The Volleyball 2018–19 V.League Division 1 Women's was the 25th tournament year and the 1st top level women's tournament of the newly branded and reorganized
V.League (Japan)
The V.League () is the second-level professional volleyball league for both men and women in Japan. The league started in 1994.
The competitions are organized by the Japan Volleyball League Organization. The league was called V.Premier League b ...
. It was held from November 3, 2018 – April 13, 2019.
Clubs
Personnel
Foreign players
The total number of foreign players is restricted to one per club. Player from
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
nations are exempt from these restrictions.
Transfer players
Stadiums
Season standing procedure
#The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
#*Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
#*Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
#*Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
# In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: Total number of victories (matches won, matched lost)
# If teams are still tied after examining points gained and the number of victories, then the results to break the tie will be examined in the following order:
#*Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on total number of victories, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
#*Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
#*If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Regular round
Standings
Western Conference
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2019.
Source
Western Conference Ranking Table V.league Division 1 Women's 2018–19
Eastern Conference
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2019
Source
Eastern Conference Ranking Table V.league Division 1 Women's 2018–19
Positions by week
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
Results by match played
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
Results table
Western Conference
=Leg 1
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=Leg 2
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Eastern Conference
=Leg 1
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=Leg 2
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Interchange
=Leg 1
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=Leg 2
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Head-to-head results
Results
Week 1
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Nices Arena,
Yurihonjo
*Venue:
Komazawa Gymnasium
Komazawa Gymnasium (駒沢オリンピック公園総合運動場体育館) is an indoor arena, indoor sporting arena located in Komazawa Olympic Park, Tokyo, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 3,875 spectators.
Designed by Japanese architect Y ...
,
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
*Venue:
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium
, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor sporting arena located in Minato-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The arena was opened on 1996. From 1 March 2018 onwards, the arena was named as after Maruzen Intec secured na ...
,
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
Week 2
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Beikomu Total Gymnastics,
Amagasaki
270px, Amagasaki Castle
270px, Aerial view of Amagasaki city center
270px, Amagasaki Station
is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 455,555 in 223,812 households, and a population de ...
*Venue:
Kanazawa City General Gymnasium
Kanazawa City General Gymnasium is an arena in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. It is the home arena of the Kanazawa Samuraiz of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league. References
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Kanazawa
is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Etymology
The name "Kanazaw ...
Week 3
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Wing Arena Kariya
Wing Arena Kariya is an arena in Kariya, Aichi, Japan. It is located in Kariya City General Athletic Park.
Description
It was built in January, 2007. It has 2,376 seats (1,576 fixed, 800 temporary).
It is the home arena of the SeaHorses Mikaw ...
,
Kariya
is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 153,162 in 66,751 households, and a population density of 3,040 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kariya is situated in central Aic ...
*Venue:
Ageo Citizen Gymnasium,
Ageo
260px, Ageo Maruyama Park
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of February 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 230,041 in 107,555 households and a population density of 5100 persons per km2. The total area of the city ...
*Venue:
YKK Kurobe Gymnastics,
Kurobe
Week 4
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Momotaro Arena,
Okayama
is the prefectural capital, capital Cities of Japan, city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western J ...
*Venue:
Ishikawa Sports Center,
Kanazawa
is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Etymology
The name "Kanazaw ...
*Venue:
Tsu City Industry and Sports Center,
Tsu
*Venue:
Ota City General Gymnasium
Ota City General Gymnasium is an arena in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and exte ...
,
Ōta, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Ōta City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Ōmori, Ōta, Tokyo, Ōmori and Kamata, Ōta, Tokyo, Kamata following Tokyo C ...
Week 5
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Ukaruchan Arena,
Otsu
*Venue:
Kobe Green Arena
Kobe Green Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 6,000 people.
The arena was opened in July 1993. It hosted games of several global women's volleyball tournaments, including the ...
,
Kobe
Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...
*Venue:
Fukaya City General Stadium,
Fukaya
*Venue:
Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena,
Kawasaki
Week 6
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Hitachinaka City General Sports Park Gymnasium,
Hitachinaka
250px, Hitachinaka city hall
is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 154,663 in 64,900 households and a population density of 1547 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 ...
*Venue:
Saga Prefecture General Gymnasium,
Saga
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The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...
*Venue:
Hasuda-shi General Citizen Gymnasium,
Hasuda
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 61,337 in 28,406 households and a population density of 2248 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Located in east-central Saitama Pre ...
Week 7
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Kurobe-shi General Physical Education Center,
Kurobe
Week 8
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Wink Gymnasium,
Himeji
260px, Himeji City Hall
is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is ...
*Venue:
Sakura Ward Hall,
Saitama
*Venue:
Momotaro Arena,
Okayama
is the prefectural capital, capital Cities of Japan, city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western J ...
*Venue:
Kakogawa Municipal General Gymnasium,
Kakogawa
Week 9
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Funabashi Arena
Funabashi Arena is an arena in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends f ...
,
Funabashi
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populat ...
*Venue:
Ishikawa Sports Center,
Kanazawa
is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Etymology
The name "Kanazaw ...
*Venue:
Saga Prefecture General Gymnasium,
Saga
Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia.
The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...
Week 10
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Momotaro Arena,
Okayama
is the prefectural capital, capital Cities of Japan, city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western J ...
*Venue:
Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena,
Kawasaki
Week 11
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Kobe Green Arena
Kobe Green Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 6,000 people.
The arena was opened in July 1993. It hosted games of several global women's volleyball tournaments, including the ...
,
Kobe
Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...
*Venue:
Wing Arena Kariya
Wing Arena Kariya is an arena in Kariya, Aichi, Japan. It is located in Kariya City General Athletic Park.
Description
It was built in January, 2007. It has 2,376 seats (1,576 fixed, 800 temporary).
It is the home arena of the SeaHorses Mikaw ...
,
Kariya
is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 153,162 in 66,751 households, and a population density of 3,040 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kariya is situated in central Aic ...
*Venue:
Ishikawa Sports Center,
Kanazawa
is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Etymology
The name "Kanazaw ...
*Venue:
Horaiya Koriyama General Gymnasium,
Koriyama
Week 12
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Ukaruchan Arena,
Otsu
*Venue:
Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena,
Kawasaki
*Venue:
Kurobe-shi General Physical Education Center,
Kurobe
Week 13
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Momotaro Arena,
Okayama
is the prefectural capital, capital Cities of Japan, city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western J ...
*Venue:
Ikenokawa Sakura Arena,
Ibaraki
*Venue:
Nishio Municipal Gymnasium,
Nishio
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 169,984 in 65,553 households, with a population density of 1,054 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . It is a regional ...
*Venue:
Ehime Prefecture Budokan,
Matsuyama
270px, Matsuyama City Hall
270px, Ehime Prefectural Capital Building
is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, in Japan and is also Shikoku's largest city. , the city had an estimated population of 505,948 in 243,541 h ...
Week 14
* All times are
Japan Standard Time
, or , is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00). Japan does not observe daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated on several occasions. During World War II, the time zone was often referred to a ...
(
UTC+09:00).
*Venue:
Nippon Steel Sumikin Sakai Gymnasium,
Sakai
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its '' kofun'', keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The ''kofun ...
Final stage
Final 8
Standing Procedure
# Total points (match points of final 8 and the ranking points of regular round)
#*Ranking points of regular round; From each Conference: 1st place – 6 point, 2nd place – 4 point, 3rd place – 2 point, 4th place – 0 point
# In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The ranking points of regular round
# If teams are still tied after examining total points and the ranking points of regular round, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
#*The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match in Final 8 as follows:
#**Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
#**Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
#**Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
#*Total number of victories in Final 8 (matches won, matched lost)
#*Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on total number of victories, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
#*Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
#*If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Standings
Results
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Final 3
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Final
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All–Star Game
Final standing
Awards
*Most valuable player
*:
Foluke Akinradewo
Foluke Atinuke Gunderson (née Akinradewo; born October 5, 1987) is an indoor volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Japanese club Hisamitsu Springs. Born in Canada, she represents the United States internationally. Gunderson won ...
*Best setter
*:
Nanami Seki
*Best Middle Blockers
*:
Foluke Akinradewo
Foluke Atinuke Gunderson (née Akinradewo; born October 5, 1987) is an indoor volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Japanese club Hisamitsu Springs. Born in Canada, she represents the United States internationally. Gunderson won ...
*:
Sinead Jack
*Fighting Spirit
*:Jana Kulan
*Best Outside Hitters
*:
Brankica Mihajlovic
*:
Jana Kulan
*Best Opposite Hitter
*:
Risa Shinnabe
*Best libero
*:
Mako Kobata
Mako Kobata (born August 15, 1992) is a Japanese professional volleyball player. She plays the libero position and is known for her fast reactions and strong defense. Kobata has played for the Japan women's national volleyball team and particip ...
*Best Newcomer
*:
Nanami Seki
Statistics leaders
Regular round
The statistics of each group follows the vis reports. The statistics include 4 volleyball skills; serve, reception, spike, and block. The table below shows the top 10 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers at the completion of the Regular Round.
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See also
*
2018–19 V.League Division 1 Men's
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 V.Premier League Women's
V.Premier League Women
V.Premier League Women
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2018 in Japanese sport
2019 in Japanese sport