2018–19 Men's Volleyball Thailand League
The 2018–19 Men's Volleyball Thailand League is the 14th season of the Men's Volleyball Thailand League, the top Thai professional league for men's volleyball clubs. Eight teams competed in the league. The season started on 27 October 2018.
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall are the defending champions, also the reigning asian club champions, while the 2018 Pro Challenge champion will has entered as the promoted team from the 2018 Volleyball Pro Challenge.
Changes from last season
Team changes
Promoted clubs
Promoted from the 2018 Women's Volleyball Pro Challenge- Diamond Food Saraburi
- Khonkaen
Relegated clubs
- Kasetsart
- Khonkaen
Reformed club
- Cosmo Chiang Rai authorize from NK Fitness Samutsakorn
Clubs
Personnel and kits
National team players
Note :: players who released during second leg transfer window;
: players who registered during second leg transfer window;
→: players who left club after registered during first or second leg.
Team | Leg | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
Diamond Food Saraburi | 1st | Jirayu Raksakaew | Kittikun Sriutthawong | Montri Puanglib |
Diamond Food Saraburi | 2nd | Jirayu Raksakaew | Kittikun Sriutthawong | Montri Puanglib |
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall | 1st | Kittinon Namkhuntod | Saranchit Charoensuk | rowspan=2 |
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall | 2nd | Kittinon Namkhuntod | Saranchit Charoensuk | - |
Air Force | 1st | Kissada Nilsawai | rowspan=2 | rowspan=2 |
Air Force | 2nd | Kissada Nilsawai | - | - |
Visakha | 1st | Kitsada Somkane | rowspan=2 | rowspan=2 |
Visakha | 2nd | Kitsada Somkane | - | - |
;National team player quotas except from regulation
- Amorntep Konhan is first time in national team with RMUTL Phitsanulok.
- Jakraprop Saengsee is first time in national team with Air Force.
- Mawin Maneewong is first time in national team with Air Force.
- Anuchit Pakdeekaew is first time in national team with Air Force.
- Kantapat Koonmee is first time in national team with Air Force.
- Chatmongkhon Paketkaew is first time in national team with Diamond Food Saraburi.
- Academic players will not including in national team player quota.
Foreign players
Team | Leg | Player 1 | Player 2 |
Air Force | 1st | Roman Shirov | Yosuke Arai |
Air Force | 2nd | Roman Shirov | Janita Surat |
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall | 1st | Douglas Bueno | Pablo Femando |
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall | 2nd | Douglas Bueno | Deepthi Romesh |
NK Fitness Samutsakorn | 1st | Daichi Yanagawa | rowspan=2 |
NK Fitness Samutsakorn | 2nd | Daichi Yanagawa | - |
Diamond Food Saraburi | 1st | Liu Hong-Min | Liu Hong-Jie |
Diamond Food Saraburi | 2nd | Liu Hong-Min | Liu Hong-Jie |
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall | 1st | Rodrigo Da sill va | Paulo Iuri Lamounier |
Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall | 2nd | Rodrigo Da sill va | Wu Zhai |
Format
Regular season
- First leg: single round-robin.
- Second leg: single round-robin.
Regular season standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Finals series
Venues
;NoteRegular season
League table
Head-to-Head results
Positions by round
Results
First leg
All times are Indochina Time.Week 1 – Chonburi
Week 2 – Nakhon Ratchasima
Week 3 – Bangkok
Week 4 – Bangkok
Week 5 – Bangkok
Week 6 – Khon Kaen
Week 7 – Khon Kaen
Second leg
All times are Indochina Time.Week 8 – Khon Kaen
Week 9 – Nonthaburi
Week 10 – Nonthaburi
Week 11 – Nakhon Ratchasima
Week 12 – Nakhon Ratchasima
Week 13 – Bangkok
Week 14 – Bangkok
Finals series
All times are Indochina Time.Final Team
Venue
The final series matches are played at the MCC Hall The Mall Bang Kapi in Bangkok.Bang Kapi | Bangkok Metropolis |
MCC Hall The Mall Bang Kapi | Bangkok Metropolis |
Capacity: 10,000 | Bangkok Metropolis |
Semi-finals
3rd place
Final
Final standing
Rank | Team |
Air Force | |
Diamond Food Saraburi | |
Visakha | |
4 | Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall |
5 | RMUTL Phitsanulok |
6 | NK Fitness Samutsakorn |
7 | Ratchaburi |
8 | Khonkaen |
Qualified for the Asian Championship and Super League | |
Qualified for the Super League | |
Relegated to Pro Challenge |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Scorer
- Best Outside Spiker
- Best Servers
- Best Middle Blocker
- Best Setter
- Best Opposite Spiker
- Best Libero
Statistics leader