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V-League

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	2022
Founder	Sports Vision
Motto	Where it all started!
No. of teams	M: 8 W: 7
Country	Philippines
Venue(s)	Paco Arena
Continent	AVC (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	M: FEU W: UST
Most titles	M: NU, De La Salle and FEU (1 title each) W: Ateneo, Benilde and UST (1 title each)
TV partner(s)	Solar Sports
Streaming partner(s)	V-League
Official website	vleague.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.. 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. The league had Shakey's Pizza as its title sponsor since its inception until 2016. The league would include corporate and non-collegiate teams in 2011.

In 2014, a men's division was introduced during its 21st conference. The following year, the men's tournament was spun-off as Spikers' Turf.

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). 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 and was reestablished as a separate legal entity from the PVL.

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. 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.

Teams

These are the teams who will compete at the 2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge.

Note

a. The NU Lady Bulldogs have withdrawn from the tournament due to their participation in two international training camps in Taiwan and the VTV Cup in Ninh Binh, Vietnam. As a result, their four-set win over Letran will not be counted in the standings.

Result summary

Season		Men's division				Women's division
		Champions	Runners-up	Third place		Champions	Runners-up	Third place
14 (2022)		NU Bulldogs	UST Golden Spikers	Perpetual Altas		Ateneo Blue Eagles	Adamson Lady Falcons	Benilde Lady Blazers
15 (2023)		De La Salle Green Spikers	UST Golden Spikers	FEU Tamaraws		Benilde Lady Blazers	FEU Lady Tamaraws	UE Lady Warriors
16 (2024)		FEU Tamaraws	De La Salle Green Spikers	NU Bulldogs		UST Golden Tigresses	FEU Lady Tamaraws	UE Lady Warriors

Participating schools

Men's division

Women's division

Conference MVP by edition

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

• Shakey's Super League
• Spikers' Turf
• Premier Volleyball League
• NCAA Volleyball Championship (Philippines)
• UAAP Volleyball Championship
• Volleyball in the Philippines

References

1. ^ "Shakey's V-League Turning dormant sport to a sporting spectacle". The Philippine Star. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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.
15. "Elite teams clash in V-League Collegiate Challenge". vleague.ph. July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
16. "NU Lady Bulldogs withdraw from V-League women's tourney". Fastbreak. August 12, 2024. Archived from the original on August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

• College men's volleyball in the Philippines
• Volleyball competitions in the Philippines
• Sports leagues established in 2022
• 2022 establishments in the Philippines
• College women's volleyball tournaments in the Philippines