UPKL Season 2 Auction 2025: The Uttar Pradesh Kabaddi League (UPKL) has announced that the Season 2 player auction will take place on November 3 in Noida. This year, the league is growing bigger and more exciting, expanding from eight teams in Season 1 to ten teams in Season 2. The two new franchises joining the competition are Aligarh Tigers and Kanpur Warriors.
Each team will have a budget of ₹12 lakh to buy players and complete their squad. In total, the auction will involve ₹1.2 crore for all teams. Players for the auction will come from a pool of 500 athletes who were shortlisted through the league’s scouting and registration process.
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The auction will have four categories of players: A, B, C, and D. Category A players have a base price of ₹1,00,000, Category B players start at ₹60,000, Category C at ₹40,000, and Category D at ₹25,000. Compared to Season 1, which had about 350 players, this shows how much the league is growing.
Auction Rules
The auction will follow an open-bid format and will happen live. Franchise owners, team representatives, and league officials will all be present. Each team must build their squad according to the rules in the UPKL Auction Handbook. Every team has to select at least three players from Category A, four players each from Categories B and C, and three players from Category D. This rule wiil make sures that teams have a good mix of experienced and newer players.
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Sambhav Jain, Founder and Director of SJ Uplift Kabaddi, said, “The player auction is a defining moment for every franchise. With ten teams and a larger talent base this season, the event promises a deeper, more competitive structure. Our partnership with CricBattle ensures a transparent and technology-driven process that aligns with our commitment to professionalizing kabaddi at every level.”
