V.Challenge League

V.League Division 2 (V2) and V.League Division 3 (V3) are the second- and third-level volleyball leagues for both men and women in Japan. For women tournament, was only held in Division 2^[1]

V.League Division 2 and 3

Current season, competition or edition: 2021–22 V.Challenge League
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1994
Motto	We Never Drop the Ball
No. of teams	Men: V2:15, V3:4 Women: V2:10
Country	Japan
Most recent champion(s)	Men V2: Voreas Hokkaido Women V2: Gunma Bank Green Wings [ja] Men V3: Aisin Tealmare [ja] (2021–22)
Related competitions	V.League Division 1
Official website	https://www.vleague.jp

History

The league started in 1998 as V1 League. In 2006 the name of V1.League was changed in the V.Challenge League. The Champion and runner-up team could play the replacement game with lower place teams of V.premier League.

On 2 February 2014 Japan Volleyball League Organization announced that:^[2]

1. V.Challenge League will be divided into V.Challenge League 1 and V.Challenge League 2 from next season.
2. V.Challenge League 1 include higher 8 teams in the 2014–15 season.
3. V.Challenge League 2 include lower teams in the 2014–15 season.
4. Associate teams of JVL will play in the V.Challenge League 2.
5. Bottom team of V.Challenge League 1 and top team of V.Challenge League 2 will compete a Promotion and relegation match except associate teams.

In 2018–2019 season, V.League (Japan) was reorganized and renamed with V.League Division 2 replacing V.Challenge League 1 and V.League Division 3 replacing V.Challenge League 2.^[3][4]

V.League Division 2

Men

Season 2022/23(10 clubs)

Club	Location	2022–23 Final Ranking
Voreas Hokkaido	Asahikawa	Champions
Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits [ja]	Kawasaki
Veertien MIE [ja]	Yokkaichi
Saitama Azalea [ja]	Saitama
Safilva Hokkaido [ja]	Sapporo
Daido Steel Red Star [ja]	Nagoya
Hyogo Delfino [ja]	Hyogo
Kinden Trinity Blitz [ja]	Osaka
Tsukuba United Sun Gaia [ja]	Tsukuba
Aisin Tealmare [ja]	Hekinan

Previous results

Season 2021–22 (15 clubs)^[5]

Club	Location	2021–22 Final Ranking
Voreas Hokkaido	Asahikawa	Champion
Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits [ja]	Kawasaki	Runner-up
Veertien MIE [ja]	Yokkaichi	3rd place
Saitama Azalea [ja]	Saitama	4th place
Safilva Hokkaido [ja]	Sapporo	5th place
Daido Steel Red Star [ja]	Nagoya	6th place
Hyogo Delfino [ja]	Hyogo	7th place
Kinden Trinity Blitz [ja]	Osaka	8th place
Tsukuba United Sun Gaia [ja]	Tsukuba	9th place
Toyota Sunhawks [ja]	Toyota, Aichi	10th place
Nara Dreamers [ja]	Nara	11th place
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Fort Fighters [ja]	Shinjuku	12th place
Tokyo Verdy Volleyball Team [ja]	Inagi	13th place
KUBOTA Spears [ja]	Osaka	14th place
Chiba ZELVA [ja]	Chiba	15th place

Women

Season 2022/23(11 clubs)

Club	Location	2022–23 Final Ranking
Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries [ja]	Ueda
Gunma Bank Green Wings [ja]	Maebashi
Prestige International Aranmare Yamagata	Sakata	Champions
GSS Tokyo SunBeams [ja]	Tokyo / Annaka
Chiba Angel Cross	Kashiwa
Ligare Sendai [ja]	Sendai
Breath Hamamatsu [ja]	Hamamatsu
Ohno Group Hiroshima Oilers	Hiroshima
JA Gifu Rioreina [ja]	Gifu
Forest Leaves Kumamoto [ja]	Kumamoto
Veertien Mie	Kuwana, Mie

Previous results

Season 2021–22 (10 clubs)^[6]

Club	Location	2021–22 Final Ranking
Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries [ja]	Ueda	Champion
Gunma Bank Green Wings [ja]	Maebashi	Runner-up
Prestige International Aranmare Yamagata	Sakata	3rd place
GSS Tokyo SunBeams [ja]	Tokyo / Annaka	4th place
Chiba Angel Cross	Kashiwa	5th place
Ligare Sendai [ja]	Sendai	6th place
Breath Hamamatsu [ja]	Hamamatsu	7th place
Ohno Group Hiroshima Oilers	Hiroshima	8th place
JA Gifu Rioreina [ja]	Gifu	9th place
Forest Leaves Kumamoto [ja]	Kumamoto	10th place

Season winners

Season	Men		Women
	Champion	Runner-up	Champion	Runner-up
2018–19	Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits [ja]	Toyota Sunhawks [ja]	Victorina Himeji	JA Gifu Rioreina [ja]
2019–20		Voreas Hokkaido	Gunma Bank Green Wings [ja]	GSS Tokyo SunBeams [ja]
2020–21				Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries [ja]
2021–22	Voreas Hokkaido	Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits	Route Inn Hotels Brilliant Aries	Gunma Bank Green Wings

V.League Division 3

V.League Division 3 is held only men's tournament

Current clubs and results

This is the men's clubs roster in 2021–22 season (4 clubs)^[7]

Club	Location	2021–22 Final Ranking
Aisin Tealmare [ja]	Hekinan	Champion
Kinki Club Sfida [ja]	Higashiōsaka	Runner-up
Nagano GaRons [ja]	Nagano / Suzaka	3rd place
Toyota Mobility Tokyo Sparkle [ja]	Minato, Tokyo	4th place

Previous winners

Season	Champion	Runner-up
2018–19	Voreasu Hokkaido [ja]	Veertien MIE [ja]
2019–20	Nara Dreamers [ja]	Kinki Club Sfida [ja]
2020–21	Kinki Club Sfida	Chiba ZELVA [ja]
2021–22	Aisin Tealmare [ja]	Kinki Club Sfida

See also

• V.League Division 1

References

1. "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
2. Japan Volleyball League Organization. "2015/16Ｖ・チャレンジリーグ リーグ再編成のお知らせ". Retrieved 2015-02-02.
3. "Japan Men's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
4. "Japan Women's V.LEAGUE announces 18-19 League Teams". Volley Mob. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
5. "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 MEN V・レギュラーラウンド". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
6. "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION2 WOMEN V・レギュラーラウンド". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
7. "2021-22 V.LEAGUE DIVISION3 MEN V・レギュラーラウンド". vleague.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

External links

• http://www.vleague.jp/ - V.League official website (Japanese)