2020–21 Men's Volleyball Thailand League

The 2020–21 Men's Volleyball Thailand League is the 16th season of the Men's Volleyball Thailand League, the top Thai professional league for men's volleyball clubs. It was established in 2005 and is also known as Daikin Men's Volleyball Thailand League due to the sponsorship deal with Daikin.[1] A total of eight teams will compete in the league. The season began on 12 November 2020 and is scheduled to conclude in 2021. This season will be organized by the Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA) instead of Thailand Volleyball Co., Ltd. COVID-19 has spread to Thailand which affects the sporting seasons.[2]

2020 Men's Volleyball Thailand League
Tournament details
Dates12 November 2020 – 28 March 2021
Teams8
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played56 (Regular seasons)
4 (Final series)
Official website
www.smmsport.com/posts/volleyball

Teams

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Eight teams compete in the league – the top six teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Pro Challenge. The promoted teams are Samut Prakan VC and Rangsit University. Rangsit University retains its position after relegation in previous season, while Samut Prakan VC reaches a top division for the first time. Samut Prakan VC replaced Opart 369 (relegated after four years in the top division) and this is the comeback of Samut Prakan VC for seven years before play in Thailand league.

Qualified teams

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League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Thailand League title holders; SL: Supur League title holders).

Qualified teams for 2019–20 Volleyball Thailand League (by entry round)
Regular seasons
Team From
Air Force (4th)   Bangkok
Diamond Food VC (2nd)   Saraburi
Koh-Kood Cabana (6th)   Bangkok
Nakhon Ratchasima The MallSL TH (1st)   Nakhon Ratchasima
Visakha (4th)   Bangkok
RMUTL Phitsanulok (5th)   Phitsanulok
Pro Challenge
Team From
Prince   Nonthaburi
Kasetsart University   Bangkok

Personnel and kits

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Team Round Manager Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsors
Prince Pro Challenge   Apinan Pitsanuwannawet   Supachai Sripoom   Yutthana Deeraksa Sensai Prince
Regular   Apinan Pitsanuwannawet   Supachai Sripoom   Yutthana Deeraksa Sensai Prince
Diamond Food Regular   Decha Suwannarak   Somboon Nakpueng   Kittikun Sriutthawong Grand Sport Diamond Food, Fine Chef
Air Force Regular   Sonti Boonrueng   Sonti Boonrueng   Mawin Maneewong Kela Singha
Nakhon Ratchasima Regular   Preecha Mitsungneun   Padejsuk Wannachote   Wanchai Tabwises FBT The Mall, CP, 7-Eleven, Kubota, Thai lottery, Koh-Kae, Vana Nava, Adda
Visakha Regular   Khong Kaido   Kajoinsak Manapornchai   Kitsada Somkane Grand Sport Visaka
RMUTL Phitsanulok Regular   Thakoon Nakorntab   Kampol Sripoll   Amorntep Konhan Grand Sport Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University
Kasetsart Pro Challenge   Srijitta Jaroenrabnopparat   Yutthachai Rattanawongpak   Kongkrit Kruein Elevator Kasetsart University
Regular   Srijitta Jaroenrabnopparat   Yutthachai Rattanawongpak   Kongkrit Kruein Elevator Kasetsart University
Koh-Kood Cabana Regular   Teerasak Sukaboon   Anuchet Damdungrom   Adigun Arun Mizuno Kohkood-Cabana, SAU,Asias GS

Squads

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National team players

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  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Free player 1 Free player 2 Free player 2
Diamond Food Kittikun Sriutthawong Jirayu Raksakaew Kissada Nilsawai Kantapat Koonmee Jakraprop Saengsee
RMUTL Phitsanulok Amorntep Konhan
Nakhon Ratchasima Saranchit Charoensuk Kittinon Namkhuntod
Air Force Mawin Maneewong Anuchit Pakdeekaew
Prince Montri Puanglib Chatmongkhon Paketkaew
Visakha Kitsada Somkane Jakkapong Tongklang

Foreign players

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  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Diamond Food VC   André Queiroz   Luiz Perotto
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall   Janitha Surath   Almal Khan

Transfers

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Second leg

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Name Moving from Moving to
  Almal Khan   Al Gharafa S.C   Nakhon Ratchasima
  Pattarapon Buoput   Visakha   Air Force
  Kitsada Somkane   Visakha   Prince Finance
  Sirithep Passadu   Visakha   Prince Finance
  Supachai Prajong   Visakha   Prince Finance
  Supakorn Jenthaisong Free agent   Prince Finance
  Supachai Rakchan Free agent   Prince Finance
  Phasert Pinkaew Free agent   RMUTL Phitsanulok
  Siwadon Sanhatham Free agent   RMUTL Phitsanulok
  Chaiya Bankammee Free agent   Koh-Kood Cabana
  Peerapan Srilueangnok Free agent   Koh-Kood Cabana
  Jeerapat Budkha Free agent   Diamond Food
  Sorranan Nuampara Free agent   Diamond Food
  Suthipong Donlakkham Free agent   Diamond Food

Schedule

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Stage Week Days Venue
First leg 1 12–13 December 2020 Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
2 19–20 December 2020 Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
3 26–27 December 2020 Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
4 13–14 February 2021 Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
5 17 February 2021,20–21 February 2021 Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
6 24 February 2021,27–28 February 2021 Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
Second leg 7 6–7 March 2021 Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
8 10 March 2021,13–14 March 2021 Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
9 17 March 2021,20–21 March 2021 Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
10 27–28 March 2021 MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi, Bangkok
Final Series
11 2–4 April 2021 MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi, Bangkok
12 9–11 April 2021 MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi, Bangkok

Format

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Regular seasons
  • First leg (Week 1–7): single round-robin; The seventh place and eighth place will relegate to Pro League.
  • Second leg: (Week 8–14) single round-robin; The top four will advance to Final series.
Final series

Standing procedure

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  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied 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 seasons – First leg

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First leg table

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 7 7 0 20 21 4 5.250 614 513 1.197 Second leg
2 Diamond Food VC 7 6 1 19 20 3 6.667 566 441 1.283
3 Air Force 7 5 2 13 16 11 1.455 593 598 0.992
4 RMUTL Phitsanulok 7 4 3 12 13 10 1.300 546 529 1.032
5 Koh-Kood Cabana 7 3 4 9 10 14 0.714 471 488 0.965
6 Prince 7 2 5 7 10 16 0.625 507 519 0.977
7 Visakha 7 1 6 4 6 18 0.333 431 456 0.945 Relegation to Pro League
8 Kasetsart University 7 0 7 0 1 21 0.048 381 549 0.694
Source: [citation needed]

Positions by week

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Leader
Relegation to Pro Challenge
Source: [citation needed]

Week 1

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  • Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
  • Dates: 12–13 December 2020
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Dec 09:00 Prince 3–1 Kasetsart University 25–15 21–25 25–17 25–19   96–76  
12 Dec 15:00 Visakha 2–3 Koh-Kood Cabana 25–23 21–25 22–25 25–20 14–16 107–109  
13 Dec 09:00 Air Force 1–3 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 16–25 30–28 22–25 19–25   87–103  
13 Dec 15:00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 0–3 Diamond Food VC 24–26 22–25 15–25     61–76  

Week 2

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  • Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
  • Dates: 19–20 December 2020
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Dec 09:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–1 Prince 25–22 22–25 25–23 25–20   97–90  
19 Dec 15:00 Air Force 3–1 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–23 23–25 25–22 25–16   98–86  
20 Dec 09:00 Visakha 0–3 Diamond Food VC 15–25 18–25 23–25     56–75  
20 Dec 12:00 Koh-Kood Cabana 3–0 Kasetsart University 25–20 25–15 25–13     75–48  

Week 3

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  • Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
  • Dates: 26–27 December 2020
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Dec 09:00 Air Force 0–3 Diamond Food VC 18–25 17–25 19–25     54–75  
26 Dec 15:00 Koh-Kood Cabana 0–3 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 25–27 12–25 20–25     57–77  
27 Dec 09:00 Prince 1–3 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–22 18–25 15–25 23–25   81–97  
27 Dec 15:00 Visakha 3–0 Kasetsart University 25–11 25–19 25–13     75–43  

Week 4

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  • Sliding of the competition because Outbreak of coronavirus in Thailand
  • Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
  • Dates: 13–14 February 2021
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Feb* 09:00 Kasetsart University 0–3 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 20–25 20–25 16–25     56–75  
13 Feb* 15:00 Prince 0–3 Diamond Food VC 18–25 16–25 21–25     55–75  
14 Feb* 12:00 Air Force 3–0 Visakha 25–23 25–19 25–18     75–60  
14 Feb* 15:00 Koh-Kood Cabana 0–3 RMUTL Phitsanulok 22–25 18–25 24–26     64–76  

Week 5

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  • Venue: MCC Hall The Mall Ngamwongwan, Nonthaburi
  • Dates: 17,20–21 February 2021
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Feb 09:00 Koh-Kood Cabana 2–3 Air Force 23–25 25–16 25–23 21–25 13–15 107–104  
17 Feb 15:00 Prince Finance 3–0 Visakha 25–23 29–27 25–23     79–73  
20 Feb 09:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 Visakha 25–21 25–20 25–19     75–60  
20 Feb 15:00 Prince 2–3 Air Force 25–18 25–17 19–25 23–25 14–16 106–101  
21 Feb 09:00 Diamond Food VC 3–0 Koh-Kood Cabana 25–15 26–24 25–20     76–59  
21 Feb 12:00 Kasetsart University 0–3 RMUTL Phitsanulok 26–28 12–25 15–25     53–78  

Week 6

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  • Venue:Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
  • Dates: 24,27–28 February 2021
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Feb 09:00 Kasetsart University 0–3 Diamond Food VC 17–25 14–25 13–25     44–75  
24 Feb 15:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–17 25–17 25–16     75–50  
27 Feb 09:00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 3–1 Visakha 25–19 25–20 23–25 25–18   98–82  
27 Feb 15:00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–2 Diamond Food VC 18–25 31–29 25–22 23–25 15–13 112–114  
28 Feb 09:00 Kasetsart University 0–3 Air Force 18–25 23–25 20–25     61–75  
28 Feb 12:00 Prince 0–3 Koh-Kood Cabana 22–25 21–25 18–25     61–75  

Regular seasons – Second leg

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Second leg table

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Diamond Food VC 5 5 0 14 15 3 5.000 365 293 1.246 Final series
2 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 5 4 1 12 13 4 3.250 232 224 1.036
3 RMUTL Phitsanulok 5 3 2 9 11 9 1.222 342 359 0.953
4 Prince 5 1 4 4 6 12 0.500 220 264 0.833
5 Air Force 5 1 4 3 6 14 0.429 277 286 0.969 Not passed into Final series
6 Koh-Kood Cabana 5 1 4 3 5 14 0.357 264 274 0.964
Source: [citation needed]

Positions by week

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Leader
Not pass to Final 4
Source: [citation needed]

Week 7

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  • Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
  • Dates: 6–7 March 2021
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Mar 18.00 Air Force 3–2 Prince 25–21 24–26 23–25 25–20 17–15 114–107  
7 Mar 12.00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 3–2 Koh-Kood Cabana 25–21 24–26 25–19 10–25 15–13 99–104  
7 Mar 15.00 Diamond Food VC 3–1 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 25–12 25–20 23–25 26–24   99–81  

Week 8

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  • Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
  • Dates: 10,13–14 March 2021
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Mar 18.00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 3–0 Air Force 25–18 25–23 25–22     75–63  
13 Mar 12.00 Air Force 2–3 Koh-Kood Cabana 25–16 18–25 25–23 22–25 10–15 100–104  
13 Mar 15.00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–20 26–24 25–22     76–66  
14 Mar 18.00 Diamond Food VC 3–0 Prince 25–17 25–18 25–19     75–54  

Week 9

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  • Venue: Nimitbut Sport Center, Bangkok
  • Dates: 17,20–21 March 2021
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Mar 12.00 Diamond Food VC 3–0 Koh-Kood Cabana 25–18 25–18 25–20     75–56  
17 Mar 15.00 Prince 0–3 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 20–25 22–25 17–25     59–75  
20 Mar 18.00 Diamond Food VC 3–2 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–16 25–19 27–29 24–26 15–12 116–102  
21 Mar 12.00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–1 Air Force 25–23 16–25 25–23 25–22   91–93  
21 Mar 15.00 Prince 3–0 Koh-Kood Cabana 25–23 25–17 25–20     75–60  

Week 10

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  • Venue: MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi, Bangkok
  • Dates: 27–28 March 2021
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 Mar 18.00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 Koh-Kood Cabana 25–21 25–17 25–15     75–53  
28 Mar 12.00 Prince 1–3 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–17 16–25 19–25 22–25   82–92  
28 Mar 15.00 Diamond Food VC 3–0 Air Force 25–15 25–23 25–18     75–56  

Final series

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Final series table

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Final result
1 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 6 5 1 16 17 3 5.667 489 420 1.164 Champions
2 Diamond Food VC 6 5 1 14 15 6 2.500 477 391 1.220 Runners-up
3 RMUTL Phitsanulok 6 2 4 4 7 16 0.438 454 525 0.865 Third Place
4 Prince 6 0 6 2 4 18 0.222 429 513 0.836 Fourth Place
Source: [citation needed]

Week 11

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  • Venue: MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi, Bangkok
  • Dates: 2–4 April 2021
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Apr 09.00 Diamond Food VC 3–0 Prince 25–19 26–24 25–20     76–63  
2 Apr 18.00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–23 25–18 25–22     75–63  
3 Apr 12.00 Prince 0–3 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 22–25 18–25 19–25     59–75  
3 Apr 15.00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 1–3 Diamond Food VC 26–24 20–25 15–25 19–25   80–99  
4 Apr 09.00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 3–2 Prince 20–25 25–17 22–25 27–25 15–11 109–103  
4 Apr 15.00 Diamond Food VC 0–3 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 20–25 16–25 25–27     61–77  

Week 12

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  • Venue: MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi, Bangkok
  • Dates: 9–11 April 2021
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Apr 09.00 Prince 0–3 Diamond Food VC 23–25 15–25 17–25     55–75  
9 Apr 12.00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–16 25–19 25–16     75–51  
10 Apr 09.00 RMUTL Phitsanulok 0–3 Diamond Food VC 17–25 13–25 18–25     48–75  
10 Apr 15.00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 3–0 Prince 25–19 25–15 25–20     75–54  
11 Apr 09.00 Prince 2–3 RMUTL Phitsanulok 25–17 25–21 17–25 18–25 13–15 98–103  
11 Apr 18.00 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall 2–3 Diamond Food VC 20–25 25–20 25–18 19–25 15–11 104–99  

Final standing

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "สมาคมลูกยางจับมือไดกิ้น จัดแถลงข่าวเปิดศึกไทยแลนด์ลีก ครั้งที่ 16". siamsport. 30 November 2020. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Bodetti, Austin. "Coronavirus Hits Thailand Hard". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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