The Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF) is a women's professional indoor volleyball league in the United States. The league was announced on November 17, 2022, and began play in 2024.[1]
History
Development
The Pro Volleyball Federation was announced in November 2022 as a new professional women's league that focused on giving American players access to high level volleyball at home while also making a livable wage.[2] The founders of the league include Super Bowl winning quarterbackTrent Dilfer along with volleyball pioneers Cecile Reynaud and Laurie Corbelli.[3] The league was initially expected to include 10 teams but the league would lower the number to 8 in later reports. The first franchise was awarded to a team in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In February 2023, it was announced that singer-songwriter Jason Derulo would team up to own a team that will be based out of Omaha, Nebraska.[4]Atlanta, Georgia, was then announced as the second market, followed by Columbus, Ohio.[5][6] The first 2025 franchise was awarded to a group led by Armand Sadoughi in July 2023 that will bring a team to Dallas, Texas.[7]
First season
The league debuted with a match between the Atlanta Vibe and Omaha Supernovas on January 24, 2024, which set a record for attendance at a women's professional volleyball match in the United States of 11,624.[8] Omaha would set a new attendance record a few week later when 12,090 fans saw the Supernovas win in four sets over the Orlando Valkyries.
The league's second season began on January 9th, 2025 in Orlando.[10] On January 10th, a match between the Omaha Supernovas and Atlanta Vibe set another new record for attendance at a women's professional volleyball match, with 13,486 spectators.[11]
The Indy Ignite made its debut as the first expansion team to launch, with its inaugural match taking place at Fishers Event Center on January 11th.[12]
Since 2024, CBS Sports is the primary broadcaster for the Pro Volleyball Federation.[13] Matches primarily air on CBS Sports Network but CBS Sports has the option to air matches on the CBS broadcast network.[14] For the 2025 season, the agreement was extended and expanded. CBS Sports Network will now air up to 20 matches, up from 10, and the CBS broadcast network will air at least one match per season.[15]
Beginning 2025, Fox Sports became a broadcast partner. Four matches will air on FS1, while nine will air on FS2.[16]The Roku Channel and VBTV also joined as streaming partners for the league.[17][18]
