| Current season, competition or edition: | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| First season | 1998 |
| Administrator | AVF |
| No. of teams | 8 (2019–20) |
| Country | |
| Continent | Oceania |
| International cup | AVC Club Volleyball Championship |
| Official website | http://www.volleyballaustralia.org.au/ |
The Australian Volleyball League (AVL) for women is the largest national volleyball competition organized by the Australian Volleyball Federation (AVF) in women's Level and was established in 1998. [1]
In the 2019/20 AVL season, 8 teams has participated in the regular season of which 4 has qualified to the final four round : QLD Pirates, Canberra Heat, Melbourne Vipers and Adelaide Storm. The Championship title was won by Melbourne Vipers beating out QLD Pirates in a Single Decisive match with 3 – 2 score.
| Years | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Australian Institute of Sport | Adelaide Mt Lofty | Melbourne Falcons |
| 1999 | CIT Canberra Cougars | Melbourne Falcons | Cenovis Adelaide |
| 2000 | Canberra Cougars | Queensland Pirates | |
| 2001 | Melbourne Falcons | University of Technology Sydney | Mount Lofty |
| 2002 | Mt Lofty Centacare Rangers | Melbourne Falcons | University of Technology Sydney |
| 2003 | Western Australia | Australian Institute of Sport | University of Technology Sydney |
| 2004 | Australian Institute of Sport | Sydney University Lions | Melbourne Falcons |
| 2005 | USC Adelaide Lion | Canberra Heat | Melbourne Falcons |
| 2006 | Mt Lofty Rangers | Kumho Sydney Lions | University of Technology Sydney |
| 2007 | Melbourne Monash University Blues | UTSSU | Centacare Adelaide Rangers |
| 2008 | UTSSU | University Blues | Queensland Pirates |
| 2009 | Western Australian Pearls | University Blues | Volleyball SA |
| 2010 | Western Australian Pearls | University Blues | UTSSU |
| 2011 | Western Australian Pearls | South Australia | University Blues |
| 2012 | Queensland Pirates | Victorian Volleyball Academy | WA Pearls |
| 2013 | University Blues | WA Pearls | Victorian Volleyball Academy |
| 2014 | University Blues | UTSSU | Queensland Pirates |
| 2015 | University Blues | UTSSU | Victorian Volleyball Academy |
| 2016 | University Blues | Queensland Pirates | Sydney Amazons |
| 2017 | University Blues | WA Pearls | Queensland Pirates |
| 2018 | University Blues | Volleyball Australia Centre of Excellence | Canberra Heat |
| 2019 | Melbourne Vipers [2] | Queensland Pirates | Adelaide Storm |
| 2022 | Queensland Pirates [3] | WA Steel | Melbourne Vipers |