# 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

The 2017 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the 11th tournament. It was held for the first time at Kobe Green Arena in Kobe, Japan. Eight teams competed in the tournament, including four wild cards.
Vakıfbank İstanbul won their second world title, defeating Rio de Janeiro in the final, 3–0. Zhu Ting was elected the most valuable player.

## Qualification

| Team | Qualified as |
| Hisamitsu Springs | Hosts |
| NEC Red Rockets | 2016 Asian Champions |
| Rexona-Sesc Rio | 2017 South American Champions |
| Vakıfbank İstanbul | 2016–17 European Champions |
| Vôlei Nestlé Osasco | Wild Card |
| Eczacıbaşı VitrA | Wild Card |
| Dinamo Moscow | Wild Card |
| Voléro Zürich | Wild Card |

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Vakıfbank İstanbul | Eczacıbaşı VitrA |
| Dinamo Moscow | Voléro Zürich |
| Rexona-Sesc Rio | Vôlei Nestlé Osasco |
| Hisamitsu Springs | NEC Red Rockets |

## Venue

* All rounds
* Kobe, Japan
* Kobe Green Arena
* Capacity: 4,852

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
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 Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 245 | 191 | 1.283 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Rexona-Sesc Rio | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 267 | 267 | 1.000 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Dinamo Moscow | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 228 | 221 | 1.032 | Classification 5th-8th |
| 4 | Hisamitsu Springs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 191 | 227 | 0.841 | Classification 5th-8th |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 9 May | 10:10 | Dinamo Moscow | 0–3 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 22–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | 59–75 | P2 P3 |
| 9 May | 19:10 | Hisamitsu Springs | 1–3 | Rexona-Sesc Rio | 16–25 | 25–22 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 78–97 | P2 P3 |
| 10 May | 12:55 | Rexona-Sesc Rio | 1–3 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 17–25 | 15–25 | 25–20 | 15–25 | 72–95 | P2 P3 |
| 10 May | 19:10 | Hisamitsu Springs | 0–3 | Dinamo Moscow | 9–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | | 48–75 | P2 P3 |
| 12 May | 09:40 | Dinamo Moscow | 1–3 | Rexona-Sesc Rio | 23–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 94–98 | P2 P3 |
| 12 May | 18:10 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3–0 | Hisamitsu Springs | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 75–60 | P2 P3 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Voléro Zürich | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 229 | 195 | 1.174 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 236 | 211 | 1.118 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Vôlei Nestlé Osasco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 215 | 219 | 0.982 | Classification 5th-8th |
| 4 | NEC Red Rockets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 171 | 226 | 0.757 | Classification 5th-8th |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 9 May | 12:55 | Voléro Zürich | 3–0 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 25–22 | 25–20 | 26–24 | | 76–66 | P2 P3 |
| 9 May | 15:40 | NEC Red Rockets | 0–3 | Vôlei Nestlé Osasco | 11–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | 47–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 May | 10:10 | Vôlei Nestlé Osasco | 1–3 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 21–25 | 25–20 | 16–25 | 13–25 | 75–95 | P2 P3 |
| 10 May | 15:40 | NEC Red Rockets | 0–3 | Voléro Zürich | 23–25 | 17–25 | 24–26 | | 64–76 | P2 P3 |
| 12 May | 12:10 | Voléro Zürich | 3–0 | Vôlei Nestlé Osasco | 27–25 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | 77–65 | P2 P3 |
| 12 May | 14:40 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 3–0 | NEC Red Rockets | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–16 | | 75–60 | P2 P3 |

## Classification 5th-8th

* All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Classification 5th-8th | Classification 5th-8th | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 13 May | 13 May |
| Dinamo Moscow | 3 |
| Dinamo Moscow | 3 | 14 May | 14 May |
| NEC Red Rockets | 1 | 14 May | 14 May |
| NEC Red Rockets | 1 | Dinamo Moscow | 3 |
| 13 May | 13 May | | Dinamo Moscow | 3 |
| 13 May | 13 May | Vôlei Nestlé Osasco | 1 |
| Vôlei Nestlé Osasco | 3 | Vôlei Nestlé Osasco | 1 |
| Hisamitsu Springs | 0 | | |
| Hisamitsu Springs | 0 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 14 May | 14 May |
| | | NEC Red Rockets | 3 |
| | | Hisamitsu Springs | 0 |

### Classification 5th-8th

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 May | 10:10 | Dinamo Moscow | 3–1 | NEC Red Rockets | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | 97–73 | P2 P3 |
| 13 May | 19:10 | Vôlei Nestlé Osasco | 3–0 | Hisamitsu Springs | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–62 | P2 P3 |

### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 May | 15:15 | NEC Red Rockets | 3–0 | Hisamitsu Springs | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–61 | P2 P3 |

### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 May | 9:40 | Dinamo Moscow | 3–1 | Vôlei Nestlé Osasco | 22–25 | 25–19 | 27–25 | 25–18 | | 99–87 | P2 P3 |

## Final round

* All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 13 May | 13 May |
| Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3 |
| Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3 | 14 May | 14 May |
| Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 1 | 14 May | 14 May |
| Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 1 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3 |
| 13 May | 13 May | | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3 |
| 13 May | 13 May | Rexona-Sesc Rio | 0 |
| Voléro Zürich | 1 | Rexona-Sesc Rio | 0 |
| Rexona-Sesc Rio | 3 | | |
| Rexona-Sesc Rio | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 14 May | 14 May |
| | | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 2 |
| | | Voléro Zürich | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 May | 12:55 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3–1 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 25–20 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–22 | | 98–90 | P2 P3 |
| 13 May | 15:40 | Voléro Zürich | 1–3 | Rexona-Sesc Rio | 13–25 | 16–25 | 25–21 | 24–26 | | 78–97 | P2 P3 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 May | 12:20 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 2–3 | Voléro Zürich | 22–25 | 15–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 99–110 | P2 P3 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 May | 19:10 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 3–0 | Rexona-Sesc Rio | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 | P2 P3 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Vakıfbank İstanbul |
| | Rexona-Sesc Rio |
| | Voléro Zürich |
| 4 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA |
| 5 | Dinamo Moscow |
| 6 | Vôlei Nestlé Osasco |
| 7 | NEC Red Rockets |
| 8 | Hisamitsu Springs |
* 2017 Women's Club World Champions
* Vakıfbank İstanbul 2nd title
* 14–player roster
* Gizem Örge, Gözde Kırdar (c), Cansu Özbay, Zhu Ting, Kübra Çalışkan, Melis Gürkaynak, Ayça Aykaç, Lonneke Slöetjes, Naz Aydemir Akyol, Özge Nur Yurtdagülen, Melis Durul, Kimberly Hill, Milena Rašić, Cansu Çetin
* Head coach
* Giovanni Guidetti

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Zhu Ting (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
* Best Opposite
    Tijana Bošković (Eczacıbaşı VitrA)
* Best outside spikers
    Zhu Ting (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
    Gabriela Guimarães (Rexona-Sesc Rio)
* Best middle blockers
    Maja Poljak (Dinamo Moscow)
    Kübra Akman (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
* Best setter
    Kaname Yamaguchi (NEC Red Rockets)
* Best libero
    Silvija Popović (Voléro Zürich)