List of former Premier Volleyball League teams

The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) was established in 2017 as a rebranding of the Shakey's V-League (SVL) which lasted from 2004 to 2016. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Listed below are all of the former teams that previously competed in the PVL, including guest teams and collegiate teams

Women's division

Team	Affiliation	First conference	Last conference	Ref.
BaliPure Purest Water Defenders	Balibago Waterworks System, Inc.	2017 Reinforced	2022 Open
Chef's Classics Lady Red Spikers	LJS Group of Companies	2019 Open
F2 Logistics Cargo Movers	F2 Global Logistics Inc.	2022 Open	2023 Second All-Filipino	[4]
Foton Tornadoes	United Asia Automotive Group, Inc.	2023 Invitational		[5]
Iriga City Oragons	Iriga LGU	2018 Reinforced	2018 Open
Motolite Power Builders	Philippine Batteries Inc.	2019 Reinforced	2019 Open	[6]
PayMaya High Flyers	PLDT Inc.	2018 Reinforced
Philippine Air Force Lady Jet Spikers	Philippine Air Force	2017 Reinforced	2019 Open
Philippine Army Lady Troopers	Philippine Army	2017 Reinforced	2023 First All-Filipino	[7]
Perlas Spikers	Beach Volleyball Republic	2017 Reinforced	2021 Open	[8]
Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors	Federated Distributors, Inc.	2017 Reinforced	2018 Open [a]
Power Smashers	Laoag LGU	2017 Reinforced	2017 Open
Quezon City Gerflor Defenders	Gerflor Philippines / Quezon City Sports Management Services	2023 Invitational	2023 Second All-Filipino	[9]
Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors	Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation	2021 Open		[10]
Tacloban Fighting Warays	Bounty Agro Ventures	2018 Reinforced	2018 Open	[11]

Guest teams

As part of the Invitational Conference, the league invites foreign guest teams to compete alongside the local teams.

Team	FIVB member federation	First appearance	Most recent appearance
Est Cola	Thailand	2024 Invitational
KingWhale Taipei	Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)	2022 Invitational
Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh	Vietnam	2023 Invitational
Kobe Shinwa University	Japan	2025 Invitational
Kurashiki Ablaze	Japan	2023 Invitational	2024 Invitational

Collegiate teams

Most collegiate teams have only taken part in the league's Collegiate Conference, but there have been occasions in which a collegiate team joined either the Reinforced or Open Conference, usually with a corporate sponsor attached.

Team	School	First conference	Last conference
Adamson Lady Falcons	Adamson University	2017 Open [b]	2019 Collegiate
Arellano Lady Chiefs	Arellano University	2017 Collegiate	2019 Collegiate
Ateneo Lady Eagles	Ateneo de Manila University	2017 Collegiate	2019 Collegiate
Benilde Lady Blazers	De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde	2017 Collegiate	2019 Collegiate
FEU Lady Tamaraws	Far Eastern University	2017 Collegiate	2019 Collegiate
JRU Lady Bombers	José Rizal University	2017 Collegiate
Letran Lady Knights	Colegio de San Juan de Letran	2019 Collegiate
Lyceum Lady Pirates	Lyceum of the Philippines University	2017 Collegiate	2019 Collegiate
NU Lady Bulldogs	National University, Manila	2017 Collegiate	2018 Reinforced [c]
Perpetual Lady Altas	University of Perpetual Help System DALTA	2018 Collegiate	2019 Collegiate
San Beda Lady Red Spikers	San Beda University	2017 Collegiate	2019 Collegiate
San Sebastian Lady Stags	San Sebastian College – Recoletos	2017 Collegiate	2019 Collegiate
TIP Lady Engineers	Technological Institute of the Philippines	2017 Collegiate	2019 Collegiate
UP Fighting Maroons	University of the Philippines Diliman	2017 Open	2018 Collegiate
UST Golden Tigresses	University of Santo Tomas	2018 Collegiate	2019 Collegiate

Men's division

After the 2018 Collegiate Conference, the PVL's men's division was spun off into the relaunched Spikers' Turf.

Team	Affiliation	First conference	Last conference
Cafe Lupe Sunrisers	Cafe Lupe Hostel & Restaurant	2017 Reinforced	2017 Open
Cignal HD Spikers	Cignal TV, Inc.	2017 Reinforced	2018 Reinforced
Gamboa Coffee Spikers	Universal Knowledge DermPharma	2017 Reinforced	2017 Open
Instituto Estetico Manila Volley Masters	Instituto Estetico Manila	2017 Reinforced	2018 Reinforced
Megabuilders Volley Bolts	One Mega Builders Construction Corporation	2017 Reinforced	2017 Open
Philippine Air Force Air Spikers	Philippine Air Force	2017 Reinforced	2018 Reinforced
Philippine Army Troopers	Philippine Army	2017 Reinforced	2018 Reinforced
PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters	PLDT Inc.	2018 Reinforced
Sta. Elena Construction Wrecking Balls	Sta. Elena Construction and Development	2017 Reinforced	2017 Open
Vice Co. Blockbusters	Vice Cosmetics	2018 Reinforced

Collegiate teams

Team	Affiliation	First conference	Last conference
Adamson Soaring Falcons	Adamson University	2018 Collegiate
Arellano Chiefs	Arellano University	2018 Collegiate
Ateneo Blue Eagles	Ateneo de Manila University	2017 Collegiate
Benilde Blazers	De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde	2017 Collegiate	2018 Collegiate
De La Salle Green Spikers	De La Salle University	2017 Collegiate	2018 Collegiate
FEU Tamaraws	Far Eastern University	2017 Collegiate	2018 Collegiate
NU Bulldogs	National University, Manila	2017 Collegiate	2018 Collegiate
Perpetual Altas	University of Perpetual Help System DALTA	2018 Collegiate
San Beda Red Spikers	San Beda University	2017 Collegiate	2018 Collegiate
UP Fighting Maroons	University of the Philippines Diliman	2017 Collegiate	2018 Collegiate
UST Golden Spikers	University of Santo Tomas	2017 Collegiate	2018 Collegiate

Notes

1. During the 2018 season, Pocari Sweat and Philippine Air Force merged as a single team, forming the Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors.
2. Competed as Adamson–Akari Lady Falcons.
3. Competed as BaliPure–NU Water Defenders.

References

1. Escarlote, Mark (June 22, 2017). "Sports Vision, ABS-CBN ink new partnership for PVL". ABS-CBN News . Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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3. Villar, Joey (April 8, 2015). "Rising Suns dim Champion Infinity in Spikers Turf". website. www.philstar.com. philstar Sports Hub. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
4. "PVL Open to push through with 'pool' format". PVL. January 28, 2022. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
5. Agcaoili, Lance (September 3, 2023). "Foton pulls out of PVL, some players return to Chery Tiggo". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
6. Li, Matthew (January 25, 2021). "Motolite releases all players – including Pablo, Gohing, Tolenada". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
7. Agcaoili, Lance (May 24, 2023). "PVL: Military training forces Army Lady Troopers to miss Invitationals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
8. "Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors, Perlas Spikers take leave of absence from PVL". GMA News. January 12, 2022. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
9. Carandang, Justin Kenneth (January 13, 2024). "Strong Group joins PVL, takes over Gerflor franchise". GMA News Online . Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
10. "Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors, Perlas Spikers take leave of absence from PVL". GMA News. January 12, 2022. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
11. Villar, Joey (May 20, 2018). "Tacloban Fighting Warays join PVL". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 19, 2024.