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 teams of the 2013 edition directly qualified. 10 teams were invited by the FIVB.

AfricaAsia and OceaniaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth America

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 to 2003 and 2006–12. The World League featured 8 teams in its inaugural year in 1990, 10 in 1991 and then 12 from 1992 to 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.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Pool APool BPool CPool DPool EPool FPool G

Squads

Pool standing procedure Match points Number 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 finishes as 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 Court, 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, 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: Energetik Sports Complex, Surgut, Russia

Week 5 Venue: Energetik Sports Complex, 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. If Australia finishes first in Pool C, Pool C will send its top two teams.

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, Greater Vancouver Regional District, 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 2 Venue: Eindhoven Sports Centre, Eindhoven, Netherlands Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

Week 3 Venue: Budvar Arena, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Venue: Topsportcentrum Almere, Almere, Netherlands

Week 4 Venue: SD Arena, Chomutov, Czech Republic Venue: Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea

Week 5 Venue: Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon, South Korea Venue: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal

Week 6 Venue: Opava Sports Hall, Opava, Czech Republic Venue: Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon, South Korea

Week 7 Venue: Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da 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 team among Pool F and G will qualify for the Group 3 Final Round.

Pool F

Week 3 Venue: Palacio de los Deportes Juan Escutia, Mexico City, Mexico

Week 4 Venue: El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis, Tunisia

Pool G

Week 3 Venue: Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, Carolina, Puerto Rico

Week 4 Venue: Steel Aréna, Košice, Slovakia

Final round

Group 3 Venue: Cengiz Göllü Volleyball Hall, Bursa, Turkey All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

Final four (Week 6)

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Group 2 Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).

Final four (Week 8)

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Group 1 Venue: Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Pool play (Week 9) Pool H

Pool I

Final four (Week 9)

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

RankTeam4578101112131619212223242527

12-man Roster for Group 1 Final RoundAnderson, Rooney (c), Sander, Lee, Lotman, K. Shoji, Christenson, Holmes, Clark, Holt, Muagututia, E. ShojiHead coachSperaw

Awards

Most valuable player Taylor Sander Best setter Saeid Marouf Best outside spikers Taylor Sander Ricardo Lucarelli Best middle blockers David Lee Lucas Saatkamp Best opposite spiker Wallace de Souza Best libero Salvatore Rossini

Prize money

Prize Money for the Final Standing Champions – $1,000,000 Runners-up – $500,000 3rd place – $300,000 4th place – $150,000 5th place – $75,000 (2 teams)

Prize Money for the Awards Most Valuable Player – $30,000 Best Setter – $10,000 Best Outside Spiker – $10,000 (2 players) Best Middle Blocker – $10,000 (2 players) Best Opposite Spiker – $10,000 Best Libero – $10,000

References

External links Official website Final Standing Awards Statistics of Group 1 Final Round Statistics of Group 1 Statistics of Group 2 Statistics of Group 3