V-League (Philippines)

For the league formerly known as Shakey's V-League, see Premier Volleyball League.
V-League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge
SportVolleyball
Founded2022
FounderSports Vision
MottoWhere it all started!
No. of teamsM: 8
W: 7
CountryPhilippines
Venue(s)Paco Arena
ContinentAVC (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		M: FEU
W: UST
Most titlesM: NU, De La Salle and FEU (1 title each)
W: Ateneo, Benilde and UST (1 title each)
TV partner(s)Solar Sports
Streaming partner(s)V-League
Official websitevleague.ph

The V-League is a collegiate volleyball league for both men and women in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision.

History

Precursor league

Main article: Shakey's V-League

The V-League launched in 2022 traces its roots to the Shakey's V-League established in 2004 by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc..[1] The Shakey's V-League was initially an inter-collegiate women's league with teams from the UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI among others playing in the league.[2] The league had Shakey's Pizza as its title sponsor since its inception[1] until 2016.[3] The league would include corporate and non-collegiate teams in 2011.[2]

In 2014, a men's division was introduced during its 21st conference.[4][5][6] The following year, the men's tournament was spun-off as Spikers' Turf.[7][8]

In late-2016, Sports Vision announced that the Spikers' Turf would be merged back with the Shakey's V-League (which was renamed as the Premier Volleyball League).[9][10] The men's division in the PVL ended with the 2018 PVL Collegiate Conference as its final tournament. The Spikers' Turf was revived on October 6, 2018[11] and was reestablished as a separate legal entity from the PVL.[12]

Launch and inaugural season

The PVL became a professional league starting the 2021 season which meant collegiate and amateur teams can no longer take part.[13] Hence in October 2022, Sports Vision relaunched the collegiate conferences of the PVL and Spikers' Turf as a separate league – the V-League. Twelve teams are set to compete in the men's division and eight teams in the women's tournament.[14]

Teams

These are the teams who will compete at the 2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge.[15]

2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge
Team School Collegiate League
Men's division
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo de Manila University UAAP
De La Salle Green Spikers De La Salle University UAAP
EAC Generals Emilio Aguinaldo College NCAA
FEU Tamaraws Far Eastern University UAAP
Letran Knights Colegio de San Juan de Letran NCAA
NU Bulldogs National University UAAP
Perpetual Altas University of Perpetual Help System DALTA NCAA
UST Golden Spikers University of Santo Tomas UAAP
Women's division
Benilde Lady Blazers De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde NCAA
FEU Lady Tamaraws Far Eastern University UAAP
Letran Lady Knights Colegio de San Juan de Letran NCAA
Lyceum Lady Pirates Lyceum of the Philippines University NCAA
NU Lady Bulldogs a National University UAAP
UE Lady Warriors University of the East UAAP
UP Fighting Maroons University of the Philippines UAAP
UST Golden Tigresses University of Santo Tomas UAAP
Note
a.^ The NU Lady Bulldogs have withdrawn from the tournament due to their participation in two international training camps in Taiwan and the VTV Cup in Ninh Binh, Vietnam. As a result, their four-set win over Letran will not be counted in the standings.[16]

Result summary

Season Men's division Women's division
Champions Runners-up Third place Champions Runners-up Third place
14
(2022) 		NU Bulldogs UST Golden Spikers Perpetual Altas Ateneo Blue Eagles Adamson Lady Falcons Benilde Lady Blazers
15
(2023) 		De La Salle Green Spikers UST Golden Spikers FEU Tamaraws Benilde Lady Blazers FEU Lady Tamaraws UE Lady Warriors
16
(2024) 		FEU Tamaraws De La Salle Green Spikers NU Bulldogs UST Golden Tigresses FEU Lady Tamaraws UE Lady Warriors
For Shakey's V-League women's (2004–2016) results, see Shakey's V-League conference results.
For Spikers' Turf results (2015–2016, 2018–present), see Spikers' Turf conference results.
For PVL Collegiate results (2017–2019), see Premier Volleyball League conference results.

Participating schools

Key
1st Indicates a team finished as the champions during the conference
2nd Indicates a team finished as the runners-up during the conference
3rd Indicates a team finished as the third placer during the conference
4th Indicates a team finished as the fourth placer during the conference
• Indicates a team did not participate during the conference
WD Indicates a team initially participated during the conference but later withdrew

Men's division

Team 2022 2023 2024
Adamson Soaring Falcons 10th • •
Ateneo Blue Eagles 4th 4th 7th
Arellano Chiefs 8th • •
Benilde Blazers 11th • •
De La Salle Green Spikers 7th 1st 2nd
EAC Generals • 7th 8th
FEU Tamaraws 6th 3rd 1st
Letran Knights • • 6th
NU Bulldogs 1st 5th 3rd
Perpetual Altas 3rd 6th 5th
San Beda Red Spikers 5th 8th •
San Sebastian Stags 12th • •
UP Fighting Maroons 9th • •
UST Golden Spikers 2nd 2nd 4th

Women's division

Team 2022 2023 2024
Adamson Lady Falcons 2nd • •
Ateneo Blue Eagles 1st • •
Benilde Lady Blazers 3rd 1st 4th
Enderun Lady Titans • 5th •
FEU Lady Tamaraws 5th 2nd 2nd
Letran Lady Knights • • 6th
Lyceum Lady Pirates • 6th 7th
Mapúa Lady Cardinals • 7th •
NU Lady Bulldogs • • WD
Perpetual Lady Altas • 4th •
San Beda Lady Red Spikers 8th • •
San Sebastian Lady Stags 7th 8th •
UE Lady Warriors • 3rd 3rd
UP Lady Maroons 4th • 5th
UST Golden Tigresses 6th • 1st

Conference MVP by edition

Media coverage

The V-League games are streamed live on their official website and Facebook page and on-air thru television via CNN Philippines (2022) & Solar Sports (since 2023).[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Shakey's V-League Turning dormant sport to a sporting spectacle". The Philippine Star. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (November 12, 2020). "PVL to turn pro - Ricky Palou". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Mendoza, Al (June 10, 2013). "Secret behind success of Shakey's tourney". Manila Standard. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Spikers' Turf showcases best in men's volleyball". Manila: The Philippine Star. March 25, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  5. ^ Payo, Jasmine (March 25, 2015). "Men's volley hits scene with Spikers' Turf April 5". Manila: Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  6. ^ From the wires (March 28, 2015). "IEM Volley Masters head cast in eight-team Spikers' Turf volleyball tournament". Sport Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "Cagayan, Champion clash as Spikers' Turf unwraps". V-League.ph. April 4, 2015. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  8. ^ Villar, Joey (April 8, 2015). "Rising Suns dim Champion Infinity in Spikers Turf". website. Philstar. Philstar Sports Hub. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  9. ^ Villar, Joey (December 27, 2016). "Shakey's V-League to rename to 'Philippine V-League'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  10. ^ Escarlote, Mark (March 29, 2017). "Sports Vision, ABS-CBN ink new partnership for PVL". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  11. ^ Lopez, Mark Edward (October 1, 2018). "PVL: Spikers' Turf returns, fires off on October 6". Fox Sports Philippines. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  12. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (November 14, 2020). "Alyssa Valdez the founding president of Spiker's Turf, reveals Palou". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  13. ^ "About Us". V-League. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "V-League relaunches with 12 men's, 8 women's varsity teams". Tiebreaker Times. October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  15. ^ "Elite teams clash in V-League Collegiate Challenge". vleague.ph. July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  16. ^ "NU Lady Bulldogs withdraw from V-League women's tourney". Fastbreak. August 12, 2024. Archived from the original on August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.