1997 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

The 1997 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Gdynia, Poland from September 5 to 13, 1997. 16 teams participated in the tournament. This tournament had to be played at Gdynia, Poland.

1997 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Poland
DatesSeptember 5–13, 1997
Teams16
Venue(s)1 (in Gdynia host cities)
Champions Russia (2nd title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place China
Fourth place Japan

Qualification process

ConfederationMethod of QualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualified
FIVBHost1 Poland
NORCECANORCECA Election2 Cuba
 Dominican Republic
CEV1996 European Junior ChampionshipSeptember 7 – 15, 1996 Ankara, Turkey5 Italy
 Russia
 Ukraine
 Germany*
 Czech Republic**
AVC1996 Asian Junior ChampionshipSeptember 15 – 22, 1996 Chiang Mai, Thailand3 China
 Japan
 South Korea
CSV1996 South American Junior ChampionshipSeptember 23 – 29, 1996 Caracas, Venezuela2 Brazil
 Venezuela
CAVBAfrican Election2 Kenya
 Mauritius
FIVBWild card1 Yugoslavia
Total16
  • * Germany replaced France.
  • ** Czechia replaced Croatia.

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

 Poland
 Dominican Republic
 Germany
 Kenya

 Cuba
 Italy
 Japan
 Mauritius

 Argentina
 Brazil
 Russia
 Yugoslavia

 China
 Czech Republic
 South Korea
 Ukraine

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Germany 6 3 0 153 83 1.843 9 2 4.500
2  Poland 5 2 1 166 104 1.596 6 4 1.500
3  Dominican Republic 4 1 2 86 135 0.637 4 6 0.667
4  Kenya 3 0 3 52 135 0.385 0 9 0.000
Date Game
05 Sep  Germany
3–0
 Dominican Republic
05 Sep  Poland
3–0
 Kenya
06 Sep  Dominican Republic
3–0
 Kenya
06 Sep  Germany
3–2
 Poland
07 Sep  Germany
3–0
 Kenya
07 Sep  Poland
3–1
 Dominican Republic

Pool B

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Italy 6 3 0 137 51 2.686 9 0 MAX
2  Japan 5 2 1 115 76 1.513 6 3 2.000
3  Cuba 4 1 2 90 119 0.756 3 6 0.500
4  Mauritius 3 0 3 41 137 0.299 0 9 0.000
Date Game
05 Sep  Italy
3–0
 Cuba
05 Sep  Mauritius
0–3
 Japan
06 Sep  Japan
0–3
 Italy
06 Sep  Mauritius
0–3
 Cuba
07 Sep  Italy
3–0
 Mauritius
07 Sep  Japan
3–0
 Cuba

Pool C

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 6 3 0 135 60 2.250 9 0 MAX
2  Brazil 5 2 1 115 104 1.106 6 3 2.000
3  Yugoslavia 4 1 2 107 124 0.863 3 7 0.429
4  Argentina 3 0 3 75 144 0.521 1 9 0.111
Date Game
05 Sep  Brazil
3–0
 Yugoslavia
05 Sep  Russia
3–0
 Argentina
06 Sep  Russia
3–0
 Yugoslavia
06 Sep  Brazil
3–0
 Argentina
07 Sep  Yugoslavia
3–1
 Argentina
07 Sep  Russia
3–0
 Brazil

Pool D

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  China 6 3 0 0 0 MAX 9 1 9.000
2  South Korea 5 2 1 0 0 MAX 7 4 1.750
3  Czech Republic 4 1 2 0 0 MAX 4 8 0.500
4  Ukraine 3 0 3 0 0 MAX 2 9 0.222
Date Game
05 Sep  South Korea
3–0
 Ukraine
05 Sep  China
3–0
 Czech Republic
06 Sep  South Korea
3–1
 Czech Republic
06 Sep  China
3–0
 Ukraine
07 Sep  China
3–1
 South Korea
07 Sep  Czech Republic
3–2
 Ukraine

Second round

Play off – elimination group

Date Game
09 Sep  Italy
3–0
 China
09 Sep  Russia
3–0
 Germany

Play off – seeding group

Date Game
09 Sep  Japan
3–0
 Dominican Republic
09 Sep  Czech Republic
3–2
 Brazil
09 Sep  Cuba
3–0
 South Korea
09 Sep  Poland
3–1
 Yugoslavia

Final round

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
September 11 – Gdynia
 
 
 Russia3
 
September 12 – Gdynia
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Russia3
 
September 11 – Gdynia
 
 China2
 
 China3
 
September 13 – Gdynia
 
 Cuba0
 
 Russia3
 
September 11 – Gdynia
 
 Italy2
 
 Italy3
 
September 12 – Gdynia
 
 Poland1
 
 Italy3
 
September 11 – Gdynia
 
 Japan0 3rd place
 
 Japan3
 
September 13 – Gdynia
 
 Germany0
 
 China3
 
 
 Japan0
 
 
5th–8th places5th place
 
      
 
September 12 – Gdynia
 
 
 Poland3
 
September 13 – Gdynia
 
 Germany0
 
 Poland3
 
September 12 – Gdynia
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Czech Republic3
 
 
 Cuba0
 
7th place
 
 
September 13 – Gdynia
 
 
 Germany3
 
 
 Cuba1

Quarterfinals

Date Game Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep  Russia
3–0
 Czech Republic
15–11 15–6 16–14 46–31
11 Sep  China
3–0
 Cuba
15–1 15–6 15–6 45–13
11 Sep  Italy
3–1
 Poland
15–8 12–15 15–4 15–1 57–28
11 Sep  Japan
3–0
 Germany
15–4 15–11 15–7 45–22

5th–8th semifinals

Date Game Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 Sep  Poland
3–0
 Germany
15–6 15–9 15–11 45–26
12 Sep  Czech Republic
3–0
 Cuba
15–5 15–3 15–11 45–19

Semifinals

Date Game Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 Sep  Russia
3–2
 China
15–5 15–8 14–16 10–15 15–13 69–57
12 Sep  Italy
3–0
 Japan
15–8 15–8 15–10 45–26

7th place

Date Game Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Sep  Germany
3–1
 Cuba
15–3 15–3 12–15 15–9 57–30

5th place

Date Game Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Sep  Poland
3–0
 Czech Republic
15–6 15–4 15–13 45–23

3rd place

Date Game Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Sep  China
3–0
 Japan
15–0 15–8 15–9 45–17

Final

Date Game Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Sep  Russia
3–2
 Italy
15–3 15–8 8–15 4–15 16–14 58–55

Final standing

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