The Volleyball 2024–25 SV.League Men's is the first tournament of the newly established SV.League which scheduled from October 12, 2024, to May 5, 2025.
Clubs 2024–25 SV.League Men's ClubHead CoachCaptainCity, PrefectureColorsAffiliation Voreas Hokkaido Edo Klein Chen-Chien Chen Asahikawa, Hokkaido Voreas Tokyo Great Bears Kasper Vuorinen Koga Taichiro Koto, Tokyo Nature LabVC Nagano Tridents Shinji Kawamura Shota Fujiwara Takamori, Nagano VC Nagano Create Sports Toray Arrows Shizuoka Yuta Abe Tobias Takeshi Shigeto Mishima, Shizuoka Toray Industries JTEKT Stings Aichi Michał Gogol Kazuyuki Takahashi Kariya, Aichi JTEKT Corporation Wolfdogs Nagoya Valerio Baldovin Kenta Takanashi Inazawa, Aichi Toyoda Gosei Osaka Bluteon Laurent Tillie Akihiro Yamauchi Hirakata, Osaka Panasonic Corporation Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Olivier Lecat Kenya Fujinaka Minoh, Osaka Suntory HoldingsNippon Steel Sakai Blazers Takeshi Kitajima Shohei Yamaguchi Sakai, Osaka Nippon Steel Corporation Hiroshima Thunders Carlos Javier Weber Makoto Nishimura Hiroshima, Hiroshima Japan Tobacco
Transfer players 2024–25 SV.League Men's Inbound TransfersPlayerComing fromComing to Kenshin Kuwada Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Voreas Hokkaido Kota Ikeda VC Nagano Tridents Voreas Hokkaido Keisuke Miyoshi Veertien Mie Voreas Hokkaido Chen-Chien Chen Hokkaido Yellow Stars Voreas Hokkaido Nikita Zolotukhin Arago de Sete CFC Voreas Hokkaido Timo Tammemaa Berlin Recycling Volleys Voreas Hokkaido Kyosuke Higuruma Fukuoka University Voreas Hokkaido Manato Nakamichi Tokai University Voreas Hokkaido Issei Otake Seoul Woori Card WooriWON Tokyo Great Bears Alex Ferreira BOGDANKA LUK Lublin Tokyo Great Bears Maciej Muzaj Stal Nysa Tokyo Great Bears Ryusei Kurokawa Osaka Sangyo University Tokyo Great Bears Ryuki Ohmae Aichi Gakuin University Tokyo Great Bears Takuma Kawano Sundai Gakuen High School Tokyo Great Bears Ulrik Bo Dahl CV San Roque Batan VC Nagano Tridents Koji Nanba Nagano GaRons VC Nagano Tridents Yuki Higuchi Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers VC Nagano Tridents Hiroshi Sakoda Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers VC Nagano Tridents Shodai Abe Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler VC Nagano Tridents Shinnosuke Hayasaka Daido Steel Chita Red Star VC Nagano Tridents Shusuke Sakai Tenri University VC Nagano Tridents Ichijo Takamaru Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers VC Nagano Tridents Hazuki Kishikawa Toa University VC Nagano Tridents Takahiro Shin Osaka Bluteon Toray Arrows Shizuoka Yuto Fujinaka JTEKT Stings Aichi Toray Arrows Shizuoka Alan Souza AZS Olsztyn Toray Arrows Shizuoka Francesco Recine Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza Toray Arrows Shizuoka Ryusuke Nakamura Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Toray Arrows Shizuoka Gaku Kusumoto Tenri University Toray Arrows Shizuoka Kento Miyaura Paris Volley JTEKT Stings Aichi Ricardo Lucarelli Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza JTEKT Stings Aichi Torey DeFalco Resovia Rzeszów JTEKT Stings Aichi Tomohiro Ogawa Wolfdogs Nagoya JTEKT Stings Aichi Kentaro Takahashi Toray Arrows Shizuoka JTEKT Stings Aichi Takuma Araki Kindai University JTEKT Stings Aichi Nimir Abdel-Aziz Halkbank Wolfdogs Nagoya Tine Urnaut JTEKT Stings Aichi Wolfdogs Nagoya Hideomi Fukatsu Osaka Bluteon Wolfdogs Nagoya Shunsuke Watanabe Toray Arrows Shizuoka Wolfdogs Nagoya Rivan Nurmulki Eka Mandiri Salatiga Wolfdogs Nagoya Akira Sawada Chuo University Wolfdogs Nagoya Masahiro Yamazaki Chuo University Wolfdogs Nagoya Jo Toyoda Gifu Kyoritsu University Wolfdogs Nagoya Shoma Tomita Toray Arrows Shizuoka Osaka Bluteon Motoki Eiro Wolfdogs Nagoya Osaka Bluteon Miguel Lopez Al Rayyan SC Osaka Bluteon Kotaro Kaneta Meiji University Osaka Bluteon Keita Takeuchi Senshu University Osaka Bluteon Masato Kai Senshu University Osaka Bluteon Ran Takahashi Mint Vero Volley Monza Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Aleksander Sliwka ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Ryo Shimokawa VC Nagano Tridents Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Takumi Eto Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Luciano Palonsky Barkom Każany Lwów Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Pei-Chang Tsai Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Hiroyuki Yamane Chuo University Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Takehiro Nakanishi University of Tsukuba Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Akira Kakizaki Chuo University Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Yuri Yanagida Toa University Hiroshima Thunders Kaiki Takanashi Toa University Hiroshima Thunders
Schedule Source:
Regular season The season began on Saturday, October 12, 2024, and ended on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
Each club will play a total of 44 matches in a home-and-away format, with 22 of those matches being home games. The top 6 clubs from the regular season will advance to the Championship. The final standings for the clubs ranked 7th to 10th will be determined based on the results of the regular season. All matches will be played as best-of-five sets.
Championship The season began on April 18, 2025, and ended on May 5, 2025.
The Championship will be conducted in a tournament format. The clubs ranked 3rd to 6th at the end of the regular season will compete in the Quarterfinals. The winners of the Quarterfinals will advance to the Semifinals. The top two clubs from the regular season, along with the winners of the Quarterfinals, will compete in the Semifinals. The winners of the Semifinals will advance to the Finals. There will be no ranking matches for the clubs that lose in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals, and the final rankings for the clubs placed 3rd to 6th will be determined based on their final standings in the regular season. All matches, except for the Final, will be hosted by the higher-ranked club from the regular season. All matches will be played as best-of-five sets.
Season standing procedure Source:
Regular season Points awarded per match are as follows:
3 Points: Win with a set score of "3-0" or "3-1" 2 Points: Win with a set score of "3-2" 1 Point: Loss with a set score of "2-3" 0 Points: Loss with a set score of "0-3" or "1-3"
Championship A best-of-three format will be used, with the team winning two out of three matches advancing.
If both teams have one win each, a third match will be played to determine the winner.
Regular round Qualified for the Final
2024–25 SV.League Men's Regular Round Final StandingRankTeamMatchWinLossPointWin RatioWin SetLoss SetSet Rates 1Osaka Bluteon44377 106 0.84 118 47 2.51 2Suntory Sunbirds Osaka44368 107 0.82 119 44 2.70 3Wolfdogs Nagoya44359 104 0.80 119 52 2.29 4JTEKT Stings Aichi442618 71 0.59 93 84 1.11 5Tokyo Great Bears442321 73 0.52 94 82 1.15 6Hiroshima Thunders441826 55 0.41 76 94 0.81 7Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers441529 50 0.34 70 98 0.71 8Toray Arrows Shizuoka441232 39 0.27 62 111 0.56 9VC Nagano Tridents441034 27 0.23 45 115 0.39 10Voreas Hokkaido44836 28 0.18 50 119 0.42
Final ranking
RankClub Suntory Sunbirds Osaka JTEKT Stings Aichi Osaka Bluteon 4 Wolfdogs Nagoya 5 Tokyo Great Bears 6 Hiroshima Thunders 7 Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers 8 Toray Arrows Shizuoka 9 VC Nagano Tridents 10 Voreas Hokkaido
+ 2024–25 SV.League Men's Champions Team rosterSetter: Ryo Shimokawa, Masaki Oya, Hiroki Nishida Libero: Soshi Fujinaka, Yoshimitsu Kiire MB: Taishi Onodera, Kenji Sato, Ren Oniki, Hirohito Kashimura, Tatsuki Kashiwada OP: Atomu Torikai, Dmitriy Muserskiy, Kotaro Kai OH: Alain De Armas, Kenya Fujinaka, Aleksander Sliwka, Ran Takahashi, Hikaru Someno, Rui Takahashi Head Coach Olivier Lecat
Awards AwardsName of the AwardsName of the WinnerTeam NameRecordsClub AwardSV.League ChampionsSuntory Sunbirds OsakaSV.League Runners-upJTEKT Stings AichiChampionship Final Four-TOsaka BluteonChampionship Final Four-BWolfdogs NagoyaRegular Season WinnersOsaka BluteonBest Youth SchemeOsaka BluteonBest Community Engagement AwardWolfdogs NagoyaLeaders AwardTop Scorer Nimir Abdel-AzizWolfdogs Nagoya1181 pts.Top Spiker Nimir Abdel-AzizWolfdogs Nagoya57.5%Top Server Nimir Abdel-AzizWolfdogs Nagoya17.7%Top Blocker Keigo NishimotoToray Arrows Shizuoka0.618/setTop Serve Receiver Aiki MoriNippon Steel Sakai Blazers55.2%Individual AwardRegular Season MVP Nimir Abdel-AzizWolfdogs NagoyaBest Six Nimir Abdel-AzizWolfdogs Nagoya Miguel LopezOsaka Bluteon Ran TakahashiSuntory Sunbirds Osaka Larry Ik Evbade-DanOsaka Bluteon Keigo NishimotoToray Arrows Shizuoka Hideomi FukatsuWolfdogs NagoyaLibero of the Year Tomohiro YamamotoOsaka BluteonReceiver of the Year Ran TakahashiSuntory Sunbirds OsakaHead Coach of the Year Laurent TillieOsaka BluteonChampionship MVP Ran TakahashiSuntory Sunbirds OsakaRookie of the Year Taito MizumachiWolfdogs NagoyaFair Play Prize Alain De ArmasSuntory Sunbirds Osaka6 sheetsMost Impressive Player Nimir Abdel-AzizWolfdogs NagoyaSpecial Achievement AwardArena of the YearOsaka BluteonBreakthrough of the YearNippon Steel Sakai BlazersAttack the Top Award Yuji NishidaOsaka Bluteon Ran TakahashiSuntory Sunbirds OsakaLifetime Achievement Award Yuta YoneyamaToray Arrows Shizuoka Hirotaka KonWolfdogs Nagoya Yoji HayanoJTEKT Stings Aichi
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