Spikers' Turf


Spikers' Turf is the top-level men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines. The league was established in 2015 by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc., the same organization behind the women's Shakey's V-League and later the Premier Volleyball League.
The first running of Spikers' Turf lasted from 2015 to 2016 before it merged with the PVL in 2017 as its men's division. In 2018, it was spun off and the league was reestablished.
The Cignal Super Spikers were the defending champions, but has since been vacated after the team took a leave of absence in January 2026. With seven titles, Cignal is also the most successful team in the league. The Criss Cross King Crunchers are the only active team to win a championship.

History

The league had its beginnings in 2014, when the Shakey's V-League introduced a men's division during the 2014 Reinforced Open Conference. The following year, Sports Vision decided to spin off the men's division as a separate league, giving birth to Spikers' Turf.
In late-2016, Sports Vision announced that the league be merged back in the 2017 season with the Shakey's V-League. The men's division in the PVL ended with the 2018 PVL Collegiate Conference as its final tournament. Spikers' Turf was then revived on October 6, 2018 and was reestablished as a separate legal entity from the PVL.
In 2020, Spikers' Turf began the process to turn to a professional league, after the PVL was given professional status by the national government's Games and Amusement Board in the same year. The league did not stage its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 16, 2021, Sports Vision president Ricky Palou bared that only three teams out of six - Cignal HD, PLDT and VNS - agreed to turn professional.

Teams

As of January 2026, Spikers' Turf has five active member teams, but only one of them, the VNS Griffins, is a professional club.

Teams under leave of absence

Some teams are currently under a leave of absence which opts them out of future competitions until an eventual return.
Abbr.TeamCompanyColorsYear foundedYear joinedYear left
CSSCignal Super SpikersCignal TV, Inc. 201420152026

Season format

Similar to the PVL, a traditional Spikers' Turf season is composed of multiple conferences. Since 2023, two are held each season – the first being the Open Conference and the second being the Invitational Conference. A conference is divided into two phases, the preliminary round and final round, the latter serving as the conference's playoffs.
From 2015 to 2016, Spikers' Turf conferences mirrored that of its then-women's counterpart, the Shakey's V-League. Alongside the Open Conference, the league also held the Reinforced and Collegiate Conferences. When the league merged with the rebranded Premier Volleyball League as its men's division, the conferences were held simultaneously.
Following Spikers' Turf's split in 2018, it has only hosted one or two conferences per season. In 2019, the league didn't host a Collegiate Conference. Instead, collegiate teams competed alongside corporate teams in the Open Conference. In 2022, only the Open Conference was contested after the Collegiate Conference was integrated into the relaunch of the V-League. As the league has yet to turn pro, it is possible for players to take part in both Spikers' Turf and the relaunched V-League.

Active tournaments

  • The Open Conference is a conference where corporate-backed local teams can compete. In 2019, the conference also featured collegiate teams. This conference has been held eight times as of the 2025 season.
  • The Invitational Conference is a conference where collegiate and international club teams are invited to play in a tournament against the local teams. This conference has been held twice as of the 2024 season.

Defunct tournaments

  • The Collegiate Conference was a pre-season tournament for college and university teams in preparation for the respective regular seasons of their mother leagues. This conference was held twice during its lifetime.
  • The Reinforced Conference was an import-laden conference where teams can hire foreign reinforcement, although most teams have opted to not hire any imports. This conference was held three times during its lifetime.

Medal table

Inactive or former team
Guest or collegiate team

; Corporate teams
TeamTotal
Cignal Super Spikers74213
Philippine Air Force Air Spikers3317
Sta. Elena Ball Hammers2035
Criss Cross King Crunchers1304
PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters1124
AMC Cotabato Spikers0101
Cagayan Valley Rising Suns0101
Kindai University0101
Philippine Navy Sea Lions0022
Savouge Spin Doctors0022
Imus City–AJAA Spikers0011
Maruichi Hyogo0011

; Collegiate teams
TeamTotal
Ateneo Blue Eagles2002
NU Bulldogs0202
EAC Generals0011
UST Golden Spikers0011

Notable records

Venues

The league's games are mainly held across Metro Manila, primarily on Paco Arena from 2019 to 2023. Recently, the games have dispersed again outside Paco Arena, with some playing outside the metropolis.

Media coverage

The league's initial broadcast partner was the People's Television Network in its first season. In 2016, it was handed over to ABS-CBN Sports+Action, the same broadcast partner with its former women's counterpart league, Shakey's V-League. This partnership with ABS-CBN continued as the Spikers' Turf merged with the rebranded Premier Volleyball League. Upon its separation from the PVL and re-establishment, Cignal TV became the league's primary broadcast partner in 2018.
With the rise of online streaming services, the live coverage of the games can be viewed via Cignal Play, Pilipinas Live app, and the league's official website.People's Television Network ABS-CBN Sports