French national volleyball team

France

Nickname(s)	Roosters Team Yavbout
Association	Fédération Française de Volley-Ball (FFVB)
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Laurent Tillie
FIVB ranking	9 (as of October 2018)
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
European Championship
	2015 Bulgaria/Italy
	1948 Italy
	1987 Belgium
	2003 Germany
	2009 Turkey
	1951 France
	1985 Netherlands

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.

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 Squad 1992 11th Place Squad 1996 Did Not Qualify 2000 Did Not Qualify 2004 9th Place Squad

Summer Olympics record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2008 Did Not Qualify 2012 Did Not Qualify 2016 Not Yet 2020 Not Yet Total 0 Titles 3/13 —

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		3rd Place						Squad
2006		6th Place						Squad
2010		11th Place						Squad
2014		4th Place						Squad
Total	0 Titles	15/18	'	'	'	'	'	—

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 Round 2nd Place Squad 1989 5th Place Squad 1991 9th Place Squad 1993 9th Place Squad 1995 Did Not Qualify 1997 Semi Finals 4th Place Squad 1999 6th Place Squad 2001 7th Place Squad 2003 Final Round 2nd Place Squad / 2005 7th Place Squad

European Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2007 9th Place Squad 2009 Final Round 2nd Place Squad / 2011 7th Place Squad / 2013 5th Place Squad / 2015 1st Place Squad Total 1 Title 27/29 —

World League

     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 Round 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

FIVB World League record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2013 10th Place Squad 2014 G2 FR Overall 10th Place Squad 2015 G1 FR G1 FR 1st Place and Overall 9th Place Squad Total 1 Title 20/26 —

Team

Head coach:	Laurent Tillie
Assistant:	Arnaud Josserand

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015 club
1	Jonas Aguenier	28 April 1992	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	AS Cannes
2	Jenia Grebennikov	13 August 1990	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	VfB Friedrichshafen
4	Antonin Rouzier	18 August 1986	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Ziraat Bankası Ankara
5	Trevor Clevenot	28 June 1994	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	335 cm (132 in)	316 cm (124 in)	Spacer's Toulouse
6	Benjamin Toniutti (C)	30 October 1989	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	300 cm (120 in)	VfB Friedrichshafen
7	Kévin Tillie	2 November 1990	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Arkas Izmir
8	Yoann Jaumel	16 September 1987	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	303 cm (119 in)	GFCO Ajaccio
9	Earvin N'Gapeth	12 February 1991	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	358 cm (141 in)	327 cm (129 in)	Pallavolo Modena
10	Kévin Le Roux	11 May 1989	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	365 cm (144 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Cheonan Hyundai Skywalkers
11	Julien Lyneel	15 April 1990	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	325 cm (128 in)	Montpellier UC
14	Nicolas Le Goff	15 February 1992	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	346 cm (136 in)	317 cm (125 in)	Montpellier UC
16	Nicolas Maréchal	4 March 1987	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	338 cm (133 in)	327 cm (129 in)	PGE Skra Bełchatów
17	Franck Lafitte	8 March 1989	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Montpellier UC
21	Mory Sidibé	17 June 1987	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Paris Volley

Other websites

• Official website
• FIVB profile