Dabang Delhi K.C.

Dabang Delhi K.C.
Full nameDabang Delhi Kabaddi Club
Founded2014 (2014)
First season2014
Last season2025
Based inNew Delhi, India
Home groundThyagaraj Sports Complex (4,949)
Colors  
OwnerRadha Kapoor
Head coachJoginder Narwal
CaptainAshu Malik
Championships 2021-22, 2025
League titles2
Websitedabangdelhikc.com
Uniforms


Regular kit


Red kit

Dabang Delhi K.C. is a professional kabaddi team based in New Delhi, India, that competes in the Pro Kabaddi League. It is owned by Radha Kapoor and plays its home matches at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex.[1] The team is currently captained by Ashu Malik and coached by Joginder Narwal.[2] In 2022, Delhi won their maiden PKL title defeating Patna Pirates in the 2021–22 season final[3] and won their second title in 2025 by defeating Puneri Paltan.[4]

Current squad

Dabang Delhi K.C. squad 2025
Jersey No Name Nationality Position
77 Ashu Malik (c) India Raider
1 Fazel Atrachali (vc) Iran Defender - Left Corner
9 Neeraj Narwal India Raider
19 Ajinkya Pawar India Raider
Vijay India Raider
Anil Gurjar India Raider
2 Akshit Dhull India Left Raider
Mohit Deswal India Right Raider
Ashish Sangwan India All-Rounder
44 Naveen Rawal India All-Rounder
Amit India All-Rounder
Arkam Shaikh India All-Rounder
6 Surjeet Singh India Defender - Right Cover
Gaurav Chhillar India Defender - Right Cover
22 Saurabh Nandal India Defender - Left Corner
Mohit Narwal India Defender - Left Cover
60 Sandeep Deswal India Defender - Left Cover
Anurag Kumar India Defender - Left Corner
Raman Singh India Defender - Right Corner
Amir Hossain Iran Defender - Right Corner
Source: Pro Kabaddi[5]

Seasons

Season I

Delhi finished sixth in the first season.[6]

Team
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

Dabang Delhi finished 7th in the second season.

Team
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

Dabang Delhi finished 8th in the Third season.

Team
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

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

Dabang Delhi finished 7th 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
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
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


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


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

Season XI


Pos Team Pld W L T SD Pts
1 Haryana Steelers (C) 22 16 6 0 112 84 Qualification to semi finals
2 Dabang Delhi 22 13 5 4 85 81
3 UP Yoddhas 22 13 6 3 97 79 Qualification to eliminators
4 Patna Pirates (R) 22 13 7 2 93 77
5 U Mumba 22 12 8 2 16 71
6 Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 12 8 2 55 70
7 Telugu Titans 22 12 10 0 -40 66
8 Puneri Paltan 22 9 10 3 61 60
9 Tamil Thalaivas 22 8 13 1 16 50
10 Bengal Warriorz 22 5 14 3 -116 41
11 Gujarat Giants 22 5 14 3 -152 38
12 Bengaluru Bulls 22 2 19 1 -227 19
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

Season XII


Pos Team Pld W L SD Pts
1 Puneri Paltan (R) 18 13 5 88 26 Qualified for Qualifiers
2 Dabang Delhi K.C. (C) 18 13 5 38 26
3 Bengaluru Bulls 18 11 7 97 22 Qualified for Mini-qualifier
4 Telugu Titans 18 10 8 45 20
5 Haryana Steelers 18 10 8 40 20 Qualified for Play-ins
6 U Mumba 18 10 8 8 20
7 Patna Pirates 18 8 10 12 16
8 Jaipur Pink Panthers 18 8 10 -48 16
9 UP Yoddhas 18 7 11 -65 14
10 Tamil Thalaivas 18 6 12 -36 12
11 Gujarat Giants 18 6 12 -73 12
12 Bengal Warriorz 18 6 12 -106 12
Source: ProKabaddi
Rules for classification:
  • 2 points for a win
  • 0 point for a loss

(C) Champion; (R) Runners up

Records

Overall results Pro Kabaddi season

Seasons Total Wins Losses Tied % Win Position
Season 1 14 5 8 1 35.71% 6
Season 2 14 4 9 1 28.57% 6
Season 3 14 1 12 1 7.14% 8
Season 4 14 4 9 1 28.57% 7
Season 5 22 5 16 1 22.72% 6
Season 6 24 12 10 2 50% 3
Season 7 24 16 5 3 66.66% Runners-up
Season 8 24 14 6 4 58.33% Champions
Season 9 23 10 11 2 43.47% Eliminator
Season 10 23 13 7 3 56.52% Eliminator
Season 11 Semifinal
Season 12 20 15 5 75% Champions

By opposition

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn % Win
Bengal Warriors 23 10 9 4 43.4%
Bengaluru Bulls 24 12 10 2 50.0%
Gujarat Fortune Giants 15 6 6 3 40.0%
Haryana Steelers 16 7 9 0 43.7%
Jaipur Pink Panthers 24 9 12 3 37.5%
Patna Pirates 22 9 10 3 40.9%
Puneri Paltan 24 9 12 3 37.5%
Tamil Thalaivas 12 8 2 2 66.6%
Telugu Titans 20 11 8 1 55.0%
U Mumba 24 10 13 1 41.6%
UP Yoddha 13 5 7 1 38.4%
Total 217 96 98 23 44.2%

Sponsors

Year Season Kit Manufacturer Main Sponsor Back Sponsor Sleeve Sponsor
2014 I Shiv-Naresh Reliance Group Jaypee Cement Jaypee Cement
2015 II TYKA Red Chief Shoes Manipal Hospitals Gaurs
2016 III Jaypee Group Holiday Inn Uber
IV Fortis Creambell
2017 V ISDI ISME DICE Academy
2018 VI Awfis DoIT Sports ART
2019 VII Reforce JK Super Cement ISME Officer's Choice
2021 VIII Shiv-Naresh Vision11 Herbalife Nutrition
2022 IX DafaNews
2023 X Omtex Fun88 News Red Chief MyMaster11
2024 XI SIX5SIX
2025 XII Amra Valvoline Technosport ART

References

  1. ^ "Kabaddi: Dabang Delhi gears up to take home advantage". The Hindu. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Ashu Malik confirmed as Dabang Delhi captain for PKL 12". Sportstar. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Dabang Delhi KC beat Patna Pirates to become PKL Season 8 champions". The Times of India. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  4. ^ "PKL Final, Dabang Delhi vs Puneri Paltan Highlights: Dabang Delhi Beats Puneri Paltan, Win Their Second PKL Title; DEL 31-28 PUN". Times Now. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Season 12 players list, stats, records". Pro Kabaddi League. Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.