# 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship

The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 17th edition of the competition. It was held in Betim, Brazil. It was the seventh time as well as the third consecutive times Betim was selected as the host city. The tournament was held from 7 to 11 December 2022. It was Volei Renata's first appearance at the Club World Championship.
Sir Safety Susa Perugia won their title for the first time on their first participation of the tournament. Simone Giannelli was chosen as MVP of this tournament.

## Host selection

On 10 June 2022 Brazilian media reported that this edition of the men's club world championship would be hosted in Minas Gerais, Brazil. According to the report, Brazil is going to host both men's and women's club world championship.
Later on 13 September 2022 it was reported that the Italian club Perugia had offered to host the next edition of the men's club world championship. In the end, Betim was selected to be the host city.

## Qualification

| Team (Confederation) | Qualified as |
| Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei (CSV) | Hosts |
| ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (CEV) | 2022 European champions |
| Trentino Itas (CEV) | 2022 European runners-up |
| Itambé Minas (CSV) | 2022 South American runners-up |
| Paykan Club (AVC) | 2022 Asian champions |
| Vôlei Renata (CSV) | 2022 South American 3rd place |
| Sir Safety Susa Perugia (CEV) | Wild card |
Notes:
    1.^ ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle withdrew from the tournament again and replaced by Sir Safety Susa Perugia.
    2.^ Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei is granted with a hosts spot. Therefore, Vôlei Renata, the third placed team from the 2022 CSV Club Championship is qualified as the next eligible team through the continental club championship qualification pathway in accordance with the FIVB event regulations.

## Venue

* All matches
* Betim, Brazil
* Ginásio Poliesportivo Divino Braga
* Capacity: 6,000

## Format
### Preliminary round

Six teams divided into two pools of three teams each in a round-robin match. The top two teams of each pool advance to the semifinals.

### Final round

A knockout stage. The first ranked team of Pool A plays a semifinal match against the second ranked team of Pool B, and the first ranked team of Pool B plays a semifinal match against the second ranked team of Pool A. The winners of the semifinals play for the Club World Championship title, while the runners-up play for the third place in the competition.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei | Itambé Minas |
| Vôlei Renata | Paykan Club |
| Sir Safety Susa Perugia | Trentino Itas |

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of victories
* Match points
* Sets quotient
* Points quotient
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## Preliminary round

* All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Sir Safety Susa Perugia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 179 | 153 | 1.170 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 169 | 139 | 1.216 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Vôlei Renata | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 123 | 150 | 0.820 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 7 Dec | 21:00 | Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei | 3–0 | Vôlei Renata | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 75–64 | P2 Report |
| 8 Dec | 21:00 | Vôlei Renata | 0–3 | Sir Safety Susa Perugia | 22–25 | 16–25 | 21–25 | | 59–75 | P2 Report |
| 9 Dec | 21:15 | Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei | 1–3 | Sir Safety Susa Perugia | 21–25 | 21–25 | 31–29 | 21–25 | 94–104 | P2 Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Trentino Itas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 175 | 149 | 1.174 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Itambé Minas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 163 | 168 | 0.970 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Paykan Club | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 180 | 201 | 0.896 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 7 Dec | 18:00 | Itambé Minas | 3–1 | Paykan Club | 22–25 | 27–25 | 27–25 | 25–18 | 101–93 | P2 Report |
| 8 Dec | 18:00 | Trentino Itas | 3–1 | Paykan Club | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–27 | 25–19 | 100–87 | P2 Report |
| 9 Dec | 18:15 | Itambé Minas | 0–3 | Trentino Itas | 21–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 62–75 | P2 Report |

## Final round

* All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 10 December | 10 December |
| Sir Safety Susa Perugia | 3 |
| Sir Safety Susa Perugia | 3 | 11 December | 11 December |
| Itambé Minas | 0 | 11 December | 11 December |
| Itambé Minas | 0 | Sir Safety Susa Perugia | 3 |
| 10 December | 10 December | | Sir Safety Susa Perugia | 3 |
| 10 December | 10 December | Trentino Itas | 1 |
| Trentino Itas | 3 | Trentino Itas | 1 |
| Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei | 0 | | |
| Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 11 December | 11 December |
| | | Itambé Minas | 1 |
| | | Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Dec | 18:30 | Trentino Itas | 3–0 | Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei | 25–13 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | | 75–52 | P2 Report |
| 10 Dec | 21:30 | Sir Safety Susa Perugia | 3–0 | Itambé Minas | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | | 75–55 | P2 Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Dec | 13:00 | Itambé Minas | 1–3 | Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei | 31–29 | 24–26 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 95–105 | P2 Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Dec | 16:00 | Sir Safety Susa Perugia | 3–1 | Trentino Itas | 20–25 | 25–23 | 27–25 | 25–19 | | 97–92 | P2 Report |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Sir Safety Susa Perugia |
| | Trentino Itas |
| | Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei |
| 4 | Itambé Minas |
| 5 | Paykan Club |
| 6 | Vôlei Renata |
* 2022 Club World Champions
* Sir Safety Susa Perugia 1st title

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Simone Giannelli (Sir Safety Susa Perugia)
* Best setter
    Simone Giannelli (Sir Safety Susa Perugia)
* Best outside spikers
    Alessandro Michieletto (Trentino Itas)
    Wilfredo León (Sir Safety Susa Perugia)
* Best middle blockers
    Marko Podraščanin (Trentino Itas)
    Flávio Gualberto (Sir Safety Susa Perugia)
* Best opposite spiker
    Matey Kaziyski (Trentino Itas)
* Best libero
    Lucas De Deus (Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei)