Sport Volleyball Inaugural season 1991 Country FIVB members | Founded 1991 No. of teams 8 Continent International (FIVB) | |
The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 1991 in Brazil. It was not held between 1995 and 2009, but since 2010, the competition has been held every year, and has been hosted by Qatar, Switzerland and the Philippines.
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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), Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship (South America) and CEV Women's 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 Turkey's Eczacıbaşı VitrA, who defeated Italy's Casalmaggiore 3–2 in the final of the 2016 edition, to win their second title in the competition. Turkish teams have been the most successful, with four titles.