The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 1991 in Brazil. It was not held between 1995 and 2009, but since 2010, the competition has been held every year, and has been hosted by Qatar, Switzerland, the Philippines, Japan, China and Turkey. The competition was held in Zhejiang Province of China in 2018 and 2019. After the 2020 championship was cancelled due to corona virus pandemic,[1] the competition was held in Turkey in 2021.
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship | |
 Official logo | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| First season | 1991 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | FIVB members |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul(3 titles) (2023) |
| Most titles | Vakıfbank Spor Kulubu (4 titles) |
| Streaming partner(s) | Volleyball TV (since 2018) |
The current champions are Turkey's Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul, who defeated archrivals Vakıfbank Spor Kulubu 3–2 in the final of the 2023 edition, to win their third title in the competition.[2] Turkish teams have been the most successful, with eight titles in total.
Results summary
Results by confederation
| Confederation | Winner | Second | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEV | 13 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| CSV | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| AVC | — | — | 2 | — |
| NORCECA | — | — | — | 3 |
| CAVB | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
- As of 17 December 2023
Format
The competition formula of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship has been constantly changed to fit the different number of teams that participate in each edition.
In general, the format of the tournament involves eight teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about one week; the winners of that year's AVC Club Volleyball Championship (Asia), African Clubs Championship (Africa), South American Volleyball Club Championship (South America) and CEV Champions League (Europe), along with the host city's team and a nominated team from North America. The number of teams is increased through wild card invitees.
Starting from 2024, the qualification for the Club World Championships will be as follows: two places per continent for Europe, Asia, and South America; one place for Africa; and finally, a club from the host nation will be granted a place. This change aims to ensure the fair representation from different continents and provides an opportunity for the host country to participate in the tournament.[5]
| Slots | Qualified as |
|---|---|
| 1 | Host club |
| 2 | CEV Champions League - Winner |
| CEV Champions League - Runner-up | |
| 2 | CSV Club Championship - Winner |
| CSV Club Championship - Runner-up | |
| 2 | AVC Club Championship - Winner |
| AVC Club Championship - Runner-up | |
| 1 | CAVB Club Championship - Winner |
| Total: 8 | |
Prize Money
The total prize money for the tournament is over USD$350,000.[6]
Medals summary
Medal table by club
| Rank | club | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vakıfbank İstanbul | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Eczacıbaşı VitrA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Imoco Volley Conegliano | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Osasco | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Rabita Baku | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Dinamo Kazan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leite Moça Sorocaba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sadia São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Teodora Ravenna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Minas Tênis Clube | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Casalmaggiore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dinamo Krasnodar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Matera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| São Caetano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Voléro Zürich | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Bergamo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Guangdong Evergrande | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mladost Zagreb[C] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| SESI São Paulo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tianjin Bohai Bank | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uralochka Yekaterinburg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Medal table by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Serbia[C] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
- As of 17 December 2023
Most valuable player by edition
- 1991 –
Ida Alvares (Sadia São Paulo) - 1992 –
Ana Flávia Sanglard (Minas Tênis Clube) - 1994 – Ana Moser (Leite Moça Sorocaba)
- 2010 –
Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata (Fenerbahçe) - 2011 –
Nataša Osmokrović (Rabita Baku) - 2012 – Sheilla Castro (Osasco)
- 2013 –
Jovana Brakočević (Vakıfbank İstanbul) - 2014 –
Yekaterina Gamova (Dinamo Kazan) - 2015 –
Jordan Larson (Eczacıbaşı VitrA) - 2016 – Tijana Bošković (Eczacıbaşı VitrA)[7]
- 2017 –
Zhu Ting (Vakıfbank İstanbul)[8] - 2018 – Zhu Ting (Vakıfbank İstanbul)
- 2019 –
Paola Egonu (Imoco Volley Conegliano) - 2021 –
Isabelle Haak (Vakıfbank İstanbul) - 2022 – Isabelle Haak (Imoco Volley Conegliano)
- 2023 – Tijana Bošković (Eczacıbaşı Dynavit Istanbul)
See also
- Men's
- African Clubs Championship
- Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
- CEV Champions League
- CEV Challenge Cup
- CEV Cup
- FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
- Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship
- Women's