Hwaseong IBK Altos (Korean: 화성 IBK 기업은행 알토스) is a South Korean women's professional volleyball team founded in 2011. In the 2012−13 V-League season, just one year after the team was founded, the club won both the regular season title, having won 25 out of 30 regular season games, and its first championship. The club became the first Korean professional sports team to win a championship title in their second season. Since then, the Altos have won two more championships, in the 2014–15 and 2016–17 seasons. They are based in Hwaseong and are members of the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO). Their home arena is Hwaseong Indoor Arena in Hwaseong.

Hwaseong IBK Altos
화성 IBK기업은행 알토스
Full nameHwaseong IBK Industrial Bank Altos Volleyball Team
화성 IBK기업은행 알토스 배구단
Short nameIBK
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
GroundHwaseong Indoor Arena
Hwaseong, South Korea
(Capacity: 5,158)
OwnerIndustrial Bank of Korea
ChairmanCho Joon-hee
ManagerKim Ho-chul
CaptainHwang Min-kyoung
LeagueV-League
2023−24Regular season: 5th
Postseason: Did not qualify
WebsiteClub home page
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Honours

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Domestic

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Regular season champions (3): 2012−13, 2013−14, 2015−16
Regular season runners-up (3): 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
Championship winners (3): 2012−13, 2014−15, 2016–17
Championship runners-up (3): 2013−14, 2015−16, 2017–18
Winners (3): 2013, 2015, 2016
Runners-up (2): 2012, 2023

International

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Third place: 2012

Season-by-season records

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V-League record
Season Postseason Regular season
Rank Games Wins Loss Points
2011–12 Did not qualify 4 30 13 17 42
2012–13 Champions 1 30 25 5 73
2013–14 Runners-up 1 30 24 6 70
2014–15 Champions 2 30 20 10 56
2015–16 Runners-up 1 30 20 10 59
2016–17 Champions 2 30 18 12 56
2017–18 Runners-up 2 30 21 9 61
2018–19 Did not qualify 4 30 16 14 50
2019–20 Cancelled 5 27 8 19 25
2020–21 Playoff 3 30 14 16 42
2021–22 Cancelled 5 32 11 21 31
2022–23 Did not qualify 6 36 15 21 48
2023–24 Did not qualify 5 36 17 19 51

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