The 2015 Shakey's V-League (SVL) season is the twelfth season of the Shakey's V-League (SVL). There were three indoor conferences in the season.
Single Round-robin. Top four (4) teams qualify for the Semifinals.
The four (4) semi-finalists will compete against each other in a single-round robin phase.
Top two (2) SF teams will compete for GOLD.
Bottom two (2) SF teams will compete for BRONZE.
The battle for GOLD and the battle for BRONZE will both follow the best-of-three format.
If the battle for GOLD ends in two (2) matches (2-0), then there will no longer be a Game 3 for either GOLD or Bronze. A tie in the contest for the BRONZE (1-1) will be resolved using FIVB rules.
A tie in the series for GOLD (1-1) after Game 2 will be broken by a Game 3, regardless of the result of the series in BRONZE.
Twelve (12) participating teams will be divided into two (2) PL groups - Group A & Group B.
Each pool will play a single round robin.
The TOP 4 TEAMS PER POOL (or a total of eight (8) teams) will advance to the Quarterfinal Round.
The bottom two (2) per group will be eliminated from the tournament.
The eight (8) quarter finalists will be regrouped into one pool.
The top four (4) teams after a single round robin will advance to the semi-finals round.
The four (4) semi-finalists will compete against each other in a best-of-three series as follows: Rank 1 vs Rank 4 and Rank 2 vs Rank 3.
Top two (2) SF teams will compete for GOLD.
Bottom two (2) SF teams will compete for BRONZE.
The battle for GOLD and the battle for BRONZE will both follow the best-of-three format, provided:
If the battle for GOLD ends in two (2) matches (2-0), then there will no longer be a Game 3 for either GOLD or Bronze. A tie in BRONZE (1-1) will be resolve using FIVB rules.
A tie in the series for GOLD (1-1) after Game 2 will be broken in a Game 3, regardless of the result of the series in BRONZE.
Ranking is based from the quarter finals round.
All series are best-of-3
Ateneo de Manila University advances to the final round.
National University advances to the final round.
Far Eastern University & University of Santo Tomas will compete for the 3rd place (BRONZE).
Far Eastern University wins the series in two games National University wins the series in three games Teams will play a single round robin format.
The TOP 4 TEAMS will advance to the semi-finals (SF) round.
The bottom two (2) teams will be eliminated from the tournament.
The top four teams at the end of the single-round eliminations will advance to semifinals, with the top two earning a twice-to-beat advantage.
Semi-finals series: Rank 1 vs Rank 4 and Rank 2 vs Rank 3
Top two (2) SF teams will compete for GOLD.
Bottom two (2) SF teams will compete for BRONZE.
The battle for GOLD and the battle for BRONZE will both follow the best-of-three format, provided:
If the battle for GOLD ends in two (2) matches (2-0), then there will no longer be a Game 3 for either GOLD or Bronze. A tie in BRONZE (1-1) will be resolve using FIVB rules.
A tie in the series for GOLD (1-1) after Game 2 will be broken in a Game 3, regardless of the result of the series in BRONZE.
