| Puneri Paltan | |
| Full Name: | Puneri Paltan |
| Short Name: | PUN |
| Sport: | Kabaddi |
| First Season: | 2014 |
| Last Season: | 2023 |
| Current: | 2023–24 Pro Kabaddi League |
| Current Icon: | Kabaddi |
| Founded: | 2014 |
| League: | PKL |
| City: | Pune |
| Location: | Maharashtra |
| Arena: | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex |
| Owner: | Insurekot Sports LLC |
| Coach: | BC Ramesh |
| Captain: |  Aslam Inamdar |
| Website: | puneripaltan.com |
| Championships: | (2023) |
Puneri Paltan is a professional kabaddi team that represents the city of Pune, Maharashtra in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team, coached by BC Ramesh, plays at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. In the 10th season of the Pro Kabaddi League, they won their first ever trophy after beating Haryana Steelers in the Final and are defending champions of the league. They won the Sport Franchise of the year award at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sports Business Awards ceremony which held at New Delhi in October 2024.[1]
The Pro Kabaddi League's first season was in 2014, with eight teams including Paltan. Four teams were added for the league's fifth season, bringing the total to 12.
The logo features a lion, representing the team's mascot, in a saffron hue—a color deeply rooted in Maharashtrian culture.
Puneri Paltan's current team colors are orange and vermilion, traditional colors in Maratha culture. Though the logo was changed in Season VII, its colours remained the same.
Puneri Paltan's former logo had Dhal (shield) & two talwars behind it. An illustration of a side-faced lionhead was also present in that logo. There was a Chandrakor on the 'i' of the word 'puneri'. The logo had orange and silver colours.
The current logo was introduced in Season VII. The new logo has a front-facing lion-head illustration. The lion has a white Chandrakor Tilak on its forehead.The Lion gives a sense of dominance, power, & strength.
| Name | Position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Pankaj Mohite | | Raider | |
| 88 | Mohit Goyat | | Raider | |
| Ajith Kumar | | Raider | ||
| 33 | Akash Santosh Shinde | | Raider | |
| 11 | Aditya Shinde | | Raider | |
| 10 | Sanket Sawant | | Defender - Left Cover | |
| 4 | Abinesh Nadarajan | | Defender - Right Cover | |
| Aman Antil | | Defender - Left Corner | ||
| 20 | Gaurav Khatri | | Defender - Right Corner | |
| Vaibhav Kamble | | Defender - Left Corner | ||
| Dadaso Pujari | | Defender - Right Corner | ||
| Tushar Adhavade | | Defender - Right Cover | ||
| Saurav | | Defender | ||
| Mohd Amaan | | Defender | ||
| Ali Hadi |  | Defender | ||
| Amir Hasan Norozi | | All-Rounder | ||
| 3 | Aslam Inamdar | | All-rounder | |
| Source: Puneri Paltan Official Website[2] | ||||
See main article: 2014 Pro Kabaddi League season. Puneri Paltan finished eighth in its first season.
See main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season. Puneri Paltan finished last in the second consecutive season.
See main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season.
See main article: article and 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June).
See main article: article. Bengal Warriors finished 8th in the Fourth season.
See main article: article.
See main article: 2019 Pro Kabaddi League season.
See main article: 2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League.
See main article: 2022 Pro Kabaddi League season.
See main article: 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League.
| Seasons | Total | Wins | Tied | Losses | % Win | Table Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14.29% | Group stage | ||
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17.86% | Group stage | ||
| 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 59.38% | 3rd place | ||
| 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 50.00% | 3rd place | ||
| 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 66.67% | Eliminator | ||
| 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 40.91% | Group stage | ||
| 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 38.64% | Group stage | ||
| 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 56.81% | Eliminator | ||
| 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 66.67% | Runners-up | ||
| 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 85.42% | Champions | ||
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 57.50% | ||
| 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 63.15% | ||
| 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 59.09% | ||
| 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 40.00% | ||
| 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 64.88% | ||
| 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 43.48% | ||
| 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 33.22% | ||
| 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 62.50% | ||
| 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 67.50% | ||
| 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 49.18% | ||
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50% | ||
| Total | 205 | 101 | 87 | 17 | 49.26% |
| 2014 | I | ||||
| 2015 | II | Dida | Kolte-Patil | Kosmik Music | Radio City |
| 2016 | III | Kotak | Coverfox | Red FM | |
| IV | Equio | Force Motors | TVS Tyres | Sakal | |
| 2017 | V | Syska | Kirloskar | ||
| 2018 | VI | Kotak | Xiaomi | ||
| 2019 | VII | Shiv-Naresh | Astro | Kotak | |
| 2021 | VIII | Indigo Paints | Schaeffler | Stihl | |
| 2022 | IX | Force Motors | |||
| 2023 | X | ||||
| 2024 | XI | Batery | |||