The 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League will be the seventh edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, an annual women's international volleyball tournament. The competition will be held from 4 June to 27 July 2025, with the final round to take place at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.[1][2]

Following the results of the 2024 Challenger Cup, Czech Republic will make their debut this edition, while Belgium made their comeback as the top FIVB ranked team.

Qualification

In a change of format for this edition, none of the current teams relegated, and from this year 2025 onwards the competition expanded to 18 teams. The two extra spots were allocated to Czech Republic,[3] who won the 2024 Challenger Cup and Belgium, the non-qualified top FIVB ranked team.[4]

Country Confederation Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
 Belgium CEV 4 2018 2022 7th place (2019)
 Brazil CSV 6 2018 2024 Runners-up (2019, 2021, 2022)
 Bulgaria CEV 4 2019 2024 13th place (2023)
 Canada NORCECA 4 2021 2024 10th place (2023, 2024)
 China AVC 6 2018 2024 Runners-up (2023)
 Czech Republic CEV 0 0 None
 Dominican Republic NORCECA 6 2018 2024 6th place (2021)
 France CEV 1 2024 14th place (2024)
 Germany CEV 6 2018 2024 8th place (2023)
 Italy CEV 6 2018 2024 Champions (2022, 2024)
 Japan AVC 6 2018 2024 Runners-up (2024)
 Netherlands CEV 6 2018 2024 5th place (2018)
 Poland CEV 6 2018 2024 3rd place (2023, 2024)
 Serbia CEV 6 2018 2024 3rd place (2022)
 South Korea AVC 6 2018 2024 12th place (2018)
 Thailand AVC 6 2018 2024 8th place (2022, 2024)
 Turkey CEV 6 2018 2024 Champions (2023)
 United States NORCECA 6 2018 2024 Champions (2018, 2019, 2021)

Format

Preliminary round

The format of play is generally the same as in the 2022 edition. However, the current format has the 18 women's teams competing in pools of 6 teams during the pool phase. Each team play 12 matches during the pool stage. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.[5]

Final round

The VNL Finals will see the top eight teams moving directly to the knockout phase, which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals, and the bronze and gold medal matches.[5]

Final 8 direct elimination formula:

  • The first ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the eighth ranked team, the second ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the seventh ranked team, the third ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the sixth ranked team, and the fourth ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the fifth ranked team.
  • The national team of the hosting territory of the event will have a guaranteed berth for the Final round. If the host nation team do not finish in the top eight in the Preliminary round, they will replace the eighth place team and play as the eighth seed.

Pool composition

The overview of pools was released on 10 December 2024.[1]

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3
Pool 1
Canada 		Pool 2
Brazil 		Pool 3
China 		Pool 4
Turkey 		Pool 5
China 		Pool 6
Serbia 		Pool 7
Netherlands 		Pool 8
USA 		Pool 9
Japan

 Bulgaria
 Canada
 Dominican Republic
 Japan
 Netherlands
 Serbia

 Brazil
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Italy
 South Korea
 United States

 Belgium
 China
 France
 Poland
 Thailand
 Turkey

 Belgium
 Brazil
 Canada
 Dominican Republic
 South Korea
 Turkey

 Bulgaria
 China
 Czech Republic
 Italy
 Japan
 Thailand

 France
 Germany
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Serbia
 United States

 Belgium
 Czech Republic
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Serbia
 Turkey

 Canada
 China
 Dominican Republic
 Germany
 Thailand
 United States

 Brazil
 Bulgaria
 France
 Japan
 Poland
 South Korea

Venues

Preliminary round

Week 1
Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3
Ottawa, Canada Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Beijing, China
TD Place Arena TBA Beijing National Stadium
Capacity: 8,585 Capacity: Capacity: 80,000
Week 2
Pool 4 Pool 5 Pool 6
Istanbul, Turkey Hong Kong, China Belgrade, Serbia
TBA TBA Belgrade Arena
Capacity: Capacity: Capacity: 18,386
Week 3
Pool 7 Pool 8 Pool 9
Apeldoorn, Netherlands Arlington, USA Chiba, Japan
Omnisport Apeldoorn College Park Center Chiba Port Arena
Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 7,512

Final round

All matches[2]
Łódź, Poland
Atlas Arena
Capacity: 13,806

Competition schedule

● Preliminary round ● Final round
Week 1
4–8 Jun 		Week 2
18–22 Jun 		Week 3
9–13 Jul 		Week 4
23–27 Jul
36 matches 36 matches 36 matches 8 matches

Pool standing procedure

  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply, with the teams ranked by the most points gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Sets quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match between the tied teams during the Round Robin Phase. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams will be ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Preliminary round

Ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Final round
2  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
3  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
4  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
5  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
6  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
7  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
8  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
9  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
10  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
11  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
12  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
13  Poland[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Final round
14  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
15  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
16  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
17  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
18  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 4 June 2025. Source: VNL 2025 – Women's standings
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as finals' host

Week 1

Pool 1

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jun 11:00 Netherlands  –  Japan – – –        
4 Jun 16:00 Dominican Republic  –  Serbia – – –        
4 Jun 19:30 Bulgaria  –  Canada – – –        
5 Jun 16:00 Bulgaria  –  Dominican Republic – – –        
5 Jun 19:30 Canada  –  Netherlands – – –        
6 Jun 16:00 Dominican Republic  –  Netherlands – – –        
6 Jun 19:30 Serbia  –  Japan – – –        
7 Jun 16:00 Canada  –  Japan – – –        
7 Jun 19:30 Bulgaria  –  Serbia – – –        
8 Jun 11:00 Dominican Republic  –  Japan – – –        
8 Jun 14:30 Bulgaria  –  Netherlands – – –        
8 Jun 18:00 Canada  –  Serbia – – –        

Pool 2

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jun 14:00 United States  –  Italy – – –        
4 Jun 17:30 Czech Republic  –  Brazil – – –        
4 Jun 21:00 South Korea  –  Germany – – –        
5 Jun 17:30 Germany  –  Italy – – –        
5 Jun 21:00 United States  –  Brazil – – –        
6 Jun 17:30 South Korea  –  Italy – – –        
6 Jun 21:00 Czech Republic  –  United States – – –        
7 Jun 13:30 Germany  –  Brazil – – –        
7 Jun 17:00 South Korea  –  Czech Republic – – –        
8 Jun 10:00 Brazil  –  Italy – – –        
8 Jun 13:30 Czech Republic  –  Germany – – –        
8 Jun 17:00 South Korea  –  United States – – –        

Pool 3

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jun 12:30 France  –  Turkey – – –        
4 Jun 16:00 Thailand  –  Poland – – –        
4 Jun 19:30 China  –  Belgium – – –        
5 Jun 16:00 Belgium  –  Thailand – – –        
5 Jun 19:30 China  –  Poland – – –        
6 Jun 16:00 France  –  Belgium – – –        
6 Jun 19:30 Turkey  –  Thailand – – –        
7 Jun 16:00 Turkey  –  Poland – – –        
7 Jun 19:30 China  –  France – – –        
8 Jun 12:30 Belgium  –  Poland – – –        
8 Jun 16:00 France  –  Thailand – – –        
8 Jun 19:30 China  –  Turkey – – –        

Week 2

Pool 4

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun 12:30 South Korea  –  Canada – – –        
18 Jun 16:00 Belgium  –  Brazil – – –        
18 Jun 19:30 Dominican Republic  –  Turkey – – –        
19 Jun 16:00 Belgium  –  Dominican Republic – – –        
19 Jun 19:30 Canada  –  Turkey – – –        
20 Jun 16:00 South Korea  –  Belgium – – –        
20 Jun 19:30 Canada  –  Brazil – – –        
21 Jun 16:00 Dominican Republic  –  Brazil – – –        
21 Jun 19:30 South Korea  –  Turkey – – –        
22 Jun 12:30 Belgium  –  Canada – – –        
22 Jun 16:00 South Korea  –  Dominican Republic – – –        
22 Jun 19:30 Turkey  –  Brazil – – –        

Pool 5

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun 13:30 Bulgaria  –  Italy – – –        
18 Jun 17:00 Thailand  –  Japan – – –        
18 Jun 20:30 Czech Republic  –  China – – –        
19 Jun 17:00 Thailand  –  Italy – – –        
19 Jun 20:30 Bulgaria  –  China – – –        
20 Jun 17:00 Bulgaria  –  Czech Republic – – –        
20 Jun 20:30 Japan  –  Italy – – –        
21 Jun 16:30 Czech Republic  –  Thailand – – –        
21 Jun 20:00 Japan  –  China – – –        
22 Jun 13:00 Bulgaria  –  Thailand – – –        
22 Jun 16:30 Czech Republic  –  Japan – – –        
22 Jun 20:00 China  –  Italy – – –        

Pool 6

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jun 13:00 France  –  Germany – – –        
18 Jun 16:30 Netherlands  –  Poland – – –        
18 Jun 20:00 Serbia  –  United States – – –        
19 Jun 16:30 United States  –  Poland – – –        
19 Jun 20:00 Germany  –  Serbia – – –        
20 Jun 16:30 France  –  Netherlands – – –        
20 Jun 20:00 Germany  –  Poland – – –        
21 Jun 16:30 Netherlands  –  United States – – –        
21 Jun 20:00 France  –  Serbia – – –        
22 Jun 13:00 Germany  –  Netherlands – – –        
22 Jun 16:30 France  –  United States – – –        
22 Jun 20:00 Serbia  –  Poland – – –        

Week 3

Pool 7

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul 13:00 Czech Republic  –  Serbia – – –        
9 Jul 17:00 Italy  –  Belgium – – –        
9 Jul 20:30 Netherlands  –  Turkey – – –        
10 Jul 17:00 Italy  –  Serbia – – –        
10 Jul 20:30 Belgium  –  Netherlands – – –        
11 Jul 17:00 Belgium  –  Serbia – – –        
11 Jul 20:30 Czech Republic  –  Turkey – – –        
12 Jul 15:00 Czech Republic  –  Netherlands – – –        
12 Jul 19:00 Turkey  –  Italy – – –        
13 Jul 12:30 Czech Republic  –  Belgium – – –        
13 Jul 16:00 Netherlands  –  Italy – – –        
13 Jul 20:00 Serbia  –  Turkey – – –        

Pool 8

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul 12:30 Germany  –  Canada – – –        
9 Jul 16:00 Dominican Republic  –  China – – –        
9 Jul 19:30 Thailand  –  United States – – –        
10 Jul 16:00 Thailand  –  Germany – – –        
10 Jul 19:30 Dominican Republic  –  United States – – –        
11 Jul 16:00 Thailand  –  Dominican Republic – – –        
11 Jul 19:30 Canada  –  China – – –        
12 Jul 16:00 Germany  –  China – – –        
12 Jul 19:30 Canada  –  United States – – –        
13 Jul 11:30 Germany  –  Dominican Republic – – –        
13 Jul 15:00 Thailand  –  Canada – – –        
13 Jul 19:00 China  –  United States – – –        

Pool 9

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul 12:30 Bulgaria  –  Brazil – – –        
9 Jul 16:00 South Korea  –  Poland – – –        
9 Jul 19:30 France  –  Japan – – –        
10 Jul 16:00 France  –  Brazil – – –        
10 Jul 19:30 South Korea  –  Japan – – –        
11 Jul 16:00 Bulgaria  –  France – – –        
11 Jul 19:30 Poland  –  Brazil – – –        
12 Jul 16:00 South Korea  –  Bulgaria – – –        
12 Jul 19:30 Japan  –  Poland – – –        
13 Jul 11:30 South Korea  –  France – – –        
13 Jul 15:00 Bulgaria  –  Poland – – –        
13 Jul 18:45 Japan  –  Brazil – – –        

Final standing

Awards

  • Most valuable player
  • Best setter
  • Best outside spikers
  • Best opposite spiker
  • Best middle blockers
  • Best libero


See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Host cities, pools and ticket information revealed for revamped VNL 2025!" (Press release). FIVB. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Finały Siatkarskiej Ligi Narodów Kobiet odbędą się w 2025 roku w Łódzkiej Atlas Arenie" [The Women's Volleyball Nations League finals will be held in 2025 at the Atlas Arena in Łódź]. Atlas Arena (in Polish). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Czechia triumph as first-time Challenger Cup winners and qualify for VNL 2025!". Volleyball World. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ^ Pareja, Marcos Menocal (14 February 2024). "Volleyball Nations League (VNL) to feature 18 teams from 2025". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "VNL 2025 Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Archived from the original on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIVB_Women%27s_Volleyball_Nations_League
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