V.League Division 2 and 3
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2021–22 V.Challenge League
SportVolleyball
Founded1994
MottoWe Never Drop the Ball
No. of teamsMen: V2:15, V3:4
Women: V2:10
Country Japan
Most recent
champion(s)
  • Men V2: Voreas Hokkaido
  • Women V2: Gunma Bank Green Wings
  • Men V3: Aisin Tealmare
(2021–22)
Related
competitions		V.League Division 1
Official websitehttps://www.vleague.jp

V.League Division 2 (V2) and V.League Division 3 (V3) are the second- and third-level volleyball leagues for both men and women in Japan. For women tournament, was only held in Division 2[1]

History

The league started in 1998 as V1 League. In 2006 the name of V1.League was changed in the V.Challenge League. The Champion and runner-up team could play the replacement game with lower place teams of V.premier League.

On 2 February 2014 Japan Volleyball League Organization announced that:[2]

  1. V.Challenge League will be divided into V.Challenge League 1 and V.Challenge League 2 from next season.
  2. V.Challenge League 1 include higher 8 teams in the 2014–15 season.
  3. V.Challenge League 2 include lower teams in the 2014–15 season.
  4. Associate teams of JVL will play in the V.Challenge League 2.
  5. Bottom team of V.Challenge League 1 and top team of V.Challenge League 2 will compete a Promotion and relegation match except associate teams.

In 2018–2019 season, V.League (Japan) was reorganized and renamed with V.League Division 2 replacing V.Challenge League 1 and V.League Division 3 replacing V.Challenge League 2.[3][4]

V.League Division 2

Men

Season 2022/23(10 clubs)

Club Location 2022–23 Final Ranking
Voreas Hokkaido Asahikawa Champions
Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits Kawasaki
Veertien MIE Yokkaichi
Saitama Azalea Saitama
Safilva Hokkaido Sapporo
Daido Steel Red Star Nagoya
Hyogo Delfino Hyogo
Kinden Trinity Blitz Osaka
Tsukuba United Sun Gaia Tsukuba
Aisin Tealmare Hekinan

Previous results

Season 2021–22 (15 clubs)[5]

Women

Season 2022/23(11 clubs)

Club Location 2022–23 Final Ranking
Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries Ueda
Gunma Bank Green Wings Maebashi
Prestige International Aranmare Yamagata Sakata Champions
GSS Tokyo SunBeams Tokyo / Annaka
Chiba Angel Cross Kashiwa
Ligare Sendai Sendai
Breath Hamamatsu Hamamatsu
Ohno Group Hiroshima Oilers Hiroshima
JA Gifu Rioreina Gifu
Forest Leaves Kumamoto Kumamoto
Veertien Mie Kuwana, Mie

Previous results

Season 2021–22 (10 clubs)[6]

Season winners

Season Men Women
Champion Runner-up Champion Runner-up
2018–19 Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits Toyota Sunhawks Victorina Himeji JA Gifu Rioreina
2019–20 Voreas Hokkaido Gunma Bank Green Wings GSS Tokyo SunBeams
2020–21 Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries
2021–22 Voreas Hokkaido Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries Gunma Bank Green Wings

V.League Division 3

V.League Division 3 is held only men's tournament

Current clubs and results

This is the men's clubs roster in 2021–22 season (4 clubs)[7]

Club Location 2021–22 Final Ranking
Aisin Tealmare Hekinan Champion
Kinki Club Sfida Higashiōsaka Runner-up
Nagano GaRons Nagano / Suzaka 3rd place
Toyota Mobility Tokyo Sparkle Minato, Tokyo 4th place

Previous winners

Season Champion Runner-up
2018–19 Voreasu Hokkaido Veertien MIE
2019–20 Nara Dreamers Kinki Club Sfida
2020–21 Kinki Club Sfida Chiba ZELVA
2021–22 Aisin Tealmare Kinki Club Sfida

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Japan Volleyball League Organization. "2015/16Ｖ・チャレンジリーグ　リーグ再編成のお知らせ". Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  3. ↑ "Japan Men's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 MEN V・レギュラーラウンド". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 WOMEN V・レギュラーラウンド". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION3 MEN V・レギュラーラウンド". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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