List of Premier Volleyball League seasons explained
This is a list of Premier Volleyball League seasons, which its inaugural season started in 2017.
List of seasons
During its formation in 2017, the PVL consisted of three conferences in one season, two of which initially catered to amateur/non-professional club teams. A team winning both conferences in one season is considered to achieve a "Golden Double", the highest achievement a team can attain in one season. Since its professionalization in 2020 and the ease of COVID-19 restrictions in 2022, the league has managed to separate the collegiate conference into a separate league and parade a three-conference format where all professional teams will join. A team winning all three tournaments is considered to achieve a "Grand Slam", the highest achievement which is identical to the PBA.
As of the 2024 season, only one men's team achieved a Golden Double in one season in the men's division's short history. Meanwhile, only one women's team achieved the Golden Double and Grand Slam in different seasons.
| Season | Duration | | | TV partner(s) | Teams |
|---|
| Start | End | Total | Best overall record | PCT | Most wins | Total wins |
|---|
| 2017[1] | April 30, 2017 | October 29, 2017 | 124
| 3 | | / /
| NU (collegiate) | 100.0% | | 20 |
| Pocari Sweat (club) | 64.5% |
102
| /
| Ateneo (collegiate) | 91.7% | | 18 |
| Cignal (club) | 81.8% |
| 2018[2] | April 17, 2018 | December 8, 2018 | 146
| 3
| | 8
| | 83.3% | | 15 |
86
| 2
| /
| NU (collegiate) | 85.7% | NU (collegiate) | 12 |
| Vice Co. (club) | 70.0% | Air Force (club) | 9 |
| 2019[3] | May 16, 2019 | October 12, 2019 | 160 | 3 | | / / | | 91.4% | | 32 |
| 2020 | colspan="10" |
| 2021[4] | July 17, 2021 | August 13, 2021 | 41 | 1 | | 10 | | 78.6% | | 11 |
| Creamline |
| 2022[5] | March 16, 2022 | December 6, 2022 | 112 | 3 | | / | | 87.1% | | 27 |
| 2023 | February 4, 2023 | December 16, 2023 | 164 | 3 | | / / | Kurashiki (guest) | 100.0% | | 34 |
| Creamline (local) | 89.5% |
| 2024[6] | February 20, 2024 | September 12, 2024 | 144 | 3 | | / | | 73.7% | | 26 |
| 2024–25 | November 9, 2024 | | | 12 | |
|
Notes
- In the 2021 season, one conference was held due to the effects and the preventive measures imposed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[7]
- In the 2023 season, the originally planned Reinforced Conference was canceled due to the sanctions imposed by the PNVF, and a second All-Filipino conference was held as a replacement.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Sports Vision, ABS-CBN ink new partnership for PVL. ABS-CBN Sports. Escarlote. Mark. March 29, 2017. March 29, 2017.
- News: Premier Volleyball League spikes inaugural season with 3 conferences, 3 champions. The Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 26, 2017. December 26, 2017.
- News: PVL kicks off new season with All-Star Game. ABS-CBN Sports. February 2, 2019. February 4, 2019.
- News: Mugas . John Michael . PVL’s first pro season a go in Ilocos Norte, but without live audience . July 16, 2021 . . July 21, 2021 . July 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210720202332/https://sports.inquirer.net/428973/pvls-first-pro-season-a-go-in-ilocos-norte-but-without-live-audience . live .
- News: PVL Open Conference kicks off in March with F2 Logistics on board . 19 June 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 28 January 2022 . 19 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220619090948/https://sports.inquirer.net/449018/pvl-open-conference-kicks-off-in-march-with-f2-logistics-on-board . live .
- News: PVL unveils thrilling eighth season . 12 February 2024 . Premier Volleyball League . en.
- News: Villar . Joey . PVL gets go signal . 11 July 2021 . Philstar . 11 July 2021.
- News: Dannug . Jonash . Ricky Palou assures: PVL will have a third conference . 29 June 2023 . Tiebreaker Times . 29 June 2023 . 29 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629112612/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ricky-palou-assures-pvl-will-have-a-third-conference/275548 . live.
