2020–21 V.League Division 1 Women's
The Volleyball 2020–21 V.League Division 1 Women's is the 27th volleyball tournament year and the 3rd top level women's volleyball tournament of the newly branded and reorganized V.League (Japan). It is held from October 17, 2020 – February 21, 2021.
| 2020–21 V.League Division 1 Women's | |
|---|---|
| League | V.League Division 1 |
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Duration | Oct 17, 2020 – Feb 21, 2021 |
| Number of games | 132 (Regular round) 12 (Final stage) 30 (V Cup) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| 2020–2021 Results | |
| Season champions | Toray Arrows |
| Top scorer | Jana Kulan |
| Finals champions | JT Marvelous |
| Runners-up | Toray Arrows |
| Finals MVP | Mako Kobata |
On August 4, 2020 the V.League Organization announced measures it has implemented to safeguard athletes, visitors, and related parties against the new coronavirus. Venues will be limited to 50% capacity and divided into three zones:
- Zone 1: Competition-related area (athletes, referees, etc.)
- Zone 2: Tournament management staff & press-related area
- Zone 3: Customer area
Visitors will have their body temperature taken before entering and are prohibited from certain forms of support such as loud cheering, using thundersticks, and high-fiving.
The V. League Division 1 Women's V Cup will be held from February 27, 2021 to March 28, 2021. All twelve teams will participate but players who have been invited to the Japan women's national volleyball team will begin early training for the 2021 Olympics and will not participate in the V Cup.
The Empress' Cup Final Round is scheduled for December 11–20, 2020. The Prefecture and Block rounds were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
The Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament opens in May every year in Osaka and serves as the final competition of the season.