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October 2026, the 2027 V-League Rookie Draft Venue V-League Off-season Training: Practice matches (domestic and overseas clubs) and internal scrimmages held from September 10th to September 18th. KOVO Cup: After returning to Korea, from October 11th to 25th, the 7 V-League clubs play 3 group stage matches each. The top 4 teams advance to the semifinals, and the 2 winners face off in the final. A total of 12 matches are held. All matches are held exclusively at the Jinnam Gymnasium in Yeosu, Jeonnam. Regular League: Opens every year on October 31st, with each team playing 36 matches. Playoffs: The top 4 teams from the regular season advance. The 4th and 3rd place teams play a single-elimination semi-playoff. The winner faces the 2nd place team in a best-of-three playoff series. The winner of that series faces the 1st place team in a best-of-five Championship series to determine the winner. You can become a representative player of the V-League through the 2026 V-League Rookie Draft, depending on your choices. Home Stadium Locations [Women's Volleyball] 1. GS Caltex Seoul KIXX (Seoul Jangchung Gymnasium) 2. Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass (Gimcheon Indoor Gymnasium) 3. Hyundai Hillstate (Suwon Gymnasium) 4. Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium) 5. IBK Industrial Bank Altos (Hwaseong General Sports Town Indoor Gymnasium) 6. JungKwanJang Red Sparks (Daejeon Chungmu Gymnasium) 7. SOOP Supers (Gwangju SOOP Stadium) FA Eligibility: 6 seasons for high school graduates, 5 seasons for college graduates. Season Participation Criteria: Must play in at least 40% of the total matches per season. Rookie Draft 1. Conducted from the 1st to 3rd rounds, each team can pick 3 players. Out of 58 total applicants, 21 will be selected. 2. The selection order is determined by a lottery on the day of the draft. 3. Salaries range from a minimum of 24 million KRW to a maximum of 55 million KRW. Game Rules A match is played for a maximum of 5 sets. The first team to win 3 sets wins the match. Whichever team wins a rally earns 1 point. Points can be scored even without the service right. If the score reaches 24-24 or 14-14, play continues until there is a 2-point lead. This is called a deuce. Sets 1 through 4 are played to 25 points. Set 5 is played to 15 points. Foul Regulations Net Touch: Contact with the net during game action, which is a violation. Over Net: Reaching over the net into the opponent's court to play the ball unfairly. Position Fault: Violating the designated rotation order of the receiving team at the moment of service. Double Contact: A foul where a single player hits the ball twice in succession. Four Hits: When a team touches the ball more than 4 times. Catch Ball: Holding or throwing the ball instead of hitting it. Antenna Violation: When the ball passes outside the normal crossing space between the two antennas on the net. Service Out: When the served ball passes outside the normal crossing space or fails to land in the opponent's court.