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 18 teams of the 2013 edition directly qualified.
10 teams were invited by the FIVB. Qualified teams
Format It will be the first time the World League
will feature 28 teams, having had 18 teams in 2013 and 16 teams from 2001–2003 and
2006–2012. The World League featured eight 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
The pools were announced on 1 December 2013. FIVB World Ranking as of 7 October 2013 shown
in brackets. Squads
Pool standing procedure Match points
Numbers of matches won Sets ratio
Points ratio Result of the last match between the tied
teams Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for
the winner, 0 match points for the loser 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 is one of
the top two teams in Pool A, Pool A will send its top three teams.
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, 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: DS Energetik, Surgut, Russia
Week 5 Venue: DS Energetik, 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. 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, 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 1
Venue: Eindhoven Sports Centre, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal de Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Week 2 Venue: Budvar Arena, České Budějovice,
Czech Republic Venue: Topsportcentrum Almere, Almere, Netherlands
Week 3 Venue: SD Arena, Chomutov, Czech Republic
Venue: Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Week 4
Venue: Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon, South Korea Venue: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de
Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal Week 5
Venue: Opava Sports Hall, Opava, Czech Republic Venue: Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon, South Korea
Week 6 Venue: Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, Rotterdam,
Netherlands Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal de 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
among Pool F and G will qualify for the Group 3 Final Round.
Pool F Week 1
Venue: Palacio de los Deportes Juan Escutia, Mexico City, Mexico
Week 2 Venue: El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis, Tunisia
Pool G Week 1
Venue: Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Week 2 Venue: Steel Arena, Košice, Slovakia
Final round Group 3
Venue: Cengiz Göllü Volleyball Hall, Bursa, Turkey
All times are Eastern European Summer Time. Semifinals
3rd place match Final
Group 2 Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre,
Sydney, Australia All times are Australian Eastern Standard
Time. Semifinals
3rd place match Final
Group 1 Venue: Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy
All times are Central European Summer Time. Pool play
Pool H Pool I
Final four Semifinals
3rd place match Final
Final standing Awards
References
External links Official website
Final Standing of the Group 1 Final Standing of the Group 2
Final Standing of the Group 3 Statistics of the Group 1 Final Round
Statistics of the Group 1 Statistics of the Group 2
Statistics of the Group 3