1990 FIVB Volleyball World League

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1990 World LeagueTournament details

Host nation|  Japan (Final)
Dates| 27 April – 15 July
Teams| 8
Champions|  Italy (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP|  Andrea Zorzi

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The 1990 FIVB Volleyball World League was the first edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 8 countries from 27 April to 15 July 1990. The Final Round was held in Osaka, Japan.

## Pools composition[edit]

Pool A  | Pool B

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Brazil
France
Italy
United States

China
Japan
Netherlands
Soviet Union

## Intercontinental round[edit]

### Pool A[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification

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1  |  Italy | 12  | 9  | 3  | 21  | 31  | 19  | 1.632  | 676  | 569  | 1.188  | Semifinals
2  |  Brazil | 12  | 9  | 3  | 21  | 29  | 20  | 1.450  | 647  | 589  | 1.098
3  |  France | 12  | 5  | 7  | 17  | 24  | 26  | 0.923  | 602  | 635  | 0.948  |
4  |  United States | 12  | 1  | 11  | 13  | 15  | 34  | 0.441  | 544  | 676  | 0.805

Source:[citation needed]

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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27 Apr  | France | 3–2 |  United States | 15–11  | 15–10  | 14–16  | 13–15  | 17–16  | 74–68
27 Apr  | Italy | 2–3 |  Brazil | 12–15  | 15–13  | 6–15  | 15–8  | 12–15  | 60–66
28 Apr  | France | 3–2 |  United States | 16–14  | 3–15  | 5–15  | 15–9  | 16–14  | 55–67
28 Apr  | Italy | 3–1 |  Brazil | 15–10  | 15–5  | 10–15  | 15–10  |  | 55–40
4 May  | Italy | 3–0 |  United States | 16–14  | 15–7  | 15–4  |  |  | 46–25
4 May  | France | 2–3 |  Brazil | 15–12  | 15–12  | 4–15  | 13–15  | 12–15  | 59–69
5 May  | Italy | 3–1 |  United States | 10–15  | 15–8  | 15–6  | 15–11  |  | 55–40
5 May  | France | 3–0 |  Brazil | 15–6  | 15–9  | 15–9  |  |  | 45–24
11 May  | United States | 3–1 |  France | 15–9  | 9–15  | 15–11  | 15–10  |  | 54–45
11 May  | Brazil | 3–1 |  Italy | 15–9  | 12–15  | 16–14  | 17–16  |  | 60–54
12 May  | United States | 0–3 |  France | 11–15  | 9–15  | 9–15  |  |  | 29–45
12 May  | Brazil | 3–1 |  Italy | 15–9  | 12–15  | 16–14  | 17–16  |  | 60–54
18 May  | Brazil | 3–0 |  France | 15–12  | 15–13  | 15–6  |  |  | 45–31
18 May  | United States | 1–3 |  Italy | 10–15  | 4–15  | 17–15  | 12–15  |  | 43–60
19 May  | Brazil | 1–3 |  France | 14–16  | 15–10  | 6–15  | 11–15  |  | 46–56
19 May  | United States | 1–3 |  Italy | 15–13  | 7–15  | 7–15  | 14–16  |  | 43–59
25 May  | Brazil | 3–2 |  United States | 9–15  | 15–7  | 12–15  | 15–3  | 17–15  | 68–55
25 May  | Italy | 3–2 |  France | 12–15  | 8–15  | 15–12  | 15–7  | 15–12  | 65–61
26 May  | Brazil | 3–1 |  United States | 15–6  | 12–15  | 15–9  | 15–7  |  | 57–37
26 May  | Italy | 3–2 |  France | 10–15  | 15–13  | 6–15  | 15–10  | 15–7  | 61–60
1 Jun  | United States | 1–3 |  Brazil | 15–13  | 9–15  | 8–15  | 6–15  |  | 38–58
1 Jun  | France | 2–3 |  Italy | 15–6  | 2–15  | 15–11  | 11–15  | 11–15  | 54–62
2 Jun  | United States | 1–3 |  Brazil | 12–15  | 11–15  | 15–9  | 7–15  |  | 45–54
2 Jun  | France | 0–3 |  Italy | 6–15  | 3–15  | 8–15  |  |  | 17–45

### Pool B[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification

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1  |  Netherlands | 12  | 11  | 1  | 23  | 34  | 4  | 8.500  | 556  | 360  | 1.544  | Semifinals
2  |  Soviet Union | 12  | 8  | 4  | 20  | 26  | 15  | 1.733  | 549  | 470  | 1.168
3  |  Japan | 12  | 5  | 7  | 17  | 16  | 23  | 0.696  | 454  | 489  | 0.928  |
4  |  China | 12  | 0  | 12  | 12  | 2  | 36  | 0.056  | 319  | 559  | 0.571

Source:[citation needed]

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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27 Apr  | Netherlands | 3–0 |  Soviet Union | 15–9  | 15–13  | 15–11  |  |  | 45–33
27 Apr  | Soviet Union | 1–3 |  Netherlands | 13–15  | 15–13  | 10–15  | 10–15  |  | 48–58
28 Apr  | Netherlands | 3–0 |  Soviet Union | 15–3  | 15–2  | 17–16  |  |  | 47–21
28 Apr  | Soviet Union | 3–1 |  Netherlands | 15–17  | 15–12  | 15–7  | 15–9  |  | 60–45
4 May  | Japan | 1–3 |  Soviet Union | 15–12  | 15–8  | 10–15  | 16–14  |  | 56–49
4 May  | Netherlands | 3–0 |  China | 15–8  | 15–6  | 15–12  |  |  | 45–26
5 May  | Japan | 3–1 |  Soviet Union | 15–13  | 11–15  | 15–13  | 16–14  |  | 57–55
5 May  | Netherlands | 3–0 |  China | 15–3  | 16–14  | 15–7  |  |  | 46–24
11 May  | Netherlands | 3–0 |  Japan | 15–7  | 15–5  | 15–13  |  |  | 45–25
11 May  | Soviet Union | 3–0 |  China | 15–8  | 15–8  | 15–10  |  |  | 45–26
12 May  | Netherlands | 3–0 |  Japan | 15–7  | 15–12  | 15–11  |  |  | 45–30
12 May  | Soviet Union | 3–0 |  China | 15–3  | 15–9  | 15–12  |  |  | 45–24
18 May  | China | 0–3 |  Soviet Union | 7–15  | 2–15  | 6–15  |  |  | 15–45
18 May  | Japan | 0–3 |  Netherlands | 10–15  | 12–15  | 8–15  |  |  | 30–45
19 May  | China | 1–3 |  Soviet Union | 15–12  | 14–16  | 6–15  | 5–15  |  | 40–58
19 May  | Japan | 0–3 |  Netherlands | 3–15  | 7–15  | 4–15  |  |  | 14–45
25 May  | Soviet Union | 3–0 |  Japan | 15–9  | 15–10  | 15–8  |  |  | 45–27
25 May  | China | 0–3 |  Netherlands | 4–15  | 8–15  | 9–15  |  |  | 21–45
26 May  | Soviet Union | 3–0 |  Japan | 15–13  | 15–5  | 15–12  |  |  | 45–30
26 May  | China | 0–3 |  Netherlands | 12–15  | 5–15  | 11–15  |  |  | 28–45
1 Jun  | Japan | 3–0 |  China | 15–10  | 15–8  | 15–5  |  |  | 45–23
1 Jun  | China | 0–3 |  Japan | 10–15  | 12–15  | 7–15  |  |  | 29–45
2 Jun  | Japan | 3–0 |  China | 15–7  | 15–13  | 15–11  |  |  | 45–31
2 Jun  | China | 1–3 |  Japan | 15–5  | 3–15  | 5–15  | 9–15  |  | 32–50

## Final round[edit]

* Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan

| Semifinals| | Final

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| 14 July| |

|  Italy| 3

| 15 July

|  Soviet Union| 2 |

|  Italy| 3

| 14 July

| |  Netherlands| 0

|  Netherlands| 3

|  Brazil| 0 |

| 3rd place match

| 15 July

|  Soviet Union| 1

|  Brazil| 3

### Semifinals[edit]

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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14 Jul  | Italy | 3–2 |  Soviet Union | 15–12  | 16–17  | 15–11  | 14–16  | 15–9  | 75–65
14 Jul  | Netherlands | 3–0 |  Brazil | 15–7  | 15–7  | 15–10  |  |  | 45–24

### 3rd place match[edit]

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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15 Jul  | Soviet Union | 1–3 |  Brazil | 16–14  | 7–15  | 10–15  | 12–15  |  | 45–59

### Final[edit]

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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15 Jul  | Italy | 3–0 |  Netherlands | 15–7  | 16–14  | 16–14  |  |  | 47–35

## Final standing[edit]

| Rank  | Team

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|  Italy
|  Netherlands
|  Brazil
4  |  Soviet Union
5  |  France
6  |  Japan
7  |  United States
8  |  China
|  1990 World League champions

Italy
1st title

## Awards[edit]

* Most valuable player

Andrea Zorzi

* Best spiker

Ron Zwerver

* Best blocker

Andrea Gardini

* Best setter

Paolo Tofoli

## External links[edit]

* Sport portal
* Volleyball portal
* Japan portal

* World League History – official website
* 1990 World League results

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FIVB Volleyball World League

* Successor: FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League (since 2018)

Seasons|

* Osaka 1990
* Milan 1991
* Genoa 1992
* São Paulo 1993
* Milan 1994
* Rio de Janeiro 1995
* Rotterdam 1996
* Moscow 1997
* Milan 1998
* Mar del Plata 1999
* Rotterdam 2000
* Katowice 2001
* Belo Horizonte 2002
* Madrid 2003
* Rome 2004
* Belgrade 2005
* Moscow 2006
* Katowice 2007
* Rio de Janeiro 2008
* Belgrade 2009
* Córdoba 2010
* Gdańsk 2011
* Sofia 2012
* Mar del Plata 2013
* Florence 2014
* Rio de Janeiro 2015
* Kraków 2016
* Curitiba 2017

Qualification|

* 1990–2009: not held
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014–2017: not held

Squads|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017

* FIVB Volleyball World League statistics

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[L]: Lost
*[Pts]: Points
*[SW]: Sets won
*[SL]: Sets lost
*[SR]: Set ratio
*[SPW]: Setpoints won
*[SPL]: Setpoints lost
*[SPR]: Setpoint ratio
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