FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship
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The FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship is the biennial international youth volleyball championship contested by the men's national teams under the age of 17 of the members associations of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body.
| Most recent season or competition: 2026 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| First season | 2024 |
| No. of teams | 24 |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Most recent champion |  Italy (1st title) |
| Most titles | Italy (1 title) |
The FIVB U17 World Championship for both genders was proposed by the FIVB Volleyball Council and unanimously approved by the FIVB Board of Administration during its meeting held in March 2022.[1][2][3]
The first edition was staged in 2024 in Sofia, Bulgaria and was attended by 16 teams with plans to be expanded in subsequent editions.[4][5][6] In April 2025, FIVB announced that the structure of the U17 events would be adapted to that of the U19 and U21 World Championships, featuring 24 teams, the same qualification processes and competition formats.[7]
A corresponding tournament for female players is the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship.
Results summary
Medals summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Appearance
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
| Team |  2024 (16) |
 2026 (24) |
Total |
 Algeria | • | Q | 1 |
| Argentina | 2nd | Q | 1 |
 Belgium | 6th | Q | 1 |
 Brazil | 8th | Q | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 9th | • | 1 |
 Chile | 14th | • | 1 |
 Czech Republic | • | Q | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3rd | Q | 1 |
 Cuba | 10th | Q | 1 |
 Egypt | 7th | Q | 2 |
 France | • | Q | 1 |
 India | • | Q | 1 |
 Iran | 5th | Q | 2 |
| Italy | 1st | Q | 2 |
 Japan | • | Q | 1 |
 Libya | 11th | • | 1 |
 Mexico | 12th | Q | 1 |
 Pakistan | • | Q | 1 |
 Poland | • | Q | 1 |
 Puerto Rico | 15th | Q | 1 |
| Qatar | • | Q | 1 |
 Romania | • | Q | 1 |
 Spain | 4th | Q | 2 |
 Tunisia | 13th | Q | 2 |
 Turkey | • | Q | 1 |
 United States | • | Q | 1 |
 Uzbekistan | 16th | • | 1 |
 Venezuela | • | Q | 1 |
