{{Short description|Filipino women's volleyball team}} {{About|the volleyball team|the football team|Capital1 Solar Strikers}} {{use Philippine English|date=January 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox volleyball club | clubname = Capital1 Solar Spikers | short name = Capital1 | nickname = Solar Spikers | image = Capital1_Solar_Spikers_NEW.png | founded = 2024 | owner = CapitalOne Energy Corp. | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = Jorge de Brito | captain = Roma Mae Doromal | league = Premier Volleyball League | season = 2026 All-Filipino | position = '''9th place''' | website = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_s1 = | leftarm1 = | body1 = | rightarm1 = | shorts1 = | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_s2 = | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = | titles = | current = 2026 Capital1 Solar Spikers season }} {{CapitalOne Energy Corp. sports teams}} The '''Capital1 Solar Spikers''' are a Philippine women's professional volleyball team owned by CapitalOne Energy Corp. The team competes in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), where they made their debut in the 2024 All-Filipino Conference.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Capital1 Solar Energy ready to make 'good' noise in PVL |url=https://pvl.ph/news/capital1-solar-energy-ready-to-make-good-noise-in-pvl |access-date=July 12, 2024 |website=pvl.ph}}</ref>
As of the 2026 All-Filipino Conference, the Solar Spikers are the newest team in the league.
==History== thumb|Team logo from 2024 to 2025.
On January 20, 2024, it was reported that Mikee Romero, who also owned the Philippine Basketball Association's NorthPort Batang Pier, was given a new franchise in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The new franchise would fill in the slot that was vacated by the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, who disbanded after the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference.<ref name="franchise">{{cite web|title=Sportsman Mikee Romero awarded PVL franchise|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/sportsman-mikee-romero-awarded-pvl-franchise-a1374-20240120|publisher=Sports Interactive Network Philippines|access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref> On January 21, the yet-to-be-announced expansion team appointed Roger Gorayeb as its inaugural head coach.<ref>{{cite news|last=Villar|first=Joey|title=Gorayeb named capital1 coach|url=https://qa.philstar.com/sports/2024/01/21/2327468/gorayeb-named-capital1-coach-pvl|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=January 21, 2024|access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref>
On January 25, the new franchise was formally awarded to Capital1 Solar Energy in a press conference, beating three other entities who were also in the big for F2 Logistics' slot. The team was originally going to be named the '''Capital1 Power Spikers'''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Agcaoili |first1=Lance |title=PVL buys into Capital1’s vision of building competitive team |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/549094/pvl-buys-into-capital1s-vision-of-building-competitive-team |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=2026-01-24 |date=2024-01-25}}</ref><ref name="pvl-confident">{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=John Mark |title=PVL confident Capital1 Power Spikers the 'right entity as 12th team' |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/capital1-right-entity-as-12th-pvl-team-a5172-20240126 |access-date=January 26, 2024 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=January 26, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The team's ownership would be led by Mikee's daughters, Mandy and Milka.<ref>{{cite news |title=Solar Spikers team owner putting premium on sports development |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2024/10/16/solar-spikers-team-owner-putting-premium-on-sports-development/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=BusinessMirror |date=16 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PVL newbie Capital1 sets modest expectations |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2024/01/25/2328472/pvl-newbie-capital1-sets-modest-expectations |access-date=January 26, 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=January 25, 2024}}</ref>
The team made their debut on February 20 in the 2024 All-Filipino Conference, where they lost to the Chery Tiggo Crossovers in straight sets.<ref name="spoils">{{cite news |last1=Micaller |first1=Bea |title=PVL: Chery Tiggo spoils Capital1 debut in sweep win |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/volleyball/898079/pvl-chery-tiggo-spoils-capital1-debut-in-sweep-win/story/ |access-date=February 22, 2024 |work=GMA News |date=February 20, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
==Current roster== {{Main|2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference}} {{Capital1 Solar Spikers roster}}
==Season-by-season records== {| class="wikitable" |- style="font-weight:bold; {{PVL color cell|Capital1 Solar Spikers|border=2}};" | Season || Conference || Preliminary round || Final round || Ranking || Source |- | rowspan=3 | 2024 <br> {{small|(team)}} | All-Filipino | 11th (1–10, 4 pts) || Did not qualify | 11th place | <ref>{{cite web |title=Cignal caps strong finish, turns back Capital1|url=https://pvl.ph/news/cignal-caps-strong-finish-turns-back-capital1 |work=Premier Volleyball League |access-date=April 27, 2024 |date=April 27, 2024 |archive-date=April 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427083513/https://pvl.ph/news/cignal-caps-strong-finish-turns-back-capital1 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Reinforced | 7th (5–3, 13 pts) || Lost in quarterfinals vs. Cignal, 1–3 | 7th place | <ref>{{cite web |title=Cignal blocks out Tushova, Capital1 in epic semis clincher |url=https://pvl.ph/news/cignal-blocks-out-tushova-capital1-in-epic-semis-clincher |work=Premier Volleyball League |access-date=August 24, 2024 |date=August 24, 2024 |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824141414/https://pvl.ph/news/cignal-blocks-out-tushova-capital1-in-epic-semis-clincher |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Invitational | colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not qualify}} |- | rowspan=4 | 2024–25 <br> {{small|(team)}} | All-Filipino | 11th (1–10, 5 pts) || Did not qualify | 11th place | <ref>{{cite web |title=ZUS Coffee claims last QF berth, thwarts Capital1 in 4 |url=https://pvl.ph/news/zus-coffee-claims-last-qf-berth-thwarts-capital1-in-4 |work=Premier Volleyball League |access-date=March 14, 2025 |date=March 13, 2025 |archive-date=March 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250314000928/https://pvl.ph/news/zus-coffee-claims-last-qf-berth-thwarts-capital1-in-4 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | PVL on Tour | 6th (0–5, 1 pt) {{small|(Pool B)}} || Did not qualify | 11th place | <ref>{{cite web|title=Farm Fresh overwhelms Capital1, cruises into quarterfinals |url=https://pvl.ph/news/farm-fresh-overwhelms-capital1-cruises-into-quarterfinals |access-date=2 August 2025}}</ref> |- | Invitational | colspan=4 {{n/a|Did not qualify}} |- | Reinforced | 7th (4–4, 13 pts) || Lost in quarterfinals vs. Zus Coffee, 0–3 | 8th place | <ref>{{cite web |title=Brewed for the big stage, ZUS Coffee steams into semis, sinks Capital1 |url=https://pvl.ph/news/brewed-for-the-big-stage-zus-coffee-steams-into-semis-sinks-capital1 |access-date=24 November 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3 | 2026 <br> {{small|(team)}} | All-Filipino | 8th (4–5, 10 pts) || Lost in Play-in quarterfinal {{small|(Pool A)}} vs. Galeries Tower, 0–3 | 9th place | <ref>{{cite web |title=Galeries Tower author AFC-defining reversal, shocks Capital1 |url=https://pvl.ph/news/galeries-tower-author-afc-defining-reversal-shocks-capital1 |access-date=25 March 2026}}</ref> |}
==Individual awards== ; 2nd Best Middle Blocker * Des Clemente – 2024 Reinforced<ref>{{cite web |last=Demigillo |first=Kiko |title='MVPons' finally real as Bernadeth Pons takes home PVL Reinforced Conference MVP and Finals MVP honors |url=https://www.onesports.ph/pvl/article/24207/mvpons-comes-to-fruition-as-bernadeth-pons-takes-home-2024-pvl-reinforced-conference-mvp-honors |website=One Sports |access-date=September 4, 2024 |date=September 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>https://pvl.ph/news/bernadeth-pons-named-pvl-reinforced-conference-mvp</ref>
; 1st Best Outside Spiker * Bella Belen – 2026 All-Filipino<ref name="Gandler MVP">{{cite web |title=Gandler crowned MVP as Cignal star headlines PVL Premier Team |url=https://pvl.ph/news/gandler-crowned-mvp-as-cignal-star-headlines-pvl-premier-team |access-date=23 April 2026}}</ref>
; Rookie of the Conference * Bella Belen – 2026 All-Filipino<ref name="Gandler MVP" />
==Team captains== * {{flagicon|PHI}} Jorelle Singh (2024–2025) * {{flagicon|PHI}} Roma Mae Doromal (2025–present)
==Former players==
* Aiko Urdas * Arianne Layug * Ayumi Furukawa * Bingle Landincho * Cathrina Dizon * Giliana Torres * Heather Anne Guino-o * Ivy Aquino * Jannine Navarro * Janeca Lana * Jerrili Malabanan * Jhudielle Quizon * Julia Ipac * Katherine Villegas * Lourdes Clemente-De Guzman * May Macatuno * Renesa Melgar * Rica Rivera-Pancho * Rovena Instrella * Shola Alvarez * Shyra Umandal
== Draft history == {| class="wikitable" ! width=70px style="background: #87CAFA; color: white; text-align: center" | Season ! width=70px style="background: #87CAFA; color: white" | Pick No. ! width=180px style="background: #87CAFA; color: white" | Name |- align=center | rowspan=3|2024 || 2 || Leila Cruz |- align=center | 14 || Roma Mae Doromal |- align=center | 20 || Giliana Torres |- align=center | rowspan=3|2025 || 1 || Bella Belen |- align=center | 14 || Pia Abbu |- align=center | 24 || Ivy Aquino |}
==Head coach== * {{flagicon|PHI}} Roger Gorayeb (2024–2025) * {{flagicon|BRA}} Jorge Souza de Brito (2025–present)<ref>{{cite web|title=Capital1 names Jorge Souza de Brito as head coach ahead of PVL Draft |url=https://pvl.ph/news/capital1-names-jorge-souza-de-brito-as-head-coach-ahead-of-pvl-draft |access-date=2 June 2025}}</ref>
==Imports== * {{flagicon|RUS}} Marina Tushova <ref>{{cite web |last =Agcaoili |first=Lance |date=June 24, 2024 |title=PVL: Set for No. 2 pick, Capital1 also parades Russian spiker |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/571743/pvl-set-for-no-2-pick-capital1-also-parades-russian-spiker |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref> <small>(2024)</small> * {{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandra Bytsenko <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ambat |first=Pao |date=2025-10-03 |title=Marina Tushova backs current Capital1 import Oleksandra Bytsenko ahead of 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference |url=https://www.onesports.ph/pvl/article/36316/marina-tushova-backs-current-capital1-import-oleksandra-bytsenko-ahead-of-2025-pvl-reinforced-conference |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=onesports.ph |language=en}}</ref> <small>(2025)</small>
==See also== *Capital1 Solar Strikers
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Capital1 Solar Spikers}} {{Capital1 Solar Spikers current roster}} {{Premier Volleyball League}}
Category:Capital1 Solar Spikers Category:Premier Volleyball League teams Category:Volleyball clubs established in 2024 Category:2024 establishments in the Philippines