengal Warriors	14	4	9	1	-63	27
Dabang Delhi KC	14	4	9	1	-68	27
Puneri Paltan	14	2	11	1	-74	21

Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

•   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
• 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 III

Bengal Warriors finished 4th in the third season.

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
U Mumba (R)	14	12	2	0	95	60
Patna Pirates (C)	14	10	2	2	104	58
Puneri Paltan (3)	14	7	4	3	92	48
Bengal Warriors (4)	14	9	5	0	26	47
Telugu Titans	14	7	7	0	-10	38
Jaipur Pink Panthers	14	4	8	2	-63	28
Bengaluru Bulls	14	2	12	0	-102	14
Dabang Delhi KC	14	1	12	1	-142	11

Source: ProKabaddi

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

•   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
• 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 IV

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)

Team	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
Patna Pirates (C)	14	10	4	0	14	52
Telugu Titans	14	8	4	2	67	50
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R)	14	8	5	1	22	47
Puneri Paltan	14	6	6	2	23	42
U Mumba	14	7	6	1	-18	42
Bengaluru Bulls	14	5	8	1	-55	32
Dabang Delhi KC	14	4	9	1	7	29
Bengal Warriors	14	3	9	2	-60	26

Source:www.prokabaddi.com

•   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
• 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 V

Main article: 2017_Pro_Kabaddi_League_season

Bengal Warriors finished 8th in the Fourth 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 v t e	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 v t e	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

Bengal Warriors became the Champions.

Team v t e	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 season

Pos	Team v t e	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 v t e	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 v t e	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 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%

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