SV.League, also known as Daido Life SV.League (大同生命 SV.LEAGUE) for sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional volleyball league for both men and women in Japan since 2024.

SV.League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 SV.League Men's
2024–25 SV.League Women's
SportVolleyball
Founded2024; 0 years ago (2024)
First season2024–25
No. of teamsMen: 10
Women: 14
CountryJapan
TV partner(s)J Sports (Japan)
True Sports (Thailand)
VBTV (worldwide, except JPN, INA, KOR, PHI, TWN, THA, and VIE)
Related
competitions
V.League
Official websitewww.svleague.jp
(Men Women)

The league is succeeded the V.League as the premier volleyball tournament in Japan.

History

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The SV.League takes it roots from the V.League of the Japan Volleyball League Organization. The league which was for a long time known as the V.Premier League was established in 1994.[1]

The Japan Volleyball League Organization would create a new top-flight volleyball league in Japan over the existing V.League as the highest level of Japanese volleyball league. This plan was announced in January 2023.[2] The name of the league was announced to be the SV.League.[3]

Name

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The "S" in the SV.League stands for "Strong, Spread and Society".[3]

Teams

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S-V League as a highest level league and the necessary requirements to be licensed include:[4]

  1. The main arena can accommodate more than 5,000 people and more than 80% of the home games are held there;
  2. Annual revenue of more than 600 million yen;
  3. Having youth teams under the age of 18 and under the age of 15;
  4. A dedicated clubhouse;

Men's

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SV.League men's teams
Team Affiliation Home
Voreas Hokkaido Voreas Inc. Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Tokyo Great Bears Nature Lab Co., Ltd. Tokyo
Nagano Tridents Nagano
Toray Arrows Shizuoka Toray Industries Mishima City, Shizuoka
JTEKT Stings Aichi JTEKT Corporation Aichi
Wolfdogs Nagoya Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. Nagoya
Osaka Bluteon Panasonic Corporation Osaka
Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Suntory Holdings Ltd. Osaka
Osaka Blazers Sakai Nippon Steel Corporation Sakai City Osaka
Hiroshima Thunders Japan Tobacco Hiroshima City

Women's

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SV.League women's teams
Team Affiliation Home
Aranmare Yamagata Prestige International Inc. Sakata City, Yamagata
Denso Airybees Denso Nishio City, Aichi
Astemo Rivale Ibaraki Hitachi Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki
Gunma Green Wings The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Maebashi, Gunma
Saitama Ageo Medics Ageo Medical Group Ageo City, Saitama
NEC Red Rockets NEC Kawasaki City, Kanagawa
Kurobe AquaFairies Kurobe City Athletic Association Kurobe City, Toyama
PFU BlueCats PFU Limited Kahoku City, Ishikawa
Queenseis Kariya Toyota Auto Body Kariya City, Aichi
Toray Arrows Shiga Toray Industries Ōtsu, Shiga
Osaka Marvelous Japan Tobacco Osaka
Victorina Himeji Himeji, Hyogo
Okayama Seagulls Okayama City
Saga Hisamitsu Springs Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Saga

Relation with the V.League

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For teams that do not wish to join the S-V League, both men's and women's leagues will be unified into one division under the name of V.League. The East–West Conference system will be introduced.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (25 December 2017). "V.League hoping to shake up volleyball scene". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ 只木信昭 (15 February 2023). "2024年発足の新Vリーグ構想を説明 30年をメドに世界最高峰リーグ目指す/バレー". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "【バレー】Vリーグ機構が新リーグ構想を発表。世界最高峰を目指す「S-V.LEAGUE」を新設(バレーボールマガジン)". Yahoo! Japan News (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ "【バレー】Vリーグ機構 2024年からの新リーグ参加要件となるクラブライセンス概要を発表(月刊バレーボール)". Yahoo! Japan News (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  5. ^ "バレーVリーグ再編成「SVリーグ」来年10月発足「世界最高峰のリーグになるチャンスある」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex スポーツ". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 June 2023.