2018–19 Men's Volleyball Thailand League

The 2018–19 Men's Volleyball Thailand League is the 14th season of the Men's Volleyball Thailand League, the top Thai professional league for men's volleyball clubs. Eight teams competed in the league. The season started on 27 October 2018.

Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall are the defending champions, also the reigning asian club champions, while the 2018 Pro Challenge champion will has entered as the promoted team from the 2018 Volleyball Pro Challenge.

Changes from last season

Team changes

Promoted clubs

Promoted from the 2018 Women's Volleyball Pro Challenge
* Diamond Food Saraburi (2018 Pro Challenge champion)
* Khonkaen (2018 Pro Challenge runner-up)

Relegated clubs

Relegated from the 2017–18 Women's Volleyball Thailand League
* Kasetsart
* Khonkaen

Reformed club

* Cosmo Chiang Rai authorize from NK Fitness Samutsakorn

Clubs

Personnel and kits

National team players

Note :
: players who released during second leg transfer window;
: players who registered during second leg transfer window;
→: players who left club after registered during first or second leg.

;National team player quotas except from regulation
* Amorntep Konhan is first time in national team with RMUTL Phitsanulok.
* Jakraprop Saengsee is first time in national team with Air Force.
* Mawin Maneewong is first time in national team with Air Force.
* Anuchit Pakdeekaew is first time in national team with Air Force.
*Kantapat Koonmee is first time in national team with Air Force.
* Chatmongkhon Paketkaew is first time in national team with Diamond Food Saraburi .
*Academic players will not including in national team player quota.

Foreign players

:Note :
: players who released during second leg transfer window;
: players who registered during second leg transfer window;
→: players who left club after registered during first or second leg.

Format

Regular season

*First leg: single round-robin.
*Second leg: single round-robin.

Regular season standing procedure

# Number of matches won
# Match points
# Sets ratio
# Points ratio
# Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser

Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Finals series

Venues

;Note
: Keelawes 1 Gymnasium is initiatively proposed venue in Week 4 (17 to 18 November 2018), but TVA moved venue to Mcc Hall The Mall Bangkapi.
: Chonburi Municipal Gymnasium is initiatively proposed venue in Week 5 (1 to 2 December 2018), but TVA moved venue to Mcc Hall The Mall Bangkapi.
: Khon Kaen Provincial Gymnasium is initiatively proposed venue in Week 6 and 7 (15 to 16 and 22 to 23 December 2018), but TVA moved venue to Khonkaen International Convention and Exhibition Center.

Regular season

League table

Head-to-Head results

Positions by round

Results

First leg

''All times are Indochina Time ( UTC+07:00).''

=Week 1 – Chonburi

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=Week 2 – Nakhon Ratchasima

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=Week 3 – Bangkok

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=Week 4 – Bangkok

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=Week 5 – Bangkok

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=Week 6 – Khon Kaen

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=Week 7 – Khon Kaen

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Second leg

''All times are Indochina Time ( UTC+07:00).''

=Week 8 – Khon Kaen

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=Week 9 – Nonthaburi

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=Week 10 – Nonthaburi

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=Week 11 – Nakhon Ratchasima

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=Week 12 – Nakhon Ratchasima

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=Week 13 – Bangkok

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=Week 14 – Bangkok

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Finals series

''All times are Indochina Time ( UTC+07:00).''

Final Team

Venue

The final series matches are played at the MCC Hall The Mall Bang Kapi in Bangkok.

Semi-finals

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Awards

*Most Valuable Player
: Kantapat Koonmee (Air Force)

*Best Scorer
: Amorntep Konhan ( RMUTL Phitsanulok)

*Best Outside Spiker
: Kantapat Koonmee (Air Force)
: Douglas Bueno ( Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall)

*Best Servers
: Liu Hong-Min ( Diamond Food Saraburi)

*Best Middle Blocker
: Liu Hong-Jie ( Diamond Food Saraburi)
: Anuchit Pakdeekaew (Air Force)

*Best Setter
: Saranchit Charoensuk ( Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall)

*Best Opposite Spiker
: Amorntep Konhan (Nakhon Ratchasima)

*Best Libero
: Jakkapong Tongklang ( Visakha)

Statistics leader

The statistics of each group follows the vis reports P2 and P5. The statistics include 6 volleyball skills; serve, reception, set, spike, block, and dig. The table below shows the top 5 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers at the completion of the tournament.

Regular season

''After Leg 2 Week 1''

Best Scorers

Best Spikers

Best Blockers

Best Servers

Best Diggers

Best Setters

Best Receivers

See also

* 2018–19 Women's Volleyball Thailand League
* 2018 Men's Volleyball Kor Royal Cup
* 2018 Men's Volleyball Pro Challenge
* 2018 Women's Volleyball Kor Royal Cup
* 2018 Women's Volleyball Pro Challenge

References

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