FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship

FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2024 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
Official logo
SportVolleyball
Founded1989
First season1989
No. of teams8
CountryFIVB members
ContinentInternational (FIVB)
Most recent
champion(s)
Sada Cruzeiro
(5th title)

(2024)
Most titles Trentino Itas
(5 titles)
Sada Cruzeiro
(5 titles)
Streaming partner(s)Volleyball TV

The FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship is an international men's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 1989 in Italy. It was not held between 1993 and 2008, but since 2009, the competition has been held every year, and has been hosted by Qatar and Brazil except in 2017 and 2018 where both hosted by Poland.

The current champions are Brazil's Sada Cruzeiro, who defeated Italy's Trentino Itas (3–1) in the final of the 2024 and won their fifth title of the competition.[1] Italian teams have been the most successful, with twelve titles, and in all editions but 2015, at least one Italian team take part in the event.

Results summary

Year Hosts Final Third place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1989
Details

Parma

Pallavolo Parma
3–0
CSKA Moscow

Pirelli Santo André
3–2
Banespa São Paulo
6
1990
Details

Milan

Gonzaga Milano
3–0
Banespa São Paulo

Pallavolo Parma
3–?
Porto Ravenna Volley
8
1991
Details

São Paulo

Porto Ravenna Volley
3–1
Banespa São Paulo

Gonzaga Milano
3–0
Frangosul-Ginástica Novo Hamburgo
8
1992
Details

Treviso

Gonzaga Milano
3–2
Volley Treviso

Olympiacos SFP
3–1
Porto Ravenna Volley
8
2009
Details

Doha

Trentino Volley
3–0
Skra Bełchatów

Zenit Kazan
3–0
Paykan Tehran
8
2010
Details

Doha

Trentino Volley
3–1
Skra Bełchatów

Paykan Tehran
3–2
Ciudad de Bolívar
8
2011
Details

Doha

Trentino Volley
3–1
Jastrzębski Węgiel

Zenit Kazan
3–1
SESI São Paulo
8
2012
Details

Doha

Trentino Volley
3–0
Sada Cruzeiro

Skra Bełchatów
3–2
Zenit Kazan
8
2013
Details

Betim

Sada Cruzeiro
3–0
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk

Trentino Volley
3–1
UPCN San Juan
8
2014
Details

Belo Horizonte

Belogorie Belgorod
3–1
Al Rayyan

UPCN San Juan
3–2
Sada Cruzeiro
8
2015
Details

Betim

Sada Cruzeiro
3–1
Zenit Kazan

UPCN San Juan
3–2
Paykan Tehran
6
2016
Details

Betim

Sada Cruzeiro
3–0
Zenit Kazan

Trentino Volley
3–2
Ciudad de Bolívar
8
2017
Details

Kraków / Łódź / Opole

Zenit Kazan
3–0
Lube Civitanova

Sada Cruzeiro
3–0
Skra Bełchatów
8
2018
Details

Częstochowa / Płock / Rzeszów

Trentino Volley
3–1
Lube Civitanova

Fakel Novy Urengoy
3–1
Asseco Resovia
8
2019
Details

Betim

Lube Civitanova
3–1
Sada Cruzeiro

Zenit Kazan
3–0
Al Rayyan
4
2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021
Details

Betim

Sada Cruzeiro
3–0
Lube Civitanova

Trentino Volley
3–0
Funvic Taubaté
6
2022
Details

Betim

Sir Safety Perugia
3–1
Trentino Volley

Sada Cruzeiro
3–1
Itambé Minas
6
2023
Details

Bangalore

Sir Sicoma Perugia
3–0
Itambé Minas

Suntory Sunbirds
3–2
Halkbank Spor Kulübü
6
2024
Details

Uberlândia

Sada Cruzeiro
3–1
Trentino Itas

Foolad Sirjan
3–2
Cucine Lube Civitanova
8
2025
Details

Bogotá

Results by confederation

Confederation Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place
CEV 14 13 11 7
CSV 5 5 5 9
AVC 1 3 3
CAVB
NORCECA
Total 19 19 19 19
As of 15 December 2024

Format

The competition formula of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship has been constantly changed to fit the different number of teams that participate in each edition.

In general, the format of the tournament involves eight teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about one week; the winners of that year's AVC Club Volleyball Championship (Asia), African Clubs Championship (Africa), South American Volleyball Club Championship (South America) and CEV Champions League (Europe), along with the host city's team and a nominated team from North America. The number of teams is increased through wild card invitees.

Starting from 2024, the qualification for the Club World Championships will be as follows: two places per continent for Europe, Asia, and South America; one place for Africa; and finally, a club from the host nation will be granted a place. This change aims to ensure the fair representation from different continents and provides an opportunity for the host country to participate in the tournament.[2]

Slot(s) Qualified as
1 Host club
2 CEV Champions League - Winners
CEV Champions League - Runners-up
2 CSV Club Championship - Winners
CSV Club Championship - Runners-up
2 AVC Champions League - Winners
AVC Champions League - Runners-up
1 CAVB Club Championship - Winners
Total: 8

Prize Money

The total prize money for the tournament is over USD 350,000.[3]

Medals summary

Medal table by club

RankClub(s)GoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Trentino Itas52310
2 Sada Cruzeiro5229
3 Gonzaga Milano2013
4 Sir Safety Perugia2002
5 Cucine Lube Civitanova1304
6 Zenit Kazan1236
7 Pallavolo Parma1012
8 Belogorie Belgorod1001
Porto Ravenna Volley1001
10 Skra Bełchatów0213
11 Banespa São Paulo0202
12 Al Rayyan0101
CSKA Moscow[A]0101
Itambé Minas0101
Jastrzębski Węgiel0101
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk0101
Volley Treviso0101
18 UPCN San Juan0022
19 Fakel Novy Urengoy0011
Foolad Sirjan0011
Olympiacos SFP0011
Paykan Tehran0011
Pirelli Santo André0011
Suntory Sunbirds0011
Totals (24 entries)19191957

Medal table by country

RankNation(s)GoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy126523
2 Brazil55313
3 Russia24410
4 Poland0314
5 Qatar0101
6 Argentina0022
 Iran0022
8 Greece0011
 Japan0011
Totals (9 entries)19191957
As of 15 December 2024

Most valuable player by edition

See also

Men's
Women's

Notes

  1. ^ FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948-1991) and CIS (1992).

References

  1. ^ "Cruzeiro 3 x 1 Trentino | Mundial de Clubes de Vôlei Masculino: Melhores momentos".
  2. ^ "FIVB Board of Administration approves key proposals from FIVB Commissions and Councils". www.fivb.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  3. ^ "For the first time ever, the Volleyball Club World Championships are coming to India!". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  4. ^ "Setter William Arjona the brightest star of Club World Champs dream team". FIVB.org. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Juantorena makes comeback for 4th MVP award". FIVB.org. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.