2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League

2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League

Tournament details
Host nation	China
City	Ningbo (final round)
Dates	11 June – 3 August 2025 (2025-06-11 – 2025-08-03)
Teams	18  (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	10  (in 10 host cities)
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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, with the final round to take place at the Beilun Gymnasium in Ningbo, China. ^{[1] [2]}

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.

Qualification

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, ^[3] and Ukraine, the non-qualified top FIVB ranked team. ^[4]

Country	Confederation	Previous appearances			Previous best performance
		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	4	2021	2024	8th place (2022)
Poland	CEV	6	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)

Format

Preliminary round

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. ^[5]

Final round

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. ^[5]

Final 8 direct elimination formula:

• The first ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the eighth ranked team, the second ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the seventh ranked team, the third ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the sixth ranked team, and the fourth ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the fifth ranked team.
• The national team of the hosting territory of the event will have a guaranteed berth for the Final round. If the host nation team do not finish in the top eight in the Preliminary round, they will replace the eighth place team and play as the eighth seed.

Pool composition

The overview of pools was released on 10 December 2024. ^[1]

Week 1			Week 2			Week 3
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
Italy   France   Argentina   Canada   Germany   Bulgaria	Slovenia   United States   Brazil   Cuba   Ukraine   Iran	Poland   Japan   Serbia   Netherlands   Turkey   China	Japan   France   Slovenia   Ukraine   Turkey   Bulgaria	Poland   Italy   United States   Brazil   Canada   China	Argentina   Serbia   Germany   Cuba   Netherlands   Iran	Poland   France   Cuba   Iran   Bulgaria   China	Italy   Slovenia   Canada   Serbia   Netherlands   Ukraine	Japan   United States   Brazil   Argentina   Germany   Turkey

Venues

Preliminary round

Week 1
Pool 1	Pool 2	Pool 3
Quebec City, Canada	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Xi'an, China
Videotron Centre	TBA	Xi'an Qujiang Sports Center
Capacity: 10,500	Capacity:	Capacity: 10,000
Week 2
Pool 4	Pool 5	Pool 6
Burgas, Bulgaria	Hoffman Estates, United States	Belgrade, Serbia
Arena Burgas	Now Arena	Belgrade Arena
Capacity: 4,100	Capacity: 10,543	Capacity: 18,386
Week 3
Pool 7	Pool 8	Pool 9
Gdańsk, Poland	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Chiba, Japan
Ergo Arena	Arena Stožice	Chiba Port Arena
Capacity: 11,409	Capacity: 12,480	Capacity: 7,512

Final round

All matches
Ningbo, China
Beilun Gymnasium
Capacity: 4,000

Competition schedule

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Preliminary round

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Final round

Week 1 11–15 Jun	Week 2 25–29 Jun	Week 3 16–20 Jul	Week 4 30 Jul – 3 Aug
36 matches	36 matches	36 matches	8 matches

Pool standing procedure

1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply, with the teams ranked by the most points gained per match as follows:
   • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
   • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
   • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
   • Sets quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost.
   • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
   • If the tie persists based on the points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match between the tied teams during the Round Robin Phase. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams will be ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Preliminary round

Ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
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 [a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Final round
6	Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	Final round
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	—

First match(es) will be played: 11 June 2024. Source: VNL 2025 – Men's standings
Notes:

1. Qualified as finals' host

Week 1

Pool 1

• All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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	–	–	–

Pool 2

• All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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	–	–	–

Pool 3

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

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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

Week 2

Pool 4

• All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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	–	–	–

Pool 5

• All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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	–	–	–

Pool 6

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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	–	–	–

Week 3

Pool 7

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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	–	–	–

Pool 8

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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	–	–	–

Pool 9

• All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
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	–	–	–

Final standing

Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Awards

• Most valuable player

• Best setter

• Best outside spikers

• Best opposite spiker

• Best middle blockers

• Best libero

See also

• 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League
• 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
• 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

References

1. "Host cities, pools and ticket information revealed for revamped VNL 2025!" (Press release). FIVB. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
2. 2025年世界男排联赛总决赛落户宁波北仑 中国男排主场作战迎击强手 [The 2025 Men's Volleyball Nations League Finals will be held in Ningbo Beilun. The Chinese men's volleyball team will play at home against strong opponents.]. Volleyball China (in Chinese). 8 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
3. "China return to the VNL with Challenger Cup gold". Volleyball World. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
4. Pareja, Marcos Menocal (14 February 2024). "Volleyball Nations League (VNL) to feature 18 teams from 2025". Inside the Games . Retrieved 10 December 2024.
5. "VNL 2025 Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Archived from the original on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

External links

• Fédération Internationale de Volleyball FIVB
• FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2025 – official website