V-League (South Korea)

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V-League
Current season, competition or edition:
Volleyball current event.svg 2023–24 V-League (South Korea)
Sport Volleyball
Founded2005
Founder KOVO
First season 2005
No. of teams7 (men)
7 (women)
Country South Korea
Most recent
champion(s)
Men:
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos (4th title)
Women:
Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass (2nd title)
Most titlesMen:
Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (8 titles)
Women:
Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (4 titles)
TV partner(s) KBS 1TV, SBS TV, KBS N Sports, SBS Sports
Official website KOVO

The V-League is a South Korean club volleyball competition. It was founded in 2005 and currently has seven men's clubs and seven women's clubs.

Contents

Teams

Men's clubs

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Location of teams in V-League Men's Clubs
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Ansan OK Financial Group Okman Ansan Sangnoksu Gymnasium2,700
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers Cheonan Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium5,482
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Daejeon Chungmu Gymnasium 5,000
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Incheon Gyeyang Gymnasium 4,270
Seoul Woori Card WooriWON Seoul Jangchung Gymnasium 4,507
Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm Suwon Suwon Gymnasium 4,317
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars Uijeongbu Uijeongbu Gymnasium6,240

Women's clubs

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Location of teams in V-League Women's Clubs
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Daejeon KGC Daejeon Chungmu Gymnasium 5,000
Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-pass Gimcheon Gimcheon Gymnasium6,000
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX Seoul Jangchung Gymnasium 4,507
Hwaseong IBK Altos Hwaseong Hwaseong Gymnasium5,152
Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium 7,140
Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate Suwon Suwon Gymnasium 4,317
Gwangju Pepper Bank Gwangju Yeomju Gymnasium8,500

Champions

Men's champions

Titles by season

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
2005 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2005–06 Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
2006–07 Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
2007–08 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2008–09 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2009–10 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2010–11 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2011–12 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2012–13 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2013–14 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2014–15 Ansan OKman Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
2015–16 Ansan OKman Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2016–17 Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2017–18 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2018–19 Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2019–20 Season cancelled
2020–21 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Seoul Woori Card Wibee
2021–22 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars
2022–23 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2023–24 Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Ansan OKman

Titles by club

ClubChampionsRunners-up
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
8
3
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
5
5
Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
4
8
Ansan OKman
2
1
Seoul Woori Card Wibee
0
1
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars
0
1
Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm
0
0

Women's Champions

Titles by season

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
2005 Daejeon KGC Gimcheon Hi-pass
2005–06 Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders Gimcheon Hi-pass
2006–07 Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders Suwon Hyundai Hillstate
2007–08 GS Caltex Seoul KIXX Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
2008–09 Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
2009–10 Daejeon KGC Suwon Hyundai Hillstate
2010–11 Suwon Hyundai Hillstate Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
2011–12 Daejeon KGC Suwon Hyundai Hillstate
2012–13 Hwaseong IBK Altos GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
2013–14 GS Caltex Seoul KIXX Hwaseong IBK Altos
2014–15 Hwaseong IBK Altos Gimcheon Hi-pass
2015–16 Suwon Hyundai Hillstate Hwaseong IBK Altos
2016–17 Hwaseong IBK Altos Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
2017–18 Gimcheon Hi-pass Hwaseong IBK Altos
2018–19 Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders Gimcheon Hi-pass
2019–20 Season cancelled
2020–21 GS Caltex Seoul KIXX Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
2021–22 Season cancelled
2022–23 Gimcheon Hi-pass Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
2023–24 Suwon Hyundai Hillstate Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders

Titles by club

ClubChampionsRunners-up
Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders
4
5
Suwon Hyundai E&C
3
3
Hwaseong IBK Altos
3
3
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
3
2
Daejeon KGC
3
0
Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-pass
2
4
Gwangju Pepper Bank
0
0

Postseason results

Legend

Men

Teams2005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192021202220232024Total
Hyundai Capital 2nd1st1st2nd2nd2ndPOPOPO2nd2nd1st2nd1stPO2ndSPO16
Korean Air POPOPOPO2nd2nd2ndPOSPO2nd1st2nd1st1st1st1st16
Samsung Fire 1st2nd2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st2ndPOPO13
KB Insurance POPOSPOSPO2nd5
KEPCO SPOPOPOPOPO5
Woori Card DNPPO2ndSPOSPOSPO5
OK Financial Group DNP1st1stPO2nd4
Sangmu DNP0

Women

Teams200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232024Total
Heungkuk Life 1st1st2nd1st2ndPO2nd1st2nd2nd2nd11
Hyundai E&C 2nd2nd1st2ndPOPO1stPOPO1st10
Korea Expressway Corporation 2nd2ndPOPOPO2nd1st2nd1st9
KGC 1stPOPOPO1st1stPOPOPO9
IBK DNP1st2nd1st2nd1st2ndPO7
GS Caltex 1st2ndPO2nd1stPO1st7
Gwangju Pepper Bank DNP0

MVP by edition

Regular round

Final

Title sponsors

SeasonName
2005–06 KT&G
2006–07 Hyundai Hillstate
2007–08 ~ 2016–17 NH Nonghyup
2017–18 ~ 2023–24 Dodram
2024–25TBA

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