2022–23 V-League (South Korea)

The 2022–23 V-League season is the 19th season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season run from 22 October 2022 to 7 April 2023.^[1]

2022–23 V-League
League	V-League
Sport	Volleyball
Duration	22 October 2022 – 7 April 2023
Number of games	209
Number of teams	M: 7 W: 7
Regular season (Men's)
Top seed	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
Top scorer	Leonardo Leyva (Ansan OK)
Regular season (Women's)
Top seed	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
Top scorer	Elizabet Inneh Varga (Daejeon KGC)
Finals
Champions	M: Incheon Korean Air Jumbos W: Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-pass
Runners-up	M: Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers W: Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders
Finals MVP	M: Han Sun-soo W: Khat Bell
V-League seasons
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Teams

Men's clubs

 

 

Ansan

 

Cheonan

 

Daejeon

 

Uijeongbu

 

Incheon

 

Seoul

 

Suwon

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Location of teams in V-League Men's Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ansan OK Financial Group Okman	Ansan	Sangnoksu Gymnasium	2,700
Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers	Cheonan	Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium	5,482 [1]
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	Daejeon	Chungmu Gymnasium	5,000 [2]
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	Uijeongbu	Uijeongbu Gymnasium	6,240 [3]
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	Incheon	Gyeyang Gymnasium	4,270
Seoul Woori Card Wibee	Seoul	Jangchung Gymnasium	4,507 [4]
Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	Suwon	Suwon Gymnasium	4,317 [5]

Women's clubs

 

 

Daejeon

 

Gimcheon

 

Seoul

 

Hwaseong

 

Incheon

 

Suwon

 

Gwangju

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Location of teams in V-League Women's Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Daejeon KGC	Daejeon	Chungmu Gymnasium	5,000 [6]
Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-pass	Gimcheon	Gimcheon Gymnasium	6,000
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	Seoul	Jangchung Gymnasium	4,507 [7]
Hwaseong IBK Altos	Hwaseong	Hwaseong Gymnasium	5,158
Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders	Incheon	Samsan World Gymnasium	7,140
Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate	Suwon	Suwon Gymnasium	4,317 [8]
Gwangju AI Peppers	Gwangju	Yeomju Gymnasium	8,500

Season standing procedure

1. Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser.
2. Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser.
3. Standings – Points, matches won, Sets ratio, Points ratio, then Result of the last match between the tied teams
4. If the 4th-placed team finishes within three points of the 3rd placed team, an extra league game is played between these two teams.

Regular season

• If the fourth ranked team finishes within three points of the third ranked team, a semi playoff will be held between the two teams to decide who advances to the playoff game.

League table (Men's)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SR	SPR	Qualification
1	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	36	26	10	76	1.833	1.083	Championship
2	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	36	22	14	67	1.351	1.040	Playoff
3	Seoul Woori Card Wibee	36	19	17	56	1.000	1.021
4	Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	36	17	19	53	1.014	1.012
5	Ansan OKman	36	16	20	48	0.838	0.954
6	Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	36	15	21	42	0.734	0.946
7	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	36	11	25	33	0.671	0.952

Source: League table (Men's)

League table (Women's)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SR	SPR	Qualification
1	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders	36	27	9	82	2.114	1.109	Championship
2	Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	36	24	12	70	1.554	1.079	Playoff
3	Gimcheon Hi-pass	36	20	16	60	1.149	1.015
4	Daejeon KGC	36	19	17	56	1.000	1.009
5	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	36	16	20	48	0.880	0.996
6	Hwaseong IBK Altos	36	15	21	48	0.803	0.972
7	Gwangju AI Peppers	36	5	31	14	0.347	0.835

Source: League table (Women's)

Results / Fixtures – Men

Rounds 1 and 2

Home \ Away	INC	CHN	ANS	DEJ	SEL	UJB	SUW
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos		3–0	2–3	3–0	3–0	3–1	3–2
Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	0–3		0–3	3–0	3–1	3–1	2–3
Ansan OKman	1–3	2–3		3–2	0–3	3–0	0–3
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	0–3	1–3	1–3		2–3	3–2	2–3
Seoul Woori Card Wibee	3–2	0–3	3–1	3–1		0–3	3–2
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	0–3	0–3	3–2	0–3	1–3		3–1
Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	0–3	0–3	1–3	3–0	3–1	3–0

Source: Round 1 & Round 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rounds 3 and 4

Home \ Away	INC	CHN	ANS	DEJ	SEL	UJB	SUW
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos		3–2	3–0	3–2	3–0	3–0	3–2
Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	1–3		1–3	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3
Ansan OKman	3–0	0–3		3–0	1–3	3–1	3–1
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	1–3	0–3	3–1		3–2	1–3	3–2
Seoul Woori Card Wibee	3–2	3–1	3–2	3–1		3–0	2–3
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	3–0	0–3	1–3	3–1	3–0		3–1
Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	2–3	1–3	3–0	2–3*	2–3	3–2

Source: Round 3 & Round 4
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

* game played at away team's ground

Rounds 5 and 6

Home \ Away	INC	CHN	ANS	DEJ	SEL	UJB	SUW
Incheon Korean Air Jumbos		3–0	3–0	2–3	3–2	3–1	1–3
Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	3–1		3–1	3–2	3–0	2–3	0–3
Ansan OKman	0–3	3–0		3–0	3–2	2–3	3–2
Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	3–0	1–3	3–0		2–3	1–3	2–3*
Seoul Woori Card Wibee	3–0	0–3	3–0	0–3		2–3	3–0
Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	0–3	1–3	3–0	0–3	1–3		3–2
Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–0	3–2	1–3

Source: Round 5 & Round 6
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

* game played at away team's ground

Results / Fixtures – Women

Rounds 1 and 2

Home \ Away	SEL	DEJ	HWA	INC	GIM	SUW	GWA
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX		0–3	1–3	0–3	0–3	2–3	3–1
Daejeon KGC	1–3		0–3	0–3	1–3	2–3	3–1
Hwaseong IBK Altos	0–3	2–3		1–3	1–3	1–3	3–1
Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders	2–3	3–0	3–0		3–2	0–3	3–0
Gimcheon Hi-pass	3–2	3–2	1–3	1–3		2–3	3–0
Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	3–0	3–2	3–0	3–1	3–0		3–0
Gwangju AI Peppers	1–3	2–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3

Source: Round 1 & Round 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rounds 3 and 4

Home \ Away	SEL	DEJ	HWA	INC	GIM	SUW	GWA
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX		3–2	3–0	2–3*	1–3	3–2	1–3*
Daejeon KGC	3–1		3–0	1–3	2–3	3–2	3–1
Hwaseong IBK Altos	3–2	1–3		1–3	3–0	0–3	3–0
Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders	3–2	1–3	3–0		3–2	2–3	3–1
Gimcheon Hi-pass	1–3	3–1	3–2	0–3		3–1	1–3
Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	3–1	3–1	3–0	1–3	3–1		3–0
Gwangju AI Peppers	0–3	0–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	0–3

Source: Round 3 & Round 4
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

* game played at away team's ground

Rounds 5 and 6

Home \ Away	SEL	DEJ	HWA	INC	GIM	SUW	GWA
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX		1–3	2–3	1–3	0–3	0–3	3–0
Daejeon KGC	0–3		3–2	0–3	0–3	3–2	3–1
Hwaseong IBK Altos	3–1	0–3		0–3	3–1	3–0	2–3
Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders	2–3*	3–0	1–3		3–0	3–1	3–0
Gimcheon Hi-pass	1–3	2–3	3–1	3–1		3–2	2–3
Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	3–0	1–3	3–2	0–3	1–3		3–2
Gwangju AI Peppers	0–3*	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	3–2

Source: Round 5 & Round 6
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

* game played at away team's ground

Final stage

Bracket (Men's)

	Playoff							Championship
								1	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	3	3	3
	2	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	3	2	3			2	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	1	0	2
	3	Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	2	3	1

Bracket (Women's)

	Playoff							Championship
								1	Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders	3	3	1	1	2
	2	Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	1	0				3	Gimcheon Hi-pass	1	0	3	3	3
	3	Gimcheon Hi-pass	3	3

Attendance

Men's teams

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Seoul Woori Card Wibee	46,593	3,273	1,608	2,589	+238.0%^†
2	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers	30,400	2,626	952	1,689	+105.2%^†
3	Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars	28,471	2,748	834	1,582	+132.3%^†
4	Ansan Rush & Cash	25,756	2,662	612	1,431	+188.5%^†
5	Incheon Korean Air Jumbos	23,923	2,194	685	1,329	+91.5%^†
6	Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm	21,251	2,374	552	1,181	+84.2%^†
7	Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs	18,599	1,633	567	1,033	+89.5%^†
	League total	194,993	3,273	552	1,548	+133.1%^†

Source: [9]
Notes:
Attendances taken from individual match pages and calculated by spreadsheet

• Many games from the previous season had restricted attendance due to COVID protocols.

Women's teams

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders	81,708	6,110	2,822	4,539	+241.0%^†
2	GS Caltex Seoul KIXX	48,897	3,331	1,517	2,717	+91.2%^†
3	Suwon Hyundai Hillstate	42,517	3,791	996	2,342	+76.1%^†
4	Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass	40,727	4,375	982	2,263	+66.0%^†
5	Daejeon KGC	34,973	3,374	859	1,943	+58.2%^†
6	Hwaseong IBK Altos	33,111	3,709	1,013	1,840	+32.0%^†
7	Gwangju AI Peppers	32,613	3,000	786	1,812	+38.0%^†
	League total	314,816	6,110	786	2,494	+86.1%^†

Source: [10]
Notes:
Attendances taken from individual match pages and calculated by spreadsheet

• Many games from the previous season had restricted attendance due to COVID protocols.

Top Performers

Men's (Points) Rank Player Club Points 1   Leonardo Leyva Ansan OKman 921 2   Thijs Ter Horst Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 882 3   Ahmed Ikhbayri Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs 875 4   Oreol Camejo Durruthy Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 625 5   Na Gyeong-bok Seoul Woori Card Wibee 603 6   Lincoln Williams Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 599 7   Heo Su-bong Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 582 8   Andrés Villena Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 555 9   Liberman Agamez Seoul Woori Card Wibee 523 10   Jung Ji-seok Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 507 Source: 남자부 선수 기록

Women's (Points) Rank Player Club Points 1   Elizabet Inneh Varga Daejeon KGC 1015 2   Laetitia Moma Bassoko GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 879 3   Jelena Mladjenović Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 821 4   Nia Reed Gwangju AI Peppers 717 5   Kim Yeon-koung Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 669 6   Daly Santana Hwaseong IBK Altos 606 7   Pyo Seung-ju Hwaseong IBK Altos 529 8   Park Jeong-ah Gimcheon Hi-pass 526 9   Yang Hyo-jin Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 523 10   Lee So-young Daejeon KGC 457 Source: 여자부 선수 기록

Player of the Round

Men's Round Player Club 1   Nikola Meljanac Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 2   Han Sun-soo Incheon Korean Air Jumbos 3   Leonardo Leyva Ansan OKman 4   Thijs Ter Horst Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 5   Heo Su-bong Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers 6   Han Sun-soo Incheon Korean Air Jumbos

Women's Round Player Club 1   Kim Yeon-koung Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 2   Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 3   Kim Yeon-koung Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 4   Jelena Mladjenović Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 5   Kim Yeon-koung Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders 6   Kim Yeon-koung Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders

Final standing

Men's League Rank Team   Incheon Korean Air Jumbos   Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers   Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm 4 Seoul Woori Card Wibee 5 Ansan OKman 6 Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars 7 Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs

Women's League Rank Team   Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-pass   Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders   Suwon Hyundai Hillstate 4 Daejeon KGC 5 GS Caltex Seoul KIXX 6 Hwaseong IBK Altos 7 Gwangju AI Peppers

References

1. "[보도자료] 19번째 대장정의 시작! 도드람 2022~2023 V-리그 개막::KOVO 한국배구연맹::". www.kovo.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 4 January 2023.