The 1997
FIVB Volleyball World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wome ...
was the eighth edition of the annual men's international
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
tournament, played by 12 countries from 16 May to 5 July 1997. The Final Round was held in
Moscow
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,
Russia
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.
Pools composition
Intercontinental round
*The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the Final Round hosts Russia finish lower than second in Pool C, they will still qualify along with the best two second teams across all three pools.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Final round
*Venue:
Olimpiyskiy Stadium,
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
,
Russia
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Pool play
*Teams from the same pool of Intercontinental Round will not play. Russia will be considered as the runners-up of Pool B.
Finals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Awards
*MVP
**
Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen (born 9 November 1970 in Heerlen, Limburg) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold m ...
*Best Scorer
**
Guido Görtzen
Guido Görtzen (born 9 November 1970 in Heerlen, Limburg) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold m ...
*Best Spiker
**
Bas van de Goor
*Best Server
**
Ramón Gato
*Best Blocker
**
Ihosvany Hernández
External links
1997 World League results
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1997
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FIVB World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...