1996 FIVB Volleyball World League

The 1996 FIVB Volleyball World League was the seventh edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 11 countries from 10 May to 29 June 1996. The Final Round was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B Pool C

 Argentina
 Brazil
 Cuba
 Spain

 Bulgaria
 Greece
 Italy
 Netherlands

 China
 Japan
 Russia

Intercontinental round

Pool A

Team Pts W L SW SL SR PW PL PR
 Brazil 2210234132.615---
 Cuba 186624241.000---
 Argentina 164822260.846---
 Spain 164813300.433---

Pool B

Team Pts W L SW SL SR PW PL PR
 Italy 2311134103.400---
 Netherlands 208428132.154---
 Bulgaria 164817250.680---
 Greece 131114350.114---

Pool C

Team Pts W L SW SL SR PW PL PR
 Russia 241203675.143---
 China 153917310.548---
 Japan 153916310.516---

Final round

Pool play

Qualified for the Final
Qualified for the 3rd place match
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Netherlands 8 4 0 12 2 6.000 202 128 1.578
2  Italy 7 3 1 9 6 1.500 208 170 1.224
3  Russia 6 2 2 8 8 1.000 188 207 0.908
4  Cuba 5 1 3 6 9 0.667 164 178 0.921
5  Brazil 5 1 3 5 9 0.556 172 183 0.940
6  China 5 1 3 3 9 0.333 108 176 0.614
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
24 Jun Italy  3–1  Brazil 15–9 15–9 11–15 15–10   56–43
24 Jun Russia  3–2  Cuba 4–15 15–6 15–7 7–15 15–13 56–56
24 Jun Netherlands  3–0  China 15–4 15–7 15–3     45–14
25 Jun Italy  3–0  Cuba 15–10 15–3 15–6     45–19
25 Jun Brazil  3–0  China 15–4 15–9 16–14     46–27
25 Jun Netherlands  3–0  Russia 15–9 15–2 16–14     46–25
27 Jun Italy  3–2  Russia 10–15 10–15 16–14 15–4 16–14 67–62
27 Jun Cuba  3–0  China 15–10 15–7 15–4     45–21
27 Jun Netherlands  3–1  Brazil 15–12 15–9 10–15 15–9   55–45
28 Jun China  3–0  Italy 15–13 16–14 15–13     46–40
28 Jun Russia  3–0  Brazil 15–13 15–12 15–13     45–38
28 Jun Netherlands  3–1  Cuba 11–15 15–10 15–8 15–11   56–44

Finals

3rd place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
29 Jun Russia  3–2  Cuba 3–15 15–7 4–15 16–14 19–17 57–68

Final

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
29 Jun Netherlands  3–2  Italy 17–15 15–12 10–15 10–15 22–20 74–77

Final standing

Rank Team
1st, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Italy
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
4  Cuba
5  Brazil
6  China
7  Argentina
8  Bulgaria
9  Japan
10  Spain
11  Greece

 1996 World League Champions 

Netherlands
1st title

Awards





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