France men's national volleyball team

France
Nickname(s) Roosters
Team Yavbout
Association Fédération Française de Volley-Ball (FFVB)
Confederation CEV
Head coach Laurent Tillie
FIVB ranking 9 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 4 (First in 1988)
Best result 8th (1988)
World Championship
Appearances 15 (First in 1949)
Best result (2002)
European Championship
Appearances 27 (First in 1948)
Best result (2015)
www.ffvb.org (French)

France team in World Championship 2014
Medal record
World Championship
2002 Argentina
World League
2015 Rio de Janeiro
2006 Moscow
2016 Kraków
European Championship
2015 Bulgaria/Italy
1948 Italy
1987 Belgium
2003 Germany
2009 Turkey
1951 France
1985 Netherlands

The France national men's volleyball team is the national volleyball team from France, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. It is the reigning European Champion since 2015 and is ranked 10th (as of August 2016) in the FIVB world ranking. France in 2015 year winner gold medalist European Championship and World League.

Results

Olympic Games

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 Did not qualify
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988 8th place Squad
Spain 1992 11th place Squad
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004 9th place Squad
Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify
Brazil 2016 9th place Squad
Japan 2020 Not Yet
Total0 Titles4/14

World Championship

France in the FIVB World Championship
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Czechoslovakia 1949 6th place Squad
Soviet Union 1952 6th place Squad
France 1956 7th place Squad
Brazil 1960 9th place Squad
Soviet Union 1962 Did not enter
Czechoslovakia 1966 18th place Squad
Bulgaria 1970 17th place Squad
Mexico 1974 16th place Squad
Italy 1978 15th place Squad
Argentina 1982 16th place Squad
France 1986 6th place Squad
Brazil 1990 8th place Squad
Greece 1994 Did not qualify
Japan 1998
Argentina 2002 Semi-final 3rd Place Squad
Japan 2006 6th place Squad
Italy 2010 11th place Squad
Poland 2014 Semi-final 4th place Squad
Total0 Titles15/18

European Championship

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Italy 1948 2nd Place Squad
Bulgaria 1950 Did not enter
France 1951 3rd Place Squad
Romania 1955 8th place Squad
Czechoslovakia 1958 8th place Squad
Romania 1963 8th place Squad
Turkey 1967 10th place Squad
Italy 1971 14th place Squad
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975 8th place Squad
Finland 1977 10th place Squad
France 1979 4th place Squad
Bulgaria 1981 8th place Squad
East Germany 1983 12th place Squad
Netherlands 1985 3rd Place Squad
Belgium 1987 Final 2nd Place Squad
Sweden 1989 5th place Squad
Germany 1991 9th place Squad
Finland 1993 9th place Squad
Greece 1995 Did not qualify
Netherlands 1997 Semi-final 4th place Squad
Austria 1999 6th place Squad
Czech Republic 2001 7th place Squad
Germany 2003 Final 2nd Place Squad
Italy / Serbia and Montenegro 2005 7th place Squad
European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Russia 2007 9th place Squad
Turkey 2009 Final 2nd Place Squad
Austria / Czech Republic 2011 7th place Squad
Denmark / Poland 2013 5th place Squad
Bulgaria / Italy 2015 Final 1st Place Squad
Total1 Title27/29

World League

2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil v France

     Champions       Runners up       Third place       Fourth place

FIVB World League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1990 5th place Squad
Italy 1991 7th place Squad
Italy 1992 10th place Squad
Brazil 1993 Did not enter
Italy 1994
Brazil 1995
Netherlands 1996
Russia 1997
Italy 1998
Argentina 1999 7th place Squad
Netherlands 2000 7th place Squad
Poland 2001 5th place Squad
Brazil 2002 7th place Squad
Spain 2003 10th place Squad
Italy 2004 5th place Squad
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 10th place Squad
Russia 2006 Final 2nd Place Squad
Poland 2007 6th place Squad
Brazil 2008 10th place Squad
Serbia 2009 9th place Squad
Argentina 2010 12th place Squad
Poland 2011 12th place Squad
Bulgaria 2012 7th place Squad
FIVB World League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Argentina 2013 10th place Squad
Italy 2014 G2 Final 10th place Squad
Brazil 2015 G1 Final 1st Place Squad
Poland 2016 G1 Semi-final 3rd Place Squad
Total1 Title20/26

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

2016 matches:

Date Competition Location Opponent Result
6 January 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Germany  Russia 3–1 W
7 January 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Germany  Finland 3–0 W
8 January 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Germany  Bulgaria 3–0 W
9 January 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Germany  Poland 3–0 W
10 January 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Germany  Russia 1–3 L
13 May 2016 Friendly Match  France  Iran 3–1 W
14 May 2016 Friendly Match  France  Iran 3–0 W
28 May 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Japan  China 3–1 W
29 May 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Japan  Poland 2–3 L
31 May 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Japan  Iran 3–0 W
1 June 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Japan  Australia 3–1 W
2 June 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Japan  Canada 3–0 W
4 June 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Japan  Venezuela 3–2 W
5 June 2016 2016 Olympic Qualification  Japan  Japan 0–3 L
17 June 2016 2016 World League  Australia  Italy 3–0 W
18 June 2016 2016 World League  Australia  Australia 3–0 W
19 June 2016 2016 World League  Australia  Belgium 2–3 L
24 June 2016 2016 World League  Poland  Russia 3–0 W
25 June 2016 2016 World League  Poland  Argentina 2–3 L
26 June 2016 2016 World League  Poland  Poland 3–0 W
1 July 2016 2016 World League  France  Belgium 3–0 W
2 July 2016 2016 World League  France  Poland 3–1 W
3 July 2016 2016 World League  France  Brazil 1–3 L
13 July 2016 2016 World League  Poland  Poland 2–3 L
15 July 2016 2016 World League  Poland  Serbia 3–2 W
16 July 2016 2016 World League  Poland  Brazil 1–3 L
17 July 2016 2016 World League  Poland  Italy 3–0 W
7 August 2016 2016 Olympic Games  Brazil  Italy 0–3 L
9 August 2016 2016 Olympic Games  Brazil  Mexico 3–0 W
11 August 2016 2016 Olympic Games  Brazil  Canada 3–0 W
13 August 2016 2016 Olympic Games  Brazil  United States 1–3 L
15 August 2016 2016 Olympic Games  Brazil  Brazil 1–3 L

Forthcoming matches

2017
Date Competition Location Opponent
2 June 2017 2017 World League  Italy
3 June 2017 2017 World League  Italy
4 June 2017 2017 World League  Italy
9 June 2017 2017 World League  France
10 June 2017 2017 World League  France
11 June 2017 2017 World League  France
16 June 2017 2017 World League  Belgium
17 June 2017 2017 World League  Belgium
18 June 2017 2017 World League  Belgium
Poland 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Italy / Bulgaria 2018 World Championship qualification
September

Team

Current squad

The following is the French roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Head coach: Laurent Tillie

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015–16 club
2Grebennikov, JeniaJenia Grebennikov (L)13 August 19901.88 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)330 cm (130 in)Italy Cucine Lube Civitanova
4Rouzier, AntoninAntonin Rouzier18 August 19862.00 m (6 ft 7 in)102 kg (225 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in)Turkey İstanbul Sehir Belediyesi
5Clévenot, TrévorTrévor Clévenot28 June 19941.99 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)335 cm (132 in)316 cm (124 in)Italy Volley Piacenza
6Toniutti, BenjaminBenjamin Toniutti (C)30 October 19891.83 m (6 ft 0 in)73 kg (161 lb)320 cm (130 in)300 cm (120 in)Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
7Tillie, KévinKévin Tillie2 November 19902.00 m (6 ft 7 in)85 kg (187 lb)345 cm (136 in)325 cm (128 in)Poland ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
9N'Gapeth, EarvinEarvin N'Gapeth12 February 19911.94 m (6 ft 4 in)101 kg (223 lb)358 cm (141 in)327 cm (129 in)Italy Pallavolo Modena
10Le Roux, KévinKévin Le Roux11 May 19892.09 m (6 ft 10 in)98 kg (216 lb)365 cm (144 in)345 cm (136 in)Italy Pallavolo Modena
13Pujol, PierrePierre Pujol13 July 19841.86 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)335 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in)France AS Cannes
14Le Goff, NicolasNicolas Le Goff15 February 19922.06 m (6 ft 9 in)115 kg (254 lb)365 cm (144 in)328 cm (129 in)Turkey İstanbul Sehir Belediyesi
16Maréchal, NicolasNicolas Maréchal4 March 19871.98 m (6 ft 6 in)93 kg (205 lb)338 cm (133 in)327 cm (129 in)Turkey İstanbul Sehir Belediyesi
17Lafitte, FranckFranck Lafitte 8 March 19892.03 m (6 ft 8 in)94 kg (207 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in)France Paris Volley
18Rossard, ThibaultThibault Rossard28 August 19931.93 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)350 cm (140 in)320 cm (130 in)Poland Asseco Resovia Rzeszów

Coach history

  • 1938–1946 : Poland Plaswick
  • 1946–1947 : France René Verdier
Current head coach – Laurent Tillie.
  • 1947–1965 : France Marcel Mathor
  • 1965-1965 : Japan Nagasaki
  • 1965–1968 : Romania Nicolae Sotir
  • 1968–1970 : France Georges Derose
  • 1970–1979 : France Roger Schmitt
  • 1979–1983 : France Jean-Marc Buchel
  • 1983-1983 : Bulgaria Georges Komatov
  • 1983–1984 : France Éric Daniel
  • 1984–1985 : France Jean-Marc Buchel
  • 1985–1988 : France Éric Daniel
  • 1988–1992 : France Gérard Castan
  • 1993–1994 : France Jean-Marie Fabiani
  • 1994–1995 : France Jean-Michel Roche
  • 1995-1995 : France Gérard Castan
  • 1995–1999 : Russia Vladimir Kondra
  • 1999–2000 : France Pierre Laborie
  • 2001–2012 : France Philippe Blain
  • 2012– : France Laurent Tillie

Record Attendance

# Player Years Appearances
1 Hervé Mazzon 1980–1991 417
2 Christophe Meneau 1986–2000 407
3 Laurent Tillie 1982–1995 406
4 Alain Fabiani 1977–1992 392
5 Stéphane Faure 1977–1988 350
6 Philippe Blain 1980–1991 340
7 Laurent Chambertin 1987–2002 336
8 Éric Bouvier 1979–1992 325
9 Luc Marquet 1990–2003 325
10 Stéphane Antiga 1998–2010 306
11 Laurent Capet 1993–2004 300
12 Olivier Rossard 1986–1995 294
13 Jean-Marc Jurkovitz 1983–1993 290
14 Frantz Granvorka 1996–2007 288
15 Dominique Daquin 1994–2006 267
  • Last updated table : December 2012.[3]

Kit providers

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

Period Kit provider
2000– Asics
Erreà

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Generali other sponsors: Gerflor, Molten, Zamst, Moneaucristaline, Veinoplus, Appartcity, Française des Jeux and Pointp-tp.

References

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