2019–20 V-League (South Korea)

The 2019–20 V-League season was the 16th season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season started in October 2019 but was postponed and then cancelled in March 2020 during Round Six because of the outbreak of the coronavirus.^[1]

2019–20 V-League
League	V-League
Sport	Volleyball
Duration	12 October 2019 – 5 April 2020 (Cancelled)
Number of games	192
Number of teams	M: 7 W: 6
Total attendance	393,059
Regular season (Men's)
Regular season (Women's)
Finals
Champions	M: W:
Runners-up	M: W:
Finals MVP	M: W:

Teams

Men's clubs

Ansan

Cheonan

Daejeon

Uijeongbu

Incheon

Seoul

Suwon

Location of teams in V-League Men's Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ansan OK Savings Bank Rush & Cash	Ansan	Sangnoksu Gymnasium	2,700 Archived 27 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers	Cheonan	Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium	5,482
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Daejeon	Chungmu Gymnasium	5,000
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	Uijeongbu	Uijeongbu Gymnasium	6,240
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	Incheon	Gyeyang Gymnasium	4,270 Archived 4 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Seoul Woori Card Wibee	Seoul	Jangchung Gymnasium	4,507
Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	Suwon	Suwon Gymnasium	4,317

Women's clubs

Daejeon

Gimcheon

Seoul

Hwaseong

Incheon

Suwon

Location of teams in V-League Women's Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Daejeon KGC	Daejeon	Chungmu Gymnasium	5,000
Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-pass	Gimcheon	Gimcheon Gymnasium	6,000 Archived 6 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	Seoul	Jangchung Gymnasium	4,507
Hwaseong IBK Altos	Hwaseong	Hwaseong Gymnasium	5,152 Archived 28 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders	Incheon	Gyeyang Gymnasium	4,270 Archived 4 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	Suwon	Suwon Gymnasium	4,317

Season standing procedure

1. Match points
2. Number of matches won
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

• In the men's league, if the 4th-placed team finishes within three points of the 3rd placed team, an extra league game is played between these two teams.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Regular season

League table (Men's)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SR	SPR	Qualification
1	Seoul Woori Card Wibee	32	25	7	69	1.929	1.098	Finals
2	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	31	23	8	65	1.810	1.091	Semifinals
3	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	32	19	13	56	1.352	1.031
4	Ansan Rush & Cash	32	16	16	50	0.984	0.973
5	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	32	13	19	41	0.771	0.972
6	Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	33	10	23	31	0.639	0.956
7	Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	32	6	26	24	0.464	0.900

Source: League table (Men's)

League table (Women's)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SR	SPR	Qualification
1	Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	27	20	7	55	1.625	1.044	Finals
2	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	27	18	9	54	1.537	1.086	Semifinals
3	Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders	27	14	13	48	1.292	1.066
4	Daejeon KGC	26	13	13	36	0.932	0.977
5	Hwaseong IBK Altos	27	8	19	25	0.582	0.918
6	Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass	26	7	19	22	0.561	0.920

Source: League table (Women's)

Results / Fixtures - Male

Rounds 1 and 2 Home \ Away INC CHN ANS DEJ SEL UJB SUW Incheon Korean Air Jumbos — 0–3 3–2 1–3 3–0 3–1 3–0 Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 1–3 — 3–0 3–2 2–3 3–1 1–3 Ansan Rush & Cash 3–0 0–3 — 3–2 3–1 3–2 2–3 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs 2–3 3–1 1–3 — 0–3 3–1 3–1 Seoul Woori Card Wibee 0–3 3–1* 3–2 3–0 — 3–2 3–0 Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 0–3 2–3 2–3 2–3 0–3 — 3–2 Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 2–3 3–1 0–3 1–3 1–3 3–1 — Updated to match(es) played on -. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. = game played at away team's ground

Rounds 3 and 4 Home \ Away INC CHN ANS DEJ SEL UJB SUW Incheon Korean Air Jumbos — 1–3 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–3 3–2 Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 2–3 — 1–3 3–0 1–3 3–0 3–0 Ansan Rush & Cash 1–3 0–3 — 3–0 3–2 2–3 3–1 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs 0–3 1–3 3–0 — 2–3 3–1 3–0 Seoul Woori Card Wibee 3–2 0–3 3–2 3–0 — 2–3 3–0 Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 3–1 1–3 3–0 2–3 0–3 — 1–3 Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 1–3 — Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Rounds 5 and 6 Home \ Away INC CHN ANS DEJ SEL UJB SUW Incheon Korean Air Jumbos — 18 Mar 11 Mar 3–1 7 Mar 3–0 3–0 Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 2–3 — 14 Mar 1–3 2–3* 3–1 5 Mar Ansan Rush & Cash 0–3 2–3 — 6 Mar 1–3 3–1 3–1 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs 1–3 10 Mar 1–3 — 0–3 13 Mar 3–0 Seoul Woori Card Wibee 1–3 3–0 3 Mar 17 Mar — 3–0 12 Mar Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 4 Mar 2–3 3–0 3–2 0–3 — 3–2 Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 15 Mar 2–3 0–3 2–3 2–3 8 Mar — Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. = game played at away team's ground Season postponed from March 2, and then cancelled on March 23 due to coronavirus.

Source: Game Schedule (Men's)

Results / Fixtures - Female

Rounds 1 and 2 Home \ Away SEL DEJ HWA INC GIM SUW GS Caltex Seoul KIXX — 2–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 Daejeon KGC 1–3 — 3–2 3–2 3–2 1–3 Hwaseong IBK Altos 3–2 3–2 — 1–3 0–3 2–3 Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders 2–3 3–1 3–0 — 3–1 3–0 Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass 1–3 2–3 3–1 3–1* — 0–3 Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–2 3–0* — Updated to match(es) played on - all 1st round matches completed. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. = game played at away team's ground

Rounds 3 and 4 Home \ Away SEL DEJ HWA INC GIM SUW GS Caltex Seoul KIXX — 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–2 1–3 Daejeon KGC 0–3 — 2–3 2–3 3–1 1–3 Hwaseong IBK Altos 3–1 3–2 — 0–3 2–3 3–0 Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders 1–3 2–3 3–0 — 2–3* 2–3 Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass 3–1* 1–3 3–2 1–3 — 0–3* Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 3–0 3–2 3–1 3–2 3–1 — Updated to match(es) played on all 2nd round matches completed. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. = game played at away team's ground

Rounds 5 and 6 Home \ Away SEL DEJ HWA INC GIM SUW GS Caltex Seoul KIXX — 7 Mar 4 Mar 3–1 3–0* 3–2 Daejeon KGC 3–2 — 3–2 3 Mar 11 Mar 14 Mar Hwaseong IBK Altos 1–3 0–3 — 3–1 3–0 10 Mar Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders 12 Mar 3–1 3–0 — 3–2 2–3 Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass 1–3 1–3 15 Mar 8 Mar — 5 Mar Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 3–0 1–3 3–0 0–3 3–0 — Updated to match(es) played on all 3rd round matches completed. Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Season postponed from March 2, and then cancelled on March 23 due to coronavirus.

Source: Game Schedule (Women's)

Attendance

Men's teams

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Seoul Woori Card Wibee	45,098	4,165	1,273	3,221	+3.1%†
2	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	43,827	3,788	1,641	2,739	−17.7%†
3	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	32,686	3,505	716	2,179	−4.1%†
4	Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	29,364	3,287	716	1,835	−26.0%†
5	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	25,225	2,945	712	1,682	−16.4%†
6	Ansan Rush & Cash	25,076	2,627	964	1,672	−12.7%†
7	Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	18,184	2,813	515	1,212	−31.8%†
	League total	219,460	4,165	515	2,077	−14.9%†

Updated to games played on 23 February, from the week starting 24 February, all games are closed door due to the coronavirus. From 2 March the league was postponed and then cancelled.
Source:

Women's teams

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	41,801	4,200	1,930	3,215	+10.3%†
2	Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	33,108	4,654	1,857	2,547	+33.2%†
3	Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass	25,778	4,843	1,277	2,344	−25.4%†
4	Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders	28,210	2,901	1,137	2,170	+2.1%†
5	Daejeon KGC	23,294	2,832	1,251	2,118	−17.8%†
6	Hwaseong IBK Altos	21,398	3,771	850	1,528	−37.1%†
	League total	173,599	4,843	850	2,320	−7.8%†

Updated to games played on 23 February, from the week starting 24 February, all games are closed door due to the coronavirus. From 2 March the league was postponed and then cancelled.
Source:

Top Scorers

Men's [2] Rank Player Club Points 1 Andrés Villena Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 786 2 Gavin Schmitt Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 689 3 Felipe Airton Banderò Seoul Woori Card Wibee 659 4 Daudi Okello Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 548 5 Leo Andrić Ansan Rush & Cash 515 6 Na Kyeong-buk Seoul Woori Card Wibee 491 7 Park Chul-woo Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs 444 8 Song Myeong-geun Ansan Rush & Cash 436 9 Jeon Kwang-in Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 433 10 Jung Ji-seok Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 428

Women's [3] Rank Player Club Points 1 Valentina Diouf Daejeon KGC 832 2 Merete Lutz GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 678 3 Adora Anae Hwaseong IBK Altos 559 4 Park Jeong-ah Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass 470 5 Lee Jae-yeong Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders 432 6 Yang Hyo-jin Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 429 7 Lucia Fresco Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders 425 8 Kang So-hwi GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 405 9 Hayley Spelman Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 314 10 Kim Mi-yeon Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders 301

Player of the Round

Men's [citation needed] Round Player Club 1 Song Myeong-geun Ansan Rush & Cash 2 Andrés Villena Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 3 Daudi Okello Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 4 Felipe Airton Banderò Seoul Woori Card Wibee 5 Andrés Villena Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 6 - -

Women's [citation needed] Round Player Club 1 Kang So-hwi GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 2 Merete Lutz GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 3 Lee Da-yeong Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 4 Yang Hyo-jin Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 5 Valentina Diouf Daejeon KGC 6 - -

Final standing

Men's League Rank Team Seoul Woori Card Wibee Incheon Korean Air Jumbos Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 4 Ansan Rush & Cash 5 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs 6 Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 7 Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm Final placing given based on league position at time of cancellation, but no title or prize money awarded.

Women's League Rank Team Suwon Hyundai Hillstate GS Caltex Seoul KIXX Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders 4 Daejeon KGC 5 Hwaseong IBK Altos 6 Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass