The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. and later owned by Athletic Events & Sports Management Group (ACES), Inc. The league was envisioned to provide former collegiate players a league with which they can continue with their volleyball career.
The PSL also had a men's division from 2013 to 2014, although its beach volleyball tournament both have a women's and men's division since its inception.
In 2021, the PSL was left without any active team after all teams either filed a leave of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic or moved to the newly professionalized Premier Volleyball League, the PSL's rival league.
To begin, the PSL had six member teams, two of which (Cignal HD Spikers and Petron Blaze Spikers) would stick around throughout the entire lifetime of the league. Its inaugural conference, the 2013 Invitational Conference, ran throughout the month of July. During the league's early conferences, the Philippine Army Troopers were dominant, winning the first three conferences. For the second conference of 2013, the Grand Prix, the league established the country's first men's club volleyball tournament, which included four teams.
The league's later years were known for the rivalry between F2 Logistics and Petron. The last eight championships were won by either team, seven of which were contested by both. In 2018, the league underwent major organizational changes after both Suzara and financer Don Caringal resigned due to alleged unauthorized misuse of the league's funds. In July, the league a theft complaint against the two key officials with the National Bureau of Investigation.
At the same time, the PSL also had to compete with the Premier Volleyball League, an evolution of the Shakey's V-League. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, both leagues suspended play. During the pandemic, the PVL made the transition to a professional league while the PSL decided to remain a non-professional league. Laurel feared that going professional meant that teams won't be able to field players from the collegiate level, stressing that a move to professional status can only be done through a merger between the two leagues.
By the time the PSL resumed play with the 2021 Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup, the league only had three active member teams: Chery Tiggo, F2 Logistics, and the Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors. The Petro Gazz Angels had planned to move from the PVL to PSL, but it fell through. After the tournament, all three of them had transferred to the PVL, leaving the PSL with zero active member teams.
After the mass exodus of teams, the PSL would refocus on “sports development”. In 2022, the organization behind the league would partner with Shakey's Pizza to form the collegiate and high school league, the Shakey's Super League.
Media coverage
Solar Sports was the league's official broadcaster for its first two seasons in 2014 and 2015. while TV5 was the official broadcaster from the 2015 to 2020 season.
In February 2021, the league terminated its broadcast deal with TV5 following the transfer of the Cignal HD Spikers to rival league, the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), and Cignal TV's acquisition of a three-year deal for the broadcasting rights of the PVL. The league was in negotiations with GMA Network as its new broadcast partner when the three remaining active member teams transferred to rival PVL in March 2021.
Teams
Teams in the Philippine Super Liga are mostly commercial-based, with companies serving as the owners of the team. The table below does not include guest teams, collegiate teams, or Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup teams.
Below is a timeline of teams that have competed throughout the history of the league. The table does not include teams for the league's men's division. For historical purposes, the Foton Tornadoes and Chery Tiggo Crossovers are considered the same team.
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