While cricket has always been the most loved sport in this country, a few other sports have gained prominence in India in recent years. This is mostly because of commercialised leagues which are televised, have several sponsorship and merchandise deals, having big bumper salaries for players, and much more. One such sports that came to the fore in 2014 was kabaddi.
The sport rose to fame with the emergence of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) and it was an instant hit, achieving record viewership numbers that not many would’ve seen happening. And because of that, PKL grew to become a household name, with millions of sports fans waiting for the new kabaddi season year on year. As on date, eight successful Pro Kabaddi seasons have taken place!
Obviously with viewership and bigger brands backing PKL, the tournament grew from strength to strength over the years and seasons. After having 8 franchise teams for the first four seasons, as many as 12 kabaddi franchises now take part in every PKL season, with the number of players participating also increasing with every new season.
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The tournament is now coming back for its ninth season between Oct-Nov 2022 and it has grown to have much of a history as well. Here in this article, we’ve complied a Pro Kabaddi League winners list, (updated as of 29th September 2022), which includes every winning team since the inception of the tournament in 2014. Take a look at our complete PKL winners list below:
List of all Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) winners
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Venue | Most total points |
| PKL 1 (2014) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | U Mumba | Mumbai | Anup Kumar |
| PKL 2 (2015) | U Mumba | Bengaluru Bulls | Mumbai | Kashiling Adake |
| PKL 3 (2016) | Patna Pirates | U Mumba | New Delhi | Pardeep Narwal |
| PKL 4 (2016) | Patna Pirates (2) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Hyderabad | Rahul Chaudhari |
| PKL 5 (2017) | Patna Pirates (3) | Gujarat Fortune Giants | Chennai | Pardeep Narwal |
| PKL 6 (2018) | Bengaluru Bulls | Gujarat Fortune Giants | Mumbai | Pawan Sehrawat |
| PKL 7 (2019) | Bengal Warriors | Dabang Delhi | Ahmedabad | Pawan Sehrawat |
| PKL 8 (2021-22) | Dabang Delhi | Patna Pirates | Bengaluru | Pawan Sehrawat |
| PKL 9 (2022) | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Winning the inaugural PKL season in 2014 was Jaipur Pink Panthers and since then, they only managed to make one other final in PKL IV. U Mumba was the runner-up in that first edition and they went on to win PKL 2015 the next year. They made a third consecutive final when they finished as runner-up to Patna in PKL Season 3 as well. They hold the record for the highest win percentage in PKL – 57.51%.
If we are to talk about the most successful teams in PKL history, one name that’s miles ahead of the rest is none other than Patna Pirates. They won a hat-trick of Pro Kabaddi League titles at PKL 3, PKL 4, and PKL 5. Post that, they made the final of the most recent season, PKL 8. They not only are the most successful side in PKL history, but no other team even has more PKL finals appearances – four.
In terms of team records, Patna Pirates not only have the most titles but they’ve also played the most games (158 games) in PKL history, and also scored the most points (5,534 points), both of these stats being recorded prior to the start of the PKL 9 season in Oct-Nov 2022. Individually, no one has as many points as Pardeep Narwal does in the Pro Kabaddi League, with as many as 1,357 points under his belt.
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