1969 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

1969 Men's World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation	East Germany
Dates	13–20 September
Teams	12
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Champions	East Germany (1st title)
Runners-up	Japan
Third place	Soviet Union
Fourth place	Bulgaria
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The 1969 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 13 to 20 September 1969 in East Germany.

Qualification edit

Means of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country	—	―	1	East Germany
1965 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup	13–19 September 1965	Poland	1	Soviet Union
1966 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship	30 Aug – 11 Sep 1966	Czechoslovakia	1	Czechoslovakia
Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics	13–26 October 1968	Mexico City	1	Japan
1972 Summer Olympics Host	―	―	1	West Germany
1967 Men's European Volleyball Championship	26 Oct – 8 Nov 1967	Turkey	2	Poland
1967 Men's European Volleyball Championship	26 Oct – 8 Nov 1967	Turkey	2	Romania
1969 Men's South American Volleyball Championship	15–24 August 1969	Caracas	1	Brazil
1969 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship	2–7 August 1969	Mexico City	1	Cuba
Asian Team	―	―	1	~~North Korea~~ Bulgaria *
1967 Men's African Volleyball Championship	July 1967	Tunis	1	Tunisia
Total			11

* North Korea were replaced by Bulgaria.

Results edit

First round edit

Pool A edit

Location: East Berlin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	East Germany	3	3	0	6	9	2	4.500	159	94	1.691	Final places
2	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	5	8	5	1.600	167	148	1.128	Final places
3	Romania	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	145	127	1.142	7th–11th places
4	Tunisia	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	33	135	0.244	7th–11th places

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Sep	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Tunisia	15–4	15–3	15–1			45–8
13 Sep	East Germany	3–0	Romania	15–8	15–13	15–8			45–29
14 Sep	Romania	3–0	Tunisia	15–2	15–8	15–9			45–19
14 Sep	East Germany	3–2	Czechoslovakia	15–13	15–7	10–15	14–16	15–8	69–59
15 Sep	Czechoslovakia	3–2	Romania	8–15	15–13	6–15	19–17	15–11	63–71
15 Sep	East Germany	3–0	Tunisia	15–5	15–1	15–0			45–6

Pool B edit

Location: Leipzig

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	6	9	4	2.250	180	144	1.250	Final places
2	Japan	3	2	1	5	7	3	2.333	136	121	1.124	Final places
3	Poland	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	141	146	0.966	7th–11th places
4	Cuba	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	105	151	0.695	7th–11th places

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Sep	Brazil	3–2	Poland	15–8	12–15	19–17	5–15	15–7	66–62
13 Sep	Japan	3–0	Cuba	17–15	15–4	15–13			47–32
14 Sep	Brazil	3–1	Cuba	15–12	13–15	15–4	15–8		58–39
14 Sep	Japan	3–0	Poland	16–14	15–10	15–9			46–33
15 Sep	Poland	3–0	Cuba	15–13	16–14	15–7			46–34
15 Sep	Brazil	3–1	Japan	15–10	15–10	11–15	15–8		56–43

Pool C edit

Location: Halle

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	2	2	0	4	6	2	3.000	110	61	1.803	Final places
2	Bulgaria	2	1	1	3	5	3	1.667	97	78	1.244	Final places
3	West Germany	2	0	2	2	0	6	0.000	22	90	0.244	7th–11th places

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
13 Sep	Soviet Union	3–2	Bulgaria	10–15	15–8	15–10	10–15	15–4	65–52
14 Sep	Bulgaria	3–0	West Germany	15–3	15–1	15–9			45–13
15 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	West Germany	15–4	15–4	15–1			45–9

Final round edit

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.

7th–11th places edit

Location: Halle and Schwerin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
7	Romania	4	4	0	8	12	0	MAX	180	98	1.837
8	Poland	4	3	1	7	9	3	3.000	166	118	1.407
9	Cuba	4	2	2	6	6	7	0.857	154	148	1.041
10	West Germany	4	1	3	5	4	9	0.444	124	173	0.717
11	Tunisia	4	0	4	4	0	12	0.000	94	181	0.519

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
17 Sep	Poland	3–0	Tunisia	15–12	15–8	15–2		45–22
17 Sep	Romania	3–0	West Germany	15–5	15–13	15–10		45–28
18 Sep	Poland	3–0	West Germany	15–8	15–5	15–4		45–17
18 Sep	Cuba	3–0	Tunisia	15–5	15–9	15–10		45–24
19 Sep	Romania	3–0	Cuba	15–7	15–6	15–8		45–21
19 Sep	West Germany	3–0	Tunisia	15–3	16–14	15–12		46–29
20 Sep	Cuba	3–1	West Germany	15–10	15–2	9–15	15–6	54–33
20 Sep	Romania	3–0	Poland	15–10	15–7	15–13		45–30

Final places edit

Location: Halle and Schwerin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	East Germany	5	4	1	9	13	6	2.167	251	202	1.243
2	Japan	5	4	1	9	13	6	2.167	240	213	1.127
3	Soviet Union	5	3	2	8	10	9	1.111	234	220	1.064
4	Bulgaria	5	2	3	7	9	9	1.000	223	216	1.032
5	Czechoslovakia	5	1	4	6	7	13	0.538	233	269	0.866
6	Brazil	5	1	4	6	4	13	0.308	172	233	0.738

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
17 Sep	Bulgaria	3–0	Brazil	15–7	15–10	15–8		45–25
17 Sep	Japan	3–1	Czechoslovakia	15–13	15–4	6–15	15–12	51–44
17 Sep	East Germany	3–1	Soviet Union	15–5	6–15	15–11	15–11	51–42
18 Sep	Japan	3–1	Bulgaria	15–13	5–15	15–10	15–13	50–51
18 Sep	Soviet Union	3–1	Czechoslovakia	15–10	15–11	13–15	15–11	58–47
18 Sep	East Germany	3–0	Brazil	15–5	15–8	15–7		45–20
19 Sep	Czechoslovakia	3–1	Brazil	15–12	10–15	15–12	15–7	55–46
19 Sep	Japan	3–0	Soviet Union	15–7	15–12	15–5		45–24
19 Sep	East Germany	3–0	Bulgaria	15–6	15–8	18–16		48–30
20 Sep	Bulgaria	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–13	15–9	15–6		45–28
20 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	Brazil	15–8	15–6	15–11		45–25
20 Sep	Japan	3–1	East Germany	15–4	15–13	6–15	15–6	51–38

Final standing edit

Rank	Team
	East Germany
	Japan
	Soviet Union
4	Bulgaria
5	Czechoslovakia
6	Brazil
7	Romania
8	Poland
9	Cuba
10	West Germany
11	Tunisia
12	East Germany (Junior)¹

1969 Men's World Cup champions
East Germany 1st title

¹ East Germany Junior men's national team played friendly games in the place of North Korea.

External links edit

Men Volleyball II World Cup 1969 - Halle/Schwerin (GDR) 13-20.09 Winner East Germany (1st) todor66.com

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