List of Premier Volleyball League conferences

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The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) has three active tournaments, known as conferences, each one differs depending on the format, player eligibility, and the overall structure of the conference.

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Types of conferences

As of the 2024–25 All-Filipino Conference, the PVL has held 20 conferences over eight seasons.

Active tournaments

All-Filipino Conference

The All-Filipino Conference was first held in 2017. In this conference, only professional players with Filipino citizenship can compete. Known as the Open Conference from 2017 to 2022, [1] it was originally catered to a hybrid of corporate-backed amateurs and collegiate squads when the league had not yet garnered its professional status. It has been held nine times as of the 2024–25 season.

Reinforced Conference

The Reinforced Conference was first held in 2017. It is an import-laden conference where teams can hire foreign reinforcement(s). It has been held five times as of the 2024 season.

Invitational Conference

The Invitational Conference was first held in 2022. In this conference, foreign-based guest teams are invited to play in a short tournament against the local teams. [2] It has been held four times as of the 2024–25 season.

Defunct tournaments

Collegiate Conference

The Collegiate Conference was held from 2017 to 2019. This conference featured collegiate teams from various associations. Due to the PVL's professionalization, this conference can no longer be held and is succeeded by the revival of the V-League. [3] It was held three times during its lifetime.

Other tournaments

PVL on Tour

The PVL on Tour was first held as a tournament in 2025. Named after the out-of-town series of the same name, this tournament puts greater emphasis on games held outside of Metro Manila, particular during the preliminary round. [4]

Number of conferences

A traditional PVL season is composed of three conferences. Each conference takes place once per season with the order in which they are played varying each season. There are a few exceptions to this, however.

Exceptions

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Philippine sports at the time, the PVL was only going to host two conferences for the 2021 season, the Open and Reinforced conferences, the latter of which was cancelled due to the continuing effects of the pandemic and national team preparations. [5]

The 2023 season featured a second All-Filipino Conference which replaced the intended Reinforced Conference due to sanctions imposed by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) for violating FIVB regulations. [6] This sanction temporarily barred teams from getting foreign players as the federation was forbidden from issuing international transfer certificates.

The 2024–25 season featured the PVL on Tour as an additional preseason tournament to accommodate the Philippines' hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. [7]

List of conferences

2010s

2020s

See also

References

  1. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (January 20, 2023). "Why the PVL Open is now called the All-Filipino Conference". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kobe Shinwa, Taipei to serve as guest teams for Invitational Conference". PVL. June 20, 2022. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ Olivares, Rick (November 17, 2020). "V-League to make comeback". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ "PVL gears up for pre-season action with 'PVL on Tour'" . Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Li, Matthew (1 May 2021). "PVL scraps 2021 Reinforced Conf to make way for SEAG training". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Dannug, Jonash (29 June 2023). "Ricky Palou assures: PVL will have a third conference". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "PVL on Tour takes Pre-season nationwide" . Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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