2013 Philippine Super Liga season
# 2013 Philippine Super Liga season

The 2013 PSL Season was the maiden season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL), the first professional volleyball league in the Philippines. The PSL began as a women's league during its inaugural tournament, the Invitational conference. A men's division was added for the succeeding tournament, the Grand Prix conference.

The TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers were the first PSL champions, winning both tournaments held during the season. For the men's division, the PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters emerged as the first champions.

## Invitational Conference

The Invitational Conference, held from July 7, 2013 to July 28, 2013. It was the maiden tournament of the PSL.

2013 PSL Invitational Conference teams (Women's Division) :

| Abbr. | Team | Company | Head coach | Team captain |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| CAG | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | Alvaro Antonio | Nestor Pamilar | Wendy Anne Semana (FEU) |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Sammy Acaylar | Venus Bernal (UST) |
| PCSO | PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins | Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office | Ronald Dulay | Ivy Remulla (DLSU) |
| PET | Petron Blaze Spikers | Petron Corporation | Vilet Ponce-De Leon | Roxanne Pimentel-So (UST) |
| PLDT | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | Francis Vicente | Lou Ann Latigay (SSC-R) |
| TMS-PA | TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers | TMS Ship Agencies, Inc. and Philippine Army | Enrico De Guzman | Joanne Bunag (FEU) |

Classification round (July 7, 2013 to July 17, 2013):

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 469 | 373 | 1.257 |
| 2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 415 | 406 | 1.022 |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Spikers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 397 | 407 | 0.975 |
| 4 | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 456 | 463 | 0.985 |
| 5 | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 456 | 483 | 0.944 |
| 6 | PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 391 | 452 | 0.865 |

Playoffs (July 21, 2013 to July 28, 2013):

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | TMS-PA | 3 | | | |
| 4 | CAG | 3 | 4 | CAG | 2 | | | |
| 5 | PLDT | 0 | | | | 1 | TMS-PA | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | CIG | 1 |
| | | | 2 | CIG | 3 | | | |
| 3 | PET | 3 | 3 | PET | 0 | | | |
| 6 | PCSO | 2 | | | | | | |

## Grand Prix Conference

The Grand Prix Conference was held from November 10, 2013 to December 14, 2013. For this conference (women's), each team was allowed to include two import players in the line up. A men's division was also introduced.

### Women's division

Five teams from the Invitational conference continued in the Grand Prix conference. The PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins were replaced by the RC Cola Raiders.

2013 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Women's Division) :

| Abbr. | Team | Company | Head coach | Team captain | Imports |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CAG | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | Alvaro Antonio | Nestor Pamilar | Maria Angeli Tabaquero (UST) | Wanida Khotrueng Patcharee Sangmuang |
| CIG | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Sammy Acaylar | Michelle Datuin (DLSU) | Zhanzhan Li Lei Xie |
| PET | Petron Blaze Spikers | Petron Corporation | Vilet Ponce-De Leon | Karla Bello (ADMU) | Shinako Tanaka Misao Tanyama |
| PLDT | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | Roger Gorayeb | Lou Ann Latigay (SSC-R) | Kaylee Manns Savannah Noyes |
| RCC | RC Cola Raiders | Asiawide Refreshments Corporation | Ronald Dulay | Ivy Remulla (DLSU) | Sontaya Keawbundit Minghua Zhang |
| TMS-PA | TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers | TMS Ship Agencies, Inc. and Philippine Army | Enrico De Guzman | Cristina Salak (FEU) | Wanitchaya Luangtonglang Yuki Murakoshi |

Classification round (November 10, 2013 to December 1, 2013:

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 457 | 371 | 1.232 |
| 2 | TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 393 | 320 | 1.228 |
| 3 | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 420 | 406 | 1.034 |
| 4 | Cignal HD Spikers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 376 | 377 | 0.997 |
| 5 | Petron Blaze Spikers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 | 371 | 419 | 0.885 |
| 6 | RC Cola Raiders | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 346 | 470 | 0.736 |

Playoffs (December 4, 2013 to December 14, 2013):

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | PLDT | 0 | | | |
| 4 | CIG | 3 | 4 | CIG | 3 | | | |
| 5 | PET | 1 | | | | 1 | TMS-PA | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | CIG | 1 |
| | | | 2 | TMS-PA | 3 | | | |
| 3 | CAG | 3 | 3 | CAG | 0 | | | |
| 6 | RCC | 1 | | | | | | |

Final standing:

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers |
| | Cignal HD Spikers |
| | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters |
| 4 | Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns |
| 5 | Petron Blaze Spikers |
| 6 | RC Cola Raiders |

### Men's division

2013 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Men's Division) :

| Abbr. | Team | Company | Head coach | Team captain |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GIL | Giligan's Sisig Kings | Giligan's Restaurant | Franklin Mauricio | Salvador "John" Depante III (UST) |
| MAY | Maybank Tigers | Maybank Philippines, Inc. | Ariel Atendido | Michael Maglonzo (DLSU) |
| PLDT | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company | Francis Vicente | Richard Gomez (UPOU) |
| SYS | Systema Active Smashers | Peerless Lion Corporation | Sammy Gaddi | Renz B. Ordoñez (Letran) |

Classification round (November 10, 2013 to November 27, 2013):

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 254 | 235 | 1.081 |
| 2 | Systema Active Smashers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 252 | 237 | 1.063 |
| 3 | Giligan's Sisig Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 253 | 253 | 1.000 |
| 4 | Maybank Tigers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 226 | 260 | 0.869 |

Playoffs (December 1, 2013 to December 14, 2013):

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | PLDT | 3 | | | |
| 4 | MAY | 0 | | | |
| 4 | MAY | 0 | 1 | PLDT | 3 |
| | | | 2 | SYS | 2 |
| 2 | SYS | 3 | 2 | SYS | 2 |
| 3 | GIL | 2 | | | |

## Brand ambassador

* Richard Gomez

## Broadcast partner

* Solar Sports
