For the equivalent men's tournament, see 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League.
2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League
Tournament details
Host nation China
City Macau (final round)
Dates 3 June – 26 July
Teams 18 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s) 10 (in 10 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 72
Attendance 255,562 (3,549 per match)
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The 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League is the eighth edition of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, an annual women's international volleyball tournament. It is currently held from 3 June to 26 July 2026, with the final round to take place at the Macau East Asian Games Dome in Macau, China.[1]

Following the results of the 2025 Nations League, South Korea were relegated and replaced by Ukraine as the highest-ranked non-VNL team in the FIVB World Rankings.

Host selection

In January 2026, the FIVB announced China as the host for the Women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Finals. Macau was selected to stage the event, marking the first time in 15 years—since the 2011 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix—that the city will host the women's finals.[2]

Qualification

The tournament features 18 national teams. Following the 2025 season, South Korea were excluded after finishing last among the teams and replaced by Ukraine, who earned the right as the highest-ranked non-VNL team in the FIVB World Rankings.[3]

List of 2026 VNL participating teams
Country Confederation Previous appearances Best performance
Total First Last
 Belgium CEV 5 2018 2025 7th place (2019)
 Brazil CSV 7 2018 2025 Runners-up (2019, 2021, 2022, 2025)
 Bulgaria CEV 5 2019 2025 13th place (2023, 2025)
 Canada NORCECA 5 2021 2025 6th place (2024)
 China AVC 7 2018 2025 Runners-up (2023)
 Czech Republic CEV 1 2025 11th place (2025)
 Dominican Republic NORCECA 7 2018 2025 6th place (2021)
 France CEV 2 2024 2025 9th place (2025)
 Germany CEV 7 2018 2025 7th place (2025)
 Italy CEV 7 2018 2025 Champions (2022, 2024, 2025)
 Japan AVC 7 2018 2025 Runners-up (2024)
 Netherlands CEV 7 2018 2025 5th place (2018)
 Poland CEV 7 2018 2025 3rd place (2023, 2024, 2025)
 Serbia CEV 7 2018 2025 3rd place (2022)
 Thailand AVC 7 2018 2025 8th place (2022, 2024)
 Turkey CEV 7 2018 2025 Champions (2023)
 Ukraine CEV 0 None Debut
 United States NORCECA 7 2018 2025 Champions (2018, 2019, 2021)

Format

Preliminary round

The format of play is generally the same as in the 2022 edition. Each week, six teams will compete during the pool phase. Each team plays 12 matches during the pool stage. During three weeks, each team plays four times in a table that is set up by an algorithm, with all teams playing 12 times in total at the end of the first phase. The eight best teams advance to the quarter-finals, while the last-placed team loses its place to the highest FIVB-ranked team that did not compete this year. The only country that has already qualified for this phase is China for hosting the finals and if it does not finish the first phase among the top eight, the top seven will qualify with the Chinese team being ranked 8th.[4]

Final round

The VNL Finals will see the top eight teams moving directly to the knockout phase, which will consist of eight matches in total: four quarterfinals, two semi-finals, and the bronze and gold medal matches.[4]

Final 8 direct elimination formula:

  • The first ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the eighth ranked team, the second ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the seventh ranked team, the third ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the sixth ranked team, and the fourth ranked team will play a quarterfinal match against the fifth ranked team.
  • The national team of the hosting territory of the event will have a guaranteed berth for the Final round. If the host nation team do not finish in the top eight in the Preliminary round, they will replace the eighth place team and play as the eighth seed.

Pool composition

The overview of pools was released on 28 January 2026.[1]

Week 1
Pool 1
Canada		 Pool 2
Brazil		 Pool 3
China

 Canada
 United States
 France
 Japan
 Ukraine
 Germany

 Brazil
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Turkey
 Dominican Republic
 Bulgaria

 China
 Serbia
 Belgium
 Poland
 Thailand
 Czech Republic
Week 2
Pool 4
Turkey		 Pool 5
Philippines		 Pool 6
Thailand

 Turkey
 Brazil
 France
 Belgium
 Germany
 China

 Japan
 Italy
 United States
 Serbia
 Dominican Republic
 Czech Republic

 Thailand
 Ukraine
 Bulgaria
 Canada
 Netherlands
 Poland
Week 3
Pool 7
Serbia		 Pool 8
Hong Kong, China		 Pool 9
Japan

 Serbia
 Bulgaria
 Czech Republic
 France
 Netherlands
 Germany

 China
 Italy
 Ukraine
 Canada
 Belgium
 Dominican Republic

 Japan
 Brazil
 Poland
 Turkey
 United States
 Thailand

Venues

Preliminary round

Week 1
Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3
Quebec City, Canada Brasília, Brazil Nanjing, China
Centre Vidéotron Nilson Nelson Gymnasium Nanjing Olympic Youth Sports Park Gymnasium
Capacity: 18,800 Capacity: 11,105 Capacity: 21,000
Week 2
Pool 4 Pool 5 Pool 6
Ankara, Turkey Pasig, Philippines Bangkok, Thailand
Ankara Arena PhilSports Arena Indoor Stadium Huamark
Capacity: 10,400 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 8,000
Week 3
Pool 7 Pool 8 Pool 9
Belgrade, Serbia Hong Kong, China Osaka, Japan
Belgrade Arena Kai Tak Arena Asue Arena Osaka
Capacity: 18,386 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 10,000

Final round

All matches
Macau, China
Macau East Asian Games Dome
Capacity: 9,000

Competition schedule

● Preliminary round ● Final round
Week 1
3–7 Jun		 Week 2
17–21 Jun		 Week 3
8–12 Jul		 Week 4
22–26 Jul
36 matches 36 matches 36 matches 8 matches

Pool standing procedure

  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply, with the teams ranked by the most points gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, the FIVB will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Sets quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all sets won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the sets quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the points quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match between the tied teams during the Round Robin Phase. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, these teams will be ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Squads

Main article: 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League squads

Preliminary round

Main article: 2026 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League preliminary round

Ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1  United States 8 7 1 20 21 6 3.500 655 532 1.231 Final round
2  Brazil 8 7 1 20 23 10 2.300 778 651 1.195
3  Italy 8 6 2 18 20 9 2.222 668 605 1.104
4  Poland 8 6 2 17 21 12 1.750 739 682 1.084
5  Japan 8 6 2 16 19 12 1.583 729 670 1.088
6  Turkey 8 6 2 15 19 13 1.462 709 654 1.084
7  Canada 8 5 3 15 19 14 1.357 757 753 1.005
8  China[a] 8 5 3 14 18 14 1.286 710 684 1.038 Final round
9  Netherlands 8 4 4 12 15 12 1.250 607 592 1.025
10  Czech Republic 8 4 4 11 12 14 0.857 571 575 0.993
11  Germany 8 3 5 11 15 18 0.833 705 730 0.966
12  Belgium 8 3 5 8 13 21 0.619 698 746 0.936
13  Serbia 8 2 6 10 15 18 0.833 705 720 0.979
14  Thailand 8 2 6 9 12 19 0.632 650 698 0.931
15  Ukraine 8 2 6 6 12 22 0.545 691 764 0.904
16  Bulgaria 8 2 6 5 8 20 0.400 569 653 0.871
17  Dominican Republic 8 1 7 5 8 22 0.364 587 709 0.828
18  France 8 1 7 4 9 23 0.391 630 740 0.851 Excluded from the Nations League
Updated to match(es) played on 21 June 2026. Source: VNL 2026 – Women's standings
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified as finals' host

Week 1

Pool 1

  • All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
3 Jun 11:00 Ukraine  0–3  United States 16–25 17–25 23–25     56–75 5,000 P2 Boxscore
3 Jun 16:30 France  1–3  Japan 25–23 12–25 22–25 13–25   72–98 1,826 P2 Boxscore
3 Jun 20:00 Canada  1–3  Germany 26–28 25–22 18–25 18–25   87–100 2,528 P2 Boxscore
4 Jun 16:30 Ukraine  3–2  Germany 25–21 30–28 14–25 19–25 15–13 103–112 2,165 P2 Boxscore
4 Jun 20:00 Canada  3–0  United States 25–22 25–22 30–28     80–72 3,646 P2 Boxscore
5 Jun 16:30 Ukraine  1–3  Japan 20–25 25–16 16–25 20–25   81–91 3,417 P2 Boxscore
5 Jun 20:30 France  2–3  United States 21–25 25–23 25–27 25–23 11–15 107–113 3,864 P2 Boxscore
6 Jun 16:30 Canada  3–1  France 21–25 25–20 25–19 28–26   99–90 10,483 P2 Boxscore
6 Jun 20:00 Germany  0–3  Japan 20–25 15–25 24–26     59–76 5,606 P2 Boxscore
7 Jun 11:00 Ukraine  2–3  France 25–18 25–15 20–25 19–25 10–15 99–98 3,554 P2 Boxscore
7 Jun 14:30 United States  3–0  Germany 25–22 25–15 25–12     75–49 5,269 P2 Boxscore
7 Jun 18:00 Canada  2–3  Japan 27–29 20–25 25–23 30–28 12–15 114–120 7,172 P2 Boxscore

Pool 2

  • All times are Brasília Time (UTC−03:00).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
3 Jun 13:00 Dominican Republic  2–3  Turkey 25–17 20–25 16–25 25–23 11–15 97–105 791 P2 Boxscore
3 Jun 16:30 Italy  3–0  Bulgaria 25–22 25–16 27–25     77–63 2,401 P2 Boxscore
3 Jun 20:00 Brazil  3–1  Netherlands 25–17 25–15 25–27 25–23   100–82 6,896 P2 Boxscore
4 Jun 16:30 Turkey  0–3  Netherlands 23–25 17–25 18–25     58–75 2,776 P2 Boxscore
4 Jun 20:00 Brazil  3–1  Dominican Republic 23–25 25–18 25–11 25–15   98–69 8,956 P2 Boxscore
5 Jun 16:30 Dominican Republic  0–3  Bulgaria 19–25 19–25 13–25     51–75 2,121 P2 Boxscore
5 Jun 20:00 Netherlands  0–3  Italy 22–25 18–25 22–25     62–75 4,085 P2 Boxscore
6 Jun 11:00 Brazil  3–0  Bulgaria 25–23 25–17 25–13     75–53 9,139 P2 Boxscore
6 Jun 15:30 Italy  3–1  Turkey 25–16 26–28 25–19 25–15   101–78 3,200 P2 Boxscore
7 Jun 11:00 Dominican Republic  0–3  Netherlands 20–25 19–25 17–25     56–75 3,227 P2 Boxscore
7 Jun 14:30 Brazil  3–2  Italy 25–15 25–22 22–25 24–26 15–12 111–100 9,802 P2 Boxscore
7 Jun 18:00 Bulgaria  1–3  Turkey 12–25 9–25 25–22 18–25   64–97 620 P2 Boxscore

Pool 3

  • All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
3 Jun 11:30 Belgium  2–3  Poland 20–25 25–22 23–25 25–18 13–15 106–105 394 P2 Boxscore
3 Jun 15:00 Thailand  0–3  Serbia 24–26 22–25 19–25     65–76 498 P2 Boxscore
3 Jun 19:30 China  0–3  Czech Republic 20–25 20–25 24–26     64–76 2,654 P2 Boxscore
4 Jun 15:00 Czech Republic  0–3  Poland 22–25 22–25 20–25     64–75 365 P2 Boxscore
4 Jun 19:30 China  3–2  Thailand 25–14 24–26 25–19 23–25 15–7 112–91 2,456 P2 Boxscore
5 Jun 15:00 Belgium  0–3  Czech Republic 20–25 22–25 15–25     57–75 390 P2 Boxscore
5 Jun 19:30 Serbia  2–3  Poland 25–17 19–25 18–25 25–22 15–17 102–106 829 P2 Boxscore
6 Jun 15:00 Thailand  2–3  Belgium 25–20 25–22 23–25 22–25 14–16 109–108 990 P2 Boxscore
6 Jun 19:30 China  3–0  Serbia 25–21 25–21 25–21     75–63 17,816 P2 Boxscore
7 Jun 11:30 Thailand  0–3  Czech Republic 14–25 19–25 11–25     44–75 544 P2 Boxscore
7 Jun 15:00 Belgium  3–2  Serbia 25–20 25–22 21–25 20–25 15–11 106–103 957 P2 Boxscore
7 Jun 19:00 China  3–1  Poland 16–25 25–18 25–23 26–24   92–90 10,276 P2 Boxscore

Week 2

Pool 4

  • All times are Turkish Time (UTC+03:00).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
17 Jun 12:30 Germany  2–3  China 27–25 23–25 25–18 20–25 6–15 101–108 374 P2 Boxscore
17 Jun 16:00 France  0–3  Brazil 22–25 19–25 15–25     56–75 837 P2 Boxscore
17 Jun 19:30 Turkey  3–0  Belgium 25–14 25–13 25–23     75–50 9,337 P2 Boxscore
18 Jun 16:00 Belgium  2–3  Brazil 20–25 25–22 25–23 22–25 13–15 105–110 824 P2 Boxscore
18 Jun 19:30 Turkey  3–0  France 25–17 25–23 25–20     75–60 9,813 P2 Boxscore
19 Jun 16:00 France  0–3  China 18–25 17–25 19–25     54–75 854 P2 Boxscore
19 Jun 19:30 Belgium  0–3  Germany 20–25 19–25 21–25     60–75 1,598 P2 Boxscore
20 Jun 16:00 China  1–3  Brazil 24–26 18–25 25–19 15–25   82–95 1,880 P2 Boxscore
20 Jun 19:30 Turkey  3–2  Germany 18–25 24–26 25–19 25–22 15–13 107–105 9,416 P2 Boxscore
21 Jun 12:30 Belgium  3–2  France 25–17 20–25 21–25 25–18 15–8 106–93 387 P2 Boxscore
21 Jun 16:00 Germany  3–2  Brazil 26–24 28–26 15–25 19–25 16–14 104–114 1,238 P2 Boxscore
21 Jun 19:30 Turkey  3–2  China 25–21 26–28 23–25 25–16 15–12 114–102 11,254 P2 Boxscore

Pool 5

  • All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
17 Jun 12:00 Dominican Republic  0–3  United States 20–25 19–25 12–25     51–75 625 P2 Boxscore
17 Jun 16:00 Czech Republic  0–3  Italy 18–25 21–25 22–25     61–75 1,285 P2 Boxscore
17 Jun 20:00 Japan  3–2  Serbia 20–25 26–24 18–25 32–30 15–7 111–111 1,732 P2 Boxscore
18 Jun 16:00 Czech Republic  0–3  United States 17–25 12–25 16–25     45–75 340 P2 Boxscore
18 Jun 20:00 Serbia  2–3  Italy 14–25 15–25 25–18 25–21 12–15 91–104 1,167 P2 Boxscore
19 Jun 16:00 Dominican Republic  0–3  Serbia 19–25 23–25 18–25     60–75 733 P2 Boxscore
19 Jun 20:00 Japan  3–0  Czech Republic 25–15 25–23 27–25     77–63 1,659 P2 Boxscore
20 Jun 16:00 United States  3–0  Italy 27–25 25–20 25–16     77–61 2,572 P2 Boxscore
20 Jun 20:00 Japan  1–3  Dominican Republic 25–17 20–25 26–28 23–25   94–95 3,180 P2 Boxscore
21 Jun 12:00 Serbia  1–3  United States 22–25 25–18 16–25 20–25   83–93 1,423 P2 Boxscore
21 Jun 16:00 Czech Republic  3–2  Dominican Republic 17–25 24–26 25–18 31–29 15–10 112–108 3,305 P2 Boxscore
21 Jun 20:00 Japan  0–3  Italy 21–25 23–25 18–25     62–75 4,774 P2 Boxscore

Pool 6

  • All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
17 Jun 13:00 Canada  3–1  Netherlands 20–25 25–19 25–17 25–20   95–81 887 P2 Boxscore
17 Jun 17:00 Bulgaria  0–3  Poland 12–25 22–25 23–25     57–75 1,860 P2 Boxscore
17 Jun 20:30 Thailand  2–3  Ukraine 23–25 25–19 26–28 25–22 10–15 109–109 5,248 P2 Boxscore
18 Jun 17:00 Ukraine  1–3  Poland 21–25 13–25 25–22 23–25   82–97 1,366 P2 Boxscore
18 Jun 20:30 Thailand  3–0  Bulgaria 25–22 25–20 25–17     75–59 5,248 P2 Boxscore
19 Jun 17:00 Ukraine  0–3  Netherlands 22–25 17–25 20–25     59–75 502 P2 Boxscore
19 Jun 20:30 Bulgaria  1–3  Canada 17–25 25–23 23–25 26–28   91–101 791 P2 Boxscore
20 Jun 17:00 Netherlands  1–3  Poland 17–25 17–25 25–14 23–25   82–89 4,859 P2 Boxscore
20 Jun 20:30 Thailand  3–1  Canada 25–21 22–25 25–18 25–20   97–84 5,574 P2 Boxscore
21 Jun 13:00 Bulgaria  3–2  Ukraine 25–22 19–25 21–25 25–15 17–15 107–102 867 P2 Boxscore
21 Jun 17:00 Canada  3–2  Poland 25–23 21–25 25–16 11–25 15–13 97–102 5,184 P2 Boxscore
21 Jun 20:30 Thailand  0–3  Netherlands 23–25 22–25 15–25     60–75 5,856 P2 Boxscore

Week 3

Pool 7

  • All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
8 Jul 13:00 France  –  Netherlands – – –     0–0   Boxscore
8 Jul 16:30 Czech Republic  –  Germany – – –     0–0   Boxscore
8 Jul 20:00 Serbia  –  Bulgaria – – –     0–0   Boxscore
9 Jul 16:30 Czech Republic  –  Netherlands – – –     0–0   Boxscore
9 Jul 20:00 Serbia  –  France – – –     0–0   Boxscore
10 Jul 16:30 Bulgaria  –  Czech Republic – – –     0–0   Boxscore
10 Jul 20:00 Germany  –  Netherlands – – –     0–0   Boxscore
11 Jul 16:30 Bulgaria  –  France – – –     0–0   Boxscore
11 Jul 20:00 Serbia  –  Germany – – –     0–0   Boxscore
12 Jul 13:00 France  –  Czech Republic – – –     0–0   Boxscore
12 Jul 16:30 Bulgaria  –  Germany – – –     0–0   Boxscore
12 Jul 20:00 Serbia  –  Netherlands – – –     0–0   Boxscore

Pool 8

  • All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
8 Jul 11:30 Belgium  –  Dominican Republic – – –     0–0   Boxscore
8 Jul 17:00 Ukraine  –  Italy – – –     0–0   Boxscore
8 Jul 20:30 China  –  Canada – – –     0–0   Boxscore
9 Jul 17:00 Belgium  –  Canada – – –     0–0   Boxscore
9 Jul 20:30 China  –  Ukraine – – –     0–0   Boxscore
10 Jul 17:00 Ukraine  –  Dominican Republic – – –     0–0   Boxscore
10 Jul 20:30 Belgium  –  Italy – – –     0–0   Boxscore
11 Jul 16:30 Canada  –  Italy – – –     0–0   Boxscore
11 Jul 20:00 China  –  Dominican Republic – – –     0–0   Boxscore
12 Jul 11:00 Belgium  –  Ukraine – – –     0–0   Boxscore
12 Jul 16:30 Canada  –  Dominican Republic – – –     0–0   Boxscore
12 Jul 20:00 China  –  Italy – – –     0–0   Boxscore

Pool 9

  • All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
8 Jul 12:00 Turkey  –  Poland – – –     0–0   Boxscore
8 Jul 15:30 Thailand  –  United States – – –     0–0   Boxscore
8 Jul 19:20 Japan  –  Brazil – – –     0–0   Boxscore
9 Jul 13:00 United States  –  Poland – – –     0–0   Boxscore
9 Jul 19:20 Japan  –  Thailand – – –     0–0   Boxscore
10 Jul 13:00 United States  –  Turkey – – –     0–0   Boxscore
10 Jul 19:20 Poland  –  Brazil – – –     0–0   Boxscore
11 Jul 15:30 Thailand  –  Brazil – – –     0–0   Boxscore
11 Jul 19:20 Japan  –  Turkey – – –     0–0   Boxscore
12 Jul 12:00 United States  –  Brazil – – –     0–0   Boxscore
12 Jul 15:30 Thailand  –  Turkey – – –     0–0   Boxscore
12 Jul 19:20 Japan  –  Poland – – –     0–0   Boxscore

Final round

  • All times are Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
                   
 
22 July
 
 
 
 
25 July
 
 
 
 
 
23 July
 
 
 
 
 
26 July
 
 
 
 
 
22 July
 
 
 
 
 
25 July
 
 
 
 
 
23 July
 
  3rd place match
 
 
 
26 July
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
22 Jul     –   – – –     0–0   Boxscore
22 Jul     –   – – –     0–0   Boxscore
23 Jul     –   – – –     0–0   Boxscore
23 Jul     –   – – –     0–0   Boxscore

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
25 Jul     –   – – –     0–0   Boxscore
25 Jul     –   – – –     0–0   Boxscore

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
26 Jul     –   – – –     0–0   Boxscore

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
26 Jul     –   – – –     0–0   Boxscore

Final standing

See also

  • 2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship
  • 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League

References

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  2. ^ Marques, Renato (27 January 2026). "VNL women's finals to return to Macau after 15 years". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Ukraine to debut in women's VNL 2026". Volleyball World. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b "VNL 2026 Competition Formula". Volleyball World. Archived from the original on 12 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.