The 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup

Volleyball World Cup

The FIVB World Cup is a men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1965 and 1973 , it is an international qualification event for the Olympic Games...

was held from November 2 to November 16, 1999 in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament

Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics

-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...

 in Sydney, Australia 2000.

Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa plus two wild-card teams nominated jointly by the FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a single-round robin format (66 games overall), in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The women played in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Kanazawa

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...

, Okayama, Sendai, Toyama

Toyama, Toyama

is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about 200 km north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km northwest of Tokyo....

, Sapporo, Nagoya, and Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

. Japan is the traditional host of the tournament since the second edition of the event in 1977.

Teams

— hosts — African Champions — Asian Champions — European Champions — NORCECA Champions — South American Champions
— Asian Vice-Champions — European Vice-Champions — NORCECA Vice-Champions — South American Vice-Champions — wild-card — wild-card

Site A

• Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  Yoyogi National Gymnasium
  is an arena in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan which is famous for its suspension roof design.It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games...
  
   in Tokyo
  Tokyo
  , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
  
  
  • Tuesday November 2

    	3 – 0		25-20 25-17 25-19
    	0 – 3		23-25 12-25 19-25
    	3 – 1		23-25 25-15 25-13 25-19

• • Wednesday November 3

    	1 – 3		16-25 20-25 25-23 23-25
    	3 – 1		22-25 25-14 25-19 25-09
    	2 – 3		25-20 25-23 23-25 17-25 13-15

• • Thursday November 4

    	0 – 3		25-27 22-25 17-25
    	3 – 0		25-22 27-25 25-23
    	0 – 3		17-25 19-25 19-25

Site B

• Venue: Okayama General and Cultural Gymnasium
  Okayama General and Cultural Gymnasium
  , or , is an indoor sporting arena located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people and was opened in 1982. It hosted some of the group games for the 2003 Volleyball World Cup....
  
   in Okayama
  • Tuesday November 2

    	3 – 0		25-21 25-16 25-22
    	3 – 0		25-13 25-08 25-08
    	3 – 1		27-29 25-15 25-20 25-18

• • Wednesday November 3

    	3 – 0		25-17 25-15 25-16
    	0 – 3		07-25 15-25 10-25
    	3 – 1		27-25 25-18 21-25 25-21

• • Thursday November 4

    	0 – 3		27-29 21-25 14-25
    	3 – 1		25-18 25-21 22-25 25-23
    	3 – 0		25-09 25-12 25-17

Site A

• Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo
  • Saturday November 6

    	3 – 2		16-25 25-13 25-21 24-26 18-16
    	3 – 1		25-12 25-19 31-33 25-14
    	3 – 2		18-25 25-16 25-23 21-25 15-11

• • Sunday November 7

    	3 – 0		25-19 25-20 25-21
    	3 – 0		25-21 25-21 25-19
    	3 – 1		25-15 25-22 23-25 25-18

Site B

• Venue: Toyama City Gymnasium
  Toyama City Gymnasium
  Toyama City Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Toyama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people. It hosted some of the group games for the 2003 Volleyball World Cup....
  
   in Toyama
  Toyama, Toyama
  is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in the Chūbu region on central Honshū, about 200 km north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km northwest of Tokyo....
  
  
  • Saturday November 6

    	3 – 1		23-25 25-16 25-22 25-23
    	3 – 0		25-17 25-11 25-15
    	3 – 1		25-20 25-19 21-25 28-26

• • Sunday November 7

    	3 – 0		25-10 25-14 25-16
    	3 – 0		25-19 25-23 25-18
    	3 – 0		25-22 27-25 26-24

Site A

• Venue: Sendai City Gymnasium
  Sendai Gymnasium
  is an indoor sporting arena located in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 7,000. It hosted preliminary round games for the Basketball World Championship 2006, and is also the home arena of the Sendai 89ers of the Japan professional basketball Bj league.The gymnasium is also the...
  
   in Sendai
  • Wednesday November 10

    	3 – 0		25-19 25-17 25-21
    	3 – 0		25-11 25-13 25-03
    	3 – 1		27-25 25-19 34-36 25-22

• • Thursday November 11

    	3 – 0		25-13 25-18 25-12
    	3 – 1		25-23 25-19 18-25 25-23
    	3 – 0		25-22 25-19 25-13

• • Friday November 12

    	3 – 0		25-22 25-10 25-17
    	3 – 1		25-17 25-14 23-25 25-15
    	3 – 0		25-10 25-12 25-12

Site B

• Venue: Synthesis Gymnasium in Kanazawa
  Kanazawa, Ishikawa
  is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...
  
  
  • Wednesday November 10

    	3 – 0		25-22 25-15 25-17
    	3 – 1		19-25 35-33 25-19 25-15
    	3 – 0		29-27 25-23 25-18

• • Thursday November 11

    	3 – 1		25-19 20-25 25-15 25-14
    	3 – 0		25-14 25-18 25-14
    	3 – 1		25-23 25-22 25-16

• • Friday November 12

    	3 – 0		25-21 25-23 25-12
    	3 – 1		25-12 26-24 21-25 25-13
    	3 – 0		25-17 25-15 25-16

Site A

• Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall
  Nagoya Rainbow Hall
  is an indoor sports arena, located in Nagoya, Japan. From April 1, 2007, its name was changed to Nippon Gaishi Hall, to reflect the sponsorship of the NGK Insulators. The capacity of the arena is 10,000 people....
  
   in Nagoya
  • Sunday November 14

    	3 – 0		25-22 25-12 25-17
    	3 – 1		25-23 15-25 25-13 25-17
    	3 – 0		25-23 25-14 25-17

• • Monday November 15

    	3 – 2		21-25 25-20 25-17 22-25 15-09
    	3 – 1		25-17 25-21 17-25 25-17
    	3 – 0		25-17 25-22 25-18

• • Tuesday November 16

    	3 – 0		25-19 25-15 25-19
    	3 – 1		25-20 26-24 18-25 25-21
    	3 – 0		25-22 25-11 25-20

Site B

• Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka
  Osaka
  is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
  
  
  • Sunday November 14

    	3 – 2		22-25 25-22 29-27 17-25 15-12
    	3 – 0		25-09 25-23 25-11
    	3 – 0		25-20 25-20 25-22

• • Monday November 15

    	3 – 2		19-25 19-25 25-21 25-20 15-08
    	3 – 0		25-16 25-18 25-20
    	3 – 0		25-08 25-14 25-12

• • Tuesday November 16

    	3 – 0		25-13 25-11 25-13
    	3 – 0		25-22 25-22 25-22
    	3 – 0		25-18 25-15 25-20

Ranking

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1		22	11	0	33	5	6.600			1.295
2		21	10	1	30	9	3.333			1.214
3		20	9	2	29	9	3.625			1.219
4		18	7	4	24	14	1.714			1.104
5		18	7	4	24	15	1.600			1.084
6		18	7	4	22	18	1.222			1.051
7		16	5	6	19	21	0.905			1.060
8		15	4	7	15	24	0.625			0.981
9		14	3	8	17	26	0.653			0.940
10		13	2	9	11	28	0.392			0.890
11		12	1	10	7	30	0.233			0.796
12		11	0	11	0	33	0.000			0.890

• Cuba, Russia and Brazil qualified for the Women's Volleyball Competition
  Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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   at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  2000 Summer Olympics
  The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
  
   in Sydney, Australia.

Final ranking

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Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player:

• Best Scorer:

• Best Spiker:

• Best Server:

• Best Receiver:

• Best Setter:

• Best Digger:

• Best Blocker:

External links

• Results