Ahmedabad Defenders

Ahmedabad Defenders
Founded2018 (2018)
GroundVarious
OwnerBonhomie Sports
Head coachSerbia Dragan Mihailovic
CaptainIndia Muthusamy Appavu
LeaguePrime Volleyball League
20231st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
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Ahmedabad Defenders is a men's volleyball team from Ahmedabad, Gujarat playing in the Prime Volleyball League in India.[1] The team was founded in 2018 and owned by Bonhomie Sports. The team had participated in the only season of the dissolved Pro Volleyball League, before it switched to Prime Volleyball League in 2021.[2][3]

Honors

Domestic

Winners (1): 2023
Runners-up (1): 2022

International

Sixth place (1): 2023

Team

Team roster 2024[4]
No. Name Position
1India Raunak kuthe Universal
2India Tamilvanan SrikanthLibero
3India T. RagulAttacker
4India Aswath PandiyarajSetter
6Australia Max SenicaAttacker
7India Shon JohnAttacker
9India Santhosh S.Attacker
10India Nandhagopal SubramaniamAttacker
11India Parth PatelBlocker
13India Harsh ChaudharyUniversal
14India L. M. ManojBlocker
16India Muthusamy Appavu (C)[5]Setter
18India T. N. Muhammed IqbalBlocker
20Belarus Ilya BurauBlocker

Administration and support staff

Position Name
OwnerBonhomie Sports
Head coachSerbia Dragan Mihailovic[6]
Assistant coachIndia Sajad Hussain Malik
Team managerIndia Siddarth Sabapathy

League results

  Champion    Runner-up

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
Pro Volleyball League 20196th6505
Prime Volleyball League
2022Runner-up7862
2023Champion8972

References

  1. ↑ "India to host its first-ever Prime Volleyball League in Hyderabad". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ahmedabad Defenders | Pro Volleyball League Team". www.provolleyball.in.
  3. ↑ Sportstar, Team (5 March 2023). "PVL 2023 Final, HIGHLIGHTS: Ahmedabad Defenders wins title, beats Bengaluru Torpedoes 3-2". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ahmedabad Defenders | Prime Volleyball League Team". www.primevolleyballleague.com.
  5. ↑ "Prime Volleyball League: Ahmedabad Defenders announces Muthusamy Appavu as captain". Sportstar. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "'Focussing on Players' Physical Fitness ahead of Prime Volleyball League': Ahmedabad Defenders' Head Coaches". News 18. Retrieved 30 January 2022.