The 2025 Pro Kabaddi League is the 12th edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, a franchise-based Kabaddi league in India, organised by Mashal Sports since 2014. The season began on 29 August 2025.
Haryana Steelers are the defending champions, winning their maiden title in the previous edition.
In the final of PKL 12, Dabang Delhi K.C. won the second title by defeating Puneri Paltan.
Participating teams
The same 12 teams from the previous season returned to compete in the 2025 Pro Kabaddi League.
Teams Head coach CaptainBengal Warriorz Naveen KumarDevank DalalBengaluru BullsBC RameshYogesh DahiyaDabang Delhi K.C.Joginder NarwalAshu MalikGujarat GiantsJaivir SharmaMd Reza Shadloui Haryana SteelersManpreet SinghJaideep Dahiya Jaipur Pink PanthersNarender RedhuReza MirbagheriPatna PiratesRandeep DalalAnkit JaglanPuneri PaltanAjay ThakurAslam Inamdar Tamil ThalaivasSanjeev BaliyanArjun DeshwalTelugu TitansKrishan Kumar HoodaVijay MalikU MumbaAnil ChapranaSunil KumarUP YoddhaJasvir SinghSumit Sangwan
Format The format for the season consisted of a league stage followed by playoffs. The league stage consisted of 108 matches, with each team playing 18 matches.
Teams are awarded two points for a win and none for a loss. A tie-breaker rule was introduced to all league-stage matches in case the teams finish with the same number of points at the end of regular time. The tie-breaker consisted of a five raid shootout with specific conditions. The teams would have seven players at all time with no outs or revivals, and the baulk line would become the bonus line. Each team nominated five different raiders to raid in the specified order with raids alternating between teams. If the points were still tied after five raids, the winner would be decided by a golden raid. In case both teams remain tied after golden raids, the winner would be decided by a coin toss.
The playoff system was also revamped compared to the previous seasons to include more matches and additional teams. As per the new playoff rules, the top eight teams qualified for the knockout stages. The playoffs consisted of nine matches. The teams finishing from 5th to 8th competed in two play-in matches with the winners advancing to the first eliminator. The sides in 3rd and 4th position compete in a Mini-qualifier with the winner qualifying to the Eliminator 3, and the loser facing off against the winner of Eliminator 1 in Eliminator 2. The winners of Eliminators 2 and 3 compete to determine the team that advances to Qualifier 2 The top two sides compete in Qualifier 1 with the winner advancing to the final The winner of the Eliminator 3 and the loser of Qualifier 1 face-off in Qualifier 2 to determine the second finalist
Venues The league stage was played across four venues. Venue Location Capacity DatesRajiv Gandhi Indoor StadiumVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh10,00029 August–11 September Sawai Mansingh Indoor StadiumJaipur, Rajasthan2,00012 September–27 SeptemberSDAT Multi purpose Indoor StadiumChennai, Tamil Nadu5,00029 September–12 October Thyagaraj Indoor StadiumNew Delhi, Delhi4,50013 October–31 October
Points table
League stage Performance summary
Leg 1 — Visakhapatnam All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+5.30). R indicated raid points, while T indicated tackle points.
Leg 2 — Jaipur
Leg 3 — Chennai
Leg 4 — Delhi
Playoffs
Bracket
Play-ins Play-in 1
Play-in 2
Eliminator 1
Mini-qualifier
Eliminator 2
Qualifier 1
Eliminator 3
Qualifier 2
Final
Statistics and awards Most raid points RankPlayer Team MatchesRaid Points 1 Ayan Lohchab Patna Pirates 22 316 2 Devank Dalal Bengal Warriorz 16 271 3 Arjun Deshwal Tamil Thalaivas 18 209 4 Bharat Hooda Telugu Titans 20 207 5 Alireza Mirzain Bengaluru Bulls 20 197
Most tackle points RankPlayer Team MatchesTackle Points 1 Navdeep Patna Pirates 21 73 2 Jaideep Dahiya Haryana Steelers 19 68 3 Nitesh Kumar Tamil Thalaivas 18 654 Deepak Sankar Bengaluru Bulls 19 645 Gaurav Khatri Puneri Paltan 17 54 End of season awards + End of season awards Award Prize Player Team Champions and PKL trophy Dabang Delhi K.C. Runners-up Puneri Paltan Most Valuable Player of the season Fazel Atrachali Dabang Delhi K.C. Raider of the Season Ayan Lohchab Patna Pirates Defender of the Season Navdeep Singh Patna Pirates New Young Player of the Season Deepak Sankar Bengaluru Bulls Shriram Finance Tackle of the Season Sunil Kumar U Mumba Birla White Tiles Super Tackle of the Season Shankar Gadai Telugu Titans Shriram Finance Tackle Of the Final Fazel Atrachali Dabang Delhi K.C.
References
External links
PKL Season 12 at JioHotstar.