2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League will be the fifth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, an annual men's international volleyball tournament. The competition will be held between 6 June to 23 July 2023,[1] and the final round will take place in Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland.[2]
 Gdańsk, host city of the final round | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Poland |
| City | Gdańsk (Final Round) |
| Dates | 6 June – 23 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Official website | |
| Volleyball Nations League | |
Following the results of 2022 Nations League and 2022 Challenger Cup, Australia were replaced by debutants Cuba in this edition.[3]
Qualification
Sixteen teams qualified for the competition. Ten of them qualified as core teams which cannot face relegation. Other six teams were selected as challenger teams which could be relegated from the tournament.[4] Cuba replaced Australia after winning the 2022 Challenger Cup.[3]
| Country | Confederation | Designation | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | ||||
 Argentina |
CSV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 7th place (2019) |
 Brazil |
CSV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Champions (2021) |
 Bulgaria |
CEV | Challenger team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 11th place (2018) |
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NORCECA | Challenger team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 7th place (2018) |
 China |
AVC | Challenger team | 3 | 2018 | 2022 | 13th place (2022) |
 Cuba |
NORCECA | Challenger team | 0 | None | None | |
 France |
CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Champions (2022) |
 Germany |
CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 9th place (2018) |
 Iran |
AVC | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 5th place (2019) |
 Italy |
CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 4th place (2022) |
 Japan |
AVC | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 5th place (2022) |
 Netherlands |
CEV | Challenger team | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 8th place (2022) |
| Poland |
CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Runners-up (2021) |
 Serbia |
CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 5th place (2018) |
 Slovenia |
CEV | Challenger team | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 4th place (2021) |
 United States |
NORCECA | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Runners-up (2019, 2022) |
Format
Preliminary round
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.[4]
Final round
The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country 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, the fourth ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the fifth ranked team.
- The Host Team is placed in first position if the team is among the top 8 teams in the Final Standings after the VNL Preliminary Phase.
- The Host Team is placed in eighth position if the team is not among the top 8 teams in the Final Standings after the VNL Preliminary Phase.
Pool composition
The overview of pools was released on 11 November 2022.[1][5]
Venues
Preliminary round
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa, Canada | Nagoya, Japan | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| TD Place Arena | Nippon Gaishi Hall | Rotterdam Ahoy |
| Capacity: 9,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 16,426 |
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| Pool 4 | Pool 5 | Pool 6 |
| Orleans, France | Anaheim, United States | Pasay City, Philippines |
| CO'MET Arena | Anaheim Convention Center | SM Mall of Asia Arena |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 7,500 | Capacity: 15,000 |
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Final round
| All matches |
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| Gdańsk, Poland |
| Ergo Arena |
| Capacity: 11,409 |
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Competition schedule
| ● | Preliminary round | ● | Final round |
| Week 1 6–11 Jun |
Week 2 20–25 Jun |
Week 3 4–9 Jul |
Week 4 19–23 Jul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 matches | 32 matches | 32 matches | 8 matches |
Pool standing procedure
- Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
- In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be 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
- If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then 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 of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Preliminary round
Ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 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[lower-alpha 1] (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Final round |
| 14 | Serbia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 15 | Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 16 | United States |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
- Qualified as hosts
Pool 1
- All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun | 16:30 | Italy | – | Argentina | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 6 Jun | 20:00 | Canada | – | Cuba | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 7 Jun | 16:30 | United States | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 7 Jun | 20:00 | Brazil | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jun | 11:00 | Netherlands | – | Cuba | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jun | 16:30 | Italy | – | United States | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jun | 20:00 | Argentina | – | Brazil | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jun | 11:00 | Netherlands | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jun | 16:30 | Italy | – | Cuba | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jun | 20:00 | Canada | – | Argentina | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 10 Jun | 13:00 | Germany | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 10 Jun | 16:30 | Brazil | – | Cuba | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 10 Jun | 20:00 | Canada | – | United States | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 11 Jun | 11:00 | Argentina | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 11 Jun | 14:30 | United States | – | Brazil | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 11 Jun | 18:00 | Canada | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Pool 2
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun | 16:10 | Bulgaria | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 6 Jun | 19:40 | Japan | – | Iran | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 7 Jun | 15:00 | Slovenia | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 7 Jun | 18:00 | Poland | – | France | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jun | 12:00 | Slovenia | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jun | 15:00 | Serbia | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jun | 18:00 | Poland | – | Iran | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jun | 13:10 | China | – | France | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jun | 16:10 | Poland | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jun | 19:40 | Japan | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 10 Jun | 12:40 | France | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 10 Jun | 15:40 | Iran | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 10 Jun | 19:10 | Japan | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 11 Jun | 12:40 | Slovenia | – | Iran | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 11 Jun | 15:40 | Serbia | – | Poland | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 11 Jun | 19:10 | Japan | – | France | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Pool 3
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun | 13:00 | Iran | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 20 Jun | 16:30 | United States | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 20 Jun | 20:00 | Netherlands | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 21 Jun | 13:00 | Iran | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 21 Jun | 16:30 | United States | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 21 Jun | 20:00 | Germany | – | Poland | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 22 Jun | 13:00 | China | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 22 Jun | 16:30 | Serbia | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 22 Jun | 20:00 | Netherlands | – | Poland | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 23 Jun | 16:30 | Iran | – | United States | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 23 Jun | 20:00 | Serbia | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 24 Jun | 13:00 | Poland | – | United States | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 24 Jun | 17:00 | Netherlands | – | Iran | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 24 Jun | 20:30 | China | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 25 Jun | 12:30 | Italy | – | Poland | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 25 Jun | 16:00 | Netherlands | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Pool 4
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun | 13:00 | Japan | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 20 Jun | 17:00 | Argentina | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 20 Jun | 20:30 | Brazil | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 21 Jun | 13:00 | Japan | – | Cuba | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 21 Jun | 17:00 | Slovenia | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 21 Jun | 20:30 | Argentina | – | France | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 22 Jun | 13:00 | Japan | – | Brazil | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 22 Jun | 17:00 | Canada | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 22 Jun | 20:30 | Slovenia | – | Cuba | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 23 Jun | 16:30 | Argentina | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 23 Jun | 20:30 | France | – | Cuba | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 24 Jun | 13:00 | Japan | – | Argentina | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 24 Jun | 17:00 | Brazil | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 24 Jun | 20:30 | Canada | – | France | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 25 Jun | 13:00 | Bulgaria | – | Cuba | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 25 Jun | 17:00 | Brazil | – | France | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Pool 5
- All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul | 13:00 | Argentina | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 4 Jul | 16:30 | Iran | – | France | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 5 Jul | 17:00 | Germany | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 6 Jul | 13:30 | Argentina | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 6 Jul | 17:00 | Serbia | – | Cuba | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 6 Jul | 20:30 | United States | – | Cuba | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 7 Jul | 13:30 | Serbia | – | France | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 7 Jul | 17:00 | Cuba | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 7 Jul | 20:30 | Bulgaria | – | Iran | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jul | 13:30 | Bulgaria | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jul | 17:00 | Argentina | – | Iran | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jul | 20:30 | United States | – | Argentina | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jul | 13:30 | Cuba | – | Iran | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jul | 17:00 | France | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jul | 20:30 | United States | – | France | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 10 Jul | 20:30 | United States | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Pool 6
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul | 11:00 | Brazil | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 4 Jul | 15:00 | Japan | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 5 Jul | 11:00 | Canada | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 5 Jul | 15:00 | Poland | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 6 Jul | 11:00 | Brazil | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 6 Jul | 15:00 | Canada | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 6 Jul | 19:00 | China | – | Slovenia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 7 Jul | 11:00 | Poland | – | Brazil | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 7 Jul | 15:00 | Slovenia | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 7 Jul | 19:00 | Japan | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jul | 11:00 | Brazil | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jul | 15:00 | Poland | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 8 Jul | 19:00 | Japan | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jul | 11:00 | China | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jul | 15:00 | Slovenia | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 9 Jul | 19:00 | Japan | – | Poland | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Final round
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2:00).
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 July | ||||||||||
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| 22 July | ||||||||||
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4 | ||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
| 20 July | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
| 22 July | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
| 20 July | ||||||||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
6 | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul | 17:00 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||||
| 19 Jul | 20:30 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||||
| 20 Jul | 17:00 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||||
| 20 Jul | 20:30 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul | 17:00 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||||
| 22 Jul | 20:30 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 |
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul | 17:00 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul | 20:30 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Final standing
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Awards
- Most valuable player
- Best setter
- Best outside spikers
- Best middle blockers
- Best opposite spiker
- Best libero
Statistics leaders
See also
- 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
- 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup
References
- "Volleyball's Best Ready To Grace Venues Across The Globe As Arenas Confirmed For VNL 2023". FIVB. 11 November 2022.
- "United States and Poland to host Volleyball Nations League Finals in 2023". Volleyball World. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- "Croatia and Cuba secure Volleyball Challenger Cup titles". Volleyball World. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "VNL 2023 Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "Host cities and pools". Volleyball World. 11 November 2022.
External links
- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website
- FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2023 – official competition website
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