FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 1991 in Brazil. It was not held between 1995 and 2009, but since 2010, the competition has been held every year, and has been hosted by Qatar, Switzerland, the Philippines, Japan, China and Turkey. The competition was held in Zhejiang Province of China in 2018 and 2019. After the 2020 championship was cancelled due to corona virus pandemic, the competition was held in Turkey in 2021.
The tournament involved six to eight teams over the years competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about one week. Teams involved the winners of that year's AVC Club Volleyball Championship (Asia), African Clubs Championship (Africa), Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship (South America) and CEV Women's Champions League (Europe), the host city's team, a nominated team from North America, as well as wild card invitees.
The current champions are Italian club Imoco Volley Conegliano, who defeated Turkish club Vakıfbank İstanbul 3–1 in the final of the 2022 edition, to win their second title in the competition. Turkish teams have been the most successful, with seven titles in total.
Results summary
Results by confederation
Format
The competition formula of the FIVB Volleyball Women's 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.
Prize Money
The total prize money for the tournament is over USD$350,000.
Medals summary
Medal table by club
Medal table by country
MVP by edition
1991 – Ida Alvares (Sadia São Paulo)
1992 – Ana Flávia Sanglard (Minas Tênis Clube)
1994 – Ana Moser (Leite Moça Sorocaba)
2010 – Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata (Fenerbahçe)
2011 – Nataša Osmokrović (Rabita Baku)
2012 – Sheilla Castro (Osasco)
2013 – Jovana Brakočević (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
2014 – Yekaterina Gamova (Dinamo Kazan)
2015 – Jordan Larson (Eczacıbaşı VitrA)
2016 – Tijana Bošković (Eczacıbaşı VitrA)
2017 – Zhu Ting (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
2018 – Zhu Ting (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
2019 – Paola Egonu (Imoco Volley Conegliano)
2021 – Isabelle Haak (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
2022 – Isabelle Haak (Imoco Volley Conegliano)
See also
Men's
African Clubs Championship
Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
CEV Champions League
CEV Challenge Cup
CEV Cup
FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
Women's
Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
CEV Women's Champions League
CEV Women's Challenge Cup
CEV Cup Women's
Women's African Clubs Championship
Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship
Notes
References
External links
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship Honours (1989–2012)
International women's volleyball competitions
Volleyball
Club, Women's
International club volleyball competitions
Annual sporting events
Multi-national professional sports leagues