Fédération Internationale de Volleyball

International Volleyball Federation
AbbreviationFIVB
PredecessorInternational Amateur Handball Federation
Founded20 April 1947 (1947-04-20)
Founded atParis, France
TypeSports federation
Legal statusGoverning body of Volleyball
PurposeSport governance
HeadquartersLausanne, Switzerland
Region served
Worldwide
Membership222 national associations
Official languages
English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian[1]
President
Fabio Azevedo
Main organ
Congress
Subsidiaries
5
  • AVC (Asian Confederation)
  • CAVB (African Confederation)
  • CEV (European Confederation)
  • CSV (South American Confederation)
  • NORCECA (North, Central American and Caribbean Confederation)
AffiliationsInternational Olympic Committee
RevenueUS$65.34 million[2] (2017)
ExpensesUS$60.54 million[2] (2017)
Websitefivb.com

International Volleyball Federation (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball), commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for all forms of volleyball.[3] Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its current president is Fabio Azevedo of Brazil.

  1. ^ "FIVB Constitution (Edition 2014)" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b Perelman, Rich (24 May 2020). "Who's in the money? EXCLUSIVE analysis of our survey of International Federation finances". The Sports Examiner. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ "The FIVB". Retrieved 2018-10-16.
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