The 2025–26 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) season was the ninth season of the Premier Volleyball League. The season began with a preseason tournament, the PVL on Tour, on June 22, 2025, followed directly by the Invitational Conference, the first regular conference of the season. The season ended with the All-Filipino Conference on April 23, 2026. The 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase was held in Candon, Ilocos Sur on May 1, its first all-star match since 2019.
This is the first season to be integrated with the league's new calendar, which lasts from June to May, in order to align with the FIVB calendar. A season break was held in between the Invitational Conference and Reinforced Conference, which is held to accommodate the Philippines' hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.
This is also the last season for the Chery Tiggo Crossovers, Petro Gazz Angels, and Cignal HD/Super Spikers, who all left during or after this season.
Teams The Chery Tiggo Crossovers renamed as the Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers ahead of the Reinforced Conference. The Cignal HD Spikers also renamed as the Cignal Super Spikers ahead of the Reinforced Conference.
Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain AKA Akari Chargers Akari Lighting & Technology Tina Salak Justine Jazareno CAP Capital1 Solar Spikers CapitalOne Energy Corp. Jorge de Brito Roma Doromal CMF Choco Mucho Flying Titans Republic Biscuit Corporation Dante Alinsunurin Desiree Cheng CSS Cignal Super Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Shaq Delos Santos Gel Cayuna CCS Creamline Cool Smashers Republic Biscuit Corporation Sherwin Meneses Alyssa Valdez FFF Farm Fresh Foxies Farm Fresh Philippine International / Strong Group Athletics Koji Tsuzurabara Louie Romero GTH Galeries Tower Highrisers Grand Taipan Land Development Aying Esteban Julia Coronel NXL Nxled Chameleons Akari Lighting & Technology Ettore Guidetti Brooke Van Sickle HSH PLDT High Speed Hitters PLDT Inc. Rald Ricafort Kath Arado ZUS Zus Coffee Thunderbelles Zuspresso Sdn. Bhd. / Strong Group Athletics Jerry Yee Cloanne Mondoñedo
Mid-season departures Abbr. Team Affiliation Last conference CTC Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers United Asia Automotive Group 2025 Reinforced PGA Petro Gazz Angels PetroGazz Ventures Phils. 2025 Reinforced
Transactions
Coaching changes Team Outgoing Incoming Farm Fresh Foxies Alessandro Lodi Koji Tsuzurabara Galeries Tower Highrisers Godfrey Okumu Clarence Esteban
On December 4, 2025, Alessandro Lodi stepped down as Farm Fresh Foxies head coach. On January 8, 2026, Clarence Esteban was appointed as Galeries Tower Highrisers head coach, replacing Godfrey Okumu. On January 9, 2026, Koji Tsuzurabara was appointed by Strong Group Athletics as a head coach. On the same day, he was assigned to the Farm Fresh Foxies, replacing Alessandro Lodi.
Retirement On November 18, 2025, May Luna-Lumahan announced her retirement from professional volleyball. Since joining the PVL in 2021, she played for the Cignal HD Spikers, Chery Tiggo Crossovers, Foton Tornadoes and Nxled Chameleons. On January 8, 2026, Rhea Dimaculangan-Villarete announced her retirement from professional volleyball. Since joining the PVL in 2021, she played for the PLDT High Speed Hitters and Creamline Cool Smashers.
Notable moves On December 2, 2025, all Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers players were released following the team's disbandment. On January 1, 2026, Eya Laure returned to the league after over a year. She signed with the Choco Mucho Flying Titans. On January 4, 2026, Chie Saet left the Petro Gazz Angels after a seven-year stint with the team after signing with the Strong Group Athletics organization. She will be assigned to one of the organization's teams. On January 5, 2026, Petro Gazz captain Remy Palma left the team after four years after signing with Strong Group Athletics. She will also become the assistant coach for whichever team she is assigned to. On January 9, 2026, the Galeries Tower Highrisers released a majority of its roster and coaching staff as part of the team's rebuild. On January 10, 2026, all Petro Gazz Angels players were released as the team took a leave of absence. On January 13, 2026, former Chery Tiggo captain Aby Maraño signed with the Nxled Chameleons. On January 15, 2026, former Petro Gazz star players Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, and Myla Pablo all signed with Nxled. On January 26, 2026, Rachel Daquis left the Farm Fresh Foxies after a one-year stint with the team after signing with the Foxies sister team Zus Coffee Thunderbelles. Daquis' signing with the Thunderbelles also set the stage for the long-awaited reunion of the celebrated "GonzaQuis" duo with Zus Coffee mainstay Jovelyn Gonzaga.
Draft
The 2025 Premier Volleyball League draft was held on June 8, 2025, at Novotel Manila Araneta City in Quezon City. The first pick was made by the Capital1 Solar Spikers.
PVL on Tour
The league held a "preseason" tournament to make way for the Philippines' hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. That conference was the PVL on Tour, based on the league's out-of-town series of the same name, which began on June 22, 2025 and ended on August 17. The tournament also doubled as a qualifier for the Invitational Conference.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Knockout round
Final round All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place
Championship
Awards
Invitational Conference
The second conference of the season was the Invitational Conference which began on August 21, 2025 and ended on August 31.
Preliminary round
Final round All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
3rd place match
Championship match
Awards
Reinforced Conference
The third conference of the season is the Reinforced Conference which began on October 7, 2025 and is set to end on November 30.
Preliminary round
Final round
All-Filipino Conference
The fourth and final conference of the season will be the All-Filipino Conference which began on January 31, 2026.
Preliminary round
All-Star Game
The league hosted an all-star game on May 1 after the All-Filipino Conference, their first since 2019. The event will be part of the greater 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase in Candon, Ilocos Sur, which the league will co-host together with Spikers' Turf.
Conference results ConferenceChampionRunner-up3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th PVL on Tour PLDT Chery Tiggo Creamline Cignal Nxled Farm Fresh Zus Coffee Akari Petro Gazz Choco Mucho Capital1 Galeries Towers Invitational PLDT Kobe Shinwa Creamline Chery Tiggo Cignal Zus Coffee colspan=6 Reinforced Petro Gazz Zus Coffee Akari PLDT Farm Fresh Creamline Cignal Capital1 Choco Mucho Chery Tiggo Nxled Galeries Towers All-Filipino Creamline Cignal PLDT Farm Fresh Nxled Akari Choco Mucho Galeries Tower Capital1 Zus Coffee colspan=2
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