V-League (South Korea)

V-League
Current season, competition or edition:; 2021–22 V-League (South Korea)
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	2005
Founder	KOVO
No. of teams	7 (men) ; 7 (women)
Country	South Korea
Most recent; champion(s)	Men:; Incheon Korean Air Jumbos ; Women:; GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
Most titles	Men:; Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (8 titles); Women:; Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (4 titles)
TV partner(s)	SPOTV, SBS Sports, KBS Sports
Official website	KOVO

The V-League is a South Korean club volleyball competition. It was founded in 2005 and currently has seven men's clubs and seven women's clubs.

Teams

Men's clubs

Location of teams in V-League Men's Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ansan OK Financial Group Okman	Ansan	Sangnoksu Gymnasium	2,700
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers	Cheonan	Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium	5,482
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Daejeon	Chungmu Gymnasium	5,000
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	Incheon	Gyeyang Gymnasium	4,270
Seoul Woori Card WooriWON	Seoul	Jangchung Gymnasium	4,507
Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	Suwon	Suwon Gymnasium	4,317
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	Uijeongbu	Uijeongbu Gymnasium	6,240

Women's clubs

Location of teams in V-League Women's Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Daejeon KGC	Daejeon	Chungmu Gymnasium	5,000
Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-pass	Gimcheon	Gimcheon Gymnasium	6,000
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	Seoul	Jangchung Gymnasium	4,507
Hwaseong IBK Altos	Hwaseong	Hwaseong Gymnasium	5,152
Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders	Incheon	Gyeyang Gymnasium	4,270
Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate	Suwon	Suwon Gymnasium	4,317
Gwangju Pepper Bank	Gwangju	Yeomju Gymnasium	8,500

Champions

Titles By Season

Season	Champions	Runners-up
2005	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2005–06	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
2006–07	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
2007–08	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2008–09	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2009–10	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2010–11	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2011–12	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2012–13	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2013–14	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2014–15	Ansan OKman	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs
2015–16	Ansan OKman	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2016–17	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2017–18	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
2018–19	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
2019–20	Season Cancelled
2020–21	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	Seoul Woori Card Wibee
2021–22	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars

Titles By Club

Club	Champions	Runners-up
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	8	3
Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	4	7
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	3	5
Ansan OKman	2	0
Seoul Woori Card Wibee	0	1
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	0	1

Titles By Season

Season	Champions	Runners-up
2005	Daejeon KGC	Gimcheon Hi-pass
2005–06	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders	Gimcheon Hi-pass
2006–07	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders	Suwon Hyundai Hillstate
2007–08	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
2008–09	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
2009–10	Daejeon KGC	Suwon Hyundai Hillstate
2010–11	Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
2011–12	Daejeon KGC	Suwon Hyundai Hillstate
2012–13	Hwaseong IBK Altos	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX
2013–14	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	Hwaseong IBK Altos
2014–15	Hwaseong IBK Altos	Gimcheon Hi-pass
2015–16	Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	Hwaseong IBK Altos
2016–17	Hwaseong IBK Altos	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
2017–18	Gimcheon Hi-pass	Hwaseong IBK Altos
2018–19	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders	Gimcheon Hi-pass
2019–20	Season Cancelled
2020–21	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
2021–22	Season Cancelled

Titles By Club

Club	Champions	Runners-up
Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders	4	4
Hwaseong IBK Altos	3	3
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	3	2
Daejeon KGC	3	0
Suwon Hyundai E&C	2	3
Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-pass	1	4

Postseason results

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners–up
PO – Playoff loser
SPO – Semi–playoff loser
— – Did not qualify
DNP – Did not participate

Men

Teams	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2021	Total
Hyundai Capital	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	PO	PO	PO	2nd	–	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	–	14
Samsung Fire	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	PO	–	PO	–	–	13
Korean Air	–	–	PO	PO	PO	PO	2nd	2nd	2nd	PO	–	SPO	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	13
KB Insurance	PO	PO	–	–	–	–	SPO	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	SPO	4
KEPCO	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	SPO	–	–	PO	–	PO	–	–	–	3
OK Financial Group	DNP									–	1st	1st	–	–	–	PO	3
Woori Card	DNP					–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	PO	2nd	2
Sangmu	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	DNP								0

Women

Teams	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2021	Total
Heungkuk Life		1st	1st	2nd	1st	–	2nd	–	–	–	–	PO	2nd		1st	2nd	9
Korea Expressway Corporation	2nd	2nd	PO	–	–	–	PO	PO	–	–	2nd	–	–	1st	2nd	–	8
Hyundai E&C	–	–	2nd	–	–	2nd	1st	2nd	PO	–	PO	1st		PO	–	–	8
KGC	1st	PO	–	PO	PO	1st	–	1st	–	PO	–		PO	–	–	–	8
IBK	DNP							–	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	–	PO	7
GS Caltex	–	–	–	1st	2nd	PO	–	–	2nd	1st	–	–	–	–	PO	1st	7

MVP by Edition

Regular Round

2005 – Hu In-jeong (KOR)
2005–06 – Sean Rooney (USA)
2006–07 – Leandro Araújo da Silva (BRA)
2007–08 – Anđelko Ćuk (CRO)
2008–09 – Park Chul-woo (KOR)
2009–10 – Gavin Schmitt (CAN)
2010–11 – Kim Hak-min (KOR)
2011–12 – Gavin Schmitt (CAN)
2012–13 – Leonardo Leyva (CUB)
2013–14 – Leonardo Leyva (CUB)
2014–15 – Leonardo Leyva (CUB)
2015–16 – Moon Sung-min (KOR)
2016–17 – Moon Sung-min (KOR)
2017–18 – Shin Yung-suk (KOR)
2018–19 – Jung Ji-seok (KOR)
2019–20 – Na Gyeong-Bok (KOR)
2020–21 – Jung Ji-seok (KOR)

2005 – Jung Dae-young (KOR)
2005–06 – Kim Yeon-Koung (KOR)
2006–07 – Kim Yeon-Koung (KOR)
2007–08 – Kim Yeon-Koung (KOR)
2008–09 – Bethania de la Cruz (DOM)
2009–10 – Kenny Moreno (COL)
2010–11 – Hwang Youn-joo (KOR)
2011–12 – Madelaynne Montaño (COL)
2012–13 – Olesia Rykhliuk (UKR)
2013–14 – Lee Hyo-hee (KOR)
2014–15 – Lee Hyo-hee (KOR), Nicole Fawcett (USA)
2015–16 – Elizabeth McMahon (USA)
2016–17 – Lee Jae-yeong (KOR)
2017–18 – Ivana Nešović (SRB)
2018–19 – Lee Jae-yeong (KOR)
2019–20 – Yang Hyo-jin (KOR)
2020–21 – Kim Yeon-Koung (KOR)

Final

2005 – Choi Kwang-hee (KOR)
2005–06 – Kim Yeon-Koung (KOR)
2006–07 – Kim Yeon-Koung (KOR)
2007–08 – Jung Dae-young (KOR)
2008–09 – Kim Yeon-Koung (KOR)
2009–10 – Madelaynne Montaño (COL)
2010–11 – Hwang Youn-joo (KOR)
2011–12 – Madelaynne Montaño (COL)
2012–13 – Olesia Rykhliuk (UKR)
2013–14 – Bethania de la Cruz (DOM)
2014–15 – Kim Sa-nee (KOR)
2015–16 – Yang Hyo-jin (KOR)
2016–17 – Madison Kingdon (USA)
2017–18 – Park Jeong-ah (KOR)
2018–19 – Lee Jae-yeong (KOR)
2019–20 – Yang Hyo-jin (KOR)
2020–21 – Merete Lutz (USA), Lee So-young (KOR)

Kovo Cup

Title Sponsors

Season	Name
2005–06	KT&G
2006–07	Hyundai Hillstate
2007–08 ~ 2016-17	NH Nonghyup
2017-18 ~ present	Dodram

External links

Korea Volleyball Federation
Korean V-League. women.volleybox.net (in English)

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