V.League (Japan)


The V.League is the second-level professional volleyball league for both men and women in Japan. The league started in 1994.
The competitions are organized by the Japan Volleyball League Organization. The league was called V.Premier League before the reform took place in 2018. The SV.League succeeded the V.League as the premier volleyball tournament in Japan in 2024.
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History

V.League

In 2016, the Japan Volleyball League Organization, which hosts Premier League, held a press conference in Tokyo and announced plans to create a new league and aim for professionalization. They plan to recruit participating teams by the end of November and aim to start in the fall of 2018.
This project to create a new league was called NEW BORN V.LEAGUE. The new league was named V.League. The new V.League aims to promote the "sports business" of volleyball by realizing a system of "earning through sports and returning the profits to sports" without being bound by conventional concepts. In addition, the V.League aims to further enhance the value of volleyball, push volleyball up to Japan's top arena sports, connect with the world, and become the world's best volleyball league.

Creation of SV.League

The Japan Volleyball League Organization created the SV.League as the newest top-flight volleyball organization in Japan, placing it above the V.League.
For teams that do not wish to join the SV.League, both men's and women's leagues will be unified into one division under the name of V.League. The East-West Conference system will be introduced.

Clubs

This is the list of participating clubs in 2024–25 season.

Previous winners

  • 1967–68 to 1993–94: Japan Volleyball League
  • 1994–95 to 2005–06: V League
  • 2006–07 to 2017–18: V.Premier League
  • 2018–19 to 2023–24: '''V.League Division 1'''

Men

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Women

SeasonWinners
1967–68Hitachi Musashi
1968–69Unitika Kaizuka
1969–70Unitika Kaizuka
1970–71Unitika Kaizuka
1971–72Unitika Kaizuka
1972–73Yashika
1973–74Hitachi Musashi
1974–75Hitachi Musashi
1975–76Hitachi
1976–77Hitachi
1977–78Hitachi
1978–79Kanebo
1979–80Unitika
1980–81Unitika
1981–82Hitachi
1982–83Hitachi
1983–84Hitachi
1984–85Hitachi
1985–86Hitachi
1986–87Hitachi
1987–88NEC
1988–89Hitachi
1989–90Ito Yokado
1990–91Hitachi
1991–92Hitachi
1992–93Hitachi
1993–94Hitachi

SeasonWinners
1994–95Daiei
1995–96Unitika
1996–97NEC Red Rockets
1997–98Daiei
1998–99Toyobo
1999-00NEC Red Rockets
2000–01Toyobo
2001–02Hisamitsu Springs
2002–03NEC Red Rockets
2003–04Pioneer Red Wings
2004–05NEC Red Rockets
2005–06Pioneer Red Wings
2006–07Hisamitsu Springs
2007–08Toray Arrows
2008–09Toray Arrows
2009–10Toray Arrows
2010–11JT Marvelous
2011–12Toray Arrows
2012–13Hisamitsu Springs
2013–14Hisamitsu Springs
2014–15NEC Red Rockets
2015–16Hisamitsu Springs
2016–17NEC Red Rockets
2017–18Hisamitsu Springs
2018–19Hisamitsu Springs
2019–20JT Marvelous
2020–21JT Marvelous
2021–22Hisamitsu Springs
2022–23NEC Red Rockets
2023–24NEC Red Rockets

Spectators

Records show from the new born V.League Division 1 from Season 2018/19.
SeasonMen Women Total
2018/2019174,516 185,953 360,469
2019/2020216,564 184,081 400,645
2020/2021144,091 61,683 205,774
2021/2022138,256 109,664 247,920
2022/2023263,221 197,863 461,084
2023/2024402,270 133,993 TBA

Registered players

Records show from the new born V.League Division 1 from Season 2018/19.
Season
2018/2019196220
2019/2020203238
2020/2021199248
2021/2022169251
2022/2023190248
2023/2024182235