French national volleyball team

The France national men's volleyball team is the national volleyball team of France. It represents France in international competitions and friendly matches. It has been the reigning European Champion since 2015. It is ranked 10th (as of August 2016) in the FIVB World Ranking after playing in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Results
Olympic Games
 Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place
Summer Olympics record YearRoundPositionSquad  1964Did not qualify  1968  1972  1976  1980  1984  1988 8th place 8 3 51213 Squad  1992  11th place 6 2  4 914  Squad  1996Did not qualify  2000 Did not qualify  2004 9th place 5 2 3 810 Squad  2008 Did not qualify  2012 Did not qualify  2016 9th place 5 2 3 8 9 Squad 2020Qualified 2024 Automatically qualified as hosts 2028 Future eventTotal0 Titles4/14249153746

World Championship
France in the FIVB World ChampionshipYearRoundSquad 1949 6th place Squad 1952 6th place Squad 1956 7th place Squad 1960 9th place Squad 1962Did not enter 1966 18th place Squad 1970 17th place Squad 1974 16th place Squad 1978 15th place Squad 1982 16th place Squad 1986 6th place Squad 1990 8th place Squad 1994 Did not qualify 1998 2002 Semifinals 3rd Place Squad 2006 6th place Squad 2010 11th place Squad 2014 Semifinals 4th place Squad  2018  7th place SquadTotal0 Titles16/19

European Championship
 Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

European Championship recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1948 2nd Place Squad 1950 Did not enter  1951 3rd Place Squad 1955 8th place Squad 1958 8th place Squad 1963 8th place Squad 1967 10th place Squad 1971 14th place Squad 1975 8th place Squad 1977 10th place Squad 1979 4th place Squad 1981  8th place Squad 1983 12th place Squad 1985  3rd Place Squad 1987 Final 2nd Place Squad 1989  5th place Squad 1991 9th place Squad 1993  9th place Squad 1995 Did not qualify 1997 Semifinals 4th place Squad 1999  6th place Squad 2001 7th place Squad 2003 Final 2nd Place Squad /  2005 7th place Squad 2007 9th place Squad 2009 Final 2nd Place Squad /  2011  7th place Squad /  2013  5th place Squad /  2015 Champions 1st Place 6 6 0  18 6 Squad 2017 Playoffs 9th place 4 2 2 9 8 Squad /  /  /  2019 Semifinals 4th place 9 7 2 23 7 Squad /  /  /  2021        SquadTotal1 Title29/31

World League
 Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place
FIVB World League recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1990 5th place Squad 1991 7th place Squad 1992 10th place Squad 1993Did not enter 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 7th place Squad 2000  7th place Squad 2001 5th place Squad 2002 7th place Squad 2003  10th place Squad 2004  5th place Squad 2005 10th place Squad 2006 Final 2nd Place Squad 2007  6th place Squad 2008  10th place Squad 2009  9th place Squad 2010 12th place Squad 2011  12th place Squad 2012 7th place Squad 2013 10th place Squad 2014 G2 Final 10th place Squad 2015 G1 Final 1st Place Squad 2016 G1 Semifinals 3rd Place Squad 2017 G1 Final 1st Place SquadTotal2 Titles22/28

Nations League
 Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place
YearRankPldWLSWSL 20182nd place191544723 20196th place171163924 2020Qualified––––– 2021Qualified–––––Total2/23626108647

World Grand Champions Cup
World Grand Champions record YearRoundPositionSquad 1993Did not qualify 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017Round Robin 5th place 5 1 4  6 12 Squad Total  0 Titles  1/7 5 1 4 6 12  —

Team
Current squad
The following is the French roster in the 2019 Men's Nations League.

Head coach: Laurent Tillie

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2020–21 club  NBV Verona  Modena Volley  Allianz Milano  Allianz Milano    ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle  Top Volley Cisterna   Zenit Kazan  () Zenit Saint Petersburg  NBV Verona  RENNES EC  SCC BERLIN  Chaumont  Arago de Sète  Revivre Axipower Milano  Rzeszów  Kioene Padova  SCC BERLIN  Tours Volley-Ball  TOAC TUC  GFCA VOLLEY BALL  Montpellier VUC  Montpellier VUC

Coach history
 1938–1946 :  Plaswick
 1946–1947 :  René Verdier
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 1947–1965 :  Marcel Mathor
 1965-1965 :  Nagasaki
 1965–1968 :  Nicolae Sotir
 1968–1970 :  Georges Derose
 1970–1979 :  Roger Schmitt
 1979–1983 :  Jean-Marc Buchel
 1983-1983 :  Georges Komatov
 1983–1984 :  Éric Daniel
 1984–1985 :  Jean-Marc Buchel
 1985–1988 :  Éric Daniel
 1988–1992 :  Gérard Castan 
 1993–1994 :  Jean-Marie Fabiani
 1994–1995 :  Jean-Michel Roche
 1995-1995 :  Gérard Castan
 1995–1999 :  Vladimir Kondra
 1999–2000 :  Pierre Laborie
 2001–2012 :  Philippe Blain
 2012– :  Laurent Tillie

Record Attendance
#PlayerYearsAppearances1  Hervé Mazzon  1980–1991 4172  Christophe Meneau  1986–2000 4073  Laurent Tillie  1982–1995 4064  Alain Fabiani  1977–1992 3925  Stéphane Faure  1977–1988 3506  Philippe Blain  1980–1991 3407  Laurent Chambertin  1987–2002 3368  Éric Bouvier   1979–1992 3259  Luc Marquet   1990–2003 32510  Stéphane Antiga  1998–2010 30611  Laurent Capet  1993–2004 30012  Olivier Rossard  1986–1995 29413  Jean-Marc Jurkovitz  1983–1993 29014  Frantz Granvorka  1996–2007 28815  Dominique Daquin  1994–2006 267

 Last updated table : December 2012.Records att in France A team

References

Other websites

Official website
FIVB profile

Category:National volleyball teams
Category:National sports teams of France