V.League (Japan)

V.Premier League

Current season, competition or edition: V.League 2015-16
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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 2015-16

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
• Ageo Medics
• Okayama Seagulls
• Hitachi Rivale
• Toray Arrows
• Denso Airybees
• Toyota Auto Body Queenseis

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

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 2008-09: Toray Arrows 2009-10: Panasonic Panthers 2010-11: Osaka Blazers Sakai 2011-12: Panasonic Panthers 2012-13: Osaka Blazers Sakai 2013-14: Panasonic Panthers 2014-15: JT Thunders

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: Toray Arrows 2008-09: Toray Arrows 2009-10: Toray Arrows 2010-11: JT Marvelous 2011-12: Toray Arrows 2012-13: Hisamitsu Springs 2013-14: Hisamitsu Springs 2014-15: NEC Red Rockets

External links

• V.League official website (Japanese)