FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship

FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
Current season, competition or edition:; 2025 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1989
No. of teams	24
Continent	International (FIVB)
Most recent; champion(s)	France (1st title)
Most titles	Brazil (6 titles)

The FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, called the FIVB Volleyball Boys' Youth World Championship between 2007 and 2011, is the world championship of volleyball for male players under the age of 19 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

The first edition was staged in 1989 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and tournaments have been played every two years since then. The most recent tournament was hosted by Iran in the city of Tehran and won by Poland.

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

A corresponding tournament for female players is the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship.

Results summary

Year	Host	Final			3rd place match			Teams
Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	3rd place	Score	4th place	Teams
1989 Details	Dubai	Brazil	3–1	Soviet Union	Bulgaria	3–0	Iran	12
1991 Details	Porto	Brazil	3–1	Soviet Union	South Korea	3–1	Czechoslovakia	12
1993 Details	Istanbul	Brazil	3–0	Japan	South Korea	–	Portugal	12
1995 Details	San Juan	Brazil	3–0	Italy	Japan	3–0	Puerto Rico	12
1997 Details	Tehran	Italy	3–0	Greece	Japan	3–2	Poland	16
1999 Details	Riyadh	Russia	3–1	Venezuela	Poland	3–2	Saudi Arabia	16
2001 Details	Cairo	Brazil	3–0	Iran	Russia	3–0	Egypt	16
2003 Details	Suphanburi	Brazil	3–0	India	Iran	3–1	Czech Republic	16
2005 Details	Algiers / Oran	Russia	3–2	Brazil	Italy	3–1	Argentina	16
2007 Details	Mexicali / Tijuana	Iran	3–2	China	France	3–1	Argentina	16
2009 Details	Bassano del Grappa / Jesolo	Serbia	3–2	Iran	Argentina	3–0	Russia	16
2011 Details	Bahía Blanca / Burzaco	Serbia	3–2	Spain	Cuba	3–0	France	16
2013 Details	Mexicali / Tijuana	Russia	3–1	China	Poland	3–1	Iran	20
2015 Details	Corrientes / Resistencia	Poland	3–2	Argentina	Iran	3–1	Russia	20
2017 Details	Riffa	Iran	3–1	Russia	Japan	3–0	South Korea	20
2019 Details	Tunis / Radès	Italy	3–1	Russia	Argentina	3–1	Egypt	20
2021 Details	Tehran	Poland	3–0	Bulgaria	Iran	3–2	Russia	20
2023 Details	San Juan	France	3–1	Iran	South Korea	3–1	United States	20
2025 Details	Tashkent							24

Medals summary

Appearance

Team	1989 (12)	1991 (12)	1993 (12)	1995 (12)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (20)	2015 (20)	2017 (20)	2019 (20)	2021 (20)	2023 (20)	2025 (24)	Total
Algeria	•	12th	•	•	•	13th	•	•	13th	•	16th	•	19th	•	•	•	•	•	Q	6
Argentina	7th	5th	•	•	•	•	9th	•	4th	4th	3rd	5th	6th	2nd	12th	3rd	5th	13th	Q	14
Australia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Bahrain	•	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	2
Belarus	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	17th	•	•	3
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	•	•	9th	17th	•	•	11th	6th	Q	6
Brazil	1st	1st	1st	1st	5th	7th	1st	1st	2nd	7th	9th	9th	5th	6th	8th	9th	7th	9th	Q	19
Bulgaria	3rd	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	6th	•	12th	•	7th	2nd	5tth	Q	9
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	18th	•	•	1
Canada	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	2
Chile	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	16th	19th	•	•	19th	•	4
China	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	9th	•	2nd	•	8th	2nd	8th	10th	•	•	•	Q	8
Chinese Taipei	•	•	•	5th	13th	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	18th	•	16th	•	•	•	5
Colombia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20th	15th	14th	Q	4
Costa Rica	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	18th	•	2
Croatia	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Cuba	•	10th	•	9th	9th	•	•	•	•	13th	•	3rd	7th	10th	16th	12th	15th	•	Q	11
Czech Republic	9th	4th	•	•	6th	8th	9th	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	10th	9th	•	•	9^[A]
Dominican Republic	•	•	•	•	8th	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19th	19th	•	•	4
Egypt	•	•	8th	•	13th	•	4th	9th	9th	16th	13th	12th	12th	20th	6th	4th	12th	8th	Q	14
Finland	•	•	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	•	•	•	•	•	Q	4
France	9th	7th	•	11th	7th	9th	7th	•	6th	3rd	12th	4th	8th	11th	5th	•	•	1st	Q	15
Germany	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	13th	•	13th	8th	•	•	4
Greece	•	•	5th	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Guatemala	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19th	•	•	1
India	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	9th	8th	7th	•	•	•	•	•	10th	17th	•	6
Iran	4th	•	•	•	9th	•	2nd	3rd	5th	1st	2nd	10th	4th	3rd	1st	5th	3rd	2nd	Q	15
Italy	•	•	•	2nd	1st	•	13th	9th	3rd	•	8th	•	•	5th	9th	1st	6th	7th	Q	12
Japan	7th	6th	2nd	3rd	3rd	9th	•	•	•	•	14th	•	17th	15th	3rd	6th	•	11th	Q	13
Mexico	•	•	•	•	•	13th	13th	•	13th	12th	•	•	14th	14th	18th	18th	•	12th	•	9
Morocco	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Nigeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	14th	20th	•	3
Pakistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Poland	•	•	9th	•	4th	3rd	5th	13th	7th	5th	11th	•	3rd	1st	17th	•	1st	•	Q	13
Portugal	•	9th	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Puerto Rico	5th	•	6th	4th	•	•	•	7th	•	11th	15th	15th	•	19th	14th	•	•	16th	Q	11
Qatar	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Russia	2nd	2nd	•	6th	•	1st	3rd	5th	1st	9th	4th	13th	1st	4th	2nd	2nd	4th	•	•	15^[B]
Rwanda	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Saudi Arabia	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Serbia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st	1st	•	•	•	•	•	15th	•	3
Slovakia	•	•	•	•	13th	13th	13th	13th	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5
Slovenia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	1
South Korea	5th	3rd	3rd	•	9th	6th	6th	•	9th	•	•	14th	10th	•	4th	11th	•	3rd	Q	13
Spain	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	5th	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	4
Sudan	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	2
Tunisia	•	•	•	11th	9th	9th	8th	•	13th	14th	6th	16th	18th	•	20th	17th	•	•	Q	12
Turkey	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	9th	11th	•	•	•	Q	5
Ukraine	•	•	•	•	•	5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
United Arab Emirates	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
United States	•	•	•	7th	•	•	•	•	•	15th	10th	11th	16th	7th	15th	15th	•	4th	Q	10
Uzbekistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Venezuela	•	•	•	•	13th	2nd	9th	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4

Legend

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

Most valuable player by edition

1989–91 – Not awarded
1993 – Giba (BRA)
1995 – Not awarded
1997 – Daniele Desiderio (ITA)
1999 – Not awarded
2001 – Mohammad Soleimani (IRI)
2003 – Not awarded
2005 – Anton Fomenko (RUS)
2007 – Mojtaba Ghiasi (IRI)
2009 – Aleksandar Atanasijević (SRB)
2011 – Uroš Kovačević (SRB)
2013 – Pavel Pankov (RUS)
2015 – Bartosz Kwolek (POL)
2017 – Amir Hossein Esfandiar (IRI)
2019 – Tommaso Rinaldi (ITA)
2021 – Tytus Nowik (POL)
2023 – Mathis Henno (FRA)

Notes

^ Czech Republic's total includes two appearances as Czechoslovakia in 1989 and 1991.
^ Russia's total includes two appearances as Soviet Union in 1989 and 1991.

References

External links

FIVB Boys' Youth Volleyball World Championship Honours

[Czech_Republic-1] Czech Republic's total includes two appearances as Czechoslovakia in 1989 and 1991.

[Russia_total-2] Russia's total includes two appearances as Soviet Union in 1989 and 1991.

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v t e FIVB Volleyball Youth World Championship
Boys	1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Girls	1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025

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