Ahmedabad Defenders

Indian volleyball team

Ahmedabad Defenders

Founded| 2018; 7 years ago (2018)
Ground| Various
Owner| Bonhomie Sports
Head coach|  Dragan Mihailovic
Captain|  Muthusamy Appavu
League| Prime Volleyball League
2023|  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

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### Domestic

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* Prime Volleyball League

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

### International

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* FIVB Club World Championship

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

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Ahmedabad Defenders - Team Profile
* Team profile at Volleybox.net
* Team profile at Volleyballworld.com

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Prime Volleyball League

Seasons|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Participating teams|

* Ahmedabad Defenders
* Bengaluru Torpedoes
* Calicut Heroes
* Chennai Blitz
* Hyderabad Black Hawks
* Kochi Blue Spikers
* Kolkata Thunderbolts
* Mumbai Meteors
* Delhi Toofans

Venues|

* Hyderabad
* Bengaluru
* Kochi
* Chennai

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