Hyderabad Skykings

The Hyderabad Skykings were a professional American football team based in Hyderabad, India. They were members of the East Division in the Elite Football League of India.

Hyderabad Skykings

Nickname	The Kings
Founded	2011
League	Elite Football League of India
Based in	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Stadium	Gachibowli Stadium, 30,000-capacity (Skykings use various stadiums for home games, like all EFL clubs)
Colors	Cerulean Blue, Supernova Gold, Black, White
Owner	Venkatesh Movva
Head coach	Praveen Kumar Reddy Chintala
Website	www.hyderabadskykings.com

Originally based in Kandy, Sri Lanka and called the Kandy Skykings, the team formally joined the league in 2011 and began play in the 2012 season.

Franchise history

Skykings logo (2011-2013). A variation of this logo without the word Sky is used by the Kandy Kings, a newly formed team in 2015.

Current roster

Hyderabad Skykings roster
Quarterbacks 15 Ronit Banda Running backs 44 Sandeep Reddy Pothireddy 27 Santhosh Sandri Wide receivers 18 Veera Manikanta Reddy Gade 22 R P Raja 81 Sudheer Yadav B 10 Roshan Naidu 84 Avaneesh Penumarthi 11 Rahul Dev 7 Laxmi Narayana 75 Tarun Raj		Offensive linemen 67 Mohammed Khan 78 Santhosh Sarang 79 Abhinav Yadavalli 56 Sai Ganesh Adabala Defensive linemen 62 Manoj Darshan Racherla 64 Srikar Reddy G 69 Ravi Kiran P 53 Abhinay Sira 63 Rakesh Kumar K 51 Sudheer Goud		Linebackers 58 Paramesh M 52 Prashanth Reddy Suram 99 Naveen Kumar Kunku Defensive backs 54 Santhosh Yerrabolu 59 Ketan Joga 36 Manohar S 77 Sarath Banoth 52 Kartheek K 22 R P Raja 28 Vinay Preetham P 83 Wasim Akaram Md 25 Suraj Shinde 02 Vijay 50 Khannaya 95 Shiva Guturu

Coaches

Head coaches

Praveen Kumar Reddy Chintala, Hyderabad

2012 season

By the end of the regular season the Skykings were placed third in the east division.

Roster

Kandy Skykings roster

Quarterbacks 16 Dulik Bandara 15 Kanishka Konara Running backs 21 Nimesh Ediriweera 29 Chathura Piyasena 22 Sameera Senanayake Wide receivers 81 Yohan Arsarathna 8 Malinga Godigamuwa 85 Ashan Jayasekara 89 Disham Jayasekara 80 Ranil Perera 25 Dunanjaya Samaradiwakara 1 Kasun Waduge

Offensive linemen 56 Chamika Abeykoon 75 Kavinda Bakmeedeniya 68 Ananda Bandara 92 Thurshara Indrajith 55 Pradeep Karunathilaka 65 Suranga Priydharshana Defensive linemen 83 Janaka Bandara 97 Dinender Dassanayake 67 Percy Gunarathne 95 Geethanjana Madushanka 93 Amith Siriwardana

Linebackers 45 Akila Amarathunga 11 Nevin Jayasinghe 37 Mohomad Rizvi 43 Chetetya Wadugodapitiya 40 Thusan Wimalasiri Defensive backs 26 Layan Chathuranga 7 Dikshan Cramera 24 Supun Dissanayake 9 Dilum Jayaweera 27 Sahan Sahanpriya

External links

• Official website