2021–22 V-League (South Korea)
# 2021–22 V-League (South Korea)

The 2021–22 V-League season was the 18th season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season ran from October 2021 to April 2022. Incheon Korean Air Jumbos were the defending champions for male teams and GS Caltex Seoul KIXX for the female teams. A new team, Gwangju AI Peppers joined the female league from this season.

## Teams

### Men's clubs

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ansan OK Financial Group Okman | Ansan | Sangnoksu Gymnasium | 2,700 |
| Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers | Cheonan | Yu Gwan-sun Gymnasium | 5,482 |
| Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | Daejeon | Chungmu Gymnasium | 5,000 |
| Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | Uijeongbu | Uijeongbu Gymnasium | 6,240 |
| Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | Incheon | Gyeyang Gymnasium | 4,270 Archived 2018-05-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| Seoul Woori Card Wibee | Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium | 4,507 |
| Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm | Suwon | Suwon Gymnasium | 4,317 |

### Women's clubs

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Daejeon KGC | Daejeon | Chungmu Gymnasium | 5,000 |
| Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-pass | Gimcheon | Gimcheon Gymnasium | 6,000 |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium | 4,507 |
| Hwaseong IBK Altos | Hwaseong | Hwaseong Gymnasium | 5,152 Archived 2020-09-28 at the Wayback Machine |
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | Incheon | Gyeyang Gymnasium | 4,270 Archived 2018-05-04 at the Wayback Machine |
| Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | Suwon | Suwon Gymnasium | 4,317 |
| Gwangju AI Peppers | Gwangju | Yeomju Gymnasium | 8,500 |

## Season standing procedure

* Match points
* Number of matches won
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
* If the 4th-placed team finishes within three points of the 3rd placed team, an extra league game is played between these two 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

## Regular season

### League table (Men's)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SR | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Incheon Korean Air Jumbos | 36 | 24 | 12 | 70 | 1.582 | 1.077 | Finals |
| 2 | Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars | 36 | 19 | 17 | 62 | 1.149 | 1.028 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Seoul Woori Card Wibee | 36 | 17 | 19 | 59 | 1.075 | 1.029 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm | 36 | 20 | 16 | 56 | 1.058 | 0.995 | |
| 5 | Ansan OKman | 36 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 0.797 | 0.975 | |
| 6 | Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs | 36 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 0.763 | 0.941 | |
| 7 | Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers | 36 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 0.775 | 0.959 | |

Source: League table (Men's)

* As Suwon KEPCO finished within three points of Seoul Woori, a play-off was held between the two teams which Suwon won, advancing them to the semi-final play-off game.

### League table (Women's)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SR | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Suwon Hyundai Hillstate | 31 | 28 | 3 | 82 | 3.034 | 1.161 | Finals |
| 2 | Gimcheon Hi-pass | 32 | 24 | 8 | 70 | 1.854 | 1.108 | Semifinals |
| 3 | GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | 31 | 20 | 11 | 62 | 1.972 | 1.102 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Daejeon KGC | 32 | 15 | 17 | 46 | 0.917 | 0.990 | |
| 5 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 32 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 0.634 | 0.944 | |
| 6 | Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders | 33 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 0.566 | 0.922 | |
| 7 | Gwangju AI Peppers | 31 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 0.244 | 0.812 | |

Source: League table (Women's)

### Results / Fixtures - Female

Play-offs

Bracket (Men's )

Semifinals

Finals

            1

Incheon Korean Air Jumbos

1

Incheon Korean Air Jumbos

3

1

3

2

Uijeongbu KB Stars

1

3

2

2

Uijeongbu KB Stars

3

3

Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm

1

The play-offs were shortened due to COVID, with the semi-final being a one-of game, and the finals reduced to as series of three. The women's play-offs were cancelled entirely and no winner crowned.

Attendance

Men's teams

Pos

Team

Total

High

Low

Average

Change

1

Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers

14,819

1,669

823

$n/a^†$

2

Seoul Woori Card Wibee

13,795

1,408

766

$n/a^†$

3

Incheon Korean Air Jumbos

12,494

1,050

694

$n/a^†$

4

Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars

12,251

1,317

681

$n/a^†$

5

Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm

11,536

1,090

641

$n/a^†$

6

Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs

9,812

1,091

545

$n/a^†$

7

Ansan Rush & Cash

8,928

838

496

$n/a^†$

League total

83,635

1,669

664

$n/a^†$

Updated to games played on 3 April Source:

Many games this season have had restricted attendance due to COVID protocols.

Women's teams

Pos

Team

Total

High

Low

Average

Change

1

GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

19,895

1,712

1,421

$n/a^†$

2

Hwaseong IBK Altos

23,696

1,657

1,394

$n/a^†$

3

Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass

21,084

3,082

1,363

$n/a^†$

4

Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders

21,299

2,610

1,331

$n/a^†$

5

Suwon Hyundai Hillstate

19,950

1,786

1,330

$n/a^†$

6

Gwangju AI Peppers

21,000

2,422

1,313

$n/a^†$

7

Daejeon KGC

20,880

2,571

1,228

$n/a^†$

League total

148,524

3,082

1,340

$n/a^†$

Updated to games played on 26 March Source:

Most games this season have been closed door or restricted access.

Top Performers

Men's (Points)

Rank

Player

Club

Points

1

Noumory Keita

Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars

1261

2

Kyle Russell

Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs

915

3

Leonardo Leyva

Ansan OKman

870

4

Alexandre Ferreira

Seoul Woori Card Wibee

804

5

Daudi Okello

Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm

671

6

Lincoln Williams

Incheon Korean Air Jumbos

659

7

Heo Su-bong

Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers

602

8

Na Kyeong-buk

Seoul Woori Card Wibee

568

9

Lim Dong-hyeok

Incheon Korean Air Jumbos

419

10

Seo Jae-duck

Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm

416

Women's (Points)

Rank

Player

Club

Points

1

Laetitia Moma Bassoko

GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

819

2

Kelsie Payne

Gimcheon Hi-pass

775

3

Katherine Bell

Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders

773

4

Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani

Suwon Hyundai Hillstate

674

5

Jelena Mladjenović

Daejeon KGC

672

6

Elizabet Inneh Varga

Gwangju AI Peppers

598

7

Yang Hyo-jin

Suwon Hyundai Hillstate

502

8

Park Jeong-ah

Gimcheon Hi-pass

440

9

Kim Hee-jin

Hwaseong IBK Altos

398

10

Lee So-young

Daejeon KGC

377

Player of the Round

Men's

Round

Player

Club

1

Noumory Keita

Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars

2

Kyle Russell

Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs

3

Noumory Keita

Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars

4

Noumory Keita

Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars

5

Leonardo Leyva

Ansan OKman

6

Noumory Keita

Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars

Women's

Round

Player

Club

1

Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani

Suwon Hyundai Hillstate

2

Yang Hyo-jin

Suwon Hyundai Hillstate

3

Kelsie Payne

Gimcheon Hi-pass

4

Laetitia Moma Bassoko

GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

5

Laetitia Moma Bassoko

GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

6

Final standing

Men's League

Rank

Team

Incheon Korean Air Jumbos

Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars

Suwon KEPCO Vixtorm

4

Seoul Woori Card Wibee

5

Ansan OKman

6

Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs

7

Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers

Women's League

Rank

Team

Suwon Hyundai Hillstate

Gimcheon Hi-pass

GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

4

Daejeon KGC

5

Hwaseong IBK Altos

6

Incheon Heungkuk Pink Spiders

7

Gwangju AI Peppers

Women's League postponed and then cancelled in Round 6 due to COVID cases.

References

↑ "남자부 선수 기록".↑ "여자부 선수 기록".

vteKOVO V-LeagueMen's

Ansan OK Financial Group Okman

Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers

Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs

Incheon Korean Air Jumbos

Seoul Woori Card Woori Won

Suwon Kepco Vixtorm

Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars

Women's

Daejeon KGC

GS Caltex Seoul KIXX

Gwangju AI Peppers

Hwaseong IBK Altos

Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders

Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass

Suwon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Hillstate

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