# 1977 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

The 1977 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Brazil from September 5 to 14, 1977. 14 teams participated in the tournament. It was the first junior world championships ever held.

## Qualification

A total of 14 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Brazil, who qualified automatically as the hosts, another 13 teams qualified via four separate continental tournament.
| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host country | 1 | Brazil |
| Asian Volleyball Confederation | 3 | China |
| Asian Volleyball Confederation | 3 | South Korea |
| Asian Volleyball Confederation | 3 | Japan |
| NORCECA | 4 | United States |
| NORCECA | 4 | Mexico |
| NORCECA | 4 | Canada |
| NORCECA | 4 | Costa Rica |
| 1977 European Championship | 1 | Soviet Union |
| 1976 South American Championship | 3 | Peru |
| 1976 South American Championship | 3 | Argentina |
| 1976 South American Championship | 3 | Bolivia |
| Wild card | 2 | Spain |
| Wild card | 2 | Paraguay |
| Total | 14 | |

## Pools composition
### First round

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| South Korea  United States  Peru  Paraguay | Japan  Canada  Argentina  Spain | China  Mexico  Soviet Union  Bolivia | Brazil  Costa Rica  Turkey *  Saudi Arabia * |
* Turkey and Saudi Arabia declined to participate.

### Second round

| Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | Pool H |
| China  Japan  United States  Costa Rica | South Korea  Brazil  Canada  Mexico | Peru  Bolivia  Spain | Soviet Union  Argentina  Paraguay |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 135 | 36 | 3.750 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 141 | 115 | 1.226 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 3 | Peru | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 121 | 134 | 0.903 | Pool G or Pool H |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 23 | 135 | 0.170 | Pool G or Pool H |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 5 Sep | United States | 3–0 | Paraguay | 15–5 | 15–4 | 15–1 | | | 45–10 |
| 5 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Peru | 15–2 | 15–9 | 15–5 | | | 45–16 |
| 6 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Paraguay | 15–0 | 15–1 | 15–0 | | | 45–1 |
| 6 Sep | United States | 3–2 | Peru | 22–20 | 15–10 | 15–6 | 10–15 | 15–9 | 77–60 |
| 7 Sep | Peru | 3–0 | Paraguay | 15–4 | 15–1 | 15–7 | | | 45–12 |
| 7 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | United States | 15–3 | 15–10 | 15–6 | | | 45–19 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 135 | 41 | 3.293 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 130 | 113 | 1.150 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 120 | 143 | 0.839 | Pool G or Pool H |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 67 | 145 | 0.462 | Pool G or Pool H |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 5 Sep | Canada | 3–2 | Argentina | 8–15 | 15–12 | 15–6 | 7–15 | 15–6 | 60–54 |
| 5 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Spain | 15–1 | 15–2 | 15–2 | | | 45–5 |
| 6 Sep | Canada | 3–0 | Spain | 15–5 | 15–5 | 16–14 | | | 46–24 |
| 6 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–6 | 15–6 | 15–0 | | | 45–12 |
| 7 Sep | Argentina | 3–1 | Spain | 15–11 | 15–10 | 9–15 | 15–2 | | 54–38 |
| 7 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Canada | 15–5 | 15–6 | 15–13 | | | 45–24 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 137 | 63 | 2.175 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 110 | 127 | 0.866 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 140 | 125 | 1.120 | Pool G or Pool H |
| 4 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 63 | 135 | 0.467 | Pool G or Pool H |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 5 Sep | China | 3–0 | Bolivia | 15–3 | 15–7 | 15–1 | | | 45–11 |
| 5 Sep | Mexico | 3–2 | Soviet Union | 15–10 | 6–15 | 9–15 | 15–5 | 15–12 | 51–57 |
| 6 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bolivia | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–11 | | | 45–27 |
| 6 Sep | China | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–6 | 15–6 | 15–2 | | | 45–14 |
| 7 Sep | Mexico | 3–0 | Bolivia | 15–8 | 15–5 | 15–12 | | | 45–25 |
| 7 Sep | China | 3–0 | Soviet Union | 17–15 | 15–11 | 15–12 | | | 47–38 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | MAX | 45 | 12 | 3.750 | Pool E or Pool F |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 12 | 45 | 0.267 | Pool E or Pool F |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 6 Sep | Brazil | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 15–2 | 15–6 | 15–4 | | | 45–12 |

## Second round
### Pool E (1st–8th)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 146 | 55 | 2.655 | 1st–4th playoff |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 134 | 73 | 1.836 | 1st–4th playoff |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 75 | 92 | 0.815 | 5th–8th playoff |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 12 | 135 | 0.089 | 5th–8th playoff |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 9 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 15–2 | 15–1 | 15–4 | | 45–7 |
| 9 Sep | China | 3–0 | United States | 15–2 | 15–4 | 15–2 | | 45–8 |
| 10 Sep | China | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 15–1 | 15–1 | 15–1 | | 45–3 |
| 10 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | United States | 15–4 | 15–11 | 15–7 | | 45–22 |
| 11 Sep | United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 15–0 | 15–0 | 15–2 | | 45–2 |
| 11 Sep | China | 3–1 | Japan | 15–13 | 10–15 | 15–2 | 16–14 | 56–44 |

### Pool F (1st–8th)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 159 | 78 | 2.038 | 1st–4th playoff |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 144 | 115 | 1.252 | 1st–4th playoff |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 76 | 115 | 0.661 | 5th–8th playoff |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 65 | 136 | 0.478 | 5th–8th playoff |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 9 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–6 | 15–4 | 15–3 | | | 45–13 |
| 9 Sep | Brazil | 3–0 | Canada | 15–13 | 15–1 | 15–5 | | | 45–19 |
| 10 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Canada | 15–8 | 15–1 | 15–2 | | | 45–11 |
| 10 Sep | Brazil | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–6 | 15–12 | 15–9 | | | 45–27 |
| 11 Sep | Canada | 3–0 | Mexico | 16–14 | 15–4 | 15–7 | | | 46–25 |
| 11 Sep | South Korea | 3–2 | Brazil | 12–15 | 12–15 | 15–8 | 15–5 | 15–11 | 69–54 |

### Pool G (9th–16th)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Peru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 90 | 15 | 6.000 | 9th–12th playoff |
| 2 | Bolivia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 59 | 78 | 0.756 | 9th–12th playoff |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 40 | 96 | 0.417 | 13th–14th playoff |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 9 Sep | Peru | 3–0 | Bolivia | 15–2 | 15–5 | 15–1 | | 45–8 |
| 10 Sep | Bolivia | 3–1 | Spain | 15–7 | 15–6 | 6–15 | 15–5 | 51–33 |
| 11 Sep | Peru | 3–0 | Spain | 15–1 | 15–3 | 15–3 | | 45–7 |

### Pool H (9th–16th)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 90 | 20 | 4.500 | 9th–12th playoff |
| 2 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 62 | 71 | 0.873 | 9th–12th playoff |
| 3 | Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 30 | 90 | 0.333 | 13th–14th playoff |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 9 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Paraguay | 15–0 | 15–3 | 15–1 | 45–4 |
| 10 Sep | Argentina | 3–0 | Paraguay | 16–14 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 46–26 |
| 11 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–3 | 15–5 | 15–8 | 45–16 |

## Final round
### 13th–14th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 13 | Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.500 | 69 | 65 | 1.062 |
| 14 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 65 | 69 | 0.942 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 15 Sep | Paraguay | 3–2 | Spain | 15–12 | 10–15 | 15–8 | 12–15 | 17–15 | 69–65 |

### 9th–12th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 9 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 155 | 73 | 2.123 |
| 10 | Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 151 | 90 | 1.678 |
| 11 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 89 | 154 | 0.578 |
| 12 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 79 | 152 | 0.520 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Sep | Peru | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–5 | 15–7 | 15–4 | | | 45–16 |
| 14 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bolivia | 15–2 | 15–2 | 15–2 | | | 45–6 |
| 15 Sep | Peru | 3–0 | Bolivia | 15–1 | 15–1 | 15–7 | | | 45–9 |
| 15 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–2 | 15–2 | 15–7 | | | 45–11 |
| 16 Sep | Argentina | 3–2 | Bolivia | 15–9 | 9–15 | 15–11 | 8–15 | 15–13 | 62–64 |
| 16 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–2 | Peru | 7–15 | 15–7 | 15–13 | 13–15 | 15–6 | 65–56 |

### 5th–8th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 5 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 136 | 72 | 1.889 |
| 6 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 122 | 94 | 1.298 |
| 7 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 113 | 113 | 1.000 |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 43 | 135 | 0.319 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 14 Sep | United States | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 15–3 | 15–9 | 15–2 | | 45–14 |
| 14 Sep | Mexico | 3–1 | Canada | 3–15 | 15–5 | 15–10 | 15–9 | 48–39 |
| 15 Sep | Canada | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 15–7 | 15–6 | 15–6 | | 45–19 |
| 15 Sep | United States | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–10 | 15–7 | 15–12 | | 45–29 |
| 16 Sep | Mexico | 3–0 | Costa Rica | 15–4 | 15–3 | 15–3 | | 45–10 |
| 16 Sep | United States | 3–0 | Canada | 15–8 | 16–14 | 15–7 | | 46–29 |

### 1st–4th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 150 | 102 | 1.471 |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 166 | 147 | 1.129 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 130 | 131 | 0.992 |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 60 | 135 | 0.444 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 14 Sep | China | 3–1 | South Korea | 11–15 | 17–15 | 17–15 | 17–15 | | 62–60 |
| 14 Sep | Japan | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–6 | 15–3 | 15–9 | | | 45–18 |
| 15 Sep | Japan | 3–2 | China | 12–15 | 11–15 | 15–8 | 15–11 | 15–10 | 68–59 |
| 15 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–1 | 15–9 | 15–13 | | | 45–23 |
| 16 Sep | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan | 15–4 | 15–10 | 15–3 | | | 45–17 |
| 16 Sep | China | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–5 | 15–5 | 15–9 | | | 45–19 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | South Korea |
| | China |
| | Japan |
| 4 | Brazil |
| 5 | United States |
| 6 | Mexico |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | Costa Rica |
| 9 | Soviet Union |
| 10 | Peru |
| 11 | Argentina |
| 12 | Bolivia |
| 13 | Paraguay |
| 14 | Spain |
* 1977 FIVB Women's Junior World champions
* South Korea 1st title
* 12–woman Roster
* Shin Ik, Kim Hee, Hoang Kiung, Yang Tok, Dim Young Sook, Dim Bok, Kim Eeuk, Park Sok, Aum Soon, Kyung Sok