The Brazilian Volleyball Super League () is the top level Brazilian professional volleyball competition. It is organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation. It shares the same name as the men's tournament, and are disputed simultaneously. The number of participating clubs varies every year. The champion team qualifies for the South American Championship.
History
First competitions Until the early 1960s, there were only state volleyball competitions in Brazil. A national level competition was inconceivable, because of the geographical distances and lack of transportation infrastructure. Only in 1962 the first national volleyball competition was disputed, the Guarani Trophy of Champion clubs (). The competition was disputed two more times, being rename in 1964 to Brazilian Championship of Champion Clubs (). In 1965 started a three-years hiatus without a national level competition, until the Brazilian Trophy () was organized in 1968 with teams from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais. It was organized in such format until 1975.
Fully national competition and professionalism Only in 1976, the competition was opened to amateur clubs from all Brazilian states, and became truly national. It was renamed to Brazilian Championship () and was held every second year. In 1980 the Brazilian Championship had a major reorganization, becoming an annual competition and allowing professional teams for the first time. The competition's format changed in 1988, and started to follow the Northern Hemisphere calendar. Also, it was renamed to Brazilian National League (). The competition was disputed under this format between the seasons 1988-89 and 1993–94.
The foundation of Super League There was a last major change in the organization of the competition in the 1994–95 season. Again, it was renamed to Brazilian National Super League (). The first champion of the tournament, with the present format, was Leite Moça/Sorocaba.
Current season
Teams
TeamCityVenueCapacityBrasília Vôlei BrasíliaSesi TaguatingaFluminense Rio de JaneiroHebraicaMackenzie Belo HorizonteGinásio MackenzieMaringá MaringáGinásio Chico NetoMinas Belo HorizonteArena MinasOsasco OsascoGinásio José LiberattiPaulistano Barueri BarueriGinásio José CorrêaPraia Clube UberlândiaArena PraiaRenasce Sorocaba SorocabaSesi SorocabaSESC Flamengo Rio de JaneiroMaracanãzinhoSESI Bauru BauruGinásio Paulo SkafTijuca Tênis Clube Rio de JaneiroGinásio Tijuca
List of champions SeasonChampionRunner-upBrazilian Championship1976FluminenseCRB1978FlamengoMinas1980FlamengoFluminense1981FluminenseMinas1982PaulistanoPirelli/Santo André1983SupergasbrasFluminense1984Bradesco AtlânticaSupergasbras1985SupergasbrasPaulistano1986SupergasbrasBradesco Atlântica1987LufkinSupergasbrasNational League1988–89SadiaLufkin1989–90SadiaSupergasbras1990–91SadiaSão Caetano1991–92São CaetanoMinas1992–93MinasSão Caetano1993–94Nossa Caixa-RecraBCN/GuarujáSuper League1994–95Leite Moça/SorocabaBCN/Guarujá1995–96Leite Moça/SorocabaBCN/Guarujá1996–97Leite Moça/SorocabaUniban1997–98Paraná VCLeite Moça/Sorocaba1998–99UnibanParaná VC1999–00Paraná VCMinas2000–01FlamengoVasco da Gama2001–02MinasOsasco2002–03OsascoMinas2003–04OsascoMinas2004–05OsascoRio de Janeiro VC2005–06Rio de Janeiro VCOsasco2006–07Rio de Janeiro VCOsasco2007–08Rio de Janeiro VCOsasco2008–09Rio de Janeiro VCOsasco2009–10OsascoRio de Janeiro VC2010–11Rio de Janeiro VCOsasco2011–12OsascoRio de Janeiro VC2012–13Rio de Janeiro VCOsasco2013–14Rio de Janeiro VCSESI-SP2014–15Rio de Janeiro VCOsasco2015–16Rio de Janeiro VCPraia Clube2016–17Rio de Janeiro VCOsasco2017–18Praia ClubeRio de Janeiro VC2018–19MinasPraia Clube2019–202020–21MinasPraia Clube2021–22MinasPraia Clube2022–23Praia ClubeMinas2023–24MinasPraia Clube2024–25OsascoSESI Bauru2025–26Praia ClubeMinas
Titles by team ClubWinnersRunners-upRio de Janeiro VC12 (1998, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)5 (1999, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2018)Osasco6 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2025)12 (1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)Minas6 (1993, 2002, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024)8 (1978, 1981, 1992, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2023, 2026)Praia Clube3 (2018, 2023, 2026)5 (2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024)Supergasbras/Rio de Janeiro3 (1983, 1985, 1986)3 (1984, 1987, 1990)Sorocaba3 (1995, 1996, 1997)1 (1998)Flamengo3 (1978, 1980, 2001)0Sadia/São Paulo3 (1989, 1990, 1991)0Fluminense2 (1976, 1981)2 (1980, 1983)São Caetano1 (1992)2 (1991, 1993)Paulistano1 (1982)1 (1985)Lufkin/Rio de Janeiro1 (1987)1 (1989)São Bernardo do Campo1 (1999)1 (1997)Atlântica1 (1984)0Ribeirão Preto1 (1994)0CRB01 (1976)Bradesco/Rio de Janeiro01 (1986)Vasco01 (2001)SESI-SP01 (2014)Vôlei Bauru01 (2025)
See also Brazilian Men's Volleyball Superliga
References
External links Superliga official website