The PVL format has changed again for the league’s 10th season. The Premier Volleyball League’s 2026-27 All-Filipino Conference is split into three series, Siklab, Sigla, and Sinag, and for the first time the league will crown a single season champion, the Philippine Grand Champion.
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This guide explains how the season is organized, which teams are taking part, and how the three series lead to the title. For results and standings, follow our PVL and volleyball news.
How does the PVL season work?
The PVL is the Philippines’ top women’s club volleyball league. Since the 2025-26 season, its calendar runs from June to May, and each season is divided into tournaments called conferences, each with its own format and champion.
The 2026-27 season has three parts. Two preseason events came first, and the All-Filipino Conference is expected to be the season’s only regular tournament, running from October 2026 to April 2027.
| Stage | Dates | Teams | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| PVL on Tour | July 8 to August 22, 2026 | 9 | Preseason tournament played around the country |
| Invitational Conference | After PVL on Tour | 6 | Top four local teams from last season plus two guest teams |
| All-Filipino Conference | October 10, 2026 to April 2027 | 9 | The main tournament, split into three series |
This season’s Invitational Conference featured guest teams Ho Chi Minh City from Vietnam and Est Cola from Thailand. Although it was part of the preseason, it still counts as a major conference in the league’s records.
The three types of PVL conference
Over the years, the PVL has used three kinds of conference. The All-Filipino Conference, called the Open Conference until 2023, allows only Filipino players. The Reinforced Conference lets each team add one foreign guest player, and the Invitational Conference brings in guest teams from other countries to face selected PVL clubs.
Which conferences run, and in what order, can change from season to season. That’s why the 2026-27 schedule, with one long All-Filipino Conference as its centerpiece, is a notable change from seasons that had two or three conferences of similar weight.
Which teams are in the PVL?
Nine teams are competing in the 2026-27 All-Filipino Conference. Several clubs share an owner, which is why some pairs are known as sister teams.
| Team | Owner or affiliation | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akari Chargers | Akari Lighting & Technology | Tina Salak | Justine Jazareno |
| Capital1 Solar Spikers | CapitalOne Energy Corp. | Jorge de Brito | Pauline Gaston |
| Choco Mucho Flying Titans | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Dante Alinsunurin | Desiree Cheng |
| Creamline Cool Smashers | Republic Biscuit Corporation | Sherwin Meneses | Alyssa Valdez |
| Farm Fresh Foxies | Farm Fresh / Strong Group Athletics | Koji Tsuzurabara | Louie Romero |
| Galeries Tower Highrisers | Grand Taipan Land Development | Aying Esteban | To be announced |
| Nxled Chameleons | Akari Lighting & Technology | Ettore Guidetti | Brooke Van Sickle |
| PLDT High Speed Hitters | PLDT Inc. | Rald Ricafort | Kath Arado |
| Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | Zuspresso / Strong Group Athletics | Jerry Yee | Cloanne Mondoñedo |
Creamline, an 11-time PVL champion, are the defending All-Filipino Conference champions after beating Cignal, now defunct, in last season’s finals. The conference also marks the return of several Alas Pilipinas national team players to their clubs, including Bella Belen, Sisi Rondina, Eya Laure, and Jia de Guzman.
What are the Siklab, Sigla, and Sinag series?
The 2026-27 All-Filipino Conference is played in three series. Siklab and Sigla use the same traditional format and each crowns its own series winner, while Sinag is a final playoff tournament for the season title. Points from the first two series decide where each team starts in Sinag.
| Series | Dates | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Siklab | October 10 to early December 2026 | Single round robin, then semifinals and finals |
| Sigla | January to March 2027 | Same format as Siklab |
| Sinag | March to April 2027 | Seeded playoff for the Philippine Grand Champion |
Siklab and Sigla
In each of the first two series, the nine teams play a single round robin, with every team playing the other eight once. The top four advance to the semifinals, where the first and second seeds have a twice-to-beat advantage over the fourth and third seeds. The semifinal winners meet in a best-of-three final, and the losers play a best-of-three series for third place. Siklab opened on October 10 with Capital1 against Choco Mucho, followed later that day by Creamline against Akari.
One rule differs between the two. In Siklab, an all-to-play rule requires every player on a team to play in at least three rallies. In Sigla, the rule is dropped, so coaches can manage their rosters freely.
Sinag
All nine teams play in Sinag, but where they start depends on their combined points from Siklab and Sigla. The higher a team finishes, the fewer rounds it needs to win.
| Combined points rank | Where the team starts in Sinag |
|---|---|
| 1st and 2nd | Semifinals |
| 3rd and 4th | Second round of the play-in tournament |
| 5th and 6th | First round of the play-in tournament |
| 7th to 9th | Preliminary round: a round robin where the top two advance and the last team is eliminated |
The play-in uses a stepladder format across two brackets, and the two bracket winners join the top two teams in the semifinals. In Sinag, both the semifinals and the final are best of three with no advantage, and the winner of the final becomes the first Philippine Grand Champion.
How are PVL standings decided?
Teams are ranked first by wins, then by match points. The points system rewards straight-set results, so how a team wins matters as well as whether it wins.
| Match result | Points earned |
|---|---|
| Win 3-0 or 3-1 | 3 |
| Win 3-2 | 2 |
| Lose 2-3 | 1 |
| Lose 0-3 or 1-3 | 0 |
If teams are still level, they are separated by set ratio (sets won divided by sets lost), then by point ratio (points won divided by points lost). If a tie remains, the same steps are applied using only the matches between the tied teams.
Where and how to watch the PVL
Most PVL matches are played in Metro Manila at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, Araneta Coliseum, PhilSports Arena, and Filoil Centre, with tour stops elsewhere in the country. This season opened at the SM Seaside Cebu Arena, the first time the league has started a season there.
For the first time, the men’s Spikers’ Turf is sharing match days with the PVL, with men’s games scheduled between women’s matches. Matches air on One Sports and One Sports+, and match-by-match schedules are posted on pvl.ph, where dates and venues are updated through the conference.
What the format means for fans and bettors
The three-series format means almost every match counts twice: once for the current series and again toward Sinag seeding. A team that finishes outside the top four in Siklab can still earn a strong seed with a big Sigla, which keeps more teams in the race for the Grand Championship.
The points system also explains why five-set matches matter, since a 3-2 win is worth less than a 3-0 or 3-1 win. Our volleyball betting guide explains how set and point markets work for PVL matches. Betting is for adults aged 21 and over.
