Japan - V.League V1 (Division 1, Women) 2019-2020
Regular Round begins October 12, 2019 (Saturday) and ends December 29, 2019 (Sunday). Matches are played every Saturday and Sunday.
Note: The Empress' Cup Final Round which has usually been contested during the last week of December is scheduled for March 25–29, 2020 -- after the season is over.
Each team will play twenty-one matches:
- each in-conference rival three times (IC--15 matches)
- each out-of-conference rival once (AC Warfare--6 matches)
Regular Season is divided into four legs:
- IC Leg 1: October 12–27, 2019
- IC Leg 2: November 2–17, 2019
- AC Warfare Leg: November 23 – December 8, 2019
- IC Leg 3: December 14–29, 2019
Final Stage begins January 11, 2020 (Sat) and ends January 26, 2020 (Sun):
- Final 8: January 11, 2020 (Sat) – January 19, 2020 (Sun)
- Challenge 4: January 11, 2020 (Sat) – January 13, 2020 (Mon)
- Semifinals: January 25, 2020 (Sat)
- Final & 3rd Place Match: January 26, 2020 (Sun)
V1-V2 Promotion-Relegation Matches:
- February 22–23, 2020 (Sat–Sun)
Empress' Cup Final Round:
- March 25–29, 2020
Kurowashiki (Black Eagle Flag) Tournament:
- TBD (usually 1st week of May)