# 1989 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship

The 1989 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for nine days, from 30 December 1989 to 7 January 1990. This was the first edition of the tournament.

## Competition formula

The 12 teams were divided into two pools of six teams each and played a round-robin tournament. The top two teams of each pool progressed to the semifinals.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| United Arab Emirates (Hosts) | Brazil |
| Argentina | Czechoslovakia |
| Bulgaria | Japan |
| France | South Korea |
| Iran | Soviet Union |
| Puerto Rico | Qatar |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 249 | 183 | 1.361 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Iran | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 240 | 204 | 1.176 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 245 | 254 | 0.965 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 253 | 222 | 1.140 | |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0.500 | 242 | 280 | 0.864 | |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 | 188 | 174 | 1.080 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Dec | Bulgaria | 3–2 | France | 15–13 | 15–6 | 11–15 | 8–15 | 15–11 | 64–60 |
| 30 Dec | Iran | 3–1 | Argentina | 9–15 | 15–6 | 15–7 | 15–11 | | 54–39 |
| 30 Dec | Puerto Rico | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates | 13–15 | 15–10 | 12–15 | 15–8 | 15–13 | 70–61 |
| 31 Dec | Bulgaria | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15– | | | 45–15 |
| 31 Dec | Iran | 3–0 | France | 15–9 | 15–8 | 15–11 | | | 45–28 |
| 31 Dec | Argentina | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 15–0 | 15–17 | 15–8 | 15–11 | | 60–36 |
| 02 Jan | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | France | 15–4 | 15–8 | 15–11 | | | 45–23 |
| 02 Jan | Argentina | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates | 15–5 | 15–11 | 15–5 | | | 45–21 |
| 02 Jan | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Iran | 16–14 | 15–11 | 15–6 | | | 46–31 |
| 03 Jan | Iran | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates | 15–7 | 15–12 | 15–9 | | | 45–28 |
| 03 Jan | France | 3–2 | Argentina | 15–13 | 9–15 | 8–15 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 62–63 |
| 03 Jan | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 15–12 | 15–8 | 15–11 | | | 45–31 |
| 04 Jan | Puerto Rico | 3–2 | Iran | 15–13 | 9–15 | 15–9 | 9–15 | 15–13 | 63–65 |
| 04 Jan | United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | France | 15–12 | 7–15 | 9–15 | 15–12 | 17–15 | 63–69 |
| 04 Jan | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Argentina | 4–15 | 15–11 | 15–11 | 15–9 | | 49–46 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | — | Semifinals |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 0 | 0 | — | Semifinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0.545 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Qatar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Dec | Brazil | 3–0 | Japan | – | – | – | | | – |
| 30 Dec | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Qatar | – | – | – | | | – |
| 30 Dec | South Korea | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | – | – | – | | | – |
| 31 Dec | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | – | – | – | | | – |
| 31 Dec | Japan | 3–0 | Qatar | – | – | – | | | – |
| 31 Dec | South Korea | 3–2 | Brazil | 8–15 | 6–15 | 15–11 | 15–12 | 17–16 | 61–69 |
| 02 Jan | Brazil | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–4 | 15–9 | 15–4 | | | 45–17 |
| 02 Jan | South Korea | 3–1 | Qatar | 15–7 | 11–15 | 15–3 | 15–8 | | 56–33 |
| 02 Jan | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Japan | 15–5 | 15–3 | 15–8 | | | 45–16 |
| 03 Jan | Brazil | 3–0 | Qatar | 15–4 | 15–1 | 15–4 | | | 45–9 |
| 03 Jan | Soviet Union | 3–2 | South Korea | 15–3 | 9–15 | 15–8 | 7–15 | 15–10 | 61–51 |
| 03 Jan | Japan | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 04 Jan | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Japan | 15–7 | 14–16 | 15–2 | 15–2 | | 59–27 |
| 04 Jan | Brazil | 3–1 | Soviet Union | 15–11 | 5–15 | 15–10 | 15–5 | | 50–41 |
| 04 Jan | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan | 15–9 | 15–6 | 15–9 | | | 45–24 |

## Final round
### 1st–4th places

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 06 January | 06 January |
| Bulgaria | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 07 January | 07 January |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 07 January | 07 January |
| Soviet Union | 3 | Soviet Union | 1 |
| 06 January | 06 January | | Soviet Union | 1 |
| 06 January | 06 January | Brazil | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 3 |
| Iran | 0 | | |
| Iran | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 07 January | 07 January |
| | | Bulgaria | 3 |
| | | Iran | 0 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 06 Jan | | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Soviet Union | 6–15 | 7–15 | 10–15 | | | 23–45 | |
| 06 Jan | | Brazil | 3–0 | Iran | 15–1 | 15–4 | 15–6 | | | 11–45 | |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 07 Jan | | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Iran | 15–1 | 15–11 | 15–2 | | | 45–14 | |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 07 Jan | | Soviet Union | 1–3 | Brazil | 9–15 | 8–15 | 15–12 | 10–15 | | 42–57 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4 | Iran |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 5 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Argentina |
| 7 | Japan |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia |
| 9 | France |
| 11 | Qatar |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates |
* 1989 Boys' U19 World champions
* Brazil 1st title