List of FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship finals

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The FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held every four years until 2022 and has been rescheduled to take place every two years starting from 2025.

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Since 1978, the World Championship final is the last match of the competition, played by the only two teams remaining in contention, and the result determines which country is declared the world champion. Prior to that, the competition used a round-robin format in the final round, consisting of 4 to 10 teams that advanced from the preliminary rounds, and the world champion was determined based on the team with the best ranking in the final standings.

The team that wins the final receives the FIVB Volleyball World Championship Trophy, and its name is engraved on the bottom side of the trophy. [1] The new trophy was designed by the Swiss design company BMCO and was first awarded to the United States in 2014. [2] However, during the trophy tour in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2014, both the men's and women's World Championship trophies were stolen. As a result, the FIVB had to create new trophies to ensure they were available for the competition. [3] [4]

Of 84 different nations that have appeared in the tournament, 12 have made it to the final, and 8 have won. The former Soviet Union is also the most successful team in the competition, having won five titles and finished second twice. Japan and Cuba have three titles each, with Japan having reached more finals than any other team, three. China, Russia, and current champion Serbia have two each, while Italy and the United States have one each.

Serbia defeated Brazil in straight sets in the latest final, staged at Netherlands' Omnisport Arena in 2022. [5]

List of final matches

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Locations of finals held in the rest of the world
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Locations of finals held in Japan
Key to the list
†Match was a round-robin contest between the champions and runners-up, not a final match.
‡Match was won on the fifth set.
List of FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship finals [6]
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueLocationAttendanceRef(s)
1952 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg3–0†Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Dynamo Stadium Moscow, Soviet Union— [7] [8]
1956 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–2†Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania Stade Pierre de Coubertin Paris, France— [7] [9]
1960 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1†Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ginásio do Maracanãzinho Rio de Janeiro, Brazil— [7] [10]
1962 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1†Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Luzhniki Palace of Sports Moscow, Soviet Union— [7] [11]
1967 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0†Flag of the United States.svg  United States Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan— [7] [12]
1970 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1†Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Palace of Culture and Sports Varna, Bulgaria — [7] [13]
1974 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0†Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Auditorio Benito Juarez Guadalajara, Mexico— [7] [14]
1978 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yubileyny Sports Palace Leningrad, Soviet Union— [7] [15]
1982 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Coliseo Amauta Lima, Peru— [7] [16]
1986 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Tipsport Arena Prague, Czechoslovakia— [7] [17]
1990 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Capital Indoor Stadium Beijing, China— [7] [18]
1994 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Ginásio do Ibirapuera São Paulo, Brazil— [7] [19]
1998 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium Osaka, Japan— [7] [20]
2002 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2‡Flag of the United States.svg  United States Max-Schmeling-Halle Berlin, Germany9,070 [7] [21] [22]
2006 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2‡Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium Osaka, Japan3,820 [7] [23] [24]
2010 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–2‡Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Yoyogi National Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan8,200 [7] [25] [26]
2014 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Mediolanum Forum Milan, Italy12,600 [7] [27] [28]
2018 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg3–2‡Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan11,500 [7] [29] [30]
2022 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg3–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Omnisport Arena Apeldoorn, Netherlands6,376 [5] [31] [32]
2025 Indoor Stadium Huamark Bangkok, Thailand

Results

Results by nation
TeamWinnersRunners-upTotal finalsYears wonYears runners-up
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 527 1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990 1962, 1974
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 336 1962, 1967, 1974 1960, 1970, 1978
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 314 1978, 1994, 1998 1986
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 235 1982, 1986 1990, 1998, 2014
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 202 2006, 2010 —
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 202 2018, 2022 —
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 123 2014 1967, 2002
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 112 2002 2018
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 044— 1994, 2006, 2010, 2022
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 011— 1952
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 011— 1956
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 011— 1982
Results by confederation
ConfederationAppearancesWinnersRunners-up
CEV 15105
AVC 1156
NORCECA 743
CSV 505

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