PKL 2025 Player Auction: Your Complete Guide

The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12 Player Auction is set for May 31 and June 1, 2025, in Mumbai. Featuring over 500 players (Indian and international) and new rules, this auction could reshape every team’s fortunes.

What’s Special About Season 12?

All PKL champions from Seasons 1-11 are in the auction pool.

Season 1: Maninder Singh

Season 2: Fazel Atrachali

Seasons 3, 4, 5: Pardeep Narwal

Season 6: Pawan Sehrawat

Season 7: Maninder Singh

Season 8: Naveen Kumar

Season 9: Arjun Deshwal

Seasons 10 & 11: Mohammadreza Shadloui

Key Players in the Pool

• Indian stars: Pawan Sehrawat, Arjun Deshwal, Ashu Malik, Devank Dalal, Maninder Singh, Pardeep Narwal, Naveen Kumar.
• International big names: Fazel Atrachali, Mohammadreza Shadloui.

What’s New in the Auction Rules?

Updated Final Bid Match (FBM) Rule:

• Teams can now retain a player for either one or two seasons (previously one).
• When a former player gets a top bid, their old team can raise a 1-season or 2-season FBM card to retain them.
• The team’s first card raised is final.

FBM Limits for Teams

• Teams with 6 ERPs retained: 1 FBM
• Teams with 5 ERPs retained: 2 FBMs
• Teams with 4 or fewer ERPs retained: 3 FBMs
• Exception: UP Yoddhas – capped at 2 FBMs.

How Many Players Are Retained?

83 players retained before the auction:

• 25 Elite Retained Players (ERPs)
• 23 Retained Young Players (RYPs)
• 35 New Young Players (NYPs)

Maximum 217 slots open for bidding.

Squad Sizes and Salary Purse

• Squad size: 18 to 25 players.
• Salary purse: Rs 5 crore per team (adjusted for retained players).
• Overseas player limit: Minimum 2, maximum 4.

Player Categories and Base Prices

• Category A: Rs 30 lakh
• Category B: Rs 20 lakh
• Category C: Rs 13 lakh
• Category D: Rs 9 lakh
• Each category split into Raiders, Defenders, and All-Rounders.

Auction Schedule and Hosts

• May 31 (7 PM onwards): Categories A & B. Host: Charu Sharma.
• June 1: Categories C & D. Host: Mallika Sagar.

Where to Watch and Follow the Action?

• TV: Star Sports Network.
• Streaming: JioHotstar.
• Live updates: Pro Kabaddi website (prokabaddi.com), official app, and @prokabaddi on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X.