Tournament details | |
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Host nation | TBA |
City | TBA (final round) |
Dates | 11 June – 3 August 2024 |
Teams | 18 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
Official website | |
Volleyball Nations League | |
The 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League will be the seventh edition of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, an annual men's international volleyball tournament. The competition will be held from 11 June to 3 August 2025. [1]
Following the results of the 2024 Challenger Cup, China made their comeback this edition, while Ukraine made their debuts as the top FIVB ranked team.
In a change of format for this edition, none of the current teams relegated, and from this year 2025 onwards the competition expanded to 18 teams. The two extra spots were allocated to China, who won the 2024 Challenger Cup, [2] and Ukraine, the non-qualified top FIVB ranked team. [3]
Country | Confederation | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
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Total | First | Last | |||
Argentina | CSV | 6 | 2018 | 2024 | 5th place (2023) |
Brazil | CSV | 6 | 2018 | 2024 | Champions (2021) |
Bulgaria | CEV | 6 | 2018 | 2024 | 11th place (2018) |
Canada | NORCECA | 6 | 2018 | 2024 | 6th place (2024) |
China | AVC | 4 | 2018 | 2023 | 13th place (2022) |
Cuba | NORCECA | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 9th place (2024) |
France | CEV | 6 | 2018 | 2024 | Champions (2022, 2024) |
Germany | CEV | 6 | 2018 | 2024 | 9th place (2018) |
Iran | AVC | 6 | 2018 | 2024 | 5th place (2019) |
Italy | CEV | 6 | 2018 | 2024 | 4th place (2022, 2023) |
Japan | AVC | 6 | 2018 | 2024 | Runners-up (2024) |
Netherlands | CEV | 5 | 2021 | 2024 | 8th place (2022) |
Poland | CEV | 5 | 2018 | 2024 | Champions (2023) |
Serbia | CEV | 6 | 2018 | 2024 | 5th place (2018) |
Slovenia | CEV | 4 | 2021 | 2024 | 4th place (2021, 2024) |
Turkey | CEV | 1 | 2024 | 16th place (2024) | |
Ukraine | CEV | 0 | 0 | None | |
United States | NORCECA | 6 | 2018 | 2024 | Runners-up (2019, 2022, 2023) |
The format of play is generally the same as in the 2022 edition. However, the current format has the 18 men's teams competing in pools of 6 teams during the pool phase. Each team play 12 matches during the pool stage. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition. [4]
The VNL Finals will see the top eight teams moving directly to the knockout phase, which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals, and the bronze and gold medal matches. [4]
Final 8 direct elimination formula:
The overview of pools was released on 10 December 2024. [1]
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | ||||||
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Pool 1 Canada | Pool 2 Brazil | Pool 3 China | Pool 4 Bulgaria | Pool 5 United States | Pool 6 Serbia | Pool 7 Poland | Pool 8 Slovenia | Pool 9 Japan |
Week 1 | ||
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Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 |
Quebec City, Canada | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Xi'an, China |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
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Week 2 | ||
Pool 4 | Pool 5 | Pool 6 |
Burgas, Bulgaria | Chicago, United States | Belgrade, Serbia |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Capacity: | Capacity: | Capacity: |
Week 3 | ||
Pool 7 | Pool 8 | Pool 9 |
Gdańsk, Poland | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Kantō, Japan |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Capacity: | Capacity: | Capacity: |
All matches |
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● | Preliminary round | ● | Final round |
Week 1 11–15 Jun | Week 2 25–29 Jun | Week 3 16–20 Jul | Week 4 30 Jul – 3 Aug |
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36 matches | 36 matches | 36 matches | 8 matches |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Final round |
2 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
3 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
5 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
6 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
7 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
8 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
9 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
10 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
11 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
12 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
13 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
14 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
15 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
16 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
17 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
18 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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11 Jun | 11:00 | Bulgaria | – | Italy | – | – | – | ||||
11 Jun | 16:30 | Argentina | – | France | – | – | – | ||||
11 Jun | 20:00 | Germany | – | Canada | – | – | – | ||||
12 Jun | 16:30 | Germany | – | Italy | – | – | – | ||||
12 Jun | 20:00 | Argentina | – | Canada | – | – | – | ||||
13 Jun | 16:30 | Bulgaria | – | Argentina | – | – | – | ||||
13 Jun | 20:00 | France | – | Italy | – | – | – | ||||
14 Jun | 16:30 | Canada | – | France | – | – | – | ||||
14 Jun | 20:00 | Bulgaria | – | Germany | – | – | – | ||||
15 Jun | 11:00 | Argentina | – | Italy | – | – | – | ||||
15 Jun | 14:30 | Germany | – | France | – | – | – | ||||
15 Jun | 18:00 | Bulgaria | – | Canada | – | – | – |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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11 Jun | 14:00 | Ukraine | – | United States | – | – | – | ||||
11 Jun | 17:30 | Brazil | – | Iran | – | – | – | ||||
11 Jun | 21:00 | Slovenia | – | Cuba | – | – | – | ||||
12 Jun | 17:30 | Brazil | – | Cuba | – | – | – | ||||
12 Jun | 21:00 | United States | – | Iran | – | – | – | ||||
13 Jun | 17:30 | Ukraine | – | Cuba | – | – | – | ||||
13 Jun | 21:00 | Iran | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | ||||
14 Jun | 10:00 | Ukraine | – | Brazil | – | – | – | ||||
14 Jun | 13:30 | United States | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | ||||
15 Jun | 10:00 | Brazil | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | ||||
15 Jun | 13:30 | Ukraine | – | Iran | – | – | – | ||||
15 Jun | 17:00 | Cuba | – | United States | – | – | – |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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11 Jun | 13:30 | Poland | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
11 Jun | 17:00 | China | – | Japan | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
11 Jun | 20:30 | Serbia | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
12 Jun | 17:00 | China | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
12 Jun | 20:30 | Poland | – | Japan | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
13 Jun | 17:00 | Japan | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
13 Jun | 20:30 | Netherlands | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
14 Jun | 15:00 | China | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
14 Jun | 19:00 | Turkey | – | Poland | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
15 Jun | 11:30 | Netherlands | – | Japan | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
15 Jun | 15:00 | China | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
15 Jun | 19:00 | Poland | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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25 Jun | 12:30 | Ukraine | – | France | – | – | – | ||||
25 Jun | 16:00 | Turkey | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | ||||
25 Jun | 19:30 | Bulgaria | – | Japan | – | – | – | ||||
26 Jun | 15:00 | France | – | Japan | – | – | – | ||||
26 Jun | 18:30 | Turkey | – | Ukraine | – | – | – | ||||
27 Jun | 16:00 | Ukraine | – | Japan | – | – | – | ||||
27 Jun | 19:30 | Bulgaria | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | ||||
28 Jun | 15:30 | Slovenia | – | France | – | – | – | ||||
28 Jun | 19:00 | Bulgaria | – | Turkey | – | – | – | ||||
29 Jun | 12:00 | Slovenia | – | Japan | – | – | – | ||||
29 Jun | 15:30 | Turkey | – | France | – | – | – | ||||
29 Jun | 19:00 | Bulgaria | – | Ukraine | – | – | – |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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25 Jun | 12:30 | Italy | – | Poland | – | – | – | ||||
25 Jun | 16:00 | Canada | – | Brazil | – | – | – | ||||
25 Jun | 19:30 | China | – | United States | – | – | – | ||||
26 Jun | 16:00 | Brazil | – | China | – | – | – | ||||
26 Jun | 19:30 | Canada | – | United States | – | – | – | ||||
27 Jun | 16:00 | China | – | Italy | – | – | – | ||||
27 Jun | 19:30 | Canada | – | Poland | – | – | – | ||||
28 Jun | 16:00 | Brazil | – | Italy | – | – | – | ||||
28 Jun | 19:30 | United States | – | Poland | – | – | – | ||||
29 Jun | 12:30 | China | – | Canada | – | – | – | ||||
29 Jun | 16:00 | Brazil | – | Poland | – | – | – | ||||
29 Jun | 19:30 | United States | – | Italy | – | – | – |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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25 Jun | 13:00 | Germany | – | Cuba | – | – | – | ||||
25 Jun | 16:30 | Netherlands | – | Argentina | – | – | – | ||||
25 Jun | 20:00 | Serbia | – | Iran | – | – | – | ||||
26 Jun | 16:30 | Netherlands | – | Germany | – | – | – | ||||
26 Jun | 20:00 | Serbia | – | Cuba | – | – | – | ||||
27 Jun | 16:30 | Argentina | – | Iran | – | – | – | ||||
27 Jun | 20:00 | Netherlands | – | Cuba | – | – | – | ||||
28 Jun | 16:30 | Germany | – | Iran | – | – | – | ||||
28 Jun | 20:00 | Serbia | – | Argentina | – | – | – | ||||
29 Jun | 13:00 | Iran | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | ||||
29 Jun | 16:30 | Cuba | – | Argentina | – | – | – | ||||
29 Jun | 20:00 | Germany | – | Serbia | – | – | – |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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16 Jul | 13:00 | China | – | France | – | – | – | ||||
16 Jul | 16:30 | Bulgaria | – | Cuba | – | – | – | ||||
16 Jul | 20:00 | Iran | – | Poland | – | – | – | ||||
17 Jul | 16:30 | China | – | Iran | – | – | – | ||||
17 Jul | 20:00 | Cuba | – | Poland | – | – | – | ||||
18 Jul | 16:30 | Cuba | – | France | – | – | – | ||||
18 Jul | 20:00 | China | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | ||||
19 Jul | 17:00 | Bulgaria | – | Poland | – | – | – | ||||
19 Jul | 20:30 | Iran | – | France | – | – | – | ||||
20 Jul | 13:30 | China | – | Cuba | – | – | – | ||||
20 Jul | 17:00 | Bulgaria | – | Iran | – | – | – | ||||
20 Jul | 20:30 | France | – | Poland | – | – | – |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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16 Jul | 13:00 | Ukraine | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | ||||
16 Jul | 16:30 | Serbia | – | Italy | – | – | – | ||||
16 Jul | 20:30 | Canada | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | ||||
17 Jul | 16:30 | Ukraine | – | Italy | – | – | – | ||||
17 Jul | 20:30 | Netherlands | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | ||||
18 Jul | 16:30 | Ukraine | – | Serbia | – | – | – | ||||
18 Jul | 20:00 | Netherlands | – | Canada | – | – | – | ||||
19 Jul | 16:30 | Serbia | – | Canada | – | – | – | ||||
19 Jul | 20:30 | Slovenia | – | Italy | – | – | – | ||||
20 Jul | 13:00 | Ukraine | – | Canada | – | – | – | ||||
20 Jul | 16:30 | Netherlands | – | Italy | – | – | – | ||||
20 Jul | 20:30 | Serbia | – | Slovenia | – | – | – |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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15 Jul | 19:30 | United States | – | Japan | – | – | – | ||||
16 Jul | 12:30 | Argentina | – | Brazil | – | – | – | ||||
16 Jul | 16:00 | Turkey | – | United States | – | – | – | ||||
17 Jul | 16:00 | Germany | – | Japan | – | – | – | ||||
17 Jul | 16:00 | Turkey | – | Germany | – | – | – | ||||
17 Jul | 19:30 | Argentina | – | Japan | – | – | – | ||||
18 Jul | 16:00 | Argentina | – | United States | – | – | – | ||||
18 Jul | 19:30 | Turkey | – | Brazil | – | – | – | ||||
19 Jul | 16:00 | Germany | – | United States | – | – | – | ||||
19 Jul | 19:30 | Brazil | – | Japan | – | – | – | ||||
20 Jul | 14:00 | Turkey | – | Argentina | – | – | – | ||||
29 Jun | 17:30 | Germany | – | Brazil | – | – | – |
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