Name

2003 FIVB World Cup Volleyball for Men and Women

Sponsor

Federation de Internationale Volleyball (FIVB)

Co-Sponsor

2003 World Cup Volleyball Organizing Committee
Japan Volleyball Association (JVA)
Fuji TV, Sankei Shimbun, Senkei Sports, Nippon Broadcasting, Kansai TV Broadcasting, Tokai TV Broadcasting, TV Nishi Nippon, Sendai Broadcasting, Hokkaido Bunka Broadcasting, TV Shin Hiroshima, Okayama Broadcasting, Toyama TV Broadcasting, Kagoshima TV Broadcasting, Nagano Broadcasting, TV Shizuoka... etc.

Participating Teams

12 Men and 12 Women teams, namely eight (8) finalist teams of 4 Continental Championships (Asia & Oceania, Europe, South America, and North, Central America & Caribe) and one (1) winner of African Continental Championship, and two (2) teams nominated by FIVB/Organizing Committee, and lastly one (1) team from the host country - Japan.

Outline

A quadrennial competition - one of the three major official international volleyball competition, together with the Olympic Games and the World Championship sponsored by International Volleyball League.
Men's and Women's Cup had been hosted since 1977 in Japan.
And it has become an Olympic Qualifier since 1991.
As for the World Cup 2003 its top 3 finishers will be qualified for the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens.

Competition Method

Single Round Robin method for Men and Women

Schedule

December 1st (Saturday) - December 30th (Sunday), 2003
Opening Ceremony : December 1st (Saturday), 2003 at TOKYO/National Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium