Irish Women's Volleyball League
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Current season, competition or edition: 2022–23 | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| First season | 1972 |
| No. of teams | 8 Teams |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Continent | Europe |
| Domestic cups | Irish Cup Irish Super Cup |
| International cups | CEV Champions League CEV Cup CEV Challenge Cup |
The Irish Women's Volleyball Championship is an annual competition for Irish[1] women's volleyball teams and has been held since the year 1972.[2] Competitions are held in three divisions - Premier League, Division 1 and Division 2. The championships are organized by the Volleyball Association of Ireland.[3][4][5]
In the championship all teams hold a two-round tournament, the results of which determine the final ranking. For 3:0 and 3:1 wins teams get 3 points, 3:2 win - 2 points, for 2:3 defeats - 1 point, for 1:3 and 0:3 defeats no points are awarded. There were eight teams in the 2021/22 Premier League championship: "The Guardians (Talla), UCD (Dublin), Suntree Calypso (Dublin), Dublin Lions, Nees Cobras (Nees), TCD (Dublin), Suntree -2 (Dublin), Galway. The Guardians won the championship title, 2nd place went to UCD, and 3rd place went to Suntree Calypso. The 2020/21 championship was cancelled.