# Patna Pirates

Patna Pirates (PTP) is a professional kabaddi team based in Patna, Bihar, that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is led by Shubham Shinde and coached by Narender Redu. Their home ground is the Patliputra Sports Complex. The Pirates are the most successful team in PKL history with a record of winning 3 out of 8 titles and winning all of them in successive. They are also one time runners up in season 8 of pkl which started after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Pirates won their first title by defeating defending champions U Mumba in 2016 (January), after reaching the semi-finals in the previous two seasons (2014 and 2015). In the following 2016 (June) season, Patna Pirates defeated the Jaipur Pink Panthers, thus becoming the first team in PKL history to successfully defend their title and later completed a hat-trick of titles by defeating Gujarat Fortune Giants in the final of the 2017 tournament. The 2018-19 season was a contrasting season for the usually successful Patna Pirates, as the 3-time defending champions crashed out in the group stages, thus failing to make the playoffs for the first time ever. Patna is also the first team to play 100 Pro Kabaddi matches.

## Identity
### Logo and mascot

The Patna logo depicts a pirate with a green body and a purple beard-mustache. He is wearing a black tricorne and Eye patch. A pirate poses with angry and aggressive face.

## Franchise history

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is a professional kabaddi league in India, based on the format of the Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament. The first edition of the tournament was played in 2014 with eight franchises representing various cities in India. Patna Pirates is a Patna based franchise owned by Rajesh Shah.

## Current squad

| No | Name | Position |
| | Rakesh Narwal | Raider |
| 10 | Manjeet | Raid |
| | Kunal Mehta | Raider |
| | Sudhakar M | Raider |
| | Ranjit Naik | Raider |
| | Anuj Kumar | Raider |
| | Sandeep Kumar | Raider |
| | Mahendra Choudhary | Defender-Right Corner |
| | Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj | Defender |
| | Manish | Defender |
| | Babu M | Defender |
| | Abinand Subhash | Defender |
| | Sanjay | Defender-Right Cover |
| | Deepak Kumar | Defender |
| | Sajin Chandrasekar | All-Rounder |
| | Rohit | All-Rounder |
| 2 | Ankit | All-Rounder |
| Source: Pro Kabaddi ||||

## Seasons
### Season I

Patna Pirates got the 3rd spot in the first season. They were led by Manpreet Singh (currently coach of Haryana Steelers).
| Team vte | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 54 |
| U Mumba (R) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 51 |
| Bengaluru Bulls (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 47 |
| Patna Pirates (3) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 45 |
| Telugu Titans | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 42 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | -27 | 32 |
| Bengal Warriors | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -85 | 24 |
| Puneri Paltan | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -127 | 17 |
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
* Advanced to the Playoff Stage
* 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 4 teams qualified for the semifinals

### Season II

Patna Pirates got the 4th spot in the second season.
| Team vte | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
| U Mumba (C) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 60 |
| Telugu Titans (3) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 50 |
| Bengaluru Bulls (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 48 |
| Patna Pirates (4) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -18 | 41 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 38 |
| Bengal Warriors | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -63 | 27 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -68 | 27 |
| Puneri Paltan | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | -74 | 21 |
Source: ProKabaddi (C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
* Advanced to the Playoff Stage
* 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 III

This season Patna Pirates finished the league as champions defeating U Mumba in a nail-biting match by 3 close points.
| Team vte | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
| U Mumba (R) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 60 |
| Patna Pirates (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 58 |
| Puneri Paltan (3) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 92 | 48 |
| Bengal Warriors (4) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 47 |
| Telugu Titans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -10 | 38 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -63 | 28 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -102 | 14 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | -142 | 11 |
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
* Advanced to the Playoff Stage
* 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 IV

This season Patna Pirates successfully defended their title in the presence of Dubki King Pardeep Narwal and became 2-time champions of PKL.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
| Patna Pirates (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 52 |
| Telugu Titans | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 50 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers (R) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 47 |
| Puneri Paltan | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 42 |
| U Mumba | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -18 | 42 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | -55 | 32 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 29 |
| Bengal Warriors | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | -60 | 26 |
Source:www.prokabaddi.com
* Advanced to the Playoff Stage
* 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 V

This season Patna Pirates retained Pardeep Narwal before the auction. Pardeep Narwal has also scored fastest 50 raid points in the history of Pro Kabaddi League in just 4 matches. He also became the first player to score 100 points with an average of 12.77 in 9 matches. Now he is the Top Raider of Pro Kabaddi Season 5 with 369 raid points. In his playoff with Haryana, Pardeep broke 4 records in one day:- 1. 34 raid points in a single match. 2. Team making most overall points in just one match - 69. 3. Triple century in one season. 4. 8 raid points in a single raid.
Patna Pirates beat Gujarat Fortune Giants to become champions for the third time. Patna Pirates is the only team to win 3 titles in a row.
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

Patna pirates have retained Pardeep Narwal, Vijay, Jawahar Dagar and Manish. 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

This season they have retained Pardeep Narwal again, but released Manish and retained Vikash Jaglan instead
| 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 for Patna Pirates

| Seasons | Total | Wins | Losses | Tied | % Win | Position |
| Season 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 56.25% | 3rd place |
| Season 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 46.88% | 4th place |
| Season 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 81.25% | Champions |
| Season 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 75% | Champions |
| Season 5 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 63.46% | Champions |
| Season 6 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 50% | Group stage |
| Season 7 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 38.64% | Group stage |
| Season 8 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 72.92 % | Runners-up |
| Season 9 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 36.36% | Group stage |
| Season 10 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 50% | Semifinals |

### By opposition (for Patna Pirates)

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win |
| Bengal Warriors | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 64.0% |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 56.0% |
| Dabang Delhi | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 45.4% |
| Gujarat Fortune Giants | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 57.1% |
| Haryana Steelers | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 38.4% |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 59.0% |
| Puneri Paltan | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 56.5% |
| Tamil Thalaivas | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 53.3% |
| Telugu Titans | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 50.0% |
| U Mumba | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 38.0% |
| UP Yoddha | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 58.8% |
| Total | 221 | 117 | 83 | 21 | 52.9% |

## Sponsors (for Patna Pirates)

| Year | Season | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor | Back sponsor | Sleeve sponsor |
| 2014 | I | Bee Sports | Bajaj Electricals | Navratna Tail | Mukand |
| 2015 | II | Bee Sports | Volini | Navratna Tail | Mukand |
| 2016 | III | Bee Sports | Revital-H | Mukand | SunEdison |
| 2016 | IV | Bee Sports | Manforce | Himalaya Men | TT Innerwear |
| 2017 | V | Bee Sports | Birla Gold Cement | Johnson Tiles | Supreme |
| 2018 | VI | 4U Sports | Birla Gold Cement | Capital Float | Supreme |
| 2019 | VII | Pace International | Birla Gold Cement | Revital-H | Mukand |
| 2021 | VIII | Pace International | DafaNews | WinZO | Rage Fan |
| 2022 | IX | Pace International | 1xBat | Vision11 | |
| 2023 | X | Pace International | Blissful Bihar | Dr. Ortho | Servokon |
| 2024 | XI | Pace International | DafaNews | Dr. Ortho | Lubi Pumps |