The 2020–21 Men's Volleyball Thailand League is the 16th season of the

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, the top Thai professional league for men's

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clubs. It was established in 2005 and is also known as Daikin Men's Volleyball Thailand League due to the sponsorship deal with

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. A total of eight teams will compete in the league. The season began on 12 November 2020 and is scheduled to conclude in 2021. This season will be organized by the

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(TVA) instead of Thailand Volleyball Co., Ltd. COVID-19 has spread to Thailand which affects the sporting seasons.

Teams

Eight teams compete in the league – the top six teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Pro Challenge. The promoted teams are Samut Prakan VC and Rangsit University. Rangsit University retains its position after relegation in previous season, while Samut Prakan VC reaches a top division for the first time. Samut Prakan VC replaced Opart 369 (relegated after four years in the top division) and this is the comeback of Samut Prakan VC for seven years before play in Thailand league.

Qualified teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Thailand League title holders; SL: Supur League title holders).

Personnel and kits

Squads

National team players

*Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Foreign players

*Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Transfers

Second leg

Schedule

Format

;Regular seasons *First leg (Week 1–7): single round-robin; The seventh place and eighth place will relegate to Pro League. *Second leg: (Week 8–14) single round-robin; The top four will advance to Final series. ;Final series *First leg (Week 15): single round-robin. *Second leg: (Week 16) single round-robin.

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

Regular seasons – First leg

First leg table

Positions by week

Week 1

*Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center,

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*Dates: 12–13 December 2020

Week 2

*Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center,

*Dates: 19–20 December 2020

Week 3

*Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center,

*Dates: 26–27 December 2020

Week 4

* Sliding of the competition because Outbreak of coronavirus in Thailand *Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center,

*Dates: 13–14 February 2021

Week 5

*Venue: MCC Hall The Mall Ngamwongwan,

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*Dates: 17,20–21 February 2021

Week 6

*Venue:Nimitbut Sport Center,

*Dates: 24,27–28 February 2021

Regular seasons – Second leg

Second leg table

Positions by week

Week 7

*Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center,

*Dates: 6–7 March 2021

Week 8

*Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center,

*Dates: 10,13–14 March 2021

Week 9

*Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center,

*Dates: 17,20–21 March 2021

Week 10

*Venue: MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi,

*Dates: 27–28 March 2021

Final series

Final series table

Week 11

*Venue: MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi,

*Dates: 2–4 April 2021

Week 12

*Venue: MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi,

*Dates: 9–11 April 2021

Final standing

Awards

*Most valuable player : Janita Surath (Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall) *Best Best Scorer :

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(RMUTL Phitsanulok) *Best outside spiker :

Kittikun Sriutthawong Kittikun Sriutthawong ( th, กิตติคุณ ศรีอุทธวงศ์; , born 3 August 1986) is a former member of the Thailand men's national volleyball team. He is currently manager of the club Diamond Food Volleyball Club. ...

(Diamond food) : Wanchai Tabwises (Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall) *Best servers : André Queiroz (Diamond food) *Best middle blocker : Kissada Nilsawai (Diamond food) : Kittipong Suksala (Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall) *Best setter : Narongrit Janpirom (RMUTL Phitsanulok) *Best opposite spiker : Kantapat Koonmee (Diamond food) *Best libero : Tanapat Charoensuk (Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Men's Volleyball Thailand League, 2020 Thailand League

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