V-League (South Korea)
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 V-League (South Korea) | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | KOVO |
| First season | 2005 |
| No. of teams | 7 (men) 7 (women) |
| Country | South Korea |
| Most recent champion(s) | Men: Incheon Korean Air Jumbos (4th title) Women: Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Men: Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (8 titles) Women: Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (4 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | KBS 1TV, KBS 2TV, KBS N Sports, SBS Sports |
| Official website | KOVO |
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
[edit]Men's clubs
[edit]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansan OK Financial Group Okman | Ansan | Sangnoksu Gymnasium | 2,700 |
| Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | Cheonan | Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium | 5,482 [1] |
| Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Daejeon | Chungmu Gymnasium | 5,000 [2] |
| Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | Incheon | Gyeyang Gymnasium | 4,270 [3] |
| Seoul Woori Card WooriWON | Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium | 4,507 [4] |
| Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm | Suwon | Suwon Gymnasium | 4,317 [5] |
| Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | Uijeongbu | Uijeongbu Gymnasium | 6,240 [6] |
Women's clubs
[edit]| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daejeon KGC | Daejeon | Chungmu Gymnasium | 5,000 [7] |
| Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-pass | Gimcheon | Gimcheon Gymnasium | 6,000 |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium | 4,507 [8] |
| Hwaseong IBK Altos | Hwaseong | Hwaseong Gymnasium | 5,152 [9] |
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | Incheon | Samsan World Gymnasium | 7,140 [10] |
| Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | Suwon | Suwon Gymnasium | 4,317 [11] |
| Gwangju Pepper Bank | Gwangju | Yeomju Gymnasium | 8,500 |
Champions
[edit]Men's champions
[edit]Titles by season
[edit]Titles by club
[edit]| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | 8
|
3
|
| Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | 5
|
5
|
| Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | 4
|
8
|
| Ansan OKman | 2
|
1
|
| Seoul Woori Card Wibee | 0
|
1
|
| Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | 0
|
1
|
| Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm | 0
|
0
|
Women's Champions
[edit]Titles by season
[edit]Titles by club
[edit]| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 4
|
5
|
| Suwon Hyundai E&C | 3
|
3
|
| Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3
|
3
|
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | 3
|
2
|
| Daejeon KGC | 3
|
0
|
| Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-pass | 2
|
4
|
| Gwangju Pepper Bank | 0
|
0
|
Postseason results
[edit]- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners–up
- PO – Playoff loser
- SPO – Semi–playoff loser
- — – Did not qualify
- DNP – Did not participate
Men
[edit]| Teams | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Capital | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | PO | PO | PO | 2nd | – | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | PO | 2nd | SPO | 16 |
| Korean Air | – | – | PO | PO | PO | PO | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | PO | – | SPO | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 16 |
| Samsung Fire | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | PO | – | PO | – | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| KB Insurance | PO | PO | – | – | – | – | SPO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SPO | 2nd | – | – | 5 |
| KEPCO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | SPO | – | – | PO | – | PO | – | – | – | PO | PO | – | 5 |
| Woori Card | DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | PO | 2nd | SPO | SPO | SPO | 5 | ||||
| OK Financial Group | DNP | – | 1st | 1st | – | – | – | PO | – | – | 2nd | 4 | ||||||||
| Sangmu | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNP | 0 | ||||||||||
Women
[edit]| Teams | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heungkuk Life | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | PO | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 11 | ||
| Hyundai E&C | – | – | 2nd | – | – | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | PO | – | PO | 1st | PO | – | – | PO | 1st | 10 | |
| Korea Expressway Corporation | 2nd | 2nd | PO | – | – | – | PO | PO | – | – | 2nd | – | – | 1st | 2nd | – | 1st | – | 9 |
| KGC | 1st | PO | – | PO | PO | 1st | – | 1st | – | PO | – | PO | – | – | – | – | PO | 9 | |
| IBK | DNP | – | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | – | PO | – | – | 7 | ||||||
| GS Caltex | – | – | – | 1st | 2nd | PO | – | – | 2nd | 1st | – | – | – | – | PO | 1st | – | – | 7 |
| Gwangju Pepper Bank | DNP | – | – | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||
MVP by edition
[edit]Regular round
[edit]
Final
[edit]
Title sponsors
[edit]| Season | Name |
|---|---|
| 2005–06 | KT&G |
| 2006–07 | Hyundai Hillstate |
| 2007–08 ~ 2016–17 | NH Nonghyup |
| 2017–18 ~ 2023–24 | Dodram |
| 2024–25 | TBA |