2018–19 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League
# 2018–19 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League

The 2018–19 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League is the 23rd season of the Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League, the highest professional volleyball league in China. The season began on 22 October 2018 and ended with the Finals on 27 February 2019. Shanghai Golden Age are the defending champions.

On 27 February 2019, Shanghai Golden Age won their 15th Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League title, after defeating Beijing BAIC Motor in the final, 3–0 (3–0, 3–2, 3–0).

## Clubs

### Clubs and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bayi Nanchang | Wenchang Stadium | | Nanchang |
| Beijing Baic Motor | Beijing Guangcai Stadium | 2,800 | Beijing |
| Fujian Normal University | Fujian Normal University General Gymnasium | 3,000 | Fuqing |
| Guangdong Shenzhen Baoan Hejie | Shenzhen Sports Center | 5,000 | Shenzhen |
| Hebei | Xingtai City Stadium | 4,500 | Xingtai |
| Henan Tianguan | Nanyang Sports Center Gymnasium | 5,880 | Nanyang |
| Hubei | Hubei Institute of Engineering Gymnasium | | Xiaogan |
| Jiangsu | Nanjing University Gymnasium | 3,954 | Nanjing |
| Liaoning Yingkou Bayuquan | Weinan Sports Training Base | 4,000 | Shenyang |
| Shandong Sports Lottery | Zibo Sports Center Complex | 6,000 | Zibo |
| Shanghai Golden Age | Luwan Sports Centre | 3,500 | Shanghai |
| Sichuan Volleyball | Shuangliu Sports Center | 3,400 | Chengdu |
| Tianjin Quanyuncun | Tianjin People's Stadium | 3,400 | Tianjin |
| Zhejiang Sports Lottery | Deqing Sports Center Gymnasium | | Huzhou |

## Regular season

### Second stage

**Top eight**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Beijing BAIC Motor | 14 | 13 | 1 | 38 | 1084 | 12 | 90.333 | 1281 | 1084 | 1.182 | Ranking Table Top eight |
| 2 | Shanghai Golden Age | 14 | 12 | 2 | 35 | 38 | 15 | 2.533 | 1259 | 1100 | 1.145 | Ranking Table Top eight |
| 3 | Jiangsu | 14 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 32 | 21 | 1.524 | 1204 | 1192 | 1.010 | Ranking Table Top eight |
| 4 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 14 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 1.333 | 1253 | 1236 | 1.014 | Ranking Table Top eight |
| 5 | Bayi Nanchang | 14 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 31 | 0.903 | 1294 | 1293 | 1.001 | |
| 6 | Sichuan | 14 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 0.432 | 1101 | 1239 | 0.889 | |
| 7 | Zhejiang Sports Lottery | 14 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 0.486 | 1134 | 1212 | 0.936 | |
| 8 | Henan Tianguan | 14 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 0.300 | 1093 | 1263 | 0.865 | |

**Bottom six**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tianjin Quanyuncun | 10 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 2.333 | 928 | 829 | 1.119 |
| 2 | Guangdong Shenzhen Baoan Hejie | 10 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 3.000 | 854 | 720 | 1.186 |
| 3 | Hebei | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 0.636 | 738 | 816 | 0.904 |
| 4 | Liaoning Yingkou Bayuquan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Fujian Normal University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Hubei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |

## Final stage

* Best-of-five series

### Bracket

| Final four | Final four | Final four | Final four | Final four | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Beijing BAIC Motor | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Beijing BAIC Motor | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | Shanghai Golden Age | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Shanghai Golden Age | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Shanghai Golden Age | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Jiangsu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | | | 4 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 1 | 0 | |
| | | | | | 3 | Jiangsu | 3 | 3 | |

### Third stage

**Final four**

* (1) Beijing BAIC Motor vs (4) Shandong Sports Lottery

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 Jan | 16:00 | Beijing BAIC Motor | 3–0 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–15 | | 75–53 |
| 27 Jan | 16:00 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 1–3 | Beijing BAIC Motor | 22–25 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 87–97 |
| 30 Jan | 19:30 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 0–3 | Beijing BAIC Motor | 20–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | | 59–75 |

* (2) Shanghai Golden Age vs (3) Jiangsu

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 Jan | 16:00 | Shanghai Golden Age | 3–1 | Jiangsu | 25–21 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 26–24 | 93–88 |
| 27 Jan | 16:00 | Jiangsu | 1–3 | Shanghai Golden Age | 20–25 | 10–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 75–98 |
| 30 Jan | 19:30 | Jiangsu | 0–3 | Shanghai Golden Age | 17–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | 59–75 |

### Fourth stage

**3rd place match**

* Best-of-three series

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Feb | 16:00 | Jiangsu | 3–0 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 25–22 | 25–18 | 26–24 | | | 76–64 | |
| 24 Feb | 20:30 | Shandong Sports Lottery | 1–3 | Jiangsu | 28–30 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | | 92–101 | |

**Final**

* Best-of-five series

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Feb | 16:00 | Beijing BAIC Motor | 3–0 | Shanghai Golden Age | 21–25 | 16–25 | 18–25 | | | 55–75 |
| 24 Feb | 16:00 | Shanghai Golden Age | 3–2 | Beijing BAIC Motor | 25–21 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 21–19 | 106–111 |
| 27 Feb | 19:30 | Shanghai Golden Age | 3–0 | Beijing BAIC Motor | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | | 75–63 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Shanghai Golden Age |
| | Beijing BAIC Motor |
| | Jiangsu |
| 4 | Shandong Sports Lottery |
| 5 | Bayi Nanchang |
| 6 | Sichuan |
| 7 | Zhejiang Sports Lottery |
| 8 | Henan Tianguan |
| 9 | Tianjin Quanyuncun |
| 10 | Guangdong Shenzhen Baoan Hejie |
| 11 | Hebei |
| 12 | Liaoning Yingkou Bayuquan |
| 13 | Fujian Normal University |
| 14 | Hubei |

* 2018–19 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League champions
* Shanghai Golden Age 15th title
