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{{Short description|Indian professional volleyball league}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name = Pro Volleyball League
| logo =
| administrator = [[Volleyball Federation of India]] Head Digital Works Pvt. Ltd. [https://baselineventures.com/ Baseline Ventures]
| ceo = [[Joy Bhattacharjya]]
| champion = [[Chennai Spartans]]
| champ_season =
| most_champs =
| country = {{IND}}
| title = Pro Volleyball League
| pixels =
| founded =
| replaced = [[Prime Volleyball League]]
| inaugural = 2019
| last_season = 2019 Pro Volleyball League
| current_season =
| sport = [[Volleyball]]
| teams = [[Pro Volleyball League#Teams|6]]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium]]
| tv = [[Sony Pictures Networks India]]
| website = {{URL|provolleyball.in}}
}}

'''Pro Volleyball League''' ('''PVL''') was a professional men's [[volleyball|indoor volleyball]] league in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/vfi-announces-launch-of-volleyball-league/articleshow/64162118.cms|title=VFI announces launch of volleyball league|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> The inaugural season took place in February 2019.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/903550/pro-volleyball-league-to-feature-six-teams-in-first-season-player-auction-to-be-held-in-december|title=Pro Volleyball League to feature six teams in the first season, player auction to be held in December|website=Scroll.in|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> The league was an initiative between the [[Volleyball Federation of India]], Head Digital Works Pvt. Ltd. and [https://baselineventures.com/ Baseline Ventures]. The inaugural season of the league was won by [[Chennai Spartans]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/volleyball/pro-volleyball-league-pvl-final-live-chennai-spartans-vs-calicut-heroes-rudy-verhoeff-jerome-vinith-paul-lotman/article26342257.ece|title=PVL Final: Chennai Spartans hammers Calicut Heroes to claim title|last=Sportstar|first=Team|website=Sportstar|date=22 February 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref> In June 2022, the league was rebranded as [[Prime Volleyball League]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-22 |title=Prime Volleyball League: Renamed from Pro Volleyball League, top-level volleyball returns after one-year absence |url=https://www.insidesport.in/prime-volleyball-league-renamed-from-pro-volleyball-league-top-level-volleyball-returns-after-one-year-absence/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=www.insidesport.in |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Structure ==
The Pro Volleyball League encompassed six franchises, representing cities across [[India]]. All teams filed tenders with [[Baseline Ventures]], listing the two cities they would be interested in bidding for.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/pro-volleyball-league-floats-franchise-bid-tenders-118051500083_1.html|title=Pro Volleyball League floats franchise bid tenders|date=15 May 2018|access-date=21 January 2019|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> The teams were officially announced at a press conference in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/pro-volleyball-league-to-start-with-6-teams/articleshow/66819803.cms|title=Pro Volleyball League to start with six teams|first=Gaurav|last=Laghate|date=27 November 2018|access-date=21 January 2019|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>

==Teams==
{{Location map+|India3|float=right|width=300|alt=Locations of Pro Volleyball League teams|caption=Locations of Pro Volleyball League teams|places={{Location map~ |India3 |lat=23.0225 |long=72.5714 |label_size=90 |label=[[Ahmedabad Defenders]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=11.2588 |long=75.7804 |label_size=90 |label=[[Calicut Heroes]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=13.0827 |long=80.2707 |label_size=90 |label=[[Chennai Spartans]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=17.3850 |long=78.4867 |label_size=90 |label=[[Black Hawks Hyderabad]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=9.9312 |long=76.2673 |label_size=90 |label=[[Kochi Blue Spikers]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=19.0760 |long=72.8777 |label_size=90 |label=[[U Mumba Volley]] |position=right}}}}
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#ffdf00;color:#025CAA"| City
!style="background:#ffdf00;color:#025CAA"| Team Name
!style="background:#ffdf00;color:#025CAA"| International Players
!style="background:#ffdf00;color:#025CAA"| Team Owner
|-
| [[Ahmedabad]] || [[Ahmedabad Defenders]] || [[Novica Bjelica]] and Victor Sysoev || Bonhomie Sports Event Management Limited<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/pro-volleyball-signs-nippon-paint-as-associate-sponsor-for-first-two-seasons/articleshow/67352234.cms|title=Pro Volleyball signs Nippon Paint as associate sponsor for first two seasons|first=Gaurav|last=Laghate|date=2 January 2019|access-date=21 January 2019|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kozhikode]] || [[Calicut Heroes]] || [[Paul Lotman]] and Iluoni Ngampourou || Beacon Sports<ref name="auto1"/>
|-
| [[Chennai]] || [[Chennai Spartans]] ||[[Rudy Verhoeff]] and [[Ruslans Sorokins]]|| Chennai Spartans Sports Private Limited<ref name="auto1"/>
|-
| [[Hyderabad]] || [[Black Hawks Hyderabad]] || [[Carson Clark]] and Alexander Bader || Agile Entertainment Private Limited<ref name="auto1"/>
|-
| [[Kochi]] || [[Kochi Blue Spikers]] || [[David Lee (volleyball)|David Lee]] and Andrej Patuc ||[[Muthoot Family|Thomas Muthoot]]<ref name="auto1"/>
|-
| [[Mumbai]] || [[U Mumba Volley]] || [[Tomislav Coskovic]] and Nicholas Del Bianco ||[[Ronnie Screwvala|U Sports]]<ref name="auto1"/>
|}

== Format ==
Each team will have 12 players with a maximum of two reserve players. All teams have a salary purse of {{currency|75|INR}} [[lakh]]s from which they pick their team via an auction and player draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pro Volleyball League to feature six teams in the first season, player auction to be held in December |url=https://scroll.in/field/903550/pro-volleyball-league-to-feature-six-teams-in-first-season-player-auction-to-be-held-in-december |access-date=21 January 2019 |website=Scroll.in}}</ref> Players are divided into five categories – International Icons, Indian Icons, Sr. Indian Internationals, Nationals, and U-21 players. The International Icon players are picked through a draft process while the Indian players are chosen via an auction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidesport.co/pro-volleyball-season-1-player-draft-auction-on-december/|title=Date and venue announced for Pro Volleyball player draft auction|first=Kunal|last=Dhyani|date=6 December 2018|website=Insidesport.co|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> [[Ranjit Singh (volleyball)|Ranjit Singh]] of Punjab emerged as the top pick in Season 1. [[Ahmedabad Defenders]] shelled out {{INR|13}} lakhs for him at the auction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ranjit-singh-emerges-as-top-pick-in-inaugural-pro-volleyball-league-player-auction/1440094|title=Ranjit Singh emerges as top pick in inaugural Pro Volleyball League player auction|website=Outlookindia.com/|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>

There were a total of 18 matches in Season 1. Each team plays against each other in a round-robin format with the top 4 teams moving into the Semi-Finals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/pro-volleyball-league-to-start-with-6-teams/articleshow/66819803.cms|title=Pro Volleyball League to start with 6 teams|last=Laghate|first=Gaurav|date=2018-11-27|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref> In Season 1, matches were held in [[Kochi]] at the [[Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium]] and in [[Chennai]] at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]].{{fact|date=August 2022}}

== Season 1 ==
{{Main|2019 Pro Volleyball League}}
The first season started on 2 February 2019 and concluded on 22 February 2019.

=== Fixtures ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Date
! Venue
! Phase
! Fixture
! Winner
! Result
! Man of the match
|-
|02-Feb-19
| rowspan="12" |[[Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Kochi]]
|Matchday 1 - Round Robin
|Kochi Blue Spikers Vs U Mumba Volley
|Kochi<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/6|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|4-1
|[[Mohan Ukkrapandian]]
|-
|03-Feb-19
|Matchday 2 - Round Robin
|Calicut Heroes Vs Chennai Spartans
|Calicut<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/7|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|4-1
|Ajith Lal C
|-
|04-Feb-19
|Matchday 3 - Round Robin
|Ahmedabad Defenders Vs Blackhawks Hyderabad
|Hyderabad<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/8|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|2-3
|[[Carson Clark]]
|-
|05-Feb-19
|Matchday 4 - Round Robin
|Calicut Heroes Vs U Mumba Volley
|Calicut<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/9|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|3-2
|Saqlain Tariq
|-
|06-Feb-19
|Matchday 5 - Round Robin
|Kochi Blue Spikers Vs Ahmedabad Defenders
|Kochi<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/10|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|3-2
|[[Mohan Ukkrapandian]]
|-
|07-Feb-19
|Matchday 6 - Round Robin
|Chennai Spartans Vs Blackhawks Hyderabad
|Chennai<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/11|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|4-1
|[[Naveen Raja Jacob]]
|-
|08-Feb-19
|Matchday 7 - Round Robin
|Kochi Blue Spikers Vs Blackhawks Hyderabad
|Kochi<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/12|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|3-2
|[[David Lee (volleyball)|David Lee]]
|-
|09-Feb-19
|Matchday 8 - Round Robin
|Kochi Blue Spikers Vs Calicut Heroes
|Calicut<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/13|title=Match Results|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|0-5
|[[Paul Lotman]]
|-
|10-Feb-19
|Matchday 9 - Round Robin
|Calicut Heroes Vs Blackhawks Hyderabad
|Calicut<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/14|title=Match Results|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|3-2
|[[Kamlesh Khatik]]
|-
|11-Feb-19
|Matchday 10 - Round Robin
|Kochi Blue Spikers Vs Chennai Spartans
|Kochi<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/15|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|3-2
|[[David Lee (volleyball)|David Lee]]
|-
|12-Feb-19
|Matchday 11 - Round Robin
|U Mumba Volley Vs Blackhawks Hyderabad
|Hyderabad<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/16|title=Match Results|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|2-3
|[[Carson Clark]]
|-
|13-Feb-19
|Matchday 12 - Round Robin
|Calicut Heroes Vs Ahmedabad Defenders
|Calicut <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/17|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|4-1
|[[Paul Lotman]]
|-
|16-Feb-19
| rowspan="6" |[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai]]
|Matchday 13 - Round Robin
|Chennai Spartans Vs U Mumba Volley
|Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/18|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|2-3
|Deepesh Sinha
|-
|17-Feb-19
|Matchday 14 - Round Robin
|Chennai Spartans Vs Ahmedabad Defenders
|Chennai<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/19|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|4-1
|[[Rudy Verhoeff]]
|-
|18-Feb-19
|Matchday 15 - Round Robin
|U Mumba Volley Vs Ahmedabad Defenders
|Mumbai<ref name="Match Result">{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/20|title=Match Result|website=www.provolleyball.in}}</ref>
|4-1
|Vinit Kumar
|-
|19-Feb-19
|Matchday 16 - Semi Final 1
|Calicut Heroes Vs U Mumba Volley
|Calicut <ref name="Match Result"/>
|3-0
|Jerome Vinith
|-
|20-Feb-19
|Matchday 17 - Semi Final 2
|Kochi Blue Spikers Vs Chennai Spartans
|Chennai<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/28|title=Match Center|website=www.provolleyball.in|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref>
|2-3
|[[Ruslans Sorokins|Ruslans Sorokin]]
|-
|22-Feb-19
|Matchday 18 - Final
|Calicut Heroes Vs Chennai Spartans
|Chennai<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.provolleyball.in/MatchCentre/30|title=Match Center|website=www.provolleyball.in|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref>
|0-3
|[[Naveen Raja Jacob]]
|}

== See also ==
* [[Prime Volleyball League]]
* [[Indian Volley League]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Pro Volleyball League}}
{{Volleyball in India}}
{{National sports leagues of India}}
{{Professional Men's Volleyball Leagues}}

[[Category:Sport in India]]
[[Category:Volleyball in India]]
[[Category:Professional sports leagues in India]]

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