2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship

2016 Women's Club World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Philippines
CityPasay
Dates18–23 October
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsTurkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA (2nd title)
Runners-upItaly Pomì Casalmaggiore
Third placeTurkey Vakıfbank İstanbul
Fourth placeSwitzerland Voléro Zürich
Tournament awards
MVPSerbia Tijana Bošković
Best SetterUnited States Carli Lloyd
Best OHChina Zhu Ting
Russia Tatiana Kosheleva
Best MBUnited States Foluke Akinradewo
Serbia Milena Rašić
Best OPPSerbia Tijana Bošković
Best LiberoBrazil Fabiana de Oliveira
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Attendance34,065 (1,703 per match)
Official website
Manila 2016

The 2016 FIVB Women's Club World Championship was the 10th edition of the event. It was held for the first time in the Philippines,[1] on 18–23 October 2016 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.[1] For the first time, eight teams competed, including four wild cards.[2]

The Philippine Super Liga and Eventcourt was in charge of organizing the tournament, together with the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI), the national federation for volleyball.[2]

Turkey's Eczacıbaşı VitrA defeated Italy's Pomì Casalmaggiore in the final to become the first team in history to claim the title a second time after their 2015 success.[3] Vakıfbank İstanbul defeated Voléro Zürich in the bronze medal match.[4] Serbian Tijana Bošković from Eczacıbaşı was elected the Most Valuable Player.[5]

  1. ^ a b FIVB (8 May 2016). "News detail - Philippines to host its first-ever Women's Club World Championship - FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship 2016". fivb.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Club in Wildcard Hunt at Women's Club World Championship". FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship 2016 FIVB. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ FIVB (23 October 2016). "Kosheleva blasts Eczacıbaşı to second club worlds title". fivb.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Vakıfbank add bronze to club worlds medals collection". FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship 2016 FIVB. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Bošković leads dream team of club worlds in Manila". FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship 2016 FIVB. Retrieved 23 October 2016.