2025-26 DAIDO LIFE SV.LEAGUE WOMEN Regulations

Competition Name

2025-26 DAIDO LIFE SV.LEAGUE WOMEN

Participating Clubs (14 clubs in total)

• Aranmare YAMAGATA
• DENSO AIRYBEES
• Astemo Rivale Ibaraki
• GUNMA GREENWINGS
• SAITAMA AGEO MEDICS
• NEC RED ROCKETS KAWASAKI
• KUROBE AQUA FAIRIES
• PFU BlueCats ISHIKAWA KAHOKU
• QUEENSEIS KARIYA
• TORAY ARROWS SHIGA
• OSAKA MARVELOUS
• VICTORINA HIMEJI
• OKAYAMA SEAGULLS
• SAGA Hisamitsu Springs

REGULAR SEASON

Duration

Friday, October 10, 2025 to Sunday, April 5, 2026 (all dates subject to change)

Competition Format

1. Each club will play a total of 44 matches in a home-and-away format, with 22 matches played at home.
2. The top eight clubs from the regular season will advance to the CHAMPIONSHIP.
3. All matches will be played in a best-of-five sets format.

Ranking Criteria

Final rankings shall be determined in the following order of priority:

1. Winning Percentage: Total Number of Wins ÷ Total Number of Matches Played
2. Total Points Earned: The total number of points earned from all matches played. Points shall be awarded per match 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
3. Set Ratio: Total Number of Sets Won ÷ Total Number of Sets Lost
4. Point Ratio: Total Number of Points Scored ÷ Total Number of Points Conceded
5. Head-to-Head Record: Where two or more teams remain tied, the tie shall be resolved by considering the head-to-head record among the tied teams in the following order: Winning Percentage → Points Earned → Set Ratio → Point Ratio.
6. Drawing of Lots: If teams remain tied after all of the above criteria have been applied, a drawing of lots shall be conducted, if deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Duration

TBD (To be determined)

Competition Format

1. The CHAMPIONSHIP shall be conducted in a knockout format. The clubs ranked first through eighth in the regular season shall compete in the QuarterFinals according to their final regular season standings. The winners of the QuarterFinals shall advance to the SemiFinals, and the winners of the SemiFinals shall advance to the Finals. No placement matches shall be held for clubs eliminated in the QuarterFinals and SemiFinals; their final rankings (3rd to 8th) shall be determined based on their regular season standings.
2. QuarterFinals, SemiFinals, and Finals shall each be conducted in a best-of-three matches format. If the two clubs are tied at one win each, a third match shall be held to determine the winner.
3. All matches, with the exception of the Finals, shall be hosted by the higher-ranked club from the regular season. In principle, the QuarterFinals and SemiFinals shall be held between Friday and the following Tuesday.
4. Finals shall be organized and administered by SV.LEAGUE.
5. All matches shall be played in a best-of-five sets format.

Ranking Criteria

The final annual rankings of the clubs belonging to SV.LEAGUE shall be determined based on the results of the CHAMPIONSHIP as follows:

6. The winner of Finals shall be designated as the 2025–26 SV.LEAGUE WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP Champions and Season Champions, while the loser shall be designated as the CHAMPIONSHIP Runners-Up and Season Runners-Up for the 2025–26 season.
7. Among the clubs defeated in the SemiFinals, the club with the higher regular season ranking shall be designated as the 2025–26 SV.LEAGUE WOMEN Season Third Place, and the club with the lower regular season ranking shall be designated as the Fourth Place.
8. The clubs defeated in the QuarterFinals shall be ranked fifth through eighth in the 2025–26 SV.LEAGUE WOMEN annual standings, in accordance with their regular season rankings.
9. Clubs that do not advance to the CHAMPIONSHIP shall retain their final regular season ranking as their annual ranking.