# UP Yoddhas

UP Yoddhas (Previously known as UP Yoddha) is a professional kabbadi team of Pro Kabaddi League, based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is owned by the GMR Group. It was founded in 2017.
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 until 2023-24 PKL.

## Current squad

Full Squad of UP Yoddha for PRO Kabaddi League Session 11,2024.
| No | Name | Position |
| | Bhavani Rajput | Raider |
| | Heidarali Ekrami | Raider |
| 11 | Surender Gill (captain) | Raider |
| | Keshav Kumar | Right Raider |
| | Gagana Gowda | Right Raider |
| | Shivam Chaudhary | Left Raider |
| | Akshay Suryawanshi | Left Raider |
| 10 | Sumit | Defender - Left Corner |
| 44 | Ashu Singh | Defender - Right Cover |
| | Sachin | Defender - Left Cover |
| | Sahul kumar | Defender - Right Corner |
| | Mahender Singh | Defender - Left Cover |
| | Gangaram | Defender |
| | Jayesh kumar | Defender |
| | Mahommadreza kaboudrahangi | Defender |
| | Bharat | All-Rounder |
| | Vivek | All Rounder |
| Source: Pro Kabaddi ||||

### Head coach record

| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
| Jasveer Singh | India | 2017 | present | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |

## 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 vte | 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 vte | 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 vte | 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
| 1 | Patna Pirates (R) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 120 | 86 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 2 | Dabang Delhi (C) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 75 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 3 | UP Yoddha | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 68 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 4 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 67 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 5 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 66 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 6 | Puneri Paltan | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 66 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 7 | Haryana Steelers | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | -28 | 64 | |
| 8 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 63 | |
| 9 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | -18 | 57 | |
| 10 | U Mumba | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | -34 | 55 | |
| 11 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | -42 | 47 | |
| 12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 1 | 17 | 4 | -130 | 27 | |
* 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 IX

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 3 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 74 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 4 | UP Yoddha | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 71 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 5 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 66 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 6 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 63 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 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

### Season X

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 3 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 79 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 4 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 70 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 5 | Haryana Steelers (R) | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | -13 | 70 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 6 | Patna Pirates | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 69 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 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 | |
* 5 points for a win
* 3 points for a tied game
* 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

## Records

| 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 | 54.54% | 4 |
| Season 10 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 18.18% | 11 |

### By opposition

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win |
| Bengal Warriors | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28.6% |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 40.0% |
| Dabang Delhi | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Gujarat Fortune Giants | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20.0% |
| Haryana Steelers | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 44.4% |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Patna Pirates | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 35.7% |
| Puneri Paltan | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% |
| Tamil Thalaivas | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 35.7% |
| Telugu Titans | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 69.2% |
| U Mumba | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.5% |
| Total | 131 | 57 | 58 | 16 | 43.5% |