The Volleyball 2018–19 V.League Division 1 Women's was the 25th tournament year and the 1st top level women's tournament of the newly branded and reorganized V.League (Japan). It was held from November 3, 2018 – April 13, 2019.
Clubs
Personnel 2018–19 V.League Division 1 Women's Personnel Club Head coach Captain Province/City Colors Main Sponsor Saitama Ageo Medics Toshiaki Yoshida Yuko Maruyama Ageo, Saitama Ageo Medical GroupDenso Airybees Yuan Kawakita Mika Yamada Nishio, Aichi DensoHisamitsu Springs Shingo Sakai Nana Iwasaka Kobe, Hyogo and Tosu, Saga Hisamitsu PharmaceuticalHitachi Rivale Hiroyuki Kai Miya Sato Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Hitachi Automotive Systems JT Marvelous Tomoko Yoshihhara Mako Kobata Nishinomiya Japan Tobacco Ltd. Kurobe AquaFairies Maruyama Takaya Saki Maruyama Toyama Prefecture Kurobe Corporation NEC Red Rockets Kaneko Takayuki Mizuki Yanagita Kawasaki, Kanagawa NEC Okayama Seagulls Akiyoshi Kawamoto Mai Yamaguchi Okayama Okayama Corporation PFU BlueCats Kato Yoichi Mai Shimizu Kahoku, Ishikawa PFU Corporation Toray Arrows Koichiro Kanno Mari Horikawa Ōtsu, Shiga Toray Industries Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Asako Tajimi Saori Takahashi Kariya, Aichi Toyota Auto Body
Foreign players The total number of foreign players is restricted to one per club. Player from Southeast Asia nations are exempt from these restrictions. V.League Division 1 Women's foreign players Team Player Other Saitama Ageo Medics Katarina Barun (CEV) Jaja Santiago (AVC) Denso Airybees Sinead Jack (NORCECA) Hisamitsu Springs Foluke Akinradewo (NORCECA) Hitachi Rivale Laura Heyrman (CEV) JT Marvelous Brankica Mihajlović (CEV) Kaewkalaya Kamulthala (AVC) Kurobe AquaFairies Freya Aelbrecht (CEV) NEC Red Rockets Rhamat Alhassan (NORCECA) PFU BlueCats Jennifer Doris (NORCECA) Chatchu-on Moksri (AVC) Toray Arrows Jana Kulan (CEV) Dindin Santiago-Manabat (AVC) Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Neriman Özsoy (CEV)
Transfer players Player Moving from Moving to Koyomi Tominaga Saitama Ageo Medics Lardini Filottrano Kenia Carcaces Saitama Ageo Medics Pomì Casalmaggiore Jaja Santiago Foton Tornadoes Saitama Ageo Medics Yuka Sato Toyota Walkure Saitama Ageo Medics Katarina Barun Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena Saitama Ageo Medics Christiane Fürst Denso Airybees Kozue Hayasaka Ashiya University Denso Airybees Asuka Nomura Toray Arrows Denso Airybees Sinead Jack Galatasaray S.K. Denso Airybees Miyu Nagaoka Hisamitsu Springs Imoco Volley Conegliano Cursty Jackson Hitachi Rivale Galatasaray S.K. Laura Heyrman Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena Hitachi Rivale Mai Okumura JT Marvelous Nakhon Ratchasima Kotoe Inoue JT Marvelous CSM București Kaewkalaya Kamulthala Thai–Denmark Khonkaen Star JT Marvelous Megumi Kurihara Hitachi Rivale JT Marvelous Freya Aelbrecht Volley Pesaro Kurobe AquaFairies Rhamat Alhassan Professional debut University of Florida varsity NEC Red Rockets Saki Minemura Toray Arrows NEC Red Rockets Chatchu-on Moksri Nakhon Ratchasima PFU BlueCats Kadie Rolfzen Toray Arrows Henan Volleyball Kanami Tashiro Toray Arrows CSM București Jana Kulan Çanakkale Belediyespor Toray Arrows Dindin Santiago-Manabat Foton Tornadoes Toray Arrows Mami Uchiseto Pallavolo Hermaea Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
Stadiums Regular RoundNices ArenaUkaruchan ArenaKobe Green ArenaWing Arena KariyaZIP Arena OkayamaIshikawa Sports CenterKomazawa Gymnasium
Tsu City Sports CenterYKK Kurobe GymnasticsAgeo Citizen GymnasiumBeikomu Total GymnasticsOsaka Municipal GymnasiumOta City General GymnasiumKanazawa General Gymnasium
Wink GymnasiumSakura Ward HallKurobe-shi General CenterHitachinaka City GymnasiumSaga Sunrise Park GymnasiumKawasaki City Todoroki ArenaHasuda-shi Citizen Gymnasium
Funabashi ArenaIkenokawa Sakura ArenaEhime Prefecture BudokanNishio Municipal GymnasiumFukaya City General StadiumHoraiya Koriyama GymnasiumNippon Steel Sakai GymnasiumFinal stage
Season standing procedure The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows: Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: Total number of victories (matches won, matched lost) If teams are still tied after examining points gained and the number of victories, then the results to break the tie will be examined in the following order: Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on total number of victories, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost. Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets. If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Regular round
Standings
Western Conference
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2019. Source: Western Conference Ranking Table V.league Division 1 Women's 2018–19
Eastern Conference
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2019 Source: Eastern Conference Ranking Table V.league Division 1 Women's 2018–19
Positions by week Leader and qualification to Final 8 Qualification to Final 8
Western Conference Club ╲ Week1234567891011121314Hisamitsu Springs23333111111111JT Marvelous12222222222222Okayama Seagulls45555555555555Toray Arrows54444444444444Toyota Auto Body Queenseis31111333333333
Eastern Conference Club ╲ Week1234567891011121314Saitama Ageo Medics12444444111222Denso Airybees63222223223333Hitachi Rivale24333332444444Kurobe AquaFairies45555555555555NEC Red Rockets31111111332111PFU BlueCats56666666666666
Results by match played
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
Results table
Western Conference
Leg 1
Leg 2
Eastern Conference
Leg 1
Leg 2
Interchange
Leg 1
Leg 2
Head-to-head results
Results
Week 1 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Nices Arena, Yurihonjo Venue: Komazawa Gymnasium, Tokyo Venue: Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium, Osaka
Week 2 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Beikomu Total Gymnastics, Amagasaki Venue: Kanazawa City General Gymnasium, Kanazawa
Week 3 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Wing Arena Kariya, Kariya Venue: Ageo Citizen Gymnasium, Ageo Venue: YKK Kurobe Gymnastics, Kurobe
Week 4 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Momotaro Arena, Okayama Venue: Ishikawa Sports Center, Kanazawa Venue: Tsu City Industry and Sports Center, Tsu Venue: Ota City General Gymnasium, Ōta, Tokyo
Week 5 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Ukaruchan Arena, Otsu Venue: Kobe Green Arena, Kobe Venue: Fukaya City General Stadium, Fukaya Venue: Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki
Week 6 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Hitachinaka City General Sports Park Gymnasium, Hitachinaka Venue: Saga Prefecture General Gymnasium, Saga Venue: Hasuda-shi General Citizen Gymnasium, Hasuda
Week 7 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Kurobe-shi General Physical Education Center, Kurobe
Week 8 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Wink Gymnasium, Himeji Venue: Sakura Ward Hall, Saitama Venue: Momotaro Arena, Okayama Venue: Kakogawa Municipal General Gymnasium, Kakogawa
Week 9 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Funabashi Arena, Funabashi Venue: Ishikawa Sports Center, Kanazawa Venue: Saga Prefecture General Gymnasium, Saga
Week 10 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Momotaro Arena, Okayama Venue: Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki
Week 11 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Kobe Green Arena, Kobe Venue: Wing Arena Kariya, Kariya Venue: Ishikawa Sports Center, Kanazawa Venue: Horaiya Koriyama General Gymnasium, Koriyama
Week 12 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Ukaruchan Arena, Otsu Venue: Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki Venue: Kurobe-shi General Physical Education Center, Kurobe
Week 13 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Momotaro Arena, Okayama Venue: Ikenokawa Sakura Arena, Ibaraki Venue: Nishio Municipal Gymnasium, Nishio Venue: Ehime Prefecture Budokan, Matsuyama
Week 14 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00). Venue: Nippon Steel Sumikin Sakai Gymnasium, Sakai
Final stage
Final 8
Standing Procedure Total points (match points of final 8 and the ranking points of regular round) Ranking points of regular round; From each Conference: 1st place – 6 point, 2nd place – 4 point, 3rd place – 2 point, 4th place – 0 point In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The ranking points of regular round If teams are still tied after examining total points and the ranking points of regular round, then the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match in Final 8 as follows: Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser Total number of victories in Final 8 (matches won, matched lost) Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on total number of victories, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost. Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets. If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Standings
Results
Final 3
Final
All–Star Game
Final standing
RankClubHisamitsu SpringsToray ArrowsJT Marvelous4Toyota Auto Body Queenseis5Denso Airybees6NEC Red Rockets7Saitama Ageo Medics8Hitachi Rivale9Okayama Seagulls10Kurobe AquaFairies11PFU BlueCats Qualified for the 2020 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
Team RosterSetter: 2 Chizuru Koto, 11 Erika Sakae, 23 Minami Higane Libero: 10 Kotoki Zayasu, 15 Yuka Taura(OH), 20 Sayaka Tsustui, 18 Mana Toe MB: 4 Nana Iwasaka(C), 13 Kiyora Obikawa, 14 Fumika Moriya, 16 Foluke Akinradewo, 17 Asuka Hamamtsu, 21 Haruka Kanamori OH: 3 Risa Shinnabe(OP), 6 Yuki Ishii, 8 Rika Nomoto, 12 Yuka Imamura, 22 Arisa Inoue, 24 Miyu Nakagawa, 25 Hikari KatoHead coachShingo Sakai
Awards
Most valuable player Foluke Akinradewo Best setter Nanami Seki Best Middle Blockers Foluke Akinradewo Sinead Jack Fighting Spirit Jana Kulan Best Outside Hitters Brankica Mihajlovic Jana Kulan Best Opposite Hitter Risa Shinnabe Best libero Mako Kobata Best Newcomer Nanami Seki
Statistics leaders
Regular round The statistics of each group follows the vis reports. The statistics include 4 volleyball skills; serve, reception, spike, and block. The table below shows the top 10 ranked players in each skill plus top scorers at the completion of the Regular Round. .