How does scoring work in a set and a match?
Rule- Australia
- Volleyball Australia
- Youth Champs
- Indoor volleyball
- Under 14-Under 18
- 2026
- Players
- FIVB rules 2025-2028
Under the FIVB Official Volleyball Rules 2025-2028:
- A set (except a deciding fifth set) is won by the first team to score 25 points with a lead of at least two. At 24-24, play continues until one team leads by two (26-24, 27-25 and so on).
- A match is won by the team that wins three sets.
- At 2-2 in sets, the deciding fifth set is played to 15 points with a minimum lead of two.
- A team that refuses to play after being summoned is in default and loses the match 0-3, with 0-25 in each set.
In the Youth Champs, pool matches are a compulsory three sets with no draws possible, so see the match format question for the 25, 25 and 15 point targets.
Added 24 Oct 2026