France men's national volleyball team facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
France

Nickname(s)	Roosters Team Yavbou Les Survivants
Association	Fédération française de volley-ball (FFVB)
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Andrea Giani
FIVB ranking	13 (as of September 2014)
Uniforms
Home 　 Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	5 (First in 1988)
Best result	(2020)
World Championship
Appearances	16 (First in 1949)
Best result	(2002)
FIVB World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1965)
Best result	5th (2003)
European Championship
Appearances	28 (First in 1948)
Best result	(2015)
Website	French Volleyball Federation

The France national men's volleyball team represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It was the reigning European Champion in 2015 and is ranked 3rd (as of 1st January 2023) in the FIVB world ranking. France have been competing in the World League ever since the inaugural edition in 1990 and continuously since 1999. In 2006 they finished second to Brazil but had their share of disappointment in subsequent seasons. In 2009 they narrowly missed making the Final Six, falling at the last hurdle to Slovenia. They suffered another setback in 2010 when they again missed the finals and finished 12th.

France competed at the Olympic Games for the fourth time in Rio 2016, finishing ninth. Five years later, they won gold after defeating Russia in Tokyo 2020. In 2015, France won the European Championship and World League (also in 2017).

Results

Olympic Games

2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil v France

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1964	did not qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988		8th place	8	3	5	12	13	Squad
1992		11th place	6	2	4	9	14	Squad
1996	did not qualify
2000	did not qualify
2004		9th place	5	2	3	8	10	Squad
2008	did not qualify
2012	did not qualify
2016		9th place	5	2	3	8	9	Squad
2020	Final	Champions	8	5	3	19	14	Squad
2024	automatically qualified as hosts
2028	future event
2032
Total	1 Title	5/15	32	14	18	56	60

World Championship

France team in World Championship 2014.

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

FIVB World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1949		6th place						Squad
1952		6th place						Squad
1956		7th place						Squad
1960		9th place						Squad
1962	did not enter
1966		18th place						Squad
1970		17th place						Squad
1974		16th place						Squad
1978		15th place						Squad
1982		16th place						Squad
1986		6th place						Squad
1990		8th place						Squad
1994	did not qualify
1998
2002	Semifinals	3rd place						Squad
2006		6th place						Squad
2010		11th place						Squad
2014	Semifinals	4th place						Squad
2018	Second round	7th place	8	5	3	21	12	Squad
2022	Quarterfinals	5th place	5	4	1	14	7	Squad
2025	qualified
Total	0 Title(s)	18/21

World Cup

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

FIVB World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	PW	PL
1965	11th place	6	0	6	4	18	208	318
1969	did not qualify
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1995
1999
2003	5th place	11	7	4	24	16	950	868
2007	did not qualify
2011
2015
2019
2023
Total	3/15	17	7	10	28	34	1158	1186

World Grand Champions Cup

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1993	did not qualify
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2017	Round Robin	5th place	5	1	4	6	12	Squad
Total	0 Titles	1/7	5	1	4	6	12	—

World League

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

FIVB World League record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1990		5th place						Squad
1991		7th place						Squad
1992		10th place						Squad
1993	did not enter
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999		7th place						Squad
2000		7th place						Squad
2001		5th place						Squad
2002		7th place						Squad
2003		10th place						Squad
2004		5th place						Squad
2005		10th place						Squad
2006	Final	Runners-up						Squad
2007		6th place						Squad
2008		10th place						Squad
2009		9th place						Squad
2010		12th place						Squad
2011		12th place						Squad
2012		7th place						Squad
2013		10th place						Squad
2014	G2 Final	10th place						Squad
2015	G1 Final	Champions						Squad
2016	G1 Semifinals	3rd place						Squad
2017	G1 Final	Champions						Squad
Total	2 Titles	22/28

Nations League

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

FIVB Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Final	2nd place	19	15	4	47	23	Squad
2019	Final six	6th place	17	11	6	39	24	Squad
2021	Semifinals	3rd place	17	12	5	44	25	Squad
2022	Final	Champions	15	12	3	40	13	Squad
2023	Quarterfinals	8th place	13	6	7	25	24	Squad
2024	Final	Champions	15	11	4	39	25	Squad
Total	6/6	2 Title(s)	96	67	29	234	134	—

European Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1948		2nd place						Squad
1950	did not enter
1951		3rd place						Squad
1955		8th place						Squad
1958		8th place						Squad
1963		8th place						Squad
1967		10th place						Squad
1971		14th place						Squad
1975		8th place						Squad
1977		10th place						Squad
1979		4th place						Squad
1981		8th place						Squad
1983		12th place						Squad
1985		3rd place						Squad
1987	Final	2nd place						Squad
1989		5th place						Squad
1991		9th place						Squad
1993		9th place						Squad
1995	did not qualify
1997	Semifinals	4th place						Squad
1999		6th place	5	2	3	11	9	Squad
2001		7th place						Squad
2003	Final	2nd place						Squad
/ 2005		7th place						Squad
2007		9th place						Squad
2009	Final	2nd place						Squad
2011		7th place						Squad
2013		5th place						Squad
2015	Final	Champions	6	6	0	18	6	Squad
2017	Playoffs	9th place	4	2	2	9	8	Squad
2019	Semifinals	4th place	9	7	2	23	7	Squad
2021	Round of 16	9th place	6	5	1	15	4	Squad
2023	Semifinals	4th place	9	6	3	21	10	Squad
Total	1 Title	30/32

Team

Current squad

The following is the French roster in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.

Head coach: Andrea Giani

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2022–23 club
01 1	Chinenyeze, BarthélémyBarthélémy Chinenyeze	28 February 1998	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	365 cm (144 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Cucine Lube Civitanova
02 2	Grebennikov, JeniaJenia Grebennikov	13 August 1990	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Zenit St. Petersburg
04 4	Patry, JeanJean Patry	27 December 1996	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	357 cm (141 in)	334 cm (131 in)	Allianz Milano
06 6	Toniutti, BenjaminBenjamin Toniutti (C)	30 October 1989	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Jastrzębski Węgiel
07 7	Tillie, KévinKévin Tillie	2 November 1990	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Projekt Warsaw
09 9	Ngapeth, EarvinEarvin N'Gapeth	12 February 1991	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	358 cm (141 in)	327 cm (129 in)	Modena Volley
11 11	Brizard, AntoineAntoine Brizard	22 May 1994	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza
12 12	Boyer, StéphenStéphen Boyer	10 April 1996	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	334 cm (131 in)	Asseco Resovia
14 14	Le Goff, NicolasNicolas Le Goff	15 February 1992	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	114 kg (251 lb)	365 cm (144 in)	345 cm (136 in)	Montpellier UC
15 15	Henry, MédéricMédéric Henry	4 May 1995	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	327 cm (129 in)	Plessis Robinson VB
17 17	Clévenot, TrévorTrévor Clévenot	28 June 1994	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	326 cm (128 in)	Jastrzębski Węgiel
19 19	Louati, YacineYacine Louati	4 March 1992	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Fenerbahçe İstanbul
20 20	Diez, BenjaminBenjamin Diez	4 April 1998	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Tours
25 25	Jouffroy, QuentinQuentin Jouffroy	5 July 1993	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Narbonne Volley

Coach history

• 1938–1946 : Plaswick
• 1946–1947 : René Verdier
• 1947–1965 : Marcel Mathor
• 1965-1965 : Shigeyoshi Nagasaki
• 1965–1968 : Nicolae Sotir
• 1968–1970 : Georges Derose
• 1970–1979 : Roger Schmitt
• 1979–1983 : Jean-Marc Buchel
• 1983-1983 : Georges Komatov
• 1983–1984 : Éric Daniel
• 1984–1985 : Jean-Marc Buchel
• 1985–1988 : Éric Daniel
• 1988–1992 : Gérard Castan
• 1993–1994 : Jean-Marie Fabiani
• 1994–1995 : Jean-Michel Roche
• 1995-1995 : Gérard Castan
• 1995–1999 : Vladimir Kondra
• 1999–2000 : Pierre Laborie
• 2001–2012 : Philippe Blain
• 2012–2021 : Laurent Tillie
• 2021 : Bernardo Rezende
• 2022–present : Andrea Giani

Record attendance

• Last updated table : December 2021.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the France national volleyball team.

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Herbalife Nutrition, Generali other sponsors: Gerflor, L'Équipe, Française des Jeux lottery, Molten, Zamst, Moneaucristaline, Veinoplus, Appartcity, Herbalife International France and Pointp-tp.