This is a list of Premier Volleyball League seasons, which its inaugural season started in 2017.
During its formation in 2017, the PVL consisted of three conferences in one season, two of which initially catered to amateur/non-professional club teams. A team winning both conferences in one season is considered to achieve a "Golden Double", the highest achievement a team can attain in one season. Since its professionalization in 2020 and the ease of COVID-19 restrictions in 2022, the league has managed to separate the collegiate conference into a separate league and parade a three-conference format where all professional teams will join. A team winning all three tournaments is considered to achieve a "Grand Slam", the highest achievement which is identical to the PBA.
As of the 2024 season, only one men's team achieved a Golden Double in one season in the men's division's short history. Meanwhile, only one women's team achieved the Golden Double and Grand Slam in different seasons.
Achieved the PVL Grand Slam Achieved the PVL Golden Double Won two championships Won one championship Won no championships |
Season | Duration | GP | Conf. | TV partner(s) | Teams | |||||
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Start | End | Total | Best overall record | PCT | Most wins | Total wins | ||||
2017 [1] | April 30, 2017 | October 29, 2017 | W:124 | 3 | ABS-CBN Sports and Action | W:6 / 8 / 12 | NU (collegiate) | 100.0% | Pocari Sweat | 20 |
Pocari Sweat (club) | 64.5% | |||||||||
M:102 | M:6 / 8 | Ateneo (collegiate) | 91.7% | Cignal | 18 | |||||
Cignal (club) | 81.8% | |||||||||
2018 [2] | April 17, 2018 | December 8, 2018 | W:146 | W:3 | ABS-CBN Sports and Action, and Liga | W:8 | Creamline | 83.3% | Creamline | 15 |
M:86 | M:2 | M:6 / 10 | NU (collegiate) | 85.7% | NU (collegiate) | 12 | ||||
Vice Co. (club) | 70.0% | Air Force (club) | 9 | |||||||
2019 [3] | May 16, 2019 | October 12, 2019 | 160 | 3 | S+A, Liga, and iWant Sports | 6 / 9 / 12 | Creamline | 91.4% | Creamline | 32 |
2020 | tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
2021 [4] | July 17, 2021 | August 13, 2021 | 41 | 1 | One Sports | 10 | Creamline | 78.6% | Chery Tiggo | 11 |
Creamline | ||||||||||
2022 [5] | March 16, 2022 | December 6, 2022 | 112 | 3 | One Sports | 9 / 8 | Creamline | 87.1% | Creamline | 27 |
2023 | February 4, 2023 | December 16, 2023 | 164 | 3 | One Sports | 9 / 13 / 12 | Kurashiki (guest) | 100.0% | Creamline | 34 |
Creamline (local) | 89.5% | |||||||||
2024 [6] | February 20, 2024 | September 12, 2024 | 144 | 3 | One Sports and RPTV | 12 / 5 | Creamline | 73.7% | Creamline | 26 |
2024–25 | November 9, 2024 | [ to be determined ] | One Sports and RPTV | 12 | [ to be determined ] | |||||
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