Ahmedabad Defenders
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 in 2019 before it switched to Prime Volleyball League in 2021.[2][3]
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| Founded | 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Head Coaches | Bonhomie Sports Sajad Hussain Malik S Dakshinamoorthy | ||
| Captain | Muthusamy Appavu | ||
| League | Prime Volleyball League | ||
| 2022 2023 |  Runners-up
 Winner | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Team
Current team
| Team roster – Season 2022[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Position | |||
| 19 | Hardeep Singh | Attacker | |||
| 2 |  Rodrigo Villalboa | Attacker | |||
| 7 | Shon T John | Attacker | |||
| 10 | S Santhosh | Attacker | |||
| 14 | L M Manoj | Blocker | |||
| 9 |  Ryan Meehan | Blocker | |||
| 17 | Saju Prakash Meyal | Blocker | |||
| 1 | Angamuthu Ramaswamy | Universal | |||
| 13 | Chaudhari Harsh | Universal | |||
| 16 | Muthusamy Appavu (C)[5] | Setter | |||
| 6 | Prasanna Raja A A | Setter | |||
| 3 | Prabakaran | Libero | |||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bonhomie Sports |
| Head Coaches | Sajad Hussain Malik S Dakshinamoorthy[6] |
References
- "India to host its first-ever Prime Volleyball League in Hyderabad". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Ahmedabad Defenders | Pro Volleyball League Team". www.provolleyball.in.
- 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.
- "Ahmedabad Defenders | Prime Volleyball League Team". www.primevolleyballleague.com.
- "Prime Volleyball League: Ahmedabad Defenders announces Muthusamy Appavu as captain". Sportstar. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- "'Focussing on Players' Physical Fitness ahead of Prime Volleyball League': Ahmedabad Defenders' Head Coaches". News 18. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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