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2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League

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2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League
Tournament details
Host nationTBA
CityTBA (final round)
Dates11 June – 3 August 2024 (2024-06-11 – 2024-08-03)
Teams18 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Official website
Volleyball Nations League

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.[1]

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

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

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 5 2021 2024 8th place (2022)
 Poland CEV 5 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

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Preliminary round

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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.[4]

Final round

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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.[4]

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

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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

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Preliminary round

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Week 1
Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3
Quebec City, Canada Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Xi'an, China
TBA TBA TBA
Capacity: Capacity: Capacity:
Week 2
Pool 4 Pool 5 Pool 6
Burgas, Bulgaria Chicago, United States Belgrade, Serbia
TBA TBA TBA
Capacity: Capacity: Capacity:
Week 3
Pool 7 Pool 8 Pool 9
Gdańsk, Poland Ljubljana, Slovenia Kantō, Japan
TBA TBA TBA
Capacity: Capacity: Capacity:

Final round

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All matches
TBA
TBA
Capacity:

Competition schedule

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Preliminary round 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

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  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

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Ranking

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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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

Week 1

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Pool 1

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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

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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

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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

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Pool 4

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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

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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

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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

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Pool 7

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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

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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

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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        

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Host cities, pools and ticket information revealed for revamped VNL 2025!" (Press release). FIVB. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ^ "China return to the VNL with Challenger Cup gold". Volleyball World. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ Pareja, Marcos Menocal (14 February 2024). "Volleyball Nations League (VNL) to feature 18 teams from 2025". Inside the Games. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b "VNL 2025 Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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