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.
Franchise history
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.[1]
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
References
^"East Division". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.