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The Men's Volleyball Thailand League () is the top-level professional men's
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 Summ ...
league in
Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
. Contested by eight clubs, it operates on a system of
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with the Volleyball Pro Challenge League. Seasons run from October to March, with teams playing 14 games each. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played on weekdays. It is organized by the Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The league champion qualifies for the
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. The league is recognized by the TVA, the FIVB, and the AVC. The league maintains strong ties with international volleyball governing bodies, adhering to the rules and regulations set by the FIVB and the AVC. The Women's Volleyball Thailand League is an FIVB-accredited club league, and its teams and players are registered with the FIVB. It is sponsored by
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and therefore officially known as the EST Men's Volleyball Thailand League. In the Thailand League, the games are played during Saturdays and Sundays.


Thailand League clubs (2024-25 season)

There are 8 clubs in the league, with two promoted teams from Pro Challenge replacing the two teams that were relegated from Thailand League following the 2023–24 season.


Members


Foreign Players

The Thai League mainly allows its clubs to hire a maximum of 2 foreign players for a season. Between the 2, 1 of them must be from an
Asian Volleyball Confederation The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) is one of five continental bodies of governance in volleyball. It governs indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and other disciplines in Asia and Oceania, excluding the transcontinental countries of Russi ...
nation. An extra +1 quota is given to the clubs if they decide to sign a player from a neighbouring
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country.


2023-24 season's Foreign Players


Results summary


Champions


Awards


Prize money season 2024–2025


Most valuable player


Best Scorer


Best Opposite Spiker


Best Outside Spikers


Best Middle Blockers


Best Setter


Best Server


Thailand League clubs in Asian Club Championship

* In the 2019
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representative of
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* 2020 edition is cancelled because of the Outbreak of
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in the world


See also

* Women's Volleyball Thailand League * Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League * Men's Volleyball Pro Challenge


External links


Official website

Statistic Thailand league website

Volleyball Thailand league
{{Volleyball in Thailand Professional sports leagues in Thailand National volleyball leagues Volleyball in Thailand Sports leagues established in 2005