2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship statistics

The final tournament took place in two cities of the Philippines from 12 to 28 September 2025.^[1]^[2]

Italy claimed their fifth title, defeating the silver medalist Bulgaria from 1970 World Championship in the final.^[3]

Preliminary round

All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Pool A

Venue: SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Tunisia	3	2	1	6	7	3	2.333	234	210	1.114	Final round
2	Iran	3	2	1	5	7	6	1.167	293	289	1.014	Final round
3	Philippines (H)	3	1	2	4	5	7	0.714	269	279	0.964
4	Egypt	3	1	2	3	4	7	0.571	244	262	0.931

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings
(H) Host

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 23 (3.8 per match)
Total points played : 1040 (173.3 per match)

Pool B

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	256	209	1.225	Final round
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	6	7	4	1.750	267	260	1.027	Final round
3	Qatar	3	1	2	3	4	7	0.571	241	266	0.906
4	Romania	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	227	256	0.887

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 21 (3.5 per match)
Total points played : 991 (165.2 per match)

Pool C

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	7	9	5	1.800	309	302	1.023	Final round
2	Finland	3	2	1	6	8	6	1.333	304	294	1.034	Final round
3	France	3	1	2	5	7	6	1.167	291	262	1.111
4	South Korea	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	219	265	0.826

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 26 (4.3 per match)
Total points played : 1123 (187.2 per match)

Pool D

Venue: SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	250	202	1.238	Final round
2	Portugal	3	2	1	5	6	6	1.000	262	262	1.000	Final round
3	Cuba	3	1	2	3	5	6	0.833	249	258	0.965
4	Colombia	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	220	259	0.849

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 22 (3.7 per match)
Total points played : 981 (163.5 per match)

Pool E

Venue: SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	3	3	0	8	9	2	4.500	271	217	1.249	Final round
2	Slovenia	3	2	1	7	8	4	2.000	269	258	1.043	Final round
3	Germany	3	1	2	3	4	6	0.667	252	249	1.012
4	Chile	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	157	225	0.698

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 21 (3.5 per match)
Total points played : 949 (158.2 per match)

Pool F

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	3	0	8	9	2	4.500	258	215	1.200	Final round
2	Italy	3	2	1	7	8	3	2.667	256	221	1.158	Final round
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	191	190	1.005
4	Algeria	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	146	225	0.649

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 20 (3.3 per match)
Total points played : 851 (141.8 per match)

Pool G

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Turkey	3	3	0	9	9	1	9.000	250	196	1.276	Final round
2	Canada	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	238	226	1.053	Final round
3	Japan	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	201	199	1.010
4	Libya	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	206	274	0.752

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 20 (3.3 per match)
Total points played : 895 (149.2 per match)

Pool H

Venue: SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	219	203	1.079	Final round
2	Czech Republic	3	2	1	6	6	3	2.000	202	201	1.005	Final round
3	Brazil	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	233	217	1.074
4	China	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	216	249	0.867

Source: FIVB Men's World Championship - Standings

Total matches played : 6
Total sets played : 19 (3.2 per match)
Total points played : 870 (145 per match)

Final round

23 September

0

25 September

Czech Republic

3

Czech Republic

3

23 September

1

2

27 September

Iran

3

1

22 September

Bulgaria

3

United States

3

25 September

1

2

22 September

Bulgaria

3

Bulgaria

3

28 September

0

1

20 September

Italy

3

Poland

3

24 September

1

Poland

3

20 September

0

Turkey

3

27 September

1

0

21 September

Italy

3

3rd place match

0

24 September

28 September

Italy

3

Italy

3

1

21 September

0

Poland

3

Belgium

3

0

Total matches played : 16^[4]
Total sets played : 59 (3.7 per match)
Total points played : 2,622 (163.9 per match)

Tournament statistics

Host cities

Pasay City, Quezon City

Venues

Pasay City : SM Mall of Asia Arena (20,000)
Quezon City : Araneta Coliseum (14,429)

Attendance

Matches played : 64
Attendance (preliminary round) (played 48) : 128,823 (2,684 per match)
Attendance (final round) (played 16) : 88,107 (5,507 per match)
Total attendance on tournament : 216,930 (3,390 per match)

Arena SM Mall of Asia Arena total attendance (played 40) : 172,579 (4,314 per match)
Arena Smart Araneta Coliseum total attendance (played 24) : 44,351 (1,848 per match)

Most attendance :
16,429 - Bulgaria v. Italy, SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City on 28 September 2025.
14,240 - Philippines v. Iran, SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City on 18 September 2025.
10,474 - United States v. Bulgaria, SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City on 25 September 2025.

Fewest attendance :
312 - Qatar v. Romania, Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City on 17 September 2025.
422 - Ukraine v. Algeria, Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City on 16 September 2025.
502 - Argentina v. South Korea, Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City on 16 September 2025.

Matches

Matches finished in 3 sets: 34 (53%)
Matches finished in 4 sets: 21 (33%)
Matches finished in 5 sets: 9 (14%)
Total matches played : 64 (100%)

Most matches wins : 6 - Italy, Bulgaria, Poland
Fewest matches wins : 0 - Colombia, South Korea, Libya, Romania, China, Chile, Algeria
Most matches lost : 3 - Czech Republic, Colombia, South Korea, Libya, Romania, China, Chile, Algeria
Fewest matches lost : 1 - Italy, Bulgaria, Poland, United States, Turkey, Belgium, Argentina, Brazil

Longest match played (duration) :
134 min. - Serbia vs. Iran (2h,14m)
129 min. - France vs. Argentina (2h,09m)
127 min. - United States vs. Bulgaria (2h,07m)
125 min. - Argentina vs. Finland (2h,05m)
125 min. - Philippines vs. Iran (2h,05m)

Shortest match played (duration) :
57 min. - Ukraine vs. Algeria (0h,57m)
62 min. - France vs. South Korea (1h,02m)
64 min. - Italy vs. Algeria (1h,04m)

Sets

Total sets (preliminary round) : 172 (3.6 per match)
Total sets (final round) : 59 (3.7 per match)
Total sets scored : 231 (3.6 per match)

Most sets played : 27 - Bulgaria (19/8)
Most sets wins : 20 - Italy (20/4)
Fewest sets wins : 0 - Chile, Algeria
Most sets lost : 11 - Iran
Fewest sets lost : 4 - Italy (20/4)

Most 5 sets played : 2 - Argentina (2/0), Bulgaria (2/0), Iran (2/0), France (0/2)
Most 5 sets win : 2 - Argentina (2/0), Bulgaria (2/0), Iran (2/0)
Most 5 sets lost : 2 - France (0/2)

Highest set ratio : 5.000 - Italy (20/4)
Lowest set ratio : 0.000 - Chile (0/9), Algeria (0/9)

Points

Total points (preliminary round) : 7,700 (160.4 per match)
Total points (final round) : 2,622 (163.9 per match)
Total points scored : 10,322 (161.3 per match)

Most points wins : 622 - Bulgaria (622/554)
Fewest points wins : 146 - Algeria (146/225)

Most points played (w+l) : 1,176 - Bulgaria (622/554)
Fewest points played (w+l) : 371 - Algeria (146/225)

Most points lost : 548 - Czech Republic (550/548)
Fewest points lost : 190 - Ukraine (191/190)

Highest points ratio : 1.209 - Italy (573/474)
Lowest points ratio : 0.649 - Algeria (146/225)

Most points played in match (top 3 ):
224 - Philippines vs. Iran 2 : 3 (114/110)
220 - France vs. Argentina 2 : 3 (111/109)
214 - Italy vs. Belgium 2 : 3 (106/108)

Fewest points played in match (top 3 ) :
115 - Ukraine vs. Algeria 3 : 0 (75/40)
116 - Bulgaria vs. Chile 3 : 0 (75/41)
121 - France vs. South Korea 3 : 0 (75/46)

Highest points score in set (excluding 5th set) :
78 - Germany vs. Bulgaria (38/40)
66 - Poland vs. Romania (34/32)
60 - Slovenia vs. Germany (31/29)

Lowest points score in set (excluding 5th set) :
35 - Bulgaria vs. Italy (10/25)
36 - Brazil vs. Czech Republic (25/11)
36 - Ukraine vs. Algeria (25/11)
37 - Canada vs. Libya (25/12)
37 - France vs. South Korea (25/12)
37 - Ukraine vs. Algeria (25/12)
37 - Bulgaria vs. Chile (25/12 (2x))
37 - Japan vs. Libya (25/12)
37 - Belgium vs. Algeria (25/12)

Squads

Teams

Total teams : 32
Total players : 448 (14 per team)

Coaches

Oldest coach:
Angiolino Frigoni – At 71 years, 179 days of age, at the start of the tournament.
Raúl Lozano – At 69 years, 9 days of age, at the start of the tournament.
Camillo Placi – At 68 years, 305 days of age, at the start of the tournament.
Youngest coach:
Michał Winiarski – At 41 years, 349 days of age, at the start of the tournament.
Olli Kunnari – At 43 years, 222 days of age, at the start of the tournament.
Fabio Soli – At 45 years, 349 days of age, at the start of the tournament.

Players

Appearance record: Luciano De Cecco Argentina participated in the World Championship for the sixth time.^[5]
Oldest player: At 42 years, 210 days of age, Foad Elmaarug Libya is the oldest player ever to be nominated for a 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals.^[6]
Youngest player: At 17 years, 57 days of age, Dimitar Dobrev Bulgaria is the youngest player ever to be nominated for a 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals.
Tallest player: At 2.15 m (7 ft 05 in), Siebe Korenblek Netherlands is the tallest player ever to be nominated for a 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals.
Shortest player: At 1.70 m (5 ft 6 in), Josh Ybañez Philippines is the shortest player ever to be nominated for a 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals.

Multiple World Championships

Name	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2025	Total
Luciano De Cecco	✔						6
Earvin N'Gapeth		✔					5
Ahmed Kadhi		✔					5
Nicholas Hoag			✔				4
Robertlandy Simón	✔				✔		4
Benjamin Toniutti			✔				4
Jenia Grebennikov			✔				4
Nicolas Le Goff			✔				4
Simone Anzani			✔				4
Bartosz Kurek		✔		✔			4
Marko Ivović			✔				4
Elyes Karamosli			✔				4
Micah Christenson			✔				4
Agustín Loser				✔			3
Javier Concepción				✔			3
Miguel Ángel López				✔			3
Osniel Melgarejo				✔			3
Yonder García				✔			3
Abdelrahman Seoudy				✔			3
Ahmed Shafik				✔			3
Antoine Brizard				✔			3
Barthélémy Chinenyeze				✔			3
Jean Patry				✔			3
Mohammad Reza Hazratpour				✔			3
Morteza Sharifi				✔			3
Simone Giannelli				✔			3
Yūki Ishikawa				✔			3
Wessel Keemink				✔			3
Gijs Jorna				✔			3
Jakub Kochanowski				✔			3
Alen Pajenk				✔			3
Gregor Ropret				✔			3
Jan Kozamernik				✔			3
Jani Kovačič				✔			3
Sašo Štalekar				✔			3
Tine Urnaut				✔			3
Tonček Štern				✔			3
Ali Bongui				✔			3
Erik Shoji				✔			3
Jeffrey Jendryk				✔			3
Taylor Averill				✔			3

Final standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification or relegation
	Italy	7	6	1	19	20	4	5.000	573	474	1.209	Champions
	Bulgaria	7	6	1	16	19	8	2.375	622	554	1.123	Runners up
	Poland	7	6	1	18	18	6	3.000	593	503	1.179	Third place
4	Czech Republic	7	4	3	12	14	10	1.400	550	548	1.004	Fourth place

5	United States	5	4	1	13	14	5	2.800	446	391	1.141	Eliminated in quarterfinals
6	Turkey	5	4	1	12	12	5	2.400	408	358	1.140
7	Belgium	5	4	1	11	12	5	2.400	382	349	1.095
8	Iran	5	3	2	7	11	11	1.000	496	489	1.014

9	Argentina	4	3	1	7	9	8	1.125	374	377	0.992	Eliminated in round of 16
10	Serbia	4	2	2	7	8	6	1.333	320	315	1.016
11	Slovenia	4	2	2	7	9	7	1.286	353	352	1.003
12	Tunisia	4	2	2	6	7	6	1.167	294	285	1.032
13	Netherlands	4	2	2	6	8	7	1.143	354	362	0.978
14	Canada	4	2	2	6	7	7	1.000	315	324	0.972
15	Finland	4	2	2	6	8	9	0.889	363	369	0.984
16	Portugal	4	2	2	5	6	9	0.667	317	337	0.941

17	Brazil	3	2	1	6	6	4	1.500	233	217	1.074	Eliminated in Preliminary round 3rd place teams
18	France	3	1	2	5	7	6	1.167	291	262	1.111
19	Philippines	3	1	2	4	5	7	0.714	269	279	0.964
20	Cuba	3	1	2	3	5	6	0.833	249	258	0.965
21	Germany	3	1	2	3	4	6	0.667	252	249	1.012
22	Qatar	3	1	2	3	4	7	0.571	241	266	0.906
23	Japan	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	201	199	1.010
24	Ukraine	3	1	2	3	3	6	0.500	191	190	1.005

25	Egypt	3	1	2	3	4	7	0.571	244	262	0.931	Eliminated in Preliminary round 4th place teams
26	Colombia	3	0	3	1	2	9	0.222	220	259	0.849
27	South Korea	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	219	265	0.826
28	Libya	3	0	3	0	2	9	0.222	206	274	0.752
29	Romania	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	227	256	0.887
30	China	3	0	3	0	1	9	0.111	216	249	0.867
31	Chile	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	157	225	0.698
32	Algeria	3	0	3	0	0	9	0.000	146	225	0.649

Source: WCH 2025 final standings

Statistics leaders

Statistics leaders correct as of final round.

Best Scorers^[7]
	Player	Attacks	Blocks	Serves	Total
1	Aleksandar Nikolov	154	7	12	173
2	Ferre Reggers	93	9	4	106
3	Patrik Indra	93	5	8	106
4	Lukáš Vašina	86	6	6	98
5	Ali Hajipour	80	12	2	94

Best Spikers^[8]
	Player	Pts.	Faults	Attacks	%	Total
1	Aleksandar Nikolov	154	40	95	53.29	289
2	Ferre Reggers	93	23	55	54.39	171
3	Patrik Indra	93	26	56	53.14	175
4	Lukáš Vašina	86	20	47	56.21	153
5	Ali Hajipour	80	27	41	54.05	148

Best Blockers^[9]
	Player	Blocks	Faults	Rebounds	Avg.	Total
1	Aleks Grozdanov	18	28	32	2.57	78
2	Roberto Russo	16	22	27	2.29	65
3	Jan Kozamernik	15	20	26	3.75	61
4	Martin Atanasov	14	12	9	2.00	35
5	Petteri Tyynismaa	13	23	39	3.25	75

Best Servers^[10]
	Player	Aces	Faults	Atp.	Avg.	%
1	Gabriel García	17	18	49	3.40	20.24
2	Yuri Romanò	15	19	58	2.14	16.30
3	Ramazan Efe Mandıracı	13	13	46	2.60	18.06
4	Michiel Ahyi	13	13	35	3.25	21.31
5	Simeon Nikolov	12	22	64	1.71	12.24

Best Setters^[11]
	Player	Success	Faults	Atp.	Avg.	%
1	Simeon Nikolov	236	4	322	33.71	41.99
2	Arshia Behnezhad	222	4	197	44.40	52.48
3	Simone Giannelli	200	1	225	28.57	46.95
4	Micah Christenson	191	4	195	38.20	48.97
5	Luboš Bartůněk	180	3	276	25.71	39.22

Best Diggers^[12]
	Player	Dig.	Faults	Recep.	Avg.	%
1	Gorik Lantsoght	43	14	18	8.60	57.33
2	Berkay Bayraktar	42	12	23	8.40	54.55
3	Milan Moník	42	19	21	6.00	51.22
4	Fabio Balaso	41	14	20	5.86	54.67
5	Jakub Popiwczak	33	18	30	4.71	40.74

Best Receivers^[13]
	Player	Success	Faults	Atp.	Avg.	%
1	Mattia Bottolo	40	8	77	5.71	32.00
2	Lukáš Vašina	38	12	101	5.43	25.17
3	Luka Marttila	37	4	64	9.25	35.24
4	Luciano Palonsky	34	6	86	8.50	26.98
5	Morteza Sharifi	33	11	88	6.60	25.00

Awards

Most valuable player
Alessandro Michieletto^[14]
Best setter
Simone Giannelli
Best outside spikers
Aleksandar Nikolov

Alessandro Michieletto
Best opposite spiker
Yuri Romanò
Best middle blockers
Aleks Grozdanov

Jakub Kochanowski
Best libero
Fabio Balaso

See also

References

^ "The Philippines is set to welcome the world's volleyball elite from 12 to 28 September" (Press release). FIVB. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "FIVB expands men's and women's Volleyball World Championships to 32 teams". Inside the Games. 16 October 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
^ Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (28 September 2025). "Italy retains FIVB Worlds title after dominant win over Bulgaria". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
^ "Competition Brackets". volleyballworld.com. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
^ "Luciano de Cecco makes history at 2025 FIVB World Championship!". volleytimes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
^ "42-year-old Elmaarug turns back clock on Libya's World Championship returns after 43 years". Volleyball World. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
^ "Best scorers". Volleyball World. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
^ "Best spikers". Volleyball World. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
^ "Best blockers". Volleyball World. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
^ "Best servers". Volleyball World. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
^ "Best setters". Volleyball World. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
^ "Best diggers". Volleyball World. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
^ "Best receivers". Volleyball World. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
^ "Alessandro Michieletto honored as World Championship MVP". Volleyball World. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

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