The following were the events of

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 ...

for the year 2015 throughout the world.

Beach volleyball

* April 21 – November 13:

2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour The 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was an international beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). From this season, the FIVB World Tour calendar comprises by 5 FIVB World Tour Grand Slams ...

Beach volleyball championships

* June 26 – July 5:

2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships The 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships were staged from 26 June to 5 July 2015 in The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships are organized every two years and Netherlands ...

in the ** Men's winners: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt ** Women's winners: Agatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas * July 28 – August 2: 2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships in

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** Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs ** Women's winners:

Laura Ludwig Laura Ludwig-Bowes (born 13 January 1986) is a German professional beach volleyball player, playing as a defender. Previously forming a pair with compatriot Kira Walkenhorst, she represents Hamburger SV and has won four European championships. S ...

Kira Walkenhorst Kira Katharina Walkenhorst (born 18 November 1990) is a retired German beach volleyball player who played as a blocker. She has an older brother Alexander Walkenhorst who is a professional beach volleyball player and a younger sister Pia Walken ...

* September 2 – 6: Aquece Rio Open 2015 in (Olympic Test Event) ** Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs ** Women's winners:

Larissa França Larissa França Maestrini (born April 14, 1982) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. She is the all-time leader of beach volleyball titles, with 57 FIVB career gold medals, including the 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships with Juliana ...

Talita Antunes Talita Antunes da Rocha (born August 29, 1982) is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. She was FIVB rookie of the year in 2005, and World Tour Winner twice, in 2013 and 2015. Career Born in Aquidauana, Antunes caught the ...

* September 29 – October 4: 2015 World Tour Finals in Fort Lauderdale, Florida ** Men's winners: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt ** Women's winners: Larissa França / Talita Antunes

BV Grand Slams

* May 26 – August 30: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Grand Slam ** May 26 – 31: Grand Slam #1 in

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 ...

*** Men's winners: Pablo Herrera /

Adrián Gavira Adrián Gavira Collado (born 17 September 1987 in La Línea de la Concepción) is a Spanish beach volleyball player. He currently plays with Pablo Herrera. The pair participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics tournament and lost in the round of 1 ...

*** Women's winners: Larissa França / Talita Antunes ** June 16 – 21: Grand Slam #2 in St. Petersburg, Florida *** Men's winners: Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson *** Women's winners: Agatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas ** July 21 – 26: Grand Slam #3 in

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...

*** Men's winners: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt *** Women's winners: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst ** August 18 – 23: Grand Slam #4 in

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

*** Men's winners: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt *** Women's winners: Larissa França / Talita Antunes ** August 25 – 30: Grand Slam #5 (final) in

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...

*** Men's winners: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt *** Women's winners: Larissa França / Talita Antunes

BV Majors

* June 2 – July 12: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Majors ** June 2 – 7: Major #1 in Poreč *** Men's Winners: Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen *** Women's Winners: Larissa França / Talita Antunes ** June 9 – 14: Major #2 in Stavanger *** Men's Winners: Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior / Pedro Solberg Salgado *** Women's Winners: Juliana Silva / Maria Antonelli ** July 7 – 12: Major #3 (final) in

Gstaad Gstaad ( ; ) is a town in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society and the internati ...

*** Men's Winners: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt *** Women's Winners: Larissa França / Talita Antunes

BV Open

* April 21 – December 13: 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Open ** April 21 – 26: Open #1 in Fuzhou *** Men's winners: Markus Böckermann / Lars Flüggen *** Women's winners: Jamie Lynn Broder / Kristina Valjas ** May 12 – 17: Open #2 in Lucerne *** Men's winners: Alex Ranghieri / Marco Caminati *** Women's winners:

Karla Borger Karla Borger (born 22 November 1988 in Heppenheim) is a German beach volleyball player. She won a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships alongside her teammate Britta Büthe. In 2014 they won the German Championship. At the 2016 Summer O ...

/ Britta Büthe ** May 20 – 24: Open #3 in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

(women only) *** Winners: Ágatha Bednarczuk / Bárbara Seixas ** September 8 – 13: Open #4 in Sochi *** Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš / Aleksandrs Samoilovs *** Women's winners:

Marta Menegatti Marta Menegatti (born 16 August 1990) is an Italian beach volleyball player who plays as a left-side defender with her partner Viktoria Orsi Toth. With former teammate Greta Cicolari, she achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 4 in Augu ...

/ Viktoria Orsi Toth ** September 22 – 27: Open #5 in

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an ...

*** Men's winners: Nicholas Lucena / Phil Dalhausser *** Women's winners: Nadine Zumkehr / Joana Heidrich ** October 6 – 11: Open #6 in Puerto Vallarta *** Men's winners: Nicholas Lucena / Phil Dalhausser *** Women's winners: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst ** October 20 – 25: Open #7 in

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*** Men's winners: Alex Ranghieri / Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich *** Women's winners: Markéta Sluková / Barbora Hermannová ** November 9 – 13: Open #8 (final) in

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the count ...

(men only) *** Winners: Markus Böckermann / Lars Flüggen

Volleyball

Events

Men's national teams

= CAVB

= * July 20 – 31: 2015 Men's African Volleyball Championship in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

, Egypt. **: **: **:

= FIVB

= * May 15 – July 19:

2015 FIVB Volleyball World League The 2015 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 26th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played from 16 May to 19 July 2015. The tournament featured a record 32 participating countries from 5 confederations. The teams wer ...

** July 3 – 5: Group 3 Finals in

Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...

**: **: **: ** July 10 – 12: Group 2 Finals in

Varna Varna may refer to: Places Europe *Varna, Bulgaria, a city in Bulgaria **Varna Province **Varna Municipality ** Gulf of Varna **Lake Varna **Varna Necropolis *Vahrn, or Varna, a municipality in Italy *Varniai, a city in Lithuania * Varna (Šaba ...

**: **: **: ** July 15 – 19: Group 1 Finals in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

(Olympic Test Event) **: **: **: * September 8 – 23:

2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup The 2015 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 8 to 23 September 2015 in Japan. The tournament served as a qualification process for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The top two teams, USA and Italy, qualified for the Olympics, an ...

in Japan **: (10 wins and 30 points) (second FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup title) **: (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 3.750) **: (10 wins, 29 points, and set ratio of 2.818)

Club continental champions

Men

Women

Leagues

* June 26 – August 2:

2015 FIVB World Grand Prix The 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 23rd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 26 June to 2 August 2015. This was the first time that the Group 1 final round was held in Omaha, ...

** July 10 – 12: Group 3 Finals in

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

*** defeated , 3–1 in matches played, in the final. took the bronze medal. ** July 31 – August 2: Group 2 Finals in

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...

*** The defeated , 3–0 in matches played, in the final. took the bronze medal. ** July 22 – 26: Group 1 Finals in

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...

*** The win their sixth FIVB World Grand Prix title by winning all their matches. *** took the silver medal. took the bronze medal. * July 3 – August 14: 2015 Men's European Volleyball League ** defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Men's European Volleyball League title. took third place. * July 30 – September 13:

2015 Women's European Volleyball League The 2015 Women's European Volleyball League was the seventh edition of the annual Women's European Volleyball League and featured women's national volleyball teams from six European countries. Hungary won their first title after defeating Turkey ...

** defeated , 4–3 in matches played, to win their first Women's European Volleyball League title. and tied for third place.

World volleyball championships

* August 7 – 16:

2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship The 2015 Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship was held in Lima, Peru from 7 August to 16 August 2015. Qualification The FIVB Sports Events Council confirmed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World ...

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

** defeated the , 3–0 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship title. took the bronze medal. * August 12 – 19:

2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was held in Ankara, Turkey, from 12 to 19 August 2015. This was the second edition of the tournament. Competition formula The competition format will see the 12 teams split into two pools o ...

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

** defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship title. took the bronze medal. * August 14 – 23:

2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship was held in Resistencia, Chaco, Resistencia and Corrientes, Argentina from 14 to 23 August 2015. Qualification The FIVB Sports Events Council confirmed a proposal to streamline the number of ...

Resistencia, Chaco Resistencia () is the capital and largest city of the province of Chaco in north-eastern Argentina. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city proper was 291,720 inhabitants. It is the anchor of a larger metropolitan area, Greater R ...

and

Corrientes Corrientes (; Guaraní language, Guaraní: Taragüí, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the Provinces of Argentina, province of Corrientes Province, Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from ...

** defeated , 3–2 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship title. took the bronze medal. * August 24 – 31: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

** defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship title. took the bronze medal. * September 11 – 19: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in

Caguas, Puerto Rico Caguas (, ) is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, and east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey. Caguas was founded ...

** The defeated , 3–2, in matches played, to win their first FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship title. took the bronze medal. * September 11 – 20: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship in

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Mexicali Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California. The city, seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali metropolitan area is home to 1,000, ...

** defeated , 3–2 in matches played, to win their tenth FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship title. This includes the 1977, 1981, 1985, and 1989 title wins, when it was part of the unified . took the bronze medal.

Other volleyball events

African Volleyball Confederation The African Volleyball Confederation (French: ''Confédération Africaine de Volleyball'', or CAVB) is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in Africa. Its headquarters are located in Rabat, Morocco. Profile The CAVB wa ...
(CAVB)

* January 21 – 24:

2015 African Volleyball Championship U19 The 2015 African Volleyball Championship U19 was held in Kelibia, Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 ...

Kelibia Kelibia (Kélibia) ( ar, قليبية, link=no '), often referred to as Klibia or Gallipia by European writers, is a coastal town on the Cap Bon peninsula, Nabeul Governorate in the far north-eastern part of Tunisia. Its sand beaches are considere ...

** Winner: (5 points) ** Second: (4 points) ** Third: (no points) * February 27 – March 1:

2015 African Volleyball Championship U21 The 2015 African Volleyball Championship U21 was held in Cairo, Egypt from 27 February to 1 March 2015. The champions of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. Egypt finished the 3-team round-robin ...

** Winner: (6 points) ** Second: (3 points) ** Third: (no points) * February 27 – March 1:

2015 Women's Junior African Volleyball Championship The 2015 Women's Junior African Volleyball Championship was held in Egypt from 27 February – 1 March 2015. Round-Robin Pool Final standing Individual awards *Most valuable player ** *Best spiker ** *Best blocker ** *Best server ...

in Cairo ** Winner: (6 points) ** Second: (2 points) ** Third: (1 point) * June 12 – 20:

2015 Women's African Volleyball Championship The 2015 Women's African Nations Championship was the 17th edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship organised by Africa's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Africaine de Volleyball. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 12 ...

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

** defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win their ninth Women's African Volleyball Championship title. took third place.

European Volleyball Confederation The European Volleyball Confederation (french: Confédération Européenne de Volleyball or ''CEV'') is the continental sports governing body, governing body for the sports of volleyball, indoor volleyball, beach volleyball, and snow volleyball ...
(CEV)

* October 25, 2014 – April 12, 2015:

2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup The 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup was the 35th edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "CEV Cup". Format The tournament was played on a knockout format, originally a total of 51 teams were to participa ...

** Bursa BBSK defeated Uralochka–NTMK Yekaterinburg, 3–4 in matches played and on aggregate, along with the 15–11 golden set score, to win their first CEV Women's Challenge Cup title. * November 4, 2014 – April 11, 2015: 2014–15 Men's CEV Cup **

VC Dynamo Moscow VC Dynamo Moscow (russian: ВК Динамо Москва) is a Russian professional men's volleyball team based in Moscow which is playing in the Super League. Dynamo Moscow won the title of Russian Championionship for times (2006, 2008, 2021, ...

defeated Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino, 4–4 in matches played and on aggregate, with the 15–12 golden set score, to win their second Men's CEV Cup title. * November 4, 2014 – April 12, 2015: 2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup ** Vojvodina NS Seme Novi Sad defeated

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

, 5–4 in matches played and on aggregate, to win their first CEV Challenge Cup title. * November 11, 2014 – April 11, 2015:

2014–15 Women's CEV Cup The 2014–15 Women's CEV Cup was the 43rd edition of the European CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners ...

** Dinamo Krasnodar defeated PGE Atom Trefl Sopot, 4–3 in matches played and on aggregate, with the 15–10 golden set score, to win their first Women's CEV Cup title. * March 28 – April 5: 2015 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship in

Samokov Samokov ( bg, Самоков ) is a town in Sofia Province in the southwest of Bulgaria. It is situated in a basin between the mountains Rila and Vitosha, 55 kilometres from the capital Sofia. Due to the suitable winter sports conditions, Sam ...

and

Plovdiv Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...

** defeated , 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship title. took third place. * April 4 – 12:

2015 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship The 2015 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship was played in Kocaeli and Sakarya, Turkey from April 4 – 12, 2015. The top six teams were qualified for the 2015 Youth World Championship. Participating teams * Host ** * Qualified throug ...

in Kocaeli and

Sakarya Sakarya may refer to: Places * Sakarya Province, in Turkey ** Sakarya (electoral district) ** Sakarya University * Sakarya (continent), a small continent 90 million years ago * Sakarya River, in Turkey * Sakarya, Polatlı, a village in Ankara Pr ...

** defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship title. took third place. * September 26 – October 4:

2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship The 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted by Netherlands and Belg ...

in the and ** defeated the , 3–0 in matches played, to win their 19th Women's European Volleyball Championship title. This includes all the wins from being part of the from 1949 to 1991. took third place. * October 9 – 18:

2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship The 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in Bulgaria and Italy from 9 to 18 October 2015. For the firs ...

in and ** defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Men's European Volleyball Championship title. took third place.

Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol The Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) (Portuguese: ) is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in South America. Its headquarters is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Profile The CSV's origins are still unde ...
(CSV)

* February 4 – 8:

2015 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship The 2015 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship was the seventh official edition of the women's volleyball tournament, played by eight teams from 4 – 8 February 2015 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian club Rexona Ades claimed the ...

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

Rexona Ades Rexona is an Australia, Australian deodorant and antiperspirant brand, owned by British conglomerate Unilever. While marketed under the Rexona name in most countries, it is known as Rexena ( ja, レセナ; ko, 레세나) in Japan and Sout ...

defeated fellow Brazilian team, Molico/Osasco, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship title.

Universidad de San Martín de Porres Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

took third place. * February 11 – 15: 2015 Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship in San Juan ** UPCN San Juan defeated

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, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Men's South American Volleyball Club Championship title. Lomas took third place. * September 24 – October 2: 2015 Women's South American Volleyball Championship in Cartagena ** defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win their 19th Women's South American Volleyball Championship title. took third place. * September 30 – October 4:

2015 Men's South American Volleyball Championship The 2015 Men's South American Volleyball Championship was the 31st edition of the Men's South American Volleyball Championship, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The tournam ...

Maceió Maceió (), formerly sometimes Anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Indigenous term for a spring. Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped and form la ...

** defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win their 25th consecutive and 30th overall Men's South American Volleyball Championship title. took third place. * October 18 – 26: 2015 Boys' U17 South American Volleyball Championship in

Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...

** ''Event cancelled.'' * December 9 – 12: 2015 Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship in

Tarapoto Tarapoto is a commercial hub town in the San Martín Province of the Department of San Martín of northern Peru. It is an hour by plane from Lima, in the high jungle plateau to the east of what is known as the ''selva baja'' (low jungle). Althoug ...

** defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive Girls' U16 South American Volleyball Championship title. took third place.

North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sports of volleyball in Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NORCECA is the continental confederation that r ...
(NORCECA)

* May 5 – 10: 2015 NORCECA Girls' Youth U18 Volleyball Final Four in

** defeated the , 3–2 in sets played, in the final. took third place. * May 21 – 23: 2015 NORCECA Men's Champions Cup (Final Four) in

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

** defeated the , with 13 points, to win their first NORCECA Men's Champions Cup title. took third place. * June 5 – 7: 2015 NORCECA Women's Champions Cup (Final Four) in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

** The defeated , with 10 points, to win their first NORCECA Women's Champions Cup title. took third place. * October 5 – 10: 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship in

Córdoba, Veracruz Córdoba, known officially as Heroica Córdoba, is a city and the seat of the municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It was founded in 1618. The city is composed of 15 barrios (neighborhoods) bounded to the north by Ixhua ...

** defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship title. took third place.

Joint CSV & NORCECA events

* March 17 – 22: 2015 Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

** defeated the , 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. took third place. * April 17 – 25: 2015 Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup in

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** The defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. took third place. * June 13 – 21:

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and

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** The defeated the , 3–0 in matches played, to win their fourth Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. took third place. * June 23 – 28: 2015 Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup in

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** defeated the , 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. took third place. * August 12 – 17:

2015 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup The 2015 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the tenth edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament. It was held in Reno, Nevada, United States from 12 to 17 August 2015 and played by eight countries. Pools composition Squads Venue *R ...

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2015 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Website
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(AVC)

* May 1 – 9: 2015 Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship in

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(debut event) ** defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win the inaugural Asian U23 Women’s Volleyball Championship title. took third place. * May 12 – 20: 2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship in

Naypyidaw Naypyidaw, officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw (; ), is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's cities, as it is an entirely planned city outs ...

(debut event) ** defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win the inaugural Asian U23 Men’s Volleyball Championship title. took third place. * May 20 – 28:

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** defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win their 13th Asian Women's Volleyball Championship title. took third place. * July 31 – August 8: 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship in

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** defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their eighth Asian Men's Volleyball Championship title. took third place. * August 13 – 21: 2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in

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** Taichung Bank VC defeated Al Arabi, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship title.

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took third place. * September 12 – 20:

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** Team

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defeated Team

Hisamitsu Springs is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The club was founded in 1948. In July 2020 the team announced an official name change from "Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Springs" to "Hi ...

, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship title. Team

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took third place.

Volleyball World Cups

* August 22 – September 6: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in ** Winner: (10 wins and 30 points) (fourth FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup title) ** Second: (10 wins and 26 points) ** Third: (9 wins and 28 points)

Volleyball Hall of Fame The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, ...

*Class of 2015: **

Lloy Ball Lloy James Ball (born February 17, 1972, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American volleyball player, a member of American national team in 1993–2008, a participant of the Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004) and gold medalist ...

Renan Dal Zotto Renan Dal Zotto (born July 19, 1960) is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in three editions of the Summer Olympics and currently head coach of Brazil men's national volleyball team. He was born in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul. ...

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** Bebeto de Freitas

References

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