1997 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 1997 FIVB Volleyball World League was the eighth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 16 May to 5 July 1997. The Final Round was held in Moscow, Russia.
Pools composition
Intercontinental round
- The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the Final Round hosts Russia finish lower than second in Pool C, they will still qualify along with the best two second teams across all three pools.
| Qualified for the Final round | |
| Qualified as hosts for the Final round |
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Final round
- Venue: Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Moscow, Russia
Pool play
- Teams from the same pool of Intercontinental Round will not play. Russia will be considered as the runners-up of Pool B.
| Qualified for the Final | |
| Qualified for the 3rd place match |
Finals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
Awards
- MVP
- * Guido Görtzen
- Best Scorer
- * Guido Görtzen
- Best Spiker
- * Bas van de Goor
- Best Server
- * Ramón Gato
- Best Blocker
- * Ihosvany Hernández