Sport Volleyball Inaugural season 1989 Country FIVB members | Founded 1989 No. of teams 8 Continent International (FIVB) | |
The FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship is an international men's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 1989 in Italy. It was not held between 1993 and 2008, but since 2009, the competition has been held every year, and has been hosted by Qatar and Brazil.
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The current format of the tournament involves eight teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about one week; the winners of that year's AVC Club Volleyball Championship (Asia), African Clubs Championship (Africa), Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship (South America) and CEV Champions League (Europe), along with the host city's team and a nominated team from North America. The amount of teams is increased through wild card invitees.
The current champions are Brazil's Sada Cruzeiro, who defeated Russia's Zenit Kazan 3–0 in the final of the 2016 edition, to win their third title in the competition. Italian teams have been the most successful, with eight titles.