V.Challenge League

V.League Division 2 and 3
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2021–22 V.Challenge League
SportVolleyball
Founded1994
MottoWe Never Drop the Ball
No. of teamsMen: V2:15, V3:4
Women: V2:10
Country Japan
Most recent
champion(s)
(2021–22)
Related
competitions		V.League Division 1
Official websitehttps://www.vleague.jp

V.League Division 2 (V2) and V.League Division 3 (V3) are the second- and third-level volleyball leagues for both men and women in Japan. For women tournament, was only held in Division 2[1]

History

The league started in 1998 as V1 League. In 2006 the name of V1.League was changed in the V.Challenge League. The Champion and runner-up team could play the replacement game with lower place teams of V.premier League.

On 2 February 2014 Japan Volleyball League Organization announced that:[2]

  1. V.Challenge League will be divided into V.Challenge League 1 and V.Challenge League 2 from next season.
  2. V.Challenge League 1 include higher 8 teams in the 2014–15 season.
  3. V.Challenge League 2 include lower teams in the 2014–15 season.
  4. Associate teams of JVL will play in the V.Challenge League 2.
  5. Bottom team of V.Challenge League 1 and top team of V.Challenge League 2 will compete a Promotion and relegation match except associate teams.

In 2018–2019 season, V.League (Japan) was reorganized and renamed with V.League Division 2 replacing V.Challenge League 1 and V.League Division 3 replacing V.Challenge League 2.[3][4]

V.League Division 2

Men

Season 2022/23(10 clubs)

Club Location 2022–23 Final Ranking
Voreas Hokkaido Asahikawa Champions
Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits [ja] Kawasaki
Veertien MIE [ja] Yokkaichi
Saitama Azalea [ja] Saitama
Safilva Hokkaido [ja] Sapporo
Daido Steel Red Star [ja] Nagoya
Hyogo Delfino [ja] Hyogo
Kinden Trinity Blitz [ja] Osaka
Tsukuba United Sun Gaia [ja] Tsukuba
Aisin Tealmare [ja] Hekinan

Previous results

Season 2021–22 (15 clubs)[5]

Women

Season 2022/23(11 clubs)

Club Location 2022–23 Final Ranking
Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries [ja] Ueda
Gunma Bank Green Wings [ja] Maebashi
Prestige International Aranmare Yamagata Sakata Champions
GSS Tokyo SunBeams [ja] Tokyo / Annaka
Chiba Angel Cross Kashiwa
Ligare Sendai [ja] Sendai
Breath Hamamatsu [ja] Hamamatsu
Ohno Group Hiroshima Oilers Hiroshima
JA Gifu Rioreina [ja] Gifu
Forest Leaves Kumamoto [ja] Kumamoto
Veertien Mie Kuwana, Mie

Previous results

Season 2021–22 (10 clubs)[6]

Season winners

Season Men Women
Champion Runner-up Champion Runner-up
2018–19 Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits [ja] Toyota Sunhawks [ja] Victorina Himeji JA Gifu Rioreina [ja]
2019–20 Voreas Hokkaido Gunma Bank Green Wings [ja] GSS Tokyo SunBeams [ja]
2020–21 Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries [ja]
2021–22 Voreas Hokkaido Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries Gunma Bank Green Wings

V.League Division 3

V.League Division 3 is held only men's tournament

Current clubs and results

This is the men's clubs roster in 2021–22 season (4 clubs)[7]

Club Location 2021–22 Final Ranking
Aisin Tealmare [ja] Hekinan Champion
Kinki Club Sfida [ja] Higashiōsaka Runner-up
Nagano GaRons [ja] Nagano / Suzaka 3rd place
Toyota Mobility Tokyo Sparkle [ja] Minato, Tokyo 4th place

Previous winners

Season Champion Runner-up
2018–19 Voreasu Hokkaido [ja] Veertien MIE [ja]
2019–20 Nara Dreamers [ja] Kinki Club Sfida [ja]
2020–21 Kinki Club Sfida Chiba ZELVA [ja]
2021–22 Aisin Tealmare [ja] Kinki Club Sfida

See also

References

  1. ^ "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ Japan Volleyball League Organization. "2015/16Ｖ・チャレンジリーグ リーグ再編成のお知らせ". Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  3. ^ "Japan Men's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ^ "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 MEN V・レギュラーラウンド". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 WOMEN V・レギュラーラウンド". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION3 MEN V・レギュラーラウンド". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.