Wikipedia - V.Challenge League

V.League Division 2 (V2) and V.League Division 3 (V3) are the second- and third-level volleyball leagues for both men and women in Japan. For women tournament, was only held in Division 2

History

The league started in 1998 as V1 League. In 2006 the name of V1.League was changed in the V.Challenge League. The Champion and runner-up team could play the replacement game with lower place teams of V.premier League.

On 2 February 2014 Japan Volleyball League Organization announced that:

  1. V.Challenge League will be divided into V.Challenge League 1 and V.Challenge League 2 from next season.
  2. V.Challenge League 1 include higher 8 teams in the 2014–15 season.
  3. V.Challenge League 2 include lower teams in the 2014–15 season.
  4. Associate teams of JVL will play in the V.Challenge League 2.
  5. Bottom team of V.Challenge League 1 and top team of V.Challenge League 2 will compete a Promotion and relegation match except associate teams.

In 2018–2019 season, V.League (Japan) was reorganized and renamed with V.League Division 2 replacing V.Challenge League 1 and V.League Division 3 replacing V.Challenge League 2.

**Japan - V Challenge League 1 - Damer**

Japan - V Challenge League 1 er den nest øverste divisjonen i japansk volleyball for kvinner. Ligaen består av 10 lag som spiller en dobbel serie over totalt 18 kamper. De fire beste lagene går videre til sluttspillet, hvor vinneren blir rykket opp til V.League Division 1.

Ligaen er kjent for sin høye kvalitet på volleyball og har produsert mange spillere som har gått videre til å representere Japan internasjonalt. Noen av de mest bemerkelsesverdige lagene i ligaen i dag inkluderer Toyota Auto Body Queenseis, Kurobe AquaFairies og Denso Airybees.

V Challenge League 1 er en populær liga i Japan og tiltrekker seg et stort antall tilskuere til kampene. Ligaen er også godt dekket av media, med kamper som ofte blir sendt på direktelevisjon.