2015 in volleyball

The following were the events of Volleyball for the year 2015 throughout the world.

Beach volleyball

 * April 21 – November 13: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

Beach volleyball championships

 * June 26 – July 5: 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships in the
 * Men's winners: 🇧🇷 Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt
 * Women's winners: 🇧🇷 Agatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas
 * July 28 – August 2: 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships in 🇦🇹 Klagenfurt
 * Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs
 * Women's winners: 🇩🇪 Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst
 * September 2 – 6: Aquece Rio Open 2015 in 🇧🇷 (Olympic Test Event)
 * Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs
 * Women's winners: 🇧🇷 Larissa França / Talita Antunes
 * September 29 – October 4: 2015 World Tour Finals in 🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
 * Men's winners: 🇧🇷 Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt
 * Women's winners: 🇧🇷 Larissa França / Talita Antunes

BV Grand Slams

 * May 26 – August 30: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Grand Slam
 * May 26 – 31: Grand Slam #1 in 🇷🇺 Moscow
 * Men's winners: 🇪🇸 Pablo Herrera / Adrián Gavira
 * Women's winners: 🇧🇷 Larissa França / Talita Antunes
 * June 16 – 21: Grand Slam #2 in 🇺🇸 St. Petersburg, Florida
 * Men's winners: 🇺🇸 Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson
 * Women's winners: 🇧🇷 Agatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas
 * July 21 – 26: Grand Slam #3 in 🇯🇵 Yokohama
 * Men's winners: 🇧🇷 Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt
 * Women's winners: 🇩🇪 Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst
 * August 18 – 23: Grand Slam #4 in 🇺🇸 Long Beach, California
 * Men's winners: 🇧🇷 Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt
 * Women's winners: 🇧🇷 Larissa França / Talita Antunes
 * August 25 – 30: Grand Slam #5 (final) in 🇵🇱 Olsztyn
 * Men's winners: 🇧🇷 Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt
 * Women's winners: 🇧🇷 Larissa França / Talita Antunes

BV Majors

 * June 2 – July 12: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Majors
 * June 2 – 7: Major #1 in Poreč
 * Men's Winners: Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen
 * Women's Winners: 🇧🇷 Larissa França / Talita Antunes
 * June 9 – 14: Major #2 in 🇳🇴 Stavanger
 * Men's Winners: 🇧🇷 Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior / Pedro Solberg Salgado
 * Women's Winners: 🇧🇷 Juliana Silva / Maria Antonelli
 * July 7 – 12: Major #3 (final) in Gstaad
 * Men's Winners: 🇧🇷 Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt
 * Women's Winners: 🇧🇷 Larissa França / Talita Antunes

BV Open

 * April 21 – December 13: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Open
 * April 21 – 26: Open #1 in 🇨🇳 Fuzhou
 * Men's winners: 🇩🇪 Markus Böckermann / Lars Flüggen


 * Women's winners: 🇨🇦 Jamie Lynn Broder / Kristina Valjas


 * May 12 – 17: Open #2 in Lucerne
 * Men's winners: 🇮🇹 Alex Ranghieri / Marco Caminati
 * Women's winners: 🇩🇪 Karla Borger / Britta Büthe
 * May 20 – 24: Open #3 in 🇨🇿 Prague (women only)
 * Winners: 🇧🇷 Ágatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas
 * September 8 – 13: Open #4 in 🇷🇺 Sochi
 * Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs
 * Women's winners: 🇮🇹 Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth
 * September 22 – 27: Open #5 in 🇨🇳 Xiamen
 * Men's winners: 🇺🇸 Nicholas Lucena / Phil Dalhausser
 * Women's winners: Nadine Zumkehr / Joana Heidrich
 * October 6 – 11: Open #6 in 🇲🇽 Puerto Vallarta
 * Men's winners: 🇺🇸 Nicholas Lucena / Phil Dalhausser
 * Women's winners: 🇩🇪 Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst
 * October 20 – 25: Open #7 in 🇹🇷 Antalya
 * Men's winners: 🇮🇹 Alex Ranghieri / Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich
 * Women's winners: 🇨🇿 Markéta Sluková / Barbora Hermannová
 * November 9 – 13: Open #8 (final) in 🇶🇦 Doha (men only)
 * Winners: 🇩🇪 Markus Böckermann / Lars Flüggen

CAVB

 * July 20 – 31: 2015 Men's African Volleyball Championship in Cairo, Egypt.

FIVB

 * May 15 – July 19: 2015 FIVB Volleyball World League
 * July 3 – 5: Group 3 Finals in 🇸🇰 Bratislava
 * July 10 – 12: Group 2 Finals in 🇧🇬 Varna
 * July 15 – 19: Group 1 Finals in 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
 * September 8 – 23: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in Japan
 * (10 wins and 30 points) (second FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup title)
 * (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 3.750)
 * (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 2.818)
 * July 15 – 19: Group 1 Finals in 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
 * September 8 – 23: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in Japan
 * (10 wins and 30 points) (second FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup title)
 * (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 3.750)
 * (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 2.818)
 * September 8 – 23: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in Japan
 * (10 wins and 30 points) (second FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup title)
 * (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 3.750)
 * (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 2.818)

Leagues

 * June 26 – August 2: 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix
 * July 10 – 12: Group 3 Finals in 🇦🇺 Canberra
 * defeated, 3–1 in matches played, in the final. took the bronze medal.
 * July 31 – August 2: Group 2 Finals in 🇵🇱 Lublin
 * The defeated, 3–0 in matches played, in the final.  took the bronze medal.
 * July 22 – 26: Group 1 Finals in 🇺🇸 Omaha, Nebraska
 * The win their sixth FIVB World Grand Prix title by winning all their matches.
 * took the silver medal. took the bronze medal.
 * July 3 – August 14: 2015 Men's European Volleyball League
 * defeated, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Men's European Volleyball League title. took third place.
 * July 30 – September 13: 2015 Women's European Volleyball League
 * defeated, 4–3 in matches played, to win their first Women's European Volleyball League title. and  tied for third place.

World volleyball championships

 * August 7 – 16: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship in 🇵🇪 Lima
 * defeated the, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship title. took the bronze medal.
 * August 12 – 19: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship in 🇹🇷 Ankara
 * defeated, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship title. took the bronze medal.
 * August 14 – 23: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship in 🇦🇷 Resistencia, Chaco and Corrientes
 * 🇵🇱 defeated 🇦🇷, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship title. took the bronze medal.
 * August 24 – 31: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship in Dubai
 * 🇷🇺 defeated 🇹🇷, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship title. 🇮🇹 took the bronze medal.
 * September 11 – 19: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in Caguas, Puerto Rico
 * The defeated, 3–2, in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship title.  took the bronze medal.
 * September 11 – 20: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship in 🇲🇽 Tijuana-Mexicali
 * 🇷🇺 defeated 🇦🇷, 3–2 in matches played, to win their tenth FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship title. This includes the 1977, 1981, 1985, and 1989 title wins, when it was part of the unified . 🇨🇳 took the bronze medal.

African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB)

 * January 21 – 24: 2015 African Volleyball Championship U19 in 🇹🇳 Kelibia
 * Winner: 🇪🇬 (5 points)
 * Second: 🇹🇳 (4 points)
 * Third: (no points)
 * February 27 – March 1: 2015 African Volleyball Championship U21 in 🇪🇬 Cairo
 * Winner: 🇪🇬 (6 points)
 * Second: (3 points)
 * Third: 🇲🇦 (no points)
 * February 27 – March 1: 2015 Women's Junior African Volleyball Championship in 🇪🇬 Cairo
 * Winner: 🇪🇬 (6 points)
 * Second: (2 points)
 * Third: 🇰🇪 (1 point)
 * June 12 – 20: 2015 Women's African Volleyball Championship in 🇰🇪 Nairobi
 * defeated, 3–0 in matches played, to win their ninth Women's African Volleyball Championship title. took third place.

European Volleyball Confederation (CEV)

 * October 25, 2014 – April 12, 2015: 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
 * 🇹🇷 Bursa BBSK defeated 🇷🇺 Uralochka–NTMK Yekaterinburg, 3–4 in matches played and on aggregate, along with the 15–11 golden set score, to win their first CEV Women's Challenge Cup title.
 * November 4, 2014 – April 11, 2015: 2014–15 Men's CEV Cup
 * 🇷🇺 VC Dynamo Moscow defeated 🇮🇹 Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino, 4–4 in matches played and on aggregate, with the 15–12 golden set score, to win their second Men's CEV Cup title.
 * November 4, 2014 – April 12, 2015: 2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup
 * 🇷🇸 Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad defeated S.L. Benfica, 5–4 in matches played and on aggregate, to win their first CEV Challenge Cup title.
 * November 11, 2014 – April 11, 2015: 2014–15 Women's CEV Cup
 * 🇷🇺 Dinamo Krasnodar defeated 🇵🇱 PGE Atom Trefl Sopot, 4–3 in matches played and on aggregate, with the 15–10 golden set score, to win their first Women's CEV Cup title.
 * March 28 – April 5: 2015 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship in 🇧🇬 Samokov and Plovdiv
 * 🇷🇺 defeated 🇷🇸, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship title. 🇧🇪 took third place.
 * April 4 – 12: 2015 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship in 🇹🇷 Kocaeli and Sakarya
 * 🇵🇱 defeated 🇮🇹, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship title. 🇹🇷 took third place.
 * September 26 – October 4: 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship in the and 🇧🇪
 * defeated the, 3–0 in matches played, to win their 19th Women's European Volleyball Championship title. This includes all the wins from being part of the from 1949 to 1991.  took third place.
 * October 9 – 18: 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship in 🇧🇬 and 🇮🇹
 * defeated, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Men's European Volleyball Championship title. took third place.

Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV)

 * February 4 – 8: 2015 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship in 🇧🇷 São Paulo
 * 🇧🇷 Rexona Ades defeated fellow Brazilian team, Molico/Osasco, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship title. 🇵🇪 Universidad de San Martín de Porres took third place.
 * February 11 – 15: 2015 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship in 🇦🇷 San Juan
 * 🇦🇷 UPCN San Juan defeated 🇧🇷 Sada Cruzeiro, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship title. 🇦🇷 Lomas took third place.
 * September 24 – October 2: 2015 Women's South American Volleyball Championship in 🇨🇴 Cartagena
 * defeated, 3–0 in matches played, to win their 19th Women's South American Volleyball Championship title. took third place.
 * September 30 – October 4: 2015 Men's South American Volleyball Championship in 🇧🇷 Maceió
 * defeated, 3–0 in matches played, to win their 25th consecutive and 30th overall Men's South American Volleyball Championship title. took third place.
 * October 18 – 26: 2015 Boys' U17 South American Volleyball Championship in 🇨🇴 Cali
 * Event cancelled.
 * December 9 – 12: 2015 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship in 🇵🇪 Tarapoto
 * defeated, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship title. took third place.

North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA)

 * May 5 – 10: 2015 NORCECA Girls' Youth U18 Volleyball Final Four in 🇵🇪 Lima
 * defeated the, 3–2 in sets played, in the final. took third place.
 * May 21 – 23: 2015 NORCECA Men's Champions Cup (Final Four) in 🇺🇸 Detroit
 * defeated the, with 13 points, to win their first NORCECA Men's Champions Cup title. took third place.
 * June 5 – 7: 2015 NORCECA Women's Champions Cup (Final Four) in 🇨🇺 Havana
 * The defeated, with 10 points, to win their first NORCECA Women's Champions Cup title.  took third place.
 * October 5 – 10: 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship in 🇲🇽 Córdoba, Veracruz
 * defeated, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship title. took third place.

Joint CSV & NORCECA events

 * March 17 – 22: 2015 Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup in 🇨🇺 Havana
 * defeated the, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. took third place.
 * April 17 – 25: 2015 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup in 🇩🇴 Santo Domingo
 * The defeated, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.  took third place.
 * June 13 – 21: 2015 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in 🇵🇪 Lima and Callao
 * The defeated the, 3–0 in matches played, to win their fourth Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.  took third place.
 * June 23 – 28: 2015 Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup in 🇨🇦 Gatineau
 * 🇧🇷 defeated the 🇺🇸, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. 🇨🇦 took third place.
 * August 12 – 17: 2015 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in 🇺🇸 Reno, Nevada
 * defeated, 3–1 in matches played, to win their third Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. took third place.

Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC)

 * May 1 – 9: 2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship in Pasig (debut event)
 * defeated, 3–1 in matches played, to win the inaugural Asian U23 Women’s Volleyball Championship title. took third place.
 * May 12 – 20: 2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship in Naypyidaw (debut event)
 * defeated 🇰🇷, 3–0 in matches played, to win the inaugural Asian U23 Men’s Volleyball Championship title. took third place.
 * May 20 – 28: 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship in 🇨🇳 Tianjin
 * defeated, 3–0 in matches played, to win their 13th Asian Women's Volleyball Championship title. took third place.
 * July 31 – August 8: 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in Tehran
 * defeated, 3–1 in matches played, to win their eighth Asian Men's Volleyball Championship title. took third place.
 * August 13 – 21: 2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in Taipei
 * Taichung Bank VC defeated 🇶🇦 Al Arabi, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship title. Paykan Tehran took third place.
 * September 12 – 20: 2015 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in Hà Nam Province
 * Team 🇹🇭 Bangkok Glass defeated Team 🇯🇵 Hisamitsu Springs, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship title. Team 🇨🇳 Zhejiang took third place.

Volleyball World Cups

 * August 22 – September 6: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in 🇯🇵
 * Winner: (10 wins and 30 points) (fourth FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup title)
 * Second: (10 wins and 26 points)
 * Third: (9 wins and 28 points)

Volleyball Hall of Fame

 * Class of 2015:
 * Lloy Ball
 * Renan Dal Zotto
 * Fofão
 * Bebeto de Freitas