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2025–26 SV.League Men's

The 2025-26 SV.League Men's is the second tournament of the SV.League which scheduled from October 24, 2025 to May 17, 2026.

2025-26 SV.League Men's
SportVolleyball
DurationOctober 24, 2025 - May 17, 2026
Teams10
League championsOsaka Bluteon
  Runners-upSuntory Sunbirds Osaka
Finals venueYokohama Arena, Kanagawa
Seasons

Osaka Bluteon beats Suntory Sunbirds Osaka in the 3rd final match to claim their first championship title.[1] Yuji Nishida was named the Championship MVP while Dmitry Musersky was awarded Regular Season MVP.[2]

Clubs

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2025-26 SV.League Men's
Club Head Coach Captain City, Prefecture Colors Affiliation
Voreas Hokkaido Croatia Edo Klein Japan Kota Ikeda Asahikawa, Hokkaido       Voreas
Tokyo Great Bears Finland Kasper Vuorinen Japan Taichiro Koga Koto, Tokyo     Nature Lab
VC Nagano Tridents Japan Shinji Kawamura Japan Koga Iida Takamori, Nagano     VC Nagano Create Sports
Toray Arrows Shizuoka Japan Yuta Abe Japan Yuto Fujinaka Mishima, Shizuoka     Toray Industries
JTEKT Stings Aichi Japan Shimbo Koichiro Japan Kazuyuki Takahashi Kariya, Aichi     JTEKT Corporation
Wolfdogs Nagoya Italy Valerio Baldovin Japan Kenta Ichikawa Inazawa, Aichi       Toyoda Gosei
Osaka Bluteon Finland Tuomas Sammelvuo Japan Yuji Nishida Hirakata, Osaka     Panasonic Corporation
Suntory Sunbirds Osaka France Olivier Lecat Japan Ran Takahashi Minoh, Osaka       Suntory Holdings
Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Japan Takeshi Kitajima Japan Yutaro Takemoto Sakai, Osaka       Nippon Steel Corporation
Hiroshima Thunders Argentina Carlos Javier Weber Japan Yudai Arai Hiroshima, Hiroshima       Japan Tobacco

Transfer players

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2025–26 SV.League Men's Inbound Transfers
Player Coming from Coming to Ref.
Estonia Märt Tammearu Ukraine Barkom-Każany Lwów Japan Voreas Hokkaido [3]
Japan Taisei Deguchi Japan Hokkaido Yellow Stars Japan Voreas Hokkaido [4]
Japan Shota Hamada South Korea Busan OK Savings Bank OKman Japan Voreas Hokkaido [5]
Japan Hikaru Someno Japan Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Japan Voreas Hokkaido [6]
Japan Takumi Kunikyo Japan Nihon University Japan Voreas Hokkaido [7]
Japan Hyuga Matsushita Japan Hokusho University Japan Voreas Hokkaido [8]
Japan Youse Sakiyama Japan Shuri High School Japan Voreas Hokkaido [9]
Japan Go Murayama Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi Japan Tokyo Great Bears [10]
Slovenia Jan Kozamernik Italy Itas Trentino Japan Tokyo Great Bears [11]
Argentina Luciano Vicentín Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel Japan Tokyo Great Bears [12]
Japan Wataru Taniguchi Greece AONS Milon Japan Tokyo Great Bears [13]
Poland Bartosz Kurek Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Japan Tokyo Great Bears [14]
Japan Yusaku Takashima Japan Nihon University Japan Tokyo Great Bears [15]
Japan Ranmaru Kondo Japan Meiji University Japan Tokyo Great Bears [16]
Japan Yoshihiko Matsumoto Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers Japan VC Nagano Tridents [17]
Japan Shinjo Akahoshi Japan Hokkaido Yellow Stars Japan VC Nagano Tridents [17]
Canada Matthew Neaves Germany SWD Powervolleys Düren Japan VC Nagano Tridents [17]
Denmark Oskar Kjerstein Madsen Czech Republic VK Lvi Praha Japan VC Nagano Tridents [17]
Indonesia Farhan Halim Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi Japan VC Nagano Tridents [17]
Japan Yusuke Hoshina Japan Chiba DOT Japan VC Nagano Tridents [18]
Japan Kanze Chiba Japan Senshu University Japan VC Nagano Tridents [19]
Japan Keiichiro Fujisawa Japan Tokyo Gakugei University Japan VC Nagano Tridents [19]
Japan Tomoya Ishizaka Japan Juntendo University Japan VC Nagano Tridents [20]
Russia Kirill Klets Russia Zenit Kazan Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka [21]
United States Taylor Averill Italy MINT Vero Volley Monza Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka [21]
Cuba Julio César Cárdenas Turkey Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka [21]
Japan Takumi Mawatari Japan Fukuoka University Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka [22]
Japan Hiroaki Maki Japan University of Tsukuba Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka [22]
Japan Shuto Kawaguchi Japan Hiroshima Thunders Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [23]
Japan Issei Maeda Japan Hiroshima Thunders Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [24]
France Stephen Boyer Poland Asseco Resovia Rzeszów Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [25]
Japan Kenya Fujinaka Japan Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [26]
Chinese Taipei Yao-Kai Lu Chiang Taiwan Taichung Win Streak Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [27]
Japan Mitsuki Demizu Japan Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi [28]
Japan Kento Miyaura Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [29]
Japan Shunichiro Sato Finland Hurrikaani Loimaa Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [29]
Japan Shinnosuke Hayasaka Japan VC Nagano Tridents Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [29]
Poland Norbert Huber Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [30]
France Timothée Carle Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [30]
France Aymen Bouguerra Poland GKS Katowice Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [30]
Japan Ryogo Maeda Japan Waseda University Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya [31]
France Antoine Brizard Italy Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza Japan Osaka Bluteon [32]
China Shikun Peng France Paris Volley Japan Osaka Bluteon [33]
Philippines Bryan Bagunas Philippines Cignal HD Spikers Japan Osaka Bluteon [34]
Japan Ryo Nozoe Japan Daito Bunka University Japan Osaka Bluteon [35]
Japan Masahiro Sekita Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi Japan Suntory Sunbirds Osaka [36]
Japan Tomohiro Ogawa Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi Japan Suntory Sunbirds Osaka [36]
Russia Egor Kliuka Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Japan Suntory Sunbirds Osaka [36]
Japan Kenta Takanashi Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [37]
Japan Masaki Oya Japan Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [38]
Italy Tommaso Rinaldi Italy Valsa Group Modena Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [39]
Denmark Ulrik Bo Dahl Japan VC Nagano Tridents Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [40]
United States Matthew Anderson Turkey Ziraat Bankkart Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [41]
Japan Tatsuki Minamiguchi Japan Tokai University Japan Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers [42]
Japan Yuki Higuchi Japan VC Nagano Tridents Japan Hiroshima Thunders [43]
Japan Keigo Nishimoto Japan Toray Arrows Shizuoka Japan Hiroshima Thunders [43]
Japan Motoki Eiro Japan Osaka Bluteon Japan Hiroshima Thunders [43]
United States Cooper Robinson United States UCLA Japan Hiroshima Thunders [44]
Cuba Daniel Martínez Campos Brazil Sada Cruzeiro Japan Hiroshima Thunders [44]
Japan Hayato Yamamoto Japan NSSU Japan Hiroshima Thunders [45]

Schedule

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Regular season

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The season began on Friday, October 24, 2025, and ended on Sunday, April 19, 2026.

  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 May 1, 2026, and ended on May 17, 2026.

  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.

Source: SV.League - Schedule

Season standing procedure

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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.

Source: SV.League - Regulation

Regular round

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Qualified for the Final
2025–26 SV.League Men's Regular Round Final Standing
Rank Team Match Win Loss Point Win Ratio Win Set Loss Set Set Rates
1 Suntory Sunbirds Osaka 44 40 4 117 0.91 122 31 3.94
2 Osaka Bluteon 44 38 6 109 0.86 120 42 2.86
3 JTEKT Stings Aichi 44 29 15 80 0.66 97 73 1.33
4 Wolfdogs Nagoya 44 25 19 75 0.57 96 74 1.30
5 Hiroshima Thunders 44 21 23 67 0.48 80 77 1.04
6 Tokyo Great Bears 44 21 23 67 0.48 85 88 0.97
7 Nippon Steel Sakai Blazers 44 17 27 51 0.39 72 95 0.76
8 Toray Arrows Shizuoka 44 13 31 38 0.30 59 110 0.54
9 Voreas Hokkaido 44 11 33 35 0.25 52 109 0.48
10 VC Nagano Tridents 44 5 39 22 0.11 36 120 0.30

Source: SV.League Men's - Standings

Final round

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
01 May
 
 
JTEKT Stings Aichi3
 
09-10 May
 
Tokyo Great Bears0
 
Osaka Bluteon2
 
02 May
 
JTEKT Stings Aichi0
 
JTEKT Stings Aichi3
 
15-17 May
 
Tokyo Great Bears0
 
Osaka Bluteon2
 
01 May
 
Suntory Sunbirds Osaka1
 
Wolfdogs Nagoya3
 
09-10 May
 
Hiroshima Thunders0
 
Suntory Sunbirds Osaka2
 
02 May
 
Wolfdogs Nagoya0
 
Wolfdogs Nagoya3
 
 
Hiroshima Thunders2
 

Quarterfinals

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01 May 2026
18:05		 JTEKT Stings Aichi 3-0 Tokyo Great Bears Okazaki Central Park Gymnasium, Aichi
25-21, 25-22, 25-20
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01 May 2026
18:05		 Wolfdogs Nagoya 3-0 Hiroshima Thunders Entrio, Aichi
25-17, 25-21, 26-24
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02 May 2026
15:05		 Wolfdogs Nagoya 3-2 Hiroshima Thunders Entrio, Aichi
23-25, 26-24, 20-25, 25-22, 16-14
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02 May 2026
16:11		 JTEKT Stings Aichi 3-0 Tokyo Great Bears Okazaki Central Park Gymnasium, Aichi
25-18, 25-19, 25-20
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Semifinals

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09 May 2026
13:05		 Suntory Sunbirds Osaka 3-0 Wolfdogs Nagoya Asue Arena Osaka, Osaka
25-12, 25-22, 25-18
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09 May 2026
18:05		 Osaka Bluteon 3-0 JTEKT Stings Aichi Asue Arena Osaka, Osaka
25-19, 25-19, 25-22
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10 May 2026
13:05		 Suntory Sunbirds Osaka 3-1 Wolfdogs Nagoya Asue Arena Osaka, Osaka
23-25, 31-29, 25-20, 25-23
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10 May 2026
18:05		 Osaka Bluteon 3-1 JTEKT Stings Aichi Asue Arena Osaka, Osaka
25-23, 25-22,20-25, 25-22
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Final

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15 May 2026
19:02		 Suntory Sunbirds Osaka 3-1 Osaka Bluteon Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa
26-24, 22-25, 25-16, 25-23
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16 May 2026
16:05		 Suntory Sunbirds Osaka 2-3 Osaka Bluteon Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa
25-13, 23-25, 22-25, 25-20, 9-15
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17 May 2026
15:35		 Suntory Sunbirds Osaka 0-3 Osaka Bluteon Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa
22-25, 20-25, 18-25
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Final ranking

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Source: SV.League Men's - Final Standings

Awards

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Awards Name of the Awards Name of the Winner Team Name Records
Club Award SV.League Champions
SV.League Runners-up
Championship Final Four-T
Championship Final Four-B
Regular Season Winners
Best Youth Scheme
Best Community Engagement Award
Leaders Award Top Scorer
Top Spiker
Top Server
Top Blocker
Top Serve Receiver
Individual Award Regular Season MVP
Best Six
Libero of the Year
Receiver of the Year
Head Coach of the Year
Championship MVP
Rookie of the Year
Fair Play Prize
Most Impressive Player
Special Achievement Award Arena of the Year
Breakthrough of the Year
Attack the Top Award
Lifetime Achievement Award

Statistics leaders

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Source: SV.League - Individual Ranking

See Also

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References

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