The 2023 MPVA season was the first overall season of the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA). The preliminary round began on October 22, 2023 and ended on November 30, 2023. The playoffs then ran from December 2 to 21, 2023.[1] This season featured eight teams from across the country.[2]

2023 MPVA season
Tournament details
DatesPreliminary round:
October 22 – November 30, 2023
Playoffs:
December 2 – 21, 2023
Teams8
ChampionsBacoor City Strikers (1st title)
Runners-upNegros–ICC Blue Hawks
Third placeMarikina Lady Shoemasters
Fourth placeRizal Golden Coolers
Tournament awards
MVPShaila Omipon (Bacoor City)
Best SetterVenice Puzon (Rizal)
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPReyann Cañete (Negros)
Best LiberoAlyssa Eroa (Marikina)
Tournament statistics
Matches played57

The opening ceremony took place at Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal with a doubleheader featuring the Caloocan AM Spikers and Negros–ICC Blue Hawks in the first match, followed by the San Juan Lady Knights and Rizal Golden Coolers in the second match.[2]

The Bacoor City Strikers won the league's inaugural championship, after defeating the Negros–ICC Blue Hawks in three matches in the Finals. [3]

The succeeding 2024 season would be the league's first full-length season and is referred to as Season 1. To differentiate the two seasons, the 2023 season is retroactively referred to as the MPVA Inaugural Season.

Teams

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The inaugural season feature eight teams: six from Luzon, one from Visayas, and one from Mindanao. The league had previously announced teams based in Bulacan, Manila, and Quezon City, but all three deferred due to time constraints.[2] Each team's roster was revealed on October 21, 2023.[4]

Arenas

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At least one gameday is played in a team's designated home arena, usually located within the home locality of the team. Nasipit, Negros, and San Juan are exceptions, as these teams are assigned home venues in non-MPVA markets.

Team Arena Location Capacity
Bacoor City Strikers Strike Gymnasium Bacoor, Cavite 1,500
Biñan Tatak Gel Santa Rosa Sports Complex Santa Rosa, Laguna 5,700
Caloocan AM Spikers Caloocan Sports Complex Caloocan 2,500
Marikina Lady Shoemasters Marikina Sports Center Marikina 7,000
Nasipit Lady Spikers Baliwag Star Arena Baliwag, Bulacan 5,000
Negros–ICC Blue Hawks Ynares Sports Arena Pasig 3,000
Rizal Golden Coolers Ynares Center Antipolo, Rizal 7,400
San Juan Lady Knights University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Las Piñas N/A
Arellano University School of Law Manila N/A
Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila N/A

Roster regulations

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The league has a set of roster regulations, putting restrictions on which and how many players and which players each team can place onto its roster. The initial roster regulations are as follows:[1][5]

  • All players must at least eighteen (18) years old or above to be able to join a team.
  • Each team must have at least three homegrown players – local players who are native to their team's home locality.
  • Each team is limited to three ex-professional players – players with prior participation in professional leagues such as the defunct Philippine Super Liga or Premier Volleyball League.

Preliminary round

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The preliminary round began on October 22, 2023 with the opening ceremonies at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal. It was divided into two stages: the round-robin stage and the group stage. In the round-robin stage, all eight teams play one game against all other teams. In the group stage, two groups of four teams were formed, from there a round-robin format is then used for each group. In each gameday, a set of games are played in a team's homecourt, with the final game often featuring the designated home team.[6]

Pool standing procedure

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  • First, teams are ranked by the number of match points, wherein:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser.
    • Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser.
  • In case of any ties, the following criteria shall be used:
  1. Win-loss record
  2. Set ratio: number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
  3. Setpoint ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed.
  4. Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question.

Standings

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Pos Grp Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 A Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 10 9 1 27 29 8 3.625 871 659 1.322 Twice-to-beat in Quarterfinals
2 B Rizal Golden Coolers 10 8 2 23 26 12 2.167 989 797 1.241
3 A Bacoor City Strikers 10 6 4 17 23 18 1.278 914 854 1.070
4 B Nasipit Lady Spikers 10 4 6 14 17 21 0.810 855 823 1.039
5 A Marikina Lady Shoemasters 10 4 6 13 19 23 0.826 901 918 0.981 Twice-to-win in Quarterfinals
6 B Caloocan AM Spikers 10 3 7 10 14 25 0.560 805 889 0.906
7 A Biñan Tatak Gel 10 3 7 9 14 25 0.560 780 908 0.859
8 B San Juan Lady Knights 10 3 7 7 15 25 0.600 880 946 0.930
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Pool standing procedure

Results table

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Legend
Won in 3/4 sets Lost in 3/4 sets
Won in 5 sets Lost in 5 sets
Bold indicates home match
2023 MPVA season results table
Team Match
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Bacoor City
(BCR)
NAS
1–3
RZL
2–3
NEG
3–2
BIN
3–1
MAR
3–1
SJ
3–0
CAL
3–1
BIN
3–2
NEG
1–3
MAR
1–3
Biñan
(BIN)
CAL
3–2
BCR
1–3
NAS
0–3
RZL
0–3
NEG
1–3
MAR
1–3
SJ
3–1
BCR
2–3
MAR
3–1
NEG
0–3
Caloocan
(CAL)
NEG
0–3
MAR
3–2
BIN
2–3
SJ
0–3
NAS
1–3
RZL
2–3
BCR
0–3
RZL
0–3
NAS
3–1
SJ
3–1
Marikina
(MAR)
CAL
2–3
NAS
3–2
SJ
3–1
BCR
1–3
RZL
1–3
BIN
3–1
NEG
0–3
NEG
2–3
BIN
1–3
BCR
3–1
Nasipit
(NAS)
BCR
3–1
MAR
2–3
SJ
2–3
BIN
3–0
NEG
0–3
CAL
3–1
RZL
0–3
SJ
3–1
CAL
1–3
RZL
0–3
Negros
(NEG)
CAL
3–0
BCR
2–3
RZL
3–0
NAS
3–0
BIN
3–1
SJ
3–1
MAR
3–0
MAR
3–2
BCR
3–1
BIN
3–0
Rizal
(RZL)
SJ
3–1
BCR
3–2
NEG
0–3
BIN
3–0
MAR
3–1
CAL
3–2
NAS
3–0
CAL
3–0
SJ
2–3
NAS
3–0
San Juan
(SJ)
RZL
1–3
NAS
3–2
MAR
1–3
CAL
3–0
BCR
0–3
NEG
1–3
BIN
1–3
NAS
1–3
RZL
3–2
CAL
1–3

Match results

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The team abbreviation in parentheses indicate the designated home team for that gameday. Arenas in italics indicate games that are played in non-MPVA markets.

Round-robin stage

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Oct. 22 03:30 pm Ynares Center (RZL) Caloocan AM Spikers 0–3 Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 23–25 16–25 19–25 58–75  
Oct. 22 06:00 pm Ynares Center (RZL) San Juan Lady Knights 1–3 Rizal Golden Coolers 27–29 25–23 19–25 24–26 95–103  
Oct. 25 03:30 pm Strike Gymnasium (BCR) Caloocan AM Spikers 3–2 Marikina Lady Shoemasters 23–25 25–19 25–20 23–25 15–13 111–102  
Oct. 25 06:00 pm Strike Gymnasium (BCR) Nasipit Lady Spikers 3–1 Bacoor City Strikers 25–21 25–19 23–25 25–16 98–81  
Oct. 26 03:30 pm Strike Gymnasium (BCR) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 3–2 Nasipit Lady Spikers 22–25 25–21 25–18 28–30 15–12 115–106  
Oct. 26 06:00 pm Strike Gymnasium (BCR) Bacoor City Strikers 2–3 Rizal Golden Coolers 25–23 25–15 27–29 24–26 9–15 110–108  
Nov. 4 01:00 pm Strike Gymnasium (BCR) Biñan Tatak Gel 3–2 Caloocan AM Spikers 19–25 21–25 25–23 25–22 15–10 105–105  
Nov. 4 03:30 pm Strike Gymnasium (BCR) Nasipit Lady Spikers 2–3 San Juan Lady Knights 26–28 25–16 26–24 23–25 13–15 113–108  
Nov. 4 06:00 pm Strike Gymnasium (BCR) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 2–3 Bacoor City Strikers 25–17 25–23 16–25 20–25 14–16 100–106  
Nov. 5 03:30 pm Strike Gymnasium (BCR) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 3–1 San Juan Lady Knights 24–26 25–17 25–17 25–19 99–79  
Nov. 5 06:00 pm Strike Gymnasium (BCR) Biñan Tatak Gel 1–3 Bacoor City Strikers 15–25 20–25 26–24 14–25 75–99  
Nov. 8 10:00 am Santa Rosa Sports Complex (BIN) Caloocan AM Spikers 0–3 San Juan Lady Knights 24–26 24–26 14–25 62–77  
Nov. 8 12:30 pm Santa Rosa Sports Complex (BIN) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 1–3 Bacoor City Strikers 17–25 16–25 25–16 21–25 79–91  
Nov. 8 03:00 pm Santa Rosa Sports Complex (BIN) Rizal Golden Coolers 0–3 Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 24–26 26–28 22–25 72–79  
Nov. 8 05:30 pm Santa Rosa Sports Complex (BIN) Biñan Tatak Gel 0–3 Nasipit Lady Spikers 10–25 15–25 11–25 36–75  
Nov. 11 03:30 pm Baliwag Star Arena (NAS) Rizal Golden Coolers 3–0 Biñan Tatak Gel 25–16 25–16 25–20 75–52  
Nov. 11 06:00 pm Baliwag Star Arena (NAS) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–0 Nasipit Lady Spikers 25–21 25–16 25–20 75–57  
Nov. 12 03:30 pm Baliwag Star Arena (NAS) San Juan Lady Knights 0–3 Bacoor City Strikers 15–25 22–25 15–25 52–75  
Nov. 12 06:00 pm Baliwag Star Arena (NAS) Nasipit Lady Spikers 3–1 Caloocan AM Spikers 25–17 25–16 22–25 25–13 97–71  
Nov. 15 03:30 pm Marikina Sports Center (MAR) Biñan Tatak Gel 1–3 Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 14–25 25–23 23–25 24–26 86–99  
Nov. 15 06:00 pm Marikina Sports Center (MAR) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 1–3 Rizal Golden Coolers 25–16 16–25 24–26 18–25 83–92  
Nov. 16 01:00 pm Marikina Sports Center (MAR) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–1 San Juan Lady Knights 25–22 25–23 21–25 25–21 96–91  
Nov. 16 03:30 pm Marikina Sports Center (MAR) Rizal Golden Coolers 3–2 Caloocan AM Spikers 25–27 25–22 25–17 21–25 15–11 111–102  
Nov. 16 06:00 pm Marikina Sports Center (MAR) Biñan Tatak Gel 1–3 Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–21 14–25 16–25 20–25 75–96  
Nov. 19 10:30 am Ynares Center (RZL) Bacoor City Strikers 3–0 Caloocan AM Spikers 25–19 25–15 25–15 75–49  
Nov. 19 01:00 pm Ynares Center (RZL) Biñan Tatak Gel 3–1 San Juan Lady Knights 14–25 25–21 32–30 26–24 97–100  
Nov. 19 03:30 pm Ynares Center (RZL) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–0 Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–20 25–18 25–21 75–59  
Nov. 19 06:00 pm Ynares Center (RZL) Nasipit Lady Spikers 0–3 Rizal Golden Coolers 12–25 19–25 25–27 56–77  

Group stage

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Nov. 22 01:00 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL) Nasipit Lady Spikers 3–1 San Juan Lady Knights 25–20 25–22 24–26 25–17 99–85  
Nov. 22 03:30 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 2–3 Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 25–14 17–25 25–21 17–25 12–15 96–100  
Nov. 22 06:00 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL) Rizal Golden Coolers 3–0 Caloocan AM Spikers 25–20 25–17 25–9 75–46  
Nov. 23 01:00 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL) Bacoor City Strikers 3–2 Biñan Tatak Gel 25–21 25–22 18–25 22–25 15–10 105–103  
Nov. 23 03:30 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL) San Juan Lady Knights 3–2 Rizal Golden Coolers 21–25 25–22 20–25 25–16 15–11 106–99  
Nov. 23 06:00 pm Caloocan Sports Complex (CAL) Caloocan AM Spikers 3–1 Nasipit Lady Spikers 25–18 23–25 25–21 25–22 98–86  
Nov. 26 01:00 pm Ynares Sports Arena (NEG) Rizal Golden Coolers 3–0 Nasipit Lady Spikers 25–22 25–21 27–25 77–68  
Nov. 26 03:30 pm Ynares Sports Arena (NEG) Biñan Tatak Gel 3–1 Marikina Lady Shoemasters 23–25 25–18 25–15 25–21 98–79  
Nov. 26 06:00 pm Ynares Sports Arena (NEG) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–1 Bacoor City Strikers 22–25 25–20 25–14 25–22 97–81  
Nov. 30 01:00 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (SJ) Bacoor City Strikers 1–3 Marikina Lady Shoemasters 20–25 22–25 25–17 24–26 91–93  
Nov. 30 03:30 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (SJ) Biñan Tatak Gel 0–3 Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 17–25 22–25 14–25 53–75  
Nov. 30 06:00 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (SJ) Caloocan AM Spikers 3–1 San Juan Lady Knights 28–30 25–17 25–17 25–20 103–84  

Playoffs

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The playoffs began on December 2, 2023.

All eight teams automatically qualify for a three-round, single-elimination playoffs. In the Quarterfinals, the top four teams are given a twice-to-beat advantage, requiring them to only win one game to advance while their opponents must win two games. A best-of-three format will then be used for the Semifinals and Finals. Alongside the Finals for the winning teams of the Semifinals, there will also be a best-of-three Bronze Medal Match between the losing teams of the Semifinals.[5][6]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
(Twice-to-beat)
Semifinals
(Best-of-3)
Finals
(Best-of-3)
              
1 Negros 3
8 San Juan 0
1 Negros 1 3 3
5 Marikina 3 2 0
4 Nasipit 2 1
5 Marikina 3 3
1 Negros 1 3 0
3 Bacoor City 3 1 3
2 Rizal 3
7 Biñan 0
2 Rizal 3 0 1 Bronze Medal Match
(Best-of-3)
3 Bacoor City 2 3 3
3 Bacoor City 3 5 Marikina 3 2 3
6 Caloocan 1 2 Rizal 0 3 2

Quarterfinals

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(1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks vs. (8) San Juan Lady Knights

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Dec. 2 06:00 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–0 (8) San Juan Lady Knights 25–22 25–20 25–22 75–64  

(2) Rizal Golden Coolers vs. (7) Biñan Tatak Gel

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Dec. 2 01:00 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (2) Rizal Golden Coolers 3–0 (7) Biñan Tatak Gel 25–22 25–19 25–16 75–57  

(3) Bacoor City Strikers vs. (6) Caloocan AM Spikers

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Dec. 2 03:30 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (3) Bacoor City Strikers 3–1 (6) Caloocan AM Spikers 25–15 25–22 20–25 25–14 95–76  

(4) Nasipit Lady Spikers vs. (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Dec. 2 10:00 am UPHSD Las Piñas (4) Nasipit Lady Spikers 2–3 (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–27 23–25 25–21 25–21 12–15 110–109  
Dec. 6 01:00 pm AU School of Law (4) Nasipit Lady Spikers 1–3 (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–22 21–25 17–25 21–25 84–97  

Semifinals

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(1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks vs. (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Dec. 9 03:30 pm LPU Manila (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 1–3 (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 19–25 25–27 25–15 25–27 94–94  
Dec. 10 06:00 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 2–3 (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 24–26 25–23 19–25 27–25 12–15 107–114  
Dec. 13 03:30 pm Ynares Center (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–0 (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–21 25–16 25–19 75–56  

(2) Rizal Golden Coolers vs. (3) Bacoor City Strikers

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Dec. 9 06:00 pm LPU Manila (2) Rizal Golden Coolers 3–2 (3) Bacoor City Strikers 26–28 16–25 25–22 25–21 15–11 107–107  
Dec. 10 03:30 pm UPHSD Las Piñas (3) Bacoor City Strikers 3–0 (2) Rizal Golden Coolers 25–18 25–12 25–22 75–52  
Dec. 13 06:00 pm Ynares Center (2) Rizal Golden Coolers 1–3 (3) Bacoor City Strikers 25–20 17–25 22–25 15–25 79–95  

Bronze Medal Match

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Dec. 16 02:00 pm Ynares Sports Arena (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 3–0 (2) Rizal Golden Coolers 25–19 25–16 25–21 75–56  
Dec. 19 02:00 pm Strike Gymnasium (2) Rizal Golden Coolers 3–2 (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 25–21 19–25 22–25 25–17 15–13 106–101  
Dec. 21 02:00 pm Ynares Center (5) Marikina Lady Shoemasters 3–2 (2) Rizal Golden Coolers 18–25 25–9 22–25 25–22 15–13 105–94  

Finals

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Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
Dec. 16 05:00 pm Ynares Sports Arena (3) Bacoor City Strikers 3–1 (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 25–17 25–13 23–25 25–22 98–77  
Dec. 19 05:00 pm Strike Gymnasium (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 3–1 (3) Bacoor City Strikers 25–18 12–25 25–22 25–23 87–88  
Dec. 21 05:00 pm Ynares Center (3) Bacoor City Strikers 3–0 (1) Negros–ICC Blue Hawks 28–26 25–14 25–23 78–63  

Final standings

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Awards

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Individual awards

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Award Player Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player Shaila Omipon Bacoor City [7]
1st Best Outside Spiker Shaila Omipon Bacoor City
2nd Best Outside Spiker Angel Mae Habacon Negros
1st Best Middle Blocker Razel Aldea Bacoor City
2nd Best Middle Blocker Christine Joy Apan Negros
Best Opposite Spiker Reyann Cañete Negros
Best Setter Venice Puzon Rizal
Best Libero Alyssa Eroa Marikina
Best Homegrown Player Janeth Tulang Rizal

Media coverage

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All games are aired on Media Pilipinas TV (MPTV) on television. For streaming, Cignal TV streams all of the games on its Pilipinas Live service. On social media, Plus Network broadcasts the games across all of its pages as well as on the MPVA's Facebook page.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. "Pacquiao-founded volleyball league to showcase homegrown talent". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. "Brand new home-and-away volleyball league MPVA ready for takeoff". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Abrina, Dennis (December 22, 2023). "Bacoor Metroland Lady Altas claim MPVA's inaugural title". The Manila Times. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "NEW FACES, FAMILIAR FACES". Plus Network. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ a b III, Angel B. Dukha (September 16, 2023). "Manny Pacquiao gives volleyball MPBL-like reach". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Jr, Rommel Fuertes (October 19, 2023). "MPVA opens with double-header in Antipolo". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Bacoor City's Shaila Omipon crowned MPVA MVP". Fastbreak. Retrieved December 21, 2023.