Wikipedia - Chinese Volleyball Super League
Chinese Volleyball Super League, often abbreviated to CVL (abbreviation remain unchanged), are the pre-eminent men's and women's professional volleyball leagues in China. It was founded in 1996 as the Chinese Volleyball League and is organized by the Chinese Volleyball Association (CVA), operating with China National Sports Group (CNSG). The league was rebranded to the Chinese Volleyball Super League when it became fully professional in 2017. The champions qualify for the Asian Men's and Women's Club Volleyball Championships.
The women's league normally starts in November and ends in March of the following year, while the men's league starts in October and ends in February of the following year, lasting for about four months. The league is divided into four stages: the first two stages normally called the "Regular Season", and the last two stages called the "Playoffs".
The number of teams has increased from 12 to 14 since the 2017/18 season, for both men's and women's leagues. Start from 2023/24 Season, the teams of Women's League increased to 15.
Due to Covid-19, Season 2020/21 & 2021/22 shorten the competition to about 2 months, and held at a designated venue.
Kinas kvindelige volleyballforening er en professionel volleyballliga i Kina. Ligaen blev grundlagt i 1996 og består af 12 hold. De nuværende mestre er Tianjin Bohai Bank.
Ligaen er opdelt i to sæsoner, en forårssæson og en efterårssæson. Hver sæson består af et grundspil efterfulgt af slutspil. Grundspillet spilles som en dobbeltturnering, hvor hvert hold møder hinanden to gange, en gang hjemme og en gang på udebane. De fire bedste hold i grundspillet kvalificerer sig til slutspillet.
Slutspillet spilles som en enkeltudskilningsturnering. De to vindere af semifinalerne mødes i finalen.
Kinas kvindelige volleyballforening er en af de stærkeste volleyballligaer i verden. Ligaen har produceret mange af verdens bedste volleyballspillere, herunder Lang Ping, Zhu Ting og Yuan Xinyue.