List of former Premier Volleyball League teams

The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) was established in 2017 as a rebranding of the Shakey's V-League (SVL) which lasted from 2004 to 2016.[1][2][3] Listed below are all of the former teams that previously competed in the PVL, including guest teams and collegiate teams

Women's division

Team Affiliation First conference Last conference Ref.
BaliPure Purest Water Defenders Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. 2017 Reinforced 2022 Open
Chef's Classics Lady Red Spikers LJS Group of Companies 2019 Open
F2 Logistics Cargo Movers F2 Global Logistics Inc. 2022 Open 2023 Second All-Filipino [4]
Foton Tornadoes United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. 2023 Invitational [5]
Iriga City Oragons Iriga LGU 2018 Reinforced 2018 Open
Motolite Power Builders Philippine Batteries Inc. 2019 Reinforced 2019 Open [6]
PayMaya High Flyers PLDT Inc. 2018 Reinforced
Philippine Air Force Lady Jet Spikers Philippine Air Force 2017 Reinforced 2019 Open
Philippine Army Lady Troopers Philippine Army 2017 Reinforced 2023 First All-Filipino [7]
Perlas Spikers Beach Volleyball Republic 2017 Reinforced 2021 Open [8]
Pocari Sweat Lady Warriors Federated Distributors, Inc. 2017 Reinforced 2018 Open[a]
Power Smashers Laoag LGU 2017 Reinforced 2017 Open
Quezon City Gerflor Defenders Gerflor Philippines / Quezon City Sports Management Services 2023 Invitational 2023 Second All-Filipino [9]
Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation 2021 Open [10]
Tacloban Fighting Warays Bounty Agro Ventures 2018 Reinforced 2018 Open [11]

Guest teams

As part of the Invitational Conference, the league invites foreign guest teams to compete alongside the local teams.

Team FIVB member federation First appearance Most recent appearance
Est Cola Thailand 2024 Invitational
KingWhale Taipei Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) 2022 Invitational
Kinh Bắc Bắc Ninh Vietnam 2023 Invitational
Kurashiki Ablaze Japan 2023 Invitational 2024 Invitational

Collegiate teams

Most collegiate teams have only taken part in the league's Collegiate Conference, but there have been occasions in which a collegiate team joined either the Reinforced or Open Conference, usually with a corporate sponsor attached.

Team School First conference Last conference
Adamson Lady Falcons Adamson University 2017 Open[b] 2019 Collegiate
Arellano Lady Chiefs Arellano University 2017 Collegiate 2019 Collegiate
Ateneo Lady Eagles Ateneo de Manila University 2017 Collegiate 2019 Collegiate
Benilde Lady Blazers De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde 2017 Collegiate 2019 Collegiate
FEU Lady Tamaraws Far Eastern University 2017 Collegiate 2019 Collegiate
JRU Lady Bombers José Rizal University 2017 Collegiate
Letran Lady Knights Colegio de San Juan de Letran 2019 Collegiate
Lyceum Lady Pirates Lyceum of the Philippines University 2017 Collegiate 2019 Collegiate
NU Lady Bulldogs National University, Manila 2017 Collegiate 2018 Reinforced[c]
Perpetual Lady Altas University of Perpetual Help System DALTA 2018 Collegiate 2019 Collegiate
San Beda Lady Red Spikers San Beda University 2017 Collegiate 2019 Collegiate
San Sebastian Lady Stags San Sebastian College – Recoletos 2017 Collegiate 2019 Collegiate
TIP Lady Engineers Technological Institute of the Philippines 2017 Collegiate 2019 Collegiate
UP Fighting Maroons University of the Philippines Diliman 2017 Open 2018 Collegiate
UST Golden Tigresses University of Santo Tomas 2018 Collegiate 2019 Collegiate

Men's division

After the 2018 Collegiate Conference, the PVL's men's division was spun off into the relaunched Spikers' Turf.

Team Affiliation First conference Last conference
Cafe Lupe Sunrisers Cafe Lupe Hostel & Restaurant 2017 Reinforced 2017 Open
Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. 2017 Reinforced 2018 Reinforced
Gamboa Coffee Spikers Universal Knowledge DermPharma 2017 Reinforced 2017 Open
Instituto Estetico Manila Volley Masters Instituto Estetico Manila 2017 Reinforced 2018 Reinforced
Megabuilders Volley Bolts One Mega Builders Construction Corporation 2017 Reinforced 2017 Open
Philippine Air Force Air Spikers Philippine Air Force 2017 Reinforced 2018 Reinforced
Philippine Army Troopers Philippine Army 2017 Reinforced 2018 Reinforced
PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters PLDT Inc. 2018 Reinforced
Sta. Elena Construction Wrecking Balls Sta. Elena Construction and Development 2017 Reinforced 2017 Open
Vice Co. Blockbusters Vice Cosmetics 2018 Reinforced

Collegiate teams

Team Affiliation First conference Last conference
Adamson Soaring Falcons Adamson University 2018 Collegiate
Arellano Chiefs Arellano University 2018 Collegiate
Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo de Manila University 2017 Collegiate
Benilde Blazers De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde 2017 Collegiate 2018 Collegiate
De La Salle Green Spikers De La Salle University 2017 Collegiate 2018 Collegiate
FEU Tamaraws Far Eastern University 2017 Collegiate 2018 Collegiate
NU Bulldogs National University, Manila 2017 Collegiate 2018 Collegiate
Perpetual Altas University of Perpetual Help System DALTA 2018 Collegiate
San Beda Red Spikers San Beda University 2017 Collegiate 2018 Collegiate
UP Fighting Maroons University of the Philippines Diliman 2017 Collegiate 2018 Collegiate
UST Golden Spikers University of Santo Tomas 2017 Collegiate 2018 Collegiate

Notes

  1. ^ During the 2018 season, Pocari Sweat and Philippine Air Force merged as a single team, forming the Pocari Sweat–Air Force Lady Warriors.
  2. ^ Competed as Adamson–Akari Lady Falcons.
  3. ^ Competed as BaliPure–NU Water Defenders.

References

  1. ^ Escarlote, Mark (June 22, 2017). "Sports Vision, ABS-CBN ink new partnership for PVL". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Cagayan, Champion clash as Spikers' Turf unwraps". V-League.ph. April 4, 2015. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Villar, Joey (April 8, 2015). "Rising Suns dim Champion Infinity in Spikers Turf". website. www.philstar.com. philstar Sports Hub. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "PVL Open to push through with 'pool' format". PVL. January 28, 2022. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (September 3, 2023). "Foton pulls out of PVL, some players return to Chery Tiggo". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Li, Matthew (January 25, 2021). "Motolite releases all players – including Pablo, Gohing, Tolenada". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  7. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (May 24, 2023). "PVL: Military training forces Army Lady Troopers to miss Invitationals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors, Perlas Spikers take leave of absence from PVL". GMA News. January 12, 2022. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  9. ^ Carandang, Justin Kenneth (January 13, 2024). "Strong Group joins PVL, takes over Gerflor franchise". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors, Perlas Spikers take leave of absence from PVL". GMA News. January 12, 2022. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  11. ^ Villar, Joey (May 20, 2018). "Tacloban Fighting Warays join PVL". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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