UP Yoddhas
UP Yoddhas is a professional kabbadi team of Pro Kabaddi League, based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is owned by GMR Group. It was found in 2017. In season 8 franchise bought Pardeep Narwal for a record price of 1.65 Cr.
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| Full name | Uttar Pradesh Yoddhas | 
|---|---|
| Short name | UPY | 
| Sport | Kabaddi | 
| Founded | 2017 | 
| First season | 2017 | 
| League | Vivo Pro Kabaddi League | 
| Based in | Lucknow | 
| Location | Uttar Pradesh | 
| Arena | Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex | 
| Colours | |
| Anthem | Hum Hai Yoddha (We are warriors) | 
| Owner | GMR Group | 
| Head coach | |
| Captain | |
| Playoff berths | 4 | 
| Assistant coach | Jeeva Kumar | 
| Website | www | 
The Yoddhas play their home matches at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow. The team made it to the playoffs in every season since its inception in 2017.
Current squad
    
| Jersey No | Name | Nat | Position | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Abozar Mohajer Mighani | Defender | ||
| Nitin Tomar | Raider | ||
| Pardeep Narwal | Raider | ||
| Aman | Raider | ||
| Anil Kumar | Raider | ||
| Ashu Singh | Defender - Right Cover | ||
| Babu Murugasan | Defender - Left Cover | ||
| Durgesh Kumar | Raider | ||
| Gulveer Singh | Raider | ||
| Gurdeep | All-Rounder | ||
| Jaideep | Defender - Left Corner | ||
| James Namaba Kamweti | Raider | ||
| Mahipal | Raider | ||
| Nehal Desai | All-Rounder | ||
| Nitesh Kumar | Defender | ||
| Nitin Panwar | All-Rounder | ||
| Rathan K | Raider | ||
| Rohit Tomar | Raider | ||
| Shubham Kumar | Defender - Left Cover | ||
| Sumit | Defender - Left Corner | ||
| Surender Gill | Raider | ||
| Source: Pro Kabaddi[1] | |||
Seasons
    
    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) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 87 | 
| Puneri Paltan | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 91 | 80 | 
| Haryana Steelers | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 79 | 
| U Mumba | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | -50 | 56 | 
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | -91 | 51 | 
| Dabang Delhi KC | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | -134 | 29 | 
Zone B
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Warriors | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 77 | 
| Patna Pirates (C) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 71 | 
| UP Yoddha | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 
| Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 
| Telugu Titans | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -2 | 52 | 
| Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -71 | 46 | 
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Qualifier 1
 - advanced to Eliminators
 - Five (5) points for a win
 - Three (3) points each for a drawn game
 - One (1) 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) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 117 | 93 | 
| U Mumba | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 189 | 86 | 
| Dabang Delhi KC | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | -1 | 68 | 
| Puneri Paltan | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -45 | 52 | 
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -69 | 43 | 
| Haryana Steelers | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -91 | 42 | 
Zone B
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru Bulls (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 104 | 78 | 
| Bengal Warriors | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 
| UP Yoddha | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | -45 | 57 | 
| Patna Pirates | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -36 | 55 | 
| Telugu Titans | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | -55 | 51 | 
| Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | -70 | 42 | 
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Qualifier 1
 - advanced to Eliminators
 - Five (5) points for a win
 - Three (3) points each for a drawn game
 - One (1) 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) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 85 | 
| Bengal Warriors (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 83 | 
| UP Yoddha | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 74 | 
| U Mumba | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 72 | 
| Haryana Steelers | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 71 | 
| Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 64 | 
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -13 | 58 | 
| Patna Pirates | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 51 | 
| Gujarat Forunte Giants | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 51 | 
| Puneri Paltan | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -72 | 48 | 
| Telugu Titans | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -67 | 45 | 
| Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | -119 | 37 | 
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Finals
 - advanced to Eliminators
 - Five (5) points for a win
 - Three (3) points each for a drawn game
 - One (1) 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 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 174 | 82 | Qualification to semi finals | 
| 2 | Puneri Paltan | 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 | 
- 5 points for a win
 - 3 points for a tied game
 - 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
 
Records
    
    Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season
    
| Seasons | Total | Wins | Losses | Tied | % Win | Position | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 5 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 43.48% | 3 | 
| Season 6 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 48.00% | 3 | 
| Season 7 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 60.87% | 3 | 
| Season 8 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 45.00% | 3 | 
| Season 9 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 
By opposition
    
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
 
| Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Warriors | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 43.8% | 
| Bengaluru Bulls | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.3% | 
| Dabang Delhi | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% | 
| Gujarat Fortune Giants | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30.0% | 
| Haryana Steelers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% | 
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.0% | 
| Patna Pirates | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 43.8% | 
| Puneri Paltan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.0% | 
| Tamil Thalaivas | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 56.3% | 
| Telugu Titans | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 62.5% | 
| U Mumba | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% | 
| Total | 71 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 50.7% | 
Sponsors
    
| Year | Season | Kit Manufacturer | Main Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | V | T10 Sports | Tata Yodha[3] | Karbonn Mobiles | GMR | 
| 2018 | VI | Suzuki Access 125 | Captain Morgan Cola | ||
| 2019 | VII | Valvoline | GMR | ||
| 2021 | VIII | Sqad Gear | ABP News | Iodex | |
| 2022 | IX | Shiv-Naresh | Fantasy Akhada | Batwinner | 
References
    
- "UP Yoddha Full Squad". Pro Kabbaddi.
 - "Player Listing".
 - "Tata Yodha associates with UP Yoddha". The Economic Times. 25 July 2017.
 
