Mumbai, 28 June 2017: Mashal Sports, the pioneers of VIVO Pro Kabaddi, and Star Sports, India’s
leading sports broadcaster began the countdown to the much-anticipated Season 5 of the league, with the unveiling of the new format and fixtures for the season.
VIVO Pro Kabaddi Season 5 will begin on July 28, 2017, in Hyderabad and will travel across 12 host cities, culminating in Chennai with the ultimate battle of Kabaddi supremacy taking place on October
28, 2017. The first match will see Rahul Chaudhari-led Telugu Titans clash with Tamil Thalaivas, which boasts of a marquee player, Ajay Thakur.
The 12 teams have been divided into two zones of six teams each, where each of them will be playing 15 intra-zone and 7 inter-zone matches, prior to the playoffs. The play-offs stage will comprise 3
action-packed qualifiers and 2 eliminators scheduled to take place in Mumbai and Chennai.
Anupam Goswami, League Commissioner, VIVO Pro Kabaddi said, “For Season 5, our goal was to create a high-impact tournament which evokes euphoric sentiment among fans for their favourite teams. Strong contenders will be seen clashing in the action-packed 3 months of the league. The longer duration of the league, in addition to 12 teams battling in 138 matches, will give fans an exciting season of kabaddi to cheer for.”
Deoraj Chaturvedi, CEO, International Kabaddi Federation said, “It is our foremost priority to tirelessly work towards nurturing and developing an evocative and engaging Kabaddi culture in India. The International Kabaddi Federation worked with Mashal Sports to create a dynamic schedule for VIVO Pro Kabaddi Season 5 which will thrill the audiences. We are proud to see that the league, which is uniquely driven by innovation, has grown into one of the biggest in Indian sports.”
Here is the complete schedule for the Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Season 5:
| Date | Venue | Match 1 (8 pm) | Match 2 (9 pm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 28 | Hyderabad | HYD vs CHE | MUM vs PUN |
| July 29 | Hyderabad | JAI vs DEL | HYD vs PAT |
| July 30 | Hyderabad | MUM vs HAR | HYD vs BLR |
| July 31 | Hyderabad | Rest day | Rest day |
| Aug 1 | Hyderabad | GUJ vs DEL | HYD vs UP |
| Aug 2 | Hyderabad | GUJ vs HAR | HYD vs KOL |
| Aug 3 | Hyderabad | HYD vs PAT | |
| Aug 4 | Bengaluru | BLR vs CHE | PUN vs DEL |
| Aug 5 | Bengaluru | MUM vs DEL | BLR vs UP |
| Aug 6 | Bengaluru | KOL vs UP | BLR vs PAT |
| Aug 7 | Bengaluru | Rest day | Rest day |
| Aug 8 | Bengaluru | GUJ vs HAR | BLR vs HYD |
| Aug 9 | Bengaluru | BLR vs KOL | |
| Aug 10 | Bengaluru | PUN vs JAI | BLR vs CHE |
| Aug 11 | Ahmedabad | GUJ vs MUM | |
| Aug 12 | Ahmedabad | HYD vs UP | GUJ vs DEL |
| Aug 13 | Ahmedabad | PAT vs UP | GUJ vs JAI |
| Aug 14 | Ahmedabad | Rest day | Rest day |
| Aug 15 | Ahmedabad | KOL vs PUN | GUJ vs BLR |
| Aug 16 | Ahmedabad | HAR vs CHE | GUJ vs HYD |
| Aug 17 | Ahmedabad | DEL vs CHE | GUJ vs KOL |
| Aug 18 | Lucknow | UP vs MUM | BLR vs JAI |
| Aug 19 | Lucknow | HYD vs MUM | UP vs HAR |
| Aug 20 | Lucknow | PAT vs PUN | UP vs JAI |
| Aug 21 | Lucknow | Rest day | Rest day |
| Aug 22 | Lucknow | GUJ vs PUN | UP vs KOL |
| Aug 23 | Lucknow | HAR vs DEL | UP vs CHE |
| Aug 24 | Lucknow | UP vs HYD | |
| Aug 25 | Mumbai | MUM vs JAI | KOL vs PAT |
| Aug 26 | Mumbai | PAT vs CHE | MUM vs PUN |
| Aug 27 | Mumbai | KOL vs BLR | MUM vs DEL |
| Aug 28 | Mumbai | Rest day | Rest day |
| Aug 29 | Mumbai | BLR vs UP | MUM vs GUJ |
| Aug 30 | Mumbai | MUM vs HAR | |
| Aug 31 | Mumbai | HYD vs CHE | MUM vs JAI |
| Sep 1 | Kolkata | KOL vs PAT | |
| Sep 2 | Kolkata | GUJ vs HAR | KOL vs UP |
| Sep 3 | Kolkata | GUJ vs JAI | KOL vs CHE |
| Sep 4 | Kolkata | Rest day | Rest day |
| Sep 5 | Kolkata | PAT vs JAI | KOL vs HAR |
| Sep 6 | Kolkata | DEL vs BLR | KOL vs MUM |
| Sep 7 | Kolkata | HYD vs PUN | KOL vs DEL |
| Sep 8 | Haryana | HAR vs PAT | GUJ vs UP |
| Sep 9 | Haryana | PAT vs MUM | HAR vs BLR |
| Sep 10 | Haryana | BLR vs PUN | HAR vs HYD |
| Sep 11 | Haryana | Rest day | Rest day |
| Sep 12 | Haryana | KOL vs HYD | HAR vs DEL |
| Sep 13 | Haryana | CHE vs UP | HAR vs PUN |
| Sep 14 | Haryana | HAR vs JAI | |
| Sep 15 | Ranchi | PAT vs HYD | MUM vs GUJ |
| Sep 16 | Ranchi | BLR vs HYD | PAT vs UP |
| Sep 17 | Ranchi | JAI vs DEL | PAT vs KOL |
| Sep 18 | Ranchi | Rest day | Rest day |
| Sep 19 | Ranchi | PUN vs HAR | PAT vs BLR |
| Sep 20 | Ranchi | PAT vs CHE | |
| Sep 21 | Ranchi | JAI vs HAR | PAT vs UP |
| Sep 22 | Delhi | DEL vs MUM | |
| Sep 23 | Delhi | BLR vs KOL | DEL vs PUN |
| Sep 24 | Delhi | KOL vs CHE | DEL vs HAR |
| Sep 25 | Delhi | Rest day | Rest day |
| Sep 26 | Delhi | GUJ vs CHE | DEL vs PAT |
| Sep 27 | Delhi | HYD vs JAI | DEL vs UP |
| Sep 28 | Delhi | BLR vs MUM | DEL vs HYD |
| Sep 29 | Chennai | CHE vs PUN | GUJ vs PAT |
| Sep 30 | Chennai | PUN vs UP | CHE vs JAI |
| Oct 1 | Chennai | JAI vs KOL | CHE vs MUM |
| Oct 2 | Chennai | Rest day | Rest day |
| Oct 3 | Chennai | DEL vs GUJ | CHE vs HYD |
| Oct 4 | Chennai | MUM vs HAR | CHE vs UP |
| Oct 5 | Chennai | CHE vs BLR | |
| Oct 6 | Jaipur | JAI vs GUJ | Wild card match |
| Oct 7 | Jaipur | Wild card match | JAI vs MUM |
| Oct 8 | Jaipur | Wild card match | JAI vs PUN |
| Oct 9 | Jaipur | Rest day | Rest day |
| Oct 10 | Jaipur | Wild card match | JAI vs DEL |
| Oct 11 | Jaipur | Wild card match | JAI vs HAR |
| Oct 12 | Jaipur | Wild card match | |
| Oct 13 | Pune | PUN vs GUJ | KOL vs CHE |
| Oct 14 | Pune | CHE vs PAL | PUN vs MUM |
| Oct 15 | Pune | BLR vs UP | PUN vs DEL |
| Oct 16 | Pune | Rest day | Rest day |
| Oct 17 | Pune | PUN vs HAR | |
| Oct 18 | Pune | PAT vs BLR | PUN vs JAI |
| Oct 19 | Pune | Diwali | Diwali |
| Oct 20 | Pune | HYD vs KOL | PUN vs GUJ |
| Oct 22-23 | Mumbai | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Oct 26-28 | Chennai | Playoffs | Playoffs |