Volleyball league
Volleyball competition held in Russia (Final)
The 1997 FIVB Volleyball World League was the eighth edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 16 May to 5 July 1997. The Final Round was held in Moscow , Russia .
Pools composition
Intercontinental round
The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the Final Round hosts Russia finish lower than second in Pool C, they will still qualify along with the best two second teams across all three pools.
Pool A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Brazil
12
11
1
23
34
9
3.778
614
420
1.462
Final round
2
Bulgaria
12
9
3
21
29
16
1.813
596
498
1.197
3
Argentina
12
4
8
16
20
25
0.800
526
588
0.895
4
Japan
12
0
12
12
3
36
0.083
339
569
0.596
Pool B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Italy
12
10
2
22
34
13
2.615
652
465
1.402
Final round
2
Yugoslavia
12
8
4
20
29
15
1.933
583
461
1.265
3
Spain
12
4
8
16
18
30
0.600
544
622
0.875
4
China
12
2
10
14
8
31
0.258
313
544
0.575
Pool C
Final round
Pool play
Teams from the same pool of Intercontinental Round will not play. Russia will be considered as the runners-up of Pool B.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SW
SL
SR
SPW
SPL
SPR
Qualification
1
Italy
4
3
1
7
10
4
2.500
198
157
1.261
Final
2
Cuba
4
3
1
7
10
5
2.000
202
172
1.174
3
Netherlands
4
3
1
7
9
8
1.125
195
227
0.859
3rd place match
4
Russia
4
2
2
6
8
8
1.000
205
181
1.133
5
Brazil
4
1
3
5
3
9
0.333
141
159
0.887
6
Bulgaria
4
0
4
4
6
12
0.500
197
242
0.814
Finals
3rd place match
Date
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
5 Jul
Netherlands
0–3
Russia
8–15
12–15
8–15
28–45
Final
Date
Score
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
5 Jul
Italy
3–0
Cuba
15–8
15–5
15–10
45–23
Final standing
1997 World League champions
Italy 6th title
Awards
MVP
Best scorer
Best spiker
Best server
Best blocker
External links
Seasons Qualification Squads