1970 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

1970 FIVB World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Bulgaria
Dates	29 September – 12 October
Teams	24
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Officially opened by	Georgi Traykov
Champions	East Germany (1st title)
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The 1970 FIVB Men's World Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 29 September to 12 October 1970 in Bulgaria.

Teams[]

Results[]

First round[]

	Advanced to final round final places
	Advanced to final round 9th–16th places
	Advanced to final round 17th–24th places

Pool A[]

Location: Sofia

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Bulgaria	10	5	0	15	0	MAX	225	108	2.083
2	Belgium	9	4	1	12	4	3.000	210	156	1.346
3	Yugoslavia	8	3	2	9	10	0.900	230	223	1.031
4	Italy	7	2	3	9	9	1.000	206	194	1.062
5	Israel	6	1	4	3	12	0.250	142	199	0.714
6	Iran	5	0	5	2	15	0.133	117	250	0.468

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Sep	16:00	Yugoslavia	3–2	Iran	13–15	15–3	15–11	12–15	15–2	70–46
20 Sep	18:00	Bulgaria	3–0	Italy	15–6	15–7	15–8			45–21
20 Sep	20:00	Belgium	3–0	Israel	15–5	15–4	15–9			45–18
21 Sep	16:00	Yugoslavia	3–2	Italy	8–15	8–15	15–7	15–13	15–5	61–55
21 Sep	18:00	Bulgaria	3–0	Belgium	15–10	15–8	15–6			45–24
21 Sep	20:00	Israel	3–0	Iran	15–6	15–4	15–9			45–19
22 Sep		Yugoslavia	3–0	Israel	15–12	15–10	15–10			45–32
22 Sep	18:00	Bulgaria	3–0	Iran	15–4	15–5	15–3			45–12
22 Sep	20:00	Belgium	3–1	Italy	6–15	15–7	15–6	15–12		51–40
23 Sep	10:00	Italy	3–0	Israel	15–10	15–4	15–12			45–26
23 Sep	12:00	Belgium	3–0	Iran	15–11	15–5	15–13			45–29
23 Sep	20:00	Bulgaria	3–0	Yugoslavia	15–11	15–7	15–12			45–30
24 Sep	10:00	Italy	3–0	Iran	15–2	15–6	15–3			45–11
24 Sep	18:00	Bulgaria	3–0	Israel	15–5	15–4	15–8			45–21
24 Sep	20:00	Belgium	3–0	Yugoslavia	15–11	15–6	15–7			45–24

Pool B[]

Location: Yambol

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Czechoslovakia	10	5	0	15	2	7.500	280	192	1.458
2	Poland	9	4	1	12	8	1.500	310	259	1.197
3	Hungary	8	3	2	12	8	1.500	265	243	1.091
4	Brazil	7	2	3	9	10	0.900	226	250	0.904
5	United States	6	1	4	4	14	0.286	198	260	0.762
6	Finland	5	0	5	5	15	0.333	210	285	0.737

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Sep	16:00	Poland	3–1	Finland	13–15	15–9	15–6	15–7		58–37
20 Sep	18:00	Hungary	3–0	United States	15–12	16–14	15–6			46–32
20 Sep	20:00	Czechoslovakia	3–1	Brazil	15–13	15–5	15–17	15–4		60–39
21 Sep	16:00	United States	3–2	Finland	15–7	15–12	8–15	14–16	15–13	67–63
21 Sep	18:00	Poland	3–1	Brazil	15–11	15–12	13–15	15–6		58–44
21 Sep	20:00	Czechoslovakia	3–1	Hungary	10–15	15–11	15–11	15–7		55–44
22 Sep	16:00	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Finland	15–10	15–3	15–10			45–23
22 Sep	18:00	Poland	3–1	United States	15–11	17–15	13–15	15–6		60–47
22 Sep	20:00	Hungary	3–1	Brazil	15–7	15–13	14–16	15–6		59–42
23 Sep	16:00	Brazil	3–1	Finland	15–11	15–5	11–15	15–11		56–42
23 Sep	18:00	Poland	3–2	Hungary	15–11	11–15	15–10	13���15	15–6	69–57
23 Sep	20:00	Czechoslovakia	3–0	United States	15–5	16–14	15–2			46–21
24 Sep	16:00	Hungary	3–1	Finland	14–16	15–10	15–6	15–13		59–45
24 Sep	18:00	Brazil	3–0	United States	15–12	15–6	15–13			45–31
24 Sep	20:00	Czechoslovakia	3–2	Poland	15–13	16–18	13–15	15–6	15–13	74–65

Pool C[]

Location: Haskovo

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Japan	10	5	0	15	0	MAX	226	109	2.073
2	Romania	9	4	1	12	5	2.400	233	181	1.287
3	North Korea	7	2	3	8	9	0.889	199	187	1.064
4	Netherlands	7	2	3	8	10	0.800	216	220	0.982
5	France	7	2	3	6	12	0.500	197	244	0.807
6	Venezuela	5	0	5	2	15	0.133	117	247	0.474

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Sep	16:00	Netherlands	3–0	Venezuela	15–8	15–3	15–8			45–19
20 Sep	18:00	Romania	3–0	France	15–10	15–12	15–5			45–27
20 Sep	20:00	Japan	3–0	North Korea	15–6	15–12	15–7			45–25
21 Sep	16:00	France	3–1	Venezuela	15–6	15–7	13–15	15–11		58–39
21 Sep	18:00	Netherlands	3–1	North Korea	15–11	15–12	6–15	15–5		51–43
21 Sep	20:00	Japan	3–0	Romania	15–7	15–11	16–14			46–32
22 Sep	16:00	France	3–2	Netherlands	10–15	11–15	15–12	15–13	17–15	68–70
22 Sep	18:00	Japan	3–0	Venezuela	15–2	15–3	15–1			45–6
22 Sep	20:00	Romania	3–1	North Korea	15–9	12–15	15–6	15–11		57–41
23 Sep	16:00	Japan	3–0	France	15–7	15–5	15–9			45–21
23 Sep	18:00	North Korea	3–0	Venezuela	15–1	15–4	15–6			45–11
23 Sep	20:00	Romania	3–0	Netherlands	15–9	15–6	15–10			45–25
24 Sep	16:00	Japan	3–0	Netherlands	15–6	15–10	15–9			45–25
24 Sep	18:00	Romania	3–1	Venezuela	15–13	9–15	15–5	15–9		54–42
24 Sep	20:00	North Korea	3–0	France	15–5	15–5	15–13			45–23

Pool D[]

Location: Kardzhali

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	East Germany	10	5	0	15	1	15.000	237	108	2.194
2	Soviet Union	9	4	1	13	3	4.333	220	97	2.268
3	Cuba	8	3	2	9	6	1.500	183	162	1.130
4		6	1	4	5	13	0.385	186	249	0.747
5	Tunisia	6	1	4	5	14	0.357	196	271	0.723
6		6	1	4	4	14	0.286	135	270	0.500

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Sep	16:00	Soviet Union	3–0	Tunisia	15–3	15–1	15–0			45–4
20 Sep	18:00		3–1		15–6	15–2	14–16	20–18		64–42
20 Sep	20:00	East Germany	3–0	Cuba	15–13	15–12	15–7			45–32
21 Sep	16:00	East Germany	3–0		15–3	15–2	15–4			45–9
21 Sep	18:00	Soviet Union	3–0		15–4	15–8	15–5			45–17
21 Sep	20:00	Cuba	3–0	Tunisia	18–16	15–6	15–12			48–34
22 Sep	16:00	East Germany	3–1	Soviet Union	15–7	12–15	15–8	15–10		57–40
22 Sep	18:00	Tunisia	3–2		15–17	15–13	10–15	15–9	17–15	72–69
22 Sep	20:00	Cuba	3–0		15–8	15–4	15–2			45–14
23 Sep	16:00	East Germany	3–0		15–6	15–5	15–1			45–12
23 Sep	18:00		3–2	Tunisia	5–15	12–15	16–14	16–14	15–13	64–71
23 Sep	20:00	Soviet Union	3–0	Cuba	15–5	15–5	15–3			45–13
24 Sep	16:00	Soviet Union	3–0		15–1	15–2	15–3			45–6
24 Sep	18:00	Cuba	3–0		15–8	15–9	15–7			45–24
24 Sep	20:00	East Germany	3–0	Tunisia	15–5	15–8	15–2			45–15

Final round[]

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.

17th–24th places[]

Location: Haskovo

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
17	France	13	6	1	19	5	3.800	328	210	1.562
18	United States	13	6	1	19	9	2.111	382	311	1.228
19	Israel	11	4	3	15	10	1.500	276	245	1.127
20	Finland	11	4	3	15	11	1.364	329	282	1.167
21	Iran	11	4	3	14	12	1.167	304	314	0.968
22	Tunisia	9	2	5	8	17	0.471	258	297	0.869
23	Venezuela	8	1	6	6	18	0.333	258	340	0.759
24		8	1	6	6	20	0.300	243	379	0.641

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Sep	Venezuela	3–0		15–13	15–11	15–5			45–29
26 Sep	Iran	3–0	Tunisia	15–7	15–13	15–13			45–33
26 Sep	Finland	3–2	Israel	15–12	4–15	15–9	14–16	15–8	63–60
26 Sep	United States	3–1	France	15–11	15–11	9–15	15–8		54–45
27 Sep	Finland	3–0	Tunisia	15–7	15–10	15–9			45–26
27 Sep	Israel	3–1		17–15	15–8	15–17	15–1		62–41
27 Sep	United States	3–1	Venezuela	15–13	13–15	15–12	15–6		58–46
27 Sep	France	3–0	Iran	15–4	15–9	15–11			45–24
28 Sep	Finland	3–0		15–7	15–6	15–0			45–13
28 Sep	France	3–0	Tunisia	15–8	15–4	15–5			45–17
28 Sep	Iran	3–0	Venezuela	15–6	15–9	15–12			45–27
28 Sep	United States	3–0	Israel	15–12	15–10	15–9			45–31
30 Sep	Tunisia	3–1	Venezuela	13–15	16–14	15–6	16–14		60–49
30 Sep	Iran	3–1	Finland	6–15	15–12	15–10	15–12		51–49
30 Sep	France	3–1	Israel	15–12	15–2	0–15	15–4		45–33
30 Sep	United States	3–0		15–5	15–12	15–4			45–21
1 Oct	Tunisia	3–1	United States	6–15	15–12	15–10	15–12		51–49
1 Oct	Israel	3–0	Venezuela	15–12	15–8	15–12			45–32
1 Oct	Iran	3–2		15–7	12–15	15–3	9–15	15–11	66–51
1 Oct	France	3–0	Finland	15–1	15–12	15–6			45–19
2 Oct	United States	3–2	Iran	15–8	7–15	12–15	15–9	15–7	64–54
2 Oct	France	3–0		15–12	15–3	15–9			45–24
2 Oct	Finland	3–0	Venezuela	15–7	15–3	15–10			45–20
2 Oct	Israel	3–0	Tunisia						DNS

9th–16th places[]

Location: Yambol

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
9	North Korea	13	6	1	19	7	2.714	359	272	1.320
10	Yugoslavia	12	5	2	16	11	1.455	325	320	1.016
11	Hungary	12	5	2	18	13	1.385	435	365	1.192
12	Brazil	11	4	3	15	13	1.154	362	306	1.183
13	Cuba	11	4	3	15	13	1.154	366	337	1.086
14	Netherlands	10	3	4	14	15	0.933	343	342	1.003
15	Italy	8	1	6	14	19	0.737	366	418	0.876
16		7	0	7	1	21	0.048	129	325	0.397

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Sep	Brazil	3–0		15–8	15–7	15–3			45–18
26 Sep	Cuba	3–1	Netherlands	12–15	15–10	15–8	15–9		57–42
26 Sep	Hungary	3–2	Italy	15–8	15–4	12–15	13–15	15–12	70–54
26 Sep	North Korea	3–0	Yugoslavia	15–8	15–4	15–5			45–17
27 Sep	Hungary	3–2	Netherlands	7–15	15–13	15–9	15–17	15–10	67–64
27 Sep	North Korea	3–0		15–8	15–2	15–5			45–15
27 Sep	Yugoslavia	3–1	Cuba	15–12	4–15	15–9	17–15		51–51
27 Sep	Brazil	3–1	Italy	12–15	15–2	15–5	15–10		57–32
28 Sep	Yugoslavia	3–0		15–8	15–6	15–2			45–16
28 Sep	Hungary	3–2	Cuba	15–13	11–15	15–5	14–16	15–7	70–56
28 Sep	North Korea	3–2	Italy	15–5	15–7	12–15	15–17	15–13	72–57
28 Sep	Brazil	3–2	Netherlands	12–15	15–10	9–15	15–7	15–7	66–54
30 Sep	Italy	3–1		10–15	15–4	15–3	15–6		55–28
30 Sep	Cuba	3–1	Brazil	13–15	17–15	15–6	15–9		60–45
30 Sep	Yugoslavia	3–0	Netherlands	15–9	15–5	15–10			45–24
30 Sep	North Korea	3–1	Hungary	15–12	15–11	13–15	15–12		58–50
1 Oct	Cuba	3–2	Italy	13–15	15–6	17–15	7–15	15–8	67–59
1 Oct	Netherlands	3–0		15–2	15–5	15–3			45–10
1 Oct	Yugoslavia	3–2	Hungary	9–15	15–13	15–17	15–12	19–17	73–74
1 Oct	North Korea	3–1	Brazil	4–15	16–14	15–13	15–10		50–52
2 Oct	Netherlands	3–2	Italy	15–7	11–15	7–15	15–11	15–6	63–54
2 Oct	Hungary	3–0		15–13	15–3	15–2			45–18
2 Oct	North Korea	3–0	Cuba	16–14	15–11	15–5			46–30
2 Oct	Brazil	3–1	Yugoslavia	10–15	15–9	15–8	15–1		55–33

Final places[]

Venue: Festivalna Hall, Sofia

		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	East Germany	13	6	1	20	6	3.333	358	270	1.326
2	Bulgaria	13	6	1	20	7	2.857	367	300	1.223
3	Japan	12	5	2	18	8	2.250	352	279	1.262
4	Czechoslovakia	11	4	3	13	11	1.182	322	313	1.029
5	Poland	10	3	4	10	16	0.625	325	364	0.893
6	Soviet Union	9	2	5	10	16	0.625	320	326	0.982
7	Romania	9	2	5	10	18	0.556	328	368	0.891
8	Belgium	7	0	7	2	21	0.095	183	335	0.546

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Sep	10:00	Soviet Union	3–0	Belgium	15–9	15–4	15–3			45–16
26 Sep	16:00	Czechoslovakia	3–2	Romania	7–15	10–15	15–13	15–10	15–6	62–59
26 Sep	18:00	Bulgaria	3–2	Japan	10–15	6–15	15–13	15–11	15–2	61–56
26 Sep	20:00	East Germany	3–0	Poland	15–9	15–8	15–12			45–29
27 Sep	10:00	Romania	3–1	Belgium	15–8	15–13	6–15	15–6		51–44
27 Sep	16:00	Soviet Union	3–1	Japan	16–14	15–12	9–15	15–8		55–49
27 Sep	18:00	Bulgaria	3–1	Poland	15–11	9–15	15–8	15–0		54–34
27 Sep	20:00	East Germany	3–0	Czechoslovakia	16–14	15–4	15–7			46–25
28 Sep	10:00	Japan	3–0	Poland	15–4	15–12	15–10			45–26
28 Sep	16:00	East Germany	3–0	Belgium	15–11	15–3	15–8			45–22
28 Sep	18:00	Bulgaria	3–1	Czechoslovakia	15–12	16–14	8–15	15–11		54–52
28 Sep	20:00	Romania	3–2	Soviet Union	15–8	18–16	11–15	4–15	15–7	63–61
30 Sep	10:00	Poland	3–1	Belgium	12–15	15–2	15–6	15–11		57–34
30 Sep	16:00	Japan	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–9	15–5	15–5			45–19
30 Sep	18:00	Bulgaria	3–0	Soviet Union	16–14	15–13	16–14			47–41
30 Sep	20:00	East Germany	3–0	Romania	15–12	15–10	15v7			45–29
1 Oct	10:00	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Belgium	15–6	15–2	15–7			45–15
1 Oct	16:00	Japan	3–2	East Germany	15–13	15–9	13–15	6–15	15–6	64–58
1 Oct	18:00	Bulgaria	3–0	Romania	15–10	15–13	15��8			45–31
1 Oct	20:00	Poland	3–1	Soviet Union	15–12	15–12	4–15	15–10		49–49
2 Oct	10:00	Japan	3–0	Belgium	15–11	17–15	15–2			47–28
2 Oct	16:00	Poland	3–2	Romania	15–12	15–9	10–15	10–15	15–12	65–63
2 Oct	18:00	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Soviet Union	15–8	15–8	15–13			45–29
2 Oct	20:00	East Germany	3–2	Bulgaria	15–11	13–15	15–7	4–15	15–13	62–61

Final standing[]

External links[]

• Results at FIVB.org
• Federation Internationale de Volleyball