Pro A Men
LeagueFrench League Volleyball
SportVolleyball
Number of teams14
2015–16
Season MVPThibault Rossard (Sète)
Top scorerMarien Moreau (Sète)
Relegated to Pro BAsul Lyon VB
Narbonne Volley
Nancy VB
Finals
ChampionsParis Volley (9th title)
  Runners-upArago de Sète

The 2015–16 Pro A is the 68th season of French League Volleyball. It is the highest level of volleyball competition for men in France. The French League Volleyball is sanctioned by Fédération Française de Volley-Ball

League Format

Classification

The classification round will use double round-robin format. Each team plays the other 13 teams twice totaling the number of matches to 182 matches.

Ranking

Points system will be used to determine the ranking of teams.

Match won in 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner; 0 match points for the loser
Match won in 3–2: 2 match points for the winner; 1 match point for the loser

Succeeding tie-break criteria(in order):

  1. number of matches won
  2. Set ratio
  3. Point ratio
Playoff
  • At the end of classification round, Top eight teams continue to the playoff round.
  • Teams ranked 9th to 11th are as is.
  • Bottom three teams are relegated to Pro B League.
Quarterfinals
  • Best-of-three series
1st vs 8th (QF1)
2nd vs 7th (QF2)
3rd vs 6th (QF3)
4th vs 5th (QF4)
  • The higher seed hosts first round; lower seed hosts second round.
    The higher seed hosts third round if necessary.
Semifinals
  • Best-of-three series
QF1 winner vs QF4 winner
QF2 winner vs QF3 winner
  • The higher seed hosts first round; lower seed hosts second round.
    The higher seed hosts third round if necessary.
Finals
  • One-game series

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1 Arago de Sète V.B 26 20 6 57 67 35 1.914 2388 2194 1.088 Playoffs
2 Tours VB 26 17 9 55 66 37 1.784 2398 2172 1.104
3 Chaumont VB 52 26 19 7 54 63 41 1.537 2426 2357 1.029
4 Spacer's Toulouse Volley 26 15 11 49 63 45 1.400 2429 2280 1.065
5 GFC Ajaccio VB 26 16 10 46 56 46 1.217 2344 2234 1.049
6 Paris Volley 26 15 11 44 57 48 1.188 2313 2275 1.017
7 Nantes Rezé Métropole Volley 26 14 12 42 57 51 1.118 2403 2424 0.991
8 Stade Poitevin Poitiers 26 15 11 41 53 47 1.128 2244 2259 0.993
9 Beauvais Oise Université Club 26 12 14 37 47 52 0.904 2263 2293 0.987
10 AS Cannes VB 26 15 11 37 53 56 0.946 2397 2395 1.001
11 Montpellier-Agglomération-Volley UC 26 11 15 33 44 54 0.815 2225 2254 0.987
12 ASUL Lyon Volley 26 8 18 29 44 61 0.721 2328 2417 0.963 Relegated to Pro B
13 Narbonne Volley 26 2 24 13 30 75 0.400 2185 2461 0.888
14 Grand Nancy VB 26 3 23 9 21 73 0.288 1951 2279 0.856
Source:
  SET ASC LYO BEA CHA AJA GNA MON NAN NAR PAR TOU POI TVB
Arago de Sète V.B 3–0 0–3 3–0 3–0 1–3 3–0 2–3 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–2 3–2 3–2
AS Cannes VB 2–3 3–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 3–1 3–0 1–3 3–2 3–2 3–2 3–1 1–3
ASUL Lyon Volley 1–3 2–3 3–0 3–2 1–3 3–0 1–3 3–1 3–2 2–3 0–3 2–3 1–3
Beauvais Oise Université Club 3–1 0–3 3–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 3–0 1–3 3–0 1–3 3–2 0–3 1–3
Chaumont VB 52 1–3 2–3 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 0–3 3–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 0–3 3–1
GFC Ajaccio VB 0–3 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–3 3–0 0–3 1–3 3–0 2–3 0–3 1–3 0–3
Grand Nancy VB 0–3 1–3 3–0 1–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 2–3 3–2 0–3 0–3 2–3 0–3
Montpellier-Agglomération-Volley UC 0–3 2–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–3 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–3 3–1 1–3
Nantes Rezé Métropole Volley 3–1 3–0 3–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–2 2–3 3–1 1–3 3–2
Narbonne Volley 1–3 2–3 1–3 0–3 1–3 2–3 3–1 2–3 1–3 1–3 2–3 0–3 3–2
Paris Volley 1–3 2–3 3–2 3–1 2–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–2 3–0 3–2 3–0 0–3
Spacer's Toulouse Volley 1–3 3–0 3–0 3–2 2–3 2–3 3–0 3–0 3–2 3–1 3–2 2–3 0–3
Stade Poitevin Poitiers 3–2 3–0 3–2 1–3 0–3 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 1–3 3–1
Tours VB 2–3 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–3 3–1 3–0 3–1 2–3 3–0 3–2 3–2 3–0
Source:

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
1 Sète (2) 3 3 X
8 Poitiers (0) 2 0 X
1 Sète (2) 3 3 X
5 GFC Ajaccio (0) 1 2 X
5 GFC Ajaccio (2) 3 3 X
4 Toulouse (0) 0 1 X
1 Sète 0
6 Paris 3
3 Chaumont (0) 0 2 X
6 Paris (2) 3 3 X
6 Paris (2) 0 3 3
2 Tours (1) 3 2 0
7 Nantes Rezé (0) 0 1 X
2 Tours (2) 3 3 X

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
08 Apr20:00 Tours 3–0 Nantes Rezé25–1525–1725–22  75–54Report
12 Apr20:00Nantes Rezé 1–3 Tours 25–2322–2520–2518–25 85–98Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
09 Apr15:00 Sète 3–2 Poitiers21–2525–2125–2222–2515–13108–106Report
13 Apr20:00Poitiers 0–3 Sète 17–2518–2519–25  54–75Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
09 Apr20:00 GFC Ajaccio 3–0 Toulouse25–1625–1525–16  75–47Report
13 Apr20:00Toulouse 1–3 GFC Ajaccio 25–2716–2525–2121–25 87–98Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
09 Apr20:00Chaumont 0–3 Paris 23–2524–2626–28  73–79Report
13 Apr20:00 Paris 3–2 Chaumont20–2525–2325–2218–2515–13103–108Report

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Apr15:00 Sète 3–1 GFC Ajaccio27–2517–2528–2625–22 97–98Report
28 Apr20:30GFC Ajaccio 2–3 Sète 26-2425-2319-2520-2517-19107-116Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Apr20:00 Tours 3–0 Paris25–1725–2225–23  75–62Report
27 Apr20:00 Paris 3–2 Tours25–1821–2525–1614–2515–11100–95Report
30 Apr20:00Tours 0–3 Paris 20–2520–2523–25  63–75Report

Finals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
07 May18:00Sète 0–3 Paris 20–2526–2823–2569–78Report

Final standing

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