Pro Volleyball Federation

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Pro Volleyball Federation
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Volleyball current event.svg 2025 PVF season
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Sport Volleyball
First season 2024
CommissionerJen Spicher
No. of teams8
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)		 Omaha Supernovas
(2024)
Most titles Omaha Supernovas (1 title)
TV partner(s) CBS Sports Network
FS1 / FS2
Streaming partner(s)VBTV
YouTube

The Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF) is a women's professional indoor volleyball league in the United States. The league was announced on November 17, 2022 and began play in 2024. [1]

Contents

History

Development

The Pro Volleyball Federation was announced in November 2022 as a new professional women's league that focused on giving American players access to high level volleyball at home while also making a livable wage. [2] The founders of the league include Super Bowl winning quarterback Trent Dilfer along with volleyball pioneers Cecile Reynaud and Laurie Corbelli. [3] The league was initially expected to include 10 teams but the league would lower the number to 8 in later reports. The first franchise was awarded to a team in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In February 2023, it was announced that singer-songwriter Jason Derulo would team up to own a team that will be based out of Omaha, Nebraska. [4] Atlanta, Georgia was then announced as the second market, followed by Columbus, Ohio. [5] [6] The first 2025 franchise was awarded to a group led by Armand Sadoughi in July 2023 that will bring a team to Dallas, Texas. [7]

First season

The league debuted with a match between the Atlanta Vibe and Omaha Supernovas on January 24, 2024, which set a record for attendance at a women's professional volleyball match in the United States of 11,624. [8] Omaha would set a new attendance record a few week later when 12,090 fans saw the Supernovas win in four sets over the Orlando Valkyries.

The Omaha Supernovas became the first-ever Pro Volleyball Federation Champions after sweeping the Grand Rapids Rise on May 18, 2024 at the CHI Health Center in downtown Omaha in front of 10,678 fans. [9]

Second season

The league's second season began on January 9th, 2025 in Orlando. [10] On January 10th, a match between the Omaha Supernovas and Atlanta Vibe set another new record for attendance at a women's professional volleyball match, with 13,486 spectators. [11]

The Indy Ignite made its debut as the first expansion team to launch, with its inaugural match taking place at Fishers Event Center on January 11th. [12]

Teams

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Current

Overview of Pro Volleyball Federation teams
TeamLocationVenueCapacityJoined
Atlanta Vibe Duluth, Georgia Gas South Arena 12,7502024
Columbus Fury Columbus, Ohio Nationwide Arena 19,5002024
Grand Rapids Rise Grand Rapids, Michigan Van Andel Arena 11,5002024
Indy Ignite Fishers, Indiana Fishers Event Center 6,5002025
Omaha Supernovas Omaha, Nebraska CHI Health Center Omaha 18,3202024
Orlando Valkyries Orlando, Florida Addition Financial Arena 9,4322024
San Diego Mojo San Diego, California Viejas Arena 12,4142024
Vegas Thrill Henderson, Nevada Lee's Family Forum 6,0192024

Future

Overview of planned Pro Volleyball Federation teams
TeamLocationVenueCapacityJoining
Dallas Pro Volleyball Dallas, Texas TBDTBD2026
Kansas City Pro Volleyball Kansas City, Missouri TBDTBD2026

Championships

The Omaha Supernovas have the most championships, with 1 PVF Finals win.

Overview of PVF champions
TeamsWinLossTotalYear(s) wonYear(s) runner-up
Omaha Supernovas 101 2024 —
Grand Rapids Rise 011— 2024

Broadcasting

Since 2024, CBS Sports is the primary broadcaster for the Pro Volleyball Federation, airing 10 matches per season along with the semifinals and championship match of Pro Volleyball Federation’s championship weekend. [13] Matches primarily air on CBS Sports Network but CBS Sports has the option to air matches on the CBS broadcast network. [14]

Beginning 2025, Fox Sports became a broadcast partner. Four matches will air on FS1, while nine will air on FS2. [15] Roku and VBTV also joined as streaming partners for the league. [16] [17]

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