Volleyball at the Lusophone Games was first held in the first edition in Macau, in 2006 when three teams in each men and women's competitions played. Portugal, Macau and India participated in male competition and Portugal, Macau and East Timor took part in women's competitions.
| Lusophone Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place |
| 2006 Details |  Macau, China |  Portugal |  Macau |  India |
| 2009 Details |  Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | Macau |  Cape Verde |
| 2014 Details |  Goa, India | India |  Mozambique | Macau |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Macau | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Lusophone Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place |
| 2006 Details | Macau, China | Portugal | Macau |  East Timor |
| 2009 Details | Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | Macau | India |
| 2014 Details | Goa, India | India | Macau | Mozambique |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Macau | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  East Timor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 nations) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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