V-League (Philippines)

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V-League
Current season, competition or edition:
Volleyball current event.svg 2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge
V-League PH logo.png
Sport Volleyball
Founded2022
FounderSports Vision
MottoWhere it all started!
No. of teamsM: 8
W: 7
CountryPhilippines
Venue(s)Paco Arena
Continent AVC (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		M: FEU
W: UST
Most titlesM: NU, De La Salle and FEU (1 title each)
W: Ateneo, Benilde and UST (1 title each)
TV partner(s) Solar Sports
Streaming partner(s) V-League
Official website vleague.ph

The V-League is a collegiate volleyball league for both men and women in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision.

Contents

History

Precursor league

The V-League launched in 2022 traces its roots to the Shakey's V-League established in 2004 by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc.. [1] The Shakey's V-League was initially an inter-collegiate women's league with teams from the UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI among others playing in the league. [2] The league had Shakey's Pizza as its title sponsor since its inception [1] until 2016. [3] The league would include corporate and non-collegiate teams in 2011. [2]

In 2014, a men's division was introduced during its 21st conference. [4] [5] [6] The following year, the men's tournament was spun-off as Spikers' Turf. [7] [8]

In late-2016, Sports Vision announced that the Spikers' Turf would be merged back with the Shakey's V-League (which was renamed as the Premier Volleyball League). [9] [10] The men's division in the PVL ended with the 2018 PVL Collegiate Conference as its final tournament. The Spikers' Turf was revived on October 6, 2018 [11] and was reestablished as a separate legal entity from the PVL. [12]

Launch and inaugural season

The PVL became a professional league starting the 2021 season which meant collegiate and amateur teams can no longer take part. [13] Hence in October 2022, Sports Vision relaunched the collegiate conferences of the PVL and Spikers' Turf as a separate league – the V-League. Twelve teams are set to compete in the men's division and eight teams in the women's tournament. [14]

Teams

These are the teams who will compete at the 2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge. [15]

2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge
TeamSchoolCollegiate League
Men's division
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo de Manila University UAAP
De La Salle Green Spikers De La Salle University UAAP
EAC Generals Emilio Aguinaldo College NCAA
FEU Tamaraws Far Eastern University UAAP
Letran Knights Colegio de San Juan de Letran NCAA
NU Bulldogs National University UAAP
Perpetual Altas University of Perpetual Help System DALTA NCAA
UST Golden Spikers University of Santo Tomas UAAP
Women's division
Benilde Lady Blazers De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde NCAA
FEU Lady Tamaraws Far Eastern University UAAP
Letran Lady Knights Colegio de San Juan de Letran NCAA
Lyceum Lady Pirates Lyceum of the Philippines University NCAA
NU Lady Bulldogs a National University UAAP
UE Lady Warriors University of the East UAAP
UP Fighting Maroons University of the Philippines UAAP
UST Golden Tigresses University of Santo Tomas UAAP
Note
a. ^ The NU Lady Bulldogs have withdrawn from the tournament due to their participation in two international training camps in Taiwan and the VTV Cup in Ninh Binh, Vietnam. As a result, their four-set win over Letran will not be counted in the standings. [16]

Result summary

SeasonMen's divisionWomen's division
Gold medal with cup.svg Champions Silver medal with cup.svg Runners-up Bronze medal with cup.svg Third place Gold medal with cup.svg Champions Silver medal with cup.svg Runners-up Bronze medal with cup.svg Third place
14
(2022)		 NU Bulldogs UST Golden Spikers Perpetual Altas Ateneo Blue Eagles Adamson Lady Falcons Benilde Lady Blazers
15
(2023)		 De La Salle Green Spikers UST Golden Spikers FEU Tamaraws Benilde Lady Blazers FEU Lady Tamaraws UE Lady Warriors
16
(2024)		 FEU Tamaraws De La Salle Green Spikers NU Bulldogs UST Golden Tigresses FEU Lady Tamaraws UE Lady Warriors

Participating schools

Key
1stIndicates a team finished as the champions during the conference
2ndIndicates a team finished as the runners-up during the conference
3rdIndicates a team finished as the third placer during the conference
4thIndicates a team finished as the fourth placer during the conference
•Indicates a team did not participate during the conference
WDIndicates a team initially participated during the conference but later withdrew

Men's division

Team 2022 2023 2024
Adamson Soaring Falcons 10th••
Ateneo Blue Eagles 4th4th7th
Arellano Chiefs 8th••
Benilde Blazers 11th••
De La Salle Green Spikers 7th1st2nd
EAC Generals •7th8th
FEU Tamaraws 6th3rd1st
Letran Knights ••6th
NU Bulldogs 1st5th3rd
Perpetual Altas 3rd6th5th
San Beda Red Spikers 5th8th•
San Sebastian Stags 12th••
UP Fighting Maroons 9th••
UST Golden Spikers 2nd2nd4th

Women's division

Team 2022 2023 2024
Adamson Lady Falcons 2nd••
Ateneo Blue Eagles 1st••
Benilde Lady Blazers 3rd1st4th
Enderun Lady Titans •5th•
FEU Lady Tamaraws 5th2nd2nd
Letran Lady Knights ••6th
Lyceum Lady Pirates •6th7th
Mapúa Lady Cardinals •7th•
NU Lady Bulldogs ••WD
Perpetual Lady Altas •4th•
San Beda Lady Red Spikers 8th••
San Sebastian Lady Stags 7th8th•
UE Lady Warriors •3rd3rd
UP Lady Maroons 4th•5th
UST Golden Tigresses 6th•1st

Conference MVP by edition

Media coverage

The V-League games are streamed live on their official website and Facebook page and on-air thru television via CNN Philippines (2022) & Solar Sports (since 2023).[ citation needed ]

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