1997 Boys' U19 World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Iran
City	Tehran
Dates	14–22 August
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2
Champions	Italy (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Daniele Desiderio

The 1997 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship was held in Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran from 14 to 22 August 1997.

Venues

• Azadi Volleyball Hall (Tehran)
• Azadi Indoor Stadium (Tehran)

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	143	75	1.907	Seeding group
2	Tunisia	3	2	1	5	7	4	1.750	146	107	1.364	Elimination group
3	Iran	3	1	2	4	4	6	0.667	108	118	0.915
4	Egypt	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	39	135	0.289

Source:

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Aug	Tunisia	1–3	France	15–7	8–15	14–16	7–15		44–53
14 Aug	Iran	3–0	Egypt	15–4	15–3	15–9			45–16
15 Aug	France	3–0	Egypt	15–3	15–4	15–3			45–10
15 Aug	Iran	1–3	Tunisia	15–12	11–15	12–15	4–15		42–57
16 Aug	Tunisia	3–0	Egypt	15–4	15–3	15–5			45–12
16 Aug	Iran	0–3	France	8–15	7–15	6–15			21–45

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	150	119	1.261	Seeding group
2	Dominican Republic	3	2	1	5	6	5	1.200	145	132	1.098	Elimination group
3	Greece	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	135	143	0.944
4	Venezuela	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	109	145	0.752

Source:

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Aug	Greece	1–3	Dominican Republic	15–12	6–15	14–16	7–15		42–58
14 Aug	Italy	3–0	Venezuela	15–12	16–14	15–12			46–38
15 Aug	Venezuela	0–3	Greece	10–15	9–15	7–15			26–45
15 Aug	Italy	3–0	Dominican Republic	15–11	15–12	15–10			45–33
16 Aug	Dominican Republic	3–1	Venezuela	15–12	9–15	15–10	15–8		54–45
16 Aug	Italy	3–1	Greece	15–10	17–15	12–15	15–8		59–48

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	153	103	1.485	Seeding group
2	South Korea	3	2	1	5	7	3	2.333	146	116	1.259	Elimination group
3	Czech Republic	3	1	2	4	3	7	0.429	112	137	0.818
4	Chinese Taipei	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	86	141	0.610

Source:

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Aug	Chinese Taipei	0–3	South Korea	4–15	13–15	12–15			29–45
14 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Czech Republic	17–15	15–9	15–11			47–35
15 Aug	Chinese Taipei	1–3	Czech Republic	12–15	14–16	15–5	4–15		45–51
15 Aug	Brazil	3–1	South Korea	15–13	16–14	15–17	15–12		61–56
16 Aug	Czech Republic	0–3	South Korea	12–15	10–15	4–15			26–45
16 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Chinese Taipei	15–2	15–6	15–4			45–12

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan	3	2	1	5	8	3	2.667	156	113	1.381	Seeding group
2	Cuba	3	2	1	5	6	4	1.500	125	121	1.033	Elimination group
3	Poland	3	2	1	5	6	5	1.200	144	127	1.134
4	Slovakia	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	83	147	0.565

Source:

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Aug	Japan	3–0	Slovakia	15–10	15–12	15–5			45–27
14 Aug	Cuba	3–0	Poland	15–13	15–12	15–11			45–36
15 Aug	Poland	3–2	Japan	15–9	15–13	9–15	9–15	15–13	63–65
15 Aug	Cuba	3–1	Slovakia	15–8	15–6	12–15	15–10		57–39
16 Aug	Poland	3–0	Slovakia	15–3	15–3	15–11			45–17
16 Aug	Cuba	0–3	Japan	3–15	6–15	14–16			23–46

Play-off

Seeding group

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
18 Aug	Italy	0–3	Brazil	9–15	12–15	3–15			24–45
18 Aug	Japan	3–2	France	15–4	15–6	12–15	16–17	15–6	73–48

Elimination group

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
18 Aug	South Korea	1–3	Poland	5–15	10–15	16–14	4–15		35–59
18 Aug	Cuba	2–3	Czech Republic	13–15	15–3	10–15	15–11	7–15	60–59
18 Aug	Tunisia	0–3	Greece	8–15	10–15	14–16			32–46
18 Aug	Iran	2–3	Dominican Republic	15–10	10–15	8–15	17–15	13–15	63–70

Final round

Championship

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	20 August – Tehran
	Czech Republic	0
					21 August – Tehran
	Italy	3
					Italy	3
	20 August – Tehran
					Japan	0
	Japan	3
									22 August – Tehran
	Dominican Republic	1
									Italy	3
	20 August – Tehran
									Greece	0
	Poland	3
					21 August – Tehran
	Brazil	2
					Poland	2
	20 August – Tehran
					Greece	3			3rd place
	France	0
									22 August – Tehran
	Greece	3
									Japan	3
									Poland	2

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Aug	Poland	3–2	Brazil	3–15	15–11	11–15	15–11	15–11	59–63
20 Aug	Czech Republic	0–3	Italy	12–15	8–15	10–15			30–45
20 Aug	Japan	3–1	Dominican Republic	11–15	15–4	15–6	15–12		56–37
20 Aug	France	0–3	Greece	4–15	4–15	5–15			13–45

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
21 Aug	Italy	3–0	Japan	15–10	15–7	15–13			45–30
21 Aug	Poland	2–3	Greece	14–16	15–11	11–15	15–13	12–15	67–70

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
22 Aug	Japan	3–2	Poland	7–15	15–12	15–6	13–15	15–12	65–60
22 Aug	Italy	3–0	Greece	15–4	15–11	15–6			45–21

Classification 5th–8th

	5th–8th places				5th place
	21 August – Tehran
	Czech Republic	3
					22 August – Tehran
	Dominican Republic	1
					Czech Republic	0
	21 August – Tehran
					Brazil	3
	Brazil	3
	France	0
					7th place
					22 August – Tehran
					Dominican Republic	0
					France	3

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
21 Aug	Brazil	3–0	France	15–6	15–8	15–8			45–22
21 Aug	Czech Republic	3–1	Dominican Republic	15–3	15–8	10–15	15–10		55–36

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
22 Aug	Dominican Republic	0–3	France	7–15	11–15	6–15			24–45
22 Aug	Czech Republic	0–3	Brazil	12–15	11–25	4–15			27–45

Final standing

Rank Team  Italy  Greece  Japan 4  Poland 5  Brazil 6  Czech Republic 7  France 8  Dominican Republic 9  Tunisia  Iran  South Korea  Cuba 13  Chinese Taipei  Egypt  Slovakia  Venezuela

1997 Boys' U19 World champions  Italy 1st title Team Roster Giacomo Sintini, Daniele Desiderio, Luca Tencati, Mauro Gavotto, Andrea Bari, Paolo Cozzi, Daniele Sottile, Gabriele Buccioli, Alberto Peruzzo, Giacomo Rigoni, Lorenzo Bonini, Michele Cerrato Head Coach: Fausto Polidori

Awards

• MVP: Daniele Desiderio
• Best spiker: Daniele Desiderio
• Best blocker: Paolo Cozzi
• Best server: Michal Rak
• Best digger: José Manuel Genao
• Best setter: William Arjona

References

External links

• www.fivb.org