The 2017 FIVB Volleyball World League will be the 28th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament.
Excluding Cuba and Puerto Rico, who withdrew from the tournament, the remaining 34 teams from the 2016 edition directly qualified.
Estonia and Austria qualified through the 2016 European League.
Group 1, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top five ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 2 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
Group 2, the 12 teams were drawn in 9 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 9 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round. The last ranked team after the Intercontinental Round could be relegated if the winners of the Group 3 Final Round can meet the promotion requirements set by the FIVB.
Group 3, the 12 teams were drawn in 6 pools of 4 teams. In each pool, all teams will compete in round robin format. The results of all 6 pools will combine in 1 ranking table. The hosts and the top three ranked teams will play in the final round.
Group 1, the 6 teams in the final round will be divided in 2 pools determined by the serpentine system. The host team will be at the top position and the other teams will be allocated by their rankings in the preliminary round. The top 2 teams from each pool will play in the semifinals. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals.
Group 2 and Group 3, the host team will face the last ranked team among the qualified teams in the semifinals. The other 2 teams will play against each other in the other semifinal. The winning teams will play in the final match for the gold medals and a chance for promotion.
The pools were announced on 13 September 2016.
Pool standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Pool A1
Venue: Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, Italy
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool B1
Venue: SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool C1
Venue: Sportivny kompleks Energetik, Surgut, Russia
All times are Yekaterinburg Time (UTC+05:00).
Pool D1
Venue: Azadi Indoor Stadium, Tehran, Iran
All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30).
Pool E1
Venue: Palace of Culture and Sports, Varna, Bulgaria
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
Pool F1
Venue: Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau, France
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool G1
Venue: Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Argentina
All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).
Pool H1
Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland (15 June)
Venue: Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland (17–18 June)
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool I1
Venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool A2
Venue: Jangchung Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Pool B2
Venue: Arena Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool C2
Venue: Malatya Sports Hall, Malatya, Turkey
All times are Turkey Time (UTC+03:00).
Pool D2
Venue: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
Pool E2
Venue: Takasaki Arena, Takasaki, Japan
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Pool F2
Venue: Budvar Arena, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool G2
Venue: Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Pool H2
Venue: Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt
All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool I2
Venue: Topsportcentrum Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool A3
Venue: Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool B3
Venue: SC Nikoljac, Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool C3
Venue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool D3
Venue: Kalevi Spordihall, Tallinn, Estonia
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
Pool E3
Venue: El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis, Tunisia
All times are West Africa Time (UTC+01:00).
Pool F3
Venue: TipsArena Linz, Linz, Austria
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Venue: Domo de la Feria, León, Mexico
All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00).
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Venue: Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00).
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Venue:
Pool J1
Pool K1
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
