2014 FIVB Volleyball World League

The 2014 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 25th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 28 countries from 23 May to 20 July 2014. The Group 1 Final Round was held in Florence, Italy.

Qualification

 * No qualification tournament.
 * All teams of the 2013 edition directly qualified.
 * 10 teams were invited by the FIVB.

Format

 * It will be the first time the World League will feature 28 teams, having had 18 teams in 2013 and 16 teams from 2001–03 and 2006–12. The World League featured 8 teams in its inaugural year in 1990, 10 in 1991 and then 12 from 1992–2000 and 2004–05.
 * During the Intercontinental Round, Pools A to E will play double home and away matches, for a total of 12 matches per team. Pool F & G will feature two stand-alone tournaments per pool involving the four teams in the pool.
 * The last ranked team of Group 1 after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.

Pools composition
The pools were announced on 1 December 2013.

Pool standing procedure

 * 1) Match points
 * 2) Number of matches won
 * 3) Sets ratio
 * 4) Points ratio
 * 5) Result of the last match between the tied teams

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

Intercontinental round

 * All times are local.

Group 1

 * The Group 1 Final Round hosts Italy, the top two teams from Pool A and B and the winners of the Group 2 Final Round will qualify for the Group 1 Final Round. If Italy finishes as one of the top two teams in Pool A, Pool A will send its top three teams.

Week 1

 * Venue: 🇧🇷 Arena Jaraguá, Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil

Week 2

 * Venue: 🇧🇷 Ginásio Chico Neto, Maringá, Brazil
 * Venue: 🇮🇹 PalaTrieste, Trieste, Italy
 * Venue: 🇮🇹 PalaOlimpia, Verona, Italy

Week 3

 * Venue: 🇧🇷 Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
 * Venue: 🇮🇹 PalaFlorio, Bari, Italy
 * Venue: 🇮🇹 Foro Italico Tennis Center Court, Rome, Italy

Week 4

 * Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran
 * Venue: 🇵🇱 Spodek, Katowice, Poland
 * Venue: 🇵🇱 Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland

Week 5

 * Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran
 * Venue: 🇵🇱 Kraków Arena, Kraków, Poland
 * Venue: 🇵🇱 Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Week 6

 * Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran

Week 7

 * Venue: 🇮🇹 Unipol Arena, Casalecchio di Reno, Italy
 * Venue: 🇵🇱 Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland
 * Venue: 🇮🇹 Mediolanum Forum, Assago, Italy

Week 1

 * Venue: 🇧🇬 Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna, Bulgaria

Week 2

 * Venue: 🇷🇸 Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia

Week 3

 * Venue: 🇺🇸 Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, United States
 * Venue: 🇧🇬 Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria

Week 4

 * Venue: 🇺🇸 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States
 * Venue: 🇷🇺 Energetik Sports Complex, Surgut, Russia

Week 5

 * Venue: 🇷🇺 Energetik Sports Complex, Surgut, Russia
 * Venue: 🇺🇸 Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, United States

Week 6

 * Venue: 🇷🇺 Yantarny Sports Complex, Kaliningrad, Russia
 * Venue: 🇷🇸 SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
 * Venue: 🇷🇸 Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia

Week 7

 * Venue: 🇷🇸 SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
 * Venue: 🇧🇬 Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria
 * Venue: 🇷🇸 Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Serbia

Group 2

 * The Group 2 Final Round hosts Australia and the winners of Pool C, D and E will qualify for the Group 2 Final Round. If Australia finishes first in Pool C, Pool C will send its top two teams.

Week 1

 * Venue: 🇧🇪 Sportcampus Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium
 * Venue: 🇧🇪 Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium

Week 2

 * Venue: 🇨🇦 Stampede Corral, Calgary, Canada

Week 3

 * Venue: 🇧🇪 Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium
 * Venue: 🇦🇺 AIS Arena, Canberra, Australia
 * Venue: 🇧🇪 Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium

Week 4

 * Venue: 🇨🇦 Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, University Endowment Lands, Greater Vancouver Regional District, Canada
 * Venue: 🇫🇮 Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland

Week 5

 * Venue: 🇧🇪 Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
 * Venue: 🇨🇦 Rexall Place, Edmonton, Canada
 * Venue: 🇧🇪 Sportcampus Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium

Week 6

 * Venue: 🇦🇺 Adelaide Arena, Adelaide, Australia
 * Venue: 🇫🇮 Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland

Week 7

 * Venue: 🇫🇮 Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere, Finland
 * Venue: 🇦🇺 Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia

Week 1

 * Venue: 🇩🇪 Brose Arena, Bamberg, Germany
 * Venue: 🇦🇷 Polideportivo Municipal Gustavo Torito Rodríguez, San Martín, Argentina

Week 2

 * Venue: 🇫🇷 Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier, France
 * Venue: 🇦🇷 Polideportivo Delmi, Salta, Argentina

Week 3

 * Venue: 🇦🇷 Microestadio de Lomas de Zamora, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
 * Venue: 🇩🇪 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany

Week 4

 * Venue: 🇫🇷 Kindarena, Rouen, France
 * Venue: 🇯🇵 Park Arena Komaki, Komaki, Japan
 * Venue: 🇫🇷 Palais des Sports André Brouat, Toulouse, France

Week 5

 * Venue: 🇩🇪 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
 * Venue: 🇯🇵 Shimadzu Arena, Kyoto, Japan

Week 6

 * Venue: 🇫🇷 Vendéspace, Mouilleron-le-Captif, France
 * Venue: 🇯🇵 Koshigaya City Gymnasium, Koshigaya, Japan
 * Venue: 🇫🇷 Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris, France

Week 2

 * Venue: Eindhoven Sports Centre, Eindhoven, Netherlands
 * Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

Week 3

 * Venue: 🇨🇿 Budvar Arena, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
 * Venue: Topsportcentrum Almere, Almere, Netherlands

Week 4

 * Venue: 🇨🇿 SD Arena, Chomutov, Czech Republic
 * Venue: 🇰🇷 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea

Week 5

 * Venue: 🇰🇷 Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon, South Korea
 * Venue: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Matosinhos, Portugal

Week 6

 * Venue: 🇨🇿 Opava Sports Hall, Opava, Czech Republic
 * Venue: 🇰🇷 Chungmu Gymnasium, Daejeon, South Korea

Week 7

 * Venue: Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
 * Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

Group 3

 * The Group 3 Final Round hosts Turkey, the winners of Pool F and G and the best second team among Pool F and G will qualify for the Group 3 Final Round.

Week 3

 * Venue: 🇲🇽 Palacio de los Deportes Juan Escutia, Mexico City, Mexico

Week 4

 * Venue: 🇹🇳 El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis, Tunisia

Week 3

 * Venue: Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, Carolina, Puerto Rico

Week 4

 * Venue: 🇸🇰 Steel Aréna, Košice, Slovakia

Group 3

 * Venue: 🇹🇷 Cengiz Göllü Volleyball Hall, Bursa, Turkey
 * All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

Group 2

 * Venue: 🇦🇺 Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia
 * All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).

Group 1

 * Venue: 🇮🇹 Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy
 * All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Awards

 * Most valuable player
 * 🇺🇸 Taylor Sander
 * Best setter
 * Saeid Marouf
 * Best outside spikers
 * 🇺🇸 Taylor Sander
 * 🇧🇷 Ricardo Lucarelli
 * Best middle blockers
 * 🇺🇸 David Lee
 * 🇧🇷 Lucas Saatkamp
 * Best opposite spiker
 * 🇧🇷 Wallace de Souza
 * Best libero
 * 🇮🇹 Salvatore Rossini

Prize money
Prize Money for the Final Standing
 * Champions – $1,000,000
 * Runners-up – $500,000
 * 3rd place – $300,000
 * 4th place – $150,000
 * 5th place – $75,000 (2 teams)

Prize Money for the Awards
 * Most Valuable Player – $30,000
 * Best Setter – $10,000
 * Best Outside Spiker – $10,000 (2 players)
 * Best Middle Blocker – $10,000 (2 players)
 * Best Opposite Spiker – $10,000
 * Best Libero – $10,000