The
FIVB World League 1999The 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 tenth 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 28 to July 17, 1999. The final round (
Final Six) was staged in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Competing Nations
Pool A
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
12 |
10 |
2 |
32 |
14 |
22 |
| |
12 |
9 |
3 |
31 |
14 |
21 |
| |
12 |
5 |
7 |
21 |
25 |
17 |
| |
12 |
0 |
12 |
5 |
36 |
12 |
Pool B
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
12 |
10 |
2 |
34 |
14 |
22 |
| |
12 |
7 |
5 |
26 |
23 |
19 |
| |
12 |
5 |
7 |
19 |
25 |
17 |
| |
12 |
2 |
10 |
15 |
32 |
14 |
Pool C
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
12 |
11 |
1 |
33 |
15 |
23 |
| |
12 |
5 |
7 |
25 |
26 |
17 |
| |
12 |
4 |
8 |
22 |
26 |
16 |
| |
12 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
30 |
16 |
Pool D
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
| |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
Pool E
| Team |
P |
W |
L |
SW |
SL |
Pts |
| |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
| |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
| |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
Final round
- July 16, 1999
|
3–1 |
|
(18:25, 25:19, 26:24, 25:20) |
|
3–0 |
|
(25:20, 27:25, 25:19) |
- July 17, 1999
|
3–1 |
|
(17:25, 25:23, 25:20, 25:19) |
|
3–1 |
|
(25:21, 23:25, 25:19, 26:24) |
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Final ranking
| Place | Team |
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| 4. |
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| 5. |
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| 6. |
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| 7. |
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| 8. |
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| 9. |
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| 10. |
|
| 11. |
|
| 12 |
|
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
-
Oswaldo Hernández
- Best Scorer
-
Douglas ChiarottiDouglas Chiarotti known as Douglas is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was born in Cuba....
- Best Libero
-
Mirko CorsanoMirko Corsano is a volleyball player from Italy, who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
- Best Blocker
- Pavel Pimienta
Pavel Pimienta Allen is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A one-time Olympian , he played as a wing-spiker and won the bronze medal with the Men's Nationa Team at the 1998 World Championship during his career.-Honours:...
- Best Setter
- Raúl Diago
Raúl Diago Izquierdo is a retired volleyball player from Cuba. A three-time Olympian he was honoured Best Setter at the 1998 FIVB Men's World Championship in Japan, where Cuba finished in third place....
- Best Server
- Luigi Mastrangelo
Luigi "Gigi" Mastrangelo is an Italian volleyball player. Standing at 202 cm, he plays as middle hitter/blocker for Stamplast Martina Franca.He played 212 times for the Italian national volleyball team...
- Best Receiver
-
Enrique de la FuenteEnrique de la Fuente Santos is a Spanish volleyball player who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In 2007 he was a member of the men's national team that won the European title in Moscow, Russia.-References:...
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