The FIVB Executive Committee's approved the proposals from the Sports Council like a four-year volleyball calendar and competitions criteria.
2014
Men’s Club World Championship 6 – 11 May
Women’s Club World Championship 6 – 11 May
World League Intercontinental Round 23 May – 6 July
World League Final Round (3rd group) 27 – 29 June
World League Final Round (1st & 2nd group) 16 – 20 July
World Grand Prix Preliminary Round 25 July – 17 August
World Grand Prix Final Round (2nd & 3rd group) 15 – 17 August
World Grand Prix Final Round (1st group) 20 – 24 August
FIVB Men’s World Championship – Poland 3 – 21 September
FIVB Women’s World Championship – Italy 23 Sept. – 12 October
2015
Men’s Club World Championship 5 – 10 May
Women’s Club World Championship 5 – 10 May
World League Intercontinental Round 29 May – 12 July
World League Final Round (3rd group) 3 – 5 July
World League Final Round (2nd group) 10 – 12 July
World League Final Round (1st group) 15 – 19 July
World Grand Prix Preliminary Round 29 June – 19 July
World Grand Prix Final Round (2nd & 3rd group) 17 – 19 July
World Grand Prix Final Round (1st group) 22 – 26 July
Under Age World Championships (tentative) July – August
Women’s World Cup 22 August – 5 September
Men’s World Cup 6 – 20 September
2016
World League Intercontinental Round (tentative) TBC
World League Final Round (3rd group) 1 – 3 July (TBC)
World League Final Round (2nd group) 8 – 10 July (TBC)
World League Final Round (1st group) 8 – 10 July (TBC)
World Grand Prix Preliminary Round 10 June – 3 July
World Grand Prix Final Round (2nd & 3rd group) 1 – 3 July
World Grand Prix Final Round (1st group) 6 – 10 July
Men’s & Women’s World Olympic Qualifications 16 May – 5 June (TBC)
Men’s & Women’s Olympic Games 5 – 21 August
Men’s Club World Championship 18 – 23 October
Women’s Club World Championship 18 – 23 October
2017
Men’s Club World Championship 1 – 14 May (TBC)
Women’s Club World Championship 1 – 14 May (TBC)
World League Intercontinental Round 2 June – 8 July
World League Final Round (3rd group) TBC
World League Final Round (2nd group) TBC
World League Final Round (1st group) 12 – 16 July
World Grand Prix Preliminary Round 28 July – 20 August
World Grand Prix Final Round (2nd & 3rd group) TBC
World Grand Prix Final Round (1st group) 23 – 27 August
Under Age World Championships (tentative) July – August
World Club Championship
FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship: (8 vacancies) 1 host team, 5 Continental Champions and 2 Invitations
FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship: (6 vacancies) 1 host team, 3 Continental Champions (CEV, CSV and AVC) and 2 Invitations*
*Note that from now on NORCECA and CAVB teams could only take part under invitation.
Chalenge System
Challenge System will be used in all FIVB events in 2014.
New World Rankings
FIVB will provide five separate world rankings for the U18, U19, U20, U21 and U23 age group categories.
Age Group World Championships
FIVB Volleyball Girls U18 & Boys U19 World Championships – 20 teams
Girls U18: AVC (4), CAVB (3), CEV (6), CSV (3) and NORCECA (4)
Boys U19: idem
FIVB Volleyball Women’s U20 & Men’s U21 World Championships – 16 teams*
WU20: 5 world ranked, 2 spots for each confederation and host
MU21: idem
*We had 20 teams in 2013
FIVB Volleyball Men’s and Women’s U23 World Championships – 12 teams
WU23: 1st world ranked, 2 spots for each confederation and host
MU23: idem
FIVB World Cup Japan 2015
Teams (12): host, 2 teams from each confederation plus world champs
Only 2 teams will qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games via World Cup.