| Vivo Pro Kabaddi 2022 Season 9 | |
| Start Date: | 7 October 2022 |
| End Date: | 17 December 2022 |
| Administrator: | Mashal Sports |
| Tournament Format: | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host: | India |
| Champion: | Jaipur Pink Panthers (2nd title) |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Matches: | 137 |
| Stat1 Label: | Most tackle points |
| Stat2 Label: | Most successful raid |
| Stat3 Label: | Most successful tackle |
| Stat2: |  Arjun Deshwal (237) (Jaipur Pink Panthers) |
| Stat1: | Ankush (89) (Jaipur Pink Panthers) |
| Stat3: | Ankush(Jaipur Pink Panthers) (84) |
| Previous: | 2021 |
| Next: | 2023-24 |
| Runner-Up1: | Puneri Paltan |
| Top Scorer: | Arjun Deshwal (296) (Jaipur Pink Panthers) |
The 2022 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League was the ninth season of Pro Kabaddi League. The season began on 7 October 2022 and ended on 17 December 2022.[1] Jaipur Pink Panthers defeated Puneri Paltan in the final match to win their second title.[2]
The player auction for season 9 was conducted on 5 August 2022 in Mumbai.[3] [4] [5] The fixtures of the tournament were announced on 21 September 2022 and 11 October 2022 for the remaining tournament.[6] [7] Each team played against all the other teams twice, and the top 6 teams proceeded to the playoffs. The tournament was played across Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad, while the playoffs were played in Mumbai.[8]
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Teams | Owners | Captain | Head coach | Kit Manufacturer | Main Kit Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Warriors | Maninder Singh | Kasinatha Baskaran | Omtex | DafaNews | ||
| Bengaluru Bulls | Badri Narayan Choudhary Kota Ananda Giri | Mahender Singh | Randhir Singh Sehrawat | Vats | VST Tillers | |
| Dabang Delhi | Radha Kapoor | Naveen Kumar | Krishan Kumar Hooda | Shiv-Naresh | JK Super Cement | |
| Gujarat Giants | Gautam Adani | Chandran Ranjith | Ram Mehar Singh | Shiv-Naresh | 1xBat | |
| Haryana Steelers | Parth Jindal | Joginder Narwal | Manpreet Singh | Shiv-Naresh | JSW | |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Abhishek Bachchan | Sunil Kumar | Sanjeev Kumar Baliyan | TYKA | Fairplay Fantasy | |
| Patna Pirates | Rajesh V. Shah | Neeraj Kumar | Ravi Shetty | Pace International | 1xBat | |
| Puneri Paltan | Rajesh Harkishandas Doshi Sumanlal Babulal Shah Nallepilly Ramaswami Subramanian |  Fazel Atrachali | BC Ramesh | Shiv-Naresh | Force Motors | |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Nimmagadda Prasad Sachin Tendulkar Allu Arjun Ram Charan Ritik Chauhan | Sagar | Ashan Kumar | Trak-Only | DafaNews | |
| Telugu Titans | Srinivas Sreeramaneni Goutham Reddy Nedurmalli Mahesh Kolli | Surjeet Singh Narwal | Venkatesh Goud | Omtex | DafaNews | |
| U Mumba | Ronnie Screwvala | Surinder Singh | Anil Chaprana | Parimatch News | ||
| UP Yoddha | Kiran Kumar Grandhi | Jasveer Singh | Shiv-Naresh | Fanstasy Akhada |
Each team can sign a maximum of 3 foreign players to the squad.
| Teams | Player 1 | POS | Player 2 | POS | Player 3 | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Warriors |  Aslam Thambi | Raider | Soleiman Pahlevani | Defender | |||
| Bengaluru Bulls |  Lal Mohar Yadav | Raider | Nageshor Tharu | Raider | |||
| Dabang Delhi | Md. Liton Ali | Defender - Right Corner | Reza Katoulinezhad | All-Rounder | |||
| Gujarat Giants |  Dong Geon Lee | Raider | Young Chang Ko | Defender - Right Cover | |||
| Haryana Steelers | Mohammad Mahalli | Raider | Amirhossein Bastami | Defender | |||
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | Woosan KO | Defender - Left Cover | Reza Mirbagheri | Defender | |||
| Patna Pirates | Mohammadreza Chiyaneh | All-Rounder |  Daniel Odhiambo | All-Rounder | |||
| Puneri Paltan | Defender | All-Rounder | |||||
| Tamil Thalaivas | Md. Arif Rabbani | Defender - Left Corner | Thanushan Laxmamohan | All-Rounder | |||
| Telugu Titans | Mohsen Maghsoudlou | All-Rounder | Hamid Nader | All-Rounder | |||
| U Mumba | Heidarali Ekrami | Raider | Gholamabbas Korouki | All-Rounder | |||
| UP Yoddha | Defender | James Kamweti | Raider |
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Raid Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arjun Deshwal | 24 | 296 | ||
| 2 | Bharat | Bengaluru Bulls | 23 | 279 | |
| 3 | 23 | 254 | |||
| 4 | Narender | Tamil Thalaivas | 23 | 243 | |
| 5 | Bengal Warriors | 21 | 238 | ||
| [9] | |||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Tackle Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankush | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 24 | 89 | |
| 2 | Mohammadreza Chiyaneh | 20 | 84 | ||
| 3 | Saurabh Nandal | 24 | 72 | ||
| 4 | Aman | Bengaluru Bulls | 24 | 60 | |
| 5 | Rinku | U Mumba | 19 | 59 | |
| [10] | |||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Raid Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arjun Deshwal | 24 | 296 | ||
| 2 | Bharat | Bengaluru Bulls | 23 | 282 | |
| 3 | 23 | 258 | |||
| 4 | Narender | Tamil Thalaivas | 23 | 249 | |
| 5 | Bengal Warriors | 21 | 240 | ||
| [11] | |||||