FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship
Upcoming season or competition: 2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| First season | 2024 |
| No. of teams | 24 |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
Most recent champion |  United States (1st title) |
| Most titles |  China United States (1 title each) |
The FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship is the biennial international youth volleyball championship contested by the women's national teams under the age of 17 of the members associations of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.
The FIVB U17 World Championship for both genders was proposed by the FIVB Volleyball Council and unanimously approved by the FIVB Board of Administration during its meeting held in March 2022.[1][2][3]
The first edition was staged in 2024 in Lima, Peru and was attended by 16 teams with plans to be expanded in subsequent editions.[4][5][6] In April 2025, FIVB announced that the structure of the U17 events would be adapted to that of the U19 and U21 World Championships, featuring 24 teams, the same qualification processes and competition formats.[7]
A corresponding tournament for male players is the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship.
Results summary
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2024 Details |
 Lima |
China |
3–0 |  Japan |
 Italy |
3–1 |  Chinese Taipei |
16 | |||
| 2026 Details |
 Santiago |
United States |
3–0 |  Turkey |
China |
3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
24 | |||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Appearance
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
| Team | 2024 (16) |
2026 (24) |
Total |
 Algeria | • | 24th | 1 |
 Argentina | 10th | 12th | 2 |
 Brazil | 5th | 17th | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 13th | • | 1 |
| Chile | • | 22nd | 1 |
| China | 1st | 3rd | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4th | 4th | 2 |
 Croatia | 12th | 8th | 2 |
 Czech Republic | • | 16th | 1 |
 Dominican Republic | 15th | 10th | 2 |
 Ecuador | 16th | • | 1 |
 Egypt | 14th | 23rd | 2 |
| Italy | 3rd | 5th | 2 |
| Japan | 2nd | 11th | 2 |
 Mexico | 8th | 19th | 2 |
| Peru | 6th | 13th | 2 |
 Philippines | • | 15th | 1 |
 Poland | • | 9th | 1 |
 Puerto Rico | 9th | 21st | 2 |
 South Korea | • | 6th | 1 |
 Spain | • | 18th | 1 |
 Thailand | 11th | 7th | 2 |
 Tunisia | • | 20th | 1 |
| Turkey | 7th | 2nd | 2 |
| United States | • | 1st | 1 |
 Venezuela | • | 14th | 1 |
Most valuable player by edition
- 2024 – Yang Shuming (CHN)
- 2026 – Kari Knotts (USA)
See also
References
- ↑ "FIVB BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION REPORT Lausanne (hybrid meeting), 21 and 22 March 2022" (PDF). FIVB. 9 June 2023.
- ↑ "New regulations for age group categories adopted by FIVB". Santo Domingo: NORCECA. 30 March 2022.
- ↑ "El calendario mundial de piso tendrá más torneos" [World floor calendar to have more tournaments] (in Spanish). Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol. 31 March 2022.
- ↑ "HOST CITY: 2024 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship". FIVB. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ "U17 World Championship rosters released". FIVB. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ↑ "FIVB Board of Administration approves key proposals from FIVB Commissions and Councils". FIVB. 5 July 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023.
- ↑ "Progress and empowerment: FIVB Board of Administration approves key proposals from FIVB Commissions and Councils". FIVB. 13 April 2025.