2025–26 Premier Volleyball League season
Eighth season of the Premier Volleyball League
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The 2025–26 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) season was the eighth season of the Premier Volleyball League. The season began with a preseason tournament, the PVL on Tour, on June 22, 2025, followed directly by the Invitational Conference, the first regular conference of the season. The season ended with the All-Filipino Conference on April 23, 2026. The 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase was held in Candon, Ilocos Sur on May 1, its first all-star match since 2019.[1][2]
| 2025–26 Premier Volleyball League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Premier Volleyball League |
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Duration | June 22, 2025 – April 23, 2026 |
| TV partners | |
| Streaming partner | Pilipinas Live |
| Rookie Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Bella Belen |
| Picked by | Capital1 |
| Conferences | |
| Invitational[a] champions | PLDT |
| Invitational[a] runners-up | Kobe Shinwa |
| Reinforced champions | Petro Gazz |
| Reinforced runners-up | Zus Coffee |
| All-Filipino champions | Creamline |
| All-Filipino runners-up | Cignal |
This is the first season to be integrated with the league's new calendar, which lasts from June to May, in order to align with the FIVB calendar.[3] A season break was held in between the Invitational Conference and Reinforced Conference, which is held to accommodate the Philippines' hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.
This is also the last season for the Chery Tiggo Crossovers, Petro Gazz Angels, and Cignal HD/Super Spikers, who all left during or after this season.
Teams
- The Chery Tiggo Crossovers renamed as the Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers ahead of the Reinforced Conference.
- The Cignal HD Spikers also renamed as the Cignal Super Spikers ahead of the Reinforced Conference.
| 2025–26 Premier Volleyball League season teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Affiliation | Head coach | Team captain | |
| AKA | Akari Chargers | Akari Lighting & Technology |  Tina Salak |
Justine Jazareno | |
| CAP | Capital1 Solar Spikers | CapitalOne Energy Corp. |  Jorge de Brito |
Roma Doromal | |
| CMF | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Dante Alinsunurin |
Desiree Cheng | |
| CSS | Cignal Super Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Shaq Delos Santos |
Gel Cayuna | |
| CCS | Creamline Cool Smashers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Sherwin Meneses |
Alyssa Valdez | |
| FFF | Farm Fresh Foxies | Farm Fresh Philippine International / Strong Group Athletics |  Koji Tsuzurabara |
Louie Romero | |
| GTH | Galeries Tower Highrisers | Grand Taipan Land Development | Aying Esteban |
Julia Coronel | |
| NXL | Nxled Chameleons | Akari Lighting & Technology |  Ettore Guidetti |
Brooke Van Sickle | |
| HSH | PLDT High Speed Hitters | PLDT Inc. | Rald Ricafort |
Kath Arado | |
| ZUS | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | Zuspresso Sdn. Bhd. / Strong Group Athletics | Jerry Yee |
Cloanne Mondoñedo | |
Mid-season departures
| Abbr. | Team | Affiliation | Last conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTC | Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers | United Asia Automotive Group | 2025 Reinforced[4] |
| PGA | Petro Gazz Angels | PetroGazz Ventures Phils. | 2025 Reinforced[5] |
Transactions
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing | Incoming |
|---|---|---|
| Farm Fresh Foxies | Alessandro Lodi |
Koji Tsuzurabara |
| Galeries Tower Highrisers |  Godfrey Okumu |
Clarence Esteban |
- On December 4, 2025, Alessandro Lodi stepped down as Farm Fresh Foxies head coach.[6]
- On January 8, 2026, Clarence Esteban was appointed as Galeries Tower Highrisers head coach, replacing Godfrey Okumu.[7]
- On January 9, 2026, Koji Tsuzurabara was appointed by Strong Group Athletics as a head coach. On the same day, he was assigned to the Farm Fresh Foxies, replacing Alessandro Lodi.[8]
Retirement
- On November 18, 2025, May Luna-Lumahan announced her retirement from professional volleyball. Since joining the PVL in 2021, she played for the Cignal HD Spikers, Chery Tiggo Crossovers, Foton Tornadoes and Nxled Chameleons.[9]
- On January 8, 2026, Rhea Dimaculangan-Villarete announced her retirement from professional volleyball. Since joining the PVL in 2021, she played for the PLDT High Speed Hitters and Creamline Cool Smashers.[10]
Notable moves
- On December 2, 2025, all Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers players were released following the team's disbandment.[11]
- On January 1, 2026, Eya Laure returned to the league after over a year. She signed with the Choco Mucho Flying Titans.[12]
- On January 4, 2026, Chie Saet left the Petro Gazz Angels after a seven-year stint with the team after signing with the Strong Group Athletics organization. She will be assigned to one of the organization's teams.[13]
- On January 5, 2026, Petro Gazz captain Remy Palma left the team after four years after signing with Strong Group Athletics. She will also become the assistant coach for whichever team she is assigned to.[14]
- On January 9, 2026, the Galeries Tower Highrisers released a majority of its roster and coaching staff as part of the team's rebuild.
- On January 10, 2026, all Petro Gazz Angels players were released as the team took a leave of absence.[5]
- On January 13, 2026, former Chery Tiggo captain Aby Maraño signed with the Nxled Chameleons.[15]
- On January 15, 2026, former Petro Gazz star players Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, and Myla Pablo all signed with Nxled.[16]
- On January 26, 2026, Rachel Daquis left the Farm Fresh Foxies after a one-year stint with the team after signing with the Foxies sister team Zus Coffee Thunderbelles. Daquis' signing with the Thunderbelles also set the stage for the long-awaited reunion of the celebrated "GonzaQuis" duo with Zus Coffee mainstay Jovelyn Gonzaga.[17]
Draft
The 2025 Premier Volleyball League draft was held on June 8, 2025, at Novotel Manila Araneta City in Quezon City. The first pick was made by the Capital1 Solar Spikers.
PVL on Tour
The league held a "preseason" tournament to make way for the Philippines' hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. That conference was the PVL on Tour, based on the league's out-of-town series of the same name, which began on June 22, 2025 and ended on August 17.[18] The tournament also doubled as a qualifier for the Invitational Conference.[19]
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 400 | 298 | 1.342 | Final round |
| 2 | Nxled Chameleons | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 408 | 381 | 1.071 | |
| 3 | Farm Fresh Foxies | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 359 | 371 | 0.968 | Knockout round |
| 4 | Petro Gazz Angels | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 390 | 406 | 0.961 | |
| 5 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 439 | 481 | 0.913 | |
| 6 | Galeries Tower Highrisers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 335 | 386 | 0.868 |
Source: PVL.ph
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 395 | 366 | 1.079 | Final round |
| 2 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 441 | 394 | 1.119 | |
| 3 | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 488 | 451 | 1.082 | Knockout round |
| 4 | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 1.000 | 512 | 503 | 1.018 | |
| 5 | Akari Chargers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 420 | 460 | 0.913 | |
| 6 | Capital1 Solar Spikers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 | 353 | 432 | 0.817 |
Source: PVL.ph
Knockout round
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 02 | 16:00 | COD | Farm Fresh Foxies | 3–0 | Capital1 Solar Spikers | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 75–56 | P2 | ||
| Aug 02 | 18:30 | COD | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 3–0 | Galeries Tower Highrisers | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 75–66 | P2 | ||
| Aug 05 | 16:00 | PSA | Petro Gazz Angels | 0–3 | Akari Chargers | 30–32 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 71–82 | P2 | ||
| Aug 05 | 18:30 | PSA | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | 3–2 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 22–25 | 20–25 | 25–16 | 25–17 | 15–10 | 107–93 | P2 |
Final round
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| August 7 | ||||||||||
1 PLDT | 3 | |||||||||
| August 12 | ||||||||||
8 Zus Coffee | 0 | |||||||||
| PLDT | 3 | |||||||||
| August 9 | ||||||||||
| Creamline | 2 | |||||||||
4 Creamline | 3 | |||||||||
| August 17 | ||||||||||
5 Farm Fresh | 0 | |||||||||
| PLDT | 3 | |||||||||
| August 7 | ||||||||||
| Chery Tiggo | 2 | |||||||||
2 Cignal | 3 | |||||||||
| August 12 | ||||||||||
7 Akari | 0 | |||||||||
| Cignal | 1 | |||||||||
| August 9 | ||||||||||
| Chery Tiggo | 3 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
3 Nxled | 0 | |||||||||
| August 17 | ||||||||||
6 Chery Tiggo | 3 | |||||||||
| Creamline | 3 | |||||||||
| Cignal | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 07 | 16:00 | PSA | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–0 | Akari Chargers | 25–20 | 25–11 | 28–26 | 78–57 | P2 | ||
| Aug 07 | 18:30 | PSA | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 3–0 | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 75–61 | P2 | ||
| Aug 09 | 16:00 | PSA | Nxled Chameleons | 0–3 | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 17–25 | 15–25 | 20–25 | 52–75 | P2 | ||
| Aug 09 | 18:30 | PSA | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | Farm Fresh Foxies | 25–19 | 25–19 | 26–24 | 76–62 | P2 |
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 | 16:00 | SAC | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 3–1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 25–17 | 16–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 91–86 | P2 | |
| Aug 12 | 18:30 | SAC | Creamline Cool Smashers | 2–3 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 25–27 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 16–25 | 10–15 | 101–108 | P2 |
Third place
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | 16:00 | MOA | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | Cignal HD Spikers | 25–17 | 29–27 | 25–17 | 79–61 | P2 |
Championship
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | 18:30 | MOA | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 3–2 | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 25–17 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 24–26 | 15–8 | 108–93 | P2 |
Awards
Individual awards
| Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Most Valuable Player | Erika Santos | Cignal | [20] [21] |
| Finals Most Valuable Player | Mika Reyes | PLDT | |
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | Alyssa Valdez | Creamline | |
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | Myla Pablo | Petro Gazz | |
| 1st Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | Creamline | |
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Majoy Baron | PLDT | |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Trisha Tubu | Farm Fresh | |
| Best Setter | Kyle Negrito | Creamline | |
| Best Libero | Kath Arado | PLDT |
Invitational Conference
The second conference of the season was the Invitational Conference which began on August 21, 2025 and ended on August 31.[22]
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 434 | 344 | 1.262 | Championship match |
| 2 | Kobe Shinwa University | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 442 | 402 | 1.100 | |
| 3 | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 430 | 425 | 1.012 | 3rd place match |
| 4 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 | 482 | 460 | 1.048 | |
| 5 | Cignal HD Spikers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 398 | 433 | 0.919 | |
| 6 | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 303 | 423 | 0.716 |
Source: Premier Volleyball League
Final round
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | 16:00 | SAC | Chery Tiggo Crossovers | 0–3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 15–25 | 13–25 | 22–25 | 50–75 | P2 |
Championship match
| Date | Time | Venue | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | 18:30 | SAC | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 3–1 | Kobe Shinwa University | 21–25 | 31–29 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 102–94 | P2 |
Awards
| Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Most Valuable Player | Savi Davison | PLDT | [23] [24] |
| Finals Most Valuable Player | Kath Arado | PLDT | |
| 1st Best Outside Hitter | Jema Galanza | Creamline | |
| 2nd Best Outside Hitter | Nagisa Komatsuda | Kobe Shinwa | |
| 1st Best Middle Blocker | Jeanette Panaga | Creamline | |
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | Rizza Nogales | Zus Coffee | |
| Best Opposite Hitter | Ara Galang | Chery Tiggo | |
| Best Setter | Sakura Furuta | Kobe Shinwa | |
| Best Libero | Kath Arado | PLDT |
Reinforced Conference
The third conference of the season is the Reinforced Conference which began on October 7, 2025 and is set to end on November 30.[25]
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farm Fresh Foxies | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | 694 | 618 | 1.123 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 2.625 | 688 | 596 | 1.154 | |
| 3 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2.111 | 669 | 591 | 1.132 | |
| 4 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 1.667 | 729 | 661 | 1.103 | |
| 5 | Petro Gazz Angels | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 1.214 | 718 | 669 | 1.073 | |
| 6 | Cignal Super Spikers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 1.143 | 672 | 650 | 1.034 | |
| 7 | Capital1 Solar Spikers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 1.143 | 660 | 688 | 0.959 | |
| 8 | Akari Chargers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 1.125 | 749 | 731 | 1.025 | |
| 9 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 0.647 | 621 | 660 | 0.941 | |
| 10 | Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 0.600 | 673 | 724 | 0.930 | |
| 11 | Nxled Chameleons | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 0.208 | 576 | 701 | 0.822 | |
| 12 | Galeries Tower Highrisers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0.083 | 465 | 635 | 0.732 |
Source: Premier Volleyball League
Final round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| November 24 | ||||||||||
| Farm Fresh | 0 | |||||||||
| November 27 | ||||||||||
| Akari | 3 | |||||||||
| Akari | 2 | |||||||||
| November 24 | ||||||||||
| Petro Gazz | 3 | |||||||||
| Creamline | 1 | |||||||||
| November 30 | ||||||||||
| Petro Gazz | 3 | |||||||||
| Petro Gazz | 3 | |||||||||
| November 24 | ||||||||||
| Zus Coffee | 1 | |||||||||
| Zus Coffee | 3 | |||||||||
| November 27 | ||||||||||
| Capital1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Zus Coffee | 3 | |||||||||
| November 24 | ||||||||||
| PLDT | 0 | 3rd-place match | ||||||||
| PLDT | 3 | |||||||||
| November 30 | ||||||||||
| Cignal | 1 | |||||||||
| Akari | 3 | |||||||||
| PLDT | 2 | |||||||||
All-Filipino Conference
The fourth and final conference of the season will be the All-Filipino Conference which began on January 31, 2026.[26]
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 2.000 | 769 | 698 | 1.102 | Qualifying round |
| 2 | Cignal Super Spikers | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 2.000 | 772 | 687 | 1.124 | |
| 3 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 9 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 1.250 | 700 | 662 | 1.057 | |
| 4 | Farm Fresh Foxies | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 1.375 | 850 | 771 | 1.102 | |
| 5 | Nxled Chameleons | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 1.250 | 810 | 773 | 1.048 | Play-in tournament semifinals |
| 6 | Akari Chargers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 1.056 | 792 | 838 | 0.945 | |
| 7 | Choco Mucho Flying Titans | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 1.000 | 828 | 826 | 1.002 | Play-in tournament quarterfinals |
| 8 | Capital1 Solar Spikers | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 0.667 | 748 | 796 | 0.940 | |
| 9 | Galeries Tower Highrisers | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 0.458 | 707 | 800 | 0.884 | |
| 10 | Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 0.346 | 693 | 819 | 0.846 |
Source: Premier Volleyball League
All-Star Game
The league hosted an all-star game on May 1 after the All-Filipino Conference, their first since 2019. The event will be part of the greater 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase in Candon, Ilocos Sur, which the league will co-host together with Spikers' Turf.
Conference results
| Conference | Champion | Runner-up | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVL on Tour[b] | PLDT | Chery Tiggo | Creamline | Cignal | Nxled | Farm Fresh | Zus Coffee | Akari | Petro Gazz | Choco Mucho | Capital1 | Galeries Towers |
| Invitational | PLDT | Kobe Shinwa | Creamline | Chery Tiggo | Cignal | Zus Coffee | N/a | |||||
| Reinforced | Petro Gazz | Zus Coffee | Akari | PLDT | Farm Fresh | Creamline | Cignal | Capital1 | Choco Mucho | Chery Tiggo | Nxled | Galeries Towers |
| All-Filipino | Creamline | Cignal | PLDT | Farm Fresh | Nxled | Akari | Choco Mucho | Galeries Tower | Capital1 | Zus Coffee | N/a | |
Notes
- Preceded by the 2025 PVL on Tour, a distinct "preseason tournament".
- Billed as a "pre-season tournament"