V.Challenge League

V.League Division 2 (V2) and V.League Division 3 (V3) are the second- and third-level volleyball leagues for both men and women in Japan. For women tournament, was only held in Division 2[1]

V.League Division 2 and 3
Current season, competition or edition:
2019-2020
SportVolleyball
Founded1994
MottoWe Never Drop the Ball
No. of teamsMen: V2:11, V3:4
Women: V2:9
Country Japan
Most recent
champion(s)		Men V2: Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits (ja)
Women V2: Gunma Bank Green Wings (ja)
Men V3: Kinki Club Sfida (ja)
(2020–21)
TV partner(s)DAZN
Related
competitions		V.League Division 1
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:[2]

  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 season, 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.[3][4]

Clubs 2020-2021

V.League Division 2

V.League Division 3
Men (4 teams)[7]
Club Location 2020–21 Final Ranking
Kinki Club Sfida
近畿クラブスフィーダ (ja)		 Higashiōsaka Champion
Chiba ZELVA
千葉ZELVA (ja)		 Chiba Runner-up
KUBOTA Spears (volleyball)
クボタスピアーズ (ja)		 Osaka 3rd place
Nara Dreamers
奈良ドリーマーズ (ja)		 Nara 4th place

See also

References
  1. "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "Japan Men's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. "2020–21 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 teams". JVL Official Web site (in Japanese). Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. "V.league 2-women". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. "V.league 3-men". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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