# FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

The FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, called the FIVB Volleyball Men's Junior World Championship between 2007 and 2011, is the world championship of volleyball for male players under the age of 21 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
The first edition was staged in 1977 in Brazil and tournaments have been played every four years for the first three editions and every two years since then. The most recent tournament was hosted by Bahrain in the city of Manama and won by Iran.
Russia is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with six titles and three runners-up. Brazil is the second most successful with four titles and six runners-up.
A corresponding tournament for female players is the FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship.

## Results summary

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | Teams |
| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 1977 Details | Rio de Janeiro | Soviet Union | Round-robin | China | Brazil | Round-robin | Mexico | 16 |
| 1981 Details | Denver | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Brazil | South Korea | 3–1 | China | 16 |
| 1985 Details | Milan | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Italy | Cuba | 3–0 | South Korea | 16 |
| 1987 Details | Manama | South Korea | 3–2 | Cuba | Soviet Union | 3–1 | West Germany | 16 |
| 1989 Details | Athens | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Japan | Brazil | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 16 |
| 1991 Details | Cairo | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Italy | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Brazil | 16 |
| 1993 Details | Rosario / Santa Fe | Brazil | 3–1 | Italy | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Argentina | 16 |
| 1995 Details | Johor Bahru / Kuala Lumpur | Russia | 3–2 | Brazil | Italy | 3–1 | Finland | 15 |
| 1997 Details | Manama | Poland | 3–1 | Brazil | Russia | 3–1 | Venezuela | 16 |
| 1999 Details | Sisaket / Ubon Ratchathani | Russia | 3–1 | France | Brazil | 3–0 | Venezuela | 16 |
| 2001 Details | Wrocław | Brazil | 3–0 | Russia | Venezuela | 3–0 | Italy | 16 |
| 2003 Details | Tehran | Poland | 3–2 | Brazil | Bulgaria | 3–0 | South Korea | 16 |
| 2005 Details | Visakhapatnam | Russia | 3–0 | Brazil | Cuba | 3–0 | Netherlands | 12 |
| 2007 Details | Casablanca / Rabat | Brazil | 3–0 | Russia | Iran | 3–1 | Italy | 12 |
| 2009 Details | Pune | Brazil | 3–2 | Cuba | Argentina | 3–0 | India | 16 |
| 2011 Details | Rio de Janeiro / Niterói | Russia | 3–2 | Argentina | Serbia | 3–1 | United States | 16 |
| 2013 Details | Ankara / İzmir | Russia | 3–0 | Brazil | Italy | 3–1 | France | 20 |
| 2015 Details | Tijuana / Mexicali | Russia | 3–2 | Argentina | China | 3–1 | Brazil | 16 |
| 2017 Details | Brno / České Budějovice | Poland | 3–0 | Cuba | Russia | 3–0 | Brazil | 16 |
| 2019 Details | Riffa | Iran | 3–2 | Italy | Brazil | 3–0 | Russia | 16 |
| 2021 Details | Cagliari / Carbonia / Sofia | Italy | 3–0 | Russia | Poland | 3–0 | Argentina | 16 |
| 2023 Details | Manama | Iran | 3–2 | Italy | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Argentina | 16 |
| 2025 Details | Jiangmen | | | | | | | 24 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Brazil | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |

## Appearance

| Team | 1977 (16) | 1981 (16) | 1985 (16) | 1987 (16) | 1989 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1995 (15) | 1997 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2005 (12) | 2007 (12) | 2009 (16) | 2011 (16) | 2013 (20) | 2015 (16) | 2017 (16) | 2019 (16) | 2021 (16) | 2023 (16) | 2025 (24) | Total |
| Algeria | • | • | • | 14th | 12th | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Argentina | 9th | 5th | 11th | 7th | 10th | 11th | 4th | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 4th | 4th | Q | 18 |
| Bahrain | • | • | • | 8th | 16th | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 14th | 15th | • | 6 |
| Belarus | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Belgium | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6th | 9th | • | • | • | • | 5th | 7th | • | 4 |
| Brazil | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 6th | Q | 23 |
| Bulgaria | • | • | 5th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 9th | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | 6th | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | 6th | 3rd | Q | 11 |
| Cameroon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | 1 |
| Canada | 10th | 13th | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | 5th | • | 9th | • | • | 12th | 11th | 12th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 10th | 11th | Q | 14 |
| Chile | • | 14th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| China | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 9th | • | 13th | 13th | • | • | 11th | • | 15th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | • | • | Q | 17 |
| Chinese Taipei | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | 13th | • | 13th | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 |
| Colombia | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 2 |
| Cuba | • | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 11th | • | • | • | 5th | • | 3rd | 8th | 2nd | • | • | 13th | 2nd | 10th | 11th | • | Q | 15 |
| Czech Republic | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 9th | 8th | 10th | Q | 5 |
| Dominican Republic | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Egypt | • | 15th | 16th | 13th | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | 10th | 13th | 15th | 14th | 15th | 12th | 13th | 13th | 9th | Q | 15 |
| Estonia | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Finland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| France | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2nd | 7th | • | • | • | 10th | • | 4th | 10th | • | • | • | • | Q | 7 |
| Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | See East Germany and West Germany | 13th | 13th | • | 5th | • | • | 8th | 9th | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| Greece | • | • | • | 11th | 6th | • | 5th | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| Haiti | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| India | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | 9th | 9th | • | 4th | 8th | 8th | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | 8 |
| Indonesia | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 2 |
| Iran | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | 9th | 8th | • | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 5th | 12th | 5th | 1st | 9th | 1st | Q | 15 |
| Italy | • | • | 2nd | • | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 4th | 13th | • | 4th | • | • | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | Q | 17 |
| Japan | 6th | 9th | 10th | 10th | 2nd | 5th | 7th | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | 11th | • | 12th | 10th | 14th | 13th | • | • | • | Q | 14 |
| Kazakhstan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
| Latvia | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Malaysia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Mexico | 4th | 12th | 14th | • | • | • | 13th | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | 16th | • | • | • | 14th | • | 8 |
| Morocco | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | 9th | 12th | • | • | 18th | • | 16th | 15th | 15th | • | Q | 8 |
| Netherlands | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | 6th | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Nigeria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Paraguay | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Peru | 15th | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Poland | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | 8th | 1st | 9th | 9th | 1st | • | • | 9th | • | • | 9th | 1st | 11th | 3rd | 5th | Q | 13 |
| Puerto Rico | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | 13th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | Q | 6 |
| Russia | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | • | • | 15 |
| Rwanda | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 13th | 16th | 13th | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| Serbia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of FRY / SCG | Part of FRY / SCG | Part of FRY / SCG | Part of FRY / SCG | Part of FRY / SCG | Part of FRY / SCG | Part of FRY / SCG | • | • | 3rd | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Slovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | 9th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| South Korea | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 11th | 6th | 5th | 9th | • | 7th | 6th | 4th | 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | Q | 14 |
| Spain | 11th | 10th | • | • | 13th | • | 13th | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| Thailand | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 8th | Q | 4 |
| Tunisia | • | • | 15th | • | • | 15th | 11th | • | 13th | 9th | 13th | 13th | 9th | • | 14th | 14th | 13th | • | • | 14th | • | 16th | Q | 14 |
| Turkey | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6th | 6th | 10th | • | • | • | Q | 4 |
| United States | 7th | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 7th | 8th | 4th | 11th | 11th | 14th | • | • | 13th | Q | 11 |
| Ukraine | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | 9th | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | Q | 4 |
| Venezuela | 11th | • | • | • | • | 16th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 13th | • | • | • | • | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 |
| Discontinued nations |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | 3rd | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | See Czech Republic and Slovakia | 2 |
| Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | • | • | 7th | • | • | 7th | 7th | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | See Serbia and Montenegro | 3 |
| Soviet Union | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | See Russia etc. | 6 |
| West Germany | • | 8th | • | 4th | • | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | See Germany | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | See FRY / SCG etc. | See FRY / SCG etc. | See FRY / SCG etc. | See FRY / SCG etc. | See FRY / SCG etc. | See FRY / SCG etc. | See FRY / SCG etc. | See Serbia etc. | See Serbia etc. | See Serbia etc. | See Serbia etc. | See Serbia etc. | See Serbia etc. | See Serbia etc. | See Serbia etc. | See Serbia etc. | See Serbia etc. | 1 |

### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
* – Hosts
* Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament