Chinese Volleyball Super League, often abbreviated to CVL (abbreviation remain unchanged), are the pre-eminent men's and women's professional
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
leagues in
China. It was founded in 1996 as the Chinese Volleyball League and is organized by the
Chinese Volleyball Association
Chinese Volleyball Association ( Simplified Chinese:中国排球协会) is a national non-governmental, nonprofit sports organization in the People's Republic of China. It represents China in the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball and the ...
(CVA), operating with China National Sports Group (CNSG). The league was rebranded to the Chinese Volleyball Super League when it became fully professional in 2017. The champions qualify for the
Asian Men's and
Women's Club Volleyball Championships.
The women's league normally starts in November and ends in March of the following year, while the men's league starts in October and ends in February of the following year, lasting for about four months. The league is divided into four stages: the first two stages normally called the "Regular Season", and the last two stages called the "Playoffs".
The number of teams has increased from 12 to 14 since the 2017/18 season, for both men's and women's leagues.
Due to
Covid-19
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, Season 2020/21 & 2021/22 shorten the competition to about 2 months, and held at a designated venue.
Format (Former)
*First stage
14 team divided into 2 groups (Group A and Group B), each group has a designated venue, 6 rounds of matches are scheduled and finish in a week. Each team play 6 matches in this stage. The top four teams of each group enter the Final 8 at second stage. The points will not bring into the second stage.
*Second stage
The top 8 teams in Group A and Group B plays 7 home matches and 7 away matches (total 14 rounds) in this stage, to determine the rankings of 1–4 in the second stage and the final position in the 5–8th of the league. The bottom 6 teams in Group A and Group B plays 6 home matches and 4 away matches (total 10 rounds) in this stage, to determine the final ranking of 9–14th of the league. The duration last for two months.
*Third stage
The top 4 teams (Final 4), in accordance with the second stage, rank 1 against rank 4, rank 2 against rank 3, using five games three wins. The team followed by a home game, two guest games, two home games.
*Fourth stage
1) The losers of third stage plays for the third or fourth place of the league and use three games and two wins.
2) The winners of third stage plays for the champion matches of the league and use five games and three wins.
Men's Super League
Current clubs (14 teams)
Teams in the Chinese Volleyball Super League (2018–2019)
Results summary
MVP by edition
*2014–2015 –
*2015–2016 –
*2016–2017 –
*2017–2018 –
Titles by clubs
Women's Super League
Current clubs (14 teams)
Teams in the Chinese Volleyball Super League (2021–2022)
Results summary
MVP
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
by edition
*1996-1997 –
*1997-1998 –
*1998–1999 –
*1999–2000 – vacancy
*2000–2001 –
*2001–2002 –
*2002–2003 –
*2003–2004 –
*2004–2005 –
*2005–2006 –
*2006–2007 –
*2007–2008 –
*2008–2009 –
*2009–2010 –
*2010–2011 –
*2011–2012 –
*2012–2013 –
*2013–2014 –
*2014–2015 –
*2015–2016 –
*2016–2017 –
*2017–2018 –
*2018–2019 –
*2019–2020 –
*2020–2021 –
*2021-2022 -
Titles by clubs
Official sponsorship
Results in Asian Club Championship
Men
Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
Women
Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
Results in FIVB World Club Championship
Men
Women
See also
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List of Chinese volleyball players
References
External links
Official website of the Chinese Volleyball Association Chinese League. women.volleybox.net
{{Professional Women's Volleyball Leagues
League
China
Sports leagues in China
Sports leagues established in 1996
1996 establishments in China
Professional sports leagues in China