Pro Kabaddi Winner List (Winners and Runner-ups)
Published on: Nov 28, 2023 11:22 pm IST|Updated on: Nov 30, 2023 11:33 am IST
Pro Kabaddi Winner List (Winners and Runner-ups): The Pro Kabaddi League is returning with the 10th season and the action will begin on 2nd December 2023 (Saturday) as 12 teams will try to get their hands on the championship.
Jaipur Pink Panthers will enter the competition as the defending champions. They won the PKL 9 by defeating Puneri Paltan in the final. Meanwhile, in this post, we take a look at all the PKL champions so far.
Pro Kabaddi Winner List
Season | Winners | Runner-ups |
PKL Season 1 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | U Mumba |
PKL Season 2 | U Mumba | Bengaluru Bulls |
PKL Season 3 | Patna Pirates | U Mumba |
PKL Season 4 | Patna Pirates | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
PKL Season 5 | Patna Pirates | Gujarat Giants |
PKL Season 6 | Bengaluru Bulls | Gujarat Giants |
PKL Season 7 | Bengal Warriors | Dabang Delhi |
PKL Season 8 | Dabang Delhi | Patna Pirates |
PKL Season 9 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Puneri Paltan |
The Pro Kabaddi League has seen six different winners so far. Only Jaipur Pink Panthers and Patna Pirates have managed to win the PKL more than once.
Jaipur Pink Panthers won the PKL championship in the inaugural season. They get their hands on the trophy in season nine for the second time.
Meanwhile, Patna Pirates are the only team to win the Pro Kabaddi League three times. They are also the only team to defend the PKL title successfully. In fact, they defended their title twice after winning the PKL back-to-back in season three, four, and five, respectively.
Patna Pirates have also played the most finals (four) in the Pro Kabaddi League as they reached the final in season eight as well.
U Mumba have played three finals but they won the PKL trophy only once in season two. The Mumbai-based franchise reached the final of the Pro Kabaddi League in the first three seasons.
Gujarat Giants reached the PKL final in the season five and six but failed to win the championship both times.
For the last four seasons, we are getting a different champion every time. Bengaluru Bulls won season six and Bengal Warriors clinched the title in season seven.
Dabang Delhi ended their trophy drought in season eight, while Jaipur Pink Panthers shocked everyone in season nine by winning the prestigious Pro Kabaddi League trophy.