Men's Volleyball Thailand League

For the women's league, see Women's Volleyball Thailand League.

The Men's Volleyball Thailand League (Thai: วอลเลย์บอลชายไทยแลนด์ลีก) is the top-level professional men's volleyball league in Thailand. Contested by eight clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Volleyball Pro Challenge League. Seasons run from October to March, with teams playing 14 games each. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played on weekdays.

Men's Thailand League

Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Men's Volleyball Thailand League
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	2005
First season	2005
Administrator	Thai Volleyball Co., Ltd
No. of teams	8
Country	Thailand
Confederation	AVC
Most recent champion(s)	Nakhon Ratchasima (9th title)
Most titles	Nakhon Ratchasima (9th titles)
Broadcaster(s)	True4U True Sport
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Pro Challenge
Domestic cup(s)	Super League finished in 2020 season, Kor Royal Cup
International cup(s)	AVC Championship
Official website	thaivolleyball.co.th

Former logo

It is organized by the Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The league champion qualifies for the Asian Club Championship.

The league is recognized by the TVA, the FIVB, and the AVC. The league maintains strong ties with international volleyball governing bodies, adhering to the rules and regulations set by the FIVB and the AVC. The Women's Volleyball Thailand League is an FIVB-accredited club league, and its teams and players are registered with the FIVB. It is sponsored by Est Cola and therefore officially known as the EST Men's Volleyball Thailand League. In the Thailand League, the games are played during Saturdays and Sundays.

Thailand League clubs (2023-24 season)

There are 8 clubs in the league, with two promoted teams from Pro Challenge replacing the two teams that were relegated from Thailand League following the 2022–23 season.

Members

Club	Head Coach	Location	Colors	2022–23 season
Muangphon VC	Anuchet Dumdoungrom	Khon Kaen		PC Winners
Rangsit University	Phattaranat Deema	Pathum Thani		PC Runner-up
Nakhonratchasima College Khamtalaso	Anusorn Bundit	Nakhon Ratchasima		TL Fifth place
Diamond Food VC	Somboon Nakpung	Samut Sakhon		TL Runner-up
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	Weeramate Phergsongkror	Nakhon Ratchasima		TL Champions
RMUTL Phitsanulok	Kampol Sripo	Phitsanulok		TL Third place
More Asia Koh-Kood Cabana	Danai Sriwatcharamaytakul	Ratchaburi		TL Fourth place
Kasetsart VC	Yutthachai Rattanawongpak	Bangkok		TL Sixth place

Foreign Players

The Thai League mainly allows its clubs to hire a maximum of 2 foreign players for a season. Between the 2, 1 of them must be from an Asian Volleyball Confederation nation.

An extra +1 quota is given to the clubs if they decide to sign a player from a neighbouring Southeast Asian country.

2023-24 season's Foreign Players

2023–24 Men's Foreign Players
Club	Player	From AVC	From Southeast Asia
Muangphon VC	none	none	none
Rangsit University	none	none	none
Nakhonratchasima College Khamtalaso	none	none	none
Diamond Food VC	Lurii kruzhkov (CSV)	Kouhei Yanagisawa	Yuda Mardiansyah Putra
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	Islomjon Sobirov (AVC)	Azizbek Kuchkorov	Farhan Halim
RMUTL Phitsanulok	none	none	none
More Asia Koh-Kood Cabana	none	Noman Khan	none
Kasetsart VC	Timothy Brad Davis (NORCECA)	none	none

Results summary

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Third place
2024–25
2023–24	Nakhon Ratchasima QminC	Diamond Food–Fine Chef	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2022–23	Nakhon Ratchasima QminC	Diamond Food–Fine Chef	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2021–22	Diamond Food–Fine Chef	RMUTL Phitsanulok	Nakhon Ratchasima QminC
2020–21	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	Diamond Food	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2019–20	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall	Diamond Food	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2018–19	Air Force	Diamond Food	Visakha
2017–18	Nakhon Ratchasima	Air Force	Diamond Food Phitsanulok
2016–17	Air Force	Nakhon Ratchasima	Koh Kood Cabana Ratchaburi
2015–16	Wing 46 Phitsanulok	Nakhon Ratchasima	Chonburi E.Tech-Air Force
2014–15	Nakhon Ratchasima	Chonburi E.Tech-Air Force	Wing 46 Toyota-Phitsanulok
2013–14	Nakhon Ratchasima	Chonburi E.Tech-Air Force	Suan Dusit
2012–13	Nakhon Ratchasima	Suan Dusit	Chonburi E.Tech-Air Force
2011–12	Chonburi E.Tech-Air Force	Chiang Rai	Nakhon Sawan
2010–11	Chonburi E.Tech-Air Force	Nakhon Ratchasima	Chaiyaphum
2009–10	Chakungrao-Amed Forces	Chonburi E.Tech-Air Force	Nakhon Ratchasima
2008–09	Phetchabun	Nakhon Pathom	Suphan Buri
2007–08	Nakhon Ratchasima	Suphan Buri	Nonthaburi
2006–07	Nakhon Pathom	—	Suphan Buri
2005–06	Nakhon Pathom	Saraburi	Chaiyaphum

Champions

Club	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Champion seasons
Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC	9	3	1	2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
Chonburi	2	4	2	2010–11, 2011–12
Nakhon Pathom	2	1	—	2005–06, 2006–07
Air Force	2	1	—	2016–17,2018–19
Diamond Food Fine Chef - Air Force	1	5		2021–22
Phitsanulok	1	1	6	2015–16
Chakungrao	1	—	—	2009–10
Phetchabun	1	—	—	2008–09
Visakha	—	—	1

Awards

Prize money season 2023–2024

Most valuable player

Season	Player	Club
2023–24	Islomjon Sobirov	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
2022–23	Khangal Tamiraa	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
2021–22	Adipong Phonpinyo	Diamond Food
2020–21	Janita Surath	Nakhon Ratchasima
2019–20	Wanchai Tabwises	Nakhon Ratchasima
2018–19	Kantapat Koonmee	Air Force
2017–18	Aung Thu	Nakhon Ratchasima
2016–17	Kantapat Koonmee	Air Force
2015–16	Kittikun Sriutthawong	Wing 46 Phitsanulok
2014–15	Wanchai Tabwises	Nakhon Ratchasima
2013–14	Wanchai Tabwises	Nakhon Ratchasima

Best Scorer

Season	Player	Club
2023–24	Islomjon Sobirov	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
2022–23	Kittithad Nuwaddee	Phitsanulok VC
2021–22	Amorntep Konhan	Phitsanulok VC
2020–21	Amorntep Konhan	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2019–20	Amorntep Konhan	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2018–19	Amorntep Konhan	RMUTL Phitsanulok

Best Opposite Spiker

Season	Player	Club
2023–24	Amorntep Konhan	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2022–23	Khangal Tamiraa	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
2021–22	Pusit Phonarin	Diamond Food VC
2020–21	Kantapat Koonmee	Diamond Food VC
2019–20	Janita Surath	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall
2018–19	Amorntep Konhan	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2017–18	Aung Thu	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall
	Luiz Perezto	Diamond Food Phitsanulok
2016–17	Jirayu Raksakaew	Kohkod Cabana Ratchaburi
2015–16	Amornthep Konhan	Wing 46 Phitsanulok
2014–15	Somporn Wannaprapa	3BB Nakornnont-Suan Dusit
2013–14	Nara Jankaew	Pibulsongkram Phitsanulok

Best Outside Spikers

Season	Player	Club
2023–24	Kohei Yanagisawa	Diamond Food Fine Chef–Air Force VC
	Islomjon Sobirov	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
2022–23	Kittithad Nuwaddee	Phitsanulok VC
	Thanat Bamrungphakdi	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
2021–22	Kittithad Nuwaddee	Phitsanulok VC
	Miroslav Gradinarov	Diamond Food VC
2020–21	Kittikun Sriutthawong	Diamond Food VC
	Wanchai Tabwises	Nakhon Ratchasima
2019–20	Wanchai Tabwises	Nakhon Ratchasima
	Kittikun Sriutthawong	Diamond Food Saraburi
2018–19	Kantapat Koonmee	Air Force
	Douglas Bueno	Nakhon Ratchasima
2017–18	Kantapat Koonmee	Air Force
	Wanchai Tabwises	Nakhon Ratchasima
2016–17	Kittikun Sriutthawong	NK Fitness Samutsakhon
	Wanchai Tabwises	Nakhon Ratchasima
2015–16	Kittikun Sriutthawong	NK Fitness Samutsakhon
	Aung Thu	Nakhon Ratchasima
2014–15	Wanchai Tabwises	Nakhon Ratchasima
	Kittikun Sriutthawong	Chonburi E.Tech-Air Force
2013–14	Wanchai Tabwises	Nakhon Ratchasima

Best Middle Blockers

Season	Player	Club
2023–24	Azizbek Kuchkorov	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
	Anuchit Pakdeekaew	Diamond Food Fine–Chef Air Force
2022–23	Prasert Pinkaew	Phitsanulok VC
	Azizbek Kuchkorov	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
2020–21	Kissada Nilsawai	Diamond Food Saraburi
	Kittipong Suksala	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall
2019–20	Kissada Nilsawai	Diamond Food Saraburi
	Aekkawee Bangsri	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2018–19	Liu Hong-Jie	Diamond Food Saraburi
	Anuchit Pakdeekaew	Air Force
2017–18	Wuttichai Suksara	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall
	Kittipong Suksala	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall
2016–17	Wuttichai Suksara	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall
	Kissada Nilsawai	Air Force
2015–16	Kissada Nilsawai	Chonburi E.Tech-Air Force
2014–15	Kittinon Namkhunthod	3BB Nakornnont-Suan Dusit
	Supachai Prachon	Cosmo Chiang Rai
2013–14	Pongpet Namkhuntod	Sisaket-Suan Dusit

Best Setter

Season	Player	Club
2023–24	Saranchit Charoensuk	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
2022–23	Saranchit Charoensuk	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
2021–22	Mawin Maneewong	Phitsanulok VC
2020–21	Narongrit Janpirom	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2019–20	Narongrit Janpirom	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2018–19	Saranchit Charoensuk	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall
2017–18	Saranchit Charoensuk	Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall
2016–17	Saranchit Charoensuk	Air Force
2015–16	Yossapol Wattana	Cosmo Chiang Rai
2014–15	Yossapol Wattana	Cosmo Chiang Rai
2013–14	Nattapong Kesapan	Krungkao

Best Server

Season	Player	Club
2023–24	Farhan Halim	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
2022–23	Azizbek Kuchkorov	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC
2021–22	Amorntep Konhan	RMUTL Phitsanulok
2020–21	André Luiz Queiroz	Diamond Food Fine Chef–Air Force VC
2019–20	Jirayu Raksakaew	Diamond Food Fine Chef VC
2018–19	Liu Hung-Min	Diamond Food Fine Chef VC
2017–18	Not Awarded
2016–17	Not Awarded
2015–16	Steven Hunt	Wing 46 Phitsanulok
2014–15	Not Awarded
2013–14	Not Awarded

Thailand League clubs in Asian Club Championship

Season	Club	Place	Awards
2025	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC	TBD	—
2024	Nakhon Ratchasima Huione QminC	TBD	—
2023	Diamond Food Fine Chef - Air Force	13th	—
2022	Nakhon Ratchasima	6th	—
2021	Nakhon Ratchasima	4th	Tanapat Charoensuk (Best Libero)
	Diamond Food	7th	—
2020	Nakhon Ratchasima *	Cancelled
2019	EST Cola *	10th	—
2018	Nakhon Ratchasima	6th	—
2017	Air Force	9th	—
2016	Wing 46 Phitsanulok	11th	—
2015	Nakhon Ratchasima	9th	—

• In the 2019 EST Cola representative of Air Force
• 2020 edition is cancelled because of the Outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the world

See also

• Women's Volleyball Thailand League
• Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League
• Men's Volleyball Pro Challenge

External links

• Official website (in Thai)
• Statistic Thailand league website (in Thai)
• Volleyball Thailand league (in Thai)