The FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup is an international

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competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The first tournament was played between 20 and 24 June, 2018 in Matosinhos, Portugal.

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won the inaugural edition, defeating

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in the final and qualified for the 2019 Nations League. The creation of the tournament was announced in October 2017 (alongside with the announcement of the Nations League) as a joint project between the FIVB, the

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and 21 national federations. The Challenger Cup serves as a qualifying tournament for the aforementioned Nations League. The FIVB Challenger Cup is held before the Nations League's Final Round (in 2018 and 2019 editions) but changed it in 2022 edition and the winner earns the right to participate in the next year's Nations League. A corresponding tournament for women's national teams is the FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup.

Format

Previous format

The six qualified teams play in 2 pools of 3 teams in a round-robin format. The top 2 teams of each pool qualify for the semifinals. The first ranked teams play against the second ranked teams in this round. The winners of the semifinals advance to compete for the Challenger Cup title. The champion team will qualify for the next year's Nations League as a challenger team.

New format

The eight qualified teams play in a knockout stage format. The top four teams in the quarterfinals will qualify for the semifinals. The winner of the quarterfinal 1 will play a semifinal match against the winner of the quarterfinal 4 and the winner of the quarterfinal 2 will play a semifinal match against the winner of the quarterfinal 3. The winners of the semifinals will advance to compete for the Challenger Cup title. The champion team will qualify for the next year's Nations league as a challenger team.

Qualification

Hosts

List of hosts by number of final championships hosted.

Appearance

;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – Did not enter / Did not qualify * – Hosts *Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Results summary

Medals summary

Nations League qualifier

References

External links

Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
– official website {{International volleyball (Men) Recurring sporting events established in 2018 International men's volleyball competitions Annual sporting events