Patna Pirates is a Pro Kabaddi League team based in Patna, Bihar. The team is captained by star raider Pradeep Narwal while Ram Mehar Singh is the coach of the franchise.
The team is owned by Rajesh V. Shah and their home ground is Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna, Bihar. They have Harivansh Tana Bhagat Indoor Stadium, Ranchi as their secondary home ground.
Patna Pirates is one of those eight teams from the tournament which were started back in 2014. Patna Pirates are also the defending champions as they defeated Gujarat Fortune Giants in the finals of the 2017 PKL to clinch their their third successive title in the history of PKL.
PKL Trajectory
Patna Pirates was placed third in the first season in 2014 while in 2015, they slipped one spot in the Points Table to fourth.
They went to become the most successful team in the history of Pro Kabaddi League as they won the next three titles by defeating U Mumba in 2015, Jaipur Pink Panther in 2016 and Gujarat Fortune Giants in 2017.
Patna Pirates is the most successful team in Pro Kabaddi League as they have won three titles out of five times.
In PKL Season 3, they defeated U Mumba in a very close match and became champions for the first time. Pirates defeated Jaipur Pink Panther in the finals of PKL 4 to clinch their second title of PKL. By defeating Gujarat Fortune in PKL season 5, they became the only team to win three titles in a row.
Player Name | Price | Country | Position |
Pardeep Narwal | Retained Elite Player | Indian | Raider |
Jawahar Dagar | Retained Elite Player | Indian | Defender |
Vikas Jaglan | Retained Elite Player | Indian | All-Rounder |
Mohit | New Young Player | Indian | Raider |
Surender Nada | Rs 77 lakh | Indian | Defender - Left Corner |
Jang Kun Lee | Rs 40 lakh | Korean | Raider |
Mohammad Maghsoudlou | Rs 35 lakh | Irani | Raider |
Jaideep | Rs 35 lakh | Indian | Defender - Left Corner |
Hadi Oshtorak | Rs 16 lakh | Irani | All-Rounder |
Neeraj Kumar | Rs 44.75 lakhs | Indian | Defender - Right Cover |
Mahendra Choudhary | Rs 6 lakh | Indian | Defender - Right Corner |
Ravinder | Rs 10 lakh | Indian | All-Rounder |
Ashish | Rs 6 lakh | Indian | Raider |
Naveen | - | Indian | Raider |
Purna Singh | - | Indian | Raider |
Bintu Narwal | - | Indian | Defender |
This season Patna Pirates bought Surendra Nada a category A player for 77 lakhs alongside Mohammad Maghsoudlou for 35 lakhs, Hadi Oshtorak for 16 lakhs and Jang Kun Lee for 40 lakhs.
Jaideep was bought by Patna Pirates for 35 lakhs using FBM. Other major players who retained in the team this season include Pardeep Narwal and Neeraj Kumar, Jawahar Dagar and Manish
Year | Matches | Wins | Losses | Drawn | % Win | Final Result |
2014 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 50.00% | Third |
2015 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 43.75% | Fourth |
2016 (Jan) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 75.00% | Winners |
2016 (June) | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 75% | Winners |
2017 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 59.84% | Winners |
2018 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 40.91% | Fourth |
2019 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 36.36% | Eighth |