French national volleyball team

The France national men's volleyball team is the national volleyball team of France. It represents France in international competitions and friendly matches. It has been the reigning European Champion since 2015. It is ranked 10th (as of August 2016) in the FIVB World Ranking after playing in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

France

Nickname(s)	Roosters Team Yavbou
Association	Fédération Française de Volley-Ball (FFVB)
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Laurent Tillie
FIVB ranking	5 (as of May 31, 2021)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 1988)
Best result	8th (1988)
World Championship
Appearances	16 (First in 1949)
Best result	(2002)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1965)
Best result	5th (2003)
European Championship
Appearances	28 (First in 1948)
Best result	(2015)
www.ffvb.org (in French)

France team in World Championship 2014
Medal record
World Championship
	2002 Argentina
World League
	2015 Rio de Janeiro
	2017 Curitiba
	2006 Moscow
	2018 Lille
	2016 Kraków
Nations League
	2018 Lille
European Championship
	2015 Bulgaria/Italy
	1948 Italy
	1987 Belgium
	2003 Germany
	2009 Turkey
	1951 France
	1985 Netherlands

Results

Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1964 Did not qualify 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 8th place 8 3 5 12 13 Squad 1992 11th place 6 2 4 9 14 Squad 1996 Did not qualify 2000 Did not qualify 2004 9th place 5 2 3 8 10 Squad 2008 Did not qualify 2012 Did not qualify 2016 9th place 5 2 3 8 9 Squad 2020 Qualified 2024 Automatically qualified as hosts 2028 Future event Total 0 Titles 4/14 24 9 15 37 46

World Championship

France in the FIVB World Championship
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1949		6th place						Squad
1952		6th place						Squad
1956		7th place						Squad
1960		9th place						Squad
1962	Did not enter
1966		18th place						Squad
1970		17th place						Squad
1974		16th place						Squad
1978		15th place						Squad
1982		16th place						Squad
1986		6th place						Squad
1990		8th place						Squad
1994	Did not qualify
1998
2002	Semifinals	3rd Place						Squad
2006		6th place						Squad
2010		11th place						Squad
2014	Semifinals	4th place						Squad
2018		7th place						Squad
Total	0 Titles	16/19

European Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1948 2nd Place Squad 1950 Did not enter 1951 3rd Place Squad 1955 8th place Squad 1958 8th place Squad 1963 8th place Squad 1967 10th place Squad 1971 14th place Squad 1975 8th place Squad 1977 10th place Squad 1979 4th place Squad 1981 8th place Squad 1983 12th place Squad 1985 3rd Place Squad 1987 Final 2nd Place Squad 1989 5th place Squad 1991 9th place Squad 1993 9th place Squad 1995 Did not qualify 1997 Semifinals 4th place Squad 1999 6th place Squad 2001 7th place Squad 2003 Final 2nd Place Squad / 2005 7th place Squad 2007 9th place Squad 2009 Final 2nd Place Squad / 2011 7th place Squad / 2013 5th place Squad / 2015 Champions 1st Place 6 6 0 18 6 Squad 2017 Playoffs 9th place 4 2 2 9 8 Squad / / / 2019 Semifinals 4th place 9 7 2 23 7 Squad / / / 2021 Squad Total 1 Title 29/31

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 1990 5th place Squad 1991 7th place Squad 1992 10th place Squad 1993 Did not enter 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 7th place Squad 2000 7th place Squad 2001 5th place Squad 2002 7th place Squad 2003 10th place Squad 2004 5th place Squad 2005 10th place Squad 2006 Final 2nd Place Squad 2007 6th place Squad 2008 10th place Squad 2009 9th place Squad 2010 12th place Squad 2011 12th place Squad 2012 7th place Squad 2013 10th place Squad 2014 G2 Final 10th place Squad 2015 G1 Final 1st Place Squad 2016 G1 Semifinals 3rd Place Squad 2017 G1 Final 1st Place Squad Total 2 Titles 22/28

Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year	Rank	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2018	2nd place	19	15	4	47	23
2019	6th place	17	11	6	39	24
2020	Qualified	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Qualified	–	–	–	–	–
Total	2/2	36	26	10	86	47

World Grand Champions Cup

World Grand Champions record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Did not qualify
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2017	Round Robin	5th place	5	1	4	6	12	Squad
Total	0 Titles	1/7	5	1	4	6	12	—

Team

Current squad

The following is the French roster in the 2019 Men's Nations League.^[1]

Head coach: Laurent Tillie

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2020–21 club
1	Jonas Aguenier	28 April 1992	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	NBV Verona
2	Jenia Grebennikov	13 August 1990	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Modena Volley
3	Luka Bašič	29 January 1995	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	302 cm (119 in)	Allianz Milano
4	Jean Patry	27 December 1996	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	357 cm (141 in)	334 cm (131 in)	Allianz Milano
5	Raphaël Corre	21 November 1989	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	315 cm (124 in)
6	Benjamin Toniutti	30 October 1989	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	300 cm (120 in)	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
7	Kévin Tillie	2 November 1990	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Top Volley Cisterna
8	Julien Lyneel	15 April 1990	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	325 cm (128 in)
9	Earvin N'Gapeth	12 February 1991	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	358 cm (141 in)	327 cm (129 in)	Zenit Kazan
10	Kévin Le Roux	11 May 1989	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	365 cm (144 in)	345 cm (136 in)
11	Antoine Brizard(C)	22 May 1994	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Zenit Saint Petersburg
12	Stéphen Boyer	10 April 1996	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	355 cm (140 in)	334 cm (131 in)	NBV Verona
13	Gildas Prevert	15 June 1996	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	RENNES EC
14	Nicolas Le Goff	15 February 1992	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	114 kg (251 lb)	365 cm (144 in)	345 cm (136 in)	SCC BERLIN
15	Jérémie Mouiel	4 May 1995	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	52 kg (115 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	260 cm (100 in)	Chaumont
16	Daryl Bultor	17 November 1995	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	352 cm (139 in)	327 cm (129 in)	Arago de Sète
17	Trévor Clévenot	28 June 1994	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	326 cm (128 in)	Revivre Axipower Milano
18	Thibault Rossard	28 August 1993	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Rzeszów
19	Yacine Louati	4 March 1992	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Kioene Padova
20	Nicolas Rossard	23 May 1990	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	305 cm (120 in)	SCC BERLIN
21	Barthélémy Chinenyeze	28 February 1998	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	357 cm (141 in)	332 cm (131 in)	Tours Volley-Ball
22	Meliuahel Takaniko	29 May 1985	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	TOAC TUC
23	Timothée Carle	30 November 1995	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	336 cm (132 in)	314 cm (124 in)	GFCA VOLLEY BALL
25	Kévin Kaba	8 June 1994	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Montpellier VUC
25	Benjamin Diez	4 April 1998	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	305 cm (120 in)	Montpellier VUC

Coach history

• 1938–1946 : Plaswick
• 1946–1947 : René Verdier

Current head coach – Laurent Tillie.

• 1947–1965 : Marcel Mathor
• 1965-1965 : Nagasaki
• 1965–1968 : Nicolae Sotir
• 1968–1970 : Georges Derose
• 1970–1979 : Roger Schmitt
• 1979–1983 : Jean-Marc Buchel
• 1983-1983 : Georges Komatov
• 1983–1984 : Éric Daniel
• 1984–1985 : Jean-Marc Buchel
• 1985–1988 : Éric Daniel
• 1988–1992 : Gérard Castan
• 1993–1994 : Jean-Marie Fabiani
• 1994–1995 : Jean-Michel Roche
• 1995-1995 : Gérard Castan
• 1995–1999 : Vladimir Kondra
• 1999–2000 : Pierre Laborie
• 2001–2012 : Philippe Blain
• 2012– : 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.^[2]