Volleyball Nations League 2025 Finals Schedule Announced

The full match schedule, including dates and start times, for the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2025 Finals has officially been released.

The Finals will feature the top seven national teams from the Preliminary Phase in each gender, who will compete alongside the host nations: Poland for the women`s tournament and China for the men`s. These eight teams per gender will participate in a single-elimination bracket over five days to determine the champions of the seventh edition of the tournament.

Women`s Finals in Łódź, Poland

The Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland, is set to host the women`s VNL 2025 Finals from July 23 to July 27. This event will conclude the tournament with the final eight matches.

The four quarterfinal matches will be spread across the first two days, Wednesday and Thursday. Matches are scheduled to begin at 16:30 local time (14:30 GMT) and 20:00 local time (18:00 GMT) on both days. Following the quarterfinals, the four winning teams will have a rest day on Friday before proceeding to the semifinals.

The semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, commencing at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) and 20:00 local time (18:00 GMT). Sunday will feature the medal matches with the same start times, starting with the bronze medal match followed by the gold medal final.

Men`s Finals Hosted in Ningbo, China

The Ningbo Beilun Sports and Art Center in Ningbo, China, will be the venue for the VNL 2025 Men`s Finals, which will take place from July 30 to August 3.

The men`s tournament will follow a similar schedule pattern to the women`s, with the four quarterfinal matches divided between Wednesday and Thursday. The start times for these matches will be 15:00 local time (7:00 GMT) and 19:00 local time (11:00 GMT).

Friday is designated as a rest day before the semifinals take place on Saturday at the same respective start times as the quarterfinals. The Finals conclude on Sunday, with the bronze medal match scheduled for 15:00 local time (7:00 GMT) and the gold medal match following at 19:00 local time (11:00 GMT).

The specific teams that will qualify for the VNL 2025 Finals will be confirmed over the coming two weeks as the final matches of the Preliminary Phase are played. The women`s final week of the Preliminary Phase will be held in Apeldoorn (Netherlands), Arlington (USA), and Chiba (Japan) from July 9-13. The men`s Preliminary Phase will conclude in Gdańsk (Poland), Ljubljana (Slovenia), and Chiba from July 16-20.