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]

Ahmedabad Defenders
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
GroundVarious
OwnerBonhomie Sports
Head coachSerbia Dragan Mihailovic
CaptainIndia Muthusamy Appavu
LeaguePrime Volleyball League
20231st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Uniforms
Home
Away

Honors

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Domestic

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

International

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Sixth place (1): 2023

Team

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Team roster 2024[4]
No. Name Position
1   Raunak kuthe Universal
2   Tamilvanan Srikanth Libero
3   T. Ragul Attacker
4   Aswath Pandiyaraj Setter
6   Max Senica Attacker
7   Shon John Attacker
9   Santhosh S. Attacker
10   Nandhagopal Subramaniam Attacker
11   Parth Patel Blocker
13   Harsh Chaudhary Universal
14   L. M. Manoj Blocker
16   Muthusamy Appavu (C)[5] Setter
18   T. N. Muhammed Iqbal Blocker
20   Ilya Burau Blocker

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Owner Bonhomie Sports
Head coach   Dragan Mihailovic[6]
Assistant coach   Sajad Hussain Malik
Team manager   Siddarth Sabapathy

League results

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  Champion    Runner-up

League Position Teams Matches Win Lose
Pro Volleyball League 2019 6th 6 5 0 5
Prime Volleyball League
2022 Runner-up 7 8 6 2
2023 Champion 8 9 7 2

References

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  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.
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