The Liga de Voleibol Argentina (in English: Argentine Volleyball League), officially known as Liga de Voleibol Argentina - Río Uruguay Seguros (LVA-RUS) for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Argentine men's professional volleyball league system. It is organized by the Asociación de Clubes Liga Argentina de Voleibol (abbreviated to ACLAV). The LVA has promotion and relegation with the Liga Nacional FeVA, the league immediately below.
The league was founded in 1996 under the name Liga Argentina de Clubes (in English: Argentine League of Clubs), and was organized by the Federación Argentina de Voleibol (Argentine Volleyball Federation). 12 teams participated in the first season of the league (the 1996–97), 7 from Buenos Aires (Vélez Sársfield, River Plate, Club de Amigos, Boca Juniors, G.E.B.A., Club Italiano, and Náutico Hacoaj) and 5 from the rest of the country (Mendoza de Regatas, Obras de San Juan, Unión Casildense, Luz y Fuerza de Necochea, and Peñarol de Mar del Plata). Peñarol won the first season, defeating Boca Juniors in the final. However, the club's players were unable to secure their unpaid salaries until 8 years later, when they did so through the judicial process.
Overall, Club Ciudad de Bolívar has been the most successful team. Bolívar joined the Liga Argentina de Voleibol for the 2002–03 season, supported by Argentine TV host and entrepreneur Marcelo Tinelli. Since then, the team has won 6 titles, including a run of four consecutive wins.
Current teams The following clubs are playing the current 2025–26 season: Club City ProvinceBoca JuniorsBuenos AiresBuenos Aires CityClub CiudadBuenos AiresBuenos Aires ProvinceDefensores de BanfieldBanfieldBuenos Aires ProvinceMonteros VóleyMonterosTucumánRiver PlateBuenos AiresBuenos Aires CitySan Lorenzo de AlmagroBuenos AiresBuenos Aires CityTucumán de GimnasiaSan MiguelTucumánVélez SarsfieldBuenos AiresBuenos Aires CityWaiwen Vóley ClubComodoro RivadaviaChubutUPCN Vóley ClubSan JuanSan Juan
Champions
Season Champion Runner-up1996–97Peñarol (MdP)Boca Juniors1997–98Luz y Fuerza (N)Ferro Carril Oeste1998–99River PlateClub de Amigos1999–00Náutico HacoajOlympikus (A)2000–01Olympikus (A)Club de Amigos2001–02Rojas ScholemU.B.A.2002–03Bolívar SigniaRojas Scholem2003–04Bolívar SigniaSwiss Medical Monteros2004–05Swiss Medical MonterosOrígenes Bolívar2005–06Club de AmigosRosario Sonder2006–07DirecTV BolívarGigantes del Sur2007–08DirecTV BolívarHuracán Chubut Volley2008–09Drean BolívarLa Unión de Formosa2009–10Drean BolívarUPCN Vóley Club2010–11UPCN Vóley ClubDrean Bolívar2011–12UPCN Vóley ClubBoca Río Uruguay Seguros2012–13UPCN Vóley ClubBuenos Aires Unidos2013–14UPCN Vóley ClubLomas Vóley2014–15UPCN Vóley ClubPersonal Bolívar2015–16UPCN San Juan VóleyPersonal Bolívar2016–17Personal BolívarUPCN San Juan Vóley2017–18UPCN San Juan VóleyPersonal Bolívar2018–19Personal BolívarClub Obras Sanitarias2020–21UPCN San Juan VóleyCiudad Vóley2021–22UPCN San Juan VóleyCiudad Vóley2022–23Ciudad VóleyUPCN San Juan Vóley2023–24Ciudad VóleyPolicial Voley2024–25Ciudad VóleyCEF 5
References
External links ACLAV official website