The
FIVB World League 1997The FIVB World League is an international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it is the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball . The tournament is annual. The women's version of the competition is called FIVB World...
was the eighth edition of the annual
Men's Volleyball TournamentVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, played by twelve countries from May 16 to July 5, 1997. The final round (
Final Six) was staged in Moscow, Russia.
Competing Nations
Pool A
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
12 |
11 |
1 |
34 |
9 |
22 |
| |
12 |
9 |
3 |
29 |
16 |
18 |
| |
12 |
4 |
8 |
20 |
25 |
8 |
| |
12 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
36 |
0 |
Pool B
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
12 |
10 |
2 |
34 |
13 |
20 |
| |
12 |
8 |
4 |
29 |
15 |
16 |
| |
12 |
4 |
8 |
18 |
30 |
8 |
| |
12 |
2 |
10 |
8 |
31 |
4 |
Pool C
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
12 |
11 |
1 |
35 |
6 |
22 |
| |
12 |
9 |
3 |
28 |
17 |
18 |
| |
12 |
2 |
10 |
14 |
30 |
4 |
| |
12 |
2 |
10 |
8 |
32 |
4 |
- Russia qualified as the host nation of the Final Six
Final standings
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
4 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
| |
4 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
| |
4 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
| |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
| |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
| |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
4 |
Final round
July 5, 1997 –
Final and
Third Place Match
|
3–0 |
|
15-8, 15-5, 15-10 |
|
0–3 |
|
8-15, 12-15, 8-15 |
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Final ranking
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Awards
- Best Scorer
-
Guido GörtzenGuido Görtzen is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final .-References:...
- Best Spiker
- Bas van de Goor
Sebastiaan Jacques Henri van de Goor is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996....
- Best Server
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Ramón Gato
- Best Blocker
- Ihosvany Hernández
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