# 2011 Indian Volley League

The 2011 Indian Volley League season was the debut season of the Indian Volley League, established by Volleyball federation of India in 2011. The season commenced on 29 May 2011 till 24 June 2011. First season was won by Chennai Spikers.
Chennai Spikers were the champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Volley League.

## Teams

Six teams took part in first season of the Indian Volley League.
| Team | Arena | City | Territory |
| Chennai Spikers | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Hyderabad Chargers | Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh |
| Karnataka Bulls | Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium | Bangalore | Karnataka |
| Kerala Killers | | | Kerala |
| Maratha Warriors | | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| Yanam Tigers | YSR Indoor Stadium | Yanam | Puducherry |

## Points table

| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Score (For/Against) | Score Quotient | Sets (Won/Lost) | Set Quotient |
| 1 | Chennai Spikers | 20 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 1783/1612 | 1.106 | 52/25 | 2.08 |
| 2 | Hyderabad Chargers | 20 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 1788/1685 | 1.061 | 47/31 | 1.51 |
| 3 | Yanam Tigers | 20 | 11 | 9 | 31 | 1726/1687 | 1.023 | 41/37 | 1.1 |
| 4 | Karnataka Bulls | 20 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 1707/1778 | 0.96 | 35/43 | 0.81 |
| 5 | Maratha Warriors | 20 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 1580/1711 | 0.923 | 30/45 | 0.66 |
| 6 | Kerala Killers | 20 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 1722/1833 | 0.939 | 28/52 | 0.53 |

## Awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Naveen Raja Jacob | Kerala Killers |
| Best Universal | Sanjay Kumar | Karnataka Bulls |
| Best Setter | K.J. Kapil Dev | Chennai Spikers |
| Best Blocker | T. Aziz | Maratha Warriors |
| Best Libero | Vinod Negi | Hyderabad Chargers |
| Best Attacker | John Christopher | Yanam Tigers |

## Matches and results
### Bangalore

* Venue: Sree Kanteerva Indoor Stadium
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 May | Maratha Warriors | 3–2 | Kerala Killers | 26–24 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 110–108 |
| 29 May | Yanam Tigers | 3–0 | Karnataka Bulls | 26–24 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | | 76–64 |
| 29 May | Hyderabad Chargers | 3–2 | Chennai Spikers | 25–16 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 15–12 | 110–100 |
| 30 May | Maratha Warriors | 3–0 | Yanam Tigers | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–64 |
| 30 May | Kerala Killers | 3–2 | Hyderabad Chargers | 30–28 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 28–30 | 15–10 | 114–112 |
| 30 May | Chennai Spikers | 3–1 | Karnataka Bulls | 20–25 | 25–23 | 26–24 | 25–19 | | 96–91 |
| 31 May | Yanam Tigers | 3–0 | Kerala Killers | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–15 | | | 75–51 |
| 31 May | Chennai Spikers | 3–0 | Maratha Warriors | 25–22 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | | 75–53 |
| 31 May | Hyderabad Chargers | 3–1 | Karnataka Bulls | 29–27 | 30–28 | 23–25 | 25–16 | | 107–96 |
| 1 June | Yanam Tigers | 3–1 | Hyderabad Charger | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 95–87 |
| 1 June | Kerala Killers | 3–0 | Chennai Spikers | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | | 75–62 |
| 1 June | Maratha Warriors | 3–1 | Karnataka Bulls | 17–25 | 25–23 | 26–24 | 25–23 | | 93–95 |
| 2 June | Maratha Warriors | 3–1 | Hyderabad Chargers | 26–24 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 26–24 | | 96–91 |
| 2 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–1 | Yanam Tigers | 25–17 | 24–26 | 25–23 | 25–17 | | 99–83 |
| 2 June | Karnataka Bulls | 3–0 | Kerala Killers | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | | 75–64 |

### Chennai

* Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 4 June | Karnataka Bulls | 3–1 | Chennai Spikers | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | 96–86 |
| 4 June | Hyderabad Charger | 3–2 | Kerala Killers | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 27–29 | 15-08 | 114–104 |
| 4 June | Yanam Tigers | 3–0 | Maratha Warriors | 25–23 | 26–24 | 25–20 | | | 76–67 |
| 5 June | Kerala Killers | 3–1 | Yanam Tigers | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | 93–88 |
| 5 June | Maratha Warriors | 3–2 | Chennai Spikers | 15–25 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 16–25 | 15–10 | 97–105 |
| 5 June | Hyderabad Charger | 3–0 | Karnataka Bulls | 25–17 | 25–15 | 27–25 | | | 77–57 |
| 6 June | Kerala Killers | 3–2 | Maratha Warriors | 27–25 | 22–25 | 25–13 | 23–25 | 15–13 | 112–101 |
| 6 June | Karnataka Bulls | 3–2 | Yanam Tigers | 15–25 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 15–25 | 25-08 | 95–99 |
| 6 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–0 | Hyderabad Charger | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–15 | | | 75–49 |
| 7 June | Yanam Tigers | 3–1 | Hyderabad Charger | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 23–19 | 97–89 | 112–101 |
| 7 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–2 | Kerala Killers | 25–23 | 25–27 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 17–15 | 108–111 |
| 7 June | Maratha Warriors | 3–0 | Karnataka Bulls | 25–13 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 75–51 |
| 8 June | Hyderabad Charger | 3–0 | Maratha Warriors | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | | 75–58 |
| 8 June | Karnataka Bulls | 3–2 | Kerala Killers | 16–25 | 13–25 | 25–23 | 27–25 | 15–11 | 96–109 |
| 8 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–0 | Yanam Tigers | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–61 |

### Yenam

* Venue: YSR Indoor Stadium
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 12 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–0 | Maratha Warriors | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | | 75–55 |
| 12 June | Yanam Tigers | 3–2 | Kerala Killers | 22–25 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 25–14 | 15–10 | 109–98 |
| 12 June | Hyderabad Chargers | 3–1 | Karnataka Bulls | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | 95–93 |
| 13 June | Hyderabad Chargers | 3–0 | Maratha Warriors | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–16 | | | 75–54 |
| 13 June | Karnataka Bulls | 3–2 | Kerala Killers | 23–25 | 25–19 | 27–25 | 21–25 | 16–14 | 112–108 |
| 13 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–1 | Yanam Tigers | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 27–25 | | 97–88 |
| 14 June | Kerala Killers | 3–2 | Maratha Warriors | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 28–26 | 15-07 | 113–106 |
| 14 June | Karnataka Bulls | 3–2 | Yanam Tigers | 17–25 | 25–15 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 15–11 | 99–94 |
| 14 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–2 | Hyderabad Chargers | 25–19 | 23–25 | 29–27 | 14–25 | 15–11 | 106–107 |
| 15 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–0 | Kerala Killers | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | | 75–53 |
| 15 June | Hyderabad Chargers | 3–0 | Yanam Tigers | 25–12 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | | 75–54 |
| 15 June | Karnataka Bulls | 3–0 | Maratha Warriors | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | | 75–59 |
| 16 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–1 | Karnataka Bulls | 25–22 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–23 | | 94–89 |
| 16 June | Hyderabad Chargers | 3–1 | Kerala Killers | 16–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | 91–92 |
| 16 June | Yanam Tigers | 3–1 | Maratha Warriors | 16–25 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | 94–85 |

### Hyderabad

* Venue: Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 20 June | Karnataka Bulls | 3–0 | Kerala Killers | 34–32 | 32–30 | 25–14 | | | 91–76 |
| 20 June | Hyderabad Chargers | 3–2 | Maratha Warriors | 18–25 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 25–15 | 19–17 | 106–98 |
| 20 June | Yanam Tigers | 3–2 | Chennai Spikers | 23–22 | 27–25 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 15–12 | 109–106 |
| 21 June | Yanam Tigers | 3–1 | Maratha Warriors | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–13 | 25–19 | | 98–77 |
| 21 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–1 | Karnataka Bulls | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 95–85 |
| 21 June | Hyderabad Chargers | 3–0 | Kerala Killers | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–62 |
| 22 June | Yanam Tigers | 3–0 | Kerala Killers | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | | 75–59 |
| 22 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–0 | Maratha Warriors | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | | 75–52 |
| 22 June | Hyderabad Chargers | 3–0 | Karnataka Bulls | 25–19 | 25–12 | 25–21 | | | 75–52 |
| 23 June | Karnataka Bulls | 3–1 | Maratha Warriors | 17–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 29–27 | | 96–95 |
| 23 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–0 | Kerala Killers | 33–31 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 83–58 |
| 23 June | Hyderabad Chargers | 3–1 | Yanam Tigers | 25–20 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–19 | | 97–86 |
| 24 June | Maratha Warriors | 3–0 | Kerala Killer | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–14 | | | 75–52 |
| 24 June | Yanam Tigers | 3–2 | Karnataka Bulls | 25–18 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 15–12 | 105–99 |
| 24 June | Chennai Spikers | 3–1 | Hyderabad Chargers | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | 96–81 |