France men's national volleyball team

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France
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Nickname(s)Roosters
Team Yavbou
Les Survivants
AssociationFédération française de volley-ball (FFVB)
Confederation CEV
Head coach Andrea Giani
FIVB ranking 2 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
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Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (First in 1988 )
Best resultGold medal.svg (2020, 2024)
World Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1949 )
Best resultBronze medal world centered-2.svg (2002)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 1965 )
Best result5th (2003)
European Championship
Appearances28 (First in 1948 )
Best resultGold medal europe.svg (2015)
French Volleyball Federation (in French)

The France national men's volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It was the reigning European Champion in 2015 and is ranked 3rd (as of 1 January 2023) in the FIVB world ranking. France have been competing in the World League ever since the inaugural edition in 1990 and continuously since 1999. In 2006 they finished second to Brazil but had their share of disappointment in subsequent seasons. In 2009 they narrowly missed making the Final Six, falling at the last hurdle to Slovenia. They suffered another setback in 2010 when they again missed the finals and finished 12th.

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In 2015, France won the European Championship and World League (also in 2017).

France competed at the Olympic Games for the fourth time in Rio 2016, finishing ninth. Five years later, they won gold after defeating Russia in Tokyo 2020. she retained her Olympic title at Paris 2024.

Results

Olympic Games

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2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil v France

 1st place    2nd place    3rd place    4th place

Summer Olympics record
YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSLSquad
Flag of Japan.svg 1964 did not qualify
Flag of Mexico.svg 1968
Flag of Germany.svg 1972
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980
Flag of the United States.svg 1984
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988 8th place7341213 Squad
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 11th place624914 Squad
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 did not qualify
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 did not qualify
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 9th place523810 Squad
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 did not qualify
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 did not qualify
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 9th place52389 Squad
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Final1st place8531914 Squad
Flag of France.svg 2024 Final1st place651177 Squad
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 future event
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032
Total2 Titles5/153719187367

World Championship

France team in World Championship 2014. 20140826 - press conference - FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship - France men's national volleyball team 01.jpg
France team in World Championship 2014.

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB World Championship record
YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSLSquad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1949 6th place Squad
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg 1952 6th place Squad
Flag of France.svg 1956 7th place Squad
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg 1960 9th place Squad
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1962 did not enter
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1966 18th place Squad
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1970 17th place Squad
Flag of Mexico.svg 1974 16th place Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 1978 15th place Squad
Flag of Argentina.svg 1982 16th place Squad
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1986 6th place Squad
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg 1990 8th place Squad
Flag of Greece.svg 1994 did not qualify
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1998
Flag of Argentina.svg 2002 Semifinals3rd place Squad
Flag of Japan.svg 2006 6th place Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 2010 11th place Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2014 Semifinals4th place Squad
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2018 Second round7th place8532112 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2022 Quarterfinals5th place541147 Squad
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2025 qualified
Total0 Title(s)18/21

World Cup

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB World Cup record
YearResultPldWLSWSLPWPL
Flag of Poland.svg 1965 11th place606418208318
Flag of East Germany.svg 1969 did not qualify
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1977
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1981
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1985
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1989
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1991
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1995
Flag of Japan.svg 1999
Flag of Japan.svg 2003 5th place11742416950868
Flag of Japan.svg 2007 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 2011
Flag of Japan.svg 2015
Flag of Japan.svg 2019
Flag of Japan.svg 2023
Total3/1517710283411581186

World Grand Champions Cup

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1993 did not qualify
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1997
Flag of Japan.svg 2001
Flag of Japan.svg 2005
Flag of Japan.svg 2009
Flag of Japan.svg 2013
Flag of Japan.svg 2017 Round Robin5th place514612 Squad
Total0 Titles1/7514612

World League

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

FIVB World League record
YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSLSquad
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1990 5th place Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 1991 7th place Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 1992 10th place Squad
Flag of Brazil.svg 1993 did not enter
Flag of Italy.svg 1994
Flag of Brazil.svg 1995
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1996
Flag of Russia.svg 1997
Flag of Italy.svg 1998
Flag of Argentina.svg 1999 7th place Squad
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2000 7th place Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2001 5th place Squad
Flag of Brazil.svg 2002 7th place Squad
Flag of Spain.svg 2003 10th place Squad
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg 2004 5th place Squad
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg 2005 10th place Squad
Flag of Russia.svg 2006 Final2nd place Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2007 6th place Squad
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008 10th place Squad
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg 2009 9th place Squad
Flag of Argentina.svg 2010 12th place Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2011 12th place Squad
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2012 7th place Squad
Flag of Argentina.svg 2013 10th place Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 2014 G2 Final10th place141133814 Squad
Flag of Brazil.svg 2015 G1 Final1st place18171487 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2016 G1 Semifinals3rd place13853218 Squad
Flag of Brazil.svg 2017 G1 Final1st place131213814 Squad
Total2 Titles22/28

Nations League

 1st place    2nd place    3rd place    4th place

FIVB Nations League record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of France.svg 2018 Final2nd place191544723 Squad
Flag of the United States.svg 2019 Final six6th place171163924 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 2021 Semifinals3rd place171254425 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 2022 Final1st place151234013 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2023 Quarterfinals8th place13672524 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2024 Final1st place151143925 Squad
Total 2 Title(s)6/6966729234134

European Championship

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record
YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSLSquad
Flag of Italy.svg 1948 Silver medal europe.svg2nd place Squad
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1950 did not enter
Flag of France.svg 1951 Bronze medal europe.svg3rd place Squad
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 1955 8th place Squad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1958 8th place Squad
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 1963 8th place Squad
Flag of Turkey.svg 1967 10th place Squad
Flag of Italy.svg 1971 14th place Squad
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1975 8th place Squad
Flag of Finland.svg 1977 10th place Squad
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1979 4th place Squad
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg 1981 8th place Squad
Flag of East Germany.svg 1983 12th place Squad
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1985 Bronze medal europe.svg3rd place Squad
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1987 FinalSilver medal europe.svg2nd place Squad
Flag of Sweden.svg 1989 5th place Squad
Flag of Germany.svg 1991 9th place Squad
Flag of Finland.svg 1993 9th place Squad
Flag of Greece.svg 1995 did not qualify
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1997 Semifinals4th place Squad
Flag of Austria.svg 1999 6th place523119 Squad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2001 7th place Squad
Flag of Germany.svg 2003 FinalSilver medal europe.svg2nd place Squad
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg / Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg 2005 7th place Squad
Flag of Russia.svg 2007 9th place Squad
Flag of Turkey.svg 2009 FinalSilver medal europe.svg2nd place Squad
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2011 7th place Squad
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Poland.svg 2013 5th place Squad
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Italy.svg 2015 FinalGold medal europe.svgChampions660186 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2017 Playoffs9th place42298 Squad
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2019 Semifinals4th place972237 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Estonia.svg Flag of Finland.svg 2021 Round of 169th place651154 Squad
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Israel.svg 2023 Semifinals4th place9632110 Squad
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Romania.svg 2026
Total1 Title31/33

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The roster was announced on 8 July 2024. [1]

Head coach: Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Giani [2]

Coach history

Record attendance

#PlayerYearsAppearances
1 Hervé Mazzon 1980–1991417
2 Christophe Meneau 1986–2000407
3 Laurent Tillie 1982–1995406
4 Alain Fabiani 1977–1992392
5 Stéphane Faure 1977–1988350
6 Philippe Blain 1980–1991340
7 Laurent Chambertin 1987–2002336
8 Éric Bouvier 1979–1992325
9 Luc Marquet 1990–2003325
10 Stéphane Antiga 1998–2010306
11 Laurent Capet 1993–2004300
12 Olivier Rossard 1986–1995294
13 Jean-Marc Jurkovitz 1983–1993290
14 Frantz Granvorka 1996–2007288
15 Dominique Daquin 1994–2006267

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the France national volleyball team.

PeriodKit provider
2000– Asics
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Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Herbalife Nutrition, Generali other sponsors: Gerflor, L'Équipe, Française des Jeux lottery, Molten, Zamst, Moneaucristaline, Veinoplus, Appartcity, Herbalife International France and Pointp-tp.

Head-to-head record

This page shows France men's national volleyball team's Head-to-head record at the Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup.

OpponentGPMWMLSWSL
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 11030
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 42286
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 404412
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 20206
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 43193
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11031
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 11030
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11032
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10123
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10113
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 10123
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 514512
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 440123
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 11030
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 20226
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 43195
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 22063
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 11032
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 21134
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 10123
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 10113
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10113
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10123
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10123
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 440123
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 606218
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 11030
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 10113
Total592732107113

References

  1. "JO-Volley : Les listes dévoilées" [Olympic Volleyball: Lists revealed] (in French). French Volleyball Federation. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. "Team roster: France" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. Records att in France A team