FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League statistics

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This article gives the summarized final standings of each FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League tournament, an annual competition involving national men's volleyball teams.

After fifth edition as of 2023, Russia won two gold (2018, 2019)[1][2] Brazil won gold (2021),[3] France won gold (2022),[4] silver (2018) and bronze (2021), Poland won gold (2023), won silver (2021) and two bronze medal (2019, 2022). United States won three silver (2019, 2022, 2023) and bronze (2018) and Japan won bronze (2023).[5]

Results summary[edit]

2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics[edit]

Squads[edit]

The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France[a] 15 12 3 35 38 16 2.375 1295 1140 1.136 Final round
2  Russia 15 11 4 34 36 14 2.571 1191 1096 1.087 Final round
3  United States 15 11 4 33 37 19 1.947 1294 1183 1.094
4  Serbia 15 11 4 29 33 24 1.375 1289 1255 1.027
5  Brazil 15 10 5 30 34 21 1.619 1280 1213 1.055
6  Poland 15 10 5 29 32 19 1.684 1221 1124 1.086
7  Canada 15 8 7 25 29 24 1.208 1219 1227 0.993
8  Italy 15 8 7 24 30 28 1.071 1315 1296 1.015
9  Germany 15 7 8 23 29 30 0.967 1299 1307 0.994
10  Iran 15 7 8 21 29 30 0.967 1355 1344 1.008
11  Bulgaria 15 6 9 17 26 34 0.765 1288 1351 0.953
12  Japan 15 6 9 15 23 37 0.622 1301 1374 0.947
13  Australia 15 5 10 15 21 35 0.600 1236 1340 0.922
14  Argentina 15 4 11 15 23 34 0.676 1270 1326 0.958
15  China 15 3 12 9 15 39 0.385 1173 1291 0.909
16  South Korea 15 1 14 6 11 42 0.262 1108 1267 0.875 Excluded from the 2019 Nations League
Source: VNL 2018 standings
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts

Final round 2018[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia 4 4 0 12 12 1 12.000 322 261 1.234 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France 4 3 1 7 9 7 1.286 360 333 1.081 Runners up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 4 2 2 7 8 6 1.333 322 321 1.003 Third place
4  Brazil 4 1 3 4 5 9 0.556 305 325 0.938 Fourth place
5  Poland 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 144 175 0.823
6  Serbia 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 115 153 0.752

Final four[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
7 July
 
 
 France3
 
8 July
 
 United States2
 
 France0
 
7 July
 
 Russia3
 
 Russia3
 
 
 Brazil0
 
3rd place match
 
 
8 July
 
 
 United States3
 
 
 Brazil0

Tournament statistics[edit]

[6]

  • Matches played : 130
  • Attendance  : 494,775 (3,806 per match)
  • Total sets (preliminary round)  : 446
  • Total sets (final round)  : 35
  • Total sets scored : 481 (3.7 per match)
  • Total points (preliminary round)  : 20,134
  • Total points (final round)  : 1,568
  • Total points scored  : 21,702 (167 per match)

2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics[edit]

Squads[edit]

The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 25 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 15 14 1 39 44 15 2.933 1408 1218 1.156 Final round
2  Iran 15 12 3 36 38 15 2.533 1276 1173 1.088
3  Russia 15 12 3 34 37 17 2.176 1284 1164 1.103
4  France 15 11 4 34 38 18 2.111 1341 1251 1.072
5  Poland 15 11 4 30 38 25 1.520 1465 1397 1.049
6  United States[a] 15 9 6 28 32 24 1.333 1317 1258 1.047 Final round
7  Argentina 15 8 7 26 33 26 1.269 1363 1304 1.045
8  Italy 15 8 7 25 31 25 1.240 1316 1263 1.042
9  Canada 15 8 7 23 29 29 1.000 1313 1321 0.994
10  Japan 15 7 8 19 27 32 0.844 1318 1326 0.994
11  Serbia 15 6 9 17 28 36 0.778 1393 1417 0.983
12  Bulgaria 15 5 10 13 21 38 0.553 1268 1372 0.924
13  Australia 15 3 12 13 20 37 0.541 1217 1334 0.912
14  Germany 15 3 12 12 23 41 0.561 1349 1470 0.918
15  Portugal 15 2 13 7 12 40 0.300 1095 1268 0.864 Excluded from the 2020 Nations League
16  China 15 1 14 4 9 42 0.214 1047 1234 0.848
Source: VNL 2019 standings
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts

Final round 2019[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia 4 3 1 9 9 5 1.800 327 308 1.062 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 4 3 1 8 10 6 1.667 365 337 1.083 Runners up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Poland 4 3 1 8 10 6 1.667 368 348 1.057
4  Brazil 4 1 3 4 7 11 0.636 373 391 0.954 Fourth place
5  Iran 2 0 2 1 3 6 0.500 189 205 0.922
6  France 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 140 173 0.809

Final four[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
13 July
 
 
 Poland1
 
14 July
 
 Russia3
 
 United States1
 
13 July
 
 Russia3
 
 United States3
 
 
 Brazil2
 
3rd place match
 
 
14 July
 
 
 Poland3
 
 
 Brazil0

Tournament statistics[edit]

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  • Matches played : 130
  • Attendance  : 449,809 (3,460 per match)
  • Total sets (preliminary round)  : 460
  • Total sets (final round)  : 40
  • Total sets scored : 500 (3.85 per match)
  • Total points (preliminary round)  : 20,770
  • Total points (final round)  : 1,762
  • Total points scored : 22,532 (173 per match)

2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics[edit]

Squads[edit]

The 16 teams compete in a round-robin format. The teams play 3 matches each week and compete five weeks long, for 120 matches. The top four teams after the preliminary round compete in the final round.

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1  Brazil 15 13 2 38 39 12 3.250 1260 1102 1.143 Final round
2  Poland 15 12 3 37 39 11 3.545 1200 985 1.218
3  Slovenia 15 12 3 34 40 18 2.222 1342 1222 1.098
4  France 15 11 4 34 41 22 1.864 1472 1382 1.065
5  Russia 15 11 4 34 39 21 1.857 1380 1293 1.067
6  Serbia 15 10 5 28 35 27 1.296 1419 1341 1.058
7  United States 15 8 7 24 29 24 1.208 1239 1159 1.069
8  Canada 15 7 8 21 27 26 1.038 1198 1170 1.024
9  Argentina 15 7 8 20 23 29 0.793 1188 1222 0.972
10  Italy (H) 15 7 8 19 28 33 0.848 1335 1345 0.993
11  Japan 15 7 8 19 25 31 0.806 1226 1266 0.968
12  Iran 15 5 10 18 25 32 0.781 1286 1349 0.953
13  Germany 15 4 11 14 22 38 0.579 1255 1360 0.923
14  Netherlands 15 3 12 11 19 40 0.475 1214 1354 0.897
15  Bulgaria 15 2 13 7 11 41 0.268 1037 1238 0.838
16  Australia 15 1 14 2 7 44 0.159 980 1243 0.788
Source: VNL 2021 standings
(H) Host

Final round 2021[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil 2 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 172 135 1.274 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Poland 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 153 163 0.939 Runners up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 132 132 1.000 Third place
4  Slovenia 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 123 150 0.820 Fourth place

Final four[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
26 June
 
 
 Brazil3
 
27 June
 
 France0
 
 Brazil3
 
26 June
 
 Poland1
 
 Poland3
 
 
 Slovenia0
 
3rd place match
 
 
27 June
 
 
 France3
 
 
 Slovenia0

Tournament statistics[edit]

  • Total sets (preliminary round)  : 449
  • Total sets (final round)  : 13
  • Total sets scored : 462 (3.73 per match)
  • Total points (preliminary round)  : 20,031
  • Total points (final round)  : 580
  • Total points scored  : 20,611 (166 per match)

2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics[edit]

Squads[edit]

As there was no promotion or relegation in the 2021 VNL, 15 of the same 16 teams in 2021 are competing in this year's edition.[9]

Preliminary round[edit]

In the 2022 tournament, the format of play was changed. The new format will see 16 men's teams competing in pools of 8 teams during the pool phase. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.[10]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1  Italy[a] 12 10 2 31 32 9 3.556 986 872 1.131 Final round
2  Poland 12 10 2 31 33 10 3.300 1031 898 1.148 Final round
3  United States 12 10 2 27 31 16 1.938 1102 975 1.130
4  France 12 9 3 28 31 11 2.818 994 826 1.203
5  Japan 12 9 3 27 29 18 1.611 1092 997 1.095
6  Brazil 12 8 4 24 26 14 1.857 960 881 1.090
7  Iran 12 7 5 20 22 19 1.158 961 923 1.041
8  Netherlands 12 6 6 17 20 21 0.952 915 932 0.982
9  Argentina 12 5 7 18 24 26 0.923 1110 1117 0.994
10  Slovenia 12 5 7 15 18 24 0.750 917 963 0.952
11  Serbia 12 5 7 14 19 27 0.704 1010 1043 0.968
12  Germany 12 4 8 10 18 29 0.621 969 1103 0.879
13  China 12 3 9 9 14 28 0.500 840 951 0.883
14  Bulgaria 12 2 10 9 16 31 0.516 990 1087 0.911
15  Canada 12 2 10 6 10 33 0.303 887 1022 0.868
16  Australia 12 1 11 2 8 35 0.229 858 1032 0.831 2022 Challenger Cup
Source: VNL 2022 standings
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts

Final round 2022[edit]

The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country Italy 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.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France 3 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 252 212 1.189 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 3 2 1 7 8 4 2.000 265 246 1.077 Runners up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Poland 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 238 231 1.030 Third place
4  Italy 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 212 232 0.914 Fourth place
5  Japan 1 0 1 0 0 3 0.000 60 76 0.789
6  Brazil 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.333 87 95 0.916
7  Iran 1 0 1 1 2 3 0.667 97 105 0.924
8  Netherlands 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.333 82 96 0.854

Final eighth[edit]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
20 July
 
 
 Italy3
 
23 July
 
 Netherlands1
 
 Italy0
 
21 July
 
 France3
 
 France3
 
24 July
 
 Japan0
 
 France3
 
21 July
 
 United States2
 
 Poland3
 
23 July
 
 Iran2
 
 Poland0
 
20 July
 
 United States3 3rd place match
 
 United States3
 
24 July
 
 Brazil1
 
 Italy0
 
 
 Poland3
 

Tournament statistics[edit]

  • Matches played : 104
  • Attendance  : 295,262 (2,839 per match)
  • Total sets (preliminary round)  : 351
  • Total sets (final round)  : 30
  • Total sets scored : 381 (3.66 per match)
  • Total points (preliminary round)  : 15,622
  • Total points (final round)  : 1,293
  • Total points scored  : 16,915 (163 per match)

2023 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics[edit]

Squads[edit]

[11]

Preliminary round[edit]

The format of play is the same as edition 2022. The new format will see 16 men's teams competing in pools of 8 teams during the pool phase. Each team plays 12 matches during the pool stage. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1  United States 12 10 2 31 33 7 4.714 986 871 1.132 Final round
2  Japan 12 10 2 27 31 16 1.938 1109 1034 1.073
3  Poland[a] 12 10 2 25 30 19 1.579 1108 1057 1.048 Final round
4  Italy 12 9 3 26 28 15 1.867 1016 906 1.121 Final round
5  Argentina 12 9 3 26 32 18 1.778 1184 1092 1.084
6  Brazil 12 8 4 25 30 18 1.667 1108 1033 1.073
7  Slovenia 12 8 4 25 27 17 1.588 1036 997 1.039
8  France 12 6 6 18 23 21 1.095 1046 1007 1.039
9  Serbia 12 6 6 16 23 23 1.000 1045 1056 0.990
10  Netherlands 12 5 7 17 22 24 0.917 1028 1054 0.975
11  Germany 12 3 9 10 16 28 0.571 963 1036 0.930
12  Canada 12 3 9 9 15 31 0.484 983 1074 0.915
13  Cuba 12 3 9 8 15 33 0.455 1023 1119 0.914
14  Iran 12 2 10 11 16 31 0.516 995 1073 0.927
15  Bulgaria 12 2 10 8 13 32 0.406 957 1045 0.916
16  China 12 2 10 6 12 33 0.364 941 1074 0.876 2023 Challenger Cup
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts

Final round 2023[edit]

The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country Poland 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.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Poland 3 3 0 9 9 2 4.500 272 239 1.138 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 3 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 266 254 1.047 Runners up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan 3 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 265 240 1.104 Third place
4  Italy 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 230 219 1.050 Fourth place
5  Argentina 1 0 1 0 0 3 0.000 44 75 0.587
6  Brazil 1 0 1 0 0 3 0.000 65 76 0.855
7  Slovenia 1 0 1 0 0 3 0.000 44 76 0.579
8  France 1 0 1 1 2 3 0.667 99 106 0.934

Final eighth[edit]

[12]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
19 July
 
 
 United States3
 
22 July
 
 France2
 
 United States3
 
19 July
 
 Italy0
 
 Italy3
 
23 July
 
 Argentina0
 
 United States1
 
20 July
 
 Poland3
 
 Japan3
 
22 July
 
 Slovenia0
 
 Japan1
 
20 July
 
 Poland3 3rd place match
 
 Poland3
 
23 July
 
 Brazil0
 
 Italy2
 
 
 Japan3
 

Tournament statistics[edit]

[13]

  • Matches played : 104
  • Attendance  : 318,294 (3,061 per match)
  • Total sets (preliminary round)  : 366
  • Total sets (final round)  : 30
  • Total sets scored : 396 (3.81 per match)
  • Total points (preliminary round)  : 16,528
  • Total points (final round)  : 1,305
  • Total points scored  : 17,833 (171 per match)

Medals summary[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia2002
2 Poland1124
3 France1113
4 Brazil1001
5 United States0314
6 Japan0011
Totals (6 entries)55515

Volleyball Nations League (2018–present)[edit]

Years VNL Hosts Gold Silver Bronze
2018 France Lille  Russia  France  United States
2019 United States Chicago  Russia  United States  Poland
2021 Italy Rimini  Brazil  Poland  France
2022 Italy Bologna  France  United States  Poland
2023 Poland Gdańsk  Poland  United States  Japan
2024 N/A [to be determined]

Team participations[edit]

Appearance[edit]

Legend
  Core team
  Challenger team
  Team is currently inactive in the Nations League
Team Preliminary Round Final Round
App. First Last App. First Last
 Argentina 6 2018 2024 1 2023 2023
 Australia 4 2018 2022
 Brazil 6 2018 2024 5 2018 2023
 Bulgaria 6 2018 2024
 Canada 6 2018 2024
 China 4 2018 2023
 Cuba 2 2023 2024
 France 6 2018 2024 5 2018 2023
 Germany 6 2018 2024
 Iran 6 2018 2024 2 2019 2022
 Italy 6 2018 2024 2 2022 2023
 Japan 6 2018 2024 2 2022 2023
 Netherlands 4 2021 2024 1 2022 2022
 Poland 6 2018 2024 5 2018 2023
 Portugal 1 2019 2019
 Russia 3 2018 2021 2 2018 2019
 Serbia 6 2018 2024 1 2018 2018
 Slovenia 4 2021 2024 2 2021 2023
 South Korea 1 2018 2018
 Turkey 1 2024 2024
 United States 6 2018 2024 4 2018 2023

Rankings[edit]

Team performances by season[edit]

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • Same position – No movement for challenger teams
  • Rise – Promoted to the next year's VNL
  • Fall – Relegated for challenger teams
Team 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
G FR RK G FR RK G FR RK G FR RK G FR RK G FR RK
 Argentina C L 14 C L 7 C L 9 C L 9 C F 5 C
 Australia CH Same position L 13 CH Same position L 13 CH Same position L 16 CH Fall L 16 did not participate
 Brazil C F 4 C F 4 C F 1 C F 6 C F 6 C
 Bulgaria CH Same position L 11 CH Same position L 12 CH Same position L 15 CH Same position L 14 CH Same position L 15 CH Same position
 Canada CH Same position L 7 CH Same position L 9 CH Same position L 8 CH Same position L 15 CH Same position L 12 CH Same position
 China C L 15 C L 16 did not participate CH Same position L 13 CH Fall L 16 VCC
 Cuba VCC VCC VCC (canceled) VCC Rise CH Same position L 13 CH Same position
 France C F 2 C F 6 C F 3 C F 1 C F 8 C
 Germany C L 9 C L 14 C L 13 C L 12 C L 11 C
 Iran C L 10 C F 5 C L 12 C F 7 C L 14 C
 Italy C L 8 C L 8 C L 10 C F 4 C F 4 C
 Japan C L 12 C L 10 C L 11 C F 5 C F 3 C
 Netherlands did not participate CH Same position L 14 CH Same position F 8 CH Same position L 10 CH Same position
 Poland C F 5 C F 3 C F 2 C F 3 C F 1 C
 Portugal VCC Rise CH Fall L 15 VCC (canceled) did not participate
 Russia C F 1 C F 1 C L 5 Excluded[a][19]
 Serbia C F 5 C L 11 C L 6 C L 11 C L 9 C
 Slovenia did not participate VCC Rise CH Same position F 4 CH Same position L 10 CH Same position F 7 CH Same position
 South Korea CH Fall L 16 VCC (withdrew) VCC (canceled) VCC did not participate
 Turkey did not participate VCC VCC (canceled) VCC VCC Rise CH
 United States C F 3 C F 2 C L 7 C F 2 C F 2 C


Statistics leaders[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

[20][21][22][23][24][25]

Final Round[edit]

[26][27][28][29][30]