Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga 2020–21 Explained

Superliga Serie A
Organizer:CBV
Duration:November 9, 2020 to April 5, 2021
No Of Teams:12
Finals Champ: Itambé Minas[1]
Title Number:4
Finals Runner-Up: Praia Clube
Mvp: Thaísa
No Of Games:148
Major Point: Polina Rahimova (440 points)
Prevseason Link:Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga 2019–20 - Serie A
Prevseason Year:2019–20
Nextseason Link:Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga 2020–21 - Serie A
Nextseason Year:2021–22
Website:http://superliga.cbv.com.br/
Sport:Volleyball

The Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga 2020–21 - Serie A was the 26th edition of this competition organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation through the National Competitions Unit. It would also be the 42nd edition of the Brazilian Women's Volleyball Championship, the main competition between women's volleyball clubs in Brazil.[2]

Regulation

The qualifying phase of the competition is disputed by twelve teams in two rounds. In each turn, all teams will play each other only once. The games in the second round will be played in the same order as the first, only with the court control reversed.

The top eight clubs qualify for the play-offs. At this stage, a 3-0 or 3–1 victory guarantees three points for the winner and no points for the loser. With a score of 3–2, the winner of the match adds two points and the loser one. The last two placed will be relegated to the Series B 2020.

In the following order the tiebreaker criteria will be: number of wins, sets average, points average; direct confrontation (in the case of a tie between two teams) and last draw. The play-offs will be divided into three phases - quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

In the quarter-finals there will be a cross between the teams with the best technical indexes following the logic: 1st x 8th (A); 2nd x 7th(B); 3rd x 6th (C) and 4th x 5th (D). These will play best of 3 matches (games), with a field command for each and the tiebreaker, if necessary, in the gym of the team with the best technical index of the qualifying phase.

The semi-finals will be disputed by the teams that passed the quarter-finals, following the logic: winner of duel A vs. winner of duel D; winner of duel B x winner of duel C. These will again play best of 3 (games), with a field command for each and the tiebreaker, if necessary, in the gym of the team with the best technical index of the qualifying phase .

The winners qualify for the final, which will be best of 3 games in the first place status of the qualifying round. The third and fourth places were defined by the best technical index of the qualifying phase.

The tournament sets were played up to 25 points with a minimum difference of two points (with the exception of the fifth set, which was won by the team that scored 15 points with at least two points difference). There were technical stops on the 8th and 16th points of the team that reached them first.

Participating teams

Twelve teams dispute the title of the Women's Superliga 2020/2021-Series A. They are:[3]

TeamCityPos. season 2019/20GymCapacityTitles
Rio de Janeiro2º/10º (Superliga A)Hélio Maurício Gym1,00012
Curitiba Volleyball Curitiba8th (Superliga A)Gymnasium of Colégio Positivo18000
Osasco Osasco3rd (Superliga A)José Liberatti5
Beach Club Uberlândia2nd (Superliga A)Beach Arena1
Pinheiros São Paulo9th (Superliga A)Henrique Villaboim0
São Caetano São Caetano do Sul12th (Superliga A)Lauro Gomes1
São José dos Pinhais4th (Superliga B)Ney Braga Gym1 1001
Fluminense Rio de Janeiro7th (Superliga A)Hebrew Gym2
Itambé Minas Belo Horizonte1st (Superliga A)Arena Minas3
Brasília Vôlei Brasilia1st (Superliga B)Sesi Taguatinga0
Sesi/Bauru Volleyball Bauru4th (Superliga A)Pressure Cooker0
São Paulo/Barueri Barueri6th (Superliga A)José Corrêa0
Grades
  • The São Paulo FC team will partner with Barueri.[4]
  • Pinhais, 4th place inherited the vacancies of Itajaí and ADC Bradesco, respectively 2nd and 3rd place in the Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga 2020 - Series B and due to the withdrawal of Valinhos.[5] [6]
  • The FLA and SESC who finished last season 2nd and 10th respectively merged.[7]
  • São Caetano was relegated, but due to the withdrawal of Itajaí, ADC Bradesco and Valinhos it remained in the elite.[8]
  • Qualifying stage

    Rating

    (Q) - Teams qualified to the quarter-finals.
    Teams eliminated and kept for the Series A 2021–22.
    (R) - Teams relegated to the Series B 2022.

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    Playoff matches

    Quarter-finals

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    Awards

    Superliga Selection

    The athletes who stood out individually were[10]

    Position PlayerTeam
    MVP Itambé Minas
    Best Opposite Osasco
    1st Best Outside Hitter Beach Club
    2nd Best Outsited Hitter Pri Daroit Itambé Minas
    1st Best Center Itambé Minas
    2nd Best Center Praia Clube
    Best Setter Itambé Minas
    Best Libero Osasco
    Final MVP (VivaVôlei Trophy) Itambé Minas
    Fan Favorite Itambé Minas
    Best Coach Itambé Minas

    Final classification

    Position Team rating/downgrade
    Minas South American Clubs 2021
    Superliga 2021/2022 - Serie A
    Praia Clube Superliga 2021/2022 - Series A
    Superliga 2021/2022 - Series A
    4 Superliga 2021/2022 - Series A
    5 Superliga 2021/2022 - Series A
    6 Superliga 2021/2022 - Series A
    7 Superliga 2021/2022 - Series A
    8 Superliga 2021/2022 - Series A
    9 Superliga 2021/2022 - Series A
    10 Superliga 2021/2022 - Series A
    11 Series B 2022
    12 Series B 2022

    Statistics

    Highest Scorer

    RankPlayerClubTotal
    1 Polina Rahimova440
    2 Tandara409
    3 Brayelin Martínez403
    4 Thaísa382
    5 Ariane Helena380
    6 Ivna Colombo374
    7 Fê Garay362
    8 Pri Daroit320
    9 Ana Cristina318
    10 Tifanny312
    All points scored | Source: CBV

    Best Blocker

    RankPlayerClubTotal
    1 Thaísa111
    2 Mayany109
    3 Carol81
    4 Lorena Viezel71
    5 Valkyrie Dullius70
    6 Diana67
    7 Bia62
    Adenízia62
    9 Jineiry Martínez51
    Juciely Barreto51
    Points scored with winning blocks | Source: CBV

    Best Servers

    RankPlayerClubTotal
    1 Polina Rahimova31
    2 Pri Daroit29
    3 Thaísa28
    4 Claudinha26
    5 Carol23
    Ariane Helena23
    7 Roberta Ratzke22
    8 Larissa Gongra21
    Tandara21
    10 Carla Santos20
    Dani Lins20
    Points scored in the serve ace | Source: CBV

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Minas plays ups and downs, wins Praia Clube in the fifth set and gets the Superliga title . en . . 2021-04-05 . 2021-04-06.
    2. Web site: Olhar Olímpico - CBV concedes, confirms teams with debts and guarantees Superliga with 12 teams . 2020-09-15 . www.uol.com.br . pt-br.
    3. Web site: SUPERLIGA - 2019/2020 OFFICIAL REGULATION. CBV. September 11, 2019. November 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191114030752/http://superliga.cbv.com.br/arquivos/regulamento_19-20.pdf. dead.
    4. Web site: Londrina Vôlei will move to Balneário Camboriú to compete in the Superliga. GazetaEsportiva.com. 2019-07-18. 2019-09-26.
    5. Web site: New financial reality takes Valinhos out of the elite of the female-superliga . 2020-07-10 . 2020-09-15 . Agência Brasil . pt-br .
    6. Web site: CBV confirms Curitiba Volleyball and São José dos Pinhais in the Superliga - . 2020-07-25 . 2020-09-15 . Paraná Portal . pt-BR.
    7. Web site: Women's volleyball: Flamengo and Sesc agree on merger . 2020-09-15 . Lance! . pt-BR.
    8. Web site: São Caetano remains in the elite of Brazilian volleyball and will compete in the Superliga . 2020-07-13 . 2020-09-15 . Olympics Every Day . pt-BR.
    9. Web site: CBV releases the semifinal table of the women's Superliga and confirms the court bubble in Saquarema . 2021-03-21 . ge . en.
    10. Web site: Itambé Minas puts 'half team' in the selection of the women's volleyball Superliga. 2021-04-06. O Tempo. pt-br.