V.Challenge League (Japan)
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| No. of teams |
Men: 12 Women: 10 |
| Country |
 Japan |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Men: Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler Women:JT Marvelous |
| Official website | http://www.vleague.or.jp/ |
The V.Challenge League is the second-level volleyball league for both men and women in Japan. 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 can play the replacement game with lower place teams of V.premier League.
Clubs 2014/15
The League currently consists of the following member clubs:
- Men (12 teams)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police
- Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
- Tsukuba United Sun Gaia
- Fujitsu Kawasaki Redspirits
- Tokyo Verdy
- Daido Steel Red Star
- Kinden TrinityBlitzs
- Toyota Motor Sunhawks
- Kinki Club Sfida
- Hyōgō Delfino
- Tokyo Toyopet Greensparkle
- Saitama Azalea
- Women (10 teams)
- JT Marvelous
- PFU BlueCats
- Kurobe AquaFairies
- Ohno-group Hiroshima Oilers
- Sendai Belle Fille
- Kashiwa Angel Cross
- JAGifu Rio-Reina
- Forest Leaves Kumamoto
- GSS Sunbeams
- Toyota Motor Walküre
External links
- http://www.vleague.or.jp/ - V.League and V.Challenge League official website (Japanese)
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