2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship

2021 Men's Club World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Brazil
CityBetim
Dates7–11 December
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsBrazil Sada Cruzeiro (4th title)
Tournament awards
MVPCuba Miguel Ángel López
Best SetterBrazil Fernando Kreling
Best OHItaly Alessandro Michieletto
Cuba Miguel Ángel López
Best MBBrazil Otávio Pinto
Cuba Robertlandy Simón
Best OPPBrazil Wallace de Souza
Best LiberoItaly Fabio Balaso
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Attendance22,200 (2,220 per match)
Official website
FIVB Club World Championship

The 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship was the 16th edition of the competition. It was held in Betim, Brazil for the second consecutive time from 7 to 11 December 2021.[1]

Sada Cruzeiro won their 4th title of the world champions, having beaten Cucine Lube Civitanova in the final (3–0).[2]

Qualification

Team (Confederation) Qualified as
Brazil Sada Cruzeiro (CSV) Hosts and 2020 South American Champions
Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (CEV) 2021 European Champions
Italy Itas Trentino (CEV) 2021 European Runners-up
Argentina UPCN San Juan (CSV) 2020 South American Runners-up
Iran Foolad Sirjan Iranian (AVC) 2021 Asian Champions
Brazil Funvic Natal (CSV) 2021 Brazilian Champions
Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova (CEV) Wild Card (2019 World Champions)

Venue

All matches
Betim, Brazil
Ginásio Poliesportivo Divino Braga
Capacity: 6,000

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B
Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova Brazil Sada Cruzeiro
Argentina UPCN San Juan Italy Itas Trentino
Brazil Funvic Natal Iran Foolad Sirjan Iranian

Squads

Pool ranking criteria

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 111 1.351 Semifinals
2 Brazil Funvic Natal 2 1 1 2 3 5 0.600 166 178 0.933
3 Argentina UPCN San Juan 2 0 2 1 2 6 0.333 156 183 0.852
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Dec 18:00 Funvic Natal Brazil 3–2 Argentina UPCN San Juan 21–25 22–25 25–20 25–21 15–12 108–103 Report
8 Dec 17:00 Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy 3–0 Argentina UPCN San Juan 25–19 25–13 25–21     75–53 Report
9 Dec 17:00 Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy 3–0 Brazil Funvic Natal 25–22 25–20 25–16     75–58 Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1 Brazil Sada Cruzeiro 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 112 1.339 Semifinals
2 Italy Itas Trentino 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 135 134 1.007
3 Iran Foolad Sirjan Iranian 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 111 150 0.740
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Dec 21:30 Foolad Sirjan Iranian Iran 0–3 Brazil Sada Cruzeiro 20–25 16–25 16–25     52–75 Report
8 Dec 20:30 Foolad Sirjan Iranian Iran 0–3 Italy Itas Trentino 18–25 22–25 19–25     59–75 Report
9 Dec 20:30 Itas Trentino Italy 0–3 Brazil Sada Cruzeiro 19–25 23–25 18–25     60–75 Report

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
10 December
 
 
Italy Lube3
 
11 December
 
Italy Trentino2
 
Italy Lube0
 
10 December
 
Brazil Sada Cruzeiro3
 
Brazil Funvic1
 
 
Brazil Sada Cruzeiro3
 
3rd place match
 
 
11 December
 
 
Italy Trentino3
 
 
Brazil Funvic0

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Dec 17:00 Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy 3–2 Italy Itas Trentino 25–20 22–25 23–25 25–20 21–19 116–109 Report
10 Dec 20:30 Funvic Natal Brazil 1–3 Brazil Sada Cruzeiro 17–25 22–25 25–23 16–25   80–98 Report

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Dec 17:00 Itas Trentino Italy 3–0 Brazil Funvic Natal 25–18 25–18 25–18     75–54 Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Dec 20:30 Cucine Lube Civitanova Italy 0–3 Brazil Sada Cruzeiro 17–25 22–25 23–25     62–75 Report

Final standings

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Volleyball World Announces Betim, Brazil As Host City Of Volleyball Men's Club World Championship 2021". FIVB. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Sada Cruzeiro lift fourth Club World Championship trophy". FIVB. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle nie zagra w Klubowych Mistrzostwach Świata". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ "La Cucine Lube Civitanova prenderà parte al Mondiale per Club 2021". lubevolley.it (in Italian). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ "ITA M: Lube replace ZAKSA at 2021 Club World Championship". worldofvolley.com. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.