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FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup

FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup
SportVolleyball
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
First season2018
CEOBrazil Ary Graça
No. of teams8
ContinentInternational (FIVB)
Most recent
champion(s)		 China
(1st title)
Most titles China
 Cuba
 Portugal
 Slovenia
 Turkey
(1 title each)
Streaming partner(s)Volleyball TV
Promotion toNations League
Official websiteVolleyball Challenger Cup

The FIVB Men's Volleyball Challenger Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The first tournament was played between 20 and 24 June 2018 in Matosinhos, Portugal. The Portugal team won the inaugural edition, defeating Czech Republic counterpart in the final and qualified for the 2019 Nations League.

History

The tournament was first announced in October 2017 (alongside the announcement of the Nations League) as a joint project between the FIVB, the IMG and 21 national federations.[1] The Challenger Cup serves as a qualifying tournament for the aforementioned Nations League. The FIVB Challenger Cup is held before the Nations League's Final Round (in 2018 and 2019 editions) but changed it in 2022 edition and the winner earns the right to participate in the next year's Nations League.[2][3]

A corresponding tournament for women's national teams is the FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup.

Format

Previous format

The six qualified teams play in 2 pools of 3 teams in a round-robin format. The top 2 teams of each pool qualify for the semifinals. The first ranked teams play against the second ranked teams in this round. The winners of the semifinals advance to compete for the Challenger Cup title. The champion team will qualify for the next year's Nations League as a challenger team.[2][4]

New format

The eight qualified teams play in a knockout stage format. The top four teams in the quarterfinals will qualify for the semifinals. The winner of the quarterfinal 1 will play a semifinal match against the winner of the quarterfinal 4 and the winner of the quarterfinal 2 will play a semifinal match against the winner of the quarterfinal 3. The winners of the semifinals will advance to compete for the Challenger Cup title. The champion team will qualify for the next year's Nations league as a challenger team.[5]

Qualification

Confederation Slots
AVC (Asia) 1
CAVB (Africa) 1
CSV (South America) 1
CEV (Europe) 2
NORCECA (North America) 1
Total 8 (6+H+VNL)

Hosts

List of hosts by number of final cups hosted.

Times hosted Hosts Year(s)
1  Portugal 2018
 Slovenia 2019
 South Korea 2022
 Qatar 2023
 China 2024

Appearance

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team Portugal
2018
(6)		 Slovenia
2019
(6)		 South Korea
2022
(8)		 Qatar
2023
(8)		 China
2024
(8)		 Total
 Australia • • 5th • • 1
 Belarus • 3rd • • • 1
 Belgium • • • • 2nd 1
 Chile 5th 6th 8th 4th 7th 5
 China • • • 5th 1st 2
 Croatia • • • • 5th 1
 Cuba 4th 2nd 1st • • 3
 Czech Republic 2nd • 4th • • 2
 Dominican Republic • • • 6th • 1
 Egypt • 5th • • 3rd 2
 Estonia 3rd • • • • 1
 Kazakhstan 5th • • • • 1
 Mexico • • • • 8th 1
 Portugal 1st • • • • 1
 Qatar • • 7th 2nd 6th 3
 Slovenia • 1st • • • 1
 South Korea • • 3rd • • 1
 Thailand • • • 7th • 1
 Tunisia • • 6th 8th • 2
 Turkey • 4th 2nd 1st • 3
 Ukraine • • • 3rd 4th 2

Results summary

Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2018
Details 		Portugal
Matosinhos
Portugal 		3–1
Czech Republic
Estonia 		3–0
Cuba 		6
2019
Details 		Slovenia
Ljubljana
Slovenia 		3–0
Cuba
Belarus 		3–1
Turkey 		6
2020 Portugal
Gondomar 		Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022
Details 		South Korea
Seoul
Cuba 		3–1
Turkey
South Korea 		3–2
Czech Republic 		8
2023
Details 		Qatar
Doha
Turkey 		3–2
Qatar
Ukraine 		3–0
Chile 		8
2024
Details 		China
Linyi
China 		3–1
Belgium
Egypt 		3–2
Ukraine 		8

Medals summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba1102
 Turkey1102
3 China1001
 Portugal1001
 Slovenia1001
6 Belgium0101
 Czech Republic0101
 Qatar0101
9 Belarus0011
 Egypt0011
 Estonia0011
 South Korea0011
 Ukraine0011
Totals (13 entries)55515

Nations League qualifier

Year Relegated Challenger Team Remaining Challenger Teams Challenger Cup Winner
2018  South Korea Fall  Australia Same position  Bulgaria Same position  Canada Same position Only 4 challenger teams in the tournament  Portugal Rise
2019  Portugal Fall  Slovenia Rise
2021 None[6][7]  Netherlands[a] Same position  Slovenia Same position Cancelled[8]
2022  Australia Fall  China[b] Same position  Cuba Rise
2023  China Fall  Cuba Same position  Turkey Rise
2024 None[10]  China Rise

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Netherlands replaced China after the decision of the Chinese Volleyball Association to withdraw its national men's team due to financial limitations and travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
  2. ^ China replaced Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine. As a result, Russia was out of the Nations League.[9]

References

  1. ^ "FIVB announces the Volleyball Nations League". FIVB.org. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "FIVB Executive Committee embraces digital transformation". FIVB.org. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Volleyball Challenger Cup battles coming up in Croatia and Korea". volleyballworld. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Six teams line up for Volleyball Challenger Cup and one open berth in 2019 Men's and Women's VNL". FIVB.org. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Competition Formula". Volleyball World.
  6. ^ "Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2021 – Everything you need to know". IOC. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "FIVB statement on participating teams at VNL 2021". FIVB. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  8. ^ "FIVB announces cancellation of Volleyball Challenger Cup 2021". Volleyball World. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  9. ^ "FIVB Declares Russia And Belarus Not Eligible For International And Continental Competitions". FIVB. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  10. ^ "VNL to expand to 18 teams in 2025". Volleyball World. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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