The 2016–17 Women's Volleyball Thailand League was the 12th season of the Thai League, the top Thai professional league for association volleyball clubs, since its establishment in 2005. A total of 8 teams competed in the league. The season started on 29 October 2016.
Bangkok Glass are the defending champions, having won the Volleyball Thailand League title the previous season.
Teams
Stadiums and locations 2016–17 Women's Volleyball Thailand League locations Team Based Stadium Capacity Bangkok Glass Pathum Thani BG Sport Hall 9,700 King-Bangkok Bangkok Pracha Niwet Sport Center 6,800 Supreme Chonburi-E.Tech Chonburi ChonBuri Municipality Sport Stadium 8,700 3BB Nakornnont Nonthaburi King Rama IX Stadium 8,200 Thai-Denmark Nongrua Khon Kaen Khon Kaen University Gymnasium 5,780 Khonkaen Star Khon Kaen Khon Kaen Provincial Gymnasium 8,430 Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima Arena 5,100 Rangsit University Pathum Thani Rangsit University Gymnasium 4,300
Name changes Idea Khonkaen renamed themselves to Khonkaen Star.
Personnel and sponsoring 2016–17 Women's Volleyball Thailand League personnel and sponsoring Team Head coach Team captain Colors Kit manufacturer Main Sponsor Bangkok Glass Kittipong Pornchartyingcheep Pleumjit Thinkaow Grand Sport Singha King-Bangkok Rakpong Janjaroen Waraporn Poomjarern Kela King rice bran oil Supreme Chonburi-E.Tech Nataphon Srisamutnak Wilavan Apinyapong Mizuno Supreme 3BB Nakornnont Thanakit Inleang Tichaya Boonlert Grand Sport 3BB internet Thai-Denmark Nongrua Banjong Sombat Patcharee Sangmuang Grand Sport Thai-Danish milk Khonkaen Star Sunton Poeseetha Kittiyakorn Phansamdaeng Grand Sport Cho-Thavee Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall Chamnan Dokmai Hattaya Bamrungsuk Mizuno The Mall Rangsit University Sanong Kullachim Sunantha Songsai Grand Sport Rangsit University
Foreign players and Domestic Players 2016–17 Women's Volleyball Thailand League foreign players Team Player 1 Player 2 Bangkok Glass Ashley Frazier Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa King-Bangkok Supreme Chonburi-E.Tech Chloe Mann Fatou Diouck 3BB Nakornnont Alyssa Valdez Thai-Denmark Nongrua Khonkaen Star Nakhon Ratchasima The Mall Rangsit University
Tournament format First round: single round-robin. Second round: single round-robin.
Season standing procedure Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Regular season
League table
Result table
Results
First round
Second round
Final standing
RankTeamSupreme Chonburi-E.TechBangkok GlassNakhon Ratchasima The Mall43BB Nakornnont5Khonkaen Star6King-Bangkok7Thai-Denmark Nongrua8Rangsit University Qualified for the Asian Championship and Super League Qualified for the Super League Relegated to Division 2
Team rosterSupattra Pairoj, Piyanut Pannoy, Wipawee Srithong, Sasiwimon Sangpan, Chamaiporn Phokha, Patcharaporn Sittisad, Tirawan Sang-ob, Bualee Jaroensri, Wilavan Apinyapong (c), Nampueng Kamart, Soraya Phomla, Chloe Mann, Parinya Pankaew, Watchareeya Nualjam, Ajcharaporn Kongyot, Fatou Diouck, Thipvimon Pookongnam, Rattanaporn SanuanramHead coachNataphon Srisamutnak
Awards
Most valuable player Ajcharaporn Kongyot (Supreme Chonburi) Best opposite spiker Fatou Diouck (Supreme Chonburi) Best outside spikers Ajcharaporn Kongyot (Supreme Chonburi) Wilavan Apinyapong (Supreme Chonburi) Best middle blockers Thatdao Nuekjang (Khonkaen Star) Pleumjit Thinkaow (Bangkok Glass) Best setter Soraya Phomla (Supreme Chonburi) Best libero Supattra Pairoj (Supreme Chonburi)
See also 2016–17 Men's Volleyball Thailand League
References