The Southeast Asian Volleyball League, also known as SEA V.League (formerly known as ASEAN Grand Prix), is a series of international volleyball tournaments featuring teams from
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
.
History
Plans of a regional women's volleyball league in Southeast Asia was first conceived in 2013 when AVC secretary-general Shanrit Wongprasert of Thailand met with officials of the
Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, the national volleyball association of the Philippines. The league was proposed to adopt a home and away format as an effort to promote women's volleyball in the region.
SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc., the Philippine-based organizer of the
Philippine Super Liga
The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. and ...
, along with club leagues from Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, was reportedly backing such plans. By July 2015, only "finishing touches" are yet to be made which includes the mechanics and official name of the tournament.
In December 2016, it was reported that the inaugural edition of the tournament was reportedly to be named as the "Southeast Asian SuperLiga" it was planned to be held from September 14 to 17, 2017. In January 2017, the tournament's name reportedly became the ASEAN Grand Prix.
The ASEAN Grand Prix was first held in 2019. Two separate tournaments was held in Thailand and the Philippines with
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
winning the title for both competitions.
The series returned in 2022 as the ASEAN Grand Prix Women's Volleyball Invitation with a tournament scheduled in Thailand. A men's tournament was planned to be held in Indonesia and the Philippines as well such plan did not come to fruition.
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
defended their AGP title after sweeping the three teams at the
2022 tournament.
From 2023, the tournament was renamed to Southeast Asian Volleyball League (SEA V.League). Men's tournament also made inaugural edition in 2023.
In 2024, a new tournament named
SEA V.League Challenge was created for the men's division, which includes some other national teams in Southeast Asia (
Cambodia
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,
Laos
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,
Malaysia
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, and
Singapore
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). The winner of SEA V.League Challenge will earn the right to participate in the next edition of SEA V.League, replacing the last placed team in the recent edition of SEA V.League.
A relegation system, which was planned in 2025 eventually was not commenced, as the tournament now bears
FIVB World Ranking
The FIVB Senior World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in volleyball. The teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), volleyball's world governing body, are ranked based on their ...
points. Hence, the
2025 edition will see five teams participating in the tournament, after four editions.
Summary
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Participating nations
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Debut of teams
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Awards
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Medals summary
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Combined medal summary
SEA V.League qualifier
Men's tournament
See also
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Southeast Asian Volleyball Association
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SEA V.League Challenge
References
{{Southeast Asian Championships
International volleyball competitions
International men's volleyball competitions
International women's volleyball competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2019
2019 establishments in Asia
Volleyball competitions in Asia