Volleyball World League Results
This article gives the summarized final standings of each FIVB World League tournament, an annual competition involving national men's volleyball teams. The most successful teams, as of 2010, have been: Brazil, 9 times (1993, 2001, 2003-7, 2009-10); and Italy, 8 times (1990-2, 1994-5, 1997, 1999-2000). The competition has been won twice by the Russia (2002, 2011) and once by the Netherlands (1996), Cuba (1998), and United States (2008).
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