The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 16th edition of the competition. It was held in Betim, Brazil for the second consecutive time from 7 to 11 December 2021.
Sada Cruzeiro won their 4th title of the world champions, having beaten Cucine Lube Civitanova in the final (3–0).
Qualification Team (Confederation)Qualified as Sada Cruzeiro (CSV)Hosts and 2020 South American Champions ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (CEV)2021 European Champions Itas Trentino (CEV)2021 European Runners-up UPCN San Juan (CSV)2020 South American Runners-up Foolad Sirjan Iranian (AVC)2021 Asian Champions Funvic Natal (CSV)2021 Brazilian Champions Cucine Lube Civitanova (CEV)Wild Card (2019 World Champions) Cucine Lube Civitanova replaced ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle which has decided to withdraw from the competition.
Venue All matches Betim, BrazilGinásio Poliesportivo Divino BragaCapacity: 6,000
Pools composition Pool APool B Cucine Lube Civitanova Sada Cruzeiro UPCN San Juan Itas Trentino Funvic Natal Foolad Sirjan Iranian
Squads
Pool ranking criteria
Ranking system: Number of victories Match points Set ratio Setpoint ratio H2H results
ResultWinnersLosers3–03 points0 points3–13 points0 points3–22 points1 point
Preliminary round All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
Pool A
Pool B
Final round All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Final standings
RankTeam Sada Cruzeiro Cucine Lube Civitanova Itas Trentino4 Funvic Natal5 UPCN San Juan6 Foolad Sirjan Iranian
14–man rosterWelinton Oppenkoski, Lucas de Deus, Otávio Pinto, Lucas Lóh, Guilherme Rech, Wallace de Souza (c), Cledenilson Souza, Rodrigo Leão, Isac Santos, Fernando Kreling, Lucas Bauer, Rhendrick Resley, Matias Provensi, Miguel Ángel LópezHead coachFilipe Ferraz
Awards
Most valuable player Miguel Ángel López (Sada Cruzeiro) Best setter Fernando Kreling (Sada Cruzeiro) Best outside spikers Alessandro Michieletto (Itas Trentino) Miguel Ángel López (Sada Cruzeiro) Best middle blockers Otávio Pinto (Sada Cruzeiro) Robertlandy Simón (Cucine Lube Civitanova) Best opposite spiker Wallace de Souza (Sada Cruzeiro) Best libero Fabio Balaso (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
References
External links Official website