FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics

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

After the fifth edition in 2023, United States won three golds (2018, 2019, 2021),[1][2][3] Italy won one gold medal (2022), Turkey also won gold (2023), silver (2018) and bronze (2021), Brazil won three silvers (2019, 2021, 2022), China won silver (2023) and two bronze (2018, 2019), Serbia won bronze medal (2022) and Poland won one bronze medal (2023).[4]

Results summary[edit]

2018 FIVB Women's 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  United States 15 13 2 40 42 8 5.250 1227 997 1.231 Final round
2  Serbia 15 12 3 37 41 15 2.733 1324 1141 1.160
3  Brazil 15 12 3 35 40 20 2.000 1376 1229 1.120
4  Netherlands 15 12 3 34 39 18 2.167 1327 1176 1.128
5  Turkey 15 11 4 35 40 19 2.105 1351 1244 1.086
6  Italy 15 10 5 29 34 22 1.545 1230 1136 1.083
7  Russia 15 8 7 23 26 29 0.897 1194 1198 0.997
8  Poland 15 8 7 22 29 29 1.000 1298 1211 1.072
9  China[a] (H) 15 7 8 22 29 27 1.074 1237 1178 1.050 Final round
10  Japan 15 7 8 20 27 31 0.871 1209 1273 0.950
11  Germany 15 5 10 15 23 35 0.657 1220 1315 0.928
12  South Korea 15 5 10 14 16 34 0.471 1022 1141 0.896
13  Belgium 15 4 11 12 18 36 0.500 1115 1250 0.892
14  Dominican Republic 15 3 12 12 17 37 0.459 1072 1245 0.861
15  Thailand 15 2 13 7 17 41 0.415 1218 1355 0.899
16  Argentina 15 1 14 3 5 42 0.119 830 1161 0.715 Excluded from the 2019 Nations League
Source: VNL 2018 standings
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts

Final round 2018[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 4 4 0 10 12 5 2.400 383 348 1.101 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Turkey 4 2 2 7 10 8 1.250 374 382 0.979 Runners up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China 4 2 2 6 7 7 1.000 320 316 1.013 Third place
4  Brazil 4 2 2 6 6 6 1.000 280 270 1.037 Fourth place
5  Netherlands 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 142 170 0.835
5  Serbia 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 171 184 0.929
Source: [citation needed]

Final four[edit]

 
Semifinalsfinal
 
      
 
30 June
 
 
 Brazil0
 
1 July
 
 Turkey3
 
 Turkey2
 
30 June
 
 United States3
 
 China1
 
 
 United States3
 
3rd place match
 
 
1 July
 
 
 China3
 
 
 Brazil0

Tournament statistics[edit]

  • Matches played : 130
  • Attendance  : 399,149 (3,070 per match)
  • Total sets (preliminary round)  : 443
  • Total sets (final round)  : 38
  • Total sets scored : 481 (3.7 per match)
  • Total points (preliminary round)  : 19,250
  • Total points (final round)  : 1,670
  • Total points scored  : 20,920 (161 per match)

2019 FIVB Women's 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 or relegation
1  China[a] 15 12 3 35 37 12 3.083 1153 973 1.185 Final round
2  United States 15 12 3 35 39 17 2.294 1283 1137 1.128 Final round
3  Brazil 15 11 4 35 40 16 2.500 1318 1150 1.146
4  Italy 15 11 4 34 39 21 1.857 1375 1233 1.115
5  Turkey 15 11 4 32 36 18 2.000 1259 1109 1.135
6  Poland 15 9 6 26 33 29 1.138 1360 1354 1.004
7  Belgium 15 8 7 22 28 29 0.966 1208 1260 0.959
8  Dominican Republic 15 8 7 21 31 33 0.939 1422 1437 0.990
9  Japan 15 7 8 22 27 27 1.000 1225 1213 1.010
10  Germany 15 7 8 21 24 29 0.828 1169 1180 0.991
11  Netherlands 15 6 9 20 27 30 0.900 1206 1259 0.958
12  Thailand 15 5 10 16 17 33 0.515 1046 1170 0.894
13  Serbia 15 5 10 15 20 33 0.606 1132 1210 0.936
14  Russia 15 3 12 10 16 38 0.421 1112 1283 0.867
15  South Korea 15 3 12 9 16 37 0.432 1092 1222 0.894
16  Bulgaria 15 2 13 7 13 41 0.317 1126 1296 0.869 Excluded from the 2020 Nations League
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 or relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 4 4 0 11 12 5 2.400 389 335 1.161 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Brazil 4 2 2 6 9 8 1.125 366 350 1.046 Runners up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China 4 2 2 6 8 8 1.000 353 357 0.989 Third place
4  Turkey 4 2 2 6 7 7 1.000 304 315 0.965 Fourth place
5  Poland 2 0 2 1 3 6 0.500 180 206 0.874
6  Italy 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 143 172 0.831
Source: [citation needed]

Final four[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
6 July
 
 
 Turkey0
 
7 July
 
 Brazil3
 
 Brazil2
 
6 July
 
 United States3
 
 United States3
 
 
 China1
 
3rd place match
 
 
7 July
 
 
 Turkey1
 
 
 China3

Tournament statistics[edit]

  • Matches played : 130
  • Attendance  : 399,575 (3,074 per match)
  • Total sets (preliminary round)  : 443
  • Total sets (final round)  : 40
  • Total sets scored : 483 (3.7 per match)
  • Total points (preliminary round)  : 19,486
  • Total points (final round)  : 1,735
  • Total points scored  : 21,221 (163 per match)

2021 FIVB Women's 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  United States 15 14 1 42 42 7 6.000 1199 931 1.288 Final round
2  Brazil 15 13 2 40 42 10 4.200 1251 954 1.311
3  Japan 15 12 3 33 36 18 2.000 1150 1026 1.121
4  Turkey 15 11 4 30 37 21 1.762 1304 1237 1.054
5  China 15 10 5 30 35 21 1.667 1254 1152 1.089
6  Dominican Republic 15 9 6 29 34 25 1.360 1319 1281 1.030
7  Netherlands 15 9 6 25 30 26 1.154 1265 1219 1.038
8  Russia 15 8 7 24 30 26 1.154 1210 1180 1.025
9  Belgium 15 8 7 19 27 34 0.794 1282 1333 0.962
10  Germany 15 5 10 16 22 32 0.688 1055 1129 0.934
11  Poland 15 5 10 15 24 36 0.667 1309 1335 0.981
12  Italy (H) 15 4 11 16 24 35 0.686 1282 1347 0.952
13  Serbia 15 4 11 14 19 36 0.528 1115 1274 0.875
14  Canada 15 3 12 11 17 39 0.436 1094 1309 0.836
15  South Korea 15 3 12 10 16 40 0.400 1157 1298 0.891
16  Thailand 15 2 13 6 11 40 0.275 983 1224 0.803
Source: VNL 2021 standings
(H) Host

Final round 2021[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 2 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 176 159 1.107 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Brazil 2 1 1 3 4 4 1.000 199 186 1.070 Runners up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Turkey 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 139 127 1.094 Third place
4  Japan 2 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 137 179 0.765 Fourth place
Source: [citation needed]

Final four[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
24 June
 
 
 Brazil3
 
25 June
 
 Japan1
 
 Brazil1
 
24 June
 
 United States3
 
 United States3
 
 
 Turkey0
 
3rd place match
 
 
25 June
 
 
 Japan0
 
 
 Turkey3

Tournament statistics[edit]

  • Total sets (preliminary round)  : 446
  • Total sets (final round)  : 14
  • Total sets scored : 460 (3.71 per match)
  • Total points (preliminary round)  : 19,229
  • Total points (final round)  : 651
  • Total points scored  : 19,880 (160 per match)

2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics[edit]

Squads[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

In the 2022 tournament, the format of play was changed. The new format will see 16 women'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.[6]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1  United States 12 11 1 32 33 7 4.714 961 810 1.186 Final round
2  Brazil 12 10 2 29 31 12 2.583 997 898 1.110
3  Italy 12 10 2 29 31 13 2.385 1021 888 1.150
4  China 12 8 4 26 29 17 1.706 1046 923 1.133
5  Japan 12 8 4 25 30 16 1.875 1042 931 1.119
6  Serbia 12 8 4 23 27 20 1.350 1042 1044 0.998
7  Turkey[a] 12 7 5 23 28 18 1.556 1060 966 1.097 Final round
8  Thailand 12 5 7 15 22 25 0.880 994 1049 0.948 Final round
9  Dominican Republic 12 5 7 14 19 27 0.704 926 1039 0.891
10  Germany 12 4 8 14 20 27 0.741 1045 1057 0.989
11  Netherlands 12 4 8 14 20 28 0.714 1010 1047 0.965
12  Canada 12 4 8 12 17 26 0.654 961 989 0.972
13  Poland 12 4 8 12 18 29 0.621 1005 1049 0.958
14  Bulgaria 12 4 8 12 14 27 0.519 867 914 0.949
15  Belgium 12 4 8 8 18 32 0.563 1034 1130 0.915 2022 Challenger Cup
16  South Korea 12 0 12 0 3 36 0.083 701 978 0.717
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 Turkey 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 or relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 252 222 1.135 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Brazil 3 2 1 6 6 5 1.200 259 253 1.024 Runners up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Serbia 3 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 273 269 1.015 Third place
4  Turkey 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 230 235 0.979 Fourth place
5  United States 1 0 1 1 2 3 0.667 113 109 1.037
6  China 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.333 89 99 0.899
7  Japan 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.333 92 102 0.902
8  Thailand 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.333 79 98 0.806
Source: [citation needed]

Final eighth[edit]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
14 July
 
 
 Turkey3
 
16 July
 
 Thailand1
 
 Turkey0
 
14 July
 
 Italy3
 
 Italy3
 
17 July
 
 China1
 
 Italy3
 
13 July
 
 Brazil0
 
 United States2
 
16 July
 
 Serbia3
 
 Serbia1
 
13 July
 
 Brazil3 3rd place match
 
 Brazil3
 
17 July
 
 Japan1
 
 Turkey0
 
 
 Serbia3
 

Tournament statistics[edit]

  • Matches played : 104
  • Attendance  : 256,881 (2,470 per match)
  • Total sets (preliminary round)  : 360
  • Total sets (final round)  : 30
  • Total sets scored : 390 (3.75 per match)
  • Total points (preliminary round)  : 15,712
  • Total points (final round)  : 1,387
  • Total points scored  : 17,099 (164 per match)

2023 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics[edit]

Squads[edit]

Source:[7]

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1  Poland 12 10 2 29 32 13 2.462 1069 962 1.111 Final round
2  United States[a] 12 10 2 28 34 16 2.125 1099 1004 1.095 Final round
3  Turkey 12 9 3 29 31 11 2.818 1008 850 1.186 Final round
4  Brazil 12 8 4 24 28 18 1.556 1065 987 1.079
5  China 12 8 4 24 29 19 1.526 1089 993 1.097
6  Italy 12 8 4 21 29 23 1.261 1129 1106 1.021
7  Japan 12 7 5 21 27 20 1.350 1058 969 1.092
8  Germany 12 7 5 20 26 23 1.130 1077 1069 1.007
9  Serbia 12 6 6 19 27 27 1.000 1154 1121 1.029
10  Canada 12 6 6 18 24 24 1.000 1031 1044 0.988
11  Dominican Republic 12 6 6 14 25 28 0.893 1151 1119 1.029
12  Netherlands 12 5 7 18 23 22 1.045 1023 997 1.026
13  Bulgaria 12 2 10 9 14 31 0.452 853 1013 0.842
14  Thailand 12 2 10 8 11 30 0.367 837 981 0.853
15  Croatia 12 2 10 6 8 30 0.267 734 910 0.807 2023 Challenger Cup
16  South Korea 12 0 12 0 3 36 0.083 730 982 0.743
  1. ^ Qualified as hosts

Final round 2023[edit]

The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country United States 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 or relegation
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Turkey 3 3 0 9 9 2 4.500 273 236 1.157 Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China 3 2 1 6 7 4 1.750 252 250 1.008 Runners up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Poland 3 2 1 5 6 6 1.000 262 256 1.023 Third place
4  United States 3 1 2 4 6 7 0.857 278 289 0.962 Fourth place
5  Brazil 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.333 89 95 0.937
6  Italy 1 0 1 0 0 3 0.000 53 75 0.707
7  Japan 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.333 87 93 0.935
8  Germany 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.333 82 97 0.845

Final eighth[edit]

[8]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
12 July
 
 
 Poland3
 
15 July
 
 Germany1
 
 Poland0
 
13 July
 
 China3
 
 Brazil1
 
16 July
 
 China3
 
 China1
 
12 July
 
 Turkey3
 
 United States3
 
15 July
 
 Japan1
 
 United States1
 
13 July
 
 Turkey3 3rd place match
 
 Turkey3
 
16 July
 
 Italy0
 
 Poland3
 
 
 United States2
 

Tournament statistics[edit]

[9]

  • Matches played (preliminary round) : 96
  • Attendance  : 311,893 (3,249 per match)
  • Matches played (final round) : 8
  • Attendance  : 32,725 (4,091 per match)
  • Total Matches played : 104
  • Total Attendance  : 344,618 (3,314 per match)
  • Total sets (preliminary round)  : 371
  • Total sets (final round)  : 31
  • Total sets scored : 402 (3.87 per match)
  • Total points (preliminary round)  : 16,107
  • Total points (final round)  : 1,376
  • Total points scored  : 17,483 (168 per match)

2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics[edit]

Squads[edit]

Source:[10]

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 12 12 0 34 36 9 4.000 1075 873 1.231 Final round
2  Italy 12 10 2 31 32 10 3.200 1010 812 1.244
3  Poland 12 10 2 30 31 8 3.875 942 838 1.124
4  China 12 9 3 26 29 14 2.071 1000 886 1.129
5  Japan 12 8 4 25 28 16 1.750 1011 909 1.112
6  Turkey 12 8 4 25 29 18 1.611 1060 977 1.085
7  United States 12 7 5 22 27 17 1.588 1018 944 1.078
8  Netherlands 12 7 5 21 24 18 1.333 965 903 1.069
9  Canada 12 7 5 20 24 19 1.263 975 945 1.032
10  Dominican Republic 12 3 9 10 15 29 0.517 956 1029 0.929
11  Serbia 12 3 9 9 16 29 0.552 968 1058 0.915
12  Germany 12 3 9 9 14 28 0.500 907 974 0.931
13  Thailand[a] 12 3 9 7 12 32 0.375 878 1031 0.852 Final round
14  France 12 2 10 8 10 32 0.313 827 993 0.833
15  South Korea 12 2 10 6 8 33 0.242 751 970 0.774
16  Bulgaria 12 2 10 5 11 34 0.324 863 1064 0.811
  1. ^ Qualified as host

Final round 2024[edit]

Final eighth[edit]

[11]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
20 June
 
 
 Brazil
 
22 June
 
 Thailand
 
 
 
20 June
 
 
 
 China
 
23 June
 
 Japan
 
 
 
21 June
 
 
 
 Italy
 
22 June
 
 United States
 
 
 
21 June
 
 3rd place match
 
 Poland
 
23 June
 
 Turkey
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tournament statistics[edit]

[12]

  • Matches played : 0
  • Attendance  : 0 (0 per match)
  • Total sets (preliminary round)  : 0
  • Total sets (final round)  : 0
  • Total sets scored : 0 (0 per match)
  • Total points (preliminary round)  : 0
  • Total points (final round)  : 0
  • Total points scored  : 0 (0 per match)

Medals summary[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States3003
2 Turkey1113
3 Italy1001
4 Brazil0303
5 China0123
6 Poland0011
 Serbia0011
Totals (7 entries)55515

Volleyball Nations League (2018–present)[edit]

Years VNL Hosts Gold Silver Bronze
2018 China Nanjing, China  United States  Turkey  China
2019 China Nanjing, China  United States  Brazil  China
2021 Italy Rimini, Italy  United States  Brazil  Turkey
2022 Turkey Ankara, Turkey  Italy  Brazil  Serbia
2023 United States Arlington, Texas  Turkey  China  Poland
2024 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand [to be determined] [to be determined] [to be determined]

Team participations[edit]

Appearance[edit]

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

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 CH Fall P 16 VCC VCC (canceled) did not participate VCC
 Belgium CH Same position P 13 CH Same position P 7 CH Same position P 9 CH Fall P 15 did not participate VCC
 Brazil C F 4 C F 2 C F 2 C F 2 C F 5 C F
 Bulgaria VCC Rise CH Fall P 16 VCC (canceled) CH Same position P 14 CH Same position P 13 CH Same position P 16
 Canada VCC VCC Rise CH Same position P 14 CH Same position P 12 CH Same position P 10 CH Same position P 10
 China C F 3 C F 3 C P 5 C F 6 C F 2 C F
 Croatia did not participate VCC VCC (canceled) VCC Rise CH Fall P 15 did not participate
 Dominican Republic CH Same position P 14 CH Same position P 8 CH Same position P 6 CH Same position P 9 CH Same position P 11 CH Same position P 11
 France did not participate VCC (canceled) VCC VCC Rise CH P 14
 Germany C P 11 C P 10 C P 10 C P 10 C F 8 C P 13
 Italy C P 7 C F 5 C P 12 C F 1 C F 6 C F
 Japan C P 10 C P 9 C F 4 C F 7 C F 7 C F
 Netherlands C F 5 C P 11 C P 7 C P 11 C P 12 C P 9
 Poland CH Same position P 9 CH Same position F 5 CH Same position P 11 CH Same position P 13 CH Same position F 3 CH Same position F
 Russia C P 8 C P 14 C P 8 could not participate[a][18]
 Serbia C F 5 C P 13 C P 13 C F 3 C P 9 C P 12
 South Korea C P 12 C P 15 C P 15 C P 16 C P 16 C P 15