V-League (South Korea)
{{Short description|South Korean professional volleyball league}}
{{Infobox Sports league
| title = V-League
| current_season =
| last_season = 2024–25 V-League (South Korea)
| upcoming_season =
| logo =
| pixels =
| caption =
| 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)
| champ_season =
| most_champs = Men:
Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (8 titles)
Women:
Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (5 titles)
| most successful club =
| TV = KBS 1TV, KBS 2TV, KBS N Sports, SBS Sports
| website = [http://www.kovo.co.kr 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.
{{clear}}
Teams
=Men's clubs=
{{Location map+ |South Korea |width=300 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in V-League Men's Clubs |places=
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.247768 |long=126.911357 |label=Ansan |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=36.816667 |long=127.166667 |label=Cheonan |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=36.323061 |long=127.42806 |label=Daejeon |position=left }}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.434999 |long=126.690731 |label=Incheon |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.56829 |long=126.897197 |label=Seoul |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.286278 |long=127.036889 |label=Suwon |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.743164 |long= 127.03448 |label=Uijeongbu |position=top}}
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
! Team ! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity |
| Ansan OK Financial Group Okman
| Ansan | Sangnoksu Gymnasium | align="center" |2,700 |
| Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
| Cheonan | Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium | align="center" |5,482 [http://www.skywalkers.co.kr/skywalkers/sky/homeground] |
| Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
| Daejeon | align="center" |5,000 [http://www.bluefangs.co.kr/bluefangs1213/fangs/homecourt.html] |
| Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
| Incheon | align="center" |4,270 [http://www.insiseol.or.kr/institution_guidance/gyeyang/introduction_core.asp] |
| Seoul Woori Card WooriWON
| Seoul | align="center" |4,507 [http://www.sisul.or.kr/global/main/en/sub/gymnasium.jsp] |
| Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm
| Suwon | align="center" |4,317 [http://home.kepco.co.kr/kepco/SP/A/htmlView/SPAAHP004.do?menuCd=FN1104010401] |
| Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars
| Uijeongbu Gymnasium | align="center" |6,240 [https://www.kbstarsvc.co.kr/game/homeground_stadium.asp] |
{{clear}}
=Women's clubs=
{{Location map+ |South Korea |width=300 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in V-League Women's Clubs |places=
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=36.323061 |long=127.42806 |label=Daejeon |position=top }}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=36.133333 |long=128.1 |label=Gimcheon |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.56829 |long=126.897197 |label=Seoul |position=top }}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.199722 |long= 126.831389 |label=Hwaseong |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.434999 |long=126.690731 |label=Incheon |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.286278 |long=127.036889 |label=Suwon |position=right }}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.1595 |long=126.8526 |label=Gwangju |position=right }}
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
! Team ! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity |
| Daejeon KGC
| Daejeon | align="center" |5,000 [http://www.bluefangs.co.kr/bluefangs1213/fangs/homecourt.html] |
| Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-pass
| Gimcheon | Gimcheon Gymnasium | align="center" |6,000 |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
| Seoul | align="center" |4,507 [http://www.sisul.or.kr/global/main/en/sub/gymnasium.jsp] |
| Hwaseong IBK Altos
| Hwaseong | Hwaseong Gymnasium | align="center" |5,152 [http://sports.ibk.co.kr/volleyball/altos/gymnasium.php] |
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
| Incheon | align="center" |7,140 [https://mobile.newsis.com/view.html?ar_id=NISX20211109_0001644627] |
| Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate
| Suwon | align="center" |4,317 [http://home.kepco.co.kr/kepco/SP/A/htmlView/SPAAHP004.do?menuCd=FN1104010401] |
| Gwangju Pepper Bank
| Gwangju | Yeomju Gymnasium | align="center" |8,500 |
{{clear}}
Champions
=Men's champions=
==Titles by season==
| class="wikitable"
!Season !Champions !Runners-up | |
| align=center|2005 | |
| align=center|2005–06 | |
| align=center|2006–07 | |
| align=center|2007–08 | |
| align=center|2008–09 | |
| align=center|2009–10 | |
| align=center|2010–11 | |
| align=center|2011–12 | |
| align=center|2012–13 | |
| align=center|2013–14 | |
| align=center|2014–15 | |
| align=center|2015–16 | |
| align=center|2016–17 | |
| align=center|2017–18 | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos |
| align=center|2018–19 | |
| align=center|2019–20
|align=center colspan="2"|Season cancelled | |
| align=center|2020–21 | |
| align=center|2021–22 | |
| align=center|2022–23 | |
| align=center|2023–24 | |
| align=center|2024–25 |
==Titles by club==
| class="wikitable"
! Club !! Champions !! Runners-up |
| Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
|{{center| 8}} |{{center| 3}} |
| Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
|{{center| 5}} |{{center| 8}} |
| Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
|{{center| 5}} |{{center| 6}} |
| Ansan OKman
|{{center| 2}} |{{center| 1}} |
| Seoul Woori Card Wibee
|{{center| 0}} |{{center| 1}} |
| Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars
|{{center| 0}} |{{center| 1}} |
| Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm
|{{center| 0}} |{{center| 0}} |
=Women's Champions=
==Titles by season==
| class="wikitable"
!Season !Champions !Runners-up |
| align=center|2005 |
| align=center|2005–06 |
| align=center|2006–07 |
| align=center|2007–08 |
| align=center|2008–09 |
| align=center|2009–10 |
| align=center|2010–11 |
| align=center|2011–12 |
| align=center|2012–13 |
| align=center|2013–14 |
| align=center|2014–15 |
| align=center|2015–16 |
| align=center|2016–17 |
| align=center|2017–18 |
| align=center|2018–19 |
| align=center|2019–20
|align=center colspan="2"|Season cancelled |
| align=center|2020–21 |
| align=center|2021–22
|align=center colspan="2"|Season cancelled |
| align=center|2022–23 |
| align=center|2023–24 |
| align=center|2024–25 |
==Titles by club==
| class="wikitable"
! Club !! Champions !! Runners-up |
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
|{{center| 5}} |{{center| 5}} |
| Suwon Hyundai E&C
|{{center| 3}} |{{center| 3}} |
| Hwaseong IBK Altos
|{{center| 3}} |{{center| 3}} |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
|{{center| 3}} |{{center| 2}} |
| Daejeon CheongKwanJang Red Sparks
|{{center| 3}} |{{center| 1}} |
| Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-pass
|{{center| 2}} |{{center| 4}} |
| Gwangju Pepper Bank
|{{center| 0}} |{{center| 0}} |
Postseason results
;Legend
- {{bg|gold|1st}} – Champions
- {{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runners–up
- {{bg|#cc9966|PO}} – Playoff loser
- {{bg|#ffffcc|SPO}} – Semi–playoff loser
- {{border|width=1px|color=gray| — }} – Did not qualify
- {{border|width=1px|color=gray|DNP}} – Did not participate
=Men=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Teams ! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 !! Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hyundai Capital
|bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | bgcolor="gold"| 1st | bgcolor="gold"| 1st | bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | bgcolor="#cc9966"| PO | bgcolor="#cc9966"| PO | bgcolor="#cc9966"| PO | bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | – | bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | bgcolor="gold"| 1st | bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | bgcolor="gold"| 1st | – | –| – | bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | SPO | bgcolor="gold"| 1st
! 17 |
| Korean Air
| – | – | bgcolor="#cc9966" | PO | bgcolor="#cc9966" | PO | bgcolor="#cc9966" | PO | bgcolor="#cc9966" | PO | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cc9966" | PO | – | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | SPO | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
! 17 |
| Samsung Fire
| bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cc9966" | PO | – | bgcolor="#cc9966" | PO | – | – | – | – | – | –
! 13 |
| KB Insurance
|bgcolor="#cc9966"| PO | bgcolor="#cc9966"| PO | – | – | – | – | bgcolor="#ffffcc"| SPO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | SPO | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | – | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"| PO
! 6 |
| KEPCO
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | SPO | – | – | bgcolor="#cc9966" | PO | – | bgcolor="#cc9966" | PO | – | – | – | bgcolor="#cc9966" | PO | bgcolor="#cc9966" | PO | – | –
! 6 |
| Woori Card
|colspan=5| DNP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"| PO | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | SPO | bgcolor="#ffffcc" | SPO | bgcolor="#cc996# | PO | –
! 5 | ||||
| OK Financial Group
|colspan=9| DNP | – | bgcolor="gold"| 1st | bgcolor="gold"| 1st | – | – | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"| PO | – | – | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | –
! 4 | ||||||||
| Sangmu
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | colspan="12" | DNP
! 0 |
=Women=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Teams ! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2021 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 !! Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Heungkuk Life
| – | bgcolor="gold"|1st | bgcolor="gold"|1st | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | bgcolor="gold"|1st | – | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | – | – | – | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | – | bgcolor="gold"|1st | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | bgcolor="gold"|1st
! 12 |
| Hyundai E&C
| – | – | bgcolor="silver" |2nd | – | – | bgcolor="silver" |2nd | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="silver" |2nd | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | – | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | bgcolor="gold"|1st | bgcolor="#cc9966"| PO
!11 | |
| CheongKwanJang Red Sparks
| bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | bgcolor="gold" |1st | – | bgcolor="gold" |1st | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | – | – | – | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | bgcolor="silver"|2nd
!10 | |
| Korea Expressway Corporation
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | – | – | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | – | – | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | – | – | bgcolor="gold"|1st | bgcolor="silver" |2nd | – | bgcolor="gold"|1st | – | –
!9 |
| IBK
|colspan="7" | DNP | – | bgcolor="gold"|1st | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | – | – | –
!7 | ||||||
| GS Caltex
| – | – | – | bgcolor="gold" |1st | bgcolor="silver" |2nd | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | – | – | bgcolor="silver"|2nd | bgcolor="gold" |1st | – | – | – | – | bgcolor="#cc9966"|PO | bgcolor="gold"|1st | – | – | –
!7 |
| Gwangju Pepper Bank
|colspan="15" | DNP | – | – | – | –
!0 |
MVP by edition
=Regular round=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Men
- 2005 – {{flagathlete|Hu In-jeong|KOR}}
- 2005–06 – {{flagathlete|Sean Rooney|USA}}
- 2006–07 – {{flagathlete|Leandro Araújo da Silva|BRA}}
- 2007–08 – {{flagathlete|Anđelko Ćuk|CRO}}
- 2008–09 – {{flagathlete|Park Chul-woo|KOR}}
- 2009–10 – {{flagathlete|Gavin Schmitt|CAN}}
- 2010–11 – {{flagathlete|Kim Hak-min|KOR}}
- 2011–12 – {{flagathlete|Gavin Schmitt|CAN}}
- 2012–13 – {{flagathlete|Leonardo Leyva|CUB}}
- 2013–14 – {{flagathlete|Leonardo Leyva|CUB}}
- 2014–15 – {{flagathlete|Leonardo Leyva|CUB}}
- 2015–16 – {{flagathlete|Moon Sung-min|KOR}}
- 2016–17 – {{flagathlete|Moon Sung-min|KOR}}
- 2017–18 – {{flagathlete|Shin Yung-suk|KOR}}
- 2018–19 – {{flagathlete|Jung Ji-seok|KOR}}
- 2019–20 – {{flagathlete|Na Gyeong-Bok|KOR}}
- 2020–21 – {{flagathlete|Jung Ji-seok|KOR}}
- 2021–22 – {{flagathlete|Noumory Keita|MLI}}
- 2022–23 – {{flagathlete|Han Sun-soo|KOR}}
- 2023–24 – TBA
{{col-2}}
;Women
- 2005 – {{flagathlete|Jung Dae-young|KOR}}
- 2005–06 – {{flagathlete|Kim Yeon-Koung|KOR}}
- 2006–07 – {{flagathlete|Kim Yeon-Koung|KOR}}
- 2007–08 – {{flagathlete|Kim Yeon-Koung|KOR}}
- 2008–09 – {{flagathlete|Bethania de la Cruz|DOM}}
- 2009–10 – {{flagathlete|Kenny Moreno|COL}}
- 2010–11 – {{flagathlete|Hwang Youn-joo|KOR}}
- 2011–12 – {{flagathlete|Madelaynne Montaño|COL}}
- 2012–13 – {{flagathlete|Olesia Rykhliuk|UKR}}
- 2013–14 – {{flagathlete|Lee Hyo-hee|KOR}}
- 2014–15 – {{flagathlete|Lee Hyo-hee|KOR}}, {{flagathlete|Nicole Fawcett|USA}}
- 2015–16 – {{flagathlete|Elizabeth McMahon|USA}}
- 2016–17 – {{flagathlete|Lee Jae-yeong|KOR}}
- 2017–18 – {{flagathlete|Ivana Nešović|SRB}}
- 2018–19 – {{flagathlete|Lee Jae-yeong|KOR}}
- 2019–20 – {{flagathlete|Yang Hyo-jin|KOR}}
- 2020–21 – {{flagathlete|Kim Yeon-Koung|KOR}}
- 2021–22 – {{flagathlete|Yang Hyo-jin|KOR}}
- 2022–23 – {{flagathlete|Kim Yeon-Koung|KOR}}
- 2023–24 – {{flagathlete|Kim Yeon-Koung|KOR}}
{{col-end}}
=Final=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Men
- 2005 – {{flagathlete|Kim Se-jin|KOR}}
- 2005–06 – {{flagathlete|Sean Rooney|USA}}
- 2006–07 – {{flagathlete|Sean Rooney|USA}}
- 2007–08 – {{flagathlete|Anđelko Ćuk|CRO}}
- 2008–09 – {{flagathlete|Choi Tae-woong|KOR}}
- 2009–10 – {{flagathlete|Gavin Schmitt|CAN}}
- 2010–11 – {{flagathlete|Gavin Schmitt|CAN}}
- 2011–12 – {{flagathlete|Gavin Schmitt|CAN}}
- 2012–13 – {{flagathlete|Leonardo Leyva|CUB}}
- 2013–14 – {{flagathlete|Leonardo Leyva|CUB}}
- 2014–15 – {{flagathlete|Song Myung-geun|KOR}}
- 2015–16 – {{flagathlete|Robertlandy Simón|CUB}}
- 2016–17 – {{flagathlete|Moon Sung-min|KOR}}
- 2017–18 – {{flagathlete|Han Sun-soo|KOR}}
- 2018–19 – {{flagathlete|Jeon Kwang-in|KOR}}
- 2019–20 – {{flagathlete|Na Gyeong-Bok|KOR}}
- 2020–21 – {{flagathlete|Jung Ji-seok|KOR}}
- 2021–22 – {{flagathlete|Lincoln Williams|AUS}}
- 2022–23 – {{flagathlete|Han Sun-Soo|KOR}}
- 2023–24 – {{flagathlete|Jung Ji-seok|KOR}}
{{col-2}}
;Women
- 2005 – {{flagathlete|Choi Kwang-hee|KOR}}
- 2005–06 – {{flagathlete|Kim Yeon-Koung|KOR}}
- 2006–07 – {{flagathlete|Kim Yeon-Koung|KOR}}
- 2007–08 – {{flagathlete|Jung Dae-young|KOR}}
- 2008–09 – {{flagathlete|Kim Yeon-Koung|KOR}}
- 2009–10 – {{flagathlete|Madelaynne Montaño|COL}}
- 2010–11 – {{flagathlete|Hwang Youn-joo|KOR}}
- 2011–12 – {{flagathlete|Madelaynne Montaño|COL}}
- 2012–13 – {{flagathlete|Olesia Rykhliuk|UKR}}
- 2013–14 – {{flagathlete|Bethania de la Cruz|DOM}}
- 2014–15 – {{flagathlete|Kim Sa-nee|KOR}}
- 2015–16 – {{flagathlete|Yang Hyo-jin|KOR}}
- 2016–17 – {{flagathlete|Madison Kingdon|USA}}
- 2017–18 – {{flagathlete|Park Jeong-ah|KOR}}
- 2018–19 – {{flagathlete|Lee Jae-yeong|KOR}}
- 2019–20 – {{flagathlete|Yang Hyo-jin|KOR}}
- 2020–21 – {{flagathlete|Merete Lutz|USA}}, {{flagathlete|Lee So-young|KOR}}
- 2022–23 – {{flagathlete|Khat Bell|USA}}
- 2023–24 – {{flagathlete|Laetitia Moma Bassoko|CMR}}
{{col-end}}
Title sponsors
| class="wikitable" |
| Season
! Name |
|---|
| 2005–06
| KT&G |
| 2006–07 |
| 2007–08 ~ 2016–17 |
| 2017–18 ~ 2024–25 |
| 2025–26
|TBA |
See also
External links
- [https://kovo.co.kr/KOVO/en/introduction Korea Volleyball Federation]
- [https://women.volleybox.net/women-korean-v-league-tt184 Korean V-League. women.volleybox.net] {{in lang|en}}
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{{Professional Volleyball Leagues}}
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