1991 FIVB Volleyball World League

The 1991 FIVB Volleyball World League was the second edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 10 countries from 17 May to 27 July 1991. The Final Round was held in Milan, Italy.

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B
Cuba  Brazil  Canada  France  Netherlands	Italy  Japan  Soviet Union  South Korea  United States

Intercontinental round

Pool A

Team	P	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Cuba	16	15	1	46	31	31
Netherlands	16	12	4	39	20	28
Brazil	16	8	8	32	32	24
France	16	3	13	18	42	19
Canada	16	2	14	17	45	18

• First weekend

Cuba	3 – 0	Netherlands	15-09 15-10 15-12
France	3 – 0	Canada	16-14 15-09 15-11

Cuba	3 – 0	Netherlands	15-08 15-03 15-10
France	3 – 2	Canada	12-15 11-15 15-10 15-08 15-12

• Second weekend

Brazil	1 – 3	Cuba	11-15 03-15 15-09 09-15
Canada	1 – 3	France	08-15 14-16 15-10 09-15

Brazil	2 – 3	Cuba	15-06 10-15 17-16 14-16 16-18
Canada	3 – 2	France	05-12 07-15 15-11 11-15 15-13

• Third weekend

Canada	1 – 3	Netherlands	05-15 15-13 12-15 08-15
France	1 – 3	Brazil	10-15 01-15 15-07 09-15

Canada	2 – 3	Netherlands	05-15 15-09 17-16 06-15 16-18
France	1 – 3	Brazil	07-15 15-10 07-15 12-15

• Fourth weekend

Cuba	3 – 0	Brazil	16-14 15-08 15-04
Netherlands	3 – 0	France	15-10 15-03 15-10

Cuba	3 – 1	Brazil	15-11 10-15 15-09 15-13
Netherlands	3 – 0	France	15-04 15-08 15-02

• Fifth weekend

Brazil	2 – 3	Netherlands	16-14 11-15 11-15 15-08 07-15
Cuba	3 – 0	Canada	15-06 15-13 15-13

Brazil	0 – 3	Netherlands	10-15 03-15 03-15
Cuba	3 – 0	Canada	15-06 15-11 15-08

• Sixth weekend

Brazil	3 – 0	France	15-11 16-14 15-09
Canada	0 – 3	Cuba	13-15 11-15 03-15

Brazil	3 – 1	France	15-08 17-15 09-15 17-16
Canada	1 – 3	Cuba	16-18 15-13 04-15 07-15

• Seventh weekend

France	1 – 3	Cuba	05-15 15-12 09-15 02-15
Netherlands	3 – 1	Canada	15-12 10-15 15-08 15-05

France	1 – 3	Cuba	05-15 08-15 15-12 05-15
Netherlands	3 – 0	Canada	15-03 15-08 15-06

• Eighth weekend

Canada	3 – 1	Brazil	15-11 15-11 11-15 15-06
France	0 – 3	Netherlands	13-15 05-15 09-15

Canada	1 – 3	Brazil	15-11 08-15 15-17 16-18
France	0 – 3	Netherlands	13-15 05-15 09-15

• Ninth weekend

Brazil	3 – 1	Canada	15-06 05-15 15-09 15-13
Netherlands	1 – 3	Cuba	08-15 15-13 09-15 07-15

Brazil	3 – 1	Canada	15-06 09-15 15-07 15-11
Netherlands	3 – 1	Cuba	15-13 07-15 15-10 17-15

• Tenth weekend

Cuba	3 – 0	France	15-13 15-12 17-15
Netherlands	3 – 1	Brazil	11-15 15-06 15-10 16-14

Cuba	3 – 2	France	15-10 09-15 15-06 12-15 15-11
Netherlands	2 – 3	Brazil	15-11 10-15 10-15 15-07 10-15

Pool B

Team	P	W	L	SW	SL	Pts
Italy	16	14	2	46	14	30
Soviet Union	16	11	5	41	24	27
United States	16	6	10	24	38	22
Japan	16	5	11	22	38	21
South Korea	16	4	12	19	38	20

Final round

• Venue: Forum di Assago, Assago, Italy

	Semifinals				Final
	26 July
	Italy	3
	Netherlands	2
					27 July
					Italy	3
					Cuba	0
					3rd place match
	26 July			27 July
	Cuba	3		Netherlands	1
	Soviet Union	2			Soviet Union	3

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Jul	Italy	3–2	Netherlands	12–15	10–15	16–14	15–5	15–7	68–56
26 Jul	Cuba	3–2	Soviet Union	15–8	10–15	15–11	12–15	15–12	67–61

3rd place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
27 Jul	Netherlands	1–3	Soviet Union	12–15	15–10	13–15	8–15		48–55

Final

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
27 Jul	Italy	3–0	Cuba	16–14	15–12	15–13			46–39

Final standing

Rank Team  Italy  Cuba  Soviet Union 4  Netherlands 5  Brazil 6  United States 7  Japan 8  France 9  South Korea 10  Canada

1991 World League Champions  Italy 2nd title

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Andrea Zorzi

• Best Spiker
  • Ron Zwerver

• Best Setter
  • Shin Young-chul

• Best Blocker
  • Martin van der Horst

• Best Server
  • Ron Zwerver

• Best Receiver
  • Scott Fortune

• Best Digger
  • Scott Fortune

External links

• 1991 World League Results
• Sports123