V.League (Japan)

V.Premier League

Current season, competition or edition: V.League 2015-16
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1994
No. of teams	Men: 8 Women: 8
Country	Japan
Most recent champion(s)	Men: Panasonic Panthers Women:NEC Red Rockets
TV partner(s)	Gaora, NHK
Official website	http://www.vleague.or.jp

The V.Premier 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 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)

• JT Thunders
• Suntory Sunbirds
• Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza
• Osaka Blazers Sakai
• JTEKT Stings
• Panasonic Panthers
• Toray Arrows
• FC Tokyo

Women (8 teams)

• 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

men

women

• 2015-16: Hisamitsu Springs

External links

• V.League official website (Japanese)