2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4
Rouen , France Ningbo , China Katowice , Poland ( 25 May ) Kraków , Poland ( 26-27 May ) Kraljevo , Serbia
Kindarena Beilun Gymnasium Spodek Tauron Arena Kraljevo Sports Hall
Capacity : 5,700 Capacity : 8,000 Capacity : 11,500 / 15,000 Capacity : 3,331
Pool 5 Pool 6 Pool 7 Pool 8
Sofia , Bulgaria Goiânia , Brazil San Juan , Argentina Łódź , Poland
Arena Armeec Goiânia Arena Estadio Aldo Cantoni Atlas Arena
Capacity : 12,373 Capacity : 11,333 Capacity : 8,000 Capacity : 13,805
Pool 9 Pool 10 Pool 11 Pool 12
Ottawa , Canada Osaka , Japan Ufa , Russia Aix-en-Provence , France
TD Place Arena Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium Ufa Arena L'arena du pays d'Aix
Capacity : 9,500 Capacity : 10,000 Capacity : 8,250 Capacity : 6,004
Pool 13 Pool 14 Pool 15 Pool 16
Seoul , South Korea Ludwigsburg , Germany Hoffman Estates , United States Varna , Bulgaria
Jangchung Arena Arena Ludwigsburg Sears Centre Arena Palace of Culture and Sports
Capacity : 4,507 Capacity : 5,325 Capacity : 10,000 Capacity : 6,000
Pool 17 Pool 18 Pool 19 Pool 20
Melbourne , Australia Jiangmen , China Tehran , Iran Modena , Italy
Hisense Arena Jiangmen Sports Center Gymnasium Azadi Indoor Stadium PalaPanini
Capacity : 10,500 Capacity : 8,500 Capacity : 12,000 Capacity : 4,968
Venues -- Preliminary round
The 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League was the inaugural edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League, a new annual international men's volleyball tournament contested by 16 national teams that replaced the former World League in the international calendar. The competition was held between May and July 2018 and the final round took place in the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Lille metropolitan area, France. Russia won the inaugural edition, defeating the home team in straight sets in the final. Both teams contesting the final had previously won the World League - Russia on three opportunities and France on two. United States, which also had won the World League twice, defeated the reigning Olympic champions and 9-time World League winners Brazil in straight sets for the bronze medal. Maxim Mikhaylov from Russia, who was the World League MVP in 2011, was elected the Most valuable player. South Korea were the last placed challenger team after the preliminary round and were replaced by Challenger Cup winners Portugal in the 2019 edition.