V.Challenge League
V.League Division 2 and V.League Division 3 are the second- and third-level volleyball leagues for both men and women in Japan.
Current season, competition or edition: | |
Sport | Volleyball |
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Founded | 1994 |
Motto | We Never Drop the Ball |
No. of teams | Men: 12 Women: 8 |
Country | |
Most recent champion(s) | Men: Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits Women: Gunma Bank Green Wings (ja) |
TV partner(s) | DAZN |
Official website | https://www.vleague.jp |
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:[1]
- V.Challenge League will be divided into V.Challenge League 1 and V.Challenge League 2 from next season.
- V.Challenge League 1 include higher 8 teams in the 2014-15 season.
- V.Challenge League 2 include lower teams in the 2014-15 season.
- Associate teams of JVL will play in the V.Challenge League 2.
- 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 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.[2][3]
Clubs 2019-2020
V.League Division 2
The 2019-2020 V.League Division 2 member clubs:
- Men (12 teams)[4]
- Nagano GaRons (ja)
- Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits (ja)
- Metropolitan Police Department Fort Fighters (ja)
- Daido Steel Red Star (ja)
- Tsukuba United Sun Gaia (ja)
- Toyota Motor Sunhawks (ja)
- Tokyo Verdy Volleyball Team (ja)
- Saitama Azalea (ja)
- Kinden Trinity Blitz (ja)
- Voreasu Hokkaido (ja)
- Hyogo Delfino (ja)
- Via Tin Triple (ja)
- Women (8 teams)[5]
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References
- 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.
- "Japan Men's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- "2019-20 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 Notice of MEN final result and individuals Award players decision". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "V2 Women's regular round is finished". Volleyball Magazine. Studio108. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "2019-20 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 Notice of MEN final result and individuals Award players decision". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
External links
- http://www.vleague.jp/ - V.League official website (Japanese)
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