This article gives the summarized final standings of each FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League tournament, an annual competition involving national men's volleyball teams.
After the tournament's eighth edition and as of 2026, most successful team is Poland with 7 medals in total, 3 golds (2023, 2025, 2026), one silver (2021) and 3 bronze medals (2019, 2022, 2024). France won two gold (2022, 2024), a silver (2018) and a bronze (2021), Russia has won two golds (2018, 2019) Brazil one gold (2021) and one bronze medals (2025).United States has won fourth silvers (2019, 2022, 2023, 2026) and a bronze (2018), while Japan has won a silver (2024) and bronze (2023), Italy has won silver (2025), Slovenia has won bronze medal (2026).
Results summary 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics Squads
The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.
Preliminary round
Final round 2018
Final four
2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics Squads
The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 25 players, which every week's 14-player roster must be selected from. Each country must declare its 14-player roster two days before the start of each week's round-robin competition.
Preliminary round
Final round 2019
Final four
2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics Squads
The 16 teams compete in a round-robin format. The teams play 3 matches each week and compete five weeks long, for 120 matches. The top four teams after the preliminary round compete in the final round.
Preliminary round
Final round 2021
Final four
Tournament statistics Matches played : 124 Attendance : 0 no spectators due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics Squads
As there was no promotion or relegation in the 2021 VNL, 15 of the same 16 teams in 2021 are competing in this year's edition.
Preliminary round
In the 2022 tournament, the format of play was changed. The new format will see 16 men's teams competing in pools of 8 teams during the pool phase. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.
Final round 2022 The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country Italy moving directly to the knockout phase which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches.
Final eighth
2023 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics Squads
Preliminary round
The format of play is the same as edition 2022. The new format will see 16 men's teams competing in pools of 8 teams during the pool phase. Each team plays 12 matches during the pool stage. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.
Final round 2023 The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country Poland moving directly to the knockout phase which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches.
Final eighth
2024 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics Squads
Preliminary round
The format of play is the same as the 2022 edition. The new format see 16 men's teams competing in pools of 8 teams during the pool phase. Each team plays 12 matches during the pool stage. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.
Final round 2024 The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country Poland moving directly to the knockout phase which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches.
Final eighth
2025 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics Squads
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Preliminary round
The format of play is generally the same as in the 2022 edition. However, the current format has the 18 men's teams competing in pools of 6 teams during the pool phase. Each team play 12 matches during the pool stage. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.
Final round 2025 The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country China moving directly to the knockout phase which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches.
Final eighth
2026 FIVB Volleyball Nations League statistics Squads
Source: Preliminary round
The format of play is generally the same as in the 2022 edition. However, the current format has the 18 men's teams competing in pools of 6 teams during the pool phase. Each team play 12 matches during the pool stage. Eight teams will then move into the final knockout phase of the competition.
Final round 2026 The VNL Finals will see the seven strongest teams along with the finals host country China moving directly to the knockout phase which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches.
Final eighth
Tournament statistics
EditionPreliminary roundSetsFinal roundSetsTotalSetsPreliminary roundPointsFinal roundPointsTotalPointsFinal MatchAttendance in Final 2018 130 494,775 (3,806 per match)446 35481 (3.7 per match)20,1341,56821,702 (167 per match) 0–3 10,1642019 130 449,809 (3,460 per match)460 40500 (3.85 per match)20,7701,76222,532 (173 per match) 1–3 4,3752021 124 0 (0 per match)449 13 462 (3.73 per match)20,03158020,611 (166 per match) 3–1 02022 104 295,262 (2,839 per match)351 30381 (3.66 per match)15,6221,29316,915 (163 per match) 3–2 8,4902023 104 318,294 (3,061 per match)366 30396 (3.81 per match)16,5281,30517,833 (171.5 per match) 3–1 10,6212024 104 356,729 (3,430 per match)375 32407 (3.91 per match)16,7771,43618,213 (175 per match) 1–3 9,9662025 116 413,916 (3,568 per match)422 29451 (3.89 per match)18,9371,32020,257 (174.6 per match) 3–0 7,0002026 116 399,875 (3,447 per match)426 31457 (3.94 per match)19,1601,44420,604 (177.6 per match) 2–3 5,865Total928 2,728,660(2,940 per match) 3,295 240 3,535(3.81 per match) 147,959 10,708 158,667(171 per match) 24 medals(8 editions completed)56,481(7,060 per final) Table is current through the end of 2026 Nations League.
Medals summary
Volleyball Nations League (2018–present) Years VNL Hosts Gold Silver Bronze 2018 Lille 2019 Chicago 2021 Rimini 2022 Bologna 2023 Gdańsk 2024 Łódź 2025 Ningbo 2026 Ningbo
Team participations
Appearance
Rankings
2018–2024
RankVNL 20184578910111213141516
RankVNL 201945678910111213141516
RankVNL 202145678910111213141516
RankVNL 202245678910111213141516
RankVNL 202345678910111213141516
RankVNL 202445678910111213141516
2025–present
RankVNL 2025456789101112131415161718
RankVNL 2026456789101112131415161718
Team performances by season
Debut of national teams
By top four finishes RankNationNumber ofappearancesYears insemifinals17(2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)25(2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2026)34(2018, 2019, 2021, 2025)(2018, 2021, 2022, 2024)(2021, 2024, 2025, 2026)63(2023, 2024, 2026)(2022, 2023, 2025)82(2018, 2019)
Statistics leaders Preliminary round
Best ScorersPlayerSpikesBlocksServesTotal2018 Jiang Chuan24219132742019 Yūji Nishida18413232202021 Nimir Abdel-Aziz21810362642022 Nimir Abdel-Aziz19110302312023 Nimir Abdel-Aziz1848252172024 Tonček Štern26524313202025 20022152372026 Aleksandar Nikolov2471120278
Best AttackersPlayerSpikesFaultsShots2018 Dmitry Muserskiy14615622232019 Bruno Lima17750983252021 Nimir Abdel-Aziz218771134082022 Nimir Abdel-Aziz191531253692023 Nimir Abdel-Aziz184661053552024 Tonček Štern265681534862025 200691444132026 Aleksandar Nikolov 24777134458
Best BlockersPlayerFaultsRebounds2018 Svetoslav Gotsev3469801832019 Graham Vigrass3163651592021 Marko Podraščanin4466511612022 Svetoslav Gotsev353819922023 Agustín Loser5161441562024 Agustín Loser3459471402025 Yurii Semeniuk3755471392026 Jackson Howe457075190
Best ServersPlayerAcesFaultsHits2018 Earvin N'Gapeth1734741252019 Egor Kliuka28371071722021 Nimir Abdel-Aziz3655941852022 Nimir Abdel-Aziz3055791642023 Nimir Abdel-Aziz25521011792024 Nimir Abdel-Aziz4056941902025 Ramazan Efe Mandıracı26281101642026 Dmytro Yanchuk2135101157 Ran Takahashi2127145193
Best SettersPlayerFaults2018 Maximiliano Cavanna995528512852019 Saeid Marouf5291768812342021 Gregor Ropret375670910902022 Georgi Seganov30185878962023 Bruno Rezende23065958312024 Gregor Ropret359983111992025 Fernando Kreling39224788722026 Antoine Brizard3965575976
Best DiggersPlayerDigsFaultsReceptions2018 Luke Perry7301362092019 Santiago Danani14357452452021 Fabio Balaso16148252342022 Santiago Danani11752241932023 Jani Kovačič11931151652024 Santiago Danani123587188202510156612182026 1124348203
Best ReceiversPlayerExcellentsFaults2018 Paweł Zatorski5991372052019 Thales Hoss104232313582021 Marko Ivović123231613072022 Santiago Danani87101162132023 Yūki Ishikawa61101312022024 Arman Salehi90161642702025 Tom Koops106172113342026 9311229333
Final Round
Best ScorersPlayerSpikesBlocksServesTotal2018 Stéphen Boyer6483752019 Bartosz Bednorz6586792021 Yoandy Leal3412372022 Jean Patry4723522023 Yūki Ishikawa6055702024 Yūki Ishikawa5653642025 Alessandro Michieletto3767502026 Jake Hanes5131266
Best AttackersPlayerSpikesFaultsShots2018 Bartosz Kurek2157332019 Taylor Sander461024802021 Yoandy Leal34523622022 Jean Patry47723772023 Yūki Ishikawa6012411132024 Yūki Ishikawa5619301052025 Alan Souza401326792026 Rok Možič53163099
Best BlockersPlayerFaultsRebounds2018 Lucas Saatkamp111627542019 Maxwell Holt171917532021 Maurício Souza9910282022 David Smith81619432023 Roberto Russo91016352024 Nicolas Le Goff132211462025 Jan Kozamernik8915322026 Bartłomiej Lemański1081129
Best ServersPlayerAcesFaultsHits2018 Egor Kliuka6638502019 Egor Kliuka8931482021 Earvin N'Gapeth4817292022 Torey DeFalco7938542023 Mateusz Bieniek8633472024 Tatsunori Otsuka4335422025 Alessandro Michieletto7830452026 Jake Hanes12172958
Best SettersPlayerFaults2018 Bruno Rezende252342592019 Saeid Marouf7131292032021 Bruno Rezende4011111522022 Micah Christenson7211782512023 Micah Christenson10001562562024 Marcin Janusz6701332002025 Fernando Kreling11511332492026 Micah Christenson1020163265
Best DiggersPlayerDigsFaultsReceptions2018 Paweł Zatorski14016302019 Saeid Marouf2458372021 Jani Kovačič1842242022 Fabio Balaso3563442023 Tomohiro Yamamoto35131492024 Tomohiro Yamamoto28170452025 Alan Souza2043272026 Grega Okroglič28141153 Jakub Popiwczak2810846
Best ReceiversPlayerExcellentsFaults2018 Thales Hoss24447752019 Thales Hoss276731062021 Klemen Čebulj17222412022 Trevor Clevenot32133662023 Ran Takahashi16542632024 Klemen Čebulj201041712025 Fabio Balaso22247712026 Matt Anderson1636483
Individual awards VNL Dream Team