PKL 2025 Playoffs: Final Points Table, Qualified Teams, Full Playoff Schedule - All You Need To Know

The Pro Kabaddi League 2025 group stages are set to be concluded on Thursday (October 23) as eight teams will advance to the extended playoff round of the PKL Season 12.

PKL decided to impose the new system to provide more transparency and balance the playoff extravaganza. A total of 9 matches will be played in the playoffs this year, and all of the playoff matches will be played at the Thyagraj Indoor Stadium in Delhi.

PKL 2025 Playoffs Final Standings Qualified Teams Full Playoff Schedule - All You Need To Know

PKL 2025 Playoffs Format

Play-in Stage (5th to 8th place finishers)

The teams ranked 5th–8th face off in two play-in matches, and winners of these matches move forward to the Eliminator 1 round.

Match A: 5th vs 8th
Match B: 6th vs 7th

Mini-Qualifier (3rd and 4th place)

The teams that finished 3rd and 4th play each other in the Mini-Qualifier.

The winner goes straight to Eliminator 3 (closer to the final).

The loser gets another chance — they’ll face the winner of Eliminator 1 in Eliminator 2.

Eliminator Matches

Eliminator 1: Between the two play-in winners.

Eliminator 2: Loser of Mini-Qualifier vs Winner of Eliminator 1.

Eliminator 3: Winner of Mini-Qualifier vs Winner of Eliminator 2.

Winner of Eliminator 3 advances to Qualifier 2.

Qualifiers for Final Spot

Qualifier 1: Top two league teams (1st and 2nd) play each other.

The winner goes directly to the Final.

The loser gets another chance in Qualifier 2.

Qualifier 2: Between the loser of Qualifier 1 and winner of Eliminator 3.

Winner of Qualifier 2 becomes the second finalist.

PKL 2025 Final

The winners of Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2 meet in the grand final to decide the PKL 2025 Champion.

In this system, teams finishing in Top Two can win the PKL title with a minimum of 2 playoff matches. Incidentally, for a 5th-8th placed team, the PKL crown is possible but they will have to win all of their six playoff encounters.

PKL 2025 Final Standings and Playoff Qualified Teams

#	Team	Played	Win	Loss	Score Diff	Points
1	Puneri Paltan	18	13	5	88	26
2	Dabang Delhi K.C.	18	13	5	38	26
3	Bengaluru Bulls	18	11	7	97	22
4	Telugu Titans	18	10	8	45	20
5	Haryana Steelers	18	10	8	40	20
6	U Mumba	18	10	8	8	20
7	Patna Pirates	18	8	10	10	16
8	Jaipur Pink Panthers	17	8	9	-48	16
9	UP Yoddhas	18	7	11	-65	14
10	Tamil Thalaivas	18	6	12	-36	12
11	Gujarat Giants	18	6	12	-73	12
12	Bengal Warriorz	18	6	12	-104	12