# 2017–18 V-League Women's (South Korea)

The 2017–18 V-League Women's season was the 14th season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season started on 14 October 2017 and was scheduled to finish on 13 May 2018. The championship was won by Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Daejeon KGC | Daejeon | Chungmu Gymnasium | 6,000 |
| Gimcheon Korea Expressway Hi-pass | Gimcheon | Gimcheon Gymnasium | 5,145 |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium | 4,618 |
| Hwaseong IBK Altos | Hwaseong | Hwaseong Gymnasium | 5,152 |
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | Incheon | Gyeyang Gymnasium | 5,000 |
| Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | Suwon | Suwon Gymnasium | 5,145 |

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Head Coach | Team Captain | Main Sponsor |
| Daejeon KGC | Seo Nam-won | Lee Jae-eun | KT&G |
| Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | Kim Jong-min | Jeong Dae-young | Korea Expressway Corporation |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | Cha Sang-hyun | Na Hyeon-jung | GS Caltex |
| Hwaseong IBK Altos | Lee Jeong-cheol | Kim Hee-jin | Industrial Bank of Korea |
| Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | Park Mi-hee | Jo Song-hwa | Heungkuk Life |
| Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | Lee Do-hee | Yang Hyo-jin | Hyundai Engineering & Construction |

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 30 | 21 | 9 | 62 | 75 | 45 | 1.667 | 1.075 | Finals |
| 2 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 30 | 21 | 9 | 61 | 74 | 42 | 1.762 | 1.073 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 30 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 58 | 58 | 1.000 | 1.016 | Semifinals |
| 5 | GS Caltex | 30 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 55 | 62 | 0.887 | 1.001 | |
| 4 | Daejeon KGC | 30 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 46 | 68 | 0.676 | 0.925 | |
| 6 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 30 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 43 | 76 | 0.566 | 0.919 | |
Source:

### 1st round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Oct | 16:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–2 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 11–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 15–13 | 96–108 |
| 15 Oct | 16:00 | Daejeon KGC | 2–3 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 20–22 | 108–116 |
| 17 Oct | 17:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 2–3 | GS Caltex | 23–25 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 12–15 | 107–110 |
| 18 Oct | 17:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 2–3 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 20–25 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 10–15 | 101–105 |
| 21 Oct | 16:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 3–2 | Daejeon KGC | 23–25 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 15–5 | 108–96 |
| 22 Oct | 16:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 2–3 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 15–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 11–15 | 96–104 |
| 24 Oct | 17:00 | Daejeon KGC | 3–1 | GS Caltex | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 36–34 | | 105–103 |
| 25 Oct | 17:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 3–0 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 25–13 | 25–22 | 25–14 | | | 75–49 |
| 28 Oct | 16:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 3–0 | GS Caltex | 25–22 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 75–60 |
| 29 Oct | 16:00 | Daejeon KGC | 3–2 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 27–29 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 15–9 | 112–101 |
| 31 Oct | 17:00 | GS Caltex | 0–3 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 22–25 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | | 61–75 |
| 1 Nov | 17:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 0–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 20–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | | 54–75 |
| 4 Nov | 16:00 | GS Caltex | 3–2 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 27–25 | 15–10 | 111–101 |
| 5 Nov | 16:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–1 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 25–14 | 25–21 | 25–27 | 25–20 | | 100–82 |
| 7 Nov | 17:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 2–3 | Daejeon KGC | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 14–25 | 12–15 | 98–104 |

### 2nd round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 8 Nov | 17:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 2–3 | GS Caltex | 25–18 | 28–30 | 14–25 | 25–21 | 10–15 | 102–109 |
| 9 Nov | 17:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–0 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 25–19 | 34–32 | 25–20 | | | 84–71 |
| 11 Nov | 16:00 | Daejeon KGC | 0–3 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 22–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | | | 56–75 |
| 12 Nov | 14:00 | GS Caltex | 0–3 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 25–27 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | | 68–77 |
| 14 Nov | 17:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 3–1 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–13 | 25–17 | | 96–76 |
| 15 Nov | 17:00 | Daejeon KGC | 3–0 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 25–15 | 25–16 | 25–15 | | | 75–46 |
| 16 Nov | 17:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 2–3 | GS Caltex | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 18–20 | 109–111 |
| 18 Nov | 16:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–2 | Daejeon KGC | 24–26 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 15–25 | 15–10 | 104–100 |
| 19 Nov | 16:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 3–0 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | | 75–59 |
| 21 Nov | 17:00 | GS Caltex | 1–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 25–20 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | | 81–95 |
| 22 Nov | 17:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 3–0 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–13 | | | 75–51 |
| 25 Nov | 16:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 2–3 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 24–26 | 13–15 | 108–98 |
| 26 Nov | 16:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 0–3 | Daejeon KGC | 22–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | | 65–75 |
| 28 Nov | 17:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 0–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 24–26 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | | 66–76 |
| 29 Nov | 17:00 | GS Caltex | 3–0 | Daejeon KGC | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–15 | | | 75–52 |

### 3rd round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 2 Dec | 16:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–0 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | | 75–51 |
| 3 Dec | 16:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–0 | Daejeon KGC | 25–11 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | | 75–46 |
| 5 Dec | 17:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 2–3 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 25–22 | 23–25 | 12–25 | 28–26 | 11–15 | 99–113 |
| 6 Dec | 17:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–0 | GS Caltex | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | | 75–63 |
| 9 Dec | 16:00 | GS Caltex | 0–3 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 21–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | | 58–75 |
| 10 Dec | 16:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 3–0 | Daejeon KGC | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | | 75–64 |
| 12 Dec | 17:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 1–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 20–25 | 15–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | | 79–96 |
| 13 Dec | 17:00 | GS Caltex | 3–0 | Daejeon KGC | 25–22 | 25–13 | 25–8 | | | 75–43 |
| 14 Dec | 17:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 3–0 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 25–22 | 25–22 | 27–25 | | | 77–69 |
| 16 Dec | 16:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–0 | GS Caltex | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | | 75–61 |
| 17 Dec | 16:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 2–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 25–23 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 8–15 | 98–110 |
| 20 Dec | 17:00 | Daejeon KGC | 0–3 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 13–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | | | 49–75 |
| 23 Dec | 16:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 1–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 25–21 | 15–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | 83–96 |
| 24 Dec | 16:00 | Daejeon KGC | 1–3 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 19–25 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | | 85–98 |
| 25 Dec | 16:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 2–3 | GS Caltex | 25–17 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 13–15 | 104–103 |

### 4th round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Dec | 17:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 1–3 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 23–25 | 14–25 | 25–23 | 15–25 | | 77–98 |
| 30 Dec | 16:00 | Daejeon KGC | 3–1 | GS Caltex | 25–17 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | 92–83 |
| 31 Dec | 16:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–2 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 16–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 15–13 | 99–104 |
| 1 Jan | 16:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–1 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 25–21 | 25–15 | 19–25 | 25–17 | | 94–78 |
| 3 Jan | 17:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 3–2 | GS Caltex | 25–16 | 25–18 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 15–13 | 103–97 |
| 6 Jan | 16:00 | GS Caltex | 0–3 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 23–25 | 17–25 | 22–25 | | | 62–75 |
| 7 Jan | 16:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 1–3 | Daejeon KGC | 21–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 16–25 | | 81–98 |
| 9 Jan | 17:00 | GS Caltex | 2–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 25–22 | 19–25 | 29–27 | 30–32 | 9–15 | 112–121 |
| 10 Jan | 17:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–0 | Daejeon KGC | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | | 75–60 |
| 11 Jan | 17:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 3–1 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 21–25 | 25–17 | 25–20 | 28–26 | | 99–88 |
| 13 Jan | 16:00 | Daejeon KGC | 3–2 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 22–25 | 28–26 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 15–13 | 111–112 |
| 14 Jan | 16:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 0–3 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 17–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 57–75 |
| 16 Jan | 17:00 | GS Caltex | 1–3 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 25–19 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 13–25 | | 76–94 |
| 17 Jan | 17:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–1 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 25–13 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 25–15 | | 95–70 |
| 18 Jan | 17:00 | Daejeon KGC | 3–1 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 19–25 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 25–19 | | 95–89 |

### 5th round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 25 Jan | 17:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–2 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 15–8 | 110–100 |
| 27 Jan | 16:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–0 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | | 75–49 |
| 28 Jan | 16:00 | GS Caltex | 3–0 | Daejeon KGC | 25–13 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | | 75–53 |
| 30 Jan | 17:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–2 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 25–14 | 25–22 | 27–29 | 17–25 | 15–12 | 109–102 |
| 31 Jan | 17:00 | Daejeon KGC | 3–0 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | | 75–61 |
| 3 Feb | 16:00 | Daejeon KGC | 2–3 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 22–25 | 20–25 | 25–13 | 25–17 | 13–15 | 105–95 |
| 4 Feb | 16:00 | GS Caltex | 2–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 25–20 | 25–23 | 29–31 | 15–25 | 13–15 | 107–114 |
| 6 Feb | 17:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 3–1 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | 98–92 |
| 7 Feb | 17:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 1–3 | GS Caltex | 20–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 89–98 |
| 8 Feb | 17:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–0 | Daejeon KGC | 25–13 | 32–30 | 25–22 | | | 82–65 |
| 10 Feb | 17:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 1–3 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 25–18 | 16–25 | 30–32 | 16–25 | | 87–100 |
| 11 Feb | 16:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–2 | GS Caltex | 17–25 | 25–27 | 26–24 | 25–13 | 16–14 | 109–103 |
| 13 Feb | 17:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 1–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 21–25 | 25–18 | 10–25 | 18–25 | | 74–93 |
| 14 Feb | 17:00 | Daejeon KGC | 0–3 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 20–25 | 16–25 | 15–25 | | | 51–75 |
| 15 Feb | 16:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 0–3 | GS Caltex | 21–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | | 65–75 |

### 6th round

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 17 Feb | 16:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 0–3 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 17–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | | 55–75 |
| 18 Feb | 16:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 2–3 | Daejeon KGC | 18–25 | 20–25 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 12–15 | 100–102 |
| 20 Feb | 17:00 | GS Caltex | 3–2 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 25–27 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 16–14 | 109–105 |
| 21 Feb | 17:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 3–2 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 25–22 | 25–13 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 19–17 | 108–102 |
| 22 Feb | 17:00 | Daejeon KGC | 0–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 23–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 66–75 |
| 24 Feb | 16:00 | GS Caltex | 3–0 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | | 75–63 |
| 25 Feb | 16:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–0 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | | 75–54 |
| 28 Feb | 17:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 0–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 18–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | | 54–75 |
| 1 Mar | 16:00 | Daejeon KGC | 1–3 | GS Caltex | 20–25 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 14–25 | | 77–95 |
| 3 Mar | 16:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–0 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–56 |
| 4 Mar | 16:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 2–3 | Daejeon KGC | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 13–15 | 104–105 |
| 6 Mar | 17:00 | GS Caltex | 1–3 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 25–21 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | 91–97 |
| 10 Mar | 16:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 0–3 | GS Caltex | 19–25 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | | 58–75 |
| 11 Mar | 16:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–0 | Daejeon KGC | 25–22 | 25–13 | 25–19 | | | 75–54 |
| 13 Mar | 17:00 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders | 3–2 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 23–25 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 27–25 | 15–9 | 106–105 |

## Play-offs
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 17 Mar | 14:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–0 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 75–56 |
| 19 Mar | 19:00 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 3–1 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 18–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 28–26 | 96–94 |
| 21 Mar | 19:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 3–0 | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate | 25–19 | 25–17 | 26–24 | | 76–60 |

### Finals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 23 Mar | 19:00 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–2 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 25–23 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 17–15 | 113–108 |
| 25 Mar | 14:27 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 3–1 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 20–25 | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | 95–82 |
| 27 Mar | 19:00 | Hwaseong IBK Altos | 1–3 | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass | 24–26 | 16–25 | 25–21 | 12–25 | | 77–97 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass |
| | Hwaseong IBK Altos |
| | Suwon Hyundai E&C Hillstate |
| 4 | GS Caltex |
| 5 | Daejeon KGC |
| 6 | Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders |
* 2017–18 V-League Women's Champions
* Gyeongbuk Gimcheon Hi-pass 1st title