V-League (South Korea)
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| Most recent season or competition: 2024–25 V-League (South Korea) | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | KOVO |
| First season | 2005 |
| No. of teams | 7 (men) 7 (women) |
| Country | South Korea |
| Most recent champions | Men: Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers (5th title) Women: Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (5th title) |
| Most titles | Men: Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (8 titles) Women: Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (5 titles) |
| Broadcasters | KBS 1TV, KBS 2TV, KBS N Sports, SBS Sports |
| Official website | KOVO |
The V-League is a South Korean club volleyball competition. It was founded in 2005 and currently has seven men's clubs and seven women's clubs.
Men's clubs
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK Savings Bank OKman | Busan | Gangseo Gymnasium | 4,189 |
| Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | Cheonan | Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium | 5,482 Archived 2021-06-10 at the Wayback Machine |
| Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Daejeon | Chungmu Gymnasium | 5,000 |
| Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | Incheon | Gyeyang Gymnasium | 4,270 Archived 2018-05-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| Seoul Woori Card WooriWON | Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium | 4,507 Archived 2023-06-10 at the Wayback Machine |
| Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm | Suwon | Suwon Gymnasium | 4,317 |
| Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | Uijeongbu | Uijeongbu Gymnasium | 6,240 |
Women's clubs
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daejeon KGC | Daejeon | Chungmu Gymnasium | 5,000 |
| Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-pass | Gimcheon | Gimcheon Gymnasium | 6,000 |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium | 4,507 Archived 2023-06-10 at the Wayback Machine |
| Hwaseong IBK Altos | Hwaseong | Hwaseong Gymnasium | 5,152 |
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | Incheon | Samsan World Gymnasium | 7,140 |
| Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | Suwon | Suwon Gymnasium | 4,317 |
| Gwangju Pepper Bank | Gwangju | Yeomju Gymnasium | 8,500 |
Champions
Men's champions
Titles by season
Titles by club
| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | 8 |
3 |
| Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | 6 |
6 |
| Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | 5 |
9 |
| Ansan OKman | 2 |
1 |
| Seoul Woori Card Wibee | 0 |
1 |
| Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | 0 |
1 |
| Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm | 0 |
0 |
Women's Champions
Titles by season
Titles by club
| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 5 |
5 |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | 4 |
2 |
| Suwon Hyundai E&C | 3 |
3 |
| Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3 |
3 |
| Daejeon CheongKwanJang Red Sparks | 3 |
1 |
| Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-pass | 2 |
5 |
| Gwangju Pepper Bank | 0 |
0 |
Postseason results
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners–up
- PO – Playoff loser
- SPO – Semi–playoff loser
- — – Did not qualify
- DNP – Did not participate
Men
| Teams | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Capital | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | PO | PO | PO | 2nd | – | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | – | 2nd | SPO | 1st | 17 |
| Korean Air | – | – | PO | PO | PO | PO | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | PO | – | SPO | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 17 |
| Samsung Fire | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | PO | – | PO | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| KB Insurance | PO | PO | – | – | – | – | SPO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SPO | 2nd | – | – | PO | 6 |
| KEPCO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SPO | – | – | PO | – | PO | – | – | – | PO | PO | – | – | 6 |
| Woori Card | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PO | 2nd | SPO | SPO | PO | – | 5 | ||||
| OK Financial Group | DNP | – | 1st | 1st | – | – | – | PO | – | – | 2nd | – | 4 | ||||||||
| Sangmu | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNP | 0 | |||||||||||
Women
| Teams | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heungkuk Life | – | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | PO | 2nd | – | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 12 |
| Hyundai E&C | – | – | 2nd | – | – | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | PO | – | PO | 1st | PO | – | – | PO | 1st | PO | 11 | |
| CheongKwanJang Red Sparks | 1st | PO | – | PO | PO | 1st | – | 1st | – | PO | – | PO | – | – | – | – | PO | 2nd | 10 | |
| Korea Expressway Corporation | 2nd | 2nd | PO | – | – | – | PO | PO | – | – | 2nd | – | – | 1st | 2nd | – | 1st | – | – | 9 |
| IBK | DNP | – | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | – | PO | – | – | – | 7 | ||||||
| GS Caltex | – | – | – | 1st | 2nd | PO | – | – | 2nd | 1st | – | – | – | – | PO | 1st | – | – | – | 7 |
| Gwangju Pepper Bank | DNP | – | – | – | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||
