English National Volleyball League

Professional volleyball league

English Men's Volleyball League
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Mens National Volleyball League
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1977
First season	1977–78
CEO	Charlie Ford
Administrator	Volleyball England
No. of teams	10 (2023–24)
Country	England
Continent	Europe
Qualification	Promotion from Division 1
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	NVL Division 1
Domestic cup(s)	England Cup England Super Cup
International cup(s)	CEV Champions League CEV Cup CEV Challenge Cup
Official website	volleyballengland.org

The English Men's Volleyball League is the major volleyball national competition for men in England, established in 1977. It is organised by Volleyball England.

Competition format (Super League)

The teams get 3 points for a 3–0 or 3–1 victory, 2 points for a 3–2 victory, 1 point for a 2–3 defeat, and 0 points for a 0–3 or 1–3 defeat.

Competition history

In the 2023/2024 Super League Ten teams are participating : " Polonia London (London), Durham Palatinates (Durham), Stockport Volleyball Club (Manchester) , Essex Rebels (Colchester),Mallory Eagles UEL (London), Richmond Docklands (London), Newcastle Staffs (Stoke On Trent),Team Sunderland (Sunderland), Leeds Gorse Volleyball Club (Leeds), and The University Of Nottingham (Nottingham)”. The reigning champions (2022/2023) are Durham Palatinates, second place went to Mallory Eagles Volleyball Club.

Winners list

Years	Champions	Runners-up	Third place
1978	Sefton A	Blokk 75 & Deeside
1979	Kestrels	Speedwell
1980	Speedwell Furness	Kelly Girl International
1981	Competition Not Disputed
1982	Speedwell Rucanor	Kelly Girl International
1983	Speedwell Rucanor	Kelly Girl International
1984	Capital City Spikers	Polonia London
1985	Team Mizuno	Speedwell Rucanor
1986	Polonia London	Speedwell Rucanor
1987	Speedwell Rucanor	Polonia London
1988	Malory CLC	Liverpool City
1989	Malory CLC	Star Aquila
1990	Team Mizuno Malory	Speedwell Rucanor
1991	Team Mizuno Malory	Polonia Ealing
1992	Team Mizuno Malory	Reebok Liverpool
1993	Mizuno Lewisham	KLEA Leeds
1994	Mizuno Malory Lewisham	Polonia Ealing
1995	Mizuno Malory Lewisham	Newcastle Staffs
1996	Mizuno Malory Lewisham	Newcastle Staffs
1997	Malory Lewisham	Tooting Aquila
1998	Tooting Aquila	Malory Lewisham
1999	Malory London	City of Stoke
2000	Malory London	Wessex 1
2001	Malory London	Portsmouth Mayfield1
2002	Malory London	London Docklands
2003	London Malory	London Docklands
2004	London Malory	Warwick Riga	London Docklands
2005	London Malory	London Docklands	Sheffield VC
2006	London Malory	London Docklands	City of Bristol 1
2007	London Docklands	London Malory	Polonia London
2008	London Malory	Sheffield Volleyball Club	Coventry & Warwick Riga
2009	Sheffield VC	Coventry & Warwick Riga	Malory Eagles London
2010	Malory Eagles London	Sheffield VC	London Docklands
2011	Polonia London	Leeds Carnegie	Sheffield VC
2012	Leeds Carnegie	Polonia London	Team Northumbria
2013	Polonia London	Team Northumbria
2014	Sheffield VC	Team Northumbria
2015	Team Northumbria	Sheffield VC
2016	Polonia London	Team Northumbria
2017	Polonia London	Sheffield VC
2018	Team Northumbria	Polonia London	Sheffield VC
2019	Polonia London	Durham University	Wessex VC
2020	Suspended
2022	Durham Palatinates	Malory Eagles UEL	Richmond Docklands
2023	Durham Palatinates	Malory Eagles UEL	Polonia London
2024	Durham Palatinates	Polonia London	Essex Rebels

References

"NVL Winners and Runners–Up (Men)" (PDF). Volleyball England. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
"VOLLEYBALL ENGLAND NVL REGULATIONS 2021-22" (PDF). Volleyball England.
2005/06 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2006/07 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2007/08 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2008/09 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2009/10 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2010/11 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2011/12 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2012/13 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2013/14 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2014/15 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2015/16 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2016/17 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2017/18 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2018/19 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
2019/20 season Retrieved 14 May 2020
suspention of all matches until 20th May 2020 Retrieved 14 May 2020

External links

The English Volleyball Association

Volleyball in England

Volleyball England

National teams

Men	Senior U 21 U 19
Women	Senior U 20 U 18

League competitions

Men	English Volleyball League
Women	English Women's Volleyball League

Cup competitions

Men	English Volleyball Cup Super Cup
Women	English Women's Volleyball Cup Super Cup

Categories

Others	English coaches English clubs Main Arenas
Players	English players English beach volleyball players Expatriate players in England

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Top level men's volleyball leagues of Europe (CEV)

Men's volleyball leagues

Africa

Continental	African Clubs Championship
Domestic	Algeria Tunisia

Asia and Oceania

Continental	AVC Club Championship
Domestic	Australia China India Indonesia Iran Japan Nepal New Zealand Philippines Qatar South Korea Taiwan Thailand Vietnam

Europe

Continental	CEV Champions League
Regional	Baltic League MEVZA League NEVZA Clubs Championship
Domestic	Albania Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Czech Republic Czechoslovakia (defunct) Croatia Cyprus Denmark East Germany (defunct) England Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Israel Italy Lithuania Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Soviet Union (defunct) Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Yugoslavia (defunct)

North America

Domestic	Dominican Republic Puerto Rico United States
Universities	NAIA NJCAA

South America

Continental	South American Club Championship
Domestic	Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

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