2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League will be the fifth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, an annual Women's international volleyball tournament. The competition will be held between 30 May to 16 July 2023,[1] and the final round will take place at College Park Center, Arlington, Texas, United States.[2]
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  United States |
| City | Arlington, Texas (Final Round) |
| Dates | 30 May – 16 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, Belgium were replaced by debutants Croatia in this edition.[3]
Qualification
Sixteen teams qualified for the competition. Eleven of them qualified as core teams which cannot face relegation. Five other teams were selected as challenger teams which could be relegated from the tournament.[4] Croatia replaced Belgium after winning the 2022 Challenger Cup.[3]
| Country | Confederation | Designation | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
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 Brazil |
CSV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Runners-up (2019, 2021, 2022) |
 Bulgaria |
CEV | Challenger team | 2 | 2019 | 2022 | 14th place (2022) |
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NORCECA | Challenger team | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 12th place (2022) |
 China |
AVC | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 3rd place (2018, 2019) |
 Croatia |
CEV | Challenger team | 0 | None | None | |
 Dominican Republic |
NORCECA | Challenger team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 6th place (2021) |
 Germany |
CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 10th place (2019, 2021, 2022) |
 Italy |
CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Champions (2022) |
 Japan |
AVC | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 4th place (2021) |
 Netherlands |
CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 5th place (2018) |
 Poland |
CEV | Challenger team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 5th place (2019) |
 Serbia |
CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 3rd place (2022) |
 South Korea |
AVC | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 12th place (2018) |
 Thailand |
AVC | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 8th place (2022) |
 Turkey |
CEV | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Runners-up (2018) |
| United States |
NORCECA | Core team | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | Champions (2018, 2019, 2021) |
Format
Preliminary round
The format of play is the same as edition 2022. The new format will see 16 women'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]
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | |||
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| Pool 1 Turkey |
Pool 2 Japan |
Pool 3 Hong Kong |
Pool 4 Brazil |
Pool 5 Korea |
Pool 6 Thailand |
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Venues
Preliminary round
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 |
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| Antalya, Turkey | Nagoya, Japan | Hong Kong, China |
| Antalya Sports Hall | Nippon Gaishi Hall | Hong Kong Coliseum |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 12,500 |
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| Pool 4 | Pool 5 | Pool 6 |
| Brasilia, Brazil | Suwon, Korea | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nilson Nelson Gymnasium | Suwon Gymnasium | Indoor Stadium Huamark |
| Capacity: 11,105 | Capacity: 5,145 | Capacity: 15,000 |
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Final round
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| Arlington, Texas, USA |
| College Park Center |
| Capacity: 7,000 |
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Competition schedule
| ● | Preliminary round | ● | Final round |
| Week 1 30 May–4 Jun |
Week 2 13–18 Jun |
Week 3 27 Jun–2 Jul |
Week 4 12–16 Jul |
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| 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 |
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| 1 | Brazil |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Canada |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | China |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Croatia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Dominican Republic |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Poland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Serbia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | South Korea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Thailand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | United States[lower-alpha 1] (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
- Qualified as hosts
Pool 1
- All times are Further-eastern European Time (UTC+03:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 30 May | 17:00 | Italy | – | Thailand | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 30 May | 20:00 | Poland | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 31 May | 17:00 | Serbia | – | United States | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 31 May | 20:00 | South Korea | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jun | 14:00 | Canada | – | Thailand | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jun | 17:00 | Poland | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jun | 20:00 | Turkey | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jun | 14:00 | Thailand | – | Poland | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jun | 17:00 | Canada | – | South Korea | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jun | 20:00 | United States | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 3 Jun | 14:00 | Poland | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 3 Jun | 17:00 | United States | – | South Korea | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 3 Jun | 20:00 | Turkey | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 4 Jun | 14:00 | Thailand | – | South Korea | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 4 Jun | 17:00 | Canada | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 4 Jun | 20:00 | United States | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 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 | ||
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| 30 May | 16:10 | Germany | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 30 May | 19:40 | Japan | – | Dominican Republic | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 31 May | 15:00 | Croatia | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 31 May | 18:00 | China | – | Brazil | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jun | 12:00 | Croatia | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jun | 15:00 | Bulgaria | – | Dominican Republic | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jun | 18:00 | Brazil | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jun | 13:10 | China | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jun | 16:10 | Dominican Republic | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jun | 19:40 | Croatia | – | Japan | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 3 Jun | 12:40 | Brazil | – | Dominican Republic | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 3 Jun | 15:40 | China | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 3 Jun | 19:10 | Bulgaria | – | Japan | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 4 Jun | 12:40 | Croatia | – | Brazil | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 4 Jun | 15:40 | Germany | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 4 Jun | 19:10 | Japan | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Pool 3
- All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 13 Jun | 17:00 | Dominican Republic | – | Poland | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 13 Jun | 20:30 | China | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 14 Jun | 17:00 | Italy | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 14 Jun | 20:30 | Netherlands | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 15 Jun | 13:30 | Bulgaria | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 15 Jun | 17:00 | Poland | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 15 Jun | 20:30 | Dominican Republic | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 16 Jun | 13:30 | Turkey | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 16 Jun | 17:00 | Poland | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 16 Jun | 20:30 | Bulgaria | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 17 Jun | 13:30 | Dominican Republic | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 17 Jun | 17:00 | Netherlands | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 17 Jun | 20:30 | Poland | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 18 Jun | 13:30 | Bulgaria | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 18 Jun | 17:00 | Dominican Republic | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 18 Jun | 20:30 | Italy | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Pool 4
- All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 13 Jun | 17:30 | Croatia | – | United States | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 13 Jun | 21:00 | Japan | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 14 Jun | 17:30 | Germany | – | Thailand | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 14 Jun | 21:00 | Brazil | – | South Korea | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 15 Jun | 14:00 | Thailand | – | United States | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 15 Jun | 17:30 | Japan | – | South Korea | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 15 Jun | 21:00 | Brazil | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 16 Jun | 14:00 | Japan | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 16 Jun | 17:30 | South Korea | – | Croatia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 16 Jun | 21:00 | Serbia | – | Thailand | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 17 Jun | 14:00 | Brazil | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 17 Jun | 17:30 | Japan | – | United States | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 17 Jun | 21:00 | Serbia | – | Croatia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 18 Jun | 10:00 | Brazil | – | United States | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 18 Jun | 14:00 | Thailand | – | Croatia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 18 Jun | 17:30 | Germany | – | South Korea | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Pool 5
- All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 27 Jun | 15:30 | Germany | – | Dominican Republic | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 27 Jun | 19:00 | Bulgaria | – | South Korea | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 28 Jun | 15:30 | United States | – | Poland | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 28 Jun | 19:00 | China | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 29 Jun | 12:00 | Poland | – | Germany | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 29 Jun | 15:30 | United States | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 29 Jun | 19:30 | Dominican Republic | – | South Korea | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 30 Jun | 12:00 | Bulgaria | – | Poland | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 30 Jun | 15:30 | Germany | – | Serbia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 30 Jun | 19:30 | China | – | Dominican Republic | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jul | 10:30 | Serbia | – | Dominican Republic | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jul | 14:00 | South Korea | – | China | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jul | 17:30 | Germany | – | United States | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jul | 10:30 | Serbia | – | Bulgaria | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jul | 14:00 | Poland | – | South Korea | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jul | 17:30 | China | – | United States | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Pool 6
- All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 27 Jun | 17:00 | Croatia | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 27 Jun | 20:30 | Thailand | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 28 Jun | 17:00 | Japan | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 28 Jun | 20:30 | Brazil | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 29 Jun | 13:00 | Croatia | – | Netherlands | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 29 Jun | 17:00 | Brazil | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 29 Jun | 20:30 | Thailand | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 30 Jun | 13:00 | Canada | – | Italy | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 30 Jun | 17:00 | Netherlands | – | Japan | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 30 Jun | 20:30 | Brazil | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jul | 13:00 | Italy | – | Croatia | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jul | 17:00 | Netherlands | – | Canada | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 1 Jul | 20:30 | Thailand | – | Japan | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jul | 13:00 | Croatia | – | Turkey | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jul | 17:00 | Italy | – | Japan | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||
| 2 Jul | 20:30 | Thailand | – | Brazil | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Final round
- All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−06:00).
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
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Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 12 Jul | 16:00 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||||
| 12 Jul | 19:30 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||||
| 13 Jul | 10:30 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||||
| 13 Jul | 14:00 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 15 Jul | 16:00 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | |||||
| 15 Jul | 19:30 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 |
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 16 Jul | 14:00 | – | – | – | – | 0–0 |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 16 Jul | 17:30 | – | – | – | – | 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
See also
- 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
- 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup
References
- "Volleyball's Best Ready To Grace Venues Across The Globe As Arenas Confirmed For VNL 2023". FIVB. 11 November 2022.
- Volleyball World. "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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