2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League

The 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League was the second edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League, an annual international women's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams. The competition was held between May and July 2019, and for the second time, the final round took place in the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing, China.

2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
Nanjing, host city of the final round
Tournament details
Host nation China
CityNanjing (final round)
Dates21 May – 7 July
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)21 (in 21 host cities)
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place China
Fourth place Turkey
Tournament awards
MVP Andrea Drews
Best Setter Macris Carneiro
Best OH Gabriela Guimarães
Liu Yanhan
Best MB Ana Beatriz Corrêa
Haleigh Washington
Best OPP Ebrar Karakurt
Best Libero Megan Courtney
Tournament statistics
Matches played130
Attendance399,575 (3,074 per match)
Official website
Volleyball Nations League

United States won their second title in the competition, defeating Brazil in five sets on the final, after being 0–2 down. China defeated Turkey in four sets for the bronze medal. Andrea Drews from USA was elected the MVP.

Following the results of the 2018 Nations League and 2018 Challenger Cup, Argentina was replaced by debutants Bulgaria in this edition. Accordingly, following the results of this edition of the Nations League and the 2019 Challenger Cup, Bulgaria was replaced by newcomers Canada in the 2021 edition.

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