France men's national volleyball team
The France national men's volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It is the reigning European Champion since 2015 and is ranked 10th in the FIVB world ranking.
France have been competing in the World League ever since the inaugural edition in 1990 and continuously since 1999. In 2006 they finished second to Brazil but had their share of disappointment in subsequent seasons. In 2009 they narrowly missed making the Final Six, falling at the last hurdle to Argentina. They suffered another setback in 2010 when they again missed the finals and finished 12th.
France competed in the Olympic Games for the fourth time in Rio 2016, finishing ninth. Their best ever Olympic performance was an eighth place in Seoul 1988.
France in 2015 year winner gold medalist European Championship and World League.
Results
Olympic Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth placeWorld Championship
European Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth placeWorld League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth placeNations League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth placeYear | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
2018 | 2nd place | 19 | 15 | 4 | 47 | 23 |
2019 | 6th place | 17 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 24 |
2020 | Qualified | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 | Qualified | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 2/2 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 86 | 47 |
World Grand Champions Cup
World Cup
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
1965 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1969 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1989 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team
Current squad
The following is the French roster in the 2019 Men's Nations League.Head coach: Laurent Tillie
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2018–19 club |
28 4 1992 | Monini Spoleto | ||||||
13 8 1990 | Trentino Volley | ||||||
29 1 1995 | Revivre Axipower Milano | ||||||
27 12 1996 | :fr:Montpellier_Volley_Université_Club|Montpellier | ||||||
21 11 1989 | Cannes | ||||||
30 10 1989 | Kędzierzyn-Koźle | ||||||
2 11 1990 | MODENA VOLLEY PUNTO | ||||||
15 4 1990 | Jastrzębski Wiegel | ||||||
12 2 1991 | Zenit Kazan | ||||||
11 5 1989 | Sada Cruzeiro Volei | ||||||
22 5 1994 | Warszawa | ||||||
10 4 1996 | Calzedonia Verona | ||||||
15 6 1996 | RENNES EC | ||||||
15 2 1992 | SCC BERLIN | ||||||
4 5 1995 | :fr:Chaumont_Volley-Ball_52|Chaumont | ||||||
17 11 1995 | Arago de Sète | ||||||
28 6 1994 | Revivre Axipower Milano | ||||||
28 8 1993 | Rzeszów | ||||||
4 3 1992 | Kioene Padova | ||||||
23 5 1990 | SCC BERLIN | ||||||
28 2 1998 | Tours Volley-Ball | ||||||
29 5 1985 | :fr:Spacer's_Toulouse_Volley|TOAC TUC | ||||||
30 11 1995 | GFCA VOLLEY BALL | ||||||
08 06 1994 | :fr:Montpellier_Volley_Université_Club|Montpellier VUC | ||||||
04 4 1998 | :fr:Montpellier_Volley_Université_Club|Montpellier VUC |
Coach history
- 1938–1946 : Plaswick
- 1946–1947 : René Verdier
- 1947–1965 : Marcel Mathor
- 1965-1965 : Nagasaki
- 1965–1968 : Nicolae Sotir
- 1968–1970 : Georges Derose
- 1970–1979 : Roger Schmitt
- 1979–1983 : Jean-Marc Buchel
- 1983-1983 : Georges Komatov
- 1983–1984 : Éric Daniel
- 1984–1985 : Jean-Marc Buchel
- 1985–1988 : Éric Daniel
- 1988–1992 : Gérard Castan
- 1993–1994 : Jean-Marie Fabiani
- 1994–1995 : Jean-Michel Roche
- 1995-1995 : Gérard Castan
- 1995–1999 : Vladimir Kondra
- 1999–2000 : Pierre Laborie
- 2001–2012 : Philippe Blain
- 2012– : Laurent Tillie
Record Attendance
- Last updated table : December 2012.
Kit providers
Period | Kit provider |
2000– | Asics Erreà |