Korea Volleyball Federation
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The Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO) is the governing body for Volleyball
in South Korea
. It was founded in 2004, and has been a member of FIVB. It is also a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation
. The KOVO is responsible for organizing the South Korea men's national volleyball team
and South Korea women's national volleyball team
. It runs V-League
and KOVO Cup.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It was founded in 2004, and has been a member of FIVB. It is also a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation
Asian Volleyball Confederation
Asian Volleyball Confederation is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in Asia.- Profile :The Asian Volleyball Confederation was established on May 6th, 1952, and since then AVC has become one of the largest continental volleyball associations in the world, with its member...
. The KOVO is responsible for organizing the South Korea men's national volleyball team
South Korea men's national volleyball team
The South Korea men's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches...
and South Korea women's national volleyball team
South Korea women's national volleyball team
The South Korea women's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches...
. It runs V-League
V-League (South Korea)
The V-League is a South Korean club volleyball competition. V-League was founded in 2005 with six men's clubs and five women's clubs. From 2009-10 season, Seoul Woori Capital Dream Six joined the men's league.-Men's clubs:*Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers...
and KOVO Cup.
KOVO Men's clubs
- Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
- Daejeon Samsung Fire BluefangsDaejeon Samsung Fire BluefangsDaejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs is a Korean professional volleyball team founded in 1995 and changed as a professional in 2005. They are based in Daejeon and are members of the Korea Volleyball Federation...
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- Incheon Korean Air Jumbos
- Sangmu Shinhyup (Korea Armed Forces Athletic CorpsKorea Armed Forces Athletic CorpsKorea Armed Forces Athletic Corps is sports division of Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Its headquarters are located in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do...
Volleyball Team) - Seoul Woori Capital Dream Six
- Suwon KEPCO45