The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for all forms of volleyball. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its current president is Ary Graça of Brazil.
The Soviet Union women's national volleyball team was the national volleyball team that had represented the Soviet Union in the International competitions between 1952 until 1991.
The Soviet Union men's national volleyball team was the national volleyball team that had represented the Soviet Union in the International competitions between 1948 until 1991.
The Russia men's national volleyball team is governed by the Russian Volleyball Federation and took part in international volleyball competitions.
Sport in Serbia includes football, basketball, handball, tennis, volleyball, and water polo. Professional sports in Serbia are organized by sporting federations and leagues. Serbian professional sports includes multi-sport clubs, biggest and most successful of which are Crvena Zvezda, Partizan, Radnički and Beograd in Belgrade, Vojvodina in Novi Sad, Radnički in Kragujevac, Spartak in Subotica. Serbia had successes in basketball, winning the Olympic silver medal and Nikola Jokic winning 2 NBA MVPs, as well as the 2023 NBA Championship and Finals MVP, Novak Djokovic winning a record setting 24th Grand Slam, and in handball, volleyball and water polo as well.
The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1962 they were held every four years. The tournament will be held biannually starting in 2025.
The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1970 they have been awarded every four years. The tournament will be held biannually starting in 2025.
The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. Initially the tournament was played in the year following the Olympic Games, except for 1973 when no tournament was held, but since 1991 the World Cup has been awarded in the year preceding the Olympic Games.
The Italy men's national under-19 volleyball team represents Italy in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 19 and it is ruled by the Italian Volleyball Federation body that is an affiliate of the Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also part of the European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Russia men's national under-19 volleyball team represents Russia in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 19 and it is ruled by the Russian Volleyball Federation body that is an affiliate of the Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also part of the European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Russia men's national under-21 volleyball team represents Russia in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 21. It is ruled by the Russian Volleyball Federation, an affiliate of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).
The France men's national under-19 volleyball team represents France in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 19 and it is ruled by the French Volleyball Federation body that is an affiliate of the Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also part of the European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Bulgaria women's national under-19 volleyball team represents Bulgaria in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 19 and it is ruled by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation That is an affiliate of Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Soviet Union women's national under-18 volleyball team represents Soviet Union in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 18 and it was ruled by the Soviet Union Volleyball Federation That was a member of The Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Czechoslovakia women's national under-18 volleyball team represents Czechoslovakia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 18 and it was ruled by the Czechoslovak Volleyball Federation That was a member of The Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Soviet Union women's national under-20 volleyball team represents Soviet Union in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 20 and it was ruled by the Soviet Volleyball Federation That was a member of The Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also a part of The European Volleyball Confederation CEV.
The Czechoslovakia men's national under-19 volleyball team represented Czechoslovakia in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 19 and it was ruled by the Czechoslovak Volleyball Federation which was a member of the Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB) and also a part of European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).
The Soviet Union men's national under-21 volleyball team represents the Soviet Union in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 21. It was ruled by the Soviet Volleyball Federation, that was an affiliate member of the Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB) as well it was a part of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).
The Czechoslovakia men's national under-21 volleyball team represented Czechoslovakia in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 21. It was ruled by the Czechoslovak Volleyball Federation, that was an affiliate member of the Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB) and was a part of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).
The Russian Volleyball Federation is the governing body of volleyball in Russia; although existing since 1991, it is the prosecutor of the pre-existing Soviet volleyball federation.
Runners-Up : (1989, 1991)
