FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
Upcoming season or competition:; 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1977; 47 years ago
First season	1977
No. of teams	24
Continent	International (FIVB)
Most recent; champion(s)	Iran (2nd title)
Most titles	Russia (6 titles)

The FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, called the FIVB Volleyball Men's Junior World Championship between 2007 and 2011, is the world championship of volleyball for male players under the age of 21 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

The first edition was staged in 1977 in Brazil and tournaments have been played every four years for the first three editions and every two years since then. The most recent tournament was hosted by Bahrain in the city of Manama and won by Iran.

Russia is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with six titles and three runners-up. Brazil is the second most successful with four titles and six runners-up.

A corresponding tournament for female players is the FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship.

Results summary

Year	Host	Final			3rd place match			Teams
Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	3rd place	Score	4th place	Teams
1977 Details	Rio de Janeiro	Soviet Union	Round-robin	China	Brazil	Round-robin	Mexico	16
1981 Details	Denver	Soviet Union	3–0	Brazil	South Korea	3–1	China	16
1985 Details	Milan	Soviet Union	3–1	Italy	Cuba	3–0	South Korea	16
1987 Details	Manama	South Korea	3–2	Cuba	Soviet Union	3–1	West Germany	16
1989 Details	Athens	Soviet Union	3–1	Japan	Brazil	3–0	Bulgaria	16
1991 Details	Cairo	Bulgaria	3–0	Italy	Soviet Union	3–0	Brazil	16
1993 Details	Rosario / Santa Fe	Brazil	3–1	Italy	Czechoslovakia	3–2	Argentina	16
1995 Details	Johor Bahru / Kuala Lumpur	Russia	3–2	Brazil	Italy	3–1	Finland	15
1997 Details	Manama	Poland	3–1	Brazil	Russia	3–1	Venezuela	16
1999 Details	Sisaket / Ubon Ratchathani	Russia	3–1	France	Brazil	3–0	Venezuela	16
2001 Details	Wrocław	Brazil	3–0	Russia	Venezuela	3–0	Italy	16
2003 Details	Tehran	Poland	3–2	Brazil	Bulgaria	3–0	South Korea	16
2005 Details	Visakhapatnam	Russia	3–0	Brazil	Cuba	3–0	Netherlands	12
2007 Details	Casablanca / Rabat	Brazil	3–0	Russia	Iran	3–1	Italy	12
2009 Details	Pune	Brazil	3–2	Cuba	Argentina	3–0	India	16
2011 Details	Rio de Janeiro / Niterói	Russia	3–2	Argentina	Serbia	3–1	United States	16
2013 Details	Ankara / İzmir	Russia	3–0	Brazil	Italy	3–1	France	20
2015 Details	Tijuana / Mexicali	Russia	3–2	Argentina	China	3–1	Brazil	16
2017 Details	Brno / České Budějovice	Poland	3–0	Cuba	Russia	3–0	Brazil	16
2019 Details	Riffa	Iran	3–2	Italy	Brazil	3–0	Russia	16
2021 Details	Cagliari / Carbonia / Sofia	Italy	3–0	Russia	Poland	3–0	Argentina	16
2023 Details	Manama	Iran	3–2	Italy	Bulgaria	3–0	Argentina	16
2025 Details	(cities TBD)							24

Medal table

Appearance

Team	1977 (16)	1981 (16)	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (15)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (12)	2007 (12)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (20)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	2023 (16)	2025 (24)	Total
Algeria	•	•	•	14th	12th	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Argentina	9th	5th	11th	7th	10th	11th	4th	•	•	8th	•	•	•	5th	3rd	2nd	7th	2nd	7th	5th	4th	4th	Q	18
Bahrain	•	•	•	8th	16th	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	14th	15th	•	6
Belarus	Part of Soviet Union						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	9th	•	•	•	•	5th	7th	•	4
Brazil	3rd	2nd	6th	6th	3rd	4th	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	5th	2nd	4th	4th	3rd	7th	6th	Q	23
Bulgaria	•	•	5th	5th	4th	1st	9th	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	6th	•	13th	•	•	•	•	6th	3rd	Q	11
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	1
Canada	10th	13th	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	5th	•	9th	•	•	12th	11th	12th	8th	8th	12th	10th	11th	Q	14
Chile	•	14th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
China	2nd	4th	7th	9th	8th	9th	9th	9th	9th	•	13th	13th	•	•	11th	•	15th	3rd	6th	6th	•	•	Q	17
Chinese Taipei	•	•	•	•	•	14th	13th	•	13th	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
Colombia	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	2
Cuba	•	6th	3rd	2nd	5th	8th	11th	•	•	•	5th	•	3rd	8th	2nd	•	•	13th	2nd	10th	11th	•	Q	15
Czech Republic	Part of Czechoslovakia							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	9th	8th	10th	Q	5
Dominican Republic	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Egypt	•	15th	16th	13th	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	10th	13th	15th	14th	15th	12th	13th	13th	9th	Q	15
Estonia	Part of Soviet Union						•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	17th	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
France	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	7th	•	•	•	10th	•	4th	10th	•	•	•	•	Q	7
Germany	See East Germany and West Germany					13th	13th	•	5th	•	•	8th	9th	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Greece	•	•	•	11th	6th	•	5th	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5
Haiti	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
India	•	11th	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	9th	9th	•	4th	8th	8th	•	•	•	•	12th	•	8
Indonesia	•	•	•	•	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	2
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	9th	8th	•	6th	5th	3rd	7th	6th	5th	12th	5th	1st	9th	1st	Q	15
Italy	•	•	2nd	•	9th	2nd	2nd	3rd	6th	6th	4th	13th	•	4th	•	•	3rd	5th	9th	2nd	1st	2nd	Q	17
Japan	6th	9th	10th	10th	2nd	5th	7th	•	•	•	9th	•	•	11th	•	12th	10th	14th	13th	•	•	•	Q	14
Kazakhstan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Latvia	Part of Soviet Union						•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Mexico	4th	12th	14th	•	•	•	13th	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	16th	•	•	•	14th	•	8
Morocco	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	9th	12th	•	•	18th	•	16th	15th	15th	•	Q	8
Netherlands	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	6th	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Nigeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Paraguay	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Peru	15th	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Poland	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	8th	1st	9th	9th	1st	•	•	9th	•	•	9th	1st	11th	3rd	5th	•	12
Puerto Rico	•	•	•	•	14th	•	•	13th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	16th	•	•	Q	6
Russia	Part of Soviet Union						5th	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	5th	1st	2nd	5th	1st	1st	1st	3rd	4th	2nd	•	•	15
Rwanda	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Saudi Arabia	13th	16th	13th	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5
Serbia	Part of Yugoslavia						Part of FRY / SCG							•	•	3rd	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia							•	•	•	9th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Slovenia	Part of Yugoslavia						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	7th	•	•	•	•	•	2
South Korea	5th	3rd	4th	1st	11th	6th	5th	9th	•	7th	6th	4th	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	Q	14
Spain	11th	10th	•	•	13th	•	13th	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	8th	•	3
Tunisia	•	•	15th	•	•	15th	11th	•	13th	9th	13th	13th	9th	•	14th	14th	13th	•	•	14th	•	16th	Q	14
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	6th	10th	•	•	•	Q	4
United States	7th	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	7th	8th	4th	11th	11th	14th	•	•	13th	Q	11
Ukraine	Part of Soviet Union						•	•	•	9th	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	•	•	•	Q	4
Venezuela	11th	•	•	•	•	16th	7th	9th	4th	4th	3rd	13th	•	•	•	•	19th	•	•	•	•	•	•	9
Discontinued nations
Czechoslovakia	•	•	•	•	•	7th	3rd	See Czech Republic and Slovakia																2
Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro	Part of Yugoslavia						•	•	7th	•	•	7th	7th	See Serbia and Montenegro										3
Soviet Union	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	See Russia etc.																	6
West Germany	•	8th	•	4th	•	See Germany																		2
Yugoslavia	•	•	•	•	•	10th	See FRY / SCG etc.							See Serbia etc.										1

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
• – Did not enter / Did not qualify
– Hosts
Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Most valuable player by edition

1977–93 – Not awarded
1995 – Gilberto Godoy Filho (BRA)
1997 – Not awarded
1999 – Pavel Abramov (RUS)
2001 – Ernardo Gómez (VEN)
2003 – Not awarded
2005 – Thiago Alves (BRA)
2007 – Deivid Costa (BRA)

References

External links

FIVB Men's Junior Volleyball World Championship Honours

v t e International men's youth volleyball
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World Ranking Youth Olympic Games U23 World Championship (defunct) U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship
Africa	CAVB Under-23 Under-21 Under-19 Under-17
Americas	NORCECA & CSV Under-23 Under-21 Under-19
Asia & Oceania	AVC Under-23 Under-20 Under-18 Under-16
Europe	CEV Under-22 Under-20 Under-18 Under-17 Small Countries Division Junior EYSOF
North America	NORCECA Under-21 Under-19 Under-17
South America	CSV Under-23 Under-21 Under-19 Under-17

Upcoming season or competition: 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1977; 47 years ago (1977)
First season	1977
No. of teams	24
Continent	International (FIVB)
Most recent champion(s)	Iran (2nd title)
Most titles	Russia (6 titles)