# FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship

The FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship is an international men's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 1989 in Italy. It was not held between 1993 and 2008, but since 2009, the competition has been held every year, and has been hosted by Qatar and Brazil except in 2017 and 2018 where both hosted by Poland.
The current champions are Brazil's Sada Cruzeiro, who defeated Italy's Trentino Itas (3–1) in the final of the 2024 and won their fifth title of the competition. Italian teams have been the most successful, with twelve titles, and in all editions but 2015, at least one Italian team take part in the event.

## 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 |
| 1989 Details | Parma | | Pallavolo Parma | 3–0 | CSKA Moscow | | Pirelli Santo André | 3–2 | Banespa São Paulo | | 6 |
| 1990 Details | Milan | | Gonzaga Milano | 3–0 | Banespa São Paulo | | Pallavolo Parma | 3–? | Porto Ravenna Volley | | 8 |
| 1991 Details | São Paulo | | Porto Ravenna Volley | 3–1 | Banespa São Paulo | | Gonzaga Milano | 3–0 | Frangosul-Ginástica Novo Hamburgo | | 8 |
| 1992 Details | Treviso | | Gonzaga Milano | 3–2 | Volley Treviso | | Olympiacos SFP | 3–1 | Porto Ravenna Volley | | 8 |
| 2009 Details | Doha | | Trentino Volley | 3–0 | Skra Bełchatów | | Zenit Kazan | 3–0 | Paykan Tehran | | 8 |
| 2010 Details | Doha | | Trentino Volley | 3–1 | Skra Bełchatów | | Paykan Tehran | 3–2 | Ciudad de Bolívar | | 8 |
| 2011 Details | Doha | | Trentino Volley | 3–1 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | | Zenit Kazan | 3–1 | SESI São Paulo | | 8 |
| 2012 Details | Doha | | Trentino Volley | 3–0 | Sada Cruzeiro | | Skra Bełchatów | 3–2 | Zenit Kazan | | 8 |
| 2013 Details | Betim | | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | | Trentino Volley | 3–1 | UPCN San Juan | | 8 |
| 2014 Details | Belo Horizonte | | Belogorie Belgorod | 3–1 | Al Rayyan | | UPCN San Juan | 3–2 | Sada Cruzeiro | | 8 |
| 2015 Details | Betim | | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–1 | Zenit Kazan | | UPCN San Juan | 3–2 | Paykan Tehran | | 6 |
| 2016 Details | Betim | | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Zenit Kazan | | Trentino Volley | 3–2 | Ciudad de Bolívar | | 8 |
| 2017 Details | Kraków / Łódź / Opole | | Zenit Kazan | 3–0 | Lube Civitanova | | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Skra Bełchatów | | 8 |
| 2018 Details | Częstochowa / Płock / Rzeszów | | Trentino Volley | 3–1 | Lube Civitanova | | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 3–1 | Asseco Resovia | | 8 |
| 2019 Details | Betim | | Lube Civitanova | 3–1 | Sada Cruzeiro | | Zenit Kazan | 3–0 | Al Rayyan | | 4 |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 Details | Betim | | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Lube Civitanova | | Trentino Volley | 3–0 | Funvic Taubaté | | 6 |
| 2022 Details | Betim | | Sir Safety Perugia | 3–1 | Trentino Volley | | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–1 | Itambé Minas | | 6 |
| 2023 Details | Bangalore | | Sir Sicoma Perugia | 3–0 | Itambé Minas | | Suntory Sunbirds | 3–2 | Halkbank Spor Kulübü | | 6 |
| 2024 Details | Uberlândia | | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–1 | Trentino Itas | | Foolad Sirjan | 3–2 | Cucine Lube Civitanova | | 8 |

### Results by confederation

| Confederation | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth |
| CEV | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| CSV | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| AVC | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| CAVB | — | — | — | — |
| NORCECA | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
    As of 15 December 2024

## Format

The competition formula of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship has been constantly changed to fit the different number of teams that participate in each edition.
In general, the format of the tournament involves eight teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about one week; the winners of that year's AVC Club Volleyball Championship (Asia), African Clubs Championship (Africa), South American Volleyball Club Championship (South America) and CEV Champions League (Europe), along with the host city's team and a nominated team from North America. The number of teams is increased through wild card invitees.
Starting from 2024, the qualification for the Club World Championships will be as follows: two places per continent for Europe, Asia, and South America; one place for Africa; and finally, a club from the host nation will be granted a place. This change aims to ensure the fair representation from different continents and provides an opportunity for the host country to participate in the tournament.
| Slots | Qualified as |
| 1 | Host club |
| 2 | CEV Champions League - Winner |
| 2 | CEV Champions League - Runner-up |
| 2 | CSV Club Championship - Winner |
| 2 | CSV Club Championship - Runner-up |
| 2 | AVC Champions League - Winner |
| 2 | AVC Champions League - Runner-up |
| 1 | CAVB Club Championship - Winner |
| Total: 8 ||

## Prize Money

The total prize money for the tournament is over USD$350,000.

## Medals summary
### Medal table by club

| Rank | Club | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Trentino Itas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Sada Cruzeiro | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Gonzaga Milano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sir Safety Perugia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Cucine Lube Civitanova | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Zenit Kazan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Pallavolo Parma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Belogorie Belgorod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Porto Ravenna Volley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Skra Bełchatów | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Banespa São Paulo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Al Rayyan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Itambé Minas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Jastrzębski Węgiel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Volley Treviso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | UPCN San Juan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Fakel Novy Urengoy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Foolad Sirjan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Olympiacos SFP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Paykan Tehran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Pirelli Santo André | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Suntory Sunbirds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |

### Medal table by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy | 12 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
    As of 15 December 2024

## Most valuable player by edition

* 1989 – no MVP awarded
* 1990 – Claudio Galli (G. Milano)
* 1991 – Karch Kiraly (Porto Ravenna V.)
* 1992 – Lorenzo Bernardi (V. Treviso)
* 2009 – Matey Kaziyski (Trentino V.)
* 2010 – Osmany Juantorena (Trentino V.)
* 2011 – Osmany Juantorena (2) (Trentino V.)
* 2012 – Osmany Juantorena (3) (Trentino V.)
* 2013 – Wallace de Souza (S. Cruzeiro)
* 2014 – Dmitry Muserskiy (B. Belgorod)
* 2015 – Yoandy Leal (S. Cruzeiro)
* 2016 – William Arjona (S. Cruzeiro)
* 2017 – Osmany Juantorena (4) (L. Civitanova)
* 2018 – Aaron Russell (Trentino V.)
* 2019 – Bruno Rezende (L. Civitanova)
* 2021 – Miguel Ángel López (S. Cruzeiro)
* 2022 – Simone Giannelli (S. S. Perugia)
* 2023 – Oleh Plotnytskyi (S. S. Perugia)
* 2024 – Wallace de Souza (2) (S. Cruzeiro)