1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

The 1999 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 2 to 16 November 1999 in Japan. The winner received a fast lane ticket into the 2000 Summer Olympics. Twelve women's national teams played at several venues across Japan. the teams were the hosts Japan, continental and vice-champions from Asia, Europe, NORCECA and South America, the African continental champion, and two wild-card teams created by the FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a 66-game single-round robin format match, in two groups (site A and site B). == Teams == == Squads == == Results == === First round === ==== Site A ==== Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo ==== Site B ==== Venue: Okayama General and Cultural Gymnasium, Okayama === Second round === ==== Site A ==== Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo ==== Site B ==== Venue: Toyama City Gymnasium, Toyama === Third round === ==== Site A ==== Venue: Sendai City Gymnasium, Sendai ==== Site B ==== Venue: Synthesis Gymnasium, Kanazawa === Fourth round === ==== Site A ==== Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya ==== Site B ==== Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka == Final standing == == Awards == Best Outside Hitters Yumilka Ruiz Yevgeniya Artamonova Best Middle blockers Mirka Francia Elizaveta Tichtchenko Best Opposite Lioubov Sokolova == Statistics leaders == == External links == Results