SV.League | |
Current Season: | 2024–25 SV.League Men's |
Current Season2: | 2024–25 SV.League Women's |
Sport: | Volleyball |
Teams: | Men: 10 Women: 14 |
Country: | Japan |
Inaugural: | 2024–25 |
Related Comps: | V.League |
Website: |
SV.League, also known as for sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional volleyball league for both men and women in Japan since 2024.
The league is succeeded the V.League as the premier volleyball tournament in Japan.
The SV.League takes it roots from the V.League of the Japan Volleyball League Organization. The league which was for a long time known as the V.Premier League was established in 1994.[1]
The Japan Volleyball League Organization would create a new top-flight volleyball league in Japan over the existing V.League as the highest level of Japanese volleyball league. This plan was announced in January 2023.[2] The name of the league was announced to be the SV.League.[3]
The "S" in the SV.League stands for "Strong, Spread and Society".[3]
S-V League as a highest level league and the necessary requirements to be licensed include:[4]
+ SV.League men's teams | |||
Team | Affiliation | Home | |
---|---|---|---|
Voreas Inc. | Asahikawa, Hokkaido | ||
Nature Lab Co., Ltd. | Tokyo | ||
Nagano | |||
Mishima City, Shizuoka | |||
Aichi | |||
Nagoya | |||
Osaka | |||
Osaka | |||
Sakai City Osaka | |||
Hiroshima City |
+ SV.League women's teams | |||
Team | Affiliation | Home | |
---|---|---|---|
Sakata City, Yamagata | |||
Nishio City, Aichi | |||
Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki | |||
Maebashi, Gunma | |||
Ageo Medical Group | Ageo City, Saitama | ||
Kawasaki City, Kanagawa | |||
Kurobe City Athletic Association | Kurobe City, Toyama | ||
Kahoku City, Ishikawa | |||
Kariya City, Aichi | |||
Ōtsu, Shiga | |||
Osaka | |||
Okayama City | |||
Saga |
For teams that do not wish to join the S-V League, both men's and women's leagues will be unified into one division under the name of V.League. The East–West Conference system will be introduced.[5]