Hyderabad Skykings Explained
Team: | Hyderabad Skykings |
Founded: | 2011 |
Stadium: | Gachibowli Stadium, 30,000-capacity (Skykings use various stadiums for home games, like all EFL clubs) |
City: | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Colors: | Cerulean Blue, Supernova Gold, Black, White |
Owner: | Venkatesh Movva |
Coach: | Praveen Kumar Reddy Chintala |
Nickname: | The Kings |
League: | Elite Football League of India |
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.
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.
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.[1]
Roster
Kandy Skykings roster- 16 Dulik Bandara
- 15 Kanishka Konara
- 21 Nimesh Ediriweera
- 29 Chathura Piyasena
- 22 Sameera Senanayake
- 81 Yohan Arsarathna
- 8 Malinga Godigamuwa
- 85 Ashan Jayasekara
- 89 Disham Jayasekara
- 80 Ranil Perera
- 25 Dunanjaya Samaradiwakara
- 1 Kasun Waduge
| | - 56 Chamika Abeykoon
- 75 Kavinda Bakmeedeniya
- 68 Ananda Bandara
- 92 Thurshara Indrajith
- 55 Pradeep Karunathilaka
- 65 Suranga Priydharshana
- 83 Janaka Bandara
- 97 Dinender Dassanayake
- 67 Percy Gunarathne
- 95 Geethanjana Madushanka
- 93 Amith Siriwardana
| | - 45 Akila Amarathunga
- 11 Nevin Jayasinghe
- 37 Mohomad Rizvi
- 43 Chetetya Wadugodapitiya
- 40 Thusan Wimalasiri
- 26 Layan Chathuranga
- 7 Dikshan Cramera
- 24 Supun Dissanayake
- 9 Dilum Jayaweera
- 27 Sahan Sahanpriya
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Notes and References
- Web site: East Division . 2013-10-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928020849/http://www.efli.com/scores-and-stats/efli/east . 28 September 2013 . dmy-all .