The Volleyball 2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's is the 28th volleyball tournament year and includes the 4th top level women's volleyball tournament of the newly branded and reorganized V.League (Japan) scheduled for October 15, 2021 to April 17, 2022.
The V.League Division 1 Women's teams compete in four tournaments each year:
V.Summer League starts the season June 25 to July 4, 2021, and includes teams from V.League Division 2 Women's and two University selection teams. This is its 40th tournament year. Its main purpose is the strengthening and training of new and younger players. The main V.League Division 1 Women's tournament starts October 15, 2021, and ends April 7, 2022 with a winter break December 6, 2021 to January 7, 2022. The Empress' Cup Final Round is scheduled for December 10–19, 2021 during the winter break of the main V.League Division 1 Women's tournament. The Final Round is the culmination of a month's long qualification process where high school, university, business, and club teams participate in Prefectural and Block Round competitions for a chance to play in the Final Round. Sixteen teams will join the V.League Division 1 Women's teams in the Final Round. See also Japanese Wikipedia article: Reiwa 3rd Emperor's Cup / Empress's Cup All Japan Volleyball Championship (in Japanese) :ja:令和3年度天皇杯・皇后杯全日本バレーボール選手権大会 The Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament opens in May every year in Osaka and serves as the final competition of the season.
Clubs
Personnel 2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's Personnel Club Head coach Captain City, Prefecture Colors Main SponsorDenso Airybees Gen Kawakita Fumika Moriya Nishio, Aichi Denso Himeji Victorina Kodai Nakaya Riho Sadakane Himeji, Hyōgo Himeji Victorina Co., Ltd.Hisamitsu Springs Shingo Sakai Mana Toe Tosu, Saga Hisamitsu PharmaceuticalHitachi Rivale Asako Tajimi Kanako Saito Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Hitachi Automotive Systems JT Marvelous Tomoko Yoshihara Mako Kobata Osaka, Hyogo Japan Tobacco Ltd. Kurobe AquaFairies Takaya Maruyama Sayo Masuda Kurobe, Toyama Kurobe AquaFairies NEC Red Rockets Takayuki Kaneko Misaki Yamauchi Kawasaki, Kanagawa NEC Okayama Seagulls Akiyoshi Kawamoto Aimi Kawashima Okayama Okayama Seagulls Co., Ltd. PFU BlueCats Masayasu Sakamoto Ayaka Horiguchi Kanazawa, Ishikawa PFU Limited Saitama Ageo Medics Antônio Marcos Lerbach Akane Yamagishi Ageo, Saitama Ageo Medical Group Toray Arrows Akira Koshiya Misaki Shirai Ōtsu, Shiga Toray Industries Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Haruya Indo Mioko Yabuta Kariya, Aichi Toyota Auto Body
Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to one per club worldwide plus one per club from ASEAN nations.
V.League Division 1 Women's foreign players 2021-22 Team Worldwide ASEAN Denso Airybees Roslandy Acosta (CSV) Jarasporn Bundasak (AVC) Himeji Victorina Celeste Plak (CEV) Hisamitsu Springs Foluke Akinradewo (NORCECA) Hitachi Rivale Hannah Tapp (NORCECA) JT Marvelous Andrea Drews (NORCECA) Thatdao Nuekjang (AVC) Kurobe AquaFairies Merete Lutz (NORCECA) Pimpichaya Kokram (AVC) NEC Red Rockets Sarah Wilhite Parsons (NORCECA) Okayama Seagulls Xintian Fu PFU BlueCats Melissa Valdes Trần Thị Thanh Thúy (AVC) Saitama Ageo Medics Lorenne Teixeira (CSV) Jaja Santiago (AVC) Toray Arrows Jana Kulan (CEV) Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Kelsey Robinson (NORCECA) Hattaya Bamrungsuk (AVC)
Transfer players 2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's inbound transfers Player Coming from Coming to Nanami Asano Kinrankai High School (ja) Denso Airybees Yoshino Sato Yonezawa Central High School (ja) Denso Airybees Airi Takahashi Kurashiki Ablaze Denso Airybees Roslandy Acosta PFU BlueCats Denso Airybees Jarasporn Bundasak Diamond Food Denso Airybees Kaya Watanabe Nihon University Himeji Victorina Rimi Kaneda Tokai Mermaids Himeji Victorina Celeste Plak Aydın Büyükşehir Belediyespor Himeji Victorina Manami Mandai University of Tsukuba Hisamitsu Springs Riho Ōtake Denso Airybees Hisamitsu Springs Aya Watanabe Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Hitachi Rivale Rino Murooka Higashi Kyushu Ryukoku High School (ja) Hitachi Rivale Marina Takahashi University of Tsukuba JT Marvelous Mana Nishizaki Kinrankai High School (ja) JT Marvelous Manami Koyama Kyoei Gakuen High School (ja) JT Marvelous Anna Kikuchi Tokai Mermaids Kurobe AquaFairies Ami Yamashiro University of Tsukuba Kurobe AquaFairies Miku Shimada Juntendo University Kurobe AquaFairies Merete Lutz GS Caltex Seoul KIXX Kurobe AquaFairies Pimpichaya Kokram 3BB Nakornnont Kurobe AquaFairies Yuka Kanasugi Himeji Victorina Kurobe AquaFairies Chiyo Suzuki Beach volleyball Kurobe AquaFairies Riko Fujii Shoin University NEC Red Rockets Hina Kawakami University of Tsukuba NEC Red Rockets Sarah Wilhite Parsons Nilüfer Belediyespor NEC Red Rockets Kotoe Inoue Denso Airybees NEC Red Rockets Xintian Fu Kyoei Gakuen High School (ja) Okayama Seagulls Maika Matsumoto Shimada Commercial High School (ja) Okayama Seagulls Yuzu Nakamoto Osaka International Takii High School (ja) Okayama Seagulls Megumi Sato Hiroshima Oilers Okayama Seagulls Mari Morita Miyakonojo Commercial High School (ja) PFU BlueCats Melissa Valdes Furukawa Gakuen High School (ja) PFU BlueCats Kanoha Kagamihara University of Tsukuba PFU BlueCats Airi Tahara Denso Airybees PFU BlueCats Mikoto Shima Juntendo University PFU BlueCats Sanae Watanabe Okayama Seagulls PFU BlueCats Yurie Nabeya Denso Airybees PFU BlueCats Trần Thị Thanh Thúy VTV Bình Điền Long An PFU BlueCats Saki Kamata NSSU Saitama Ageo Medics Aki Meguro Aoyama Gakuin University Saitama Ageo Medics Hibiki Suzuki Gunma Bank Green Wings (ja) Saitama Ageo Medics Akiho Kurisu Osaka Superiors (ja) Saitama Ageo Medics Jaja Santiago Chery Tiggo Crossovers Saitama Ageo Medics Lorenne Teixeira Sesc/Flamengo Saitama Ageo Medics Yoshino Nishikawa Kinrankai High School (ja) Toray Arrows Madoka Kashimura Mito Girls High School (ja) Toray Arrows Yukiho Hara Kansai University Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Haruka Kaji Sundai Gakuen High School (ja) Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Aimi Okawa Hachiojijissen (ja) Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Sakura Kurosu Hachiojijissen (ja) Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Hina Koide Shimokitazawa Seitoku (ja) Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Ayana Funane Shimokitazawa Seitoku (ja) Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Natsuki Suda Shujitsu High School (ja) Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Kelsey Robinson Fenerbahçe Opet Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Hattaya Bamrungsuk Diamond Food VC Toyota Auto Body Queenseis
Venues Regular Round 2021–2022Adastria Arena, Mito Ageo City Gymnasium (ja) Baycom Gymnasium, Amagasaki (ja) Brex Arena, Utsunomiya CNA Arena, Akita Fukuoka Citizens Gymnasium Deai Dome, Gifu Green Arena, Kobe Higashiyama Gymnasium, Ichinoseki Hiroshima Green Arena Hitachinaka Sports Facility (ja) Ikenokawa Sakura Arena, Hitachi
Kanazawa City Gymnasium Kasaoka Gymnasium, Okayama (ja) Kawagoe Sports Park, Saitama Kitagas Arena, Sapporo (ja) Komatsu City Gymnasium, Ishikawa Konohana Arena, Shizuoka Horaiya Koriyama Gymnasium Kose Sports Park Gymnasium, Kofu (ja) Kurobe General Sports Center (ja) Kurume Arena, Fukuoka Maruzen Intec Arena, Osaka Muko Citizens Gymnasium, Kyoto
Nishio City Gymnasium (ja) Okazaki Park Gymnasium, Aichi Ota Ward Gymnasium, Tokyo Saga Sunrise Park Gymnasium Saiden Chemical Arena, Saitama (ja) Saitama Prefectural Budokan, Ageo (ja) Sanyo Fureai Park Gymnasium, Akaiwa Shimadzu Arena, Kyoto (ja) Shiwa Town Gymnasium, Iwate Sky Hall Toyota Sumiyoshi Sports Center, Osaka Sun Arena Sendai (ja)
Sun Arena Wajima, Ishikawa Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki Toyama City Gymnasium Toyama Seibu Sports Center, Tonami Trim Park Kanazu, Awara (ja) Ukaruchan Arena, Otsu Wing Arena Kariya Wink Gymnasium, Himeji YMIT Arena, Kusatsu (ja Yokkaichi City Gymnasium Zip Arena, OkayamaFinal Stage 2021–2022 Konohana Arena, Shizuoka
Schedule Regular Round begins October 15, 2021 (Saturday) and ends March 27, 2022 (Sunday). Matches are played every Saturday and Sunday along with a couple Friday Night matches.
Each team will play every other team three times for a total of thirty-three matches It is not a strict round robin A theme this season is for each team to host at least one opponent two nights in a row at their home arena Teams are ranked in the Regular Round by: Wins ->Points ->Set Percentage ->Scoring Rate The top three teams from the Regular Round will advance to the Final Stage Ranking of 4th to 12th place will be the ranking of the Regular Round and will be the final ranking. The 11th and 12th placed teams will compete in the V.Challenge Match.
Final Stage begins April 9, 2022 and ends April 17, 2022. Final 3: The 2nd and 3rd ranked teams from the Regular Round will play a one match playoff The 2nd ranked team is given a one win advantage There are no tie breakers If the number of wins is equal a 25 point Golden Set will be played to determine the winner Final The winner of the Final 3 tournament will play the 1st ranked team from the Regular Round in a two match Final No advantage points are given No tie breakers If the number of wins is equal a 25 point Golden Set will be played to determine the winner
V.Challenge Match (V1-V2 Promotion-Relegation Matches): TBD
Season standing procedure
The team with the most wins will be ranked highest
Points awarded for a match as follows: 3 points: "3-0" or "3-1" victory 2 points: "3-2" victory 1 point: "2-3" loss 0 points: Lost in "0-3" or "1-3"
If a team abstains for some reason, it will be considered to have lost the game 0-25, 0-25, 0-25
Tie Breakers are as follows: If two or more teams have the same number of wins, the team with the most points will be ranked higher If the number of points is also the same, the team with the highest set rate will be ranked higher If the set rate is also the same, the team with the highest points rate will be ranked higher
Regular round
Final standing Qualified for the Final Qualified for the Final 3 playoff Will play the V.Challenge Match
2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's Regular Round Final Standing Rank Team Wins Losses Points Sets Won Sets Lost Set Rate Pts Won Pts Lost Pts Rate1JT Marvelous2768086302.87277423201.202Toray Arrows2677987342.56281424851.133Hisamitsu Springs23107282441.86295527111.094NEC Red Rockets23107078431.81281525081.125Saitama Ageo Medics20136072551.31293627481.076Denso Airybees20135667571.18279827441.027Hitachi Rivale14194154730.74261229170.908PFU BlueCats12213850720.69258327570.949Okayama Seagulls12213649710.69265027590.9610Toyota Auto Body Queenseis10232943780.55260128260.9211Himeji Victorina825 25 49 860.57285431020.9212 Kurobe AquaFairies330 8 20 940.21222027350.81
Individual awards
2021–22 V.League Division 1 Women's Regular Round Individual Awards Award Player Team Achievement # of TimesTop ScorerJana KulanToray ArrowsTotal Points = 7893rdSpike AwardFoluke AkinradewoHisamitsu Springs Kill Rate = 56.5%4thBlock AwardJaja SantiagoSaitama Ageo Medics Blocks/set = 0.811stServe AwardMioko YabutaToyota Auto Body Queenseis Serve Effect Rate = 13.4%1stReceive AwardMako KobataJT Marvelous Reception Rate = 69.5%2nd
Match results Round 1 October 15–17, 2021
Round 2 October 23–24, 2021
Round 3 October 30–31, 2021
Round 4 November 6–7, 2021
Round 5 November 12–14, 2021
Round 6 November 20–21, 2021
Round 7 November 27–28, 2021
Round 8 December 4–5, 2021
Winter break December 6, 2021 to January 9, 2022 Empress' Cup Final Round held December 10–19, 2021 (Hisamitsu Springs wins)
Round 9 January 8–9, 2021
Round 10 January 15–16, 2022
Round 11 January 22–23, 2022
Round 12 January 29–30, 2022
Round 13 February 5–6, 2022
Final stage
Final 3 gives an advantage of 1 win to the 2nd place ranked team in the Regular Round.
Match results
Final 3
FINAL
The 2nd round of the FINAL, scheduled for April 16, 2022, was canceled due to several players from both teams having tested positive for the new coronavirus.