2016 Philippine Super Liga season
| Duration | February 18 - December 4, 2016 |
|---|---|
| TV partner(s) | TV5, AksyonTV, Sports5.ph |
| Invitational champions | Women's: RC Cola-Army Troopers and Est Cola (co-champions) Men's: (no tournament) |
| Invitational runners-up | Women's: Petron Tri-Activ Spikers |
The 2016 PSL season is the fourth season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). There will be four indoor conferences for the season – the Invitational Cup, All-Filipino, the Champions League and Grand Prix;[1] and two beach volleyball tournaments.
Background
The calendar of events for the 2016 season was finalized during the planning session between the league officials and team owners on November 11, 2015.[1]
Starting this season, teams will offer annual exclusive contracts, instead of per-conference agreements with their players. The annual contracts will require them to play exclusively for their PSL clubs.[2]
On September 16 to 25, selected PSL players will conduct exhibition games in the United States. After the conferences, the PSL will be holding the first Grand Volleyball Awards Night dedicated to the outstanding players and coaches who have greatest achievements in the past five conferences.
The PSL (SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc.), together with the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI), will handle the hosting of the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship on September 3 to 11, 2016 to be held either Mall of Asia Arena or Philsports Arena, and the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship on October 18 to 23, 2016 also at the MoA Arena.[3]
In cooperation with the Quezon City Pride Council, the PSL has organized a two-day volleyball competition called "1st Quezon City Pride Volleyball Cup" on February 6–7, 2016. It was claimed as the first volleyball league in the Philippines for the LGBTs.[4] Team Circle led by Jolas Lopez, beat Braganza team, in 4 sets, to claimed the inaugural title of the QCPVC.[5]
2016 draft
The 2016 draft will be held on May 20, 2016 with top graduating collegiate players expected to join the draft.
Among the marquee players anticipated to join the draft is graduating Ateneo Lady Eagles star Alyssa Valdez, a potential first round draft pick. Valdez is also the top choices for the Philippine team in the Asian and World Club Championships. Valdez's manager and LVPI official Tony Boy Liao said she is free to decide if she wishes to move to the PSL or stay with her current Shakey's V-League club team, PLDT.[6]
Indoor Volleyball
There will be four indoor conferences for the season - the Invitational Cup (February 12 to March 13); the All-Filipino (June 11 - July 30); the Champions League (August 19–21), a showdown between the PSL All-Filipino champion, and the champions of LVPI stakeholders, UAAP, NCAA and Shakey's V-League; and the import-laden Grand Prix (October).[1]
Invitational Cup
| 2016 PSL Invitational Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbr. | Team | Company | Colors | Head Coach | Team Captain |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Sinfronio Acaylar | Michelle Laborte (USLS) | |
| EST | Est Cola | Serm Suk Public Company Ltd. | Chamnan Dokmai | Jarasporn Bundasak | |
| F2L | F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | F2 Global Logistics, Inc. | Rosemarie Molit-Prochina | Charleen Cruz (DLSU) | |
| FOT | Foton Toplanders | United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. | Ma. Vilet Ponce de Leon | Angeli Araneta (UP) | |
| NSJ | New San Jose Builders Victorias | New San Jose Builders, Inc. | Michael Molleno | Coleen Laurice Bravo (UPHSD) | |
| PET | Petron Tri-Activ Spikers | Petron Corporation | George Pascua | Aiza Maizo-Pontillas (UST) | |
| RCC | RC Cola-Army Troopers | ARC Refreshments Corporation | Sgt. Emilio Reyes | Jovelyn Gonzaga (CPU) | |
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Final standings:
Beach Volleyball The 2016 Challenge Cup will be staged on May 7, 2016.[1] PSL, non-PSL and collegiate teams are expected to participated in the beach volleyball tourney that will run every Weekend. International competitionsThai-Denmark Super League 2016A selection of the players from the PSL participated in the 2016 Thai-Denmark Super League which was held in Bangkok, Thailand from March 23 to 28, 2016. The team played as the Petron-Philippine Super Liga team and was coached by Petron coach George Pascua.[7][8][9] The Petron-PSL All-Stars lost all its group stage matches against Bangkok Glass, Idea Khonkaen and 3BB Nakhonnont.[10] The team won in an exhibition game outside the scope of the tournament against the Hong Kong women's national volleyball team which was also held in Bangkok.[11]
2016 AVC Women's Club ChampionshipThe PSL will organize the staging of the 2016 AVC Women's Club Championship under the supervision of Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas (LVPI). The tournament will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena and Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.[12] It will be held from September 3 to September 11, 2016.[13] The Philippines will be represented by the Foton Toplanders, the champions of the 2015 PSL Grand Prix. Broadcast partnersReferences
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