# France men's national volleyball team

The France national men's volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It was the reigning European Champion in 2015 and is ranked 3rd (as of 1 January 2023) in the FIVB world ranking. France have been competing in the World League ever since the inaugural edition in 1990 and continuously since 1999. In 2006 they finished second to Brazil but had their share of disappointment in subsequent seasons. In 2009 they narrowly missed making the Final Six, falling at the last hurdle to Slovenia. They suffered another setback in 2010 when they again missed the finals and finished 12th.
In 2015, France won the European Championship and World League (also in 2017).
France competed at the Olympic Games for the fourth time in Rio 2016, finishing ninth. Five years later, they won gold after defeating Russia in Tokyo 2020. she retained her Olympic title at Paris 2024.

## Results
### Olympic Games

1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1964 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1968 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1972 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1976 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1980 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1984 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1988 | | 8th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | Squad |
| 1992 | | 11th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | Squad |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | | 9th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Squad |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | | 9th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Squad |
| 2020 | Final | 1st place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | Squad |
| 2024 | Final | 1st place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | Squad |
| 2028 | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event |
| 2032 | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event |
| Total | 2 Titles | 5/15 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 73 | 67 | |

### World Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
FIVB World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1949 | | 6th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1952 | | 6th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1956 | | 7th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1960 | | 9th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1962 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1966 | | 18th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1970 | | 17th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1974 | | 16th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1978 | | 15th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1982 | | 16th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1986 | | 6th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1990 | | 8th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | Semifinals | 3rd place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2006 | | 6th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2010 | | 11th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2014 | Semifinals | 4th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2018 | Second round | 7th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | Squad |
| 2022 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | Squad |
| 2025 | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Total | 0 Title(s) | 18/21 | | | | | | |

### World Cup

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
FIVB World Cup record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 1965 | 11th place | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 208 | 318 |
| 1969 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1977 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1981 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1991 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | 5th place | 11 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 950 | 868 |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 3/15 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 1158 | 1186 |

### World Grand Champions Cup

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Champions record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | Round Robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | Squad |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — |

### World League

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
FIVB World League record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1990 | | 5th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1991 | | 7th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1992 | | 10th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1993 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1994 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1995 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1996 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1997 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1998 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1999 | | 7th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2000 | | 7th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2001 | | 5th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2002 | | 7th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2003 | | 10th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2004 | | 5th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2005 | | 10th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2006 | Final | 2nd place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2007 | | 6th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2008 | | 10th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2009 | | 9th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2010 | | 12th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2011 | | 12th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2012 | | 7th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2013 | | 10th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2014 | G2 Final | 10th place | 14 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 14 | Squad |
| 2015 | G1 Final | 1st place | 18 | 17 | 1 | 48 | 7 | Squad |
| 2016 | G1 Semifinals | 3rd place | 13 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 18 | Squad |
| 2017 | G1 Final | 1st place | 13 | 12 | 1 | 38 | 14 | Squad |
| Total | 2 Titles | 22/28 | | | | | | |

### Nations League

1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
FIVB Nations League record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Final | 2nd place | 19 | 15 | 4 | 47 | 23 | Squad |
| 2019 | Final six | 6th place | 17 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 24 | Squad |
| 2021 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 17 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 25 | Squad |
| 2022 | Final | 1st place | 15 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 13 | Squad |
| 2023 | Quarterfinals | 8th place | 13 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | Squad |
| 2024 | Final | 1st place | 15 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 25 | Squad |
| Total | 2 Title(s) | 6/6 | 96 | 67 | 29 | 234 | 134 | — |

### European Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1948 | | 2nd place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1950 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1951 | | 3rd place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1955 | | 8th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1958 | | 8th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1963 | | 8th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1967 | | 10th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1971 | | 14th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1975 | | 8th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1977 | | 10th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1979 | | 4th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1981 | | 8th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1983 | | 12th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1985 | | 3rd place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1987 | Final | 2nd place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1989 | | 5th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1991 | | 9th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1993 | | 9th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | Semifinals | 4th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 1999 | | 6th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | Squad |
| 2001 | | 7th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2003 | Final | 2nd place | | | | | | Squad |
| / 2005 | | 7th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2007 | | 9th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2009 | Final | 2nd place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2011 | | 7th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2013 | | 5th place | | | | | | Squad |
| 2015 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 | Squad |
| 2017 | Playoffs | 9th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Squad |
| 2019 | Semifinals | 4th place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 7 | Squad |
| 2021 | Round of 16 | 9th place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
| 2023 | Semifinals | 4th place | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 10 | Squad |
| 2026 | | | | | | | |
| Total | 1 Title | 31/33 | | | | | | |

## Team
### Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.
Head coach: Andrea Giani
* 1 Barthélémy Chinenyeze MB
* 2 Jenia Grebennikov L
* 4 Jean Patry OP
* 6 Benjamin Toniutti (c) S
* 7 Kévin Tillie OH
* 9 Earvin N'Gapeth OH
* 11 Antoine Brizard S
* 14 Nicolas Le Goff MB
* 17 Trévor Clévenot OH
* 19 Yacine Louati OH
* 21 Théo Faure OP
* 25 Quentin Jouffroy MB

### Coach history

* 1938–1946 : Plaswick
* 1946–1947 : René Verdier
* 1947–1965 : Marcel Mathor
* 1965-1965 : Shigeyoshi Nagasaki
* 1965–1968 : Nicolae Sotir
* 1968–1970 : Georges Derose
* 1970–1979 : Roger Schmitt
* 1979–1983 : Jean-Marc Buchel
* 1983-1983 : Georges Komatov
* 1983–1984 : Éric Daniel
* 1984–1985 : Jean-Marc Buchel
* 1985–1988 : Éric Daniel
* 1988–1992 : Gérard Castan
* 1993–1994 : Jean-Marie Fabiani
* 1994–1995 : Jean-Michel Roche
* 1995-1995 : Gérard Castan
* 1995–1999 : Vladimir Kondra
* 1999–2000 : Pierre Laborie
* 2001–2012 : Philippe Blain
* 2012–2021 : Laurent Tillie
* 2021 : Bernardo Rezende
* 2022–present : Andrea Giani

### Record attendance

| # | Player | Years | Appearances |
| 1 | Hervé Mazzon | 1980–1991 | 417 |
| 2 | Christophe Meneau | 1986–2000 | 407 |
| 3 | Laurent Tillie | 1982–1995 | 406 |
| 4 | Alain Fabiani | 1977–1992 | 392 |
| 5 | Stéphane Faure | 1977–1988 | 350 |
| 6 | Philippe Blain | 1980–1991 | 340 |
| 7 | Laurent Chambertin | 1987–2002 | 336 |
| 8 | Éric Bouvier | 1979–1992 | 325 |
| 9 | Luc Marquet | 1990–2003 | 325 |
| 10 | Stéphane Antiga | 1998–2010 | 306 |
| 11 | Laurent Capet | 1993–2004 | 300 |
| 12 | Olivier Rossard | 1986–1995 | 294 |
| 13 | Jean-Marc Jurkovitz | 1983–1993 | 290 |
| 14 | Frantz Granvorka | 1996–2007 | 288 |
| 15 | Dominique Daquin | 1994–2006 | 267 |
* Last updated table : December 2021.

## Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the France national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
| 2000– | Asics Erreà |

### Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Herbalife Nutrition, Generali other sponsors: Gerflor, L'Équipe, Française des Jeux lottery, Molten, Zamst, Moneaucristaline, Veinoplus, Appartcity, Herbalife International France and Pointp-tp.

## Head-to-head record

This page shows France men's national volleyball team's Head-to-head record at the Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup.
| Opponent | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL |
| Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Argentina | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Poland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| United States | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 59 | 27 | 32 | 107 | 113 |