1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

The 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 2 to 16 November 1999 in Japan. The winner received a fast lane ticket into the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Twelve women's national teams played at several venues across Japan. the teams were the hosts Japan, continental and vice-champions from Asia, Europe, NORCECA and South America, the African continental champion, and two wild-card teams created by the FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association.

Teams played a 66-game single-round robin format match, in two groups (site A and site B).

Teams

 * — Host
 * — African Champions
 * — Asian Champions
 * — European Champions
 * — NORCECA Champions
 * — South American Champions
 * — Asian Vice-champions
 * — European Vice-champions
 * — NORCECA Vice-champions
 * — South American Vice-champions
 * — Wild-card
 * — Wild-card

Site A
Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

Site B
Venue: Okayama General and Cultural Gymnasium, Okayama

Site A
Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo

Site B
Venue: Toyama City Gymnasium, Toyama

Site A
Venue: Sendai City Gymnasium, Sendai

Site B
Venue: Synthesis Gymnasium, Kanazawa

Site A
Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya

Site B
Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka

Awards

 * Most valuable player
 * 🇨🇺 Taismary Agüero
 * Best scorer
 * Barbara Jelić
 * Best spiker
 * 🇷🇺 Lioubov Sokolova
 * Best server
 * 🇨🇺 Taismary Agüero
 * Best receiver
 * 🇷🇺 Lioubov Sokolova
 * Best setter
 * 🇷🇺 Elena Vassilevskaya
 * Best digger
 * 🇯🇵 Hiroko Tsukumo
 * Best blocker
 * 🇨🇺 Mirka Francia