Most recent season or competition: 2023 V-League Collegiate Challenge | |
Sport | Volleyball |
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Founded | 2022 |
Founder | Sports Vision |
Motto | Where it all started! |
No. of teams | M: 12 W: 8 |
Country | Philippines |
Venue(s) | Paco Arena |
Continent | AVC (Asia) |
Most recent champion(s) | M: De La Salle W: Benilde |
Most titles | M: NU and De La Salle (1 title each) W: Ateneo and Benilde (1 title each) |
TV partner(s) | CNN Philippines Solar Sports |
Streaming partner(s) | V-League |
Official website | vleague |
The V-League is a collegiate volleyball league for both men and women in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision.
Main article: Shakey's V-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]
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]
These are the current teams who compete at the 2023 V-League Collegiate Challenge.
Season | Division | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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14 (2022) |
Men's | NU Bulldogs | UST Golden Spikers | Perpetual Altas |
Women's | Ateneo Blue Eagles | Adamson Lady Falcons | Benilde Lady Blazers | |
15 (2023) |
Men's | De La Salle Green Spikers | UST Golden Spikers | FEU Tamaraws |
Women's | Benilde Lady Blazers | FEU Lady Tamaraws | UE Lady Warriors |
For Shakey's V-League women's (2004–2016) results, see Shakey's V-League conference results. |
For Spikers' Turf results (2015–2016, 2018–present), see Spikers' Turf conference results. |
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]