The 2015âÂÂ16 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 3âÂÂ0 or 3âÂÂ1: 3 match points for the winner; 0 match points for the loser
Match won in 3âÂÂ2: 2 match points for the winner; 1 match point for the loser
Succeeding tie-break criteria(in order):
- number of matches won
- Set ratio
- 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.<br>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.<br>The higher seed hosts third round if necessary.
; Finals
* One-game series
Regular season
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Final standing
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