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2013 FIVB Volleyball World League

The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 24th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 18 countries from 31 May to 21 July 2013. The Final Round was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Qualification

  • Top 14 teams of the 2012 edition directly qualified.
  • and qualified through the qualification.
  • and were invited to participate in Pool C.
  • (dropout from 2012 World League) replaced , who withdrew from the tournament.

Format

  • It is the first time the World League featured 18 teams, having had 16 teams from 2001–2003 and 2006–2012. The World League featured eight teams in its inaugural year in 1990, 10 in 1991 and then 12 from 1992–2000 and 2004–05.
  • The top three world ranked teams in each pool were to play three matches at home and two away with the bottom three world ranked teams playing twice at home and three times away.

Pools composition

Pools A and B are determined using the Serpentine system based on the FIVB World Ranking as of 13 August 2012. Pool C features teams ranked as the next best four in the World Ranking after the 12 teams in Pool A and B plus two additional teams, which were confirmed by the FIVB Executive Committee during its end of year meeting on 15 December 2012. The pools were announced on 1 December 2012.

Squads

Pool standing procedure

  1. Match points
  2. Number of matches won
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser<br> Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Intercontinental round

  • All times are local.
  • The Final Round hosts Argentina, the top two teams from Pool A and B and the winners of Pool C will qualify for the Final Round. If Argentina are one of the top two teams in Pool A, Pool A will send its top three teams.

Pool A

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Pool B

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Pool C

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Final round

Pool play

Pool D

Pool E

Final four

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Awards

References

External links