The 2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship was the second edition of the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship, the biennial international youth volleyball championship contested by the women's national teams under the age of 17 of the members associations of the (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. It was held in Chile from 6 to 16 August 2026.
The United States won their first title, after defeating Turkey 3–0 in the final.
Host selection On 17 April 2025, FIVB opened the bidding process for member associations interested in hosting one of the two U17 World Championships in 2026 (i.e., Girls' or Boys' U17 World Championships) planned to take place in August 2026. The expression of interest of the member associations had to be submitted to FIVB no later than 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) on 30 May 2025.
FIVB announced the hosts for both Girls' and Boys' U17 World Championships on 1 July 2025, with Chile being selected to host the second edition of the Girls' U17 World Championship. According to the President of the Volleyball Federation of Chile (FEVOCHI) Jorge Pino, the Chilean bid competed with two other Asian bids. It marked the first time that Chile hosts an FIVB World Championship in any of its categories.
Teams
Qualification A total of 24 national teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to the host Chile and defending champions China which qualified automatically, 20 other teams qualify through five separate continental competitions which had to be completed before 31 December 2025. Two remaining teams entered the tournament via the Girls' U17 FIVB World Ranking (as of 31 December 2025) among the teams not yet qualified.
The slot allocation was set as follows: Defending champion (China): 1 Host (Chile): 1 AVC (Asia & Oceania): 4 CAVB (Africa): 3 CEV (Europe): 6 CSV (South America): 3 NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean): 4 Top teams not yet qualified as per Girls' U17 FIVB World Ranking: 2
Qualified teams The following twenty-four teams qualified for the tournament.
ConfederationQualifying tournament / Method of qualificationTeam qualifiedPrevious appearancesPrevious best performanceTotalFirstLastAVCDefending champions1 (2024)2025 Asian Women's U16 Championship1 (2024)1 (2024)0Debut0DebutGirls' U17 FIVB World Ranking1Eleventh place (2024)CAVB2025 Girls' U16 African Nations Championship1 Fourteenth place (2024)0Debut0DebutCEV2025 Women's U16 European Championship0Debut1 (2024)0Debut1 (2024)1 (2024)0DebutCSVHost nation0Debut2025 Girls' U17 South American Championship1 (2024)1 (2024)0DebutGirls' U17 FIVB World Ranking1Tenth place (2024)NORCECA2025 Girls' U17 NORCECA Continental Championship0Debut1 (2024)1 (2024)1 (2024)
Pools composition
Seeding Girls' U17 FIVB World Ranking of each team are shown in brackets, except the hosts Chile who ranked 22nd.
Seeded teamsUnseeded teams to be drawnLine 1Line 2Pot 1 (line 3)Pot 2 (line 4)Pot 3 (line 5)Pot 4 (line 6)
Draw The draw procedure for the pools composition also followed the serpentine system and was as follows: Teams from pot 4 were drawn first and were placed in line 64 of each pool starting from pool A to pool D. Teams from pot 3 were then drawn at the end and were placed in line 53 of each pool starting from pool D to pool A. Teams from pot 2 were then drawn and placed in line 4 of each pool starting from pool A to pool D. Teams from pot 1 were drawn at the end and were placed in line 3 of each pool starting from pool D to pool A.
The pools composition after the draw was as follow: + Pool ATeamA1A2A3A4A5A6+ Pool BTeamB1B2B3B4B5B6+ Pool CTeamC1C2C3C4C5C6+ Pool DTeamD1D2D3D4D5D6
Venues In July 2025, FEVOCHI President Jorge Pino confirmed Santiago as a host city and announced three other potential venues: Viña del Mar/Valparaíso, Rancagua, San Felipe and Los Andes, each hosting one group of six teams.
In May 2026, Volleyball World confirmed San Felipe and Los Andes as the other venues for the tournament.
SantiagoNational Stadium Park Court 1National Stadium Park Court 2Capacity: 2,400San FelipeLos AndesCurimon GymanasiumJuan Muñoz Herrera GymnasiumCapacity: 2,500Capacity:
Preliminary round All times are Chile Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Final round All times are Chile Standard Time (UTC−04:00).
17th–24th places
17th–24th quarter-finals
21st–24th semi-finals
17th–20th semi-finals
23rd place match
21st place match
19th place match
17th place match
1st–16th places
Round of 16
9th–16th quarter-finals
Quarter-finals
13th–16th semi-finals
9th–12th semi-finals
5th–8th semi-finals
Semi-finals
15th place match
13th place match
11th place match
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Third place match
Final
Final standing
RankTeam456789101112131415161718192021222324 Qualified for the 2028 World Championship
14–girl rosterLexi Coleman, Kaelyn Easton, Ellie Enger (c), Madlen Gloessner, Kari Knotts, Grace Hengler, Taylor Johnson, Julia Masselink, Madison Middleton, Maya Ogbogu, Brynli Burgess, Maija Mortensen, Peyton Smith, Kaya YoungHead coachHeather Olmstead
References
External links
2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship at Municipality of San Felipe