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V-League (South Korea)
South Korean professional volleyball league
South Korean professional volleyball league
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | V-League |
| last_season | 2024–25 V-League (South Korea) |
| sport | Volleyball |
| founded | 2005 |
| inaugural | 2005 |
| Founder | KOVO |
| teams | 7 (men) |
| 7 (women) | |
| country | South Korea |
| champion | Men: |
| Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers (5th title) | |
| Women: | |
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (5th title) | |
| most_champs | Men: |
| Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (8 titles) | |
| Women: | |
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (5 titles) | |
| TV | KBS 1TV, KBS 2TV, KBS N Sports, SBS Sports |
| website | KOVO |
7 (women) Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers (5th title) Women: Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (5th title) Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (8 titles) Women: Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (5 titles)
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.
Teams
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 http://www.skywalkers.co.kr/skywalkers/sky/homeground |
| Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Daejeon | Chungmu Gymnasium | 5,000 http://www.bluefangs.co.kr/bluefangs1213/fangs/homecourt.html |
| Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | Incheon | Gyeyang Gymnasium | 4,270 http://www.insiseol.or.kr/institution_guidance/gyeyang/introduction_core.asp |
| Seoul Woori Card WooriWON | Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium | 4,507 http://www.sisul.or.kr/global/main/en/sub/gymnasium.jsp |
| Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm | Suwon | Suwon Gymnasium | 4,317 http://home.kepco.co.kr/kepco/SP/A/htmlView/SPAAHP004.do?menuCd=FN1104010401 |
| Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | Uijeongbu | Uijeongbu Gymnasium | 6,240 https://www.kbstarsvc.co.kr/game/homeground_stadium.asp |
Women's clubs
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daejeon KGC | Daejeon | Chungmu Gymnasium | 5,000 http://www.bluefangs.co.kr/bluefangs1213/fangs/homecourt.html |
| Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-pass | Gimcheon | Gimcheon Gymnasium | 6,000 |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium | 4,507 http://www.sisul.or.kr/global/main/en/sub/gymnasium.jsp |
| Hwaseong IBK Altos | Hwaseong | Hwaseong Gymnasium | 5,152 http://sports.ibk.co.kr/volleyball/altos/gymnasium.php |
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | Incheon | Samsan World Gymnasium | 7,140 https://mobile.newsis.com/view.html?ar_id=NISX20211109_0001644627 |
| Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | Suwon | Suwon Gymnasium | 4,317 http://home.kepco.co.kr/kepco/SP/A/htmlView/SPAAHP004.do?menuCd=FN1104010401 |
| Gwangju Pepper Bank | Gwangju | Yeomju Gymnasium | 8,500 |
Champions
Men's champions
Titles by season
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | |
| 2005–06 | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | |
| 2006–07 | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | |
| 2007–08 | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | |
| 2008–09 | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | |
| 2009–10 | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | |
| 2010–11 | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | |
| 2011–12 | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | |
| 2012–13 | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | |
| 2013–14 | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | |
| 2014–15 | Ansan OKman | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | |
| 2015–16 | Ansan OKman | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | |
| 2016–17 | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | |
| 2017–18 | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | |
| 2018–19 | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | |
| 2019–20 | Season cancelled | ||
| 2020–21 | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | Seoul Woori Card Wibee | |
| 2021–22 | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | |
| 2022–23 | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | |
| 2023–24 | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | Ansan OKman | |
| 2024–25 | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos |
Titles by club
| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | ||
| Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | ||
| Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | ||
| Ansan OKman | ||
| Seoul Woori Card Wibee | ||
| Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | ||
| Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm |
Women's Champions
Titles by season
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Daejeon KGC | Gimcheon Hi-pass |
| 2005–06 | Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders | Gimcheon Hi-pass |
| 2006–07 | Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders | Suwon Hyundai Hillstate |
| 2007–08 | GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders |
| 2008–09 | Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders | GS Caltex Seoul KIXX |
| 2009–10 | Daejeon KGC | Suwon Hyundai Hillstate |
| 2010–11 | Suwon Hyundai Hillstate | Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders |
| 2011–12 | Daejeon KGC | Suwon Hyundai Hillstate |
| 2012–13 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | GS Caltex Seoul KIXX |
| 2013–14 | GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | Hwaseong IBK Altos |
| 2014–15 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | Gimcheon Hi-pass |
| 2015–16 | Suwon Hyundai Hillstate | Hwaseong IBK Altos |
| 2016–17 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders |
| 2017–18 | Gimcheon Hi-pass | Hwaseong IBK Altos |
| 2018–19 | Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders | Gimcheon Hi-pass |
| 2019–20 | Season cancelled | |
| 2020–21 | GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders |
| 2021–22 | Season cancelled | |
| 2022–23 | Gimcheon Hi-pass | Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders |
| 2023–24 | Suwon Hyundai Hillstate | Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders |
| 2024–25 | Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | Daejeon CheongKwanJang Red Sparks |
Titles by club
| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | ||
| Suwon Hyundai E&C | ||
| Hwaseong IBK Altos | ||
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | ||
| Daejeon CheongKwanJang Red Sparks | ||
| Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-pass | ||
| Gwangju Pepper Bank |
Postseason results
;Legend
- – Champions
- – Runners–up
- – Playoff loser
- – Semi–playoff loser
- – Did not qualify
- – 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 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Capital | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | PO | PO | PO | 2nd | – | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | – | – | 2nd | SPO | 1st | |||||||||
| Korean Air | – | – | PO | PO | PO | PO | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | PO | – | SPO | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Samsung Fire | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | PO | – | PO | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| KB Insurance | PO | PO | – | – | – | – | SPO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SPO | 2nd | – | – | PO | ||||||||||
| KEPCO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SPO | – | – | PO | – | PO | – | – | – | PO | PO | – | – | ||||||||||
| Woori Card | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PO | 2nd | SPO | SPO | PO | – | ||||||||||||||
| OK Financial Group | DNP | – | 1st | 1st | – | – | – | PO | – | – | 2nd | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sangmu | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNP |
Women
| Teams | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heungkuk Life | – | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | PO | 2nd | – | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||
| Hyundai E&C | – | – | 2nd | – | – | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | PO | – | PO | 1st | PO | – | – | PO | 1st | PO | ||||||||||
| CheongKwanJang Red Sparks | 1st | PO | – | PO | PO | 1st | – | 1st | – | PO | – | PO | – | – | – | – | PO | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Korea Expressway Corporation | 2nd | 2nd | PO | – | – | – | PO | PO | – | – | 2nd | – | – | 1st | 2nd | – | 1st | – | – | |||||||||
| IBK | DNP | – | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | – | PO | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| GS Caltex | – | – | – | 1st | 2nd | PO | – | – | 2nd | 1st | – | – | – | – | PO | 1st | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Gwangju Pepper Bank | DNP | – | – | – | – |
MVP by edition
Regular round
;Men
- 2005 – Hu In-jeong
- 2005–06 – Sean Rooney
- 2006–07 – Leandro Araújo da Silva
- 2007–08 – Anđelko Ćuk
- 2008–09 – Park Chul-woo
- 2009–10 – Gavin Schmitt
- 2010–11 – Kim Hak-min
- 2011–12 – Gavin Schmitt
- 2012–13 – Leonardo Leyva
- 2013–14 – Leonardo Leyva
- 2014–15 – Leonardo Leyva
- 2015–16 – Moon Sung-min
- 2016–17 – Moon Sung-min
- 2017–18 – Shin Yung-suk
- 2018–19 – Jung Ji-seok
- 2019–20 – Na Gyeong-Bok
- 2020–21 – Jung Ji-seok
- 2021–22 – Noumory Keita
- 2022–23 – Han Sun-soo
- 2023–24 – TBA
- 2024–25 – ;Women
- 2005 – Jung Dae-young
- 2005–06 – Kim Yeon-Koung
- 2006–07 – Kim Yeon-Koung
- 2007–08 – Kim Yeon-Koung
- 2008–09 – Bethania de la Cruz
- 2009–10 – Kenny Moreno
- 2010–11 – Hwang Youn-joo
- 2011–12 – Madelaynne Montaño
- 2012–13 – Olesia Rykhliuk
- 2013–14 – Lee Hyo-hee
- 2014–15 – Lee Hyo-hee, Nicole Fawcett
- 2015–16 – Elizabeth McMahon
- 2016–17 – Lee Jae-yeong
- 2017–18 – Ivana Nešović
- 2018–19 – Lee Jae-yeong
- 2019–20 – Yang Hyo-jin
- 2020–21 – Kim Yeon-Koung
- 2021–22 – Yang Hyo-jin
- 2022–23 – Kim Yeon-Koung
- 2023–24 – Kim Yeon-Koung
- 2024–25 –
Final
;Men
- 2005 – Kim Se-jin
- 2005–06 – Sean Rooney
- 2006–07 – Sean Rooney
- 2007–08 – Anđelko Ćuk
- 2008–09 – Choi Tae-woong
- 2009–10 – Gavin Schmitt
- 2010–11 – Gavin Schmitt
- 2011–12 – Gavin Schmitt
- 2012–13 – Leonardo Leyva
- 2013–14 – Leonardo Leyva
- 2014–15 – Song Myung-geun
- 2015–16 – Robertlandy Simón
- 2016–17 – Moon Sung-min
- 2017–18 – Han Sun-soo
- 2018–19 – Jeon Kwang-in
- 2019–20 – Na Gyeong-Bok
- 2020–21 – Jung Ji-seok
- 2021–22 – Lincoln Williams
- 2022–23 – Han Sun-Soo
- 2023–24 – Jung Ji-seok
- 2024–25 – ;Women
- 2005 – Choi Kwang-hee
- 2005–06 – Kim Yeon-Koung
- 2006–07 – Kim Yeon-Koung
- 2007–08 – Jung Dae-young
- 2008–09 – Kim Yeon-Koung
- 2009–10 – Madelaynne Montaño
- 2010–11 – Hwang Youn-joo
- 2011–12 – Madelaynne Montaño
- 2012–13 – Olesia Rykhliuk
- 2013–14 – Bethania de la Cruz
- 2014–15 – Kim Sa-nee
- 2015–16 – Yang Hyo-jin
- 2016–17 – Madison Kingdon
- 2017–18 – Park Jeong-ah
- 2018–19 – Lee Jae-yeong
- 2019–20 – Yang Hyo-jin
- 2020–21 – Merete Lutz, Lee So-young
- 2022–23 – Khat Bell
- 2023–24 – Laetitia Moma Bassoko
- 2024–25 –
Title sponsors
| Season | Name |
|---|---|
| 2005–06 | KT&G |
| 2006–07 | Hyundai Hillstate |
| 2007–08 ~ 2016–17 | NH Nonghyup |
| 2017–18 ~ 2024–25 | Dodram |
| 2025–26 | Jin Air |
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