71st Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship begins on February 20

The 71st Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship will start on February 20 and run till February 23 in Cuttack, Odisha.

Organised by the Odisha Kabaddi Association, under the auspices of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), the 71st Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship will see as many as 30 teams compete for the coveted title.

As per the format, these participating teams have been divided into eight pools, three each in two pools and four each in six other pools.

Pool A has Haryana, Delhi and Telangana while the likes of Railways, Bihar and Manipur are placed in Pool B.

Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura and Kerala are in Pool C while Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh are clubbed in Pool D.

Pool E features Services, Goa, Chhattisgarh and Jammu & Kashmir. Rajasthan, Vidarbha, hosts Odisha and Jharkhand are in Pool F.

Karnataka, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Bengal are in Pool G while Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Pondicherry are in Pool H.

The top two teams from each pool will advance to the pre-quarterfinals to be played on February 22. The winners will later qualify for the quarter-finals, followed by two semi-finals and the final.

All matches in the 71st Senior National Kabaddi Championship will be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha.

Meanwhile, Haryana are defending champions after beating Indian Railways 34-31 in the 2024 final in March.

Pawan Sehrawat, Arjun Deshwal, Ashu Malik, Devank Dalal, Rahul Chaudhari, Naveen Kumar and Bharat Hooda are some PKL stars who will be seen in action in the 2025 edition of the Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship.

Live streaming of the 71st Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship will be available on the Odisha Kabaddi’s YouTube channel.

71st Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship pools and teams

Pool A: Haryana, Delhi and Telangana

Pool B: Railways, Bihar and Manipur

Pool C: Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Kerala

Pool D: Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh

Pool E: Services, Goa, Chhattisgarh and Jammu & Kashmir

Pool F: Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Odisha and Jharkhand

Pool G: Karnataka, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Bengal

Pool H: Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Pondicherry

71st Senior National Men’s Kabaddi Championship schedule and fixtures

Day and Date	Match	Pool
Thursday, February 20	Odisha vs Vidarbha	F
Thursday, February 20	Haryana vs Telangana	A
Thursday, February 20	Railways vs Manipur	B
Thursday, February 20	Maharashtra vs Kerala	C
Thursday, February 20	Chandigarh vs Gujarat	D
Thursday, February 20	Madhya Pradesh vs Andhra Pradesh	D
Friday, February 21	Services vs Chhattisgarh	E
Friday, February 21	Goa vs Jammu & Kashmir	E
Friday, February 21	Rajasthan vs Jharkhand	F
Friday, February 21	Karnataka vs Uttarakhand	G
Friday, February 21	Punjab vs West Bengal	G
Friday, February 21	Uttar Pradesh vs Assam	H
Friday, February 21	Tamil Nadu vs Pondicherry	H
Friday, February 21	Haryana vs Delhi	A
Friday, February 21	Railways vs Bihar	B
Friday, February 21	Maharashtra vs Himachal Pradesh	C
Friday, February 21	Chandigarh vs Madhya Pradesh	D
Friday, February 21	Gujarat vs Andhra Pradesh	D
Friday, February 21	Services vs Goa	E
Friday, February 21	Chhattisgarh vs Jammu & Kashmir	E
Friday, February 21	Rajasthan vs Vidarbha	F
Friday, February 21	Kerala vs Himachal Pradesh	C
Friday, February 21	Maharashtra vs Tripura	C
Friday, February 21	Odisha vs Jharkhand	F
Friday, February 21	Karnataka vs Punjab	G
Friday, February 21	Uttarakhand vs West Bengal	G
Friday, February 21	Uttar Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu	H
Friday, February 21	Assam vs Pondicherry	H
Friday, February 21	Delhi vs Telangana	A
Friday, February 21	Bihar vs Manipur	B
Friday, February 21	Himachal Pradesh vs Tripura	C
Friday, February 21	Chandigarh vs Andhra Pradesh	D
Friday, February 21	Madhya Pradesh vs Gujarat	D
Friday, February 21	Services vs Jammu & Kashmir	E
Friday, February 21	Goa vs Chhattisgarh	E
Friday, February 21	Rajasthan vs Odisha	F
Friday, February 21	Vidarbha vs Jharkhand	F
Friday, February 21	Karnataka vs West Bengal	G
Friday, February 21	Punjab vs Uttarakhand	G
Friday, February 21	Uttar Pradesh vs Pondicherry	H
Friday, February 21	Tamil Nadu vs Assam	H
Friday, February 21	Kerala vs Tripura	C
Saturday, February 22	Pre-Quarterfinal 1	NA
Saturday, February 22	Pre-Quarterfinal 2	NA
Saturday, February 22	Pre-Quarterfinal 3	NA
Saturday, February 22	Pre-Quarterfinal 4	NA
Saturday, February 22	Pre-Quarterfinal 5	NA
Saturday, February 22	Pre-Quarterfinal 6	NA
Saturday, February 22	Pre-Quarterfinal 7	NA
Saturday, February 22	Pre Quarter-final 8	NA
Saturday, February 22	Quarter-final 1	NA
Saturday, February 22	Quarter-final 2	NA
Saturday, February 22	Quarter-final 3	NA
Saturday, February 22	Quarter-final 4	NA
Sunday, February 23	Semi-final 1	NA
Sunday, February 23	Semi-final 2	NA
Sunday, February 23	Final	NA