Chinese_Volleyball_League References

Chinese Volleyball League (CVL)
Current season, competition or edition:; 2023–24 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League; 2023–24 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1996; 28 years ago
No. of teams	M: 14; W: 15
Country	China
Continent	AVC (Asia)
Most recent; champion(s)	M: Shanghai Bright; (2023–2024); W: Tianjin Bohai Bank; (2023–2024)
Most titles	M: Shanghai Bright; (17 titles); W: Tianjin Bohai Bank; (16 titles)
TV partner(s)	CCTV-5, Provincial satellite channels
Official website	volleychina.org

Chinese Volleyball Super League, often abbreviated to CVL (abbreviation remain unchanged), are the pre-eminent men's and women's professional volleyball leagues in China. It was founded in 1996 as the Chinese Volleyball League and is organized by the Chinese Volleyball Association (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. Start from 2023/24 Season, the teams of Women's League increased to 15.

Due to Covid-19, Season 2020/21 & 2021/22 shorten the competition to about 2 months, and held at a designated venue.

Format

First stage

The first stage is a double round-robin match of home and away games. According to the rankings of last season, divided into two groups, A and B.

Second stage

The top four teams from Group A and Group B will advance to the Quarterfinals according to A1-B4, A2-B3, A3-B2 and A4-B1. Use three games and two wins.

Third stage (Semi-Finals)

The winner of A1-B4 plays against the winner of A3-B2, and the winner of A2-B3 plays against the winner of A4-B1. Use three games and two wins.

Fourth stage (Finals)

A best-of-five-game system is adopted. The top teams in the first stage, first away game, then two home games, then one away game and one home game.

Men's Super League

Current clubs (14 teams)

Beijing BAIC Motor

Shandong

Shanghai Golden Age

Liaoning

Tianjin

Jiangsu

Henan

Bayi Nanchang

Zhejiang

Fujian

Sichuan

Hubei

Hebei

Guangdong Shenzhen Glorious

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The map of the teams participating in the Chinese Volleyball League^[1]

Teams in the Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League (2023–2024)

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Baoding Woli			Xingtai
Beijing BAIC Motor	Beijing Guangcai Stadium	2,800	Beijing
Fujian	Fujian Normal University General Gymnasium	3,000	Fuqing
Guangdong Shenzhen Glorious	Shenzhen Sports Center	5,000	Shenzhen
Hebei	Xingtai City Stadium	4,500	Xingtai
Henan	Nanyang Sports Center Gymnasium	5,880	Nanyang
Hubei	Hubei Institute of Engineering Gymnasium		Xiaogan
Jiangsu Nanjing Radio and Television Maomao	Nanjing University Gymnasium	3,954	Nanjing
Liaoning	Weinan Sports Training Base	4,000	Shenyang
Shandong	Zibo Sports Center Complex	6,000	Zibo
Shanghai Golden Age	Luwan Sports Centre	3,500	Shanghai
Sichuan	Shuangliu Sports Center	3,400	Chengdu
Tianjin Food Group	Tianjin People's Stadium	3,400	Tianjin
Zhejiang	Deqing Sports Center Gymnasium		Huzhou

Results of Previous Seasons

Season	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place
2023–2024	Shanghai Bright	Beijing BAIC Motor	Zhejiang
2022–2023	Beijing BAIC Motor	Shanghai Bright	Zhejiang
2021–2022	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–2021	Beijing BAIC Motor	Shanghai Bright	Jiangsu
2019–2020	Shanghai Golden Age	Jiangsu	Shandong
2018–2019	Shanghai Golden Age	Beijing BAIC Motor	Jiangsu
2017–2018	Shanghai Golden Age	Beijing BAIC Motor	Sichuan
2016–2017	Shanghai Golden Age	Beijing BAIC Motor	Sichuan
2015–2016	Shanghai Golden Age	Beijing BAIC Motor	Shandong
2014–2015	Shanghai Golden Age	Shandong	Beijing BAIC Motor
2013–2014	Beijing BAIC Motor	Shanghai Golden Age	Shandong
2012–2013	Beijing BAIC Motor	Bayi	Henan
2011–2012	Shanghai	Bayi	Liaoning
2010–2011	Shanghai	Jiangsu	Bayi
2009–2010	Shanghai	Bayi	Jiangsu
2008–2009	Shanghai	Henan	Bayi
2007–2008	Shanghai	Liaoning	Henan
2006–2007	Shanghai	Liaoning	Henan
2005–2006	Shanghai	Jiangsu	Bayi
2004–2005	Shanghai	Liaoning	Bayi
2003–2004	Shanghai	Zhejiang	Bayi
2002–2003	Zhejiang	Shanghai	Liaoning
2001–2002	Jiangsu	Zhejiang	Liaoning
2000–2001	Jiangsu	Bayi	Zhejiang
1999–2000	Shanghai	Jiangsu	Bayi
1998–1999	Sichuan	Jiangsu	Chengdu
1997–1998	Sichuan	Jiangsu	Zhejiang
1996–1997	Sichuan	Zhejiang	Liaoning

Most valuable player by edition

2014–2015 – Cristian Savani ( ITA)
2015–2016 – Thomas Edgar ( AUS)
2016–2017 – Jiang Chuan ( CHN)
2017–2018 – Jiang Chuan ( CHN)
2022–2023 – Liu Ze ( CHN)
2023–2024 – Peng Shikun ( CHN)

Titles by clubs

Ranking	Team	Titles	Champions Year(s)
1	Shanghai Bright	17	1999/00, 2003/04–2011/12, 2014/15–2019/20, 2023/24
2	Beijing BAIC Motor	4	2012/13, 2013/14, 2020/21, 2022/23
3	Sichuan	3	1996/97–1998/99
4	Jiangsu	2	2000/01, 2001/02
5	Zhejiang	1	2002/03

Women's Super League

Current clubs (15 teams)

Beijing BAIC Motor

Shandong Rizhao Steel

Shanghai Bright Ubest

Liaoning Huajin Group

Tianjin Bohai Bank

Jiangsu Zenith Steel

Henan

Shenzhen Phoenix

Zhejiang Jiaxing Xitang Ancient Town

Fujian

Sichuan

Yunnan

Hebei

Guangdong CNS Group

Jiangxi

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The map of the teams participating in the Chinese Volleyball League^[1]