PVL Teams Guide: All 9 Teams, Coaches and Captains

Nine teams are competing in the 2026–27 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference: Akari, Capital1, Choco Mucho, Creamline, Farm Fresh, Galeries Tower, Nxled, PLDT and Zus Coffee (Wikipedia). Creamline are the defending All-Filipino champions and the league’s most successful club.

This guide introduces every PVL team, with its head coach, captain and recent record, and explains how the league’s line-up has changed.

All 9 PVL teams at a glance

Team	Code	Head coach	Captain
Akari Chargers	AKA	Tina Salak	Justine Jazareno
Capital1 Solar Spikers	CAP	Jorge de Brito	Pauline Gaston
Choco Mucho Flying Titans	CMF	Dante Alinsunurin	Desiree Cheng
Creamline Cool Smashers	CCS	Sherwin Meneses	Alyssa Valdez
Farm Fresh Foxies	FFF	Koji Tsuzurabara	Louie Romero
Galeries Tower Highrisers	GTH	Aying Esteban	TBA
Nxled Chameleons	NXL	Ettore Guidetti	Brooke Van Sickle
PLDT High Speed Hitters	HSH	Rald Ricafort	Kath Arado
Zus Coffee Thunderbelles	ZUS	Jerry Yee	Cloanne Mondoñedo

Sources: Wikipedia, PVL. Coaches and captains as of October 2026; check pvl.ph for changes.

The PVL teams, one by one

Akari Chargers

Akari reached the 2024 Reinforced Conference final, finishing runner-up to Creamline, and took third in the 2024–25 All-Filipino and 2025 Reinforced Conferences (Wikipedia). Former national team player Tina Salak is head coach.

Capital1 Solar Spikers

Capital1 are led on court by Bella Belen, who scored a career-high 35 points in a five-set win over Akari in October 2026 (One Sports). All three of the team’s first Siklab matches went to five sets (One Sports). Jorge de Brito, who also coached Alas Pilipinas women at the 2025 SEA Games, is head coach.

Choco Mucho Flying Titans

Choco Mucho are among the league’s most popular teams and were runners-up in the 2023 Second All-Filipino and 2024 All-Filipino Conferences (Wikipedia). They started the 2026–27 Siklab Series 2-0 (Inquirer).

Creamline Cool Smashers

Creamline are the PVL’s most successful team, with 11 titles, including the league’s only Grand Slam in 2024, when they won the All-Filipino, Reinforced and Invitational Conferences (Wikipedia). From 2017 to 2025 they also reached the podium in 19 straight conferences (Wikipedia). Alyssa Valdez is captain, and Creamline enter 2026–27 as defending All-Filipino champions.

Farm Fresh Foxies

Farm Fresh, coached by Japan’s Koji Tsuzurabara, have been regular participants since 2023 and reached the semifinals of the 2024 Invitational Conference (Wikipedia).

Galeries Tower Highrisers

Galeries Tower joined the PVL in the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference (Wikipedia) and are coached by Aying Esteban.

Nxled Chameleons

Nxled are led by Brooke Van Sickle, MVP of the 2025 Reinforced Conference (Wikipedia). They were runners-up in the 2026 Invitational Conference (Wikipedia) and started the Siklab Series unbeaten.

PLDT High Speed Hitters

PLDT won the 2025 Invitational Conference and the 2025–26 PVL on Tour (Wikipedia). Kath Arado, one of the league’s best-known liberos, is captain.

Zus Coffee Thunderbelles

Zus Coffee reached the 2025 Reinforced Conference final, finishing runner-up to Petro Gazz (Wikipedia). Cloanne Mondoñedo is captain.

PVL rivalries to watch

• Creamline vs Choco Mucho. The league’s most talked-about rivalry. The two met in back-to-back All-Filipino finals, in the 2023 Second All-Filipino and 2024 All-Filipino Conferences, with Creamline winning both (Wikipedia).
• Creamline vs Akari. Akari’s run to the 2024 Reinforced final ended against Creamline, who completed the Grand Slam that year.
• The new contenders. Nxled, PLDT and Capital1 have all been rising, with PLDT winning two titles in 2025 and Nxled reaching the 2026 Invitational final.

Local players, imports and guest teams

The type of conference decides who can play:

Conference	Who plays
All-Filipino	PVL teams with Filipino players only
Reinforced	PVL teams, each allowed a foreign import
Invitational	PVL teams plus invited guest clubs from abroad

Guest clubs have made a real mark. Japan’s Kurashiki Ablaze won the 2023 Invitational, Kobe Shinwa reached the 2025 Invitational final, and Thailand’s Est Cola won the 2026 Invitational (Wikipedia). For more on the formats, see [LINK: PVL Conferences Explained].

Star players to know

Many of the country’s best-known players are spread across these nine teams, including Creamline captain Alyssa Valdez and setter Jia de Guzman, PLDT libero Kath Arado, Nxled’s Brooke Van Sickle and Capital1’s Bella Belen. Rosters change between conferences, so check each team’s current line-up on pvl.ph. For what each role does, see [LINK: Volleyball Positions Explained].

Teams that have left the PVL

The league’s line-up changes from season to season. Two former champions are not in the 2026–27 field:

• Chery Tiggo disbanded on 2 December 2025. The club won the PVL’s first professional title, the 2021 Open Conference (Daily Tribune).
• Petro Gazz, winners of the 2024–25 All-Filipino and 2025 Reinforced Conferences, took a leave of absence (SPIN.ph).

How PVL teams compete in 2026–27

All nine teams play a single round-robin in each of the Siklab and Sigla Series, with the top four reaching each series’ semifinals. Points from both series decide seeding for the Sinag Series, which crowns the first Philippine Grand Champion (PVL). See [LINK: PVL Conferences Explained] and the latest [LINK: PVL Standings].

New to the PVL? Picking a team to follow

There is no wrong choice, but a few easy ways in:

• Follow a player you know. Many fans start with a favourite from the national team or college volleyball and follow her club.
• Follow a style. Some teams lean on a star attacker, others on balanced attacks or strong defence. Watching a few matches will show you which you enjoy.
• Follow the underdog. With Siklab, Sigla and Sinag points all counting toward the Grand Championship, a team that starts slowly can still build a run.
• Go to a match. Seeing a team live, especially on a triple-header match day, is the quickest way to pick a side.

How to follow your PVL team

1. Check the schedule on pvl.ph and in [LINK: PVL Schedule Tomorrow].
2. Watch live on One Sports, One Sports+, Cignal Play or the One Sports YouTube channel.
3. Follow the table after each match day, including match points and set ratios.
4. Keep an eye on national team call-ups, which can affect rosters. See [LINK: Alas Pilipinas].

Frequently asked questions

How many teams are in the PVL?

Nine teams are competing in the 2026–27 All-Filipino Conference.

Which PVL team has won the most titles?

Creamline, with 11 titles, including the 2024 Grand Slam.

Which teams left the PVL recently?

Chery Tiggo disbanded in December 2025, and Petro Gazz took a leave of absence.

Who is the captain of Creamline?

Alyssa Valdez.

What do the PVL team codes mean?

They are the short codes used on schedules and scoreboards, such as CCS for Creamline and HSH for PLDT High Speed Hitters.

Do foreign teams play in the PVL?

Yes, as invited guest clubs in the Invitational Conference. Thailand’s Est Cola won the 2026 Invitational, the most recent PVL title.

Can PVL teams have foreign players?

Only in some conferences. The All-Filipino Conference is for Filipino players only, while the Reinforced Conference allows each team a foreign import.

Keep learning

See every past title in [LINK: PVL Champions List], learn the season structure in [LINK: PVL Conferences Explained], and follow the race on ArenaPlus Insider. If you also follow the betting side, Handicap and Over/Under Betting Explained explains how volleyball lines work, and Insider covers other sports in ArenaPlus Basketball and Football Betting on ArenaPlus: A Beginner’s Guide.

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