V.Challenge League


V.League Division 2 and V.League Division 3 are the second- and third-level volleyball leagues for both men and women in Japan. For women tournament, was only held in Division 2

History

The league started in 1998 as V1 League.
In 2006 the name of V1.League was changed in the V.Challenge League.
The Champion and runner-up team could play the replacement game with lower place teams of V.premier League.
On 2 February 2014 Japan Volleyball League Organization announced that:
  1. V.Challenge League will be divided into V.Challenge League 1 and V.Challenge League 2 from next season.
  2. V.Challenge League 1 include higher 8 teams in the 2014–15 season.
  3. V.Challenge League 2 include lower teams in the 2014–15 season.
  4. Associate teams of JVL will play in the V.Challenge League 2.
  5. Bottom team of V.Challenge League 1 and top team of V.Challenge League 2 will compete a Promotion and relegation match except associate teams.
In 2018–2019 season, V.League was reorganized and renamed with V.League Division 2 replacing V.Challenge League 1 and V.League Division 3 replacing V.Challenge League 2.

V.League Division 2

Men

Season 2022/23
ClubLocation2022–23 Final Ranking
Voreas HokkaidoAsahikawaChampions
Kawasaki
Yokkaichi
Saitama
Sapporo
Nagoya
Hyogo
Osaka
Tsukuba
Hekinan

Previous results

Season 2021–22
ClubLocation2021–22 Final Ranking
Voreas HokkaidoAsahikawaChampion
KawasakiRunner-up
Yokkaichi3rd place
Saitama4th place
Sapporo5th place
Nagoya6th place
Hyogo7th place
Osaka8th place
Tsukuba9th place
Toyota, Aichi10th place
Nara11th place
Shinjuku12th place
Inagi13th place
Osaka14th place
Chiba15th place

Women

Season 2022/23
ClubLocation2022–23 Final Ranking
Ueda
Maebashi
Prestige International Aranmare YamagataSakataChampions
Tokyo / Annaka
Chiba Angel CrossKashiwa
Sendai
Hamamatsu
Ohno Group Hiroshima OilersHiroshima
Gifu
Kumamoto
Kuwana, Mie

Previous results

Season 2021–22
ClubLocation2021–22 Final Ranking
UedaChampion
MaebashiRunner-up
Prestige International Aranmare YamagataSakata3rd place
Tokyo / Annaka4th place
Chiba Angel CrossKashiwa5th place
Sendai6th place
Hamamatsu7th place
Ohno Group Hiroshima OilersHiroshima8th place
Gifu9th place
Kumamoto10th place

Season winners

V.League Division 3

V.League Division 3 is held only men's tournament

Current clubs and results

This is the men's clubs roster in 2021–22 season
ClubLocation2021–22 Final Ranking
HekinanChampion
HigashiōsakaRunner-up
Nagano / Suzaka3rd place
Minato, Tokyo4th place

Previous winners