Chinese Volleyball Super League

Chinese Volleyball Super League (CVL)
Formerly	Chinese Volleyball League 1996–2017
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1996 (as the Chinese Volleyball League)
No. of teams	M: 14 ; W: 14
Country	China
Continent	AVC (Asia)
Most recent; champion(s)	M: Shanghai Golden Age (15th title) ; W: Beijing Baic Motor (1st title)
Most titles	M: Shanghai Golden Age (15 titles) ; W: Tianjin Bohai Bank (11 titles)
TV partner(s)	CCTV-5, Provincial satellite channels
Level on pyramid	1
Official website	VolleyChina.org (in Chinese)

Chinese Volleyball Super League, often abbreviated to CVL (abbreviation remain unchanged), are the pre-eminent men's and women's professional volleyball leagues in China. It was founded in 1996 as the Chinese Volleyball League and is organized by the Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA), operating with IRENA Group. The league was rebranded to the Chinese Volleyball Super League when it became fully professional in 2017. The champions qualifies to AVC Club Volleyball Championship.

The women's league of this season (2018/19) starts in November and ends in March of the following year, while the men's league starts in October and ends in February of the following year, lasting for about four months. The league is divided into four stages: the first two stages normally called the "Regular Season", and the last two stages called the "Playoffs".

The number of teams has increased from 12 to 14 since the 2017/18 season, for both men's and women's leagues.

Format (Season 2018/19)

First stage

14 team divided into 2 groups (Group A and Group B), each group has a designated venue, 6 rounds of matches are scheduled and finish in a week. Each team play 6 matches in this stage. The top four teams of each group enter the Final 8 at second stage. The points will not bring into the second stage.

Second stage

The top 8 teams in Group A and Group B plays 7 home matches and 7 away matches (total 14 rounds) in this stage, to determine the rankings of 1–4 in the second stage and the final position in the 5–8th of the league. The bottom 6 teams in Group A and Group B plays 6 home matches and 4 away matches (total 10 rounds) in this stage, to determine the final ranking of 9–14th of the league. The duration last for two months.

Third stage

The top 4 teams (Final 4), in accordance with the second stage, rank 1 against rank 4, rank 2 against rank 3, using five games three wins. The team followed by a home game, two guest games, two home games.

Fourth stage

1) The losers of third stage plays for the third or fourth place of the league and use three games and two wins.

2) The winners of third stage plays for the champion matches of the league and use five games and three wins.

Men's Super League

Current clubs (14 teams)

Beijing Baic Motor

Shandong

Shanghai Golden Age

Liaoning

Tianjin

Jiangsu

Henan

Bayi Nanchang

Zhejiang

Fujian

Sichuan

Hubei

Hebei

Guangdong Shenzhen Glorious

The map of the teams participating in the 2018–19 Chinese Volleyball League[1]

Teams in the Chinese Volleyball Super League (2018–2019)

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bayi Nanchang	Wenchang Stadium		Nanchang
Beijing Baic Motor	Beijing Guangcai Stadium	2,800	Beijing
Fujian	Fujian Normal University General Gymnasium	3,000	Fuqing
Guangdong Shenzhen Glorious	Shenzhen Sports Center	5,000	Shenzhen
Hebei	Xingtai City Stadium	4,500	Xingtai
Henan	Nanyang Sports Center Gymnasium	5,880	Nanyang
Hubei	Hubei Institute of Engineering Gymnasium		Xiaogan
Jiangsu	Nanjing University Gymnasium	3,954	Nanjing
Liaoning	Weinan Sports Training Base	4,000	Shenyang
Shandong	Zibo Sports Center Complex	6,000	Zibo
Shanghai Golden Age	Luwan Sports Centre	3,500	Shanghai
Sichuan	Shuangliu Sports Center	3,400	Chengdu
Tianjin Volleyball	Tianjin People's Stadium	3,400	Tianjin
Zhejiang	Deqing Sports Center Gymnasium		Huzhou

Previous League Winners

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Third Place
2019–2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2018–2019	Shanghai Golden Age	Beijing Baic Motor	Jiangsu
2017–2018	Shanghai Golden Age	Beijing Baic Motor	Sichuan
2016–2017	Shanghai Golden Age	Beijing Baic Motor	Sichuan
2015–2016	Shanghai Golden Age	Beijing Baic Motor	Shandong
2014–2015	Shanghai Golden Age	Shandong	Beijing Baic Motor
2013–2014	Beijing Baic Motor	Shanghai Golden Age	Shandong
2012–2013	Beijing Baic Motor	Bayi	Henan
2011–2012	Shanghai	Bayi	Liaoning
2010–2011	Shanghai	Jiangsu	Bayi
2009–2010	Shanghai	Bayi	Jiangsu
2008–2009	Shanghai	Henan	Bayi
2007–2008	Shanghai	Liaoning	Henan
2006–2007	Shanghai	Liaoning	Henan
2005–2006	Shanghai	Jiangsu	Bayi
2004–2005	Shanghai	Liaoning	Bayi
2003–2004	Shanghai	Zhejiang	Bayi
2002–2003	Zhejiang	Shanghai	Zhejiang
2001–2002	Jiangsu	Zhejiang	Liaoning
2000–2001	Jiangsu	Bayi	Zhejiang
1999–2000	Shanghai	Jiangsu	Bayi
1998–1999	Sichuan	Jiangsu	Chengdu
1997–1998	Sichuan	Jiangsu	Zhejiang
1996–1997	Sichuan	Zhejiang	Liaoning

MVP by edition

2014–2015 – Cristian Savani (ITA)
2015–2016 – Thomas Edgar (AUS)
2016–2017 – Jiang Chuan (CHN)
2017–2018 – Jiang Chuan (CHN)

Titles by clubs

Ranking	Team	Titles	Champions Year(s)
1	Shanghai Golden Age	15	1999/00, 2003/04 – 2011/12, 2014/15 – 2018/19
2	Sichuan	3	1996/97 – 1998/99
3	Jiangsu	2	2000/01, 2001/02
4	Beijing Baic Motor	2	2012/13, 2013/14
5	Zhejiang	1	2002/03