The 2004

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was the 15th edition of the annual men's international

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tournament, played by 12 countries from 4 June to 18 July 2004. The Final Round was held in

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Pools composition

Intercontinental round

*The Final Round hosts Italy, the winners of each pool and a wild card chosen by the FIVB will qualify for the Final Round. If Italy are ranked first in Pool C, the team ranked second of Pool C will qualify for the Final Round.

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Final round

*Venue:

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*All times are

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( UTC+02:00).

First final round

Final four

Semifinals

3rd place match

Final

Final standing

Awards

*Best Scorer (Most Valuable Player) :

Andrea Sartoretti Andrea Sartoretti (born 19 June 1971) is an Italian former volleyball player. Biography Born at Perugia, Sartoretti debuted in the Italian Serie in 1991, winning the Award as best Under 23 player. A 1.94 cm athlete, he usually played oppos ...

*Best Spiker :

Samuele Papi Samuele Papi (born 20 May 1973) is an Italian former volleyball player, a member of Italy men's national volleyball team in 1993-2012, silver and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, multiple winner of the European Championship and World Champi ...

*Best Blocker :

Luigi Mastrangelo Luigi Mastrangelo (born August 17, 1975 in Mottola, Italy) is an Italian men's volleyball player, a member of Italy men's national volleyball team 1999-2012. Mastrangelo with national team winner silver and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, m ...

*Best Server :

Matey Kaziyski Matey Kaziyski ( bg, Матей Казийски) (born 23 September 1984) is a Bulgarian volleyball player, member of Bulgaria men's national volleyball team during 2003–2012 and Italian club Trentino Volley, a participant of the Olympic Games ...

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fivb World League 2004 FIVB Volleyball World League

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 ...

2004 in Italian sport