2014 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 25th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 28 countries from 23 May to 20 July 2014. The Group 1 Final Round was held in Florence, Italy.
Qualification
- No qualification tournament.
- All teams of the 2013 edition directly qualified.
- 10 teams were invited by the FIVB.
Africa | Asia and Oceania | Europe | North America | South America |
Format
- It will be the first time the World League will feature 28 teams, having had 18 teams in 2013 and 16 teams from 2001–03 and 2006–12. The World League featured 8 teams in its inaugural year in 1990, 10 in 1991 and then 12 from 1992–2000 and 2004–05.
- During the Intercontinental Round, Pools A to E will play double home and away matches, for a total of 12 matches per team. Pool F & G will feature two stand-alone tournaments per pool involving the four teams in the pool.
- The last ranked team of Group 1 after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
Pools composition
Squads
Pool standing procedure
- Match points
- Number of matches won
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Intercontinental round
- All times are local.
Group 1
- The Group 1 Final Round hosts Italy, the top two teams from Pool A and B and the winners of the Group 2 Final Round will qualify for the Group 1 Final Round. If Italy finishes as one of the top two teams in Pool A, Pool A will send its top three teams.
Qualified for the [|Group 1 Final round] | |
Qualified as hosts for the Group 1 Final round | |
Relegated position |
Pool A
Week 1
- Venue: Arena Jaraguá, Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
Week 2
- Venue: Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá, Brazil
- Venue: PalaTrieste, Trieste, Italy
- Venue: PalaOlimpia, Verona, Italy
Week 3
- Venue: Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
- Venue: PalaFlorio, Bari, Italy
- Venue: Foro Italico Tennis Center Court, Rome, Italy
Week 4
- Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran
- Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland
- Venue: Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
Week 5
- Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran
- Venue: Kraków Arena, Kraków, Poland
- Venue: Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Week 6
- Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran
Week 7
- Venue: Unipol Arena, Casalecchio di Reno, Italy
- Venue: Ergo Arena, Gdańsk–Sopot, Poland
- Venue: Mediolanum Forum, Assago, Italy
Pool B
Week 1
- Venue: Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna, Bulgaria
Week 2
- Venue: Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia
Week 3
- Venue: Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, United States
- Venue: Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
Week 4
- Venue: UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States
- Venue: Energetik Sports Complex, Surgut, Russia
Week 5
- Venue: Energetik Sports Complex, Surgut, Russia
- Venue: Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, United States
Week 6
- Venue: Yantarny Sports Complex, Kaliningrad, Russia
- Venue: SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
- Venue: Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia
Week 7
- Venue: SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
- Venue: Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Venue: Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Serbia
Group 2
- The Group 2 Final Round hosts Australia and the winners of Pool C, D and E will qualify for the Group 2 Final Round. If Australia finishes first in Pool C, Pool C will send its top two teams.
Qualified for the [|Group 2 Final round] | |
Qualified as hosts for the Group 2 Final round | |
Relegated position |
Pool C
Week 1
- Venue: Sportcampus Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium
- Venue: Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium
Week 2
- Venue: Stampede Corral, Calgary, Canada
Week 3
- Venue: Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium
- Venue: AIS Arena, Canberra, Australia
- Venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
Week 4
- Venue: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, University Endowment Lands, Greater Vancouver Regional District, Canada
- Venue: Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland
Week 5
- Venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
- Venue: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Canada
- Venue: Sportcampus Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium
Week 6
- Venue: Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, Australia
- Venue: Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland
Week 7
- Venue: Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland
- Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia
Pool D
Week 1
- Venue: Brose Arena, Bamberg, Germany
- Venue: Polideportivo Municipal Gustavo Torito Rodríguez, San Martín, Argentina
Week 2
- Venue: Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier, France
- Venue: Polideportivo Delmi, Salta, Argentina
Week 3
- Venue: Microestadio de Lomas de Zamora, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
- Venue: Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
Week 4
- Venue: Kindarena, Rouen, France
- Venue: Park Arena Komaki, Komaki, Japan
- Venue: Palais des Sports André Brouat, Toulouse, France
Week 5
- Venue: Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
- Venue: Shimadzu Arena, Kyoto, Japan
Week 6
- Venue: Vendéspace, Mouilleron-le-Captif, France
- Venue: Koshigaya City Gymnasium, Koshigaya, Japan
- Venue: Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris, France
Pool E
Week 2
- Venue: Eindhoven Sports Centre, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Week 3
- Venue: Budvar Arena, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Venue: Topsportcentrum Almere, Almere, Netherlands
Week 4
- Venue: SD Arena, Chomutov, Czech Republic
- Venue: Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea
Week 5
- Venue: Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon, South Korea
- Venue: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal
Week 6
- Venue: Opava Sports Hall, Opava, Czech Republic
- Venue: Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon, South Korea
Week 7
- Venue: Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Group 3
- The Group 3 Final Round hosts Turkey, the winners of Pool F and G and the best second team among Pool F and G will qualify for the Group 3 Final Round.
Qualified for the [|Group 3 Final round] | |
Qualified as hosts for the Group 3 Final round |
Pool F
Week 3
- Venue: Palacio de los Deportes Juan Escutia, Mexico City, Mexico
Week 4
- Venue: El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis, Tunisia
Pool G
Week 3
- Venue: Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Week 4
- Venue: Steel Aréna, Košice, Slovakia
Final round
Group 3
- Venue: Cengiz Göllü Volleyball Hall, Bursa, Turkey
- All times are Eastern European Summer Time.
Final four (Week 6)
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Group 2
- Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia
- All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time.
Final four (Week 8)
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Group 1
- Venue: Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy
- All times are Central European Summer Time.
Pool play (Week 9)
Pool H
Pool I
Final four (Week 9)
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Rank | Team |
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16 | |
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27 | |
27 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Setter
- Best Outside Spikers
- Best Middle Blockers
- Best Opposite Spiker
- Best Libero
Prize money
- Prize Money for the Final Standing
- Prize Money for the Awards