SV.League
Japanese professional volleyball league
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SV.League, a.k.a. the 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.
Current season, competition or edition: 2025–26 SV.League Men's2025–26 SV.League Women's | |
 SV.League logo | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 |
| First season | 2024–25 |
| No. of teams | Men: 10 Women: 14 |
| Country | Japan |
| Broadcasters | J Sports (Japan only) VBTV (worldwide, except Japan) |
| Related competitions | V.League |
| Official website | www (Men Women)(in Japanese) |
The league succeeded the V.League as the premier volleyball tournament in Japan.
History
The SV.League takes its root 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
The "S" in the SV.League stands for "Strong, Spread and Society".[3]
Teams
S-V League as the highest level league and the necessary requirements to be licensed include:[4]
- The main arena can accommodate more than 5,000 people, and more than 80% of the home games are held there.
- Annual revenue of more than 600 million yen.
- Having youth teams under the age of 18 and under the age of 15.
- A dedicated clubhouse.
Men
| No. | Team | Affiliation | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voreas Hokkaido | Voreas Inc. | Asahikawa, Hokkaido |
| 2 | Tokyo Great Bears | Nature Lab Co., Ltd. | Tokyo |
| 3 | VC Nagano Tridents | VC Nagano Create Sports Co., Ltd. | Nagano |
| 4 | Toray Arrows Shizuoka | Toray Industries | Mishima City, Shizuoka |
| 5 | JTEKT Stings Aichi | JTEKT Corporation | Kariya, Aichi |
| 6 | Wolfdogs Nagoya | Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | Nagoya |
| 7 | Osaka Bluteon | Panasonic Corporation | Osaka |
| 8 | Suntory Sunbirds Osaka | Suntory Holdings Ltd. | Osaka |
| 9 | Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers | Nippon Steel Corporation | Sakai City, Osaka |
| 10 | Hiroshima Thunders | Japan Tobacco | Hiroshima City |
Women
| No. | Team | Affiliation | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aranmare Yamagata | Prestige International Inc. | Sakata City, Yamagata |
| 2 | Denso Airybees | Denso | Kōriyama City, Fukushima / Nishio City, Aichi |
| 3 | Astemo Rivale Ibaraki | Hitachi | Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki |
| 4 | Gunma Green Wings | The Gunma Bank, Ltd. | Maebashi, Gunma |
| 5 | Saitama Ageo Medics | Ageo Medical Group | Ageo City, Saitama |
| 6 | NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki | NEC | Kawasaki City, Kanagawa |
| 7 | Kurobe AquaFairies | Kurobe City Athletic Association | Kurobe City, Toyama |
| 8 | PFU BlueCats Ishikawa Kahoku | PFU Limited | Kahoku City, Ishikawa |
| 9 | Queenseis Kariya | Toyota Auto Body | Kariya City, Aichi |
| 10 | Toray Arrows Shiga | Toray Industries | Ōtsu, Shiga |
| 11 | Osaka Marvelous | Japan Tobacco | Osaka |
| 12 | Victorina Himeji | Himeji Victorina Co., LTD | Himeji, Hyogo |
| 13 | Okayama Seagulls | OKAYAMA SEAGULLS Co., Ltd. | Okayama City |
| 14 | Saga Hisamitsu Springs | Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical | Tosu, Saga |
League winners
Men
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Suntory Sunbirds Osaka | JTEKT Stings Aichi | Osaka Bluteon |
Women
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Osaka Marvelous | NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki | Saga Hisamitsu Springs |