# 2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship

The 2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 12th edition of the event. It was held in Betim, Brazil from 18 to 23 October 2016.
Brazil's Sada Cruzeiro defeated Russia's Zenit Kazan in the final and won FIVB Men’s Club World Championship for the second time in a row and third on their history. Italy's Trentino Diatec claimed the bronze medal by defeating Argentina's Personal Bolívar in the third place match. William Arjona from Sada Cruzeiro was elected the Most Valuable Player.

## Qualification

| Team (Confederation) | Qualified as |
| Minas Tênis Clube (CSV) | Hosts |
| Tala'ea El-Gaish (CAVB) | 2016 African Champions |
| Taichung Bank (AVC) | 2015 Asian Champions |
| Zenit Kazan (CEV) | 2016 European Champions |
| Sada Cruzeiro (CSV) | 2016 South American Champions |
| Trentino Diatec (CEV) | Wild Card |
| UPCN San Juan (CSV) | Wild Card |
| Personal Bolívar (CSV) | Wild Card |

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Sada Cruzeiro | Personal Bolívar |
| Taichung Bank | UPCN San Juan |
| Tala'ea El-Gaish | Trentino Diatec |
| Zenit Kazan | Minas Tênis Clube |

## Venue

* All matches
* Betim, Brazil
* Ginásio Poliesportivo Divino Braga
* Capacity: 6,000

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## Preliminary round

* All times are Brasília Summer Time (UTC−02:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Sada Cruzeiro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 246 | 181 | 1.359 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Zenit Kazan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 239 | 199 | 1.201 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Taichung Bank | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 192 | 232 | 0.828 | |
| 4 | Tala'ea El-Gaish | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 183 | 248 | 0.738 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 18 Oct | 14:30 | Zenit Kazan | 3–0 | Tala'ea El-Gaish | 25–14 | 25–19 | 25–15 | | 75–48 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Oct | 19:30 | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Taichung Bank | 25–10 | 25–16 | 25–13 | | 75–39 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Oct | 19:00 | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Tala'ea El-Gaish | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–15 | | 75–53 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Oct | 15:00 | Tala'ea El-Gaish | 1–3 | Taichung Bank | 25–23 | 20–25 | 14–25 | 23–25 | 82–98 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Oct | 20:00 | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–1 | Zenit Kazan | 25–20 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 25–20 | 96–89 | P2 P3 |
| 21 Oct | 17:30 | Zenit Kazan | 3–0 | Taichung Bank | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Trentino Diatec | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 249 | 210 | 1.186 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Personal Bolívar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 284 | 292 | 0.973 | Semifinals |
| 3 | UPCN San Juan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 250 | 246 | 1.016 | |
| 4 | Minas Tênis Clube | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 208 | 243 | 0.856 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 18 Oct | 17:00 | Minas Tênis Clube | 0–3 | UPCN San Juan | 22–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | 58–75 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Oct | 14:00 | Personal Bolívar | 3–1 | UPCN San Juan | 33–31 | 22–25 | 30–28 | 27–25 | 112–109 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Oct | 16:45 | Trentino Diatec | 3–0 | Minas Tênis Clube | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | 75–65 | P2 P3 |
| 20 Oct | 17:30 | Trentino Diatec | 3–1 | Personal Bolívar | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 98–79 | P2 P3 |
| 21 Oct | 15:00 | Personal Bolívar | 3–1 | Minas Tênis Clube | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 93–85 | P2 P3 |
| 21 Oct | 20:00 | UPCN San Juan | 0–3 | Trentino Diatec | 24–26 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | 66–76 | P2 P3 |

## Final round

* All times are Brasília Summer Time (UTC−02:00).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 22 October | 22 October |
| Sada | 3 |
| Sada | 3 | 23 October | 23 October |
| Bolívar | 1 | 23 October | 23 October |
| Bolívar | 1 | Sada | 3 |
| 22 October | 22 October | | Sada | 3 |
| 22 October | 22 October | Kazan | 0 |
| Kazan | 3 | Kazan | 0 |
| Trentino | 0 | | |
| Trentino | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 23 October | 23 October |
| | | Bolívar | 2 |
| | | Trentino | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Oct | 15:00 | Zenit Kazan | 3–0 | Trentino Diatec | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |
| 22 Oct | 18:00 | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–1 | Personal Bolívar | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–19 | | 96–74 | P2 P3 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Oct | 14:00 | Personal Bolívar | 2–3 | Trentino Diatec | 22–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 31–29 | 15–17 | 116–119 | P2 P3 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Oct | 17:00 | Sada Cruzeiro | 3–0 | Zenit Kazan | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–15 | | | 75–59 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Sada Cruzeiro |
| | Zenit Kazan |
| | Trentino Diatec |
| 4 | Personal Bolívar |
| 5 | Taichung Bank |
| 5 | UPCN San Juan |
| 7 | Minas Tênis Clube |
| 7 | Tala'ea El-Gaish |
* 2016 Men's Club World Champions
* ' Sada Cruzeiro 3rd title'
* 14–man roster
* Éder Levi, Leozinho, Vanderson, William (c), Evandro, Leal, Simón, Rodriguinho, Isac, Cachopa, Pedrão, Serginho, Filipe, Renan
* Head coach
* Méndez

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    William Arjona (Sada Cruzeiro)
* Best setter
    Simone Giannelli (Trentino Diatec)
* Best outside spikers
    Yoandy Leal (Sada Cruzeiro)
    Wilfredo León (Zenit Kazan)
* Best middle blockers
    Pablo Crer (Personal Bolívar)
    Artem Volvich (Zenit Kazan)
* Best opposite spiker
    Evandro Guerra (Sada Cruzeiro)
* Best libero
    Sérgio Nogueira (Sada Cruzeiro)