| Competition: | Men's Club World Championship |
| Continent: | World |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Dates: | 26 November – 2 December |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 3 |
| Venues: | 3 |
| Cities: | 3 |
| Champions Other: |  Trentino Volley |
| Title Number: | 5 |
| Mvp: |  Aaron Russell (TRE) |
| Setter: | Simone Giannelli (TRE) |
| Outside Spikers: |  Uroš Kovačević (TRE) Dmitry Volkov (FAK) |
| Middle Blockers: |  Robertlandy Simón (LUB) Dragan Stanković (LUB) |
| Opposite Spiker: | Tsvetan Sokolov (LUB) |
| Libero: |  Jenia Grebennikov (TRE) |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Website: | FIVB Men's Club World Championship |
| Last: | 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship |
| Next: | 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship |
The 2018 FIVB Men's Club World Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament. It was held in Poland for the second straight time from 26 November to 2 December 2018.[1] Eight teams competed in the tournament, including four wild cards.[2]
In an all-Italian final Trentino Volley defeated Cucine Lube Civitanova and won the title for the fifth time.[3] Russia's Fakel Novy Urengoy claimed the bronze medal by defeating Poland's Asseco Resovia in the 3rd place match.[4] Aaron Russell from Trentino Volley was elected the Most Valuable Player.[5]
| width=50% | Team (Confederation) | width=50% | Qualified as |
|---|---|---|---|
 PGE Skra Bełchatów (CEV) | Hosts (2018 Polish Champions) | ||
| Zenit Kazan (CEV) | 2018 European Champions | ||
 Sada Cruzeiro (CSV) | 2018 South American Champions | ||
| Khatam Ardakan (AVC) | 2018 Asian Champions | ||
| Fakel Novy Urengoy (CEV) | Wild Card | ||
| Cucine Lube Civitanova (CEV) | |||
| Asseco Resovia (CEV) | |||
| Trentino Volley (CEV) |
* Khatam Ardakan replaced Sarmayeh Bank Tehran (2017 Asian Champions), who dissolved in March 2018.
| width=50% | Pool A | width=50% | Pool B |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGE Skra Bełchatów | Khatam Ardakan | ||
| Fakel Novy Urengoy | Asseco Resovia | ||
| Cucine Lube Civitanova | Sada Cruzeiro | ||
| Zenit Kazan | Trentino Volley |
See main article: 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship squads.
| width=25% | Pool A | width=25% | Pool B | width=25% | Final round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Płock, Poland | Rzeszów, Poland | Częstochowa, Poland | ||||
| Orlen Arena | Hala Podpromie | Hala Sportowa | ||||
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 7,100 | Capacity: 7,000 | ||||
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser[6]
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser[6]
| width=40 | Rank | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Trentino Volley | ||
| Cucine Lube Civitanova | ||
| Fakel Novy Urengoy | ||
| 4 | Asseco Resovia | |
| 5 | Sada Cruzeiro | |
| Zenit Kazan | ||
| 7 | Khatam Ardakan | |
| PGE Skra Bełchatów |
| 13–man roster | |
| Russell, Van Garderen, Nelli, Cavuto, Daldello, Vettori, De Angelis, Giannelli (c), Grebennikov, Candellaro, Kovačević, Codarin, Lisinac | |
| Head coach | |
| Lorenzetti |
Aaron Russell (Trentino Volley)
Simone Giannelli (Trentino Volley)
Uroš Kovačević (Trentino Volley)
Dmitry Volkov (Fakel Novy Urengoy)
Robertlandy Simón (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
Dragan Stanković (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
Tsvetan Sokolov (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
Jenia Grebennikov (Trentino Volley)