The France national men's volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It was the reigning European Champion in 2015 and is ranked 3rd (as of 1 January 2023) 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 Slovenia. They suffered another setback in 2010 when they again missed the finals and finished 12th.

In 2015, France won the European Championship and World League (also in 2017).

France competed at the Olympic Games for the fourth time in Rio 2016, finishing ninth. Five years later, they won gold after defeating Russia in Tokyo 2020. They retained their Olympic title at Paris 2024.

Competition record Olympic Games

Champions   2nd place   3rd place   4th place Olympic Games recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1964Did not qualify 3 2 1 7 3 19681967 European Championship 1972 5 2 3 8 9 19761975 European Championship 19801979 European Championship 19841983 European Championship 1988 5th–8th places 8th 7 3 4 12 13 Squad1987 European Championship 1992 11th place match 11th 6 2 4 9 14 Squad 5 5 0 15 4 1996Did not qualifyDid not qualify 2000 3 2 1 7 5 2004 Preliminary round 9th 5 2 3 8 10 Squad 11 9 2 27 9 2008 Did not qualify 3 2 1 6 3 2012 3 2 1 8 5 2016 Preliminary round 9th 5 2 3 8 9 Squad 12 9 3 30 14 2020 Final Gold 8 5 3 19 14 Squad 8 5 3 19 12 2024 Final Gold 6 5 1 17 7 SquadQualified as host 2028 Future event Future event 2032Total2 Titles6/163719187367—53381512764

World Championship

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place FIVB World Championship recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1949 6th Squad 1952 6th Squad 1956 7th Squad 1960 9th Squad 1962did not enter 1966 18th Squad 1970 17th Squad 1974 16th Squad 1978 15th Squad 1982 16th Squad 1986 6th Squad 1990 8th Squad 1994 Did not qualify 1998 2002 Semifinals 3rd Squad 2006 6th Squad 2010 11th Squad 2014 Semifinals 4th Squad 2018 Second round 7th8532112 Squad 2022 Quarterfinals 5th541147 Squad 2025 Preliminary round 18th 3 1 2 7 6 Squad 2027Qualified 2029To be determinedTotal0 Title(s)18/23

World Cup

Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place FIVB World Cup recordYearResultPldWLSWSLPWPL 196511th606418208318 1969did not qualify 1977 1981 1985 1989 1991 1995 1999 20035th11742416950868 2007Did not qualify 2011 2015 2019 2023Total3/1517710283411581186

World Grand Champions Cup Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

World Grand Champions recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1993did not qualify 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017Round Robin5th5 1 4 6 12 Squad Total 0 Titles 1/7 5 1 4 6 12 —

World League Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place FIVB World League recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1990 5th12572426 Squad 1991 8th163131842 Squad 1992 11th12111934 Squad 1993did not enter 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 7th12572526 Squad 2000 7th12752421 Squad 2001 5th15963329 Squad 2002 7th15962927 Squad 2003 10th12662620 Squad 2004 5th12932917 Squad 2005 10th12481730 Squad 2006 Final 2nd171164130 Squad 2007 6th14773029 Squad 2008 10th12662125 Squad 2009 9th12662624 Squad 2010 12th12572029 Squad 2011 12th12391829 Squad 2012 7th12932919 Squad 2013 10th10552123 Squad 2014 G2 Final 10th141133814 Squad 2015 G1 Final 1st181715211 Squad 2016 G1 Semifinals 3rd13853218 Squad 2017 G1 Final 1st131213814 SquadTotal2 Titles22/28289158131600537

Nations League 1st place   2nd place   3rd place   4th place FIVB Nations League recordYearRoundPositionSquad 2018Final2nd191544723 2019Final six6th171163924 2021Semifinals3rd171254425 2022Final1st151234013 2023Quarterfinals8th13672524 2024Final1st151143925 2025Quarterfinals5th13853121 2026Preliminary round 11th 12 6 6 23 24 2027 Qualified Total 2 Titles 9/9 —

European Championship Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place European Championship recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1948 Runners-up Squad 1950 did not enter 1951 Third place Squad 1955 8th Squad 1958 8th Squad 1963 8th Squad 1967 10th Squad 1971 14th Squad 1975 8th Squad 1977 10th Squad 1979 4th Squad 1981 8th Squad 1983 12th Squad 1985 Third place Squad 1987 Final Runners-up Squad 1989 5th Squad 1991 9th Squad 1993 9th Squad 1995 Did not qualify 1997 Semifinals 4th Squad 1999 6th523119 Squad 2001 7th Squad 2003 Final Runners-up Squad / 2005 7th Squad 2007 9th Squad 2009 Final Runners-up Squad 2011 Quarterfinals 7th 5 3 2 11 10 Squad 2013 Quarterfinals 5th 4 3 1 10 5 Squad 2015 Final Champions 6 6 0 18 6 Squad 2017 Playoffs 9th 4 2 2 9 8 Squad 2019 Semifinals 4th 9 7 2 23 7 Squad 2021 Round of 16 9th 6 5 1 15 4 Squad 2023 Semifinals 4th9632110Squad 2026 Final Runners-up972248Squad 2028Total1 Title31/33

Results and fixtures 2026

Team Current squad Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Coach history 1938–1946 : Plaswick 1946–1947 : René Verdier 1947–1965 : Marcel Mathor 1965-1965 : Shigeyoshi 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 2012–2021 : Laurent Tillie 2021 : Bernardo Rezende 2022–present : Andrea Giani

Record attendance # Player Years Appearances1 Hervé Mazzon 1980–1991 4172 Christophe Meneau 1986–2000 4073 Laurent Tillie 1982–1995 4064 Alain Fabiani 1977–1992 3925 Stéphane Faure 1977–1988 3506 Philippe Blain 1980–1991 3407 Laurent Chambertin 1987–2002 3368 Éric Bouvier 1979–1992 3259 Luc Marquet 1990–2003 32510 Stéphane Antiga 1998–2010 30611 Laurent Capet 1993–2004 30012 Olivier Rossard 1986–1995 29413 Jean-Marc Jurkovitz 1983–1993 29014 Frantz Granvorka 1996–2007 28815 Dominique Daquin 1994–2006 267

Last updated table : December 2021.Records att in France A team

Kit providers The table below shows the history of kit providers for the France national volleyball team.

PeriodKit provider2000–AsicsErreà

Sponsorship Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Herbalife Nutrition, Generali other sponsors: Gerflor, L'Équipe, Française des Jeux lottery, Molten, Zamst, Moneaucristaline, Veinoplus, Appartcity, Herbalife International France and Pointp-tp.

Head-to-head record This page shows France men's national volleyball team's Head-to-head record at the Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup.

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References

External links

FIVB profile