Japan - V.League Premier 2013/2014
Regular Season League Rules
Round Robin against the other teams, a total of 28 matches
Top 4 teams advance to Semifinal Round
Tiebreakers:
Winning percentage in all matches
Sets ratio in all matches
Points ratio in all matches
If tied in all of the above, then same tiebreaker only between the tied teams
Semifinal Round Rules
Round Robin against the other teams, a total of 3 matches
Top 2 teams advance to Final Match, Bottom 2 teams advanced to 3rd Place Match
Tiebreakers:
Winning percentage in all matches
Sets ratio in all matches
Points ratio in all matches
If tied in all of the above, then same tiebreaker only between the tied teams
Participating Teams in order of last year's finish
Osaka Sakai Blazers
Foreign Player: Milan Pepic (BIH)
Panasonic Panthers
Foreign Player: Dante Guimaraes Santos do Amaral (BRA)
Toray Arrows
Foreign Player: Dejan Bojovic (SRB)
Suntory Sunbirds
Foreign Player: Clayton Stanley (USA)
Toyota Gosei Trefuerza
Foreign Player: Leonardo Mello (BRA)
JT Thunders
Foreign Player: Igor Omrcen (CRO)
FC Tokyo
Foreign Player: Miroslav Gradinarov (BUL)
J-TEKT Stings
Foreign Player: Yadier Sanchez (CUB)