The 5th edition of Star Sports VIVO Pro Kabaddi League (PKL 2017) start date has been announced and it is July 28. The full Pro Kabaddi 2017 schedule and match time table are placed below. PKL season 5 will witness a total of 12 teams and will be played across 13 weeks (3 Months). On the opening day of PKL 2017, Telugu Titans will face Tamil Thaliavas while in the 2nd match, U Mumba will take on Puneri Paltan. The season 5 of the PKL will end with the final 28 October. [PKL 2017 Squads]
The tournament is set to feature total 130 matches, played between twelve teams – Puneri Paltan, Bengal Warriors, Patna Pirates, Bengaluru Bulls, U Mumba, Jaipur Pink Panthers, Telugu Titans and Dabang Delhi from last season and newly added four teams new teams – Tamil Thaliavas, UP Yoddha, Haryana Steelers, and Gujarat Fortunegiants. All matches in the competition will live telecast on Star Sports. You can download PDF and image of Pro Kabaddi 2017 schedule from below.
Pro Kabaddi 2017 Schedule
Here is the complete schedule for the Pro Kabaddi League 2017:
| Date | Venue | Match 1 (8 pm) | Match 2 (9 pm) |
| July 28 | Hyderabad | Telugu Titans vs Tamil Talaivas | U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan |
| July 29 | Hyderabad | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi | Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates |
| July 30 | Hyderabad | U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers | Telugu Titans vs Bengaluru Bulls |
| July 31 | Hyderabad | Rest day | Rest day |
| Aug 1 | Hyderabad | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Dabang Delhi | Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddha |
| Aug 2 | Hyderabad | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Haryana Steelers | Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors |
| Aug 3 | Hyderabad | Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates | |
| Aug 4 | Nagpur | Bengaluru Bulls vs Tamil Talaivas | Puneri Paltan vs Dabang Delhi |
| Aug 5 | Nagpur | U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi | Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha |
| Aug 6 | Nagpur | Bengal Warriors vs UP Yoddha | Bengaluru Bulls vs Patna Pirates |
| Aug 7 | Nagpur | Rest day | Rest day |
| Aug 8 | Nagpur | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Haryana Steelers | Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans |
| Aug 9 | Nagpur | Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors | |
| Aug 10 | Nagpur | Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | Bengaluru Bulls vs Tamil Talaivas |
| Aug 11 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs U Mumba | |
| Aug 12 | Ahmedabad | Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddha | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Dabang Delhi |
| Aug 13 | Ahmedabad | Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddha | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Jaipur Pink Panthers |
| Aug 14 | Ahmedabad | Rest day | Rest day |
| Aug 15 | Ahmedabad | Bengal Warriors vs Puneri Paltan | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Bengaluru Bulls |
| Aug 16 | Ahmedabad | Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Talaivas | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Telugu Titans |
| Aug 17 | Ahmedabad | Dabang Delhi vs Tamil Talaivas | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Bengal Warriors |
| Aug 18 | Lucknow | UP Yoddha vs U Mumba | Bengaluru Bulls vs Jaipur Pink Panthers |
| Aug 19 | Lucknow | Telugu Titans vs U Mumba | UP Yoddha vs Haryana Steelers |
| Aug 20 | Lucknow | Patna Pirates vs Puneri Paltan | UP Yoddha vs Jaipur Pink Panthers |
| Aug 21 | Lucknow | Rest day | Rest day |
| Aug 22 | Lucknow | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Puneri Paltan | UP Yoddha vs Bengal Warriors |
| Aug 23 | Lucknow | Haryana Steelers vs Dabang Delhi | UP Yoddha vs Tamil Talaivas |
| Aug 24 | Lucknow | UP Yoddha vs Telugu Titans | |
| Aug 25 | Mumbai | U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | Bengal Warriors vs Patna Pirates |
| Aug 26 | Mumbai | Patna Pirates vs Tamil Talaivas | U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan |
| Aug 27 | Mumbai | Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls | U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi |
| Aug 28 | Mumbai | Rest day | Rest day |
| Aug 29 | Mumbai | Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha | U Mumba vs Gujarat FortuneGiants |
| Aug 30 | Mumbai | U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers | |
| Aug 31 | Mumbai | Telugu Titans vs Tamil Talaivas | U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers |
| Sep 1 | Kolkata | Bengal Warriors vs Patna Pirates | |
| Sep 2 | Kolkata | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Haryana Steelers | Bengal Warriors vs UP Yoddha |
| Sep 3 | Kolkata | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Talaivas |
| Sep 4 | Kolkata | Rest day | Rest day |
| Sep 5 | Kolkata | Patna Pirates vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | Bengal Warriors vs Haryana Steelers |
| Sep 6 | Kolkata | Dabang Delhi vs Bengaluru Bulls | Bengal Warriors vs U Mumba |
| Sep 7 | Kolkata | Telugu Titans vs Puneri Paltan | Bengal Warriors vs Dabang Delhi |
| Sep 8 | Haryana | Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs UP Yoddha |
| Sep 9 | Haryana | Patna Pirates vs U Mumba | Haryana Steelers vs Bengaluru Bulls |
| Sep 10 | Haryana | Bengaluru Bulls vs Puneri Paltan | Haryana Steelers vs Telugu Titans |
| Sep 11 | Haryana | Rest day | Rest day |
| Sep 12 | Haryana | Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans | Haryana Steelers vs Dabang Delhi |
| Sep 13 | Haryana | Tamil Talaivas vs UP Yoddha | Haryana Steelers vs Puneri Paltan |
| Sep 14 | Haryana | Haryana Steelers vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | |
| Sep 15 | Ranchi | Patna Pirates vs Telugu Titans | U Mumba vs Gujarat FortuneGiants |
| Sep 16 | Ranchi | Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans | Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddha |
| Sep 17 | Ranchi | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi | Patna Pirates vs Bengal Warriors |
| Sep 18 | Ranchi | Rest day | Rest day |
| Sep 19 | Ranchi | Puneri Paltan vs Haryana Steelers | Patna Pirates vs Bengaluru Bulls |
| Sep 20 | Ranchi | Patna Pirates vs Tamil Talaivas | |
| Sep 21 | Ranchi | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Haryana Steelers | Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddha |
| Sep 22 | Delhi | Dabang Delhi vs U Mumba | |
| Sep 23 | Delhi | Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors | Dabang Delhi vs Puneri Paltan |
| Sep 24 | Delhi | Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Talaivas | Dabang Delhi vs Haryana Steelers |
| Sep 25 | Delhi | Rest day | Rest day |
| Sep 26 | Delhi | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Tamil Talaivas | Dabang Delhi vs Patna Pirates |
| Sep 27 | Delhi | Telugu Titans vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | Dabang Delhi vs UP Yoddha |
| Sep 28 | Delhi | Bengaluru Bulls vs U Mumba | Dabang Delhi vs Telugu Titans |
| Sep 29 | Chennai | Tamil Talaivas vs Puneri Paltan | Gujarat FortuneGiants vs Patna Pirates |
| Sep 30 | Chennai | Puneri Paltan vs UP Yoddha | Tamil Talaivas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers |
| Oct 1 | Chennai | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors | Tamil Talaivas vs U Mumba |
| Oct 2 | Chennai | Rest day | Rest day |
| Oct 3 | Chennai | Dabang Delhi vs Gujarat FortuneGiants | Tamil Talaivas vs Telugu Titans |
| Oct 4 | Chennai | U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers | Tamil Talaivas vs UP Yoddha |
| Oct 5 | Chennai | Tamil Talaivas vs Bengaluru Bulls | |
| Oct 6 | Jaipur | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Gujarat FortuneGiants | Wildcard match |
| Oct 7 | Jaipur | Wildcard match | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba |
| Oct 8 | Jaipur | Wildcard match | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltan |
| Oct 9 | Jaipur | Rest day | Rest day |
| Oct 10 | Jaipur | Wildcard match | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi |
| Oct 11 | Jaipur | Wildcard match | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Haryana Steelers |
| Oct 12 | Jaipur | Wildcard match | |
| Oct 13 | Pune | Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat FortuneGiants | Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Talaivas |
| Oct 14 | Pune | Tamil Talaivas vs Patna Pirates | Puneri Paltan vs U Mumba |
| Oct 15 | Pune | Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha | Puneri Paltan vs Dabang Delhi |
| Oct 16 | Pune | Rest day | Rest day |
| Oct 17 | Pune | Puneri Paltan vs Haryana Steelers | |
| Oct 18 | Pune | Patna Pirates vs Bengaluru Bulls | Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers |
| Oct 19 | Pune | Diwali | Diwali |
| Oct 20 | Pune | Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors | Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat FortuneGiants |
| Oct 21 | Mumbai | Rest day | Rest day |
| Oct 22 | Mumbai | QUALIFIER 1 | QUALIFIER 2 |
| Oct 23 | Mumbai | QUALIFIER 3 | ELIMINATOR 1 |
| Oct 24 | Mumbai | Rest day | Rest day |
| Oct 25 | Mumbai | Rest day | Rest day |
| Oct 26 | Chennai | ELIMINATOR 2 | |
| Oct 27 | Chennai | Rest day | Rest day |
| Oct 28 | Chennai | Final |
PDF Download Link: PKL 2017 Schedule PDF Download
As per the Pro Kabaddi 2017 schedule, each team will play total 14 matches in the group stages at the end of which the top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals and the winner of semifinals will play the final. As per the Pro Kabaddi 2017 schedule revealed by SportsKeeda, the first week of matches of PKL 2017 will be played between 28th July and 3rd August in Hyderabad followed by the second week from 4 to 10 August in Bangalore while the third and fourth week of the matches is set to take place in Ahmedabad and Lucknow respectively.
The 5th week of matches takes place between 25th and 31st August in Mumbai, the sixth in Kolkata, seventh in Haryana, eighth in Ranchi, ninth in Delhi and tenth in Chennai. The 11th and 12th-week matches will be played in Jaipur and Pune respectively.
As per Pro Kabaddi 2017 Schedule, the playoffs of PKL 2017 will take place on the 22 and 23 October in Mumbai and from 26 to 28 October in Chennai.
Team Zone A
- U Mumba
- Dabang Delhi KC
- Gujarat FortuneGiants
- Haryana Steelers
- Jaipur Pink Panthers
- Puneri Paltan
Team Zone B
- Bengal Warriors
- Bengaluru Bulls
- Patna Pirates
- Tamil Talaivas
- Telugu Titans
- UP Yoddha
Nitin Tomar became the most expensive player in the history of PKL when Uttar Pradesh bought him for Rs 93 lakh who was a part of Pune last season. Patna Pirates is the defending champions of the of the PKL 2017 as they defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers in the finals.
After the success of four seasons, the fans are eagerly waiting for season 5 of the most popular kabaddi league. The format of Pro Kabaddi League 2017 is slightly changed because more teams were added this year and duration of the competition is also longer from its previous seasons.
Pro Kabaddi schedule and teams