2018–19 Men's Volleyball Thailand League

The 2018–19 Men's Volleyball Thailand League is the 14th season of the Men's Volleyball Thailand League, the top Thai professional league for men's volleyball clubs. Eight teams competed in the league. The season started on 27 October 2018.[1]

2018–19 Men's Thailand League
LeagueThailand League
Duration27 October 2018 – 17 March 2019
Number of games56 (Regular season)
4 (Finals series)
Number of teams8
2018–2019
Season MVPKantapat Koonmee
Men's Thailand League seasons

Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall are the defending champions, also the reigning asian club champions, while the 2018 Pro Challenge champion will has entered as the promoted team from the 2018 Volleyball Pro Challenge.

Changes from last season edit

Team changes edit

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Promoted from the 2018 Women's Volleyball Pro Challenge

Relegated clubs edit

Relegated from the 2017–18 Women's Volleyball Thailand League

Reformed club edit

Clubs edit

Personnel and kits edit

Team Head Coach Team Captain Colors Kit manufacturer Main Sponsor
Air Force   Padejsuk Wannachote   Pattharapong Sripon     Kela Singha
NK Fitness Samutsakorn   Prasert Thangmuang   Somkriad Sombat     Grand Sport NK Fitness
Diamond Food Saraburi   Lawrach Tonthongkum   Kittikun Sriutthawong     Grand Sport Diamond Food
Khonkaen   Lerkamhan Thongkian   Chinnakorn Intornpet     Grand Sport Cho-Thavee
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall   Somboon Sukonthapong   Wanchai Tabwises     Mizuno The Mall
Visakha   Sarin Karnket   Kitsada Somkane     Kela Visaka
RMUTL Phitsanulok   Kampol Sripoll   Amorntep Konhan     Grand Sport RMUTL
Ratchaburi   Jarearn Janjarearnjai   Yutthana Deeraksa     Mizuno Ratchaburi

National team players edit

Note :
 : players who released during second leg transfer window;
 : players who registered during second leg transfer window;
→: players who left club after registered during first or second leg.

Team Leg Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Diamond Food Saraburi 1st Jirayu Raksakaew Kittikun Sriutthawong Montri Puanglib
2nd
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 1st Kittinon Namkhuntod Saranchit Charoensuk
2nd
Air Force 1st Kissada Nilsawai
2nd
Visakha 1st Kitsada Somkane
2nd
National team player quotas except from regulation

Foreign players edit

AVC players.
CAVB players.
CEV players.
CSV players.
No foreign player registered.
Note :
 : players who released during second leg transfer window;
 : players who registered during second leg transfer window;
→: players who left club after registered during first or second leg.
Team Leg Player 1 Player 2
Air Force 1st   Roman Shirov (AVC)   Yosuke Arai (AVC)  
2nd   Janita Surat (AVC)  
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 1st   Douglas Bueno (CSV)   Pablo Femando (CSV)  
2nd   Deepthi Romesh (AVC)  
NK Fitness Samutsakorn 1st   Daichi Yanagawa (AVC)
2nd
Diamond Food Saraburi 1st   Liu Hong-Min (AVC)   Liu Hong-Jie (AVC)
2nd
Visakha 1st   Rodrigo Da sill va (CSV)   Paulo Iuri Lamounier (CSV)  
2nd   Wu Zhai (AVC)  

Format edit

Regular season edit

Regular season standing procedure edit

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

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

Finals series edit

Venues edit

Bangkok
2018–19 Men's Volleyball Thailand League (Thailand)
Chonburi
MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi A Chonburi Municipal Gymnasium B
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 4,000
Khon Kaen Nakhon Ratchasima
KICE C Liptapanlop Hall
Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 2,000
Nakhon Ratchasima Nonthaburi
MCC Hall The Mall Korat MCC Hall The Mall Ngamwongwan
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 5,000
Note
^A Keelawes 1 Gymnasium is initiatively proposed venue in Week 4 (17 to 18 November 2018), but TVA moved venue to Mcc Hall The Mall Bangkapi.
^B Chonburi Municipal Gymnasium is initiatively proposed venue in Week 5 (1 to 2 December 2018), but TVA moved venue to Mcc Hall The Mall Bangkapi.
^C Khon Kaen Provincial Gymnasium is initiatively proposed venue in Week 6 and 7 (15 to 16 and 22 to 23 December 2018), but TVA moved venue to Khonkaen International Convention and Exhibition Center.

Regular season edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Diamond Food Saraburi 13 12 1 33 37 12 3.083 1141 999 1.142 Qualification to Finals series and Super League
Possible qualification to Asian Club Championship
2 Air Force 13 9 4 29 33 14 2.357 1092 930 1.174
3 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 13 9 4 26 28 14 2.000 1010 877 1.152
4 Visakha 13 8 5 26 29 21 1.381 816 754 1.082
5 RMUTL Phitsanulok 13 8 5 24 28 20 1.400 1071 1050 1.020
6 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 13 4 9 13 16 28 0.571 919 996 0.923
7 Ratchaburi 13 1 12 3 8 38 0.211 828 1001 0.827 Relegation to Pro League
8 Khonkaen 13 1 12 3 5 37 0.135 758 1050 0.722
Source: [citation needed]

Head-to-Head results edit

Leg 1
Home \ Away AIF NKF DFS KKN NMA VSK RLK RBR
Air Force 3–0 1–3 3–0 2–3 1–3 3–1 3–0
NK Fitness Samutsakorn 0–3 2–3 3–0 0–3 0–3 1–3 3–0
Diamond Food Saraburi 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
Khonkaen 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–2
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–2 3–0 1–3 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–0
Visakha 3–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 0–3 2–3 3–0
RMUTL Phitsanulok 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–0 3–0 3–2 3–1
Ratchaburi 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–3 0–3 0–3 1–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Leg 2
Home \ Away AIF NKF DFS KKN NMA VSK RLK RBR
Air Force 3–0 2–3 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0
NK Fitness Samutsakorn 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–3 0–3 3–1
Diamond Food Saraburi 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–2 3–0 3–0
Khonkaen 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–3
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 0–3 3–0 1–3 3–0 3–0
Visakha 1–3 3–1 2–3 3–0 3–1 3–2
RMUTL Phitsanulok 0–3 3–0 3–1 0–3 2–3 3–1
Ratchaburi 0–3 1–3 0–3 3–2 0–3 1–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round edit

Leader
Qualification to Finals series
Relegation to Pro Challenge
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Air Force6555434554332
Visakha1112255425544
Ratchaburi7788888877777
Khonkaen8677777788888
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall2333322232223
NK Fitness Samutsakhon5864666666666
RMUTL Phitsanulok4446543343455
Diamond Food Saraburi3221111111111
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

First leg edit

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).

Week 1 – Chonburi edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Oct 09:00 Visakha 3–0 Khonkaen 25–10 25–22 25–19     75–51 Bulletin W1
27 Oct 18:00 Air Force 1–3 Diamond Food Saraburi 16–25 25–23 20–25 15-25   76–73 Bulletin W1
28 Oct 09:00 Ratchaburi 0–3 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 21–25 18–25 36–38     75–88 Bulletin W1
28 Oct 15:00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 3–1 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 25–20 25–19 16–25 25-21   91–64 Bulletin W1
Week 2 – Nakhon Ratchasima edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Nov 09:00 Ratchaburi 2–3 Khonkaen 23–25 25–17 22–25 25-12 16-18 111–67 Bulletin W2
3 Nov 15:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 1–3 Diamond Food Saraburi 22–25 15–25 25–16 21–25   83–91 Bulletin W2
4 Nov 09:00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 1–3 Air Force 20–25 25–18 21–25 21–25   87–93 Bulletin W2
4 Nov 15:00 Visakha 3–0 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 25–22 25–20 25–19     75–61 Bulletin W2
Week 3 – Bangkok edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Nov 09:00 Diamond Food Saraburi 3–1 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–22 24–26 25–18 25–17   99–83 Bulletin W3
10 Nov 15:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 Khonkaen 25–9 25–14 25–21     75–44 Bulletin W3
11 Nov 09:00 Ratchaburi 0–3 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 19–25 20–25 22–25     61–75 Bulletin W3
11 Nov 15:00 Visakha 3–1 Air Force 25–21 33–31 21–25 26–24   105–101 Bulletin W3
Week 4 – Bangkok edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Nov 15:00 Ratchaburi 0–3 Air Force 15–25 18–25 19–25     52–75 Bulletin W4
17 Nov 18:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 0–3 RMUTL Phitsanulok 22–25 22–25 13–25     57–75 Bulletin W4
18 Nov 12:00 Khonkaen 0–3 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 18–25 21–25 16–25     55–75 Bulletin W4
18 Nov 15:00 Diamond Food Saraburi 3–0 Visakha 25–19 25–20 25–17     75–56 Bulletin W4
Week 5 – Bangkok edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Dec 09:00 Khonkaen 0–3 Air Force 22–25 5–25 14–25     41–75 Bulletin W5
1 Dec 15:00 Visaka 2–3 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–22 17–25 21–25 25–16 10–15 98–103 Bulletin W5
2 Dec 09:00 Ratchaburi 0–3 Diamond Food Saraburi 17–25 16–25 19–25     52–75 Bulletin W5
2 Dec 15:00 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 0–3 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 14–25 16–25 15–25     45–75 Bulletin W5
Week 6 – Khon Kaen edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Dec 09:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 Visakha 25–21 25–22 25–22     75–65 Bulletin W6
15 Dec 15:00 Air Force 3–0 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 25–21 25–18 25–14     75–53 Bulletin W6
16 Dec 09:00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 3–1 Ratchaburi 25–23 25–17 20–25 25–16   95–81 Bulletin W6
16 Dec 15:00 Diamond Food Saraburi 3–0 Khonkaen 25–22 25–15 25–14     75–51 Bulletin W6
Week 7 – Khon Kaen edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
22 Dec 09:00 Visakha 3–0 Ratchaburi 25–18 25–13 25–16     75–47 Bulletin W7
22 Dec 15:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–2 Air Force 18–25 20–25 25–20 25–22 15–11 103–103 Bulletin W7
23 Dec 09:00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 3–0 Khonkaen 25–21 25–21 25–20     75–62 Bulletin W7
23 Dec 15:00 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 2–3 Diamond Food Saraburi 21–25 25–20 25–18 23–25 16–18 110–106 Bulletin W7

Second leg edit

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).

Week 8 – Khon Kaen edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Jan 09:00 Ratchaburi 0–3 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 18–25 10–25 19–25     47–75 Bulletin W8
5 Jan 15:00 Air Force 2–3 Diamond Food Saraburi 23–25 16–25 25–18 26–24 10–15 100–107 Bulletin W8
5 Jan 09:00 Visakha 3–0 Khonkaen 25–12 25–19 25–21     75–52 Bulletin W8
5 Jan 15:00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 3–0 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 25–16 25–21 25–21     75–58 Bulletin W8
Week 9 – Nonthaburi edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Jan 12:00 Ratchaburi 3–2 Khonkaen 25–21 25–27 23–25 25–16 16–14 114–103 Bulletin W9
26 Jan 18:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 0–3 Diamond Food Saraburi 21–25 20–25 16–25     57–75 Bulletin W9
27 Jan 12:00 Visakha 3–1 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 19–25 25–11 25–22 25–17   94–75 Bulletin W9
27 Jan 18:00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 0–3 Air Force 16–25 19–25 12–25     47–75 Bulletin W9
Week 10 – Nonthaburi edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
02 Feb 09:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 Khonkaen 25–15 25–17 25–19     75–51 Bulletin W10
02 Feb 15:00 Diamond Food Saraburi 1–3 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–16 18–25 21–25 21–25   85–91 Bulletin W10
03 Feb 09:00 Ratchaburi 1–3 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 16–25 23–25 25–18 23–25   87–93 Bulletin W10
03 Feb 15:00 Visakha 1–3 Air Force 25–19 14–25 23–25 23–25   85–94 Bulletin W10
Week 11 – Nakhon Ratchasima edit
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
09 Feb 09:00 Khonkaen 0–3 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 22–25 13–25 11–25     46–75 Bulletin W11
09 Feb 15:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–16 25–15 25–23     75–54 Bulletin W11
10 Feb 09:00 Ratchaburi 0–3 Air Force 18–25 15–25 18–25     51–75 Bulletin W11
10 Feb 18:00 Diamond Food Saraburi 3–2 Visakha 25–22 19–25 25–20 21–25 15–13 105–105 Bulletin W11
Week 12 – Nakhon Ratchasima edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Feb 09:00 Khonkaen 0–3 Air Force 17–25 19–25 17–25     53–75 Bulletin W12
16 Feb 15:00 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 0–3 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 20–25 29–31 17–25     66–81 Bulletin W12
17 Feb 12:00 Ratchaburi 0–3 Diamond Food Saraburi 19–25 15–25 16–25     50–75 Bulletin W12
17 Feb 18:00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 2–3 Visakha 22–25 13–25 26–24 25–17 12–15 98–106 Bulletin W12
Week 13 – Bangkok edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Feb 12:00 Air Force 3–0 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 25–23 25–11 25–14     75–48 Bulletin W13
23 Feb 15:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 1–3 Visakha 23–25 21–25 25–11 22–25   91–86 Bulletin W13
24 Feb 09:00 Diamond Food Saraburi 3–0 Khonkaen 25–16 25–21 25–12     75–49 Bulletin W13
24 Feb 12:00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 3–1 Ratchaburi 22–25 25–15 25–18 25–18   97–76 Bulletin W13
Week 14 – Bangkok edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Mar 12:00 Ratchaburi 0–3 Visakha 18–25 20–25 22–25     60–75 Bulletin W14
2 Mar 15:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 Air Force 25–23 25–15 25–22     75–60 Bulletin W14
3 Mar 12:00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 3–0 Khonkaen 26–24 25–21 27–25     78–70 Bulletin W14
3 Mar 12:00 Diamond Food Saraburi 3–1 NK Fitness Samutsakorn 29–27 23–25 25–16 25–15   102–83 Bulletin W14

Finals series edit

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).

Final Team edit

Pos Club
1 Diamond Food Saraburi
2 Air Force
3 Visakha
4 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall

Venue edit

The final series matches are played at the MCC Hall The Mall Bang Kapi in Bangkok.

Bang Kapi Bangkok Metropolis
MCC Hall The Mall Bang Kapi
Capacity: 10,000
2018–19 Men's Volleyball Thailand League (Bangkok)

Semi-finals edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Mar 09:00 Diamond Food Saraburi 3–1 Visakha 25–12 25–16 20–25 25–18   95–71 Report
16 Mar 12:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 1–3 Air Force 30–32 15–25 25–19 13–25   83–101 Report

3rd place edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Mar 09:00 Visakha 3–1 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 25–21 25–20 21–25 25–15   96–81 Report

Final edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Mar 18:00 Diamond Food Saraburi 1–3 Air Force 22–25 25–17 16–25 18–25   81–92 Report

Final standing edit