Everest Women's Volleyball League
Upcoming season or competition: 2026 Everest Women's Volleyball League | |
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| Sport | Volleyball |
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| Founded | 2024 |
| First season | 2024 |
| CEO | Snevy Chapagain |
| Director | Antara Siddhanta |
| Organizing body | Infinity Dreams Pvt. Ltd. |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | Nepal |
| Venues | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| Confederation | AVC |
| Most recent champion | Karnali Yashvis (2025) |
| Most titles | Karnali Yashvis (2nd title) |
| Seasons |
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Everest Women's Volleyball League (EWVL)[1] is a professional women's indoor volleyball franchise league in Nepal. The inaugural season took place in September 2024.[2] EWVL is the first women's club volleyball league held in South Asia.
Background
The Nepal Volleyball Association (NVA) in association with the Infinity Dreams Pvt. Ltd. launched the inaugural season of the Everest Women's Volleyball League.[3] Infinity Dreams manage the league across the country based on the home and away principle for a duration of seven years. In August 2024, the league announced six teams for the inaugural season.[4]
Teams
| Name | City | Province | Owner | Debut | Ref. | |
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| Karnali Yashvis | Birendranagar | Karnali | Sushil Gupta | 2024 | [5] | |
| Kathmandu Spikers | Kathmandu | Bagmati | Sharad Kumar Tibarewala | 2024 | [6] | |
| Lalitpur Queens | Lalitpur | Bagmati | Rupse Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. | 2024 | [7] | |
| Lumbini Lavas | Lumbini | Lumbini | 2025 | [8] | ||
| Madhesh United | Birgunj | Madhesh | Rohit Agrawal & Vishal Agrawal | 2024 | [9] | |
| Pokhara Ninjas | Pokhara | Gandaki | 2025 | [10] | ||
Former teams
| Team name | City | Province | Team owner | Debut | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chitwan Shakti | Chitwan | Bagmati | Nimbus Holdings | 2024 | [11] | |
| Gandaki Thunders | Pokhara | Gandaki | Saurabh Kedia | 2024 | [12] | |
EWVL season results
| Season | Final | Final venue | No. of teams |
Ref. | ||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||||||
| 2024 Details |
Karnali Yashvis | 3–2 | Lalitpur Queens | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall | 6 | [1] | ||
| 2025 Details |
Karnali Yashvis | 3–2 | Lalitpur Queens | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall | 6 | [2][3] | ||
Titles by team
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Playoffs | Years won | Years runner-up | Years playoffs | Seasons played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu Spikers | 2 | ||||||
| Gandaki Thunders | 1 (Only-1) | ||||||
| Karnali Yashvis | 2 | 2024 / 2025 | 2 | ||||
| Chitwan Shakti | 1 (Only-1) | ||||||
| Lalitpur Queens | 2 | 2024 / 2025 | 2 | ||||
| Madhesh United | 2 | ||||||
| Lumbini Lavas | 1 | ||||||
| Pokhara Ninjas | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ "Everest Women's volleyball League". Hamro Khelkud. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Everest Women's Volleyball League announces six franchises for inaugural edition". Onlinekhabr. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Franchise-based Volleyball League to be held". Khabar Hub. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "6 franchise teams in Everest Women's Volleyball League". eKantipur. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Karnali Yashvis". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Kathmandu Spikers". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Lalitpur Queens". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Lumbini Lavas Joins Everest Women's Volleyball League 2nd Edition". Gufadi. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "Madhesh United". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Pokhara Ninjas Officially Join Vatsalya-EWVL". Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Chitwan Shakti". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Gandaki Thunders". Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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