FIVB World League 2004

The FIVB World League 2004 was an international men's volleyball tournament played by 12 countries from June 4 to July 18, 2004. The Final Round was held in Rome, Italy.

Competing nations

The following national teams have been invited:

Intercontinental Round

Pool A

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Brazil	24	12	0	36	6	6.000	1,031	822	1.254
2	Greece	17	5	7	22	25	0.880	1,030	1,016	1.014
3	Spain	16	4	8	19	26	0.731	953	1,015	0.939
4	Portugal	15	3	9	12	32	0.375	875	1,036	0.845

Pool B

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Bulgaria	21	9	3	31	13	2.385	1,042	950	1.097
2	France	21	9	3	29	17	1.706	1,072	992	1.081
3	Poland	18	6	6	22	24	0.917	1,063	1,055	1.008
4	Japan	12	0	12	8	36	0.222	907	1,087	0.834

Pool C

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Serbia and Montenegro	22	10	2	34	14	2.429	1,133	1,010	1.122
2	Italy	19	7	5	27	19	1.421	1,036	1,000	1.036
3	Cuba	16	4	8	18	29	0.621	1,017	1,078	0.943
4	China	15	3	9	14	31	0.452	968	1,066	0.908

Final Round

• All matches in Rome, Italy

First Final Round

July 16, 2004

Italy	3–0	Serbia and Montenegro	25-18, 25-22, 25-23
Brazil	3–1	Bulgaria	25-17, 32-30, 18-25, 25-21

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	2004-07-17 - Rome
	Brazil	3
	Serbia and Montenegro	0
					2004-07-18 - Rome
					Brazil	3
					Italy	1
					3rd place
	2004-07-17 - Rome			2004-07-18 - Rome
	Italy	3		Serbia and Montenegro	3
	Bulgaria	0			Bulgaria	0

July 17, 2004

Brazil	3–0	Serbia and Montenegro	25-23, 32-30, 25-20
Italy	3–0	Bulgaria	25-21, 25-18, 25-21

July 18, 2004

Serbia and Montenegro	3–0	Bulgaria	25-23, 25-19, 25-20
Brazil	3–1	Italy	27-25, 25-19, 25-27, 25-17

Final Standings

Place Team  Brazil  Italy  Serbia and Montenegro 4.  Bulgaria 5.  France  Greece 7.  Cuba  Poland  Spain 10.  China  Japan  Portugal

FIVB World League 2004 Champions  Brazil Fourth title Team Roster Giovane Gavio, André Heller, Henrique Randow, Mauricio Lima, Gilberto Godoy Filho, Murilo Endres, André Nascimento, Sérgio Dutra Santos, Anderson Rodrigues, Gustavo Endres, Ricardo Garcia, Dante Amaral Head Coach Bernardo Rezende

Awards

• Best Scorer
  • Andrea Sartoretti

• Best Spiker
  • Samuele Papi

• Best Blocker
  • Luigi Mastrangelo

• Best Server
  • Matey Kaziyski

References

• Official Website of the 2004 FIVB World League
• 2004 World League Results
• Sports123
• Volleyball Almanac

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