Women's Thailand LeagueCurrent season, competition or edition:
2023–24 Women's Volleyball Thailand League |
Sport | Volleyball |
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Founded | 2005 |
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First season | 2005 |
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Administrator | Thai Volleyball Co., Ltd |
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No. of teams | 8 |
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Country | Thailand |
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Confederation | AVC |
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Most recent champion(s) | Nakhon Ratchasima (6th titles) |
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Most titles | Nakhon Ratchasima (6th titles) |
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TV partner(s) | True4U True Sport beIN Sports 5 |
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Level on pyramid | 1 |
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Relegation to | Pro Challenge |
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Domestic cup(s) | Super League |
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International cup(s) | AVC Championship Asean Grand Prix |
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Official website | thaivolleyball.co.th |
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The Women's Volleyball Thailand League (Thai: วอลเลย์บอลหญิงไทยแลนด์ลีก) is the top-level professional women's volleyball league in Thailand. Contested by eight clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Volleyball Pro Challenge League. Seasons run from October to March, with teams playing 14 games each. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played on weekdays.
It is organized by the Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The league champion qualifies for the Asian Club Championship.
The league is recognized by the TVA, the FIVB, and the AVC. The league maintains strong ties with international volleyball governing bodies, adhering to the rules and regulations set by the FIVB and the AVC. The Women's Volleyball Thailand League is an FIVB-accredited club league, and its teams and players are registered with the FIVB. It is sponsored by Daikin and therefore officially known as the Daikin Women's Volleyball Thailand League. In the Thailand League, the games are played during Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday.
Thailand League clubs
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Locations of the Thailand League 2017–18 teams
There are 8 clubs in the league, with two promoted teams from Pro Challenge replacing the two teams that were relegated from Thailand League following the 2023–24 season.
Members (2023–2024)
Foreign Players
The Thai League mainly allows its clubs to hire a maximum of 2 foreign players for a season. Between the 2, 1 of them must be from an Asian Volleyball Confederation nation.
An extra +1 quota is given to the clubs if they decide to sign a player from a neighbouring Southeast Asian country.
2023–24 season's Foreign Players
Schedule 2023–24
Stage | Week | Days | Venue |
First leg | 1 | 10–15 November 2023 | Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok |
2 | 17–21 November 2023 | Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok |
3 | 24–29 November 2023 | Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok |
4 | 1–3 December 2023 | Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok |
5 | 8–10 December 2023 | Nakhon Pathom Sports Center Gymnasium, Nakhon Pathom |
6 | 15–17 December 2023 | Nakhon Pathom Sports Center Gymnasium, Nakhon Pathom |
Second leg | 7 | 23–24 December 2023 | MCC Hall the Mall Korat,Nakhon Ratchasima |
8 | 6–7 January 2024 | MCC Hall the Mall Korat,Nakhon Ratchasima |
9 | 13–14 January 2024 | Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok |
10 | 20–21 January 2024 | Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok |
11 | 27–28 January 2024 | Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok |
Final Series |
12 | 8–11 February 2024 | Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok |
13 | 15–18 February 2024 | Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok |
Results summary
Champions
Club | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Champion seasons |
Nakhon Ratchasima | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2005–06 , 2006–07, 2013–14 , 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24 |
Supreme Chonburi | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20 |
Khonkaen | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2007–08, 2012–13 |
Diamond Food | 2 | — | 2020–21, 2021–22 |
Bangkok Glass | 1 | 1 | 2014–15, 2015–16 |
3BB Nakornnont | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2011–12 |
Ayutthaya | 2 | 1 | 2009–10 |
Kathu Phuket | 1 | 1 | 2010–11 |
Bangkok | — | — | 2008–09 |
Awards
Most valuable player
Most Valuable Foreign Player
Best Opposite Spiker
Best Outside Spikers
Best Scorer
Best Middle Blockers
Best Setter
Best Libero
Best Server
Former awards
Best Digger
Thailand League clubs in Asian Championship
- 2020 did not qualify because Outbreak of Covid-19 in the world
Thailand League clubs in World Championship
See also
External links
- Official website (in Thai)
- Statistic thailand league website (in Thai)
- Volleyball thailand league (in Thai)
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Africa | Continental | - African Cup of Champions Clubs
- Women's African Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
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