V.League (Japan)

V.League

Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1994
No. of teams	Men: 8 Women: 10
Country	Japan

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

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

Clubs 2008/2009

The League currently consists of the following member clubs:

Men (8 teams)

• Osaka Blazers Sakai
• Suntory Sunbirds
• NEC Blue Rockets
• JT Thunders
• Panasonic Panthers
• Toray Arrows
• Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza
• Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler

Women (10 teams)

will be 8 teams from 2009-10

• Pioneer Red Wings
• Hisamitsu Springs
• Takefuji Bamboo
• Toray Arrows
• Okayama Seagulls
• NEC Red Rockets
• JT Marvelous
• Hitachi Sawa Rivale
• Denso Airybees
• Toyota Auto Body Queenseis

Previous Winners

men

1967-68: Yahata Steel 1968-69: Nihon Koukan (NKK) 1969-70: Nihon Koukan (NKK) 1970-71: Nihon Koukan (NKK) 1971-72: Matsushita Denki (Panasonic) 1972-73: Nihon Koukan (NKK) 1973-74: Shin Nihon Steel 1974-75: Shin Nihon Steel 1975-76: Shin Nihon Steel 1976-77: Shin Nihon Steel 1977-78: Nihon Koukan (NKK) 1978-79: Shin Nihon Steel 1979-80: Shin Nihon Steel 1980-81: Shin Nihon Steel 1981-82: Fuji Photo Film 1982-83: Shin Nihon Steel 1983-84: Fuji Photo Film

1984-85: Fuji Photo Film 1985-86: Fuji Photo Film 1986-87: Fuji Photo Film 1987-88: Fuji Photo Film 1988-89: Shin Nihon Steel 1989-90: Shin Nihon Steel 1990-91: Shin Nihon Steel 1991-92: NEC 1992-93: Fuji Photo Film 1993-94: NEC Blue Rockets 1994-95: Suntory Sunbirds 1995-96: NEC Blue Rockets 1996-97: Osaka Blazers Sakai 1997-98: Osaka Blazers Sakai 1998-99: NEC Blue Rockets 1999-00: Suntory Sunbirds 2000-01: Suntory Sunbirds 2001-02: Suntory Sunbirds 2002-03: Suntory Sunbirds 2003-04: Suntory Sunbirds 2004-05: Toray Arrows 2005-06: Osaka Blazers Sakai 2006-07: Suntory Sunbirds 2007-08: Panasonic Panthers

women

1967-68: Hitachi Musashi 1968-69: Unitika Kaiduka 1969-70: Unitika Kaiduka 1970-71: Unitika Kaiduka 1971-72: Unitika Kaiduka 1972-73: Yashika 1973-74: Hitachi Musashi 1974-75: Hitachi Musashi 1975-76: Hitachi 1976-77: Hitachi 1977-78: Hitachi 1978-79: Kanebo 1979-80: Unitika 1980-81: Unitika 1981-82: Hitachi 1982-83: Hitachi 1983-84: Hitachi

1984-85: Hitachi 1985-86: Hitachi 1986-87: Hitachi 1987-88: NEC 1988-89: Hitachi 1989-90: Ito Yokado 1990-91: Hitachi 1991-92: Hitachi 1992-93: Hitachi 1993-94: Hitachi 1994-95: Daiei 1995-96: Unitika 1996-97: NEC Red Rockets 1997-98: Daiei 1998-99: Toyobo 1999-00: NEC Red Rockets 2000-01: Toyobo 2001-02: Hisamitsu Springs 2002-03: NEC Red Rockets 2003-04: Pioneer Red Wings 2004-05: NEC Red Rockets 2005-06: Pioneer Red Wings 2006-07: Hisamitsu Springs 2007-08: Torray Arrows

External links

• http://www.vleague.or.jp/ - V.League official site (Japanese)