The FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship is the biennial international youth volleyball championship contested by the men's national teams under the age of 17 of the members associations of the (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.
The FIVB U17 World Championship for both genders was proposed by the FIVB Volleyball Council and unanimously approved by the FIVB Board of Administration during its meeting held in March 2022.
The first edition was staged in 2024 in Sofia, Bulgaria and was attended by 16 teams with plans to be expanded in subsequent editions. In April 2025, FIVB announced that the structure of the U17 events would be adapted to that of the U19 and U21 World Championships, featuring 24 teams, the same qualification processes and competition formats.
A corresponding tournament for female players is the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship.
Results summary YearHostFinal3rd place matchTeamsChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place2024DetailsSofia3–23–2162026DetailsDoha3–13–120
Medal table
Appearance Legend – Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Did not enter / Did not qualify – Hosts Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament WD – Qualified, but withdrew
Team2024(16)2026(20)Total•17th12nd4th26th•18th3rd29th9th214th•1•WD03rd15th210th19th27th12th2•2nd1•14th15th1st21st10th2•WD011th•112th18th2•5th1•6th115thWD1•20th1•7th14th16th213th11th2•13th1•WD016th•1•8th1
See also
FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
References
External links FIVB Boys' U17 Volleyball World Championship