Scottish Volleyball Association Information

The Scottish Volleyball Association (SVA) is the national governing body for volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball in Scotland. It is responsible for the development, promotion and delivery of district, national and international volleyball in Scotland. Legally, it is a private company limited by guarantee, with its members acting as its guarantors.

The SVA is affiliated to the following organisations:

In order to participate as a player, coach or official in an SVA-approved competition, to hold an elected office within a member club or to play in a representative national team of the SVA, it is necessary to become a member of the Association.

There are various categories of membership:

To assist with the running of the association, the SVA and its board of directors, establish various commissions, typically staffed by volunteer members, each with specific areas of responsibility. These include:

Each season, the SVA organises various senior and junior league and cup competitions. These competitions are governed by the FIVBs Official Volleyball Rules and the SVAs Rules of Scottish Volleyball Competitions.

Organised volleyball leagues began in Scotland in the 1960s and were known as the National League. The number of divisions and number of teams in each division varied over the years, with the lower divisions sometimes split into East and West.

In season 2015–16, the National League was renamed the Scottish Volleyball League (SVL), the top division renamed from Division 1 to SVL Premier and the second and third divisions renamed League One and Two.

As of season 2018–19[update], there are three divisions in the senior mens SVL and two for women. The teams winning the SVL Premier division gain the title of Scottish Champions and are entitled to enter the CEV Cup the following season.

The divisions are:

The table below lists all Scottish Champions from season 1968–69 to 2018–19:[update]

As of season 2018–19[update], the following clubs have at least one team in the SVL:

This competition was introduced in season 2006–07 as the Top Teams Cup, as a means of providing the teams in the top divisions with an increased number of competitive matches against each other. In 2009–10, it was renamed the John Syer Trophy in honour of the SVAs first Technical Director. Since 2015–16, it has been known as the John Syer Grand Prix (JSGP).SVL Premier teams compete in this tournament in the early part of the season, usually on the same dates that lower division teams compete in rounds 1–3 of the Scottish Cup.

As of season 2018–19,[update] the winners of this trophy are as listed in the table below:

The Scottish Plate is contested by teams eliminated from the Scottish Cup in rounds 1–3.

Table showing Scottish Plate winners from season 1984–85 to 2018–19:[update]

The Scottish Cup is the highest level knockout competition in Scottish volleyball. The first three rounds are organised in small pools. The eight best teams from the pool stages are joined in round 4 by the eight SVL Premier teams. Rounds 4 through to the final are single-leg, knockout rounds. There is an unseeded draw for round 4 which sets the path to the finals. Teams winning the Scottish Cup Final are entitled to enter the CEV Challenge Cup the following season.

Table showing Scottish Cup winners from season 1963–64 to 2018–19:[update]

The top junior league was introduced in the late 1990s and, over the years, varied between an U18 and U19 competition. Until season 2014–15, it was known as the Junior National League. In season 2015–16, it was renamed the Junior SVL and, since then, has been an U18 competition.

Table showing Junior SVL (U18) winners from season 1998–99 to 2018–19:[update]

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