The 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference kicks off this October 7, featuring much-improved teams, return of Alas Pilipinas members, and addition of high-powered guest players.
The year-ending 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference starts this October 7, promising high-octane action with foreign reinforcements and the return of some Alas Pilipinas players.
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Teams are divided into two pools, and the competition features two rounds of matches before heading to the knockout matches towards the end of November.
Check out the schedule of games, pools, where to watch, results, highlights, standings, and more.
GAME SCHEDULES | PRELIMINARY ROUND 1
Tuesday | October 7 | Ynares Center - Montalban
- B | ZUS Coffee vs Akari | 4:00 p.m.
- A | Capital1 vs Choco Mucho | 6:30 p.m.
Thursday | October 9 | City of Dasmariñas Arena
- B | Galeries Tower vs Petro Gazz | 4:00 p.m.
- A | Farm Fresh vs Nxled | 6:30 p.m.
Saturday | October 11 | City of Dasmariñas Arena
- B | Chery Tiggo vs ZUS Coffee | 4:00 p.m.
- B | Akari vs Creamline | 6:30 p.m.
Monday | October 13 | Smart Araneta Coliseum
- A | PLDT vs Capital1 | 4:00 p.m.
- A | Choco Mucho vs Cignal | 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday | October 14 | Smart Araneta Coliseum
- B | Chery Tiggo vs Akari | 1:30 p.m.
- B | ZUS Coffee vs Galeries Tower | 4:00 p.m.
- B | Creamline vs Petro Gazz | 6:30 p.m.
Thursday | October 16 | Smart Araneta Coliseum
- A | Cignal vs Farm Fresh | 1:30 p.m.
- A | Capital1 vs Nxled | 4:00 p.m.
- A | PLDT vs Choco Mucho | 6:30 p.m.
Saturday | October 18 | Capital Arena, Ilagan City
- B | Petro Gazz vs Chery Tiggo | 4:00 p.m.
- B | Galeries Tower vs Creamline | 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday | October 21 | Smart Araneta Coliseum
- A | Farm Fresh vs Capital1 | 1:30 p.m.
- A | Choco Mucho vs Nxled | 4:00 p.m.
- A | Cignal vs PLDT | 6:30 p.m.
Thursday | October 23 | FilOil EcoOil Arena
- B | Chery Tiggo vs Galeries Tower | 1:30 p.m.
- B | Akari vs Petro Gazz | 4:00 p.m.
- B | Creamline vs ZUS Coffee | 6:30 p.m.
Saturday | October 25 | City of Passi Arena, Iloilo
- A | Nxled vs Cignal | 4:00 p.m.
- A | PLDT vs Farm Fresh | 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday | October 28 | FilOil EcoOil Arena
- B | Galeries Tower vs Akari | 1:30 p.m.
- B | Petro Gazz vs ZUS Coffee | 4:00 p.m.
- B | Creamline vs Chery Tiggo | 6:30 p.m.
Friday | October 31 | FilOil EcoOil Arena
- A | Cignal vs Capital1 | 1:30 p.m.
- A | Farm Fresh vs Choco Mucho | 4:00 p.m.
- A | Nxled vs PLDT | 6:30 p.m.
WHERE TO WATCH
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Free-to-air: One Sports | Cignal Ch. 6
- Cable: One Sports+ | Cignal Ch. 261 HD & Ch. 91 SD
- Streaming: Pilipinas Live | Download the app for mobile or check pilipinaslive.com for desktop.
- Tickets: ticketmax.ph
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
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All 12 teams will get one foreign guest player.
- Teams will be divided into two pools based on the PVL On Tour ranking.
- Pool A: PLDT (1), Cignal (4), Farm Fresh (5), Nxled (8), Choco Mucho (9), Capital1 (12)
- Pool B: Chery Tiggo (2), Creamline (3), ZUS Coffee (6), Akari (7), Galeries Tower (10), Petro Gazz (11)
- Teams in each group shall play a single round robin.
- After Round 1, teams ranked 1st to 3rd in one pool shall be merged with the squads ranked 4th to 6th in the other pool.
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The 1st to 3rd-ranked teams of one pool shall only play against the teams ranked 4th to 6th in the other pool for Round 2.
- The final preliminary round ranking will be determined by combining the match results of Round 1 and Round 2.
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The top eight will advance to the quarterfinals.
- The quarterfinals will be a knockout match.
- QF1: Rank 1 vs Rank 8
- QF2: Rank 2 vs Rank 7
- QF3: Rank 3 vs Rank 6
- QF4: Rank 4 vs Rank 5
- The semifinals will be a knockout match.
- SF1: QF1 winner vs QF4 winner
- SF2: QF2 winner vs QF3 winner
- The winners of the semis will battle in a knockout match for the gold medal.
- The losers of the semis will play in a knockout match for the bronze medal.
TEAM REINFORCEMENTS | STORIES
AKARI CHARGERS
- Reinforcement: Annie Michem
- Coach: Tina Salak
CAPITAL1 SOLAR SPIKERS
- Reinforcement: Oleksandra Bytsenko
- Coach: Jorge de Brito
CHERY TIGGO EV CROSSOVERS
- Reinforcement: Yunieska Batista
- Coach: Norman Miguel
CHOCO MUCHO FLYING TITANS
- Reinforcement: Marlee Smith
- Coach: Dante Alinsunurin
CIGNAL HD SPIKERS
- Reinforcement: Eva Chantava
- Coach: Shaq delos Santos
CREAMLINE COOL SMASHERS
- Reinforcement: Courtney Schwan
- Coach: Sherwin Meneses
FARM FRESH FOXIES
- Reinforcement: Helene Rousseaux
- Coach: Alessandro Lodi
GALERIES TOWER HIGHRISERS
- Reinforcement: Jelena Cvijovic
- Coach: Godfrey Okumu
NXLED CHAMELEONS
- Reinforcement: Paola Martinez
- Coach: Ettore Guidetti
PETRO GAZZ ANGELS
- Reinforcement: Lindsey Vander Weide
- Coach: Gary Van Sickle
PLDT HIGH SPEED HITTERS
- Reinforcement: Anastasiia Bavykina
- Coach: Rald Ricafort
ZUS COFFEE THUNDERBELLES
- Reinforcement: Anna DeBeer
- Coach: Jerry Yee
(With reports from Kiko Demigillo, Pao Ambat)