Brazilian Volleyball Super League (Men)

The Brazilian Volleyball Super League (Portuguese: Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol) is the top level Brazilian professional volleyball competition. It is organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation. It shares the same name with the women's tournament, and are disputed simultaneously. The number of participating clubs varies every year. The champion team qualifies for the South American Championship. Vôlei Natal, who play at the 10,000-capacity Ginásio Nélio Dias, are the current champions.

This article is about the Men's professional league. For the Women's professional league, see Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga.
Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol
FormerlyLiga Nacional
Campeonato Brasileiro
SportVolleyball
Founded1976 (1976)
since 1994 (current format)
AdministratorBrazilian Volleyball Confederation
No. of teams12
CountryBrazil
ConfederationCSV
Most recent
champion(s)		Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei (7)
(2021–22)
Most titlesSada Cruzeiro Vôlei
Minas
(7 titles each)
TV partner(s)SporTV and Globo
Relegation toSuperliga Série B
Domestic cup(s)Brazilian Cup
Brazilian Supercopa
Official websitesuperliga.br

History

First competitions

Until the early 1960s, there were only state volleyball competitions in Brazil. A national level competition was inconceivable because of the geographical distances and lack of transportation infrastructure. Only in 1962 the first national volleyball competition was disputed, the Guarani Trophy of Champion clubs (Portuguese: Troféu Guarani de Clubes Campeões).[1] The competition was disputed two more times, being renamed in 1964 to Brazilian Championship of Champion Clubs (Portuguese: Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes Campeões). Between 1965 and 1967 there was a hiatus without a national level competition, until the Brazilian Trophy (Portuguese: Taça Brasil) was organized in 1968 with teams from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais. The competition was organized in such format until 1975.

Fully national competition and professionalism

Only in 1976, the competition was opened to amateur clubs from all Brazilian states, and became truly national. It was renamed to Brazilian Championship (Portuguese: Campeonato Brasileiro) and was held every second year. In 1980 the Brazilian Championship had a major reorganization, becoming an annual competition and allowing professional teams for the first time. The competition's format changed in 1988, and started to follow the northern hemisphere calendar. Also, it was renamed to Brazilian National League (Portuguese: Liga Nacional). The competition was disputed under this format between the seasons 1988-89 and 1993–94.[2]

The foundation of Super League

There was a last major change in the organization of the competition in the 1994–95 season. Again, it was renamed to Brazilian National Super League (Portuguese: Superliga Nacional). The first champion of the tournament, with the present format, was Frangosul/Ginástica.[3]

List of champions

Campeonato Brasileiro
Year Champion Runners-up
1976 Botafogo Paulistano
1978 Banespa/São Paulo Flamengo
1980 Pirelli/Santo André Fluminense
1981 Atlântica/Boavista Pirelli/Santo André
1982 Pirelli/Santo André Atlântica/Boavista
1983 Pirelli/Santo André Bradesco/Atlântica
1984 Minas Atlântica/Boavista
1985 Minas Bradesco/Atlântica
1986 Fiat/Minas Bradesco/Atlântica
1987 Banespa/São Paulo Pirelli/Santo André

Liga Nacional
1988–89 Pirelli/Santo André Fiat/Minas
1989–90 Banespa/São Paulo Pirelli/Santo André
1990–91 Banespa/São Paulo Frangosul/Ginástica
1991–92 Banespa/São Paulo Pirelli/Santo André
1992–93 Hoechst/Suzano Rhodia/Pirelli
1993–94 Nossa Caixa/Suzano Palmeiras/Parmalat

Superliga
1994–95 Frangosul/Ginástica Nossa Caixa/Suzano
1995–96 Olympikus/Telesp Report/Suzano
1996–97 Report/Suzano Banespa/São Bernardo do Campo
1997–98 Diadora/Ulbra Olympikus/Rio de Janeiro
1998–99 Pepsi/Ulbra Report/Nipomed/Suzano
1999–2000 Telemig Celular/Minas Unisul
2000–01 Telemig Celular/Minas Ulbra
2001–02 Telemig Celular/Minas Banespa/São Bernardo do Campo
2002–03 Ulbra Unisul
2003–04 Unisul Ulbra
2004–05 Banespa/MasterCard Telemig Celular/Minas
2005–06 Cimed/Florianópolis Telemig Celular/Minas
2006–07 Telemig Celular/Minas Cimed/Florianópolis
2007–08 Cimed/Florianópolis Vivo/Minas
2008–09 Cimed/Florianópolis Vivo/Minas
2009–10 Cimed/Florianópolis Montes Claros/Funadem
2010–11 SESI-SP Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei
2011–12 Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei Vôlei Futuro
2012–13 RJX Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei
2013–14 Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei SESI-SP
2014–15 Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei SESI-SP
2015–16 Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei Vôlei Brasil Kirin
2016–17 Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei Funvic Taubaté
2017–18 Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei SESI-SP
2018–19 Funvic Taubaté SESI-SP
2019–20
Canceled during the regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
2020–21 Funvic Taubaté Minas
2021–22 Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei Minas

Titles by team
Club Winners Runners-up
Cruzeiro 8 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023) 2 (2011, 2013)
Minas 7 (1984, 1985, 1986, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007) 8 (1989, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Banespa 6 (1978, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005) 2 (1997, 2002)
Pirelli 4 (1980, 1982, 1983, 1989) 5 (1981, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993)
Cimed/Florianópolis 4 (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010) 1 (2007)
Suzano 3 (1993, 1994, 1997) 3 (1995, 1996, 1999)
Ulbra 3 (1998, 1999, 2003) 2 (2001, 2004)
Taubaté 2 (2019, 2021) 1 (2017)
Atlântica 1 (1981) 5 (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
SESI-SP 1 (2011) 4 (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
Unisul 1 (2004) 2 (2000, 2003)
Ginástica 1 (1995) 1 (1991)
Olympikus 1 (1996) 1 (1998)
Botafogo 1 (1976) 0
RJX 1 (2013) 0
Campinas 0 1 (2016)
Flamengo 0 1 (1978)
Fluminense 0 1 (1980)
Montes Claros 0 1 (2010)
Palmeiras 0 1 (1994)
Paulistano 0 1 (1976)

Women's league
Main article: Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga

The Women's Superliga most successful team have been Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube with eleven titles, since the creation of the Superliga, when Leites Nestlé won three consecutives titles from 1994–95 to 1996–97.[3][2]

References
  1. "Lista de Clubes Campeões Brasileiros de Voleibol" [List of Brazilian Volleyball Champions] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  2. Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol (2010). "A História da Superliga" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  3. Portal Sol Brilhando (2008). "Campeoes da Superliga" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
  4. "Clubes votam e Superliga 19/20 de vôlei é cancelada" [The clubs voted and the 2019–20 Volleyball Superliga is canceled]. Esporte Interativo (in Portuguese). 20 April 2020.
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