PNVF president Ramon “Tats” Suzara announced on Thursday that it will stage the Champions League (CL) comprising two tournaments, Women’s CL from November 13 to 19 and the Men’s CL from November 20 to 26.

The federation is eyeing Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena in Laoag City, Claro M. Recto Events Center in Lipa City, or Tagaytay City as potential venues wherein the league will be held under a semi-bubble format. 

Representatives from six Premier Volleyball League (PVL), as well as teams from Baguio City and Iligan City attended the virtual meeting hosted by Suzara.

Together with Suzara were PNVF Secretary-General Don Caringal; Vice President Dr. Arnel Hajan; Board Members Charo Soriano, Carmela Gamboa, and Yul Benosa; and Technical and Coaching Commission Chair coach Jerry Yee.

“It is also one of the PNVF’s 10-point agenda which is to serve Filipino families with entertainment through volleyball and to make volleyball a widely played sport by elevating it through high-performance competition,” Suzara said. 

The league will be composed of eight clubs and will be divided into two pools of four teams playing in a round-robin format. 

At the end of the preliminaries, the teams will be ranked and will compete in a cross-over single-elimination wherein winners will advance in the semifinals round. 

The deadline for the submission of 20-player rosters is on October 20.