Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino
Men's professional volleyball league in Puerto Rico
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The Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino (LVSM) is a men's professional volleyball league in Puerto Rico. The competitions are organized by the Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation (Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol, FPV).
Current season, competition or edition: 2026 Liga de Voleibol Superior Masculino | |
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| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1958 |
| CEO | Jaime Vázquez |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country |  Puerto Rico |
| Continent | North America |
Most recent champion | Cafeteros de Yauco |
| Most titles | Changos de Naranjito (24 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Website | fedpurvoli.com |
History
Volleyball arrived in Puerto Rico following the arrival of Americans to the island, through the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). It spread throughout the island thanks to American teachers. The sport gradually became part of Puerto Rican culture, eventually becoming one of the most popular.
The Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol (FPV) established a professional men's volleyball league. In its first season, held in 1958, 10 teams participated: Santurce, Hato Rey, Army, Aguada, Ciales, Guayama, Ponce, Yauco, Naranjito, and Río Piedras. Naranjito was crowned champion after defeating Río Piedras in the finals.[1]
Teams
Current teams
| Team | Home city | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJ | Gigantes de Adjuntas | Adjuntas | |
| CAR | Gigantes de Carolina | Carolina | Formerly known as Nuevos Gigantes de Carolina |
| COR | Plataneros de Corozal | Corozal | |
| LAR | Patriotas de Lares | Lares | Formerly known as Lares Septiembre 23; different from Patriotas de San Juan and Leñeros de Lares |
| NAR | Changos de Naranjito | Naranjito | |
| YAU | Cafeteros de Yauco | Yauco | Current champion; different from Indios de Yauco |
Inactive teams
| Team | Home city | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mets de Guaynabo | Guaynabo | |
| Caribes de San Sebastián | San Sebastián | Current runner-up |
Former teams
| Team | Home city | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Atenienses de Manatí | Manatí | |
| Atléticos de San Germán | San Germán | |
| Bravos de Cidra | Cidra | |
| Brujos de Guayama | Guayama | |
| Bucaneros de Arroyo | Arroyo | |
| Caciques de Jayuya | Jayuya | Different from Caciques de Mayagüez |
| Cangrejeros de Santurce | San Juan | |
| Capitanes de Arecibo | Arecibo | |
| Cardenales de Río Piedras | San Juan | |
| Cariduros de Fajardo | Fajardo | |
| Cocoteros de Isla Verde | Carolina | |
| Corsarios de Cabo Rojo | Cabo Rojo | |
| Criollos de Caguas | Caguas | |
| Delfines de Trujillo Alto | Trujillo Alto | Formerly known as Round Hill |
| Guayacanes de Guayanilla | Guayanilla | |
| Indios de Mayagüez | Mayagüez | Formerly kown as Caciques de Mayagüez; different from Indios de Yauco and Caciques de Jayuya |
| Indios de Yauco | Yauco | Different from Indios de Mayagüez and Cafeteros de Yauco |
| Joscos de Toa Alta | Toa Alta | |
| Leñeros de Lares | Lares | Different from Patriotas de Lares |
| Leones de Ponce | Ponce | |
| Llaneros de Toa Baja | Toa Baja | |
| Maratonistas de Coamo | Coamo | |
| Montañeses de Utuado | Utuado | |
| Mulos de Juncos | Juncos | Also known as Mulos del Valenciano |
| Patriotas de San Juan | San Juan | Formerly known as Playeros de San Juan; different from Patriotas de Lares |
| Petateros de Sabana Grande | Sabana Grande | |
| Potros de Santa Isabel | Santa Isabel | |
| Rebeldes de Moca | Moca | Formerly known as Vampiros de Moca |
| Samaritanos de San Lorenzo | San Lorenzo | |
| Tigres de Ensenada | Guánica | |
| Toritos de Cayey | Cayey | |
| Vaqueros de Bayamón | Bayamón | |
| Voleitrotters de Caparra | Bayamón–Guaynabo |
League champions
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Changos de Naranjito | Cardenales de Río Piedras | |
| 1959 | Changos de Naranjito | Cafeteros de Yauco | |
| 1960 | Brujos de Guayama | Cafeteros de Yauco | |
| 1961 | Cafeteros de Yauco | Leones de Ponce | |
| 1962 | Cafeteros de Yauco | Leones de Ponce | |
| 1963 | Leones de Ponce | Cafeteros de Yauco | |
| 1964 | Leones de Ponce | Cafeteros de Yauco | |
| 1965 | Leones de Ponce | Cafeteros de Yauco | |
| 1966 | Cafeteros de Yauco | Brujos de Guayama | |
| 1967 | Changos de Naranjito | Leones de Ponce | |
| 1968 | Cafeteros de Yauco | Changos de Naranjito | |
| 1969 | Changos de Naranjito | Cafeteros de Yauco | |
| 1970 | Changos de Naranjito | Cafeteros de Yauco | |
| 1971 | Cafeteros de Yauco | Changos de Naranjito | |
| 1972 | Final series between Cafeteros de Yauco and Changos de Naranjito was suspended (2–1) | ||
| 1973 | Gigantes de Adjuntas | Cafeteros de Yauco | |
| 1974 | Season suspended | ||
| 1975 | Final series between Cafeteros de Yauco and Gigantes de Adjuntas was suspended (3–3) | ||
| 1976 | Mets de Guaynabo | Plataneros de Corozal | |
| 1977 | Plataneros de Corozal | Mets de Guaynabo | |
| 1978 | Plataneros de Corozal | Changos de Naranjito | |
| 1979 | Plataneros de Corozal | Changos de Naranjito | |
| 1980 | Plataneros de Corozal | Patriotas de Lares | |
| 1981 | Patriotas de Lares | Plataneros de Corozal | |
| 1982 | Plataneros de Corozal | Patriotas de Lares | |
| 1983 | Patriotas de Lares | Plataneros de Corozal | |
| 1984 | Plataneros de Corozal | Changos de Naranjito | |
| 1985 | Changos de Naranjito | Plataneros de Corozal | |
| 1986 | Changos de Naranjito | Plataneros de Corozal | |
| 1987 | Plataneros de Corozal | Changos de Naranjito | |
| 1988 | Changos de Naranjito | Caribes de San Sebastián | |
| 1989 | Changos de Naranjito | Caribes de San Sebastián | |
| 1990 | Changos de Naranjito | Plataneros de Corozal | |
| 1991 | Changos de Naranjito | Plataneros de Corozal | |
| 1992 | Changos de Naranjito | Plataneros de Corozal | |
| 1993 | Changos de Naranjito | Plataneros de Corozal | |
| 1994 | Leones de Ponce | Plataneros de Corozal | |
| 1995 | Changos de Naranjito | Playeros de San Juan | |
| 1996 | Changos de Naranjito | Cafeteros de Yauco | |
| 1997 | Changos de Naranjito | Patriotas de Lares | Víctor Rivera |
| 1998 | Changos de Naranjito | Rebeldes de Moca | José Díaz |
| 1999 | Caribes de San Sebastián | Changos de Naranjito | |
| 2000 | Rebeldes de Moca | Changos de Naranjito | |
| 2001 | Changos de Naranjito | Caribes de San Sebastián | Luis "Feñito" Rodríguez |
| 2002 | Patriotas de Lares | Changos de Naranjito |  José Matheus |
| 2003 | Changos de Naranjito | Playeros de San Juan | Víctor Rivera |
| 2004 | Changos de Naranjito | Plataneros de Corozal |  Iván Contreras |
| 2005 | Changos de Naranjito | Caribes de San Sebastián | Brook Billings |
| 2006 | Changos de Naranjito | Gigantes de Adjuntas |  Fabricio Dias |
| 2007 | Changos de Naranjito | Caribes de San Sebastián |  Jeff Ptak |
| 2008 | Plataneros de Corozal | Patriotas de Lares | David McKienzie |
| 2009–10 | Plataneros de Corozal | Mets de Guaynabo | Casey Patterson |
| 2010 | Nuevos Gigantes de Carolina | Plataneros de Corozal | José Rivera |
| 2011–12 | Cariduros de Fajardo | Patriotas de Lares |  Leonardo Leyva |
| 2012–13 | Capitanes de Arecibo | Mets de Guaynabo | Luis "Feñito" Rodríguez |
| 2013–14 | Mets de Guaynabo | Capitanes de Arecibo | Pablo Guzmán |
| 2014 | Capitanes de Arecibo | Mets de Guaynabo | David Menéndez |
| 2015 | Mets de Guaynabo | Gigantes de Carolina | Juan Vázquez |
| 2016–17 | Mets de Guaynabo | Caribes de San Sebastián | Ángel Pérez |
| 2017 | Season suspended because of Hurricane Maria | ||
| 2018[3] | Mets de Guaynabo | Gigantes de Adjuntas | Maurice Torres |
| 2019[4] | Mets de Guaynabo | Indios de Mayagüez | Inovel Romero |
| 2020[5] | Season suspended because of COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021[6] | Changos de Naranjito | Caribes de San Sebastián | Jackson Rivera |
| 2022[7] | Mets de Guaynabo | Changos de Naranjito | Kevin Rodríguez |
| 2023[8] | Caribes de San Sebastián | Changos de Naranjito | Pelegrín Vargas |
| 2024[9] | Caribes de San Sebastián | Mets de Guaynabo | Pablo Guzmán |
| 2025[10] | Cafeteros de Yauco | Caribes de San Sebastián | Kevin Rodríguez |
Section B
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Leñeros de Lares | Leones de Ponce | |
| 1987 | Criollos de Caguas | Leones de Ponce | |
| 1988 | Leones de Ponce | Patriotas de Lares | |
| 1989 | Cafeteros de Yauco | Playeros de San Juan | |
| 1990 | Patriotas de Lares | Corsarios de Cabo Rojo | |
| 1991 | Vampiros de Moca | Gigantes de Adjuntas |
Performances
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changos de Naranjito | 24 |
11 |
1958, 1959, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2021 | 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2022, 2023 |
| Plataneros de Corozal | 9 |
12 |
1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 2008, 2009–10 | 1976, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2010 |
| Cafeteros de Yauco | 7 |
9 |
1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1989,[a] 2025 | 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1996 |
| Mets de Guaynabo | 7 |
5 |
1976, 2013–14, 2015, 2016–17, 2018, 2019, 2022 | 1977, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014, 2024 |
| Leones de Ponce | 5 |
5 |
1963, 1964, 1965, 1988,[a] 1994 | 1961, 1962, 1967, 1986,[b] 1987[b] |
| Patriotas de Lares | 4 |
6 |
1981, 1983, 1990,[a] 2002 | 1980, 1982, 1988,[b] 1997, 2008, 2011–12 |
| Caribes de San Sebastián | 3 |
8 |
1999, 2023, 2024 | 1988, 1989, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2016–17, 2021, 2025 |
| Rebeldes de Moca | 2 |
1 |
1991,[a] 2000 | 1998 |
| Capitanes de Arecibo | 2 |
1 |
2012–13, 2014 | 2013–14 |
| Gigantes de Adjuntas | 1 |
3 |
1973 | 1991,[b] 2006, 2018 |
| Brujos de Guayama | 1 |
1 |
1960 | 1966 |
| Gigantes de Carolina | 1 |
1 |
2010 | 2015 |
| Leñeros de Lares | 1 |
– |
1986[a] | – |
| Criollos de Caguas | 1 |
– |
1987[a] | – |
| Cariduros de Fajardo | 1 |
– |
2011–12 | – |
| Patriotas de San Juan | – |
3 |
– | 1989,[b] 1995, 2003 |
| Cardenales de Río Piedras | – |
1 |
– | 1958 |
| Corsarios de Cabo Rojo | – |
1 |
– | 1990[b] |
