2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification
The 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship will be the first edition featured 32 teams. Two places are allocated to the current titleholder, Serbia, and the host, which is to be determined. Fifteen places will be allocated to the top three teams from each of the 2023 Continental Championships that have not yet qualified as host or titleholder. Remaining places will be allocated to the top fifteen teams in the FIVB World Ranking at the end of the 2024 National Team Season that have not yet qualified through the first three criteria.[1]
Qualification summary
[edit]Qualified teams
[edit]Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
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Total | First | Last | |||||
Serbia | CEV | Defending champions | 15 October 2022 | 6a | 1978 | 2022 | Champions (2018, 2022) |
Brazil | CSV | 2023 South American champions | 22 August 2023 | 17 | 1956 | 2022 | Runners-up (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022) |
Argentina | CSV | 2023 South American runners-up | 22 August 2023 | 7 | 1960 | 2022 | 8th place (1960) |
Colombia | CSV | 2023 South American 3rd placers | 22 August 2023 | 1 | 2022 | 21st place (2022) | |
Kenya | CAVB | 2023 African champions | 23 August 2023 | 7 | 1994 | 2022 | 13th place (1994, 1998) |
Egypt | CAVB | 2023 African runners-up | 23 August 2023 | 3 | 1990 | 2006 | 16th place (1990) |
Cameroon | CAVB | 2023 African 3rd placers | 24 August 2023 | 4 | 2006 | 2022 | 21st place (2006, 2014, 2018) |
Turkey | CEV | 2023 European champions | 30 August 2023 | 5 | 2006 | 2022 | 6th place (2010) |
Netherlands | CEV | 2023 European 3rd placers | 30 August 2023 | 15 | 1956 | 2022 | 4th place (2018) |
Italy | CEV | 2023 European 4th placersb | 30 August 2023 | 12 | 1978 | 2022 | Champions (2002) |
Dominican Republic | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA champions | 2 September 2023 | 9 | 1974 | 2022 | 5th place (2014) |
United States | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA runners-up | 2 September 2023 | 17 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (2014) |
Canada | NORCECA | 2023 NORCECA 3rd placers | 3 September 2023 | 10 | 1974 | 2022 | 10th place (2022) |
Thailand | AVC | 2023 Asian champions | 5 September 2023 | 6 | 1998 | 2022 | 13th place (1998, 2010, 2018, 2022) |
China | AVC | 2023 Asian runners-up | 5 September 2023 | 15 | 1956 | 2022 | Champions (1982, 1986) |
Japan | AVC | 2023 Asian 3rd placers | 6 September 2023 | 17 | 1960 | 2022 | Champions (1962, 1967, 1974) |
1st World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
2nd World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
3rd World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
4th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
5th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
6th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
7th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
8th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
9th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
10th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
11th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
12th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
13th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
14th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
15th World ranked non-qualified team | 30 August 2024 | ||||||
Host country |
- Notes
- a Competed as SFR Yugoslavia in 1978 (1 time) and as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 (1 time); 4 appearances as Serbia.
- b Italy, 4th placers of the tournament qualified since Serbia, the runners-up of this tournament were the defending world champions.
Timelines
[edit]Confederation | Tournament | Date | Venue | Teams | |
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AVC (Asia and Oceania) | 2023 Asian Championship | 30 August – 6 September 2023 | Nakhon Ratchasima | 14 | |
CAVB (Africa) | 2023 African Championship | 16–24 August 2023 | Yaoundé | 12 | |
CEV (Europe) | 2023 European Championship qualification | Pool A | 20 August – 11 September 2022 | Osijek, Tórshavn, Hadera and Piatra Neamț | 3 |
Pool B | 20 August – 11 September 2022 | Tábor, Seinäjoki, Kópavogur and Pljevlja | 3 | ||
Pool C | 20 August – 10 September 2022 | Nicosia, Kutná Hora, Tábor, Budapest and Santo Tirso | 3 | ||
Pool D | 20 August – 10 September 2022 | Graz, Baku, Tbilisi and Maribor | 4 | ||
Pool E | 20 August – 11 September 2022 | Middelfart, Jelgava, Poprad and Gijón | 4 | ||
Pool F | 20 August – 11 September 2022 | Sarajevo, Kalamaria, Tromsø and Schönenwerd | 4 | ||
2023 European Championship | 15 August – 3 September 2023 | Belgium, Estonia, Germany and Italy | 23+1 | ||
CSV (South America) | 2023 South American Championship | 19–23 August 2023 | Recife | 5 | |
NORCECA (North America) | 2023 NORCECA Championship | 29 August – 3 September 2023 | Quebec City | 7 |
Host country
[edit]FIVB reserved a berth for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship host country to participate in the tournament.
Defending champions
[edit]FIVB reserved a berth for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship champions to participate in the tournament.
Continental Championships
[edit]FIVB World Ranking
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 approved by the FIVB Board of Administration". FIVB. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball – official website