This article gives the summarized final standings of each FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League tournament, an annual competition involving national women's volleyball teams.
After the sixth edition in 2024, United States won three golds (2018, 2019, 2021), Italy won two gold medals (2022, 2024), Turkey also won gold (2023), silver (2018) and bronze (2021), Brazil won three silvers (2019, 2021, 2022), China won silver (2023) and two bronze (2018, 2019), Japan won one silver medal (2024), Poland won two bronze medal (2023, 2024) and Serbia won bronze medal (2022).
Results summary
2018 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics
Squads
The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.
Preliminary round
Final round 2018
Final four
2019 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics
Squads
The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 25 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.
Preliminary round
Final round 2019
Final four
2021 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics
Squads
The 16 teams compete in a round-robin format. The teams play 3 matches each week and compete five weeks long, for 120 matches. The top four teams after the preliminary round compete in the final round.
Preliminary round
Final round 2021
Final four
2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics
Squads
Preliminary round
In the 2022 tournament, the format of play was changed. The new format will see 16 women's teams competing in pools of 8 teams during the pool phase. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.
Final round 2022 The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country Turkey 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.
Final eighth
2023 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics
Squads
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Preliminary round
Final round 2023 The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country United States 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.
Final eighth
2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics
Squads
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Preliminary round
Final round 2024 The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country Thailand 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.
Final eighth
2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics Squads
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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.
Final round 2025 The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country Poland 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.
Final eighth
2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League statistics Squads
Preliminary round
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.
Final round 2026 The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country China 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.
Final eighth
Tournament statistics
EditionPreliminary roundSetsFinal roundSetsTotalSetsPreliminary roundPointsFinal roundPointsTotalPointsFinal MatchAttendance in Final 2018 130 399,149 (3,070 per match)443 38481 (3.7 per match)19,2501,67020,920 (161 per match) 2–3 3,5002019 130 399,575 (3,074 per match)443 40483 (3.7 per match)19,4861,73521,221 (163 per match) 2–3 6,000 2021 124 0 (0 per match)446 14 460 (3.71 per match)19,22965119,880 (160 per match) 1–3 02022 104 256,881 (2,470 per match)360 30390 (3.75 per match)15,7121,38717,099 (164 per match) 3–0 7,0022023 104 344,618 (3,314 per match)371 31402 (3.87 per match)16,1071,37617,483 (168 per match) 1–3 5,8382024 104 371,655 (3,574 per match)346 31377 (3.63 per match)15,2061,35116,557 (159 per match) 1–3 6,0332025 116 459,150 (3,958 per match)422 32454 (3.91 per match)18,4231,37519,798 (171 per match) 3–1 7,8372026 116 428,221 (3,692 per match)420 32452 (3.89 per match)18,3591,40719,766 (170 per match) 3–1 4,000Total928 2,659,249 (2,866 per match) 3,251 248 3,499(3.77 per match) 141,772 10,952 152,724(164.6 per match) 24 medals(8 editions completed)40,210(5,744 per final) (**) Table is current through the end of 2026 Nations League.
Medals summary
Volleyball Nations League (2018–present) Years VNL Hosts Gold Silver Bronze 2018 Nanjing 2019 Nanjing 2021 Rimini 2022 Ankara 2023 Arlington 2024 Bangkok 2025 Łódź 2026 Macau
Team participations
Appearance
Rankings
2018–2024
RankVNL 20184578910111213141516
RankVNL 2019 4 5678910111213141516
RankVNL 202145678910111213141516
RankVNL 202245678910111213141516
RankVNL 202345678910111213141516
RankVNL 202445678910111213141516
2025–present
RankVNL 2025456789101112131415161718
RankVNL 2026456789101112131415161718
Team performances by season
Debut of national teams
By top four finishes RankNationNumber ofappearancesYears insemifinals17(2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026)26(2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026)34(2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)(2022, 2024, 2025, 2026)(2018, 2019, 2023, 2026)63(2021, 2024, 2025)(2023, 2024, 2025)81(2022)
Statistics leaders
Preliminary round
Best ScorersYearPlayerSpikesBlocksServes2018 Malwina Smarzek30642133612019 Malwina Smarzek37634114212021 Britt Herbots31412113372022 Britt Herbots2311262492023 Magdalena Stysiak2583372982024 Melissa Vargas24625222932025 Iman Ndiaye19020232332026 Kiera Van Ryk2262124271
Best AttackersYearPlayerSpikesFaultsShots2018 Tijana Bošković206801324182019 Andrea Drews205681534262021 Britt Herbots314883707722022 Britt Herbots282834007652023 Li Yingying262661985262024 Melissa Vargas162441103162025 Wu Mengjie204561934532026 Kiera Van Ryk22693196515
Best BlockersYearPlayerFaultsRebounds2018 Agnieszka Korneluk52851232602019 Maja Aleksić4764851962021 Eda Erdem4662891972022 Ana Carolina da Silva5256501582023 Agnieszka Korneluk 4875772002024 Hena Kurtagić3339571292025 Júlia Kudiess5238461362026 Júlia Kudiess 425673171
Best ServersYearPlayerAcesFaultsHits2018 Marlena Kowalewska24242262742019 Marlies Janssens24311351902021 Marlies Janssens23201391822022 Kiera Van Ryk2050781482023 Maria Yordanova19211151552024 Camilla Weitzel16121011292025 Iman Ndiaye23381091702026 Ekaterina Antropova3324129186
Best SettersYearPlayerFaults2018 Ilka Van de Vyver9241850714492019 Nootsara Tomkom337979611422021 Britt Bongaerts3526120715652022 Pornpun Guedpard475969411782023 Diao Linyu3221295812922024 Diao Linyu21965537782025 Zhang Zixuan3721093613182026 41047701184
Best DiggersYearPlayerDigsFaultsReceptions2018 Maret Balkestein-Grothues1226681962019 Lenka Dürr18648673012021 Brenda Castillo25062293412022 Maria Stenzel17627172202023 Mila Pashkuleva17641192362024 Kiera Van Ryk11334131602025 18052632952026 Juliette Gelin2035969331
Best ReceiversYearPlayerExcellentsFaults2018 Kim Hill6191632332019 Gabriela Guimarães167212834712021 Mayu Ishikawa151141433082022 Anna Pogany162111042772023 Yunlu Wang89232113232024 Lena Stigrot66171772602025 106232383672026 Bojana Gočanin11512195322
Final Round
Best ScorersYearPlayerSpikesBlocksServesTotal2018 Zhu Ting7763862019 Liu Yanhan7055802021 Ebrar Karakurt3871462022 Paola Egonu7265832023 Melissa Vargas5555652024 Paola Egonu (2x)5982692025 Gabriela Guimarães4471522026 Melissa Vargas714883
Best Attackers YearPlayerSpikesFaultsShots2018 Gabriela Guimarães5020341042019 Andrea Drews6918451322021 Ebrar Karakurt38728732022 Paola Egonu7223581532023 Melissa Vargas5512421092024 Paola Egonu595511152025 Mayu Ishikawa4623601292026 Melissa Vargas711352136
Best BlockersYearPlayerFaultsRebounds2018 Adenízia da Silva132112462019 Agnieszka Kąkolewska81414362021 Ana Carolina da Silva1079262022 Ana Carolina da Silva112227602023 Zehra Güneş141218442024 Ana Carolina da Silva172322622025 Agnieszka Korneluk171018452026 10112243
Best ServersYearPlayerAcesFaultsHits2018 Jordan Larson8553662019 Michelle Bartsch-Hackley8533462021 Sarina Koga3022252022 Eda Erdem5328362023 Melissa Vargas5439482024 Agnieszka Korneluk6534452025 Paola Egonu4814262026 Melissa Vargas8103250 Ekatarina Antropova893754
Best SettersYearPlayerFaults2018 Roberta Ratzke297443052019 Lauren Carlini9142763712021 Macris Carneiro5531562142022 Macris Carneiro6831922632023 Diao Linyu7111612332024 Joanna Wołosz5102052562025 Nanami Seki14312123562026 Elif Şahin881206295
Best DiggersYearPlayerDigsFaultsReceptions2018 Zhu Ting37020572019 Simge Şebnem Aköz521013752021 Ai Kurogo2853362022 Monica De Gennaro3798542023 Gizem Örge46146662024 Nyeme Costa47128672025 Monica De Gennaro401017672026 Wang Mengjie42141672 42101264
Best ReceiversYearPlayerExcellentsFaults2018 Gabriela Guimarães25042672019 Gabriela Guimarães30146772021 Michelle Bartsch-Hackley34142772022 Caterina Bosetti36333722023 Martyna Łukasik22658862024 Gabriela Guimarães36247852025 Yoshino Sato322711052026 Júlia Bergmann 28378109
Team awards Fair play award Year Team 2018rowspan=4 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025rowspan=2 2026
Individual awards
VNL Dream Team
YearMVPMiddle BlockersSetterOutside SpikersOpposite SpikerLibero 2018 Michelle Bartsch-Hackley TeTori Dixon Eda Erdem Dündar Cansu Özbay Michelle Bartsch-Hackley Zhu Ting Tandara Caixeta Suelen Pinto 2019 Andrea Drews Ana Beatriz Corrêa Haleigh Washington Macris Carneiro Gabriela Guimarães Liu Yanhan Ebrar Karakurt Megan Courtney 2021 Michelle Bartsch-Hackley Eda Erdem Dündar Carol Gattaz Jordyn Poulter Michelle Bartsch-Hackley Gabriela Guimarães Tandara Caixeta Justine Wong-Orantes 2022 Paola Egonu Jovana Stevanović Ana Carolina da Silva Alessia Orro Caterina Bosetti Gabriela Guimarães Paola Egonu Monica De Gennaro 2023 Melissa Vargas Zehra Güneş Yuan Xinyue Diao Linyu Li Yingying Martyna Łukasik Melissa Vargas Gizem Örge 2024 Paola Egonu Agnieszka Korneluk Sarah Luisa Fahr Alessia Orro Sarina Koga Myriam Sylla Paola Egonu Manami Kojima 2025 Monica De Gennaro Agnieszka Korneluk Júlia Kudiess Alessia Orro Myriam Sylla Gabriela Guimarães Paola Egonu Monica De Gennaro 2026 Melissa Vargas Júlia Kudiess Ekaterina Antropova Kiera Van Ryk Bojana Gočanin
All-time team records