2018_FIVB_Volleyball_Men's_Nations_League

2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
	Lille, host city of the final round
Tournament details
Host nation	France
City	Lille (final round)
Dates	25 May – 8 July
Teams	16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	22 (in 22 host cities)
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Brazil
Tournament awards
MVP	Maxim Mikhaylov
Best Setter	Benjamin Toniutti
Best OH	Taylor Sander; Dmitry Volkov
Best MB	Kévin Le Roux; Dmitry Muserskiy
Best OPP	Matt Anderson
Best Libero	Jenia Grebennikov
Tournament statistics
Matches played	130
Attendance	494,775 (3,806 per match)
Official website
	Volleyball Nations League
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2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League

International volleyball tournament

The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, a new annual international men's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams that replaced the former World League in the international calendar.^[1] The competition was held between May and July 2018, and the final round took place in the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Lille metropolitan area, France.^[2]^[3]

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South Korea were the last placed challenger team after the preliminary round and were replaced by 2018 Challenger Cup winners Portugal in the 2019 edition.^[4]

Russia won the inaugural edition, defeating the home team in straight sets in the final.^[5] Both teams contesting the final had previously won the World League – Russia on three opportunities and France on two. United States, which also had won the World League twice, defeated the reigning Olympic champions and 9-time World League winners Brazil in straight sets for the bronze medal.^[6] Maxim Mikhaylov from Russia, who was the World League MVP in 2011, was elected the Most valuable player.^[7]

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Country	Confederation	Designation	Previous appearances			Previous best performance
Country	Confederation	Designation	Total	First	Last	Previous best performance
Argentina	CSV	Core team	0	None		None
Australia	AVC	Challenger team	0	None		None
Brazil	CSV	Core team	0	None		None
Bulgaria	CEV	Challenger team	0	None		None
Canada	NORCECA	Challenger team	0	None		None
China	AVC	Core team	0	None		None
France	CEV	Core team	0	None		None
Germany	CEV	Core team	0	None		None
Iran	AVC	Core team	0	None		None
Italy	CEV	Core team	0	None		None
Japan	AVC	Core team	0	None		None
Poland	CEV	Core team	0	None		None
Russia	CEV	Core team	0	None		None
Serbia	CEV	Core team	0	None		None
South Korea	AVC	Challenger team	0	None		None
United States	NORCECA	Core team	0	None		None

Week 1
Pool 1 France	Pool 2 China	Pool 3 Poland	Pool 4 Serbia
Australia France Iran Japan	Argentina Bulgaria China United States	Canada Poland Russia South Korea	Brazil Germany Italy Serbia
Week 2
Pool 5 Bulgaria	Pool 6 Brazil	Pool 7 Argentina	Pool 8 Poland
Australia Bulgaria Russia Serbia	Brazil Japan South Korea United States	Argentina Canada Iran Italy	China France Germany Poland
Week 3
Pool 9 Canada	Pool 10 Japan	Pool 11 Russia	Pool 12 France
Australia Canada Germany United States	Bulgaria Italy Japan Poland	Brazil China Iran Russia	Argentina France Serbia South Korea
Week 4
Pool 13 South Korea	Pool 14 Germany	Pool 15 United States	Pool 16 Bulgaria
Australia China Italy South Korea	Argentina Germany Japan Russia	Iran Poland Serbia United States	Brazil Bulgaria Canada France
Week 5
Pool 17 Australia	Pool 18 China	Pool 19 Iran	Pool 20 Italy
Argentina Australia Brazil Poland	Canada China Japan Serbia	Bulgaria Germany Iran South Korea	France Italy Russia United States

Week 1
Pool 1	Pool 2	Pool 3	Pool 4
Rouen, France	Ningbo, China	Katowice (25 May) / Kraków (26–27 May), Poland	Kraljevo, Serbia
Kindarena	Beilun Gymnasium	Spodek / Tauron Arena Kraków	Kraljevo Sports Hall
Capacity: 5,700	Capacity: 8,000	Capacity: 11,500 / 15,000	Capacity: 3,331

Week 2
Pool 5	Pool 6	Pool 7	Pool 8
Sofia, Bulgaria	Goiânia, Brazil	San Juan, Argentina	Łódź, Poland
Armeets Arena	Goiânia Arena	Estadio Aldo Cantoni	Atlas Arena
Capacity: 12,373	Capacity: 11,333	Capacity: 8,000	Capacity: 13,805

Week 3
Pool 9	Pool 10	Pool 11	Pool 12
Ottawa, Canada	Osaka, Japan	Ufa, Russia	Aix-en-Provence, France
TD Place Arena	Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium	Ufa Arena	Aréna du Pays d'Aix
Capacity: 9,500	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 8,250	Capacity: 6,004

Week 4
Pool 13	Pool 14	Pool 15	Pool 16
Seoul, South Korea	Ludwigsburg, Germany	Hoffman Estates, United States	Varna, Bulgaria
Jangchung Arena	Arena Ludwigsburg	Sears Centre Arena	Palace of Culture and Sports
Capacity: 4,507	Capacity: 5,325	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 6,000

Week 5
Pool 17	Pool 18	Pool 19	Pool 20
Melbourne, Australia	Jiangmen, China	Tehran, Iran	Modena, Italy
Hisense Arena	Jiangmen Sports Center Gymnasium	Azadi Indoor Stadium	PalaPanini
Capacity: 10,500	Capacity: 8,500	Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 4,968

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	France^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
25 May	17:00	Australia	1–3	Japan	18–25	15–25	25–23	17–25	75–98	P2 Report
25 May	20:00	France	3–1	Iran	25–20	24–26	25–20	25–17	99–83	P2 Report
26 May	17:00	Australia	0–3	Iran	23–25	23–25	21–25		67–75	P2 Report
26 May	20:00	France	3–1	Japan	25–16	20–25	25–20	25–22	95–83	P2 Report
27 May	15:00	Iran	1–3	Japan	22–25	28–30	25–23	23–25	98–103	P2 Report
27 May	18:00	France	3–0	Australia	25–17	25–20	36–34		86–71	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 May	16:00	Argentina	2–3	United States	27–25	26–24	24–26	21–25	10–15	108–115	P2 Report
25 May	19:30	China	2–3	Bulgaria	18–25	25–18	25–19	17–25	11–15	96–102	P2 Report
26 May	16:00	Bulgaria	1–3	United States	19–25	25–22	19–25	20–25		83–97	P2 Report
26 May	19:30	China	3–0	Argentina	25–22	25–21	25–18			75–61	P2 Report
27 May	16:00	Bulgaria	3–1	Argentina	19–25	25–19	25–21	25–22		94–87	P2 Report
27 May	19:30	China	0–3	United States	20–25	24–26	18–25			62–76	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
25 May	16:00	Poland	3–0	South Korea	25–20	25–18	25–21		75–59	P2 Report
25 May	19:00	Russia	3–0	Canada	26–24	25–14	25–19		76–57	P2 Report
26 May	16:00	Poland	3–0	Russia	25–15	25–23	25–23		75–61	P2 Report
26 May	19:00	Canada	3–0	South Korea	25–20	25–17	25–19		75–56	P2 Report
27 May	16:00	Poland	3–1	Canada	25–21	26–24	21–25	25–17	97–87	P2 Report
27 May	19:00	South Korea	0–3	Russia	26–28	21–25	15–25		62–78	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Jun	17:00	Australia	1–3	Russia	18–25	19–25	25–18	22–25		84–93	P2 Report
1 Jun	20:00	Bulgaria	2–3	Serbia	17–25	25–23	25–23	21–25	14–16	102–112	P2 Report
2 Jun	17:00	Russia	2–3	Serbia	25–20	23–25	23–25	25–22	12–15	108–107	P2 Report
2 Jun	20:05	Bulgaria	0–3	Australia	23–25	23–25	24–26			70–76	P2 Report
3 Jun	17:00	Serbia	3–2	Australia	25–23	25–19	20–25	25–27	15–9	110–103	P2 Report
3 Jun	20:00	Bulgaria	0–3	Russia	17–25	15–25	21–25			53–75	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Jun	12:15	Japan	2–3	United States	25–23	25–13	18–25	20–25	10–15	98–101	P2 Report
1 Jun	15:05	Brazil	3–0	South Korea	25–21	25–19	25–19			75–59	P2 Report
2 Jun	08:35	Brazil	3–0	Japan	26–24	25–19	25–20			76–63	P2 Report
2 Jun	11:20	South Korea	0–3	United States	23–25	21–25	11–25			55–75	P2 Report
3 Jun	10:05	South Korea	2–3	Japan	29–27	19–25	25–16	26–28	12–15	111–111	P2 Report
3 Jun	13:20	Brazil	3–2	United States	21–25	20–25	25–19	25–20	20–18	111–107	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Jun	18:10	Canada	3–1	Italy	22–25	27–25	25–23	25–16		99–89	P2 Report
1 Jun	21:10	Argentina	2–3	Iran	25–21	22–25	22–25	26–24	9–15	104–110	P2 Report
2 Jun	18:10	Iran	0–3	Italy	23–25	18–25	20–25			61–75	P2 Report
2 Jun	21:10	Argentina	1–3	Canada	22–25	18–25	26–24	23–25		89–99	P2 Report
3 Jun	16:10	Iran	1–3	Canada	23–25	22–25	25–21	21–25		91–96	P2 Report
3 Jun	19:10	Argentina	3–0	Italy	25–19	33–31	25–20			83–70	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Jun	16:40	Germany	3–0	United States	25–19	25–22	25–13			75–54	P2 Report
8 Jun	19:40	Canada	3–0	Australia	25–19	26–24	25–19			76–62	P2 Report
9 Jun	16:10	United States	3–1	Australia	20–25	25–20	25–15	25–17		95–77	P2 Report
9 Jun	19:10	Canada	1–3	Germany	23–25	22–25	25–20	19–25		89–95	P2 Report
10 Jun	13:10	Australia	3–2	Germany	25–22	18–25	17–25	25–18	15–11	100–101	P2 Report
10 Jun	16:10	Canada	1–3	United States	25–23	13–25	19–25	20–25		77–98	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Jun	15:40	Italy	2–3	Poland	17–25	25–21	17–25	31–29	10–15	100–115	P2 Report
8 Jun	19:10	Japan	0–3	Bulgaria	14–25	21–25	27–29			62–79	P2 Report
9 Jun	12:40	Italy	3–1	Bulgaria	25–23	25–19	21–25	25–19		96–86	P2 Report
9 Jun	16:10	Japan	0–3	Poland	16–25	21–25	20–25			57–75	P2 Report
10 Jun	11:10	Bulgaria	1–3	Poland	21–25	26–24	18–25	19–25		84–99	P2 Report
10 Jun	14:40	Japan	3–2	Italy	21–25	25–21	23–25	25–22	15–10	109–103	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 Jun	16:30	China	0–3	Iran	19–25	20–25	15–25			54–75	P2 Report
8 Jun	19:00	Russia	1–3	Brazil	21–25	20–25	27–25	18–25		86–100	P2 Report
9 Jun	16:30	Iran	2–3	Brazil	17–25	25–23	19–25	25–21	13–15	99–109	P2 Report
9 Jun	19:00	Russia	3–0	China	25–23	25–23	31–29			81–75	P2 Report
10 Jun	16:30	China	0–3	Brazil	20–25	19–25	25–27			64–77	P2 Report
10 Jun	19:00	Russia	3–1	Iran	28–30	25–23	27–25	25–21		105–99	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jun	16:00	China	1–3	Italy	23–25	21–25	25–19	17–25		86–94	P2 Report
15 Jun	19:00	South Korea	1–3	Australia	25–23	19–25	19–25	21–25		84–98	P2 Report
16 Jun	14:00	South Korea	2–3	Italy	23–25	19–25	25–22	25–22	12–15	104–109	P2 Report
16 Jun	17:00	Australia	3–1	China	25–27	41–39	29–27	25–21		120–114	P2 Report
17 Jun	14:00	South Korea	3–0	China	25–21	25–21	25–22			75–64	P2 Report
17 Jun	17:00	Italy	1–3	Australia	25–27	25–18	19–25	23–25		92–95	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jun	17:30	Poland	0–3	Iran	24–26	24–26	22–25			70–77	P2 Report
15 Jun	20:00	United States	3–0	Serbia	25–22	25–16	25–14			75–52	P2 Report
16 Jun	14:00	Iran	2–3	Serbia	25–21	22–25	25–27	25–20	11–15	108–108	P2 Report
16 Jun	19:30	United States	3–0	Poland	25–20	25–19	25–19			75–58	P2 Report
17 Jun	12:00	Poland	0–3	Serbia	23–25	23–25	23–25			69–75	P2 Report
17 Jun	17:30	United States	3–0	Iran	29–27	25–20	26–24			80–71	P2 Report

All matches
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Capacity: 28,010

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	France	2	2	0	5	6	2	3.000	183	159	1.151	Semifinals
2	Brazil	2	1	1	4	5	3	1.667	183	169	1.083	Semifinals
3	Serbia	2	0	2	0	0	6	0.000	115	153	0.752

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Russia	2	2	0	6	6	1	6.000	172	147	1.170	Semifinals
2	United States	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	142	136	1.044	Semifinals
3	Poland	2	0	2	0	1	6	0.167	144	175	0.823

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
15 Jun	15:30	Canada	3–0	Brazil	25–22	34–32	25–23			84–77	P2 Report
15 Jun	18:30	Bulgaria	0–3	France	21–25	20–25	23–25			64–75	P2 Report
16 Jun	15:30	France	3–0	Brazil	25–19	25–23	25–23			75–65	P2 Report
16 Jun	18:30	Bulgaria	3–0	Canada	25–22	25–19	29–27			79–68	P2 Report
17 Jun	15:30	France	3–2	Canada	25–19	22–25	25–22	24–26	16–14	112–106	P2 Report
17 Jun	18:30	Bulgaria	3–2	Brazil	25–22	19–25	25–15	18–25	15–12	102–99	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total	Report
22 Jun	18:40	Poland	3–0	Argentina	26–24	25–20	29–27		80–71	P2 Report
22 Jun	21:10	Australia	0–3	Brazil	22–25	19–25	19–25		60–75	P2 Report
23 Jun	17:40	Australia	1–3	Argentina	20–25	19–25	25–20	21–25	85–95	P2 Report
23 Jun	20:10	Brazil	3–1	Poland	25–22	25–23	23–25	25–23	98–93	P2 Report
24 Jun	12:10	Brazil	0–3	Argentina	23–25	22–25	21–25		66–75	P2 Report
24 Jun	15:10	Australia	0–3	Poland	16–25	24–26	23–25		63–76	P2 Report

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
4 Jul	20:45	France	3–2	Brazil	22–25	25–20	21–25	25–22	15–13	108–105	P2 Report
5 Jul	20:45	Serbia	0–3	Brazil	16–25	26–28	19–25			61–78	P2 Report
6 Jul	20:45	France	3–0	Serbia	25–19	25–18	25–17			75–54	P2 Report

Semifinals		Final

7 July

France	3
		8 July
United States	2
		France	0
7 July
		Russia	3
Russia	3

Brazil	0
		3rd place match

		8 July

		United States	3

		Brazil	0

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
7 Jul	14:00	France	3–2	United States	25–18	25–17	23–25	24–26	15–13	112–99	P2 Report
7 Jul	17:00	Russia	3–0	Brazil	25–17	25–18	25–14			75–49	P2 Report

2018_FIVB_Volleyball_Men's_Nations_League

Qualification

Format

Preliminary round

Final round

Pools composition

Preliminary round

Final round

Venues

Preliminary round

Final round

Competition schedule

Pool standing procedure

Squads

Preliminary round

Ranking

Week 1

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Week 2

Pool 5

Pool 6

Pool 7

Pool 8

Week 3

Pool 9

Pool 10

Pool 11

Pool 12

Week 4

Pool 13

Pool 14

Pool 15

Pool 16

Week 5

Pool 17

Pool 18

Pool 19

Pool 20

Final round

Pool play

Pool A

Pool B

Final four

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Awards

Statistics leaders

Preliminary round

Final round

See also

References

External links

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