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The 71st edition of the Men’s Kabaddi National Championship is set to return, featuring 30 teams divided into eight pool categories. The tournament, organized by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), will take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha.
The competition is scheduled to begin on Thursday, February 20, and conclude on Sunday, February 23. A total of 42 league matches will be played before the playoffs, which include the semi-finals and final, on February 23.
The teams are divided into eight pools. Pool A consists of Haryana, Delhi and Telangana, while Pool B includes Indian Railways, Bihar and Manipur. Pool C features Maharashtra, Tripura, Kerala, and Himachal Pradesh, and Pool D includes Chandigarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh.
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Pool E holds Services, Goa, Chhattisgarh, and Jammu & Kashmir, while Pool F consists of Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. Pool H features Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Pondicherry.
Defending champions Haryana, led by star raider Ashu Malik, are placed in Pool A. They secured their title by narrowly defeating Indian Railways by three points in the previous season.
This prestigious tournament offers players a valuable opportunity to showcase their skills and potentially earn selection for the Indian national kabaddi team. As the championship unfolds, anticipation builds for the intense matches and exciting moments that will define the path to the final.
On that note, let's look at the tournament’s schedule, squads, and match timings:
71st Senior National Men's Kabaddi Championship 2025: Full Schedule & Match Timings (All times in IST)
Thursday, February 20 (5:00pm onwards)
Match 1 - Oddisa vs Vidharbha
Match 2 - Haryana vs Telangana
Match 3 - Indian Railways vs Manipur
Match 4 - Maharashtra vs Kerala
Match 5 - Chandigarh vs Gujarat
Match 6 - Madhya Pradesh vs Andra Pradesh
Friday, February 21
MORNING SESSION (8am onwards)
Match 7 - Services vs Chhattisgarh
Match 8 - Goa vs Jammu & Kashmir
Match 9 - Rajasthan vs Jharkhand
Match 10 - Karnataka vs Uttarakhand
Match 11 - Punjab vs West Bengal
Match 12 - Uttar Pradesh vs Assam
Match 13 - Tamilnadu vs Pondicherry
Match 14 - Haryana vs Delhi
Match 15 - Indian Railways vs Bihar
Match 16 - Maharashtra vs Himachal Pradesh
Match 17 - Madhya Pradesh vs Chandigarh
Match 18 - Gujarat vs Andhra Pradesh
Match 19 - Goa vs Services
Match 20 - Chhattisgarh vs Jammu & Kashmir
Match 21 - Rajasthan vs Vidharbha
Match 22 - Kerala vs Himachal Pradesh
AFTERNOON SESSION (3pm onwards)
Match 23 - Maharashtra vs Tripura
Match 24 - Oddisa vs Jharkhand
Match 25 - Karnataka vs Punjab
Match 26 - Uttarakhand vs West Bengal
Match 27 - Uttar Pradesh vs Tamilnadu
Match 28 - Assam vs Pondicherry
Match 29 - Delhi vs Telangana
Match 30 - Bihar vs Manipur
Match 31 - Himachal Pradesh vs Tripura
Match 32 - Chandigarh vs Andra Pradesh
Match 33 - Madhya Pradesh vs Gujarat
Match 34 - Services vs Jammu & Kashmir
Match 35 - Goa vs Chhattisgarh
Match 36 - Oddisa vs Rajasthan
Match 37 - Vidharbha vs Jharkhand
Match 38 - Karnataka vs West Bengal
Match 39 - Punjab vs Uttarakhand
Match 40 - Uttar Pradesh vs Pondicherry
Match 41 - Tamilnadu vs Assam
Match 42 - Kerala vs Tripura
Saturday, February 22 (3pm onwards)
Pre-Quarter Final - TBC vs TBC
Quarter Final - TBC vs TBC
Sunday, February 23 (3pm onwards)
Semi Final - TBC vs TBC
Final - TBC vs TBC
71st Senior National Men's Kabaddi Championship 2025: Telecast & Live Streaming Details
Fans in India will be able to access live streaming of the 71st Senior National Men's Kabaddi Championship 2025 on the YouTube channel of Odisha Kabaddi.
71st Senior National Men's Kabaddi Championship 2025: Full Squads
Andhra Pradesh
Brahma Reddy, Gopi Chand, Laxman, Manohar, Naga Babu, Pawan, Samara, Sasi Kumar, Srikanth, Srikanth Reddy, Teja, Tejesh
Assam
Aman Newar, Anupam Deka, Atikur Rahman, Deepjyoti Deka, Gaurav Konvar, Ikti Ahmed, Khampai Wangpan, Mojibur Rehman, Nam Ling Hung Tembe, Rahmoni Ahmed, Sabdiul Islam, Yakub Rehman
Bihar
Ankit, Ashutosh, Mukesh, Monu, Prince, Prince, Rajkumar, Sagar, Shivam, Vikash, Udaykant, Sandeep Kumar
Chhattisgarh
Ajay Maravi, Dipendra Bhuiya, Dharmendra Maravi, Manish Yadav, Moolchandra Singh, Phool Chandra, Prince Patre, Sanskar Mishra, Sanskar Mishra, Suraj Gupta, Surendra Kanwar, Upendra Dhruw
Chandigarh
Ashish Kumar, Ashu Ravish, Gaurav Khatri, Gurdeep Sangwan, Manjeet Dhanda, Mohit, Pawan Sehrawat, Rakesh Sungroya, Sachin, Vishal Bhardwaj, Vishal Rana, Ayan Lohchab
Delhi
Ajay, Akash Tanwar, Ashish Chokar, Kuldeep Dedha, Kuldeep Chauhan, Nikhil Nagar, Prashant, Prashant Sehrawat, Shubham Bidhuri, Vineet Mavi, Vipin Navi, Sahil
Goa
Bhargaw, Bhavani Rajput, Dhruvik, Hitesh Kadian, Jai Hind, Mohit Jhakhar, Naveen Rawal, Nehal Desai, Rama, Sanchit, Sunder Lather, Vicky
Gujarat
Aftab Vohra, Hardik Gojiya, Jay Bapodariya, Kishan Pandya, Kuldeep Chaudhary, Monu Singh, Rahul Dubey, Ronak Gamit, Sandeep Gujjar, Vishal Singh, Yatharth Barot, Vansh Munjal
Haryana
Aman Antil, Aman Dalal, Aman Saini, Ashu Malik, Jatin, Mohit Goyat, Nitin Dhankar, Rajesh Narwal, Sanjay Dhull, Sandeep, Yogesh Dahiya, Neeraj Narwal
Himachal Pradesh
Anil, Hemraj Choudhary, Mayank Saini, Naresh Chaudhary, Nitin Chandel, Parveen Thakur, Preet Chandel, Rahul Rana, Sanjeev, Shivansh Thakur, Vishal Patiyal, Santam Singh
Indian Railways
Abinesh Nadarajan, Ajinkya Pawar, Arkam Shaikh, Guman Singh, M. Sudhakar, Nitin Rawal, Nitin Singh, Parvesh Bhainswal, Pankaj Mohite, Shubham Shinde, Sumit Sangwan
Jammu & Kashmir
Aamir Wani, Irfan Mir, Tarandeep Singh, Amandeep Singh, Aman Singh, Manat Singh, Waseem Bhat, Lucky Sharma, Nishant, Sanjeet Kumar, Ashu, Ankit
Jharkhand
Angad Singh, Bhisham Yadav, Jitender Yadav, Jitender Kumar, Navneet Kumar, Nawaz Dilshan, Rahul Gope, Raju Singh, Roshan Kumar, Rohit Kumar, Sourav Kumar, Saurav Kumar
Karnataka
Ganesh, Kiran, Nuthan Gowda, Rama Krishna, Sandeep, Sandeep, Shashank, Satyappa, Shushant Shetty, Sushant, Vinod Naik, Vishwas Gowda
Kerala
Adarsh T, Adityan K, Aswaith A, Kaushik NK, Muhammad Mufad, Muhammad Shihas, Muneez, Prasoon Pramod K, Pranav P, Rishin AR, Sajin TC, Sujesh T
Madhya Pradesh
Amit Tomar, Anil Gurjar, Ashish Bhalavi, Balkrishna Yadav, Ganesh Raghuvanshi, Rashid Ansari, Ritesh Narwale, Ritik Thakare, Ram Kakodiya, Rahul Evne, Santosh Kumar
Maharashtra
Akash Shinde, Akash Rudele, Ajit Chouhan, Mayur Kadam, Pranay Rane, Rushikesj Bhojane, Sambhaji Wabale, Shankar Gadai, Shubham Pathare, Sanket Sawant, Tejas Patil, Akshay Suryavanshi
Manipur
Bidyananda Singh, Borish M. Maibam, Chongtham I. Singh, Huidrom J. Singh, Iliyas Khan, Khundrakpam I. Singh, Mayengham M. Singh, Sangam, Thounaojam B. Singh, Vishwas, Yumnam R. Singh
Mizoram
Squad to be announced
Odisha
Ajay Nandal, Harsh Kumar, Kunal, Narender, Niroj Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Rinku Yadav, Rohit Raghav, Santosh, Sawan Khatri, Sunny Sehrawat, Vinay Redhu
Pondicherry
Arun, Iyyappan, Moham, Pravin, Ramesh, Ranjith, Surya, Sujith, Thamiz, Vignesh, Vicky, M. Sriram
Punjab
Ashish Narwa, Atmajit Singh, Balraj Singh, Dheeraj, Gursahib Singh, Kuldeep Kumar, Kuldeep Singh, Ronak, Saurabh Nandal, Sombir Goswami, Vijay Malik
Rajasthan
Bangaram, Brijendra Choudhary, Hariom Choudhary, Jitender Yadav, Jai Bhagwan, Manoj Khokhar, Mahipal Sinwar, Piyush Jham, Rajiv Rahpurohit, Rahul Choudhary, Sachin Tanwar, Vijay Saini
Services
Ankit Jaglan, Ashish Bazzad, Arjun Rathee, Bharat Hooda, Deepak Rathee, Devank Dalal, Jaideep Dahiya, Naveen Kumar, Rinku Sharma, Rahul Sethpal, Rohan Ghanghas, Surender
Tamil Nadu
Dhanasekhar, Deepak, Easaki, Gowtham Murugam, Hari, Jayasurya Nagarajan, Kesavan, Mukilan S., Sathish Kanan, Stuwart Singh, Sundarvishwa R
Tripura
Nitesh Kumar, Narender Kandola, Manjeet Dahiya, Neeraj Kumar, Sachin, Naveen Kundu, Subodh Chaudhary, Nikhil, Jatin Nara, Sahil Gill, Anil, Yogesh
Telangana
Akhil, Anil, Ganesh, Kotesh, Raja Shekhar, Ravi, Suresh Oruganti, Santosh, Sharandeep, Srinath, Saddam
Uttar Pradesh
Amit Nagar, Arjun Deshwal, Ashu Singh, Ashwin Pal, Harish Singh, Nitin Panwar, Rahul Chaudhari, Ritik Sharma, Shubham Baliyan, Vinay Tewathia, Mohd Amaan
West Bengal
Abdul Halik, Amit, Gaurav Antil, Kishor Dandapathak, Lucky Ali Khan, Md Sarfaraj Alam, Purna Paul, Rosul Akram, Sauvik Das, Sekh Surhuh, Vikas, Yogesh
Vidarbha
Abhishek Yadav, Akash Pikalmunde, Aadesh Varkhade, Amit Singh, Chinmay Shende, Javed Pathan, Parth Dadvi, Sunil Cote, Yashwant Mokalkar, Kunal Chavan, Pawan Deshmukh, Aditya Pangul
