# 2009 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship

The 2009 FIVB Volleyball Boys' Youth World Championship was held in Jesolo and Bassano del Grappa, Italy from 28 August to 6 September 2009. 16 teams participated in the tournament.

## Competing nations

The following national teams have qualified:
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Italy  Tunisia  Puerto Rico  Egypt | Iran  United States  Serbia  Japan | Argentina  France  Spain  Algeria | Brazil  Russia  Poland  India |

## Venues

* Palazzo del Turismo (Jesolo) – Pool B, D, E, F
* Palasport Bassano (Bassano del Grappa) – Pool A, C, G, H

## 1st round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 296 | 260 | 1.138 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 293 | 264 | 1.110 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 245 | 277 | 0.884 | Pool G or Pool H |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 252 | 285 | 0.884 | Pool G or Pool H |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Aug | Tunisia | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 25–11 | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–14 | | 97–66 |
| 28 Aug | Italy | 3–1 | Egypt | 25–18 | 16–25 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | 91–79 |
| 29 Aug | Egypt | 1–3 | Puerto Rico | 25–21 | 22–25 | 14–25 | 22–25 | | 83–96 |
| 29 Aug | Italy | 3–2 | Tunisia | 25–17 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 15–13 | 108–98 |
| 30 Aug | Tunisia | 3–1 | Egypt | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | 98–90 |
| 30 Aug | Puerto Rico | 1–3 | Italy | 19–25 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 20–25 | | 83–97 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 259 | 225 | 1.151 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 238 | 229 | 1.039 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 239 | 254 | 0.941 | Pool G or Pool H |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 271 | 299 | 0.906 | Pool G or Pool H |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Aug | Japan | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–20 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 13–15 | 101–107 |
| 28 Aug | Iran | 1–3 | United States | 20–25 | 25–13 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 90–88 |
| 29 Aug | Iran | 3–1 | Japan | 25–20 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–18 | | 94–81 |
| 29 Aug | United States | 0–3 | Serbia | 17–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | | 53–75 |
| 30 Aug | United States | 3–1 | Japan | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 98–89 |
| 30 Aug | Serbia | 0–3 | Iran | 22–25 | 11–25 | 23–25 | | | 56–75 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 284 | 251 | 1.131 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 245 | 204 | 1.201 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 248 | 259 | 0.958 | Pool G or Pool H |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 190 | 253 | 0.751 | Pool G or Pool H |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Aug | Algeria | 0–3 | Spain | 12–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | | 46–75 |
| 28 Aug | Argentina | 3–2 | France | 14–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 15–7 | 102–94 |
| 29 Aug | Argentina | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–16 | 25–20 | 28–26 | | | 78–62 |
| 29 Aug | France | 0–3 | Spain | 16–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | | 54–75 |
| 30 Aug | France | 3–1 | Algeria | 23–25 | 27–25 | 25–16 | 25–16 | | 100–82 |
| 30 Aug | Spain | 1–3 | Argentina | 30–28 | 19–25 | 24–26 | 22–25 | | 95–104 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 246 | 198 | 1.242 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 258 | 289 | 0.893 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 276 | 269 | 1.026 | Pool G or Pool H |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 273 | 297 | 0.919 | Pool G or Pool H |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Aug | India | 3–2 | Poland | 18–25 | 26–24 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 15–13 | 102–105 |
| 28 Aug | Brazil | 0–3 | Russia | 22–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | | 68–75 |
| 29 Aug | Brazil | 2–3 | India | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 24–26 | 12–15 | 109–105 |
| 29 Aug | Russia | 3–1 | Poland | 25–20 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–11 | | 96–79 |
| 30 Aug | Russia | 3–0 | India | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–13 | | | 75–51 |
| 30 Aug | Poland | 1–3 | Brazil | 21–25 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 19–25 | | 89–99 |

## 2nd round
### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 254 | 221 | 1.149 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 310 | 305 | 1.016 | Semifinals |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 248 | 265 | 0.936 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 246 | 267 | 0.921 | 5th–8th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 01 Sep | Serbia | 2–3 | Argentina | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 10–15 | 104–111 |
| 01 Sep | Italy | 1–3 | India | 25–21 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | | 87–96 |
| 02 Sep | India | 2–3 | Argentina | 12–25 | 25–16 | 26–28 | 25–19 | 12–15 | 100–103 |
| 02 Sep | Italy | 0–3 | Serbia | 21–25 | 23–25 | 14–25 | | | 58–75 |
| 03 Sep | Serbia | 3–0 | India | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–21 | | | 75–52 |
| 03 Sep | Argentina | 2–3 | Italy | 16–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–13 | 10–15 | 96–101 |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 263 | 200 | 1.315 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 227 | 218 | 1.041 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 231 | 279 | 0.828 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 267 | 291 | 0.918 | 5th–8th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 01 Sep | Iran | 3–1 | Spain | 25–15 | 25–17 | 17–25 | 25–17 | | 92–74 |
| 01 Sep | Tunisia | 0–3 | Russia | 18–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | | 58–75 |
| 02 Sep | Spain | 1–3 | Russia | 24–26 | 13–25 | 25–22 | 23–25 | | 85–98 |
| 02 Sep | Iran | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–13 | | 96–72 |
| 03 Sep | Russia | 0–3 | Iran | 19–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | | 54–75 |
| 03 Sep | Tunisia | 3–2 | Spain | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 16–25 | 16–14 | 101–108 |

### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 275 | 240 | 1.146 | 9th–12th place |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 259 | 258 | 1.004 | 9th–12th place |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 271 | 261 | 1.038 | 13th–16th place |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 234 | 280 | 0.836 | 13th–16th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 01 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | France | 25–22 | 25–15 | 26–24 | | | 76–61 |
| 01 Sep | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Poland | 18–25 | 13–25 | 21–25 | | | 52–75 |
| 02 Sep | Poland | 2–3 | France | 25–16 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 18–25 | 9–15 | 99–102 |
| 02 Sep | Puerto Rico | 3–2 | Japan | 17–25 | 25–22 | 16–25 | 26–24 | 15–13 | 99–109 |
| 03 Sep | Japan | 1–3 | Poland | 25–27 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 14–25 | | 86–101 |
| 03 Sep | France | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 25–23 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–18 | | 96–83 |

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 269 | 233 | 1.155 | 9th–12th place |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 276 | 242 | 1.140 | 9th–12th place |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 192 | 209 | 0.919 | 13th–16th place |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 226 | 279 | 0.810 | 13th–16th place |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 01 Sep | United States | 3–2 | Algeria | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 15–6 | 107–90 |
| 01 Sep | Egypt | 0–3 | Brazil | 20–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | | 62–75 |
| 02 Sep | Algeria | 1–3 | Brazil | 16–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 14–25 | | 77–97 |
| 02 Sep | United States | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | | 75–55 |
| 03 Sep | Brazil | 3–1 | United States | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | 97–94 |
| 03 Sep | Egypt | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | | 75–59 |

## Final round
### Classification 13th–16th

| 13th–16th places | 13th–16th places | 13th place | 13th place |
| 4 September – Bassano del Grappa | 4 September – Bassano del Grappa |
| Japan | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa |
| Algeria | 0 | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa |
| Algeria | 0 | Japan | 1 |
| 4 September – Bassano del Grappa | 4 September – Bassano del Grappa | | Japan | 1 |
| 4 September – Bassano del Grappa | 4 September – Bassano del Grappa | Egypt | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | Egypt | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 15th place | 15th place |
| | | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa |
| | | Algeria | 0 |
| | | Puerto Rico | 3 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 04 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Algeria | 26–24 | 33–31 | 25–12 | | | 84–67 |
| 04 Sep | Egypt | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 25–15 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–21 | | 97–83 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 05 Sep | Algeria | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 23–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | | 65–75 |
| 05 Sep | Japan | 1–3 | Egypt | 22–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | 89–93 |

### Classification 9th–12th

| 9th–12th places | 9th–12th places | 9th place | 9th place |
| 4 September – Bassano del Grappa | 4 September – Bassano del Grappa |
| Poland | 0 |
| Poland | 0 | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa |
| United States | 3 | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa |
| United States | 3 | United States | 1 |
| 4 September – Bassano del Grappa | 4 September – Bassano del Grappa | | United States | 1 |
| 4 September – Bassano del Grappa | 4 September – Bassano del Grappa | Brazil | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 3 |
| France | 1 | | |
| France | 1 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa | 5 September – Bassano del Grappa |
| | | Poland | 3 |
| | | France | 2 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 04 Sep | Poland | 0–3 | United States | 22–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | | 57–75 |
| 04 Sep | Brazil | 3–1 | France | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–13 | 25–15 | | 97–69 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 05 Sep | Poland | 3–2 | France | 25–21 | 20–25 | 12–25 | 25–19 | 15–8 | 97–98 |
| 05 Sep | United States | 1–3 | Brazil | 25–27 | 19–25 | 27–25 | 19–25 | | 90–102 |

### Classification 5th–8th

| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| 5 September – Jesolo | 5 September – Jesolo |
| India | 2 |
| India | 2 | 6 September – Jesolo | 6 September – Jesolo |
| Spain | 3 | 6 September – Jesolo | 6 September – Jesolo |
| Spain | 3 | Spain | 3 |
| 5 September – Jesolo | 5 September – Jesolo | | Spain | 3 |
| 5 September – Jesolo | 5 September – Jesolo | Tunisia | 1 |
| Tunisia | 3 | Tunisia | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | | |
| Italy | 1 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 6 September – Jesolo | 6 September – Jesolo |
| | | India | 3 |
| | | Italy | 1 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 05 Sep | India | 2–3 | Spain | 21–25 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | 11–15 | 101–102 |
| 05 Sep | Tunisia | 3–1 | Italy | 24–26 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–15 | | 99–79 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 06 Sep | India | 3–1 | Italy | 26–28 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | 101–88 |
| 06 Sep | Spain | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–15 | 25–15 | 23–25 | 25–18 | | 98–73 |

### Championship

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 5 September – Jesolo | 5 September – Jesolo |
| Serbia | 3 |
| Serbia | 3 | 6 September – Jesolo | 6 September – Jesolo |
| Russia | 0 | 6 September – Jesolo | 6 September – Jesolo |
| Russia | 0 | Serbia | 3 |
| 5 September – Jesolo | 5 September – Jesolo | | Serbia | 3 |
| 5 September – Jesolo | 5 September – Jesolo | Iran | 2 |
| Iran | 3 | Iran | 2 |
| Argentina | 0 | | |
| Argentina | 0 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 6 September – Jesolo | 6 September – Jesolo |
| | | Russia | 0 |
| | | Argentina | 3 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 05 Sep | Serbia | 3–0 | Russia | 25–20 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 75–64 |
| 05 Sep | Iran | 3–0 | Argentina | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–63 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 06 Sep | Russia | 0–3 | Argentina | 22–25 | 28–30 | 22–25 | | | 72–80 |
| 06 Sep | Serbia | 3–2 | Iran | 25–22 | 20–25 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 15–11 | 102–103 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Serbia |
| | Iran |
| | Argentina |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Tunisia |
| 7 | India |
| 8 | Italy |
| 9 | Brazil |
| 10 | United States |
| 11 | Poland |
| 12 | France |
| 13 | Egypt |
| 14 | Japan |
| 15 | Puerto Rico |
| 16 | Algeria |
* 2009 Boys' Youth World champions
* Serbia 1st title
Team Roster :
* Uroš Kovačević, Milan Perić, Maksim Buculjević, Nikola Jovović, Siniša Žarković, Vuk Milutinović, Dušan Petković, Milija Mrdak, Bojan Rajković, Nemanja Opačić, Aleksandar Atanasijević, Čedomir Stanković Head Coach: Milan Đuričić

## Awards

* MVP: Aleksandar Atanasijević
* Best scorer: Luca Vettori
* Best spiker: Masahiro Yanagida
* Best blocker: Sebastián Sole
* Best server: Ahmed Kerboua
* Best digger: Saddem Hmissi
* Best receiver: Ricardo Lucarelli Souza
* Best libero: Antoni Llabrés