The 70th Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 began on March 21 and will finish on March 24. Organized by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), this edition will witness the participation of 30 teams at Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

The teams have been placed in eight groups. Group A features Indian Railways, Madhya Pradesh, and BSNL, whereas Group B consists of Maharashtra, Delhi, and Gujarat. 

Group C, on the other hand, includes Goa, Bihar, Manipur, and West Bengal, while Group D comprises Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, and Uttarakhand.

In Group E, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Pondicherry are clubbed together, while Group F is home to Chandigarh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana. 

Group G sees Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, as well as Vidarbha competing, and Group H hosts Services, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha.

All matches are being held at the District Sports Complex in Ahmednagar. Defending champions, Indian Railways are aiming for their fifth consecutive title. In the previous edition's final, they triumphed over Maharashtra with a 38-21 scoreline.

Notable players like Pawan Sehrawat, representing Chandigarh, and Aslam Inamdar, leading Maharashtra, will be among the key figures to watch. 

Additionally, stars from the Pro Kabaddi League, including Arjun Deshwal, Rahul Chaudhari, V Ajith Kumar, and Surjeet Singh, will be seen in action at the 2024 Senior National Kabaddi Championship.

A couple of notable absentees from the tournament include Punjab’s Maninder Singh and Haryana’s Pardeep Narwal.

You can watch the 70th Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 on the FanCode app and website.

Here’s the 70th Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 schedule, results, scores, points table and standings.

70th Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 schedule, results, and scores

All timings as per Indian Standard Time (IST)

Day and date

Match

Group

Time

Score/Result

Thursday, March 21

Indian Railways vs BSNL

A

6:00 PM

 Indian Railways 40-07 BSNL

Thursday, March 21

Maharashtra vs Gujarat

B

6:00 PM

 Maharashtra 48-31 Gujarat

Thursday, March 21

Goa vs Bengal

C

6:00 PM

 Goa 46-18 Bengal

Thursday, March 21

Haryana vs Uttarakhand

D

6:00 PM

 Haryana 42-22 Uttrakhand

Thursday, March 21

Tamil Nadu vs Pondicherry

E

7:00 PM

 Tamil Nadu 38-29 Pondicherry

Thursday, March 21

Chandigarh vs Telangana

F

7:00 PM

 Chandigarh 48-37 Telangana

Thursday, March 21

Rajasthan vs Jharkhand

E

7:00 PM

 Rajasthan 55-11 Jharkhand

Thursday, March 21

Karnataka vs Chhattisgarh

F

7:00 PM

 Karnataka 54-33 Chhattisgarh

Thursday, March 21

Uttar Pradesh vs Jammu & Kashmir

G

8:00 PM

 Uttar Pradesh 45-22 Jammu & Kashmir

Thursday, March 21

Services vs Orissa

H

8:00 PM

 Services 57-26 Orissa

Thursday, March 21

Bihar vs Manipur

C

8:00 PM

 Bihar 48-39 Manipur

Thursday, March 21

Himachal Pradesh vs Tripura

D

8:00 PM

 Himachal Pradesh 68-16 Tripura

Thursday, March 21

Tamil Nadu vs Jharkhand

G

9:00 PM

 Tamil Nadu 68-10 Jharkhand

Thursday, March 21

Punjab vs Andhra

H

9:00 PM

 Punjab 39-33 Andhra

Thursday, March 21

Madhya Pradesh vs BSNL

E

9:00 PM

 Madhya Pradesh 29-09 BSNL

Thursday, March 21

Chandigarh vs Chhattisgarh

F

9:00 PM

 Chandigarh 39-19 Chhattisgarh

Thursday, March 21

Haryana vs Tripura

D

10:00 PM

 Haryana 43-29 Tripura

Thursday, March 21

Goa vs Manipur

C

10:00 PM

 Goa 51-34 Manipur

Thursday, March 21

Vidarbha vs Jammu and Kashmir

G

10:00 PM

 Vidharbha 31-26 Jammu and Kashmir

Thursday, March 21

Bihar vs Bengal

C

10:00 PM

 Bihar 40-31 Bengal

Friday, March 22

Kerala vs Jammu and Kashmir

G

5:00 PM

 Kerala 39-30 Jammu and Kashmir 

Friday, March 22

Uttar Pradesh vs Vidarbha

G

5:00 PM

 Uttar Pradesh 44-30 Vidarbha 

Friday, March 22

Himachal Pradesh vs Uttarakhand

D

5:00 PM

 Himachal Pradesh 49-36 Uttarakhand 

Friday, March 22

Rajasthan vs Pondicherry

E

5:00 PM

  Rajasthan 58-28 Pondicherry

Friday, March 22

Karnataka vs Telangana

F

6:00 PM

  Karnataka 49-32 Telangana

Friday, March 22

Punjab vs Orissa

H

6:00 PM

  Punjab 37-24 Orissa

Friday, March 22

Services vs Andhra

H

6:00 PM

 Services 56-20 Andhra 

Friday, March 22

Delhi vs Gujarat

B

6:00 PM

 Delhi 41-37 Gujarat 

Friday, March 22

Goa vs Bihar

C

7:00 PM

 Goa 53-31 Bihar 

Friday, March 22

Uttar Pradesh vs Kerala

G

7:00 PM

  Uttar Pradesh 53-30 Kerala

Friday, March 22

Haryana vs Himachal Pradesh

D

7:00 PM

 Haryana 44-38 Himachal Pradesh 

Friday, March 22

Tamil Nadu vs Rajasthan

E

7:00 PM

 Tamil Nadu 39-51 Rajasthan 

Friday, March 22

Chandigarh vs Karnataka

F

8:00 PM

 Chandigarh 16-32 Karnataka 

Friday, March 22

Services vs Punjab

H

8:00 PM

  Services 43-25 Punjab

Friday, March 22

Indian Railways vs Madhya Pradesh

A

8:00 PM

 Indian Railways 45-29 Madhya Pradesh 

Friday, March 22

Maharashtra vs Delhi

B

8:00 PM

 Maharashtra 43-30 Delhi 

Friday, March 22

Manipur vs Bengal

C

9:00 PM

  Manipur 37-35 Bengal

Friday, March 22

Tripura vs Uttarakhand

D

9:00 PM

 Tripura 14-47 Uttarakhand 

Friday, March 22

Jharkhand vs Chandigarh

E

9:00 PM

  Jharkhand 10-9 Pondicherry

Friday, March 22

Chhattisgarh vs Telangana

F

9:00 PM

  Chhattisgarh 39-51 Telangana

Friday, March 22

Kerala vs Vidarbha

G

10:00 PM

  Kerala 27-44 Vidarbha

Saturday, March 23

Indian Railways vs Punjab 

Pre QF

6:00 PM

 Indian Railways 43-22 Punjab 

Saturday, March 23

Himachal Pradesh vs Rajasthan

Pre QF

6:00 PM

 Himachal Pradesh 37-44 Rajasthan 

Saturday, March 23

Uttar Pradesh vs Delhi

Pre QF

6:00 PM

  Uttar Pradesh 47-30 Delhi

Saturday, March 23

Chandigarh vs Goa

Pre QF

6:00 PM

  Chandigarh 44-40 Goa

Saturday, March 23

Maharashtra vs Vidarbha

Pre QF

7:00 PM

  Maharashtra 48-24 Vidarbha

Saturday, March 23

Bihar vs Karnataka

Pre QF

7:00 PM

 Bihar 28-53 Karnataka 

Saturday, March 23

Services vs Madhya Pradesh

Pre QF

7:00 PM

  Services 41-26 Madhya Pradesh

Saturday, March 23

Tamil Nadu vs Haryana

Pre QF

7:00 PM

 Tamil Nadu 37-48 Haryana 

Saturday, March 23

Indian Railways vs Rajasthan

QF

8:00 PM

 Indian Railways 53-49 Rajasthan

Saturday, March 23

Uttar Pradesh vs Chandigarh

QF

 8:00 PM

 Uttar Pradesh 43-49 Chandigarh

Saturday, March 23

Maharashtra vs Karnataka

QF

9:00 PM

 Maharashtra 45-25 Karnataka

Saturday, March 23

Services vs Haryana

QF

 9:00 PM

 Services 27-30 Haryana

Sunday, March 24

Indian Railways vs Chandigarh

SF

6:00 PM

 Indian Railways (6) 37-37 (4) Chandigarh 

Sunday, March 24

Maharashtra vs Haryana

SF

6:00 PM

 Maharashtra 37-38 Haryana 

Sunday, March 24

Indian Railways vs Haryana

Final

8:00 PM

 Indian Railways 31-34 Haryana

Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 points table and standings Pool A

Pos

Team

Matches

Won

SD

Points

1

Indian Railways

 2 2 +49 4

2

Madhya Pradesh

 2 1 +20 2

3

BSNL

 2 0 -53 0

Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 points table and standings Pool B

Pos

Team

Matches

Won

SD

Points

1

Maharashtra

 2 2 +30 4

2

Delhi

 2 1 -9 2

3

Gujarat

 2 0 -21 0

Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 points table and standings Pool C

Pos

Team

Matches

Won

SD

Points

1

Goa

 3 3 +67 6

2

Bihar

 3 2 -2 4

3

Manipur

 3 0 -24 2

4

Bengal

 3 0 -50 0

Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 points table and standings Pool D

Pos

Team

Matches

Won

SD

Points

1

Haryana

 3 3 +40 6

2

Himachal Pradesh

 2 2 +59 4

3

Uttarakhand

 3 0 0 2

4

Tripura

 3 0 -66 0

Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 points table and standings Pool E

Pos

Team

Matches

Won

SD

Points

1

Rajasthan

 3 3 +86 6

2

Tamil Nadu

 3 2 +55 4

3

Jharkhand 

 3 1 -53 2

4

Pondicherry

 3 0 -39 0

Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 points table and standings Pool F

Pos

Team

Matches

Won

SD

Points

1

Karnataka

 3 3 +54 6

2

Chandigarh

 3 2 +15 4

3

Telangana

 3 0 -16 2

4

Chhattisgarh

 3 0 -57 0

Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 points table and standings Pool G

Pos

Team

Matches

Won

SD

Points

1

Uttar Pradesh

 3 3 +60 6

2

Vidharbha

 3 2 8 4

3

Kerala

 3 1 -33 2

4

Jammu and Kashmir

 3 0 -28 0

Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2024 points table and standings Pool H

Pos

Team

Matches

Won

SD

Points

1

Services

 3 3 +83 6

2

Punjab

 3 2 -8 4

3

Andhra

 3 0 -40 0

4

Orissa

 3 0 -44 0

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