PKL 2025 Player Auction: Your Complete Guide
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.
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