| English Women's Volleyball League | |
| Current Season: | 2019–20 English Women's Volleyball League |
| Sport: | Volleyball |
| Founded: | 1977 |
| Inaugural: | 1977/78 |
| Teams: | 9 (2019–20) |
| Country: | England |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Administrator: | Volleyball England |
| Level: | 1 |
| Relegation: | 2nd League |
| Domestic Cup: | England Cup England Super Cup |
| Confed Cup: | CEV Cup CEV Challenge Cup |
| Website: | http://www.volleyballengland.org/ |
The English Women's Volleyball League is the major volleyball national competition for women in England, established in 1977.[1] It is organised by the English Volleyball Association (EVA).
In the season 2018/19 the championship was held in two stages. On the first 9 teams played in one round, on the second – the best 5 teams played in two more rounds (all results of the first stage were taken into account).
For the victory with the score 3:0 and 3:1 the teams get 3 points, 3:2 – 2 points, for the defeat with the score 2:3 – 1 point, 0:3 and 1:3 – 0 points.
In the 2018/19 season in the Super League 9 teams had participated : "Tendering Ladies (Cluckton-on-Cy), Durham Palatines (Durham), London Orcas (London), Wessex (Bournemouth), Malory Eagles (London), Sheffield Holham (Sheffield), Polonia London (London), Bristol, Birmingham. The champion title won by the Tendering Ladies. 2nd place went to Durham Palatineights, London Orcas Finished Third.
| Years | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Kirkby | Prescot | ||
| 1979 | Hillingdon | Speedwell | ||
| 1980 | TSB Kirkby | Hillingdon | ||
| 1981 | competition not disputed | |||
| 1982 | Hillingdon | Spark | ||
| 1983 | Hillingdon | Spark | ||
| 1984 | Hillingdon | Spark | ||
| 1985 | Hillingdon | Ashcombe | ||
| 1986 | Spark | Ashcombe | ||
| 1987 | Sale | Ashcombe | ||
| 1988 | Ashcombe | Sale | ||
| 1989 | Britannia | Brixton Knights | ||
| 1990 | Brixton Knights | Britannia | ||
| 1991 | Mizuno Britannia | Woolwich Brixton Knights | ||
| 1992 | Woolwich Brixton | Britannia Music | ||
| 1993 | Woolwich Brixton | Sale | ||
| 1994 | Woolwich Brixton | Sale | ||
| 1995 | London Malory Eagles | Britannia Music City | ||
| 1996 | London QKX | Team Knights | ||
| 1997 | Britannia Music City | Manchester United Salford | ||
| 1998 | London Malory Eagles | Manchester United Salford | ||
| 1999 | London Malory Eagles | London QKX | ||
| 2000 | Ashcombe Dorking1 | Loughborough Students | ||
| 2001 | Ashcombe Dorking1 | London Malory Eagles | ||
| 2002 | London Malory Eagles | Ashcombe Dorking | ||
| 2003 | London Malory Eagles | Ashcombe Dorking | ||
| 2004 | London Malory Eagles | Ashcombe Dorking | ||
| 2005 | London Malory Eagles | Wolverhampton | Polonia IMKA London | |
| 2006[2] | University of Birmingham | London Malory Eagles | Polonia IMKA London | |
| 2007[3] | London Malory Eagles | Polonia IMKA London | University of Birmingham 1 | |
| 2008[4] | Wessex | University of Birmingham 1 | Coventry & Warwick Riga 1 | |
| 2009[5] | Swiss Cottage | Coventry & Warwick Riga 1 | London Malory Eagles | |
| 2010[6] | Tameside VC | Polonia IMKA London | Swiss Cottage | |
| 2011[7] | Polonia IMKA London | Swiss Cottage | London Malory Eagles | |
| 2012[8] | Team Northumbria | Leeds Carnegie | London Malory Eagles | |
| 2013[9] | Team Northumbria | Polonia SideOut London | Wessex W1 | |
| 2014[10] | Team Northumbria | Polonia SideOut London | Wessex W1 | |
| 2015[11] | Team Northumbria | Polonia SideOut London | City of Salford VC | |
| 2016[12] | Team Northumbria | Polonia SideOut London | ||
| 2017[13] | Team Durham | Team Northumbria | ||
| 2018[14] | Team Durham | Team Northumbria | ||
| 2019[15] | Tendring VC Ladies | Durham Palatinates | London Orcas | |
| 2020[16] | Suspended[17] | |||