FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship

FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship
Upcoming season or competition:; 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1977
No. of teams	16
Continent	International (FIVB)
Most recent; champion(s)	China (4th title)
Most titles	Brazil (6 titles)

The FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 21 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

The first tournament was staged in 1977 in Brazil. The second and third tournaments were played at intervals of four years, in 1981 and 1985; with the fourth tournament in 1987 the interval became, and remains, two years. The most recent tournament was jointly hosted by Netherlands and Belgium and won by Italy.

In March 2022, FIVB decides to change the age category of the tournament by moving it from U20 to U21 in order to equate it with the Men's U21 World Championship.^[1]^[2]

Brazil is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with six titles and five runners-up. China is the second most successful with three titles and three runners-up.

A corresponding tournament for male players is the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.

Results summary

Year	Host	Final			3rd place match			Teams
Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	3rd place	Score	4th place	Teams
1977 Details	São Paulo / Rio de Janeiro / Belo Horizonte / Brasilia	South Korea	Round-robin	China	Japan	Round-robin	Brazil	14
1981 Details	Mexico City	South Korea	3–1	Peru	Japan	3–0	Mexico	15
1985 Details	Brescia / Ancona / Reggio Calabria / Fabriano / Perugia	Cuba	3–1	Japan	China	3–1	Brazil	15
1987 Details	Busan / Seoul	Brazil	3–0	South Korea	China	3–2	Japan	13
1989 Details	Lima / Trujillo / Arequipa	Brazil	3–2	Cuba	Japan	3–0	Peru	16
1991 Details	Brno	Soviet Union	3–0	Brazil	Japan	3–1	China	16
1993 Details	Brasília / Campinas	Cuba	3–0	Ukraine	South Korea	3–0	Peru	16
1995 Details	Bangkok	China	3–0	Brazil	Russia	3–0	Japan	16
1997 Details	Gdańsk	Russia	3–2	Italy	China	3–0	Japan	16
1999 Details	Edmonton / Saskatoon	Russia	3–0	Brazil	South Korea	3–2	China	16
2001 Details	Santo Domingo	Brazil	3–0	South Korea	China	3–0	Italy	16
2003 Details	Suphanburi	Brazil	3–2	China	Poland	3–0	Netherlands	16
2005 Details	Ankara / Istanbul	Brazil	3–1	Serbia and Montenegro	China	3–2	Italy	12
2007 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima	Brazil	3–1	China	Japan	3–2	United States	12
2009 Details	Mexicali / Tijuana	Germany	3–0	Dominican Republic	Brazil	3–2	Bulgaria	16
2011 Details	Lima / Trujillo	Italy	3–1	Brazil	China	3–1	United States	16
2013 Details	Brno	China	3–0	Japan	Brazil	3–0	Italy	20
2015 Details	Caguas / Gurabo / Juncos / Maunabo	Dominican Republic	3–2	Brazil	Italy	3–0	Japan	16
2017 Details	Boca del Río / Córdoba	China	3–0	Russia	Japan	3–2	Turkey	16
2019 Details	Aguascalientes / León	Japan	3–2	Italy	Russia	3–1	Turkey	16
2021 Details	Rotterdam / Kortrijk	Italy	3–0	Serbia	Russia	3–2	Netherlands	16
2023 Details	Aguascalientes / León	China	3–2	Italy	Brazil	3–0	Japan	16
2025 Details	Jakarta							24

Medal table

Appearance

Team	1977 (14)	1981 (15)	1985 (15)	1987 (13)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (12)	2007 (12)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (20)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (15)	2023 (16)	2025 (24)	Total
Algeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	9th	13th	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•		4
Argentina	11th	8th	•	11th	10th	11th	11th	•	13th	13th	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	11th	11th	9th	Q	13
Australia	•	12th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Austria	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Belarus	Part of Soviet Union						•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	2
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	13th	•	Q	3
Bolivia	12th	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Brazil	4th	6th	4th	1st	1st	2nd	7th	2nd	9th	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	5th	6th	7th	3rd	Q	23
Bulgaria	•	•	9th	7th	•	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	9th	8th	8th	•	•	•	Q	8
Canada	7th	10th	•	8th	11th	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	6
Chile	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
China	2nd	5th	3rd	3rd	5th	4th	9th	1st	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	10th	3rd	1st	9th	1st	7th	•	1st	Q	22
Chinese Taipei	•	•	•	9th	8th	9th	11th	13th	•	•	6th	13th	•	•	5th	•	10th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	10
Colombia	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Costa Rica	8th	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Croatia	See Yugoslavia						•	•	•	•	5th	•	9th	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Cuba	•	7th	1st	•	2nd	13th	1st	9th	8th	•	13th	13th	•	•	9th	12th	•	13th	15th	14th	•	12th	•	15
Czech Republic	Part of Czechoslovakia							•	6th	7th	9th	•	•	•	11th	•	11th	12th	•	•	•	•	Q	7
Dominican Republic	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	9th	•	9th	•	9th	11th	2nd	5th	8th	1st	11th	13th	8th	14th	Q	14
Egypt	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	12th	•	15th	14th	16th	16th	15th	12th	13th		9
Finland	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
France	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Germany	•	•	•	•	•	8th	5th	8th	7th	•	9th	5th	•	7th	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8
Greece	•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Hungary	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Indonesia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
India	•	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Italy	•	•	7th	•	7th	7th	5th	6th	2nd	9th	4th	•	4th	5th	•	1st	4th	3rd	9th	2nd	1st	2nd	Q	18
Japan	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	7th	4th	4th	6th	•	•	5th	3rd	•	11th	2nd	4th	3rd	1st	•	4th	Q	19
Kenya	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Latvia	Part of Soviet Union						13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Mauritius	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Mexico	6th	4th	11th	•	16th	•	13th	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	8th	•	15th	15th	13th	10th	8th	•	•	12
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5th	•	•	•	4th	•	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•	4th	10th	•	5
New Zealand	•	•	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Nigeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	20th	•	•	•	•	•		2
Paraguay	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Peru	10th	2nd	8th	6th	4th	12th	4th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	12th	6th	14th	12th	•	•	•	13
Poland	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	9th	5th	5th	13th	3rd	•	•	13th	9th	•	•	6th	5th	6th	11th	Q	13
Puerto Rico	•	14th	•	13th	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	8th	9th	•	•	19th	14th	•	•	16th	•	Q	10
Romania	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Russia	See Soviet Union						•	3rd	1st	1st	•	8th	7th	•	•	10th	6th	7th	2nd	3rd	3rd	•	•	11
Rwanda	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	15th	•		2
Serbia	See Yugoslavia						See Serbia and Montenegro							•	•	13th	7th	5th	10th	9th	2nd	7th	•	7
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
South Korea	1st	1st	5th	2nd	6th	5th	3rd	7th	9th	3rd	2nd	9th	•	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	14
Spain	14th	13th	•	•	14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	9th	•	8th	14th	•	18th	•	•	•	14th	15th	Q	8
Tunisia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	•	•	•	•	•	16th		3
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	8th	9th	6th	•	7th	•	5th	10th	4th	4th	10th	5th	Q	12
Ukraine	Part of Soviet Union						2nd	•	13th	•	•	6th	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
United States	5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	13th	•	11th	4th	12th	4th	17th	•	7th	8th	5th	6th	Q	13
Venezuela	•	•	•	•	13th	13th	•	•	•	13th	13th	9th	•	•	15th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Vietnam	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Discontinued nations
Czechoslovakia	•	•	10th	•	•	6th	•	See Czech Republic																2
Serbia and Montenegro	See Yugoslavia						•	•	9th	9th	•	•	2nd	See Serbia										3
Soviet Union	9th	9th	6th	5th	9th	1st	See Russia																	6

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
• – Did not enter / Did not qualify
– Hosts
Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Most valuable player by edition

1977–81 – Not awarded
1985 – Mireya Luis (CUB)
1987 – Ana Moser (BRA)
1989–91 – Not awarded
1993 – Taismary Agüero (CUB)
1995 – Zhang Jinwen (CHN)
1997 – Not awarded
1999 – Érika Coimbra (BRA)
2001 – Jaqueline Carvalho (BRA)
2003 – Not awarded

2005 – Jovana Vesović (SCG)
2007 – Natália Pereira (BRA)
2009 – Brenda Castillo (DOM)
2011 – Caterina Bosetti (ITA)
2013 – Zhu Ting (CHN)
2015 – Brayelin Martínez (DOM)
2017 – Yang Hanyu (CHN)
2019 – Mayu Ishikawa (JPN)
2021 – Gaia Guiducci (ITA)
2023 – Zhuang Yushan (CHN)

References

^ "New regulations for age group categories adopted by FIVB". www.norceca.info. North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ "AVC GOES AHEAD WITH ADJUSTMENT OF 2022 AVC AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS, AS NAKHON PATHOM TO HOST 2 AVC EVENTS IN JUNE". asianvolleyball.net. Asian Volleyball Confederation. 14 April 2022.

External links

FIVB Women's Junior Volleyball World Championship Honours

[1] "New regulations for age group categories adopted by FIVB". www.norceca.info. North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

[2] "AVC GOES AHEAD WITH ADJUSTMENT OF 2022 AVC AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS, AS NAKHON PATHOM TO HOST 2 AVC EVENTS IN JUNE". asianvolleyball.net. Asian Volleyball Confederation. 14 April 2022.

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v t e International women's youth volleyball
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) World Ranking Youth Olympic Games U23 World Championship (defunct) U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship
Africa	CAVB Under-23 Under-20 Under-18 Under-17
Americas	NORCECA & CSV Under-23 Under-20 Under-18
Asia & Oceania	AVC Under-23 Under-20 Under-18 Under-16
Europe	CEV Under-22 Under-20 Under-18 Under-17 Small Countries Division Junior EYSOF
North America	NORCECA Under-20 Under-18 Under-17
South America	CSV Under-22 Under-20 Under-18 Under-16