2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League was the second edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, an annual international men's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams. The competition was held between May and July 2019, and the final round took place in the Credit Union 1 Arena, Chicago, United States. This was the first edition of the World League or the Nations League to have the final round hosted in North America.
Chicago, host city of the final round | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | United States |
| City | Chicago (final round) |
| Dates | 31 May – 14 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 21 (in 21 host cities) |
| Champions | Russia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | United States |
| Third place | Poland |
| Fourth place | Brazil |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Matt Anderson |
| Best Setter | Micah Christenson |
| Best OH | Bartosz Bednorz Dmitry Volkov Egor Kliuka |
| Best MB | Ivan Iakovlev Maxwell Holt |
| Best OPP | Matt Anderson |
| Best Libero | Erik Shoji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 130 |
| Attendance | 449,809 (3,460 per match) |
| Official website | |
| Volleyball Nations League | |
Following the results of the 2018 Nations League and 2018 Challenger Cup, South Korea were replaced by debutants Portugal in this edition.
Portugal were the last placed challenger team after the preliminary round and will be replaced by 2019 Challenger Cup winners Slovenia in the 2020 edition.
Russia successfully defended its title, defeating finals hosts, the United States, in the final. Poland claimed the bronze after sweeping Brazil in three straight sets. Matt Anderson from United States named the MVP of the tournament.