The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 1991 in Brazil. It was not held between 1995 and 2009, but since 2010, the competition has been held every year, and has been hosted by Qatar, Switzerland, the Philippines, Japan, China and Turkey. The competition was held in Zhejiang Province of China in 2018 and 2019. After the 2020 championship was cancelled due to corona virus pandemic,[1] the competition was held in Turkey in 2021.
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship | |
 Official logo | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| First season | 1991 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | FIVB members |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul(3 titles) (2023) |
| Most titles | Vakıfbank Spor Kulubu (4 titles) |
| Streaming partner(s) | Volleyball TV (since 2018) |
The current champions are Turkey's Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul, who defeated archrivals Vakıfbank Spor Kulubu 3–2 in the final of the 2023 edition, to win their third title in the competition.[2] Turkish teams have been the most successful, with eight titles in total.
Results summary
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Results by confederation
edit| Confederation | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEV | 13 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| CSV | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| AVC | — | — | 2 | — |
| NORCECA | — | — | — | 3 |
| CAVB | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
- As of 17 December 2023
Format
editThe competition formula of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship has been constantly changed to fit the different number of teams that participate in each edition.
In general, the format of the tournament involves eight teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about one week; the winners of that year's AVC Club Volleyball Championship (Asia), African Clubs Championship (Africa), South American Volleyball Club Championship (South America) and CEV Champions League (Europe), along with the host city's team and a nominated team from North America. The number of teams is increased through wild card invitees.
Starting from 2024, the qualification for the Club World Championships will be as follows: two places per continent for Europe, Asia, and South America; one place for Africa; and finally, a club from the host nation will be granted a place. This change aims to ensure the fair representation from different continents and provides an opportunity for the host country to participate in the tournament.[5]
| Slots | Qualified as |
|---|---|
| 1 | Host club |
| 2 | CEV Champions League - Winner |
| CEV Champions League - Runner-up | |
| 2 | CSV Club Championship - Winner |
| CSV Club Championship - Runner-up | |
| 2 | AVC Club Championship - Winner |
| AVC Club Championship - Runner-up | |
| 1 | CAVB Club Championship - Winner |
| Total: 8 | |
Prize Money
editThe total prize money for the tournament is over USD$350,000.[6]
Medals summary
editMedal table by club
edit| Rank | club | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Imoco Volley Conegliano | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Osasco | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Rabita Baku | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Dinamo Kazan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leite Moça Sorocaba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sadia São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Teodora Ravenna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Minas Tênis Clube | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Casalmaggiore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dinamo Krasnodar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Matera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| São Caetano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Voléro Zürich | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Bergamo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Guangdong Evergrande | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mladost Zagreb[C] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| SESI São Paulo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tianjin Bohai Bank | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uralochka Yekaterinburg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medal table by country
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Serbia[C] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
- As of 17 December 2023
Most valuable player by edition
edit- 1991 –
Ida Alvares (Sadia São Paulo) - 1992 –
Ana Flávia Sanglard (Minas Tênis Clube) - 1994 – Ana Moser (Leite Moça Sorocaba)
- 2010 –
Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata (Fenerbahçe) - 2011 –
Nataša Osmokrović (Rabita Baku) - 2012 – Sheilla Castro (Osasco)
- 2013 –
Jovana Brakočević (Vakıfbank İstanbul) - 2014 –
Yekaterina Gamova (Dinamo Kazan) - 2015 –
Jordan Larson (Eczacıbaşı VitrA) - 2016 – Tijana Bošković (Eczacıbaşı VitrA)[7]
- 2017 –
Zhu Ting (Vakıfbank İstanbul)[8] - 2018 – Zhu Ting (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
- 2019 –
Paola Egonu (Imoco Volley Conegliano) - 2021 –
Isabelle Haak (Vakıfbank İstanbul) - 2022 – Isabelle Haak (Imoco Volley Conegliano)
- 2023 – Tijana Bošković (Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul)
- 2024 –
See also
edit- Men's
- African Clubs Championship
- Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
- CEV Champions League
- CEV Challenge Cup
- CEV Cup
- FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
- Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
- Women's
Notes
edit- ^ At the time the club was competing under the name Colgate/Pão de Açúcar.
- ^ At the time the club was competing under the name BCN/Guarujá.
- ^ a b FIVB considers Serbia (Since 2007) as the inheritor of the records of Yugoslavia (1948-1991), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992-2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).
References
edit- ^ "FIVB confirms cancellation of 2020 Volleyball Club World Championships". 21 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Five-set battle puts Eczacibasi on top of the world". volleyballworld.com. 17 December 2023. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b ""Jornal do Brasil" (Português)". 13 May 1991. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b ""Jornal do Brasil" (Português)". 28 November 1991. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "FIVB Board of Administration approves key proposals from FIVB Commissions and Councils". www.fivb.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "For the first time ever, the Volleyball Club World Championships are coming to India!". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "MVP Bošković leads dream team of Club Worlds in Manila". FIVB.org. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Zhu Ting spearheads Kobe 2017 Dream Team". FIVB.org. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.