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V.League (Japan)

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Sport
  
Volleyball

No. of teams
  
Men: 8 Women: 8

TV partner(s)
  
Gaora, NHK

Founded
  
1994

Country
  
Japan

V.League (Japan)

Most recent champion(s)
  
Men: Toray Arrows Women:NEC Red Rockets

The V.Premier League is the top-level volleyball league for both men and women in Japan. The league started in 1994.

Contents

The competitions are organized by the Japan Volleyball League Organization. In 2006 the name of V.League was changed in the V.Premier League.

Clubs 2016-17

The League currently consists of the following member clubs:

Men (8 teams)[1]
  • JT Thunders
  • Suntory Sunbirds
  • Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza
  • Osaka Blazers Sakai
  • JTEKT Stings
  • Panasonic Panthers
  • Toray Arrows
  • FC Tokyo
    • Women (8 teams)[2]
  • NEC Red Rockets
  • Hisamitsu Springs
  • Okayama Seagulls
  • Hitachi Rivale
  • Toray Arrows
  • Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
  • JT Marvelous
  • PFU BlueCats

    • Previous winners

  • 1967-68 to 1993-94: Japan Volleyball League
  • 1994-95 to 2005-06: V.League
  • 2006-07 to present: V.Premier League

    • References

    V.League (Japan) Wikipedia
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