Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol

The Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol (Spanish for Senior National Volleyball League) is the top level Peruvian volleyball competition and it is organized by the Peruvian Volleyball Confederation. There are both men's and women's competitions. The number of participating clubs has been 12 per division since the 2011–12 season. The team champions qualify for the men's and women's South American Volleyball Club Championship.

Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol
SportVolleyball
Founded1965
No. of teams9 (men)
12 (women)
CountryPeru
Most recent
champion(s)
Peerless (men's)
Regatas Lima (8) (women's)
Most titlesPeerless (8) (men's)
Regatas Lima (8) (women's)
TV partner(s)CMD
Relegation toLiga Intermedia de Voleibol
Official website[1]

History

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Although Peru had volleyball competitions prior to 2004, in that year the Federación Peruana de Voleibol, Peru's Volleyball Confederation, organized the first tournament. The original format was heavily criticized due to poor organization from the sponsors and the teams. However, after Telefónica (now Movistar) decided to sponsor the Liga Nacional and change the format to include more teams and make the tournament more competitive, it grew, even becoming the qualifying tournament for Peruvian volleyball clubs to the South American Volleyball Club Championship.

Format

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The original format that was used from 2004 to 2007–08 had 12 teams in two pools of 6, each team played once against the other 5 teams in the pool, after the first round matches were played, the 3 top teams from each pool formed a new final pool where the winner was declared champion while the bottom 3 teams from each pool played against each other as the bottom 2 teams from that round lost the category.

After Telefónica Peru joined the organizing comite, the format changed to include teams from clubs from all states in Peru and not just Lima. The competition had two parts, the Apertura and Clausura.

The Apertura was played first, consisted of a Round-Robyn system between 14 and 16 teams, after all matches are played the top 8 teams will move on while the bottom 6 or 8 teams are eliminated, the bottom 2 teams are at risk of losing the category. The top 8 teams will play the quarterfinals as follows: 1° VS 8°, 2° VS 7°, 3° VS 6° and 4° VS 5°. The winners will play the semifinals with the winning team from the 1° VS 8° match against the winner from the 4° VS 5° match, and the other two winning teams will play the other semifinal. The winners from the semifinals play for the first place while the losers play for the third place.

The Clausura was played a few months later, the top 8 teams will compete again in a Round-Robyn system, the top 4 teams will advance to the second round, in case the winning team from the Apertura finishes in 5th to 8th place, they will still advance to the second round with the top 3 teams. The 4 remaining teams will play against each other again, after each team has played the other 3, the ranking determines the semifinals, 1° VS 4° and 2° VS 3° with the winners from each match competing for the gold medal and the title of Champions of the Season while the losing teams play for the bronze medal.

As of the 2011–12 season, the competition uses the Regular Season formula which is 12 teams play two Round-Robyn tournaments, "Home and Away", the top eight teams after both rounds play the quarterfinals as follows: 1° VS 8°, 2° VS 7°, 3° VS 6° and 4° VS 5°. The winners will play the semifinals with the winning team from the 1° VS 8° match against the winner from the 4° VS 5° match, and the other two winning teams will play the other semifinal. The winners from the semifinals play for the first place while the losers play for the third place.

The winning team from the season qualifies for the Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship.

Women's Competition

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División Superior de Vóley (DISUNVOL)

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Prior to the Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol, the Peruvian Volleyball Federation had an inter-club competition known as the "Disunvol".[1] The Disunvol was dissolved in 2002 following the FIVB's decision to disenroll Peru from all competitions.[2]

The following is a list of champions in the DISUNVOL era:[3][4]

Season Champion
1965 Divino Maestro
1966 Divino Maestro
1968 Divino Maestro
1970 Divino Maestro
1971 Divino Maestro
1972 Divino Maestro
1973 Divino Maestro
1975 Divino Maestro
1976 Divino Maestro
1977 Divino Maestro
1978 Divino Maestro
1979 Deportivo JUCU
1980 Power
1981 Power
1982 Power
1983 Power
1984 Power
1985 Power
1986 Power
1987 Power
1988 Power
1989 Power
1990 Power
1991 Alianza Lima
1992 Alianza Lima
1993 Alianza Lima
1994 Cristal Bancoper
1995 Sipesa Juventus
1996–97 Regatas Lima
1998–99 Sipesa Juventus
2000 ABC San Felipe
2001 ABC San Felipe

Titles by club

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Club Titles Seasons won
Power 11 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Divino Maestro 11 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Alianza Lima 3 1991, 1992, 1993
ABC San Felipe 2 2000, 2001
Sipesa Juventus 2 1995, 1998–99
Cristal Bancoper 1 1994
Deportivo JUCU 1 1979
Regatas Lima 1 1996–97

Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol

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Ed. Season Champion Runner-up
1
2002–03 Regatas Lima Deportivo Wanka
2
2003–04 Circolo Sportivo Italiano
3
2004–05 Regatas Lima Géminis
4
2005–06 Regatas Lima Géminis
5
2006–07 Regatas Lima Latino Amisa
6
2007–08 Géminis Regatas Lima
7
2008–09 Circolo Sportivo Italiano Géminis
8
2009–10 Géminis Regatas Lima
9
2010–11 Divino Maestro Géminis
10
2011–12 Géminis Universidad San Martín
11
2012–13 Universidad César Vallejo Universidad San Martín
12
2013–14 Universidad San Martín Sporting Cristal
13
2014–15 Universidad San Martín Géminis
14
2015–16 Universidad San Martín Regatas Lima
15
2016–17 Regatas Lima Universidad San Martín
16
2017–18 Universidad San Martín Jaamsa
17
2018–19 Universidad San Martín Circolo Sportivo Italiano
2019–20 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
18
2020–21 Regatas Lima Alianza Lima
19
2021–22 Regatas Lima Alianza Lima
20
2022–23 Regatas Lima Alianza Lima
21
2023–24 Alianza Lima Universidad San Martín

Copa Nacional de Voley

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Season Champion Runner-up
2020[5] Jaamsa[6] Alianza Lima

Titles by club

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Club Titles Seasons won
Regatas Lima 8 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Universidad San Martín 5 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
Géminis 3 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
Circolo Sportivo Italiano 2 2003–04, 2008–09
Alianza Lima 1 2023–24
Divino Maestro 1 2010–11
Universidad César Vallejo 1 2012–13

Men's Competition

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Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol

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Ed. Season Champion Runner-up
1
2004 Wanka Callao Regatas Lima
2
2005 Wanka Callao Regatas Lima
3
2006 Wanka Callao Regatas Lima
4
2007 Wanka Callao Regatas Lima
5
2008 Asociación Huaquillay Flamenco
6
2009 Wanka Callao Asociación Huaquillay
7
2010 Peerless Universidad de Lima
8
2011 Peerless Flamenco
9
2012 Vamos Peerless Flamenco
10
2013 Vamos Peerless Flamenco
11
2014 Universidad San Martín Vamos Peerless
12
2015 Vamos Peerless Universidad San Martín
13
2016 Unilever Regatas Lima
14
2017 Vamos Peerless Regatas Lima
15
2018 Regatas Lima Vamos Peerless
16
2019 Regatas Lima Vamos Peerless
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
17
2021 Vamos Peerless Regatas Lima
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2022 Vamos Peerless Regatas Lima
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2023 Vamos Peerless Regatas Lima

Titles by club

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Club Titles Seasons won
Vamos Peerless 9 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
Wanka Callao 5 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Regatas Lima 2 2018, 2019
Asociación Huaquillay 1 2008
Universidad San Martín 1 2014
Unilever 1 2016

See also

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References

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