- V.League (Japan)
Infobox sports league
title = V.League
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sport =Volleyball
founded = 1994
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teams = Men: 8 Women: 10
country = JPN
champion = Men:Panasonic Panthers
Women:Toray Arrows
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website = http://www.vleague.or.jp/
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TV = The V.League is the top-levelvolleyball league for both men and women inJapan . The league started in 1994.The competitions are organized by the Japan Volleyball Association.
In 2006 the name of "V.League" was changed in the V.Premier League.Clubs 2008/2009
The League currently consists of the following member clubs:;Men (8 teams)
*Osaka Blazers Sakai
*Suntory Sunbirds
*NEC Blue Rockets
*JT Thunders
*Panasonic Panthers
*Toray Arrows
*Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza
*Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler ;Women (10 teams) :will be 8 teams from 2009-10
*Pioneer Red Wings
*Hisamitsu Springs
*Takefuji Bamboo
*Toray Arrows
*Okayama Seagulls
*NEC Red Rockets
*JT Marvelous
*Hitachi Sawa Rivale
*Denso Airybees
*Toyota Auto Body Queenseis Previous Winners
*1967-68 to 1993-94: Japan Volleyball League
*1994-95 to 2005-06: V.League
*2006-07 to present: V.Premier Leaguemen
women
External links
* http://www.vleague.or.jp/ - V.League official site (Japanese)
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