The CEV qualification for the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship saw member nations compete for nine places at the finals in Italy.[1] The two best-ranked teams from the 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship, plus seven teams from the qualification tournaments qualify for the World Championship.
See main article: 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
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| width=10px bgcolor=skyblue | Host of the 2014 World Championship |
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41 CEV national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the CEV Senior Women's Confederation Rankings as of 1 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Pools composition was determined by taking into consideration – as far as possible – the geographical location of the various countries. Teams ranked 1–12 do not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualify for the third round.[2] (Russia and Germany later qualified through European Championship)
| width=25% | Pool A | width=25% | Pool B | width=25% | Pool C | width=25% | Pool D |
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| (14) (25) (28) (40) | (15) (20) (24) (32) | (16) (27) (30) (—) | (17) (22) (34) (35) | ||||
| Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | |||||
| valign=top | (18) (19) (26) (41) | valign=top | (36) (37) (—) (—) | (33) (38) (39) (43) (45) |
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| First round Pool A runner-up | ||
| First round Pool B runner-up | ||
| First round Pool C runner-up | ||
| First round Pool D runner-up | ||
| First round Pool E runner-up | ||
| First round Pool F runner-up |
The twenty remaining teams were distributed according to their position in the CEV Senior Women's Confederation Rankings as of 1 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets)
| width=25% | Pool I | width=25% | Pool J | width=25% | Pool K |
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| (2) (12) (17) (38) | (4) (13) (15) (36) | (5) (11) (16) (30) | |||
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| (7) (10) (14) (22) | (8) (9) (18) (20) |
Sportski Centar Igalo, Herceg Novi, Montenegro
SK Olimpiets, Mogilev, Belarus
Sportcampus Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium
Sporting Complex of Regional Sports School, Lutsk, Ukraine
Aréna Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia
Cottonera Sports Complex, Cospicua, Malta
Metrowest Sport Palace, Ra'anana, Israel
Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey
A.Y.S. Sport Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan
Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland