Everest Women's Volleyball League
Women's indoor volleyball league in Nepal
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Everest Women's Volleyball League (EWVL)[1] is a professional women's indoor volleyball franchise league in Nepal. The inaugural season took place in September 2024.[2] EWVL is the first women's club volleyball league held in South Asia.
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 Everest Women's Volleyball League | |
| |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 |
| First season | 2024 |
| CEO | Snevy Chapagain |
| Director | Antara Siddhanta |
| Organizing body | Infinity Dreams Pvt. Ltd. |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | Nepal |
| Venues | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| Confederation | AVC |
Most recent champion | Karnali Yashvis (2025) |
| Most titles | Karnali Yashvis (2nd title) |
Background
The Nepal Volleyball Association (NVA) in association with the Infinity Dreams Pvt. Ltd. launched the inaugural season of the Everest Women's Volleyball League.[3] Infinity Dreams manage the league across the country based on the home and away principle for a duration of seven years. In August 2024, the league announced six teams for the inaugural season.[4]
Teams
Locations of the EWVL teams
| Name | City | Province | Owner | Debut | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnali Yashvis | Birendranagar | Karnali | Sushil Gupta | 2024 | [5] | |
| Kathmandu Spikers | Kathmandu | Bagmati | Sharad Kumar Tibarewala | 2024 | [6] | |
| Lalitpur Queens | Lalitpur | Bagmati | Rupse Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. | 2024 | [7] | |
| Lumbini Lavas | Lumbini | Lumbini | 2025 | [8] | ||
| Madhesh United | Birgunj | Madhesh | Rohit Agrawal & Vishal Agrawal | 2024 | [9] | |
| Pokhara Ninjas | Pokhara | Gandaki | 2025 | [10] | ||
Former teams
| Team name | City | Province | Team owner | Debut | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chitwan Shakti | Chitwan | Bagmati | Nimbus Holdings | 2024 | [11] | |
| Gandaki Thunders | Pokhara | Gandaki | Saurabh Kedia | 2024 | [12] | |
EWVL season results
| Season | Final | Final venue | No. of teams |
Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||||||
| 2024 Details |
Karnali Yashvis | 3–2 | Lalitpur Queens | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall | 6 | |||
| 2025 Details |
Karnali Yashvis | 3–2 | Lalitpur Queens | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall | 6 | |||
Titles by team
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Playoffs | Years won | Years runner-up | Years playoffs | Seasons played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu Spikers | 2 | ||||||
| Gandaki Thunders | 1 (Only-1) | ||||||
| Karnali Yashvis | 2 | 2024 / 2025 | 2 | ||||
| Chitwan Shakti | 1 (Only-1) | ||||||
| Lalitpur Queens | 2 | 2024 / 2025 | 2 | ||||
| Madhesh United | 2 | ||||||
| Lumbini Lavas | 1 | ||||||
| Pokhara Ninjas | 1 |