2005 FIVB World League

The FIVB World League 2005 was an international men's volleyball tournament played by 12 countries from May 27 to July 10, 2005.

Contents

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B Pool C

 Brazil
 Venezuela
 Japan
 Portugal

 Italy
 Cuba
 Bulgaria
 France

 Serbia and Montenegro
 Greece
 Argentina
 Poland

Intercontinental round

Pool A

Rk Team Points Won Lost PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1  Brazil 23 11 1 1,031 892 1.156 33 9 3.667
2  Portugal 18 6 6 935 910 1.027 21 19 1.105
3  Venezuela 17 5 7 935 966 0.968 19 22 0.864
4  Japan 14 2 10 885 1,018 0.869 9 32 0.281

Pool B

Rk Team Points Won Lost PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1  Cuba 20 8 4 1,071 1,028 1.042 29 17 1.706
2  Bulgaria 18 6 6 1,112 1,067 1.042 27 22 1.227
3  Italy 18 6 6 1,055 1,073 0.983 22 26 0.846
4  France 16 4 8 1,005 1,075 0.935 17 30 0.567

Pool C

Rk Team Points Won Lost PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1  Poland 21 9 3 1,151 1,114 1.033 32 19 1.684
2  Serbia and Montenegro 19 7 5 1,124 1,126 0.998 26 23 1.130
3  Greece 17 5 7 1,034 1,004 1.030 22 24 0.917
4  Argentina 15 3 9 1,100 1,165 0.944 18 32 0.563

Final round

First final round

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Jul Cuba  2–3  Poland 25–23 24–26 16–25 25–22 13–15 103–111
08 Jul Serbia and Montenegro  1–3  Brazil 21–25 25–23 24–26 21–25   91–99

Final four

  Semifinals Final
2005-07-09 – Belgrade
  Cuba  1  
  Brazil  3  
 
2005-07-10 – Belgrade
      Brazil  3
    Serbia and Montenegro  1
3rd place
2005-07-09 – Belgrade 2005-07-10 – Belgrade
  Poland  2   Cuba  3
  Serbia and Montenegro  3     Poland  2

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
09 Jul Cuba  1–3  Brazil 18–25 19–25 25–22 23–25   85–97
09 Jul Poland  2–3  Serbia and Montenegro 26–24 25–19 23–25 20–25 8–15 102–108

3rd place

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 Jul Cuba  3–2  Poland 25–23 22–25 24–26 25–18 15–13 111–105

Final

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 Jul Brazil  3–1  Serbia and Montenegro 14–25 25–14 25–19 25–16   89–74

Final standing

Rank Team
 Brazil
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Cuba
4  Poland
5  Bulgaria
 Portugal
7  Greece
 Italy
 Venezuela
10  Argentina
 France
 Japan
 FIVB World League 2005 Champions 

Brazil
Fifth title
12–man Roster for Final Round
Marcelinho, André Heller, Giba, Murilo, André, Sérgio, Anderson, Samuel, Gustavo, Rodrigão, Ricardinho, Dante
Head Coach
Bernardinho

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