V.Challenge League

V.League Division 2 and V.League Division 3 are the second- and third-level volleyball leagues for both men and women in Japan.

V.League Division 2
Current season, competition or edition:
2019-2020
SportVolleyball
Founded1994
MottoWe Never Drop the Ball
No. of teamsMen: 12
Women: 8
Country Japan
Most recent
champion(s)		Men: Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits
Women: Gunma Bank Green Wings (ja)
TV partner(s)DAZN
Official websitehttps://www.vleague.jp

History

The league started in 1998 as V1 League. In 2006 the name of V1.League was changed in the V.Challenge League. The Champion and runner-up team could play the replacement game with lower place teams of V.premier League.

On 2 February 2014 Japan Volleyball League Organization announced that:[1]

  1. V.Challenge League will be divided into V.Challenge League 1 and V.Challenge League 2 from next season.
  2. V.Challenge League 1 include higher 8 teams in the 2014-15 season.
  3. V.Challenge League 2 include lower teams in the 2014-15 season.
  4. Associate teams of JVL will play in the V.Challenge League 2.
  5. Bottom team of V.Challenge League 1 and top team of V.Challenge League 2 will compete a Promotion and relegation match except associate teams.

In 2018-2019 V.League (Japan) was reorganized and renamed with V.League Division 2 replacing V.Challenge League 1 and V.League Division 3 replacing V.Challenge League 2.[2][3]

Clubs 2019-2020

V.League Division 2

The 2019-2020 V.League Division 2 member clubs:

Men (12 teams)[4]
  • Nagano GaRons (ja)
  • Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits (ja)
  • Metropolitan Police Department Fort Fighters (ja)
  • Daido Steel Red Star (ja)
  • Tsukuba United Sun Gaia (ja)
  • Toyota Motor Sunhawks (ja)
  • Tokyo Verdy Volleyball Team (ja)
  • Saitama Azalea (ja)
  • Kinden Trinity Blitz (ja)
  • Voreasu Hokkaido (ja)
  • Hyogo Delfino (ja)
  • Via Tin Triple (ja)
Women (8 teams)[5]
  • Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries (ja)
  • Breath Hamamatsu (ja)
  • GSS Tokyo SunBeams (ja)
  • Ohno Group Hiroshima Oilers
  • JA Gifu Rioreina (ja)
  • Gunma Bank Green Wings (ja)
  • Prestige International Aranmare (ja)
  • Kashiwa Angel Cross

V.League Division 3
Men (4 teams)[6]
  • Nara Dreamers (ja)
  • Kinki Club Sfida (ja)
  • Toyota Mobility Tokyo Sparkle (ja)
  • Safilva Hokkaido (ja)
Women (0 teams)[7]

References
  1. Japan Volleyball League Organization. "2015/16Ｖ・チャレンジリーグ　リーグ再編成のお知らせ". Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  2. "Japan Men's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. "2019-20 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 Notice of MEN final result and individuals Award players decision". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. "V2 Women's regular round is finished". Volleyball Magazine. Studio108. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. "2019-20 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 Notice of MEN final result and individuals Award players decision". JVL Official Web site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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