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Bengaluru Bulls
Full nameBengaluru Bulls
Short nameBB
Sport
Kabaddi
Founded2013
First season2014
Last season2024
LeaguePKL
Based inBengaluru, India
LocationKarnataka
StadiumKanteerava Indoor Stadium
ColorsRed, black, yellow
Owner
Ashwin Mallaya ullal Mangalore
Head coach
BC Ramesh
CaptainYogesh Dahiya
Championships (2018-19)
Playoff berths6
Websitebengalurubulls.com
Uniforms


Regular kit

Bengaluru Bulls is a professional kabaddi team based in Bengaluru that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team were champions in the sixth season and are currently led by Yogesh Dahiya.[1] The team is coached by BC Ramesh and owned by Ashwin Mallaya Ullal.[2] Bulls play their home matches at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. Bulls are one of the most successful teams in PKL history after winning the trophy for the first time by defeating the Gujarat Fortune Giants in the 2018–19 season.[3] The team was also the runner-up to U Mumba in 2015 and reached the semifinals in the inaugural 2014 season.

Current squad

Bengaluru Bulls squad 2025
No Name Nat Position
3Ankush RatheeIndiaDefender - Left Corner
33Akash ShindeIndiaRaider
PankajIndiaRaider
Mahipal PalaramIndiaRaider
Manjeet ThakurIndiaRaider
Shubham BitakeIndiaRaider
13Aashish MalikIndiaRight Raider
Ganesha HanamantagolIndiaRight Raider
Chandra NaikIndiaAll Rounder
Amit ThakurIndiaAll-Rounder
Dheeraj RajveerIndiaAll Rounder
Sachin KrishanIndiaAll-Rounder
Jitender YadavIndiaAll-Rounder
Sahil RaneIndiaAll-Rounder
18Alireza MirzaianIranAll-Rounder
Ahmad AsgariIranAll-Rounder
8Yogesh Dahiya (c)IndiaDefender - Right Corner
Lucky KumarIndiaDefender - Right Cover
Sanjay DhullIndiaDefender - Right Cover
Satyappa MattiIndiaDefender - Right Cover
Shubham RahateIndiaDefender - Left Cover
45Deepak SankarIndiaDefender - Left Corner
ManishIndiaDefender
Badal Taqdir SinghIndiaDefender
Source: Pro Kabaddi[4]

Seasons

Season I

Bulls secured fourth place in the first season.[5][6]

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) 14103110054
U Mumba (R) 148335951
Bengaluru Bulls (4) 148513647
Patna Pirates (3) 147521845
Telugu Titans 146532642
Dabang Delhi KC 14581-2732
Bengal Warriors 14491-8524
Puneri Paltan 142120-12717
Source: ProKabaddi

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

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five points for a win
  • Three points each for a drawn game
  • One point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals

Season II

Bengaluru Bulls finished second in the second season.

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (C) 1412204060
Telugu Titans (3) 148338550
Bengaluru Bulls (R) 149505548
Patna Pirates (4) 14761-1841
Jaipur Pink Panthers 146714338
Bengal Warriors 14491-6327
Dabang Delhi KC 14491-6827
Puneri Paltan 142111-7421

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

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five points for a win
  • Three points each for a drawn game
  • One point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season III

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (R) 1412209560
Patna Pirates (C) 14102210458
Puneri Paltan (3) 147439248
Bengal Warriors (4) 1495026 47
Telugu Titans 14770-1038
Jaipur Pink Panthers 14482-6328
Bengaluru Bulls 142120-10214
Dabang Delhi KC 141121-14211
Source: ProKabaddi

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

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five points for a win
  • Three points each for a drawn game
  • One point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season IV

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Patna Pirates (C) 1410401452
Telugu Titans 148426750
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R) 148512247
Puneri Paltan 146622342
U Mumba 14761-1842
Bengaluru Bulls 14581-5532
Dabang Delhi KC 14491729
Bengal Warriors 14392-6026

Source:www.prokabaddi.com

  •   Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five points for a win
  • Three points each for a drawn game
  • One point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season V

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) 22154312687
Puneri Paltan 22157091 80
Haryana Steelers 2213544079
U Mumba 2210120-5056
Jaipur Pink Panthers 228131-9151
Dabang Delhi KC 225161-13429

Zone B

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengal Warriors 2211561977
Patna Pirates (C) 22107560 71
UP Yoddha 228104260
Bengaluru Bulls 2281131057
Telugu Titans 227123-252
Tamil Thalaivas 226142-7146

Source: ProKabaddi

  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to Eliminators
  • Five points for a win
  • Three points each for a drawn game
  • One 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) 22173211793
U Mumba 22155218986
Dabang Delhi KC 221192-168
Puneri Paltan 228122-4552
Jaipur Pink Panthers 226133-6943
Haryana Steelers 226142-9142

Zone B

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengaluru Bulls (C) 22137210478
Bengal Warriors 2212822 69
UP Yoddha 228104-4557
Patna Pirates 229112-3655
Telugu Titans 228131-5551
Tamil Thalaivas 225134-7042

Source: ProKabaddi

  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to Eliminators
  • Five points for a win
  • Three points each for a drawn game
  • One 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) 2215436685
Bengal Warriors (C) 2214537183
UP Yoddha 221372974
U Mumba 2212824772
Haryana Steelers 2213811571
Bengaluru Bulls 22111011664
Jaipur Pink Panthers 229112-1358
Patna Pirates 2281312951
Gujarat Forunte Giants 2271321851
Puneri Paltan 227123-7248
Telugu Titans 226133-6745
Tamil Thalaivas 224153-11937

Source: ProKabaddi

  •   advanced to Finals
  •   advanced to Eliminators
  • Five points for a win
  • Three points each for a drawn game
  • One point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top 6 teams qualify for the playoffs

Season VIII

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

Records

Seasons Total Wins Tied Losses % Win Position
Season 11681756.25%3
Season 216100662.50%Runner-ups
Season 314201214.23%7
Season 41451842.85%6
Season 522831150.00%4
Season 624152762.58%Champions
Season 7241211152.50%3
Season 822119254.54%5
Season 922138159.09%3
Season 1022821236.36%8
Season 111811-761.11%5

By opposition

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn % Win
Bengal Warriors22913040.9%
Dabang Delhi21910242.9%
Gujarat Fortune Giants1256141.7%
Haryana Steelers954055.6%
Jaipur Pink Panthers1999147.4%
Patna Pirates22712331.8%
Puneri Paltan17710041.2%
Tamil Thalaivas14113078.57%
Telugu Titans22153468.2%
U Mumba19514026.3%
UP Yoddha1596060%
Total19291901147.39%

Sponsors

Year Season Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Back sponsor Sleeve sponsor
2014 I Golden Harvest
2015 II Vats Kotak AirAsia
2016 III Karbonn Mobiles Unlimited
IV Omtex
2017 V ARMR Karbonn Mobiles Kent RO GEM Home Appliances
2018 VI Shiv-Naresh AbhiPaisa O&O Academy Xiaomi
2019 VII Vats Ashirvad Pipes Walkmate AbhiPaisa
2021 VIII TYKA 1xNews Breathing Room Herbalife Nutrition
2022 IX Vats VST Tillers Breathing Room
2023 X Surfa Coats Paints
2024 XI Vision11 White Gold
2025 XII White Gold Valvoline

References

  1. "Benguluru Bulls' Announced Ankush Rathee & Akash Shinde As Captains For PKL Season 12 Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. Lasrado, Svetlana (21 July 2014). "Bengaluru Bulls gear up for Pro Kabbadi League". The New Indian Express. Bangalore. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. "PKL Season 6: Pawan Sehrawat stars as Bengaluru Bulls clinch maiden title". The Times of India. 5 January 2019.
  4. "Bengaluru Bulls". Pro Kabaddi. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
  5. "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  6. "Jaipur Pink panthers, champions". sportskeeda.com. 22 June 2015.