Zus Coffee Thunderbelles

The Zus Coffee Thunderbelles (stylized as ZUS Coffee) are a professional women's volleyball team in the Philippines that made their team debut in the 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference under the name Strong Group.

Strong Group Athletics of Frank Lao also backs the Farm Fresh Foxies of the PVL. The Thunderbelles are currently named after Malaysian-based coffee chain Zus Coffee, a brand which Lao is also an investor of.

History
The Strong Group Athletics reportedly helped Premier Volleyball League club Quezon City Gerflor Defenders resolve its player salary issue which was first reported in November 2023, during the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference. Gerflor would be effectively disbanded after the tournament.

In January 2023, it was announced that the Strong Group would be taking over Gerflor's franchise. It was Strong Group's second PVL team, the first being the Farm Fresh Foxies. They made their PVL debut at the 2024 All-Filipino Conference. Interim coach Rogelio Getigan led the team under the name "Strong Group Athletics" in their first tournament.

In May 2024 in the lead up to the Reinforced Invitational Conference, Strong Group rebranded as Zus Coffee Thunderbelles and will take effect at the upcoming PVL conference after made a partnership with Zus Coffee. The team also announced coach Jerry Yee as the new head coach.

Names

 * Strong Group Athletics (2024 All-Filipino)
 * Zus Coffee Thunderbelles (2024 Reinforced–present)

Team captains

 * Dolly Verzosa (2024)
 * Cloanne Mondoñedo (2024 - present)

Head coach

 * Rogelio Getigan (2024)
 * Jerry Yee (2024–present)

Imports

 * 🇯🇵 Asaka Tamaru (2024)