| V.League Division 2 and 3 | |
| Current Season: | 2021–22 V.Challenge League |
| Sport: | Volleyball |
| Founded: | 1994 |
| Motto: | We Never Drop the Ball |
| Teams: | Men: V2:15, V3:4 Women: V2:10 |
| Champion: | (2021–22) |
| Related Comps: | V.League Division 1 |
| Website: | https://www.vleague.jp |
V.League Division 2 (V2) and V.League Division 3 (V3) are the second- and third-level volleyball leagues for both men and women in Japan. For women tournament, was only held in Division 2[1]
The league started in 1998 as V1 League.In 2006 the name of V1.League was changed in the V.Challenge League.The Champion and runner-up team could play the replacement game with lower place teams of V.premier League.
On 2 February 2014 Japan Volleyball League Organization announced that:[2]
In 2018–2019 season, V.League (Japan) was reorganized and renamed with V.League Division 2 replacing V.Challenge League 1 and V.League Division 3 replacing V.Challenge League 2.[3] [4]
Season 2022/23(10 clubs)
| Club | Location | 2022–23 Final Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voreas Hokkaido | Asahikawa | Champions | |
| Kawasaki | |||
| Yokkaichi | |||
| Saitama | |||
| Sapporo | |||
| Nagoya | |||
| Hyogo | |||
| Osaka | |||
| Tsukuba | |||
| Hekinan |
Season 2021–22 (15 clubs)[5]
| Club | Location | 2021–22 Final Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voreas Hokkaido | Asahikawa | Champion | |
| Kawasaki | Runner-up | ||
| Yokkaichi | 3rd place | ||
| Saitama | 4th place | ||
| Sapporo | 5th place | ||
| Nagoya | 6th place | ||
| Hyogo | 7th place | ||
| Osaka | 8th place | ||
| Tsukuba | 9th place | ||
| Toyota, Aichi | 10th place | ||
| Nara | 11th place | ||
| Shinjuku | 12th place | ||
| Inagi | 13th place | ||
| Osaka | 14th place | ||
| Chiba | 15th place |
Season 2022/23(11 clubs)
| Club | Location | 2022–23 Final Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ueda | |||
| Maebashi | |||
| Prestige International Aranmare Yamagata | Sakata | Champions | |
| Tokyo / Annaka | |||
| Chiba Angel Cross | Kashiwa | ||
| Sendai | |||
| Hamamatsu | |||
| Ohno Group Hiroshima Oilers | Hiroshima | ||
| Gifu | |||
| Kumamoto | |||
| Kuwana, Mie |
Season 2021–22 (10 clubs)[6]
| Club | Location | 2021–22 Final Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Ueda | Champion | |
| Maebashi | Runner-up | |
| Prestige International Aranmare Yamagata | Sakata | 3rd place |
| Tokyo / Annaka | 4th place | |
| Chiba Angel Cross | Kashiwa | 5th place |
| Sendai | 6th place | |
| Hamamatsu | 7th place | |
| Ohno Group Hiroshima Oilers | Hiroshima | 8th place |
| Gifu | 9th place | |
| Kumamoto | 10th place | |
| Season | Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width=25% | Champion | Width=25% | Runner-up | Width=25% | Champion | Width=25% | Runner-up |
| 2018–19 | Victorina Himeji | ||||||
| 2019–20 | Voreas Hokkaido | ||||||
| 2020–21 | |||||||
| 2021–22 | Voreas Hokkaido | Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits | Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries | Gunma Bank Green Wings | |||
V.League Division 3 is held only men's tournament
This is the men's clubs roster in 2021–22 season (4 clubs)[7]
| Club | Location | 2021–22 Final Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hekinan | Champion | ||
| Higashiōsaka | Runner-up | ||
| Nagano / Suzaka | 3rd place | ||
| Minato, Tokyo | 4th place |
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | |||
| 2019–20 | |||
| 2020–21 | Kinki Club Sfida | ||
| 2021–22 | Kinki Club Sfida |