FWL Classic Tournament Structure for 16 Teams
Ranking | Tournament format | The group stage | The final stages | Team & player responsibilities | Official schedule
The Footvolley World League is a two stage tournament with 16 male teams divided into four groups. The four groups compete separately in the first stage. After these group games the teams ranked #1 will meet a team ranked #4 and the teams ranked #2 will play versus a team ranked #3 in the 8th finals (round of 16). There will be a draw to decide the games in these 8th finals (round of 16). This is done to avoid speculations and is explained further down in the document.
Group draw
For the group draw there are four pots with four teams each. The seeding in the pots for the European Teams are decided under the current ranking of the EFVL. The Teams of other continents are divided by their current level of their teams. As soon there are continental rankings they will also count for the seeding of the pots.
There will be a draw to decide the groups. The different Pots are as followed:
Pot 1
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇮🇹 Italy
🇮🇱 Israel
🇺🇸 USA
Pot 2
🇺🇾 Uruguay
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇲🇦 Morocco
Pot 3
🇪🇸 Spain
🇦🇹 Austria
🇩🇪 Germany
🇳🇴 Norway
Pot 4
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇧🇪 Belgium
The draw will be conducted by the tournament administration in the following way:
Fixed by ranking from pot A: #1 ranked team in group A, #2 ranked team in group B, #3 ranked team in group C and #4 ranked team in group D.
From POT 1 draw #1 in group A, then #2 in group B, then #3 in group C and finally #4 in group D.
From POT 2 draw #1 in group A, then #2 in group B, then #3 in group C and finally #4 in group D
From POT 3 draw #1 in group A, then #2 in group B, then #3 in group C and finally #4 in group D
From POT 4 draw #1 in group A, then #2 in group B, then #3 in group C and finally #4 in group D
Game rules for the group stage
There will be one set to 18 points and the winner must win by a two points difference - with a killer point to 21. Switch sides every 6 points. Please switch outside of the court, not underneath the net. Each team can have 1 timeout per game. Each timeout is 1 minute. There can also be a medical timeout for a maximum of 3 minutes.
Group tie breakers
The following rules apply if there are tie breakers between one or more teams after the group stage is finished.
Match Wins
Rank by number of wins.
⬇️ Move on to the next point if there are still tie breakersDirect Match-Up between Teams
This tie breaker looks at the match record between tied participants. If two or more teams are equal the team that won the group game they played against each other will rank ahead.
⬇️ Move on to the next point if there are still tie breakersPoints difference between tied teams in a group
Total points scored minus total points given up. Points difference applies only between the teams involved in the tie breaker.
⬇️ Move on to the next point if there are still tie breakersPoints difference between all teams in a group
Total points scored minus total points given up. Points difference applies to all the teams in the group.
⬇️ Move on to the next point if there are still tie breakersDraw
In the event of still being equal there will be a draw conducted by the tournament administration.
Draw after the group games
After the group stage is finished there will be a draw. This is done to avoid speculations (i.e. teams losing on purpose in the group games). It’s a draw with a Pot for all #3 of the groups and a pot with all #4 of the groups. The #1 and #2 of each group are directly seeded to the matches. This is done to avoid that a #1 and a #2 of a group meet each other before a possible final.
Pot 1 all #4
Pot 2 all #3
Draws for Round of 16 (Eighth Finals = EF)
Important:
It’s not possible that two teams of the same Group are playing against each other. If a draw is out of the same groups there must be a redraw. Remember to return unused ball to the pot.
EF1) 1st draw of Pot 1
EF2) 1st draw of Pot 2
EF3) 2nd draw of Pot 1
EF4) 2nd draw of Pot 2
EF5) 3rd draw of Pot 1
EF6) 3rd draw of Pot 2
EF7) 4th draw of Pot 1
EF8) 4th draw of Pot 2
Game rules for the final stages
There will be best of 3 sets to 18, 18 and 15 points and the winner must win by a two points difference - with a killer point. to 21 (or 18 in case of a 3rd set) Switch sides every 6 points when playing to 18. Switch sides every 5 points when playing to 15. Each team can have 1 timeout per set. Each timeout is 1 minute. There can also be a medical timeout for a maximum of 3 minutes.
Bronze final
The bronze final will only be one set to 18 points and follow the same game rules as in the group stage.
Every team & player is responsible for:
Showing up to the tournament in time.
Attending the technical meeting.
Showing up to the games according to the official schedule.
Checking the official schedule for potential changes.
Playing in the shirts and shorts handed out by the tournament administration.
If no shorts are provided the teams are responsible for playing in identical shorts in exact same color.
Appoint a team captain or team leader. This is the person that will participate in the coin toss, ask for time-out and talk to the referee during the games. Read more about Team leader in our official rules.
Knowing the “Official Footvolley Rules” and abide by them.
Behaving respectfully and courteously in the spirit of FAIR PLAY, not only towards the referees, but also towards other officials, the opponent, teammates and spectators.
Respect the environment and your surroundings. Respect the clean beach policy. Always clean up all your garbage and put it in the designated containers.
Always behave in accordance with the principles of dignity, integrity, loyalty and responsibility in all relations of a competitive, economic, social and moral nature.
There shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, sex, ethnic origin, religion, philosophical or political opinion, marital status or other grounds. No practice constituting any form of physical, moral or mental injury will be tolerated. Any form of harassment, be it physical, mental, moral, professional or sexual is prohibited and will be punished by exclusion.
All doping practices, at all levels, are strictly prohibited.
Smoking is not allowed inside the stadium or close to the stadium in plain sight.
Gambling is prohibited for every participant involved at a footvolley tournament. This in order to avoid match-fixing and gambling addiction.
There will be a live schedule available on europeanfootvolley.com. This schedule will show all the games, what time they are played and it will also be updated with live results.
The schedule may be subject to change and every team is responsible for regularly checking the live schedule to see if there have been any changes.