Patna Pirates will start their campaign as the defending champions. (Source: File)
Representing the city of Bihar, Patna Pirates are one of the best teams in the history of the Pro Kabaddi. After winning the coveted in successive years, the defending champions will now be led by their star raider Pardeep Narwal. With Mohammad Maghsoudlou, Vishal Mane, Monu Goyat, Pirates will be one of the title contenders. They are placed in Zone B with Telugu Titans, Tamil Thalaivas, UP Yoddha, Bengaluru Bulls, Bengal Warriors.
In four seasons, Pirates have played 64 matches and went on to win 39 matches. With only 20 losses and five draws, they have one of the best winning rates.
Pirates will begin their campaign against Telugu Titans. In season 4, both teams registered one win each against the other.
Patna Pirates owners: Team is owned by Rajesh Shah and play their home matches at the Patliputra Sports Complex. Rajesh is the co-chairman of steel company Mukand Ltd and got involved late, Patna was not his choice as few of his preferable franchises were already taken.
Patna Pirates Squad: Pardeep Narwal, Vijay, Parveen Birwal, Arvind Kumar, Mohammad Maghsoudlou, Vishal Mane, Sachin Shingade, Monu Goyat, Md. Zakir Hossain, Jaideep, Manish, Jawahar, Satish, Sandeep, Virender Singh, Vikash Jaglan, Vishnu Uthaman, Vinod Kumar
Pro Kabaddi Season 5 schedule
July 28, Hyderabad
Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas, 08:00 PM
U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan, 09:00 PM
July 29, Hyderabad
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabadng Delhi, 08:00 PM
Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates, 09:00 PM
July 30, Hyderabad
U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers, 08:00 PM
Telugu Titans vs Bengaluru Bulls, 09:00 PM
August 01, Hyderabad
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Dabang Delhi, 08:00 PM
Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddha, 09:00 PM
August 02, Hyderabad
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Haryana Steelers, 08:00 PM
Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors, 09:00 PM
August 03, Hyderabad
Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates, 08:00 PM
August 04, Hyderabad
Bengaluru Bulls vs Tamil Thalaivas, 08:00 PM
Puneri Paltan vs Dabang Delhi, 09:00 PM
August 05, Bengaluru
U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi, 08:00 PM
Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha, 09:00 PM
August 06, Bengaluru
Bengal Warriors vs UP Yoddha, 08:00 PM
Bengaluru Bulls vs Patna Pirates, 09:00 PM
August 08, Bengaluru
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Haryana Steelers, 08:00 PM
Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans, 09:00 PM
August 09, Bengaluru
Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors, 08:00 PM
August 10, Bengaluru
Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 08:00 PM
Bengaluru Bulls vs Tamil Thalaivas, 09:00 PM
August 11, Benagluru
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs U Mumba, 08:00 PM
August 12, Benagluru
Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddha, 08:00 PM
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Dabang Delhi, 09:00 PM
August 13, Ahmedabad
Patna Pirates vs Up Yodha, 08:00 PM
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 09:00 PM
August 15, Ahmedabad
Bengal Warriors vs Puneri Paltan, 08:00 PM
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Bengaluru Bulls, 09:00 PM
August 16, Ahmedabad
Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Thalaivas, 08:00 PM
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Telugu Titans, 09:00 PM
August 17, Ahmedabad
Dabang Delhi vs Tamil Thalaivas, 08:00 PM
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Bengal Warriors, 09:00 PM
August 18, Lucknow
UP Yodha vs U Mumba, 08:00 PM
Bengaluru Bulls vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 09:00 PM
August 19, Lucknow
Telugu Titans vs U Mumba, 08:00 PM
UP Yodha vs Haryana Steelers, 09:00 PM
August 20, Lucknow
Patna Pirates vs Puneri Paltan, 08:00 PM
UP Yodha vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 09:00 PM
August 22, Lucknow
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Puneri Paltan, 08:00 PM
UP Yodha vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 09:00 PM
August 23, Lucknow
Haryana Steelers vs Dabang Delhi, 08:00 PM
UP Yodha vs Tamil Thalaivas, 09:00 PM
August 24, Lucknow
UP Yodha vs Telugu Titans, 08:00 PM
August 25, Mumbai
U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 08:00 PM
Bengal Warriors vs Patna pirates, 09:00 PM
August 26, Mumbai
Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thalaivas, 08:00 PM
U Mumba vs Puneri Pultan, 09:00 PM
August 27, Mumbai
Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls, 08:00 PM
U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi, 09L00 PM
August 29, Mumbai
Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yodha, 08:00 PM
U Mumba vs Gujarat Fortunegiants, 09:00 PM
August 30, Mumbai
U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers, 08:00 PM
August 31, Mumbai
Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas, 08:00 PM
U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 09:00 PM
September 1, Kolkata
Bengal Warriors vs Patna Pirates, 08:00 PM
September 2, Kolkata
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 08:00 PM
Bengal Warriors vs UP Yodha, 09:00 PM
September 3, Kolkata
Gujarat Fortungiants vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 08:00 PM
Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas, 09:00 PM
September 5, Kolkata
Patna Pirates vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 08:00 PM
Bengal Warriors vs Haryana Steelers, 09:00 PM
September 6, Kolkata
Dabang Delhi vs Bengaluru Bulls, 08:00 PM
Bengal Warriors vs U Mumba, 09:00 PM
September 7, Kolkata
Telugu Titans, vs Puneri Paltan, 08:00 PM
Bengal Warriors vs Dabang Delhi, 09:00 PM
September 8, Haryana
Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates, 08:00 PM
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs UP Yodha, 09:00 pm
September 9, Haryana
Patna Pirates vs U Mumba, 08:00 PM
Haryana Steelers vs Bengaluru Bulls, 09:00 PM
September 10,Haryana
Bengaluru Bulls, Puneri Paltan, 08:00 PM
Haryana Steelers vs Telugu Titans, 09:00 PM
September 12, Haryana
Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans, 08:00 PM
Haryana Steelrs vs Dabang Delhi, 09:00 PM
September 13, Haryana
Tamil Thalaivas vs UP Yodha, 08:00 PM
Haryana Steelers vs Puneri Paltan, 09:00 PM
September 14, Haryana
Haryana Steelers vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 08:00 PM
September 15, Ranchi
Patna Pirates vs Telugu Titans, 08:00 PM
U Mumba vs Gujarat Fortunegiants, 09:00 PM
September 16, Ranchi
Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans, 08:00 PM
Patna Pirates vs UP Yodha, 09:00 PM
September 17, Ranchi
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi, 08:00 PM
Patna Pirates vs Bengal Warriors, 09:00 PM
September 19, Ranchi
Puneri Paltan vs Haryana Steelers, 08:00 PM
Patna Pirates vs Bengaluru Bulls, 09:00 PM
September 20, Ranchi
Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thalaivas, 08:00 PM
September 21, Ranchi
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Haryana Steelers, 08:00 PM
Patna Pirates vs UP Yodha, 09:00 PM
September 22, Delhi
Dabang Delhi vs U Mumba, 08:00 PM
September 23, Delhi
Bengaluru vs Bengal Warriors, 08:00 PM
Dabang Delhi vs Pune Pirates, 09:00 PM
September 24, Delhi
Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas, 08:00 PM
Dabang Delhi vs Haryana Steelers, 09:00 PM
September 26, Delhi
Gujarat Fortunegiants vs Tamil Thalaivas, 08:00 PM
Dabang Delhi, Patna Pirates, 09:00 PM
September 27, Delhi
Telugu Titans vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 08:00 PM
Dabang Delhi vs UP Yodha, 09:00 PM
September 28, Delhi
Bengaluru Bulls vs U Mumba, 08:00 PM
Dabang Delhi vs Telugu Titans, 09:00 PM
September 29, Chennai
Tamil Thalaivas vs Pune Pirates, 08:00 PM
Gujarat Fortunegiants bs Patna pirates, 09:00 PM
September 30, Chennai
Pune Pirates vs UP Yodha, 08:00 PM
Tamil Thalaivas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 09:00 PM
October 1, Chennai
Jaipur vs Bengal Warriors, 08:00 PM
Tamil Thalaivas vs U Mumba, 09:00 PM
October 3, Chennai
Dabang Delhi vs Gujarat Fortunegiants, 08:00 PM
Tamil Thalaivas vs Telugu Titans, 09:00 PM
October 4, Chennai
U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers, 08:00 PM
Tamil Thalaivas vs UP Yodha, 09:00 PM
October 5, Chennai
Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengaluru Bulls, 08:00 PM
October 6, Jaipur
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Gujarat Fortunegiants, 08:00 PM
TBD vs TBD, 09:00 PM
October 7, Jaipur
TBD vs TBD, 08:00 PM
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba, 09:00 PM
October 8, Jaipur
TBD vs TBD, 08:00 PM
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltan, 09:00 PM
October 10, Jaipur
TBD vs TBD, 08:00 PM
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi, 09:00 PM
October 11, Jaipur
TBD vs TBD, 08:00 PM
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Haryana Steelers, 09:00 PM
October 12, Jaipur
TBD vs TBD, 08:00 PM
October 13, Pune
Puneri Pultan vs Gujarat Fortunegiants, 08:00 PM
Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas, 09:00 PM
October 14, Pune
Tamil Thalaivas vs Patna Pirates, 08:00 PM
Puneri Paltan vs U Mumba, 09:00 PM
October 15, Pune
Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yodha, 08:00 PM
Puneri Paltan vs Dabang Delhi, 09:00 PM
October 17, Pune
Puneri Paltan vs Haryana Steelers, 08:00 PM
October 18, Pune
Patna Pirates vs Bengaluru Bulls, 08:00 PM
Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 09:00 PM
October 20, Pune
Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors, 08:00 PM
Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat Fortunegiants, 09:00 PM
October 22, Mumbai
Qualifier 1, 08:00 PM
Qualifier 2, 09:00 PM
October 23, Mumbai
Qualifier 3, 08:00 PM
Eliminator 1,09:00 PM
October 26, Chennai
Eliminator 2
October 28, Chennai
Final
