{"id":7499,"date":"2026-11-06T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T01:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/insider\/?p=7499"},"modified":"2026-11-05T16:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T08:05:59","slug":"pvl-teams-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/insider\/volleyball\/pvl-teams-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"PVL Teams Guide: All 9 Teams, Coaches and Captains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: inherit;font-size: inherit\">Nine teams are competing in the 2026\u201327 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference: Akari, Capital1, Choco Mucho, Creamline, Farm Fresh, Galeries Tower, Nxled, PLDT and Zus Coffee (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2026%E2%80%9327_Premier_Volleyball_League_All-Filipino_Conference\" style=\"font-size: inherit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><span style=\"color: inherit;font-size: inherit\">). Creamline are the defending All-Filipino champions and the league&#8217;s most successful club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This guide introduces every PVL team, with its head coach, captain and recent record, and explains how the league&#8217;s line-up has changed.<\/p>\n<h2>All 9 PVL teams at a glance<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Team<\/td>\n<td>Code<\/td>\n<td>Head coach<\/td>\n<td>Captain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Akari Chargers<\/td>\n<td>AKA<\/td>\n<td>Tina Salak<\/td>\n<td>Justine Jazareno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Capital1 Solar Spikers<\/td>\n<td>CAP<\/td>\n<td>Jorge de Brito<\/td>\n<td>Pauline Gaston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Choco Mucho Flying Titans<\/td>\n<td>CMF<\/td>\n<td>Dante Alinsunurin<\/td>\n<td>Desiree Cheng<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Creamline Cool Smashers<\/td>\n<td>CCS<\/td>\n<td>Sherwin Meneses<\/td>\n<td>Alyssa Valdez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Farm Fresh Foxies<\/td>\n<td>FFF<\/td>\n<td>Koji Tsuzurabara<\/td>\n<td>Louie Romero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Galeries Tower Highrisers<\/td>\n<td>GTH<\/td>\n<td>Aying Esteban<\/td>\n<td>TBA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nxled Chameleons<\/td>\n<td>NXL<\/td>\n<td>Ettore Guidetti<\/td>\n<td>Brooke Van Sickle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PLDT High Speed Hitters<\/td>\n<td>HSH<\/td>\n<td>Rald Ricafort<\/td>\n<td>Kath Arado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zus Coffee Thunderbelles<\/td>\n<td>ZUS<\/td>\n<td>Jerry Yee<\/td>\n<td>Cloanne Mondo\u00f1edo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2026%E2%80%9327_Premier_Volleyball_League_All-Filipino_Conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pvl.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PVL<\/a>. Coaches and captains as of October 2026; check pvl.ph for changes.<\/p>\n<h2>The PVL teams, one by one<\/h2>\n<h3>Akari Chargers<\/h3>\n<p>Akari reached the 2024 Reinforced Conference final, finishing runner-up to Creamline, and took third in the 2024\u201325 All-Filipino and 2025 Reinforced Conferences (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Premier_Volleyball_League_conference_results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>). Former national team player Tina Salak is head coach.<\/p>\n<h3>Capital1 Solar Spikers<\/h3>\n<p>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 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onesports.ph\/story\/?q=6ad08e2108c7fb00027c0260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Sports<\/a>). All three of the team&#8217;s first Siklab matches went to five sets (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onesports.ph\/story\/?q=6ad7257d9a3c7200026b5265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Sports<\/a>). Jorge de Brito, who also coached Alas Pilipinas women at the 2025 SEA Games, is head coach.<\/p>\n<h3>Choco Mucho Flying Titans<\/h3>\n<p>Choco Mucho are among the league&#8217;s most popular teams and were runners-up in the 2023 Second All-Filipino and 2024 All-Filipino Conferences (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2024_Premier_Volleyball_League_season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>). They started the 2026\u201327 Siklab Series 2-0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.inquirer.net\/701770\/pvl-choco-mucho-sweeps-zus-coffee-for-2-0-all-filipino-start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inquirer<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3>Creamline Cool Smashers<\/h3>\n<p>Creamline are the PVL&#8217;s most successful team, with 11 titles, including the league&#8217;s only Grand Slam in 2024, when they won the All-Filipino, Reinforced and Invitational Conferences (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2024_Premier_Volleyball_League_season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>). From 2017 to 2025 they also reached the podium in 19 straight conferences (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Creamline_Cool_Smashers_seasons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>). Alyssa Valdez is captain, and Creamline enter 2026\u201327 as defending All-Filipino champions.<\/p>\n<h3>Farm Fresh Foxies<\/h3>\n<p>Farm Fresh, coached by Japan&#8217;s Koji Tsuzurabara, have been regular participants since 2023 and reached the semifinals of the 2024 Invitational Conference (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Premier_Volleyball_League_conference_results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3>Galeries Tower Highrisers<\/h3>\n<p>Galeries Tower joined the PVL in the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Premier_Volleyball_League_conference_results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>) and are coached by Aying Esteban.<\/p>\n<h3>Nxled Chameleons<\/h3>\n<p>Nxled are led by Brooke Van Sickle, MVP of the 2025 Reinforced Conference (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2025_Premier_Volleyball_League_Reinforced_Conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>). They were runners-up in the 2026 Invitational Conference (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Premier_Volleyball_League_conference_results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>) and started the Siklab Series unbeaten.<\/p>\n<h3>PLDT High Speed Hitters<\/h3>\n<p>PLDT won the 2025 Invitational Conference and the 2025\u201326 PVL on Tour (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Premier_Volleyball_League_champions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>). Kath Arado, one of the league&#8217;s best-known liberos, is captain.<\/p>\n<h3>Zus Coffee Thunderbelles<\/h3>\n<p>Zus Coffee reached the 2025 Reinforced Conference final, finishing runner-up to Petro Gazz (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2025_Premier_Volleyball_League_Reinforced_Conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>). Cloanne Mondo\u00f1edo is captain.<\/p>\n<h2>PVL rivalries to watch<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Creamline vs Choco Mucho.<\/strong> The league&#8217;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 (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Premier_Volleyball_League_conference_results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Creamline vs Akari.<\/strong> Akari&#8217;s run to the 2024 Reinforced final ended against Creamline, who completed the Grand Slam that year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The new contenders.<\/strong> Nxled, PLDT and Capital1 have all been rising, with PLDT winning two titles in 2025 and Nxled reaching the 2026 Invitational final.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Local players, imports and guest teams<\/h2>\n<p>The type of conference decides who can play:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Conference<\/td>\n<td>Who plays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>All-Filipino<\/td>\n<td>PVL teams with Filipino players only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reinforced<\/td>\n<td>PVL teams, each allowed a foreign import<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Invitational<\/td>\n<td>PVL teams plus invited guest clubs from abroad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Guest clubs have made a real mark. Japan&#8217;s Kurashiki Ablaze won the 2023 Invitational, Kobe Shinwa reached the 2025 Invitational final, and Thailand&#8217;s Est Cola won the 2026 Invitational (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Premier_Volleyball_League_champions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>). For more on the formats, see [LINK: PVL Conferences Explained].<\/p>\n<h2>Star players to know<\/h2>\n<p>Many of the country&#8217;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&#8217;s Brooke Van Sickle and Capital1&#8217;s Bella Belen. Rosters change between conferences, so check each team&#8217;s current line-up on pvl.ph. For what each role does, see [LINK: Volleyball Positions Explained].<\/p>\n<h2>Teams that have left the PVL<\/h2>\n<p>The league&#8217;s line-up changes from season to season. Two former champions are not in the 2026\u201327 field:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chery Tiggo<\/strong> disbanded on 2 December 2025. The club won the PVL&#8217;s first professional title, the 2021 Open Conference (<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.net.ph\/2025\/12\/02\/end-of-the-road-for-chery-tiggo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Tribune<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Petro Gazz,<\/strong> winners of the 2024\u201325 All-Filipino and 2025 Reinforced Conferences, took a leave of absence (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.ph\/volleyball\/pvl\/trio-of-ph-volleyball-champions-gone-in-2-months-a5172-20260130-lfrm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPIN.ph<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How PVL teams compete in 2026\u201327<\/h2>\n<p>All nine teams play a single round-robin in each of the Siklab and Sigla Series, with the top four reaching each series&#8217; semifinals. Points from both series decide seeding for the Sinag Series, which crowns the first Philippine Grand Champion (<a href=\"https:\/\/pvl.ph\/news\/pvl-charts-new-path-to-glory-in-landmark-10th-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PVL<\/a>). See [LINK: PVL Conferences Explained] and the latest [LINK: PVL Standings].<\/p>\n<h2>New to the PVL? Picking a team to follow<\/h2>\n<p>There is no wrong choice, but a few easy ways in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow a player you know.<\/strong> Many fans start with a favourite from the national team or college volleyball and follow her club.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow a style.<\/strong> Some teams lean on a star attacker, others on balanced attacks or strong defence. Watching a few matches will show you which you enjoy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow the underdog.<\/strong> With Siklab, Sigla and Sinag points all counting toward the Grand Championship, a team that starts slowly can still build a run.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go to a match.<\/strong> Seeing a team live, especially on a triple-header match day, is the quickest way to pick a side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to follow your PVL team<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Check the schedule<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/pvl.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pvl.ph<\/a> and in [LINK: PVL Schedule Tomorrow].<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watch live<\/strong> on One Sports, One Sports+, Cignal Play or the One Sports YouTube channel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow the table<\/strong> after each match day, including match points and set ratios.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep an eye on national team call-ups,<\/strong> which can affect rosters. See [LINK: Alas Pilipinas].<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>How many teams are in the PVL?<\/h3>\n<p>Nine teams are competing in the 2026\u201327 All-Filipino Conference.<\/p>\n<h3>Which PVL team has won the most titles?<\/h3>\n<p>Creamline, with 11 titles, including the 2024 Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<h3>Which teams left the PVL recently?<\/h3>\n<p>Chery Tiggo disbanded in December 2025, and Petro Gazz took a leave of absence.<\/p>\n<h3>Who is the captain of Creamline?<\/h3>\n<p>Alyssa Valdez.<\/p>\n<h3>What do the PVL team codes mean?<\/h3>\n<p>They are the short codes used on schedules and scoreboards, such as CCS for Creamline and HSH for PLDT High Speed Hitters.<\/p>\n<h3>Do foreign teams play in the PVL?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, as invited guest clubs in the Invitational Conference. Thailand&#8217;s Est Cola won the 2026 Invitational, the most recent PVL title.<\/p>\n<h3>Can PVL teams have foreign players?<\/h3>\n<p>Only in some conferences. The All-Filipino Conference is for Filipino players only, while the Reinforced Conference allows each team a foreign import.<\/p>\n<h2>Keep learning<\/h2>\n<p>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, <a href=\"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/insider\/blog\/game-guides\/handicap-and-over-under-betting-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handicap and Over\/Under Betting Explained<\/a> explains how volleyball lines work, and Insider covers other sports in <a href=\"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/insider\/sports\/basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArenaPlus Basketball<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/arenaplus.ph\/insider\/blog\/sports\/football-betting-on-arenaplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Football Betting on ArenaPlus: A Beginner&#8217;s Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>For adults 21 and over. 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