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Footvolley (Portuguese: Futevôlei [futʃiˈvolej] in Brazil, Futevólei [ˌfutɨˈvɔlɐj] in Portugal) (first known as pevoley) is a sport that combines aspects of beach volleyball and association football. [1] Similar to Kick Volleyball and Futnet. Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes in 1965 in Brazil. [2]
Beach volleyball at the Pacific Games has been contested since 1999 when the sport was included at the Eleventh South Pacific Games held in Guam. Since that time, Beach volleyball has been one of the core sports of the Pacific Games , required to be included for both men and women in every games.
From its inception in 2016 to 2023, only two teams had won the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship: the USC Trojans (five titles and two-time defending champion: 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2023) and the UCLA Bruins (two titles: 2018 and 2019). [21] Both teams are in the running for the title once again in 2024.
World Championship record; Year U.S. Women's Beach Finishes U.S. Men's Beach Finishes 1997 Silver (Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak) [2] Silver (Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh) [3]
The NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship is an NCAA-sanctioned tournament to determine the national champions of collegiate women's beach volleyball. It is a National Collegiate Championship featuring teams from Division I , Division II and Division III , and is the 90th, and newest, NCAA championship event.
The beach volleyball event was inaugurated in the 2003 edition of the Southeast Asian Games, however the sport was excluded from the games since the 2013 games. It made its return during the 2019 event .
The Philippine men's national beach volleyball team is known by their moniker, "Alas Pilipinas", with Alas meaning "Ace" in Filipino.The nickname is an official designation by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation in partnership with sponsor Cignal TV.
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships; Upcoming season or competition: 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships: Sport: Beach volleyball: Founded: 1997; 28 years ago () No. of teams: 48: Continent: International : Most recent champion(s) Czech Republic (men) United States (women) Most titles Brazil (men; 7 titles) Brazil (women; 6 titles)