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Pro Kabaddi League – 2014
Season 1

Le panga
Tournament information
Dates	26 July 2014 (2014-07-26)–31 August 2014 (2014-08-31)
Administrator	Mashal Sports
Tournament format(s)	Double round robin and playoffs
Host(s)	India
Teams	8
Website	prokabaddi.com
Final positions
Champion	Jaipur Pink Panthers (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	60
Most raid points	Anup Kumar (169)
Most tackle points	Manjeet Chhillar (51) Surender Nada (51)
Most successful raid	Anup Kumar (123)
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The 2014 Pro Kabaddi League was the first season of Pro Kabaddi League. The duration of the season was from 26 July 2014 to 31 August 2014. There was double round robin matches along with two semi finals, third place and final games. 56 games were to be played in first round and 4 in play off stage making total of 60 games. 8 teams took part in first edition. First game was played on July 26 between U Mumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers and the final was played on August 31 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai. Jaipur Pink Panthers beat U Mumba by 35–24 to win the inaugural Pro Kabaddi League.

Player auction

The first signing and auction of players for the 8 teams was held on 20 May 2014 in Mumbai. India's national kabaddi captain Rakesh Kumar was the priciest among the players bought for ₹12.80 lakh by Patna franchise. Sports Authority of India's Deepak Niwas Hooda was bought by Vizag franchise for ₹12.90 lakh. Mostafa Noudehi was the highest paid overseas player bought for ₹6.6 lakh by Pune franchise.

Franchises

Stadium and locations

Personnel

Points table

(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

Match schedule

Leg 1: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai

Leg 2: Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata

Leg 3: Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi

Leg 4: Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna

Leg 5: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune

Leg 6: Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vizag

Leg 7:Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Leg 8:Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru

Playoff stage

All matches were played in Mumbai

Semi-Final 1

Semi-Final 2

3/4 Place

FINAL

Statistics

Top 5 Raiders

Top 5 Defenders

References

1. "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
2. ^ "Pro Kabaddi league fixes players' auction on May 20 - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
3. "Rakesh Kumar gets the highest bid". The Hindu. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
4. "Official Website for the Pro Kabaddi League". ProKabaddi.com. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
5. "Pro Kabaddi League auction sees big spends on national players". Business Standard. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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