2024–25 SV.League Men's

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.[1]

2024-25 SV.League Men's
SportVolleyball
DurationOctober 12, 2024 - May 4, 2025
Teams10
League champions Suntory Sunbirds Osaka
  Runners-upJTEKT Stings Aichi
Seasons

Clubs

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2024–25 SV.League Men's
Club Head Coach Captain City, Prefecture Colors Affiliation
Voreas Hokkaido Croatia Edo Klein Chinese Taipei Chen-Chien Chen Asahikawa, Hokkaido       Voreas
Tokyo Great Bears Finland Kasper Vuorinen Japan Koga Taichiro Koto, Tokyo     Nature Lab
VC Nagano Tridents Japan Shinji Kawamura Japan Shota Fujiwara Takamori, Nagano     VC Nagano Create Sports
Toray Arrows Shizuoka Japan Yuta Abe Japan Tobias Takeshi Shigeto Mishima, Shizuoka     Toray Industries
JTEKT Stings Aichi Poland Michał Gogol Japan Kazuyuki Takahashi Kariya, Aichi     JTEKT Corporation
Wolfdogs Nagoya Italy Valerio Baldovin Japan Kenta Takanashi Inazawa, Aichi       Toyoda Gosei
Osaka Bluteon France Laurent Tillie Japan Akihiro Yamauchi Hirakata, Osaka     Panasonic Corporation
Suntory Sunbirds Osaka France Olivier Lecat Japan Kenya Fujinaka Minoh, Osaka       Suntory Holdings
Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Japan Takeshi Kitajima Japan Shohei Yamaguchi Sakai, Osaka       Nippon Steel Corporation
Hiroshima Thunders Argentina Carlos Javier Weber Japan Makoto Nishimura Hiroshima, Hiroshima       Japan Tobacco

Transfer players

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2024–25 SV.League Men's Inbound Transfers
Player Coming from Coming to Ref.
Japan Kenshin Kuwada Japan Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Japan Voreas Hokkaido [2]
Japan Kota Ikeda Japan VC Nagano Tridents Japan Voreas Hokkaido [3]
Japan Keisuke Miyoshi Japan Veertien Mie Japan Voreas Hokkaido [4]
Chinese Taipei Chen-Chien Chen Japan Hokkaido Yellow Stars Japan Voreas Hokkaido [5]
Ukraine Nikita Zolotukhin France Arago de Sete CFC Japan Voreas Hokkaido [6]
Estonia Timo Tammemaa Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys Japan Voreas Hokkaido [7]
Japan Kyosuke Higuruma Japan Fukuoka University Japan Voreas Hokkaido [8]
Japan Manato Nakamichi Japan Tokai University Japan Voreas Hokkaido [9]
Japan Issei Otake South Korea Seoul Woori Card WooriWON Japan Tokyo Great Bears [10]
Portugal Alex Ferreira Poland BOGDANKA LUK Lublin Japan Tokyo Great Bears [11]
Poland Maciej Muzaj Poland Stal Nysa Japan Tokyo Great Bears [12]
Japan Ryusei Kurokawa Japan Osaka Sangyo University Japan Tokyo Great Bears [13]
Japan Ryuki Ohmae Japan Aichi Gakuin University Japan Tokyo Great Bears [14]
Japan Takuma Kawano Japan Sundai Gakuen High School Japan Tokyo Great Bears [15]
Denmark Ulrik Bo Dahl Spain CV San Roque Batan Japan VC Nagano Tridents [16]
Japan Koji Nanba Japan Nagano GaRons Japan VC Nagano Tridents [16]
Japan Yuki Higuchi Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Japan VC Nagano Tridents [17]
Japan Hiroshi Sakoda Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Japan VC Nagano Tridents [17]
Japan Shodai Abe Japan Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Japan VC Nagano Tridents [18]
Japan Shinnosuke Hayasaka Japan Daido Steel Chita Red Star Japan VC Nagano Tridents [19]
Japan Shusuke Sakai Japan Tenri University Japan VC Nagano Tridents [20]
Japan Ichijo Takamaru Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Japan VC Nagano Tridents [20]
Japan Hazuki Kishikawa Japan Toa University Japan VC Nagano Tridents [20]
Japan Takahiro Shin Japan Osaka Bluteon Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka [21]
Japan Yuto Fujinaka Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka [21]
Brazil Alan Souza Poland AZS Olsztyn Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka [21]
Italy Francesco Recine Italy Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka [21]
Japan Ryusuke Nakamura Japan Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka [21]
Japan Gaku Kusumoto Japan Tenri University Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka [21]
Japan Kento Miyaura France Paris Volley Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [22]
Brazil Ricardo Lucarelli Italy Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [23]
United States Torey DeFalco Poland Resovia Rzeszów Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [24]
Japan Tomohiro Ogawa Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [25]
Japan Kentaro Takahashi Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [26]
Japan Takuma Araki Japan Kindai University Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [27]
Netherlands Nimir Abdel-Aziz Turkey Halkbank Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [28]
Slovenia Tine Urnaut Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [28]
Japan Hideomi Fukatsu Japan Osaka Bluteon Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [29]
Japan Shunsuke Watanabe Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [29]
Indonesia Rivan Nurmulki Indonesia Eka Mandiri Salatiga Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [30]
Japan Akira Sawada Japan Chuo University Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [31]
Japan Masahiro Yamazaki Japan Chuo University Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [31]
Japan Jo Toyoda Japan Gifu Kyoritsu University Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [32]
Japan Shoma Tomita Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka Japan Osaka Bluteon [33]
Japan Motoki Eiro Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya Japan Osaka Bluteon [34]
Cuba Miguel Lopez Qatar Al Rayyan SC Japan Osaka Bluteon [35]
Japan Kotaro Kaneta Japan Meiji University Japan Osaka Bluteon [36]
Japan Keita Takeuchi Japan Senshu University Japan Osaka Bluteon [37]
Japan Masato Kai Japan Senshu University Japan Osaka Bluteon [38]
Japan Ran Takahashi Italy Mint Vero Volley Monza Japan Suntory Sunbirds Osaka [39]
Poland Aleksander Sliwka Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Japan Suntory Sunbirds Osaka [40]
Japan Ryo Shimokawa Japan VC Nagano Tridents Japan Suntory Sunbirds Osaka [40]
Japan Takumi Eto Japan Fujitsu Kawasaki Red Spirits Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [41]
Argentina Luciano Palonsky Ukraine Barkom Każany Lwów Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [42]
Chinese Taipei Pei-Chang Tsai South Korea Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [42]
Japan Hiroyuki Yamane Japan Chuo University Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [43]
Japan Takehiro Nakanishi Japan University of Tsukuba Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [43]
Japan Akira Kakizaki Japan Chuo University Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [43]
Japan Yuri Yanagida Japan Toa University Japan Hiroshima Thunders [44]
Japan Kaiki Takanashi Japan Toa University Japan Hiroshima Thunders [44]

Schedule

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Source:[45]

Regular season

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The season began on Saturday, October 12, 2024, and ended on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

  1. Each club will play a total of 44 matches in a home-and-away format, with 22 of those matches being home games.
  2. The top 6 clubs from the regular season will advance to the Championship.
  3. The final standings for the clubs ranked 7th to 10th will be determined based on the results of the regular season.
  4. All matches will be played as best-of-five sets.

Championship

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The season began on April 18, 2025, and ended on May 5, 2025.[46]

  1. The Championship will be conducted in a tournament format.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. All matches, except for the Final, will be hosted by the higher-ranked club from the regular season.
  6. All matches will be played as best-of-five sets.

Season standing procedure

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Source:[45]

Regular season

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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

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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

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Qualified for the Final
2024–25 SV.League Men's Regular Round Final Standing[47]
Rank Team Match Win Loss Point Win Ratio Win Set Loss Set Set Rates
1 Osaka Bluteon 44 37 7 106 0.84 118 47 2.51
2 Suntory Sunbirds Osaka 44 36 8 107 0.82 119 44 2.70
3 Wolfdogs Nagoya 44 35 9 104 0.80 119 52 2.29
4 JTEKT Stings Aichi 44 26 18 71 0.59 93 84 1.11
5 Tokyo Great Bears 44 23 21 73 0.52 94 82 1.15
6 Hiroshima Thunders 44 18 26 55 0.41 76 94 0.81
7 Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers 44 15 29 50 0.34 70 98 0.71
8 Toray Arrows Shizuoka 44 12 32 39 0.27 62 111 0.56
9 VC Nagano Tridents 44 10 34 27 0.23 45 115 0.39
10 Voreas Hokkaido 44 8 36 28 0.18 50 119 0.42

Final ranking

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Awards

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Awards Name of the Awards Name of the Winner Team Name Records
Club Award SV.League Champions Suntory Sunbirds Osaka
SV.League Runners-up JTEKT Stings Aichi
Championship Final Four-T Osaka Bluteon
Championship Final Four-B Wolfdogs Nagoya
Regular Season Winners Osaka Bluteon
Best Youth Scheme Osaka Bluteon
Best Community Engagement Award Wolfdogs Nagoya
Leaders Award Top Scorer Netherlands Nimir Abdel-Aziz Wolfdogs Nagoya 1181 pts.
Top Spiker Netherlands Nimir Abdel-Aziz Wolfdogs Nagoya 57.5%
Top Server Netherlands Nimir Abdel-Aziz Wolfdogs Nagoya 17.7%
Top Blocker Japan Keigo Nishimoto Toray Arrows Shizuoka 0.618/set
Top Serve Receiver Japan Aiki Mori Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers 55.2%
Individual Award Regular Season MVP Netherlands Nimir Abdel-Aziz Wolfdogs Nagoya
Best Six Netherlands Nimir Abdel-Aziz Wolfdogs Nagoya
Cuba Miguel Lopez Osaka Bluteon
Japan Ran Takahashi Suntory Sunbirds Osaka
Japan Larry Ik Evbade-Dan Osaka Bluteon
Japan Keigo Nishimoto Toray Arrows Shizuoka
Japan Hideomi Fukatsu Wolfdogs Nagoya
Libero of the Year Japan Tomohiro Yamamoto Osaka Bluteon
Receiver of the Year Japan Ran Takahashi Suntory Sunbirds Osaka
Head Coach of the Year France Laurent Tillie Osaka Bluteon
Championship MVP Japan Ran Takahashi Suntory Sunbirds Osaka
Rookie of the Year Japan Taito Mizumachi Wolfdogs Nagoya
Fair Play Prize Japan Alain De Armas Suntory Sunbirds Osaka 6 sheets
Most Impressive Player Netherlands Nimir Abdel-Aziz Wolfdogs Nagoya
Special Achievement Award Arena of the Year Osaka Bluteon
Breakthrough of the Year Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers
Attack the Top Award Japan Yuji Nishida Osaka Bluteon
Japan Ran Takahashi Suntory Sunbirds Osaka
Lifetime Achievement Award Japan Yuta Yoneyama Toray Arrows Shizuoka
Japan Hirotaka Kon Wolfdogs Nagoya
Japan Yoji Hayano JTEKT Stings Aichi

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