The 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League is the seventh edition of the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, an annual men's international volleyball tournament. It is currently held from 11 June to 3 August 2025, with the final round to take place at the Beilun Gymnasium in Ningbo, China.
Following the results of the 2024 Challenger Cup, China made their comeback this edition, while Ukraine made their debuts as the top FIVB ranked team.
Qualification.
Starting with this edition of the competition, the league was expanded from 16 to 18 teams. Due to this change of format none of the teams from the previous was relegated. The two additional spots were allocated to China, the winner of the 2024 Challenger Cup, and to Ukraine, the top-ranked non-qualified FIVB team.
Format.
Preliminary round.
The format of play is generally the same as in the 2022 edition. However, this is the first time that 18 men's teams are competing. Each week, six teams will compete during the pool phase. Each team plays 12 matches during the pool stage. During three weeks, each team plays four times in a table that is set up by an algorithm, with all teams playing 12 times in total at the end of the first phase. The eight best teams advance to the quarter-finals, while the last-placed team loses its place to the highest FIVB-ranked team that did not compete this year. The only country that has already qualified for this phase is China for hosting the finals and if it does not finish the first phase among the top eight, the top seven will qualify with the Chinese team being ranked 8th.
Final round.
The VNL Finals will see the top eight teams moving directly to the knockout phase, which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals, and the bronze and gold medal matches.
Final 8 direct elimination formula:
Pool composition.
The overview of pools was released on 10 December 2024.
Preliminary round.
Ranking.
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Final round.
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