2000 FIVB World League

The FIVB World League 2000 was the eleventh edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by twelve countries from May 26 to July 16, 2000. The final round (Final Six) was staged in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Contents

Competing Nations

Pool A Pool B Pool C

 Argentina
 Canada
 Italy
 Yugoslavia

 Cuba
 France
 Netherlands
 Russia

 Brazil
 Poland
 Spain
 United States

Intercontinental Round

Pool A

Team P W L SW SL Pts
 Yugoslavia 12 9 3 32 15 21
 Italy 12 8 4 28 23 20
 Argentina 12 4 8 23 28 16
 Canada 12 3 9 15 32 15

Pool B

Team P W L SW SL Pts
 Russia 12 9 3 31 14 21
 France 12 7 5 24 21 19
 Cuba 12 5 7 21 24 17
 Netherlands 12 3 9 13 30 15
Netherlands qualified as host of the Final Six

Pool C

Team P W L SW SL Pts
 United States 12 10 2 31 15 22
 Brazil 12 8 4 28 16 20
 Poland 12 5 7 21 24 17
 Spain 12 1 11 9 34 13

Final Six

Final ranking

Team P W L SW SL Pts
 Italy 5 4 1 13 8 9
 Russia 5 3 2 13 7 8
 Yugoslavia 5 3 2 11 8 8
 Brazil 5 2 3 8 11 7
 Netherlands 5 2 3 7 12 7
 United States 5 1 4 8 14 6

Finals

Yugoslavia  0–3  Brazil (19:25, 21:25, 21:25)
Italy  3–2  Russia (25:22, 18:25, 20:25, 25:21, 15:13)

Final ranking

Place Team
 Italy
 Russia
 Brazil
4.  Yugoslavia
5.  Netherlands
6.  United States
7.  France
8.  Cuba
9.  Poland
10.  Argentina
11.  Spain
12.  Canada
 FIVB World League 2000 Winners 

Italy
Eighth title

Awards

References