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| Sport | Volleyball |
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| First season | 2024 (as thePro Volleyball Federation) |
| No. of teams | 8 (+1 on hiatus) |
| Country | United States |
| Most recent champion | Orlando Valkyries (2025) |
| Broadcasters | |
| Official website | provolleyball |
Major League Volleyball (MLV) is an American professional women'sindoor volleyball league. It is the continuation of thePro Volleyball Federation (PVF), which commenced play in the2024 season, and is one of three professional volleyball leagues for women in the United States alongside theAU Pro Volleyball Championship andLOVB Pro.
The current incarnation of the league originates from the attempted secession of theOmaha Supernovas from the PVF during the2025 season, amid a dispute over the league's ownership. The team planned to establish a rival league that was to be called Major League Volleyball, with $100 million in funding from investors. At the end of the season, a peace deal was struck which prevented the secession, welcomed the investors into the league, and rebranded it as Major League Volleyball.
MLV currently consists of eight independently ownedfranchises that annually compete in aregular season for spots in aplayoff tournament that determines the league's champion. Three more franchises are planned to join in the future. Salaries ranging from $60,000 to $175,000 are offered to players, along with additional benefits andrevenue sharing agreements. The league's matches arebroadcast on theCBS Sports Network,Fox Sports,The Roku Channel, VBTV, andYouTube. As of its 2025 season, the current champion of MLV is theOrlando Valkyries.
Major League Volleyball's (MLV) first incarnation, thePro Volleyball Federation (PVF), was one of three professional women's volleyball leagues in the United States that commenced play in the 2020s, alongside theAU Pro Volleyball Championship andLOVB Pro.[1][2][3] Its inaugural2024 season was dominated by the success of theOmaha Supernovas, who earned the highest average attendance for a professional volleyball team in the world,[4] broke the United States attendance record for a volleyball game thrice,[5] and won the PVF Championship in straight sets against theGrand Rapids Rise.[6][7] Off the court, the PVF came into conflict with the Supernovas over their attempted acquisition of theVegas Thrill in August 2023, which was blocked by the league.[8] By December, an attempt at ahostile takeover of the PVF itself by the Supernovas' owners was alleged to have started,[9] inspiring PVF co-founders Dan Whinham and Stephen Evans to "resist" the takeover by selling $1 million inshares of the league to Rise ownerDan DeVos in February 2024.[9][10]
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Amid the escalating dispute, Supernovas co-ownersJason Derulo and Danny White, along with Benjamin Priest,Sacramento Kings ownerVivek Ranadivé, and three-timeOlympic beach volleyball championKerri Walsh Jennings, began planning for a rival league with the Supernovas as a charter member, raising $100 million frominvestors.[11][12] The group announced both the Supernovas' exit from the PVF, and the establishment of what was to be calledMajor League Volleyball, days into the2025 season.[13][14] Play was to commence in the 2026 season with at least ten independently owned franchises.[15] Ranadivé was granted ownership of a franchise based inSacramento.[11][12] Thestates ofCalifornia,Florida,Indiana,Kansas,Kentucky,Minnesota,Ohio,Tennessee,Washington, andWisconsin were also considered as potential franchise bases.[16][17]
The Supernovas played what was to be their final season in the PVF,[14] falling short of a back-to-back championship with a playoff semifinal loss to theIndy Ignite.[18][19] In August, the PVF and MLV struck a deal that saw the return of the Supernovas to a league rebranded as Major League Volleyball, and the admission of the Sacramento team as an expansion franchise, alongside the establishment of a new franchise based inWashington, D.C.[20][21]
As of its 2026 season, Major League Volleyball consists of eight independently ownedfranchises. Six competed in the inaugural2024 PVF season as charter franchises: theAtlanta Vibe,Columbus Fury,Grand Rapids Rise,Omaha Supernovas,Orlando Valkyries, andSan Diego Mojo.[2][3] TheVegas Thrill, the seventh charter franchise, are currently on hiatus. TheIndy Ignite andDallas Pulse entered asexpansion teams in 2025 and 2026, respectively.[22][23] Franchises based inSacramento, California andWashington, D.C. are planned to enter in the 2027 season, while the timing ofKansas City Pro Volleyball's entry is yet to be determined.[24][25]
The salary range for players in MLV is $60,000 to $175,000,[26][27][28] with "benefits" worth $10,000, and an undisclosed amount ofrevenue sharing with their respective teams, also being offered.[29][30] Two players on each team are also paid an additional $40,000 to serve as the team's ambassadors.[31]
| Team | Location | Venue | Cap. | First |
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| Atlanta Vibe | Duluth, Georgia | Gas South Arena | 12,750 | 2024 |
| Columbus Fury | Columbus, Ohio | Nationwide Arena | 19,500 | 2024 |
| Dallas Pulse | Frisco, Texas | Comerica Center | 4,500 | 2026 |
| Grand Rapids Rise | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Van Andel Arena | 11,500 | 2024 |
| Indy Ignite | Fishers, Indiana | Fishers Event Center | 6,500 | 2025 |
| Omaha Supernovas | Omaha, Nebraska | CHI Health Center | 18,320 | 2024 |
| Orlando Valkyries | Orlando, Florida | Addition Financial Arena | 9,432 | 2024 |
| San Diego Mojo | San Diego, California | Viejas Arena | 12,414 | 2024 |
| Vegas Thrill[a] | Henderson, Nevada | Lee's Family Forum | 6,019 | 2024 |
| Team | Location | Venue | Cap. | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLV D.C. | Washington, D.C. | TBD | TBD | 2027 |
| MLV Northern California | Sacramento, California | TBD | TBD | 2027 |
| Kansas City Pro Volleyball | Kansas City, Missouri | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Year | T | Pl |  Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | Omaha Supernovas | Grand Rapids Rise |
| 2025 | 8 | 28 | Orlando Valkyries | Indy Ignite |
Around August 2023 [...] a group that owned the Omaha franchise tried to buy the Las Vegas team, which violated league policy.
There will be no repeat for the Omaha Supernovas as the Indy Ignite earned a victory in the PVF tournament semifinal Friday night.
Last year, the league announced that top players on each team would earn a base salary of up to $175,000 and each player to earn a roster spot making at least $60,000 for the season.
PVF and LOVB [...] have pledged to pay a minimum salary of $60,000,
Spicher noted that the league is also sharing its revenue with the players, through an undisclosed split, from day one.
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