The 2025 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference was the 22nd conference of the Premier Volleyball League and the third conference and fourth and final tournament of the 2024–25 season. The sixth Reinforced Conference features twelve teams with one foreign guest player allowed on each team. The tournament began on October 7 and will run until November 30, 2025. It was held following the Philippines' hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship.[1][2]
This would also go on to be the last conference for the Chery Tiggo Crossovers before disbanding on December 2, 2025.[3]
Participating teams
Ahead of this conference, the Chery Tiggo Crossovers were renamed to the Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers. On October 8, the Cignal HD Spikers announced it had changed its name to Cignal Super Spikers.
2025 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference
A Philippines women's national team pool was previously announced for the 2025 SEA Games on October 2025.[6] However this was later scrapped. The PVL clubs are encouraged but not obligated to release players for the tournament.[7][8]
The following are the foreign guest players for the upcoming conference. Each team are only allowed to have one foreign player and could only replace them mid-conference if they suffer from injuries or if the player (not the team) abandon their commitment.
However the Philippine National Volleyball Federation has blocked the issuance of international transfer certificates (ITCs) rendering the guest players unable to play for the teams until the ITCs get approved.[11] All teams are affected by the issue.[12] On October 8, the guest players as well as Filipino players still affiliated with a foreign national federation had their ITCs approved.[13]
The 2025 Reinforced Conference retains the format used in the 2024 edition:[42]
First round
The preliminary round is split into two rounds.
In the first round, the twelve teams were divided into two pools of six teams each.
The first round was a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams in their pool for a total of five matches. Teams were ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
Second round
In the second round, teams were assigned to new pools based on results from the first round. The top three teams from one pool were grouped with the bottom three teams from the other pool.
Results from the first round were carried over, and teams only played against opponents who they haven't faced in the first round for an additional three matches. By the end of the second round, all teams will have played a total of eight matches. Teams continued to be ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
The top eight teams based on combined records across the two rounds advanced to the quarterfinals.
Teams ranked 9th to 12th were eliminated and ranked accordingly in the final standings.
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals featured single-elimination matches, with the winners of each advancing to the semifinals.
The eight qualified teams were seeded based on their preliminary round results.
The match-ups were as follows:
QF1: #1 vs. #8
QF2: #2 vs. #7
QF3: #3 vs. #6
QF4: #4 vs. #5
The losing teams were eliminated and be ranked 5th to 8th in the final standings based on their preliminary round results.
Semifinals
The semifinals also featured single-elimination matches. The winners advanced to the championship match while the losers would play in the third-place match.
The match-ups were as follows:
SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF4 winner
SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF3 winner
Finals
Both the championship (gold medal) and third place (bronze medal) matches were single-elimination.
The match-ups were as follows:
Championship match: Semifinal round winners
Third-place match: Semifinal round losers
Pool standing procedure
First, teams are ranked by the number of matches won.
If the number of matches won is tied, the tied teams are then ranked by 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 further ties, the following criteria shall be used:
Set ratio: the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
Point ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed.
Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question.
On October 8, the league announced that the two matches played on October 7 will be replayed after foreign guest players were given clearance from the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) to take part in the conference. The games were replayed on November 4.[43]
^ a bThe results of the Capital1–Choco Mucho and Zus Coffee–Akari matches that were played on October 7 were nullified on October 8.[44] The matches were replayed with foreign guest players on November 4.
References
^"PVL Reinforced gears up for high-speed year-ender". Retrieved October 2, 2025.
^Villar, Joey (September 30, 2025). "PVL reinforced tourney unfurls October 7". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
^"End of an Era: Chery Tiggo closes chapter". Retrieved December 2, 2025.
^Demigillo, Kiko (October 9, 2025). "Jewel Encarnacion excited for new PVL challenge with Cignal after Galeries Tower exit". One Sports. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
^Garcia, John Mark (October 4, 2025). "Mich Morente joins Creamline ahead of PVL Reinforced Conference". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
^"Golden chance: Meet the Alas Pilipinas Women 2025 SEA Games pool". Rappler. October 29, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
^Garcia, John Mark (November 17, 2025). "Alas left scrambling weeks before SEA Games with no set player pool". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
^Garcia, John Mark (November 20, 2025). "De Brito bares Alas practices have just 2-4 players so far". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
^"PVL: Choco Mucho's Sisi Rondina's extensive efforts with team statistician pay off". ABS-CBN Sports. April 13, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
^Villar, Joey (December 24, 2025). "De Guzman, Pons, Rondina back with PVL teams after SEA Games stint". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
^Dannug, Jonash (October 7, 2025). "PNVF blocks ITCs, forces PVL to launch Reinforced Conference with all-Filipino lineups". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^Garcia, John Mark (October 7, 2025). "Yee, Zus needed not to adjust as locals prove ready amid impasse". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
^Caacbay, Kennedy (October 8, 2025). "Imports, Fil-foreign players get green light to play in PVL Reinforced Conference". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
^"Akari bolsters wing rotation with Annie Michem". Retrieved October 1, 2025.
^Demigillo, Kiko (October 1, 2025). "Àkari lands American spiker Annie Michem for PVL Reinforced Conference campaign". onesports.ph. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
^Ambat, Pao (October 3, 2025). "Marina Tushova backs current Capital1 import Oleksandra Bytsenko ahead of 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference". onesports.ph. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
^Demigillo, Kiko (September 16, 2025). "Yunieska Batista bolsters Chery Tiggo's roster for PVL Reinforced Conference". onesports.ph. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
^"Anyse Smith ready to soar with Choco Mucho in return to Philippines". Retrieved October 4, 2025.
^Agcaoili, Lance (October 2, 2025). "PVL: Anyse Smith eyes bigger impact in Choco Mucho stint". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
^"Cignal adds Greek outside hitter Eva Chantava". Retrieved September 16, 2025.
^Demigillo, Kiko (September 16, 2025). "Eva Chantava joins forces with Cignal HD Spikers for PVL Reinforced Conference". onesports.ph. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
^Agcaoili, Lance (October 21, 2025). "PVL: Cignal to parade new import after 0-2 start". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^"PVL: New import Katrin Trebichavska eager to help Cignal make up for lost time". onesports.ph. October 25, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^"Creamline signs Courtney Schwan for Reinforced Conference". Retrieved September 10, 2025.
^Dannug, Jonash (September 10, 2025). "Creamline taps Courtney Schwan for PVL Reinforced redemption bid". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
^"Farm Fresh signs Belgian star Helene Rousseaux". Retrieved September 19, 2025.
^Dannug, Jonash (September 19, 2025). "Helene Rousseaux joins Farm Fresh for Reinforced Conference". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
^"Jelena Cvijovic makes PVL return, joins Galeries Tower". Retrieved September 28, 2025.
^Demigillo, Kiko (September 27, 2025). "Galeries Tower signs ex-Chery Tiggo import Jelena Cvijovic for PVL Reinforced Conference". onesports.ph. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
^"Nxled bolsters lineup with Spain's Paola Martinez Vela". Retrieved September 20, 2025.
^Dannug, Jonash (September 20, 2025). "Paola Martinez Vela joins De Guzman, Laure to form Nxled's reinforced wing trio". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
^"Lindsey Vander Weide makes return to Petro Gazz". Retrieved September 29, 2025.
^Demigillo, Kiko (September 29, 2025). "Lindsey Vander Weide makes PVL return with Petro Gazz for Reinforced Conference". onesports.ph. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
^"PLDT signs Russian Anastasiia Bavykina ahead of Reinforced Conference". Retrieved September 16, 2025.
^Demigillo, Kiko (September 16, 2025). "PLDT brings in veteran Anastasiia Bavykina for PVL Reinforced Conference". onesports.ph. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
^"ZUS Coffee taps US NCAA standout Anna DeBeer for PVL Reinforced push". Retrieved September 19, 2025.
^Dannug, Jonash (September 19, 2025). "ZUS Coffee lands American spiker DeBeer in bid to erase Reinforced Conference struggles". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
^Dannug, Jonash (August 22, 2025). "Galeries Tower parts ways with Lerma Giron after two years". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^Dannug, Jonash (August 22, 2025). "Galeries Tower promotes Godfrey Okumu to head coach after Lerma Giron exit". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
^"Petro Gazz taps Van Sickle parents as new coaching tandem". Retrieved September 30, 2025.
^"PVL Reinforced gears up for high-speed year-ender". pvl.ph. October 2, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
^Garcia, John Mark (October 8, 2025). "PVL opening games to be replayed 'in the spirit of sportsmanship'". SPIN.ph. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
^Agcaoili, Lance (October 8, 2025). "PVL orders replay of opening games after ITC dispute resolved". Retrieved October 8, 2025.
^"Brooke Van Sickle joins elite group with third MVP". Retrieved November 30, 2025.
^Agcaoili, Lance (November 30, 2025). "PVL: MJ Phillips delivers for Petro Gazz to nab Finals MVP". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 30, 2025.