2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship statistics

Main article: 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

The final tournament is currently taking place in two cities of the Philippines from 12 to 28 September 2025. ^{[1] [2]}

Preliminary round

• All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool A

Venue: SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Tunisia	3	2	1	6	7	3	2.333	234	210	1.114	Final round
2	Iran	3	2	1	5	7	6	1.167	293	289	1.014
3	Philippines (H)	3	1	2	4	5	7	0.714	269	279	0.964
4	Egypt	3	1	2	3	4	7	0.571	244	262	0.931

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings
(H) Host

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 23(3.8 per match)
Total points played : 1040(173.3 per match)

Pool B

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	256	209	1.225	Final round
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	6	7	4	1.750	267	260	1.027
3	Qatar	3	1	2	3	4	7	0.571	241	266	0.906
4	Romania	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	227	256	0.887

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 21(3.5 per match)
Total points played : 991(165.2 per match)

Pool C

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	7	9	5	1.800	309	302	1.023	Final round
2	Finland	3	2	1	6	8	6	1.333	304	294	1.034
3	France	3	1	2	5	7	6	1.167	291	262	1.111
4	South Korea	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	219	265	0.826

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 26(4.3 per match)
Total points played : 1123(187.2 per match)

Pool D

Venue: SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	250	202	1.238	Final round
2	Portugal	3	2	1	5	6	6	1.000	262	262	1.000
3	Cuba	3	1	2	3	5	6	0.833	249	258	0.965
4	Colombia	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	220	259	0.849

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 22(3.7 per match)
Total points played : 981(163.5 per match)

Pool E

Venue: SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	3	3	0	8	9	2	4.500	271	217	1.249	Final round
2	Slovenia	3	2	1	7	8	4	2.000	269	258	1.043
3	Germany	3	1	2	3	4	6	0.667	252	249	1.012
4	Chile	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	157	225	0.698

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 21(3.5 per match)
Total points played : 949(158.2 per match)

Pool F

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	3	0	8	9	2	4.500	258	215	1.200	Final round
2	Italy	3	2	1	7	8	3	2.667	256	221	1.158
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	191	190	1.005
4	Algeria	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	146	225	0.649

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 20(3.3 per match)
Total points played : 851(141.8 per match)

Pool G

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Turkey	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	250	196	1.276	Final round
2	Canada	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	238	226	1.053
3	Japan	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	201	199	1.010
4	Libya	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	206	274	0.752

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 20(3.3 per match)
Total points played : 895(149.2 per match)

Pool H

Venue: SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	219	203	1.079	Final round
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	202	201	1.005
3	Brazil	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	233	217	1.074
4	China	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	216	249	0.867

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 19(3.2 per match)
Total points played : 870(145 per match)

Final round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

23 September

Tunisia

25 September

Czech Republic

23 September

Serbia

27 September

Iran

22 September

United States

25 September

Slovenia

22 September

Bulgaria

28 September

Portugal

20 September

Poland

3

24 September

Canada

1

Poland

20 September

Turkey

Turkey

3

27 September

Netherlands

1

21 September

3rd place match

Argentina

24 September

28 September

Italy

21 September

Belgium

Finland

Total matches played  : 1 ^[3]
Total sets played : 4(4.0 per match)
Total points played : 189(189 per match)

Tournament statistics

Host cities

• Pasay City, Quezon City

Venues

• Pasay City : SM Mall of Asia Arena (20,000)
• Quezon City : Araneta Coliseum (14,429)

Attendance

• Matches played : 48
• Attendance (preliminary round) (played 48) : 128,823(2,684 per match)
• Attendance (final round) (played 0) : 0(0 per match)
• Total attendance on tournament : 128,823(2,684 per match)

• Arena SM Mall of Asia Arena total attendance (played 24) : 84,472(3,520 per match)
• Arena Smart Araneta Coliseum total attendance (played 24) : 44,351(1,848 per match)

• Most attendance :
  14,240 -   Philippines v.   Iran, SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City on 18 September 2025.
  9,245 -   Philippines v.   Tunisia, SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City on 12 September 2025.
  6,043 -   Philippines v.   Egypt, SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City on 16 September 2025.

• Fewest attendance :
  312 -   Qatar v.   Romania, Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City on 17 September 2025.
  422 -   Ukraine v.   Algeria, Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City on 16 September 2025.
  502 -   Argentina v.   South Korea, Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City on 16 September 2025.
  

Matches

• Matches finished in 3 sets: 27 (55%)
• Matches finished in 4 sets: 15 (31%)
• Matches finished in 5 sets: 7 (14%)
• Total matches played : 49(100%)

• Most matches wins : 0
• Fewest matches wins : 0
• Most matches lost : 0
• Fewest matches lost : 0

• Longest match played (duration) :
  129min. -   France vs.   Argentina (2h,09m)
  125min. -   Argentina vs.   Finland (2h,05m)
  125min. -   Philippines vs.   Iran (2h,05m)
  122min. -   Italy vs.   Belgium (2h,02m)

• Shortest match played (duration) :
  57min. -   Ukraine vs.   Algeria (0h,57m)
  62min. -   France vs.   South Korea (1h,02m)
  64min. -   Italy vs.   Algeria (1h,04m)

Sets

• Total sets (preliminary round)  : 172(3.6 per match)
• Total sets (final round) : 0(0 per match)
• Total sets scored : 172(3.6 per match)

• Most sets played : 0
• Most sets wins : 0
• Fewest sets wins : 0
• Most sets lost : 0
• Fewest sets lost : 0

• Most 5 sets played : 2 -   Argentina (2/2),   France (0/2)
• Most 5 sets win : 2 -   Argentina (2/2)
• Most 5 sets lost : 2 -   France (0/2)

• Highest set ratio : 0
• Lowest set ratio : 0

Points

• Total points (preliminary round)  : 7,700(160.4 per match)
• Total points (final round) : 0(0 per match)
• Total points scored  : 7,700(160.4 per match)

• Most points wins : 0
• Fewest points wins : 0

• Most points lost : 0
• Fewest points lost : 0

• Highest points ratio : 0
• Lowest points ratio : 0.649 -   Algeria (146/225)

• Most points played in match (top 3 ):
  224 -   Philippines vs.   Iran 2 : 3 (114/110)
  220 -   France vs.   Argentina 2 : 3 (111/109)
  214 -   Italy vs.   Belgium 2 : 3 (106/108)

• Fewest points played in match (top 3 ) :
  115 -   Ukraine vs.   Algeria 3 : 0 (75/40)
  116 -   Bulgaria vs.   Chile 3 : 0 (75/41)
  121 -   France vs.   South Korea 3 : 0 (75/46)

• Highest points score in set (excluding 5th set) :
  78 -   Germany vs.   Bulgaria (38/40)
  66 -   Poland vs.   Romania (34/32)
  60 -   Slovenia vs.   Germany (31/29)
  

• Lowest points score in set (excluding 5th set) :
  36 -   Brazil vs.   Czech Republic (25/11)
  36 -   Ukraine vs.   Algeria (25/11)
  37 -   Canada vs.   Libya (25/12)
  37 -   France vs.   South Korea (25/12)
  37 -   Ukraine vs.   Algeria (25/12)
  37 -   Bulgaria vs.   Chile (25/12 (2x))
  37 -   Japan vs.   Libya (25/12)
  37 -   Belgium vs.   Algeria (25/12)

Squads

Main article: 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship squads

Teams

Total teams : 32
Total players : 448(14 per team)

Coaches

• Oldest coach:
  Angiolino Frigoni – At 71 years, 179 days of age, at the start of the tournament.
  Raúl Lozano – At 69 years, 9 days of age, at the start of the tournament.
  Camillo Placi – At 68 years, 305 days of age, at the start of the tournament.
• Youngest coach:
  Michał Winiarski – At 41 years, 349 days of age, at the start of the tournament.
  Olli Kunnari – At 43 years, 222 days of age, at the start of the tournament.
  Fabio Soli  [ it ] – At 45 years, 349 days of age, at the start of the tournament.
  

Players

• Appearance record: Luciano De Cecco   Argentina participated in the World Championship for the sixth time.
• Oldest player: At 42 years, 210 days of age, Foad Elmaarug   Libya is the oldest player ever to be nominated for a 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals. ^[4]
• Youngest player: At 17 years, 57 days of age, Dimitar Dobrev   Bulgaria is the youngest player ever to be nominated for a 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals.
• Tallest player: At 2.15 m (7 ft 05 in), Siebe Korenblek   Netherlands is the tallest player ever to be nominated for a 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals.
• Shortest player: At 1.70 m (5 ft 6 in), Josh Ybañez   Philippines is the shortest player ever to be nominated for a 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals.

Multiple World Championships

Name	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2025	Total
Luciano De Cecco	✔						6
Earvin N'Gapeth		✔					5
Ahmed Kadhi		✔					5
Nicholas Hoag			✔				4
Robertlandy Simón	✔				✔		4
Benjamin Toniutti			✔				4
Jenia Grebennikov			✔				4
Nicolas Le Goff			✔				4
Simone Anzani			✔				4
Bartosz Kurek		✔		✔			4
Marko Ivović			✔				4
Elyes Karamosli			✔				4
Micah Christenson			✔				4
Agustín Loser				✔			3
Javier Concepción				✔			3
Miguel Ángel López				✔			3
Osniel Melgarejo				✔			3
Yonder García				✔			3
Abdelrahman Seoudy				✔			3
Ahmed Shafik				✔			3
Antoine Brizard				✔			3
Barthélémy Chinenyeze				✔			3
Jean Patry				✔			3
Mohammad Reza Hazratpour				✔			3
Morteza Sharifi				✔			3
Simone Giannelli				✔			3
Yūki Ishikawa				✔			3
Wessel Keemink				✔			3
Gijs Jorna				✔			3
Jakub Kochanowski				✔			3
Alen Pajenk				✔			3
Gregor Ropret				✔			3
Jan Kozamernik				✔			3
Jani Kovačič				✔			3
Sašo Štalekar				✔			3
Tine Urnaut				✔			3
Tonček Štern				✔			3
Ali Bongui				✔			3
Erik Shoji				✔			3
Jeffrey Jendryk				✔			3
Taylor Averill				✔			3

Final standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification or relegation
	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Champions
	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Runners up
	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Third place
4	Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Fourth place
5	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Eliminated in quarterfinals
6	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
7	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
8	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
9	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Eliminated in round of 16
10	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
11	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
12	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
13	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
14	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
15	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
16	Netherlands	4	2	2	6	8	7	1.143	354	362	0.978
17	Brazil	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	233	217	1.074	Eliminated in Preliminary round 3rd place teams
18	France	3	1	2	5	7	6	1.167	291	262	1.111
19	Philippines	3	1	2	4	5	7	0.714	269	279	0.964
20	Cuba	3	1	2	3	5	6	0.833	249	258	0.965
21	Germany	3	1	2	3	4	6	0.667	252	249	1.012
22	Qatar	3	1	2	3	4	7	0.571	241	266	0.906
23	Japan	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	201	199	1.010
24	Ukraine	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	191	190	1.005
25	Egypt	3	1	2	3	4	7	0.571	244	262	0.931	Eliminated in Preliminary round 4th place teams
26	Colombia	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	220	259	0.849
27	South Korea	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	219	265	0.826
28	Libya	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	206	274	0.752
29	Romania	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	227	256	0.887
30	China	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	216	249	0.867
31	Chile	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	157	225	0.698
32	Algeria	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	146	225	0.649

Source: WCH 2025 final standings

Statistics leaders

Statistics leaders correct as of preliminary round.

Best Scorers Player Spikes Blocks Serves Total 1 Ferre Reggers  [ nl ] 62 7 4 73 2 Aleksandar Nikolov 63 3 5 71 3 Bryan Bagunas 61 6 3 70 4 Joonas Jokela  [ fi ] 59 2 6 67 5 Michiel Ahyi 46 3 12 61

Best Spikers Player Spikes Faults Shots % Total 1 Aleksandar Nikolov 63 15 36 55.26 114 2 Ferre Reggers  [ nl ] 62 14 33 56.88 109 3 Bryan Bagunas 61 11 35 57.01 107 4 Joonas Jokela  [ fi ] 59 20 27 55.66 106 5 Luka Marttila  [ fi ] 50 16 41 46.73 107

Best Blockers Player Blocks Faults Rebounds Avg Total 1 Petteri Tyynismaa  [ fi ] 12 18 32 4.00 62 2 Jan Kozamernik 11 14 17 3.67 42 3 Pablo Kukartsev  [ pt ] 10 7 9 3.33 26 4 Filip Cveticanin 9 7 14 3.00 30 Iliya Petkov 9 10 9 3.00 28 Aleks Grozdanov 9 8 10 3.00 27 Ali Hajipour 9 8 7 3.00 24 Flávio Gualberto 9 10 13 3.00 32

Best Servers Player Aces Faults Hits Avg Total 1 Michiel Ahyi 12 10 24 4.00 46 2 Ramazan Efe Mandıracı  [ tr ] 10 13 23 3.33 46 3 Fynn McCarthy 9 9 29 3.00 47 Poriya Hossein Khanzadeh 9 14 25 3.00 48 4 Gabriel García 8 8 23 2.67 39 Simeon Nikolov 8 9 25 2.67 42 Jean Patry 8 5 36 2.67 49

Best Setters Player Running Faults Still Avg Total 1 Luciano De Cecco 137 1 134 45.67 272 2 Arshia Behnezhad 126 2 102 42.00 230 3 Fernando Kreling 115 1 97 38.33 213 4 Joshua Retamar 111 0 149 37.00 260 5 Khaled Ben Slimene 110 2 97 36.67 209

Best Diggers Player Digs Faults Receptions Avg Total 1 Gorik Lantsoght 33 7 13 11.00 53 2 Jenia Grebennikov 32 12 17 10.67 61 3 Berkay Bayraktar  [ tr ] 27 6 13 9.00 46 4 Tayeb Korbosli 26 8 4 8.67 38 5 Nikola Vasić 25 5 9 8.33 39 Voitto Köykkä 25 16 14 8.33 55

Best Receivers Player Excellents Faults Serve % Total 1 Luka Marttila  [ fi ] 27 4 58 30.34 89 2 Luciano Palonsky 26 5 74 24.76 105 3 Ivo Casas 25 3 57 29.41 85 4 Marck Espejo 24 5 49 30.77 78 5 Josh Ybañez 23 1 49 31.51 73 Morteza Sharifi 23 6 50 29.11 79

Awards

• Most valuable player

• Best setter

• Best outside spikers

• Best opposite spiker

• Best middle blockers

• Best libero

References

1. "The Philippines is set to welcome the world's volleyball elite from 12 to 28 September" (Press release). FIVB. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
2. "FIVB expands men's and women's Volleyball World Championships to 32 teams". Inside the Games. 16 October 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
3. "Competition Brackets". volleyballworld.com. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
4. "42-year-old Elmaarug turns back clock on Libya's World Championship returns after 43 years". Volleyball World. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

External links

• Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website
• Official website
• 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship at Volleyball World
• Competition Formula
• Teams
• Previous edition