V-League
Most recent season or competition:
2023 V-League Collegiate Challenge
SportVolleyball
Founded2022
FounderSports Vision
MottoWhere it all started!
No. of teamsM: 12
W: 8
CountryPhilippines
Venue(s)Paco Arena
ContinentAVC (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		M: La Salle school colors De La Salle
W: CSB school colors Benilde
Most titlesM: NU school colors NU and La Salle school colors De La Salle (1 title each)
W: Ateneo school colors Ateneo and CSB school colors Benilde (1 title each)
TV partner(s)CNN Philippines
Solar Sports
Streaming partner(s)V-League
Official websitevleague.ph

The V-League is a collegiate volleyball league for both men and women in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision.

History

Precursor league

The V-League launched in 2022 traces its roots to the Shakey's V-League established in 2004 by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc..[1] The Shakey's V-League was initially an inter-collegiate women's league with teams from the UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI among others playing in the league.[2] The league had Shakey's Pizza as its title sponsor since its inception[1] until 2016.[3] The league would include corporate and non-collegiate teams in 2011.[2]

In 2014, a men's division was introduced during its 21st conference.[4][5][6] The following year, the men's tournament was spun-off as Spikers' Turf.[7][8]

In late-2016, Sports Vision announced that the Spikers' Turf would be merged back with the Shakey's V-League (which was renamed as the Premier Volleyball League).[9][10] The men's division in the PVL ended with the 2018 PVL Collegiate Conference as its final tournament. The Spikers' Turf was revived on October 6, 2018[11] and was reestablished as a separate legal entity from the PVL.[12]

Launch and inaugural season

The PVL became a professional league starting the 2021 season which meant collegiate and amateur teams can no longer take part.[13] Hence in October 2022, Sports Vision relaunched the collegiate conferences of the PVL and Spikers' Turf as a separate league – the V-League. Twelve teams are set to compete in the men's division and eight teams in the women's tournament.[14]

Teams

These are the current teams who compete at the 2023 V-League Collegiate Challenge.

2023 V-League Collegiate Challenge
TeamSchoolCollegiate League
Men's division
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue EaglesAteneo de Manila UniversityUAAP
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green SpikersDe La Salle UniversityUAAP
EAC school colors EAC GeneralsEmilio Aguinaldo CollegeNCAA
FEU school colors FEU TamarawsFar Eastern UniversityUAAP
NU school colors NU BulldogsNational UniversityUAAP
UPHD school colors Perpetual AltasUniversity of Perpetual Help System DALTANCAA
San Beda school colors San Beda Red SpikersSan Beda UniversityNCAA
UST school colors UST Golden SpikersUniversity of Santo TomasUAAP
Women's division
CSB school colors Benilde Lady BlazersDe La Salle–College of Saint BenildeNCAA
UPHD school colors Enderun Lady TitansEnderun CollegesNAASCU
FEU school colors FEU Lady TamarawsFar Eastern UniversityUAAP
Lyceum school colors Lyceum Lady PiratesLyceum of the Philippines UniversityNCAA
Mapua school colors Mapúa Lady CardinalsMapua UniversityNCAA
SSC-R school colors San Sebastian Lady StagsSan Sebastian College – RecoletosNCAA
UPHD school colors Perpetual Lady AltasUniversity of Perpetual Help System DALTANCAA
UE school colors UE Lady WarriorsUniversity of the EastUAAP

Result summary

Season Division Champions Runners-up Third place
14
(2022)		 Men's NU school colors NU Bulldogs UST school colors UST Golden Spikers UPHD school colors Perpetual Altas
Women's Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons CSB school colors Benilde Lady Blazers
15
(2023)		 Men's La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Spikers UST school colors UST Golden Spikers FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws
Women's CSB school colors Benilde Lady Blazers FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws UE school colors UE Lady Warriors

Media coverage

The V-League games are streamed live on their official website and Facebook page and on-air thru television via CNN Philippines (2022) & Solar Sports (since 2023).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Shakey's V-League Turning dormant sport to a sporting spectacle". The Philippine Star. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (November 12, 2020). "PVL to turn pro - Ricky Palou". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ Mendoza, Al (June 10, 2013). "Secret behind success of Shakey's tourney". Manila Standard. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Spikers' Turf showcases best in men's volleyball". Manila: The Philippine Star. March 25, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ Payo, Jasmine (March 25, 2015). "Men's volley hits scene with Spikers' Turf April 5". Manila: Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ From the wires (March 28, 2015). "IEM Volley Masters head cast in eight-team Spikers' Turf volleyball tournament". Sport Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cagayan, Champion clash as Spikers' Turf unwraps". V-League.ph. April 4, 2015. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ Villar, Joey (April 8, 2015). "Rising Suns dim Champion Infinity in Spikers Turf". website. Philstar. Philstar Sports Hub. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ Villar, Joey (December 27, 2016). "Shakey's V-League to rename to 'Philippine V-League'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ Escarlote, Mark (March 29, 2017). "Sports Vision, ABS-CBN ink new partnership for PVL". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ Lopez, Mark Edward (October 1, 2018). "PVL: Spikers' Turf returns, fires off on October 6". Fox Sports Philippines. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  12. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (November 14, 2020). "Alyssa Valdez the founding president of Spiker's Turf, reveals Palou". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  13. ↑ "About Us". V-League. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  14. ↑ "V-League relaunches with 12 men's, 8 women's varsity teams". Tiebreaker Times. October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
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