| 2020–21 V.League Division 1 Women's | |
| League: | V.League Division 1 |
| Sport: | Volleyball |
| Duration: | Oct 17, 2020 – Feb 21, 2021 |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| No Of Games: | 132 (Regular round) 12 (Final stage) 30 (V Cup) |
| Season: | 2020–2021 Results |
| Season Champs: | Toray Arrows |
| Top Scorer: | Jana Kulan |
| Finals Champ: | JT Marvelous |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Toray Arrows |
| Finals Mvp: | Mako Kobata |
| Seasonslistnames: | Women's V.League Division 1 |
| Prevseason Year: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2021–22 |
The Volleyball 2020–21 V.League Division 1 Women's is the 27th volleyball tournament year and the 3rd top level women's volleyball tournament of the newly branded and reorganized V.League (Japan). It is held from October 17, 2020 – February 21, 2021.[1] [2] [3] [4]
On August 4, 2020 the V.League Organization announced measures it has implemented to safeguard athletes, visitors, and related parties against the new coronavirus.[5] [6] Venues will be limited to 50% capacity and divided into three zones:
Visitors will have their body temperature taken before entering and are prohibited from certain forms of support such as loud cheering, using thundersticks, and high-fiving.
The V. League Division 1 Women's V Cup will be held from February 27, 2021 to March 28, 2021. All twelve teams will participate but players who have been invited to the Japan women's national volleyball team will begin early training for the 2021 Olympics and will not participate in the V Cup.
The Empress' Cup Final Round is scheduled for December 11–20, 2020. The Prefecture and Block rounds were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.[7]
The Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament opens in May every year in Osaka and serves as the final competition of the season.[8]
| style=background:red colspan=8 | 2020–21 V.League Division 1 Women's Personnel | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Head Coach | Captain | City, Prefecture | Colors | Main Sponsor | ||
| Denso Airybees |  Gen Kawakita | Fumika Moriya | Nishio, Aichi | align=center | Denso | ||
| Himeji Victorina | Kodai Nakaya | Riho Sadakane | Himeji, Hyōgo | align=center | Himeji Victorina Co., Ltd. | ||
| Hisamitsu Springs | Shingo Sakai | Mana Toe | Tosu, Saga | align=center | Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical | ||
| Hitachi Rivale | Asako Tajimi | Maiha Haga | Hitachinaka, Ibaraki | align=center | Hitachi Automotive Systems | ||
| JT Marvelous | Tomoko Yoshihara | Mako Kobata | Osaka, Hyogo | align=center | Japan Tobacco Ltd. | ||
| Kurobe AquaFairies | Takaya Maruyama | Saki Maruyama | Kurobe, Toyama | align=center | Kurobe AquaFairies | ||
| NEC Red Rockets | Takayuki Kaneko | Misaki Yamauchi | Kawasaki, Kanagawa | align=center | NEC | ||
| Okayama Seagulls | Akiyoshi Kawamoto | Aimi Kawashima | Okayama | align=center | Okayama Seagulls Co., Ltd. | ||
| PFU BlueCats | Masayasu Sakamoto | Ayaka Horiguchi | Kanazawa, Ishikawa | align=center | PFU Limited | ||
| Saitama Ageo Medics |  Antônio Marcos Lerbach | Akane Yamagishi | Ageo, Saitama | align=center | Ageo Medical Group | ||
| Toray Arrows | Akira Koshiya | Ai Kurogo | Ōtsu, Shiga | align=center | Toray Industries | ||
| Toyota Auto Body Queenseis | Haruya Indo | Aya Watanabe | Kariya, Aichi | align=center | Toyota Auto Body |
The number of foreign players is restricted to one per club world wide plus one per club from ASEAN nations.
| style=background:red colspan=3 | V.League Division 1 Women's foreign players 2020-21 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | World wide | ASEAN | |
| Denso Airybees |  Kathryn Plummer (NORCECA) | ||
| Himeji Victorina | Aliona Martiniuc (CEV) | ||
| Hisamitsu Springs | Foluke Akinradewo (NORCECA) | ||
| Hitachi Rivale | Hannah Tapp (NORCECA) | ||
| JT Marvelous | Andrea Drews (NORCECA) |  Thatdao Nuekjang (AVC) | |
| Kurobe AquaFairies | Simone Lee (NORCECA) | ||
| NEC Red Rockets |  Neriman Özsoy (CEV) | ||
| Okayama Seagulls | |||
| PFU BlueCats |  Roslandy Acosta (CSV) | Hathairat Jarat (AVC) | |
| Saitama Ageo Medics |  Shainah Joseph (NORCECA) | Alyja Daphne Santiago (AVC) | |
| Toray Arrows |  Jana Kulan (CEV) | ||
| Toyota Auto Body Queenseis |  Indre Sorokaite (CEV) | Pornpun Guedpard (AVC) |
Regular round begins October 17, 2020 (Saturday) and ends February 21, 2021 (Sunday). Matches are played every Saturday and Sunday.
At the end of the regular round, teams are ranked and divided into three groups of four teams each and will compete in the final stage. Teams are ranked in the regular round by: wins -> points -> set percentage -> scoring rate.
Final stage will be held the weekend of February 20–21, 2021 (semi-finals and finals for each group)
V Cup
Qualifying round begins February 27, 2021 (Saturday) and ends March 21, 2021 (Sunday)
Final round will be held the weekend of March 27–28, 2021
V.Challenge match (V1-V2 promotion–relegation matches): TBD
Many matches were canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan and the number of completed matches varied from team to team so the season standing procedure was changed from "number of matches won" to win rate percentage.[14]
Tie breakers are as follows:
| Final ranking: 1st–4th place participation | ||
| Final ranking: 5th–8th place participation | ||
| Final ranking: 9th–12th place participation |
| style=background:red colspan=8 | 2020–21 V.League Division 1 Women's Regular round Final Standing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Wins | Losses | Win Rate | Sets Won | Sets Lost | Set Rate | ||
| 1 | style=background:#ccffcc | Toray Arrows | 21 | 0 | 100.00 | 63 | 11 | 5.73 | |
| 2 | style=background:#ccffcc | JT Marvelous | 16 | 4 | 80.00 | 52 | 21 | 2.48 | |
| 3 | style=background:#ccffcc | NEC Red Rockets | 15 | 5 | 75.00 | 50 | 23 | 2.17 | |
| 4 | style=background:#ccffcc | Denso Airybees | 12 | 7 | 63.20 | 44 | 32 | 1.38 | |
| 5 | style=background:#FFFFCC | Saitama Ageo Medics | 12 | 8 | 60.00 | 41 | 31 | 1.32 | |
| 6 | style=background:#FFFFCC | Okayama Seagulls | 11 | 10 | 52.40 | 39 | 40 | 0.97 | |
| 7 | style=background:#FFFFCC | Hisamitsu Springs | 10 | 11 | 47.60 | 40 | 39 | 1.03 | |
| 8 | style=background:#FFFFCC | Hitachi Rivale | 6 | 15 | 28.60 | 28 | 53 | 0.53 | |
| 9 | style=background:#FFEEEE | Toyota Auto Body Queenseis | 6 | 15 | 28.60 | 24 | 48 | 0.50 | |
| 10 | style=background:#FFEEEE | PFU BlueCats | 4 | 13 | 23.50 | 18 | 43 | 0.42 | |
| 11 | style=background:#FFEEEE | Kurobe AquaFairies | 4 | 16 | 20.00 | 24 | 52 | 0.46 | |
| 12 | style=background:#FFEEEE | Himeji Victorina | 4 | 17 | 19.00 | 26 | 56 | 0.46 |
| style=background:red colspan=5 | 2020–21 V.League Division 1 Women's Regular round Individual Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Player | Team | Achievement |
| |
| Top Scorer | Jana Kulan | Toray Arrows | 436 Total Points | 2nd Time | |
| Spike Award | Haruyo Shimamura | NEC Red Rockets | 51.7% Kill Rate | 1st Time | |
| Block Award | Foluke Akinradewo Erika Araki | Hisamitsu Springs Toyota Auto Body Queenseis | 0.81 Blocks/set | 2nd Time 2nd Time | |
| Serve Award | Misaki Yamauchi | NEC Red Rockets | 15.6% Serve Effect Rate | 1st Time | |
| Receive Award | Mako Kobata | JT Marvelous | 68.3% Reception Rate | 1st Time |
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Final ranking matches: 1st to 4th place held on February 20 and 21, 2021 at Ota Ward Gymnasium, Tokyo.
Match results
Final ranking matches: 5th-8th held on February 20 and 21, 2021 at Saitama Budokan, Ageo (ja).
Match results
Final ranking matches: 9th-12th held on February 20 and 21, 2021, in a remote match at Ikenokawa Sakura Arena, Hitachi.
Match results
| Team roster | |
| Setter: Aki Momii, Mika Shibata Libero: Mako Kobata, Tomoyo Fukagaya MB: Aika Akutagawa, Anna Ogawa, Thatdao Nuekjang, Risa Hashimoto, Sakura Kanda, Nana Sakakibara, Marina Takahashi OP: Andrea Drews OH: Hickman Jahstice, Kotona Hayashi, Mizuki Tanaka, Yuka Meguro, Yuka Kutsui, Yuki Nishikawa, Yukiko Wada | |
| Head Coach: Tomoko Yoshihara | |
Misaki Yamauchi (NEC Red Rockets) Mako Kobata (JT Marvelous) Mako Kobata (JT Marvelous) Mako Kobata (JT Marvelous) Mami Yokota (Denso Airybees) Mizuki Tanaka (JT Marvelous)Twelve teams will be divided into two groups and a round-robin qualifying round will be held.[17]
Group A:JT Marvelous, Okayama Seagulls, Denso Airybees, Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, Hisamitsu Springs, Himeji Victorina
Group B:Saitama Ageo Medics, Toray Arrows, NEC Red Rockets, Hitachi Rivale, Kurobe AquaFairies, PFU BlueCats
Results of the qualifying round
| Advance to semifinals |
| Team | Wins | Losses | Points | Win Rate | Sets W | Sets L | Sets Ratio | Points W | Points L | Points Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1.00 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 | 461 | 396 | 1.16 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.80 | 13 | 8 | 1.62 | 483 | 452 | 1.07 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.60 | 11 | 6 | 1.83 | 405 | 358 | 1.13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.40 | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 409 | 415 | 0.99 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.20 | 4 | 12 | 0.33 | 328 | 380 | 0.86 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.00 | 5 | 15 | 0.33 | 376 | 461 | 0.82 |
| Team | Wins | Losses | Points | Win Rate | Sets W | Sets L | Sets Ratio | Points W | Points L | Points Ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1.00 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | 413 | 258 | 1.60 | ||
| 2 | NEC Red Rockets | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.80 | 12 | 7 | 1.71 | 433 | 335 | 1.29 | |
| 3 | Hitachi Rivale | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.60 | 11 | 8 | 1.38 | 421 | 336 | 1.25 | |
| 4 | Toray Arrows | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.40 | 10 | 9 | 1.11 | 400 | 355 | 1.13 | |
| 5 | Kurobe AquaFairies | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.20 | 5 | 14 | 0.36 | 365 | 447 | 0.82 | |
| 6 | PFU BlueCats | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 15 | 0.13 | 104 | 405 | 0.26 |
Match results
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Held on March 27 and 28, 2021 at Ota Ward Gymnasium, Tokyo.
Match results
If a V2 team does not have an S1 license, they will not play the tournament, and their V1 opponent remains in V1 unchallenged.
Teams with the most wins will qualify for next season's V1 League. In the case of 1 win and 1 loss, the following will be used as tiebreakers:
Points are awarded as follows:
| Conditions | Points awarded | |
|---|---|---|
| Win by set count "3-0" or "3-1" | 3 points | |
| Win by set count "3-2" | 2 points | |
| Lose by set count "2-3" | 1 point | |
| Lose by set count "1-3" or "0-3" | 0 points |
V1/V2 V.Challenge match women's tournament held at Nagaoka Gymnasium on April 3 and 4, 2021.[18]
Match results
Match results
All Star game was not held this year.
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