FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
The FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The first tournament took place between May and July 2018, with the final taking place in Nanjing, China. United States won the inaugural edition, defeating Turkey in the final.
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League | |
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| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| First season | 2018 |
| CEO | Ary Graça |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Turkey (1st title) |
| Most titles | United States (3 titles) |
| Streaming partner(s) | Volleyball TV |
| Relegation to | Challenger Cup |
| Official website | Volleyball Nations League |
In July 2018, the FIVB announced that China would host the next three editions of the women's Volleyball Nations League Finals, from 2019–2021, but on March 13, 2020, the FIVB decided to postpone the Nations League until after the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, the FIVB canceled the 2020 edition and confirmed Italy as the host of the final stage of the 2021 VNL.
In February 2024, the FIVB announced that the competition will be expand to 18 teams from the 2025 edition onwards while the core and challenge teams' statuses will be abolished with the reformed format.
The creation of the tournament was announced in October 2017 (alongside with the announcement of the Challenger Cup) as a joint project between the FIVB, the IMG and 21 national federations. The Nations League replaced the World Grand Prix, a former annual women's international event that ran between 1993 and 2017.
A corresponding tournament for men's national teams is the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League.