2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification explained

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

Qualified teams

CountryConfederationQualified asQualified onPrevious appearancesPrevious best performance
TotalFirstLast
CEV Defending champions 15 October 20226a19782022 (2018, 2022)
CSV 2023 South American champions 22 August 20231719562022
CSV 2023 South American runners-up 22 August 2023719602022 (1960)
CSV 2023 South American 3rd placers 22 August 202312022 (2022)
CAVB 2023 African champions 23 August 2023719942022 (1994, 1998)
CAVB 2023 African runners-up 23 August 2023319902006 (1990)
CAVB 2023 African 3rd placers 24 August 2023420062022 (2006, 2014, 2018)
CEV 2023 European champions 30 August 20235200620226th place (2010)
CEV 2023 European 3rd placers 30 August 20231519562022 (2018)
CEV 2023 European 4th placersb 30 August 20231219782022 (2002)
NORCECA 2023 NORCECA champions919742022 (2014)
NORCECA 2023 NORCECA runners-up 2 September 20231719562022 (2014)
NORCECA 2023 NORCECA 3rd placers 3 September 20231019742022 (2022)
AVC 2023 Asian champions 5 September 2023619982022 (1998, 2010, 2018, 2022)
AVC 2023 Asian runners-up 5 September 20231519562022 (1982, 1986)
AVC 2023 Asian 3rd placers 6 September 20231719602022 (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
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

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Timelines

ConfederationTournamentstyle-"width:19%" DateVenueTeams
AVC (Asia and Oceania)30 August – 6 September 2023 Nakhon Ratchasima14
CAVB (Africa)16–24 August 2023 Yaoundé12
CEV (Europe)Pool A20 August – 11 September 2022 Osijek, Tórshavn, Hadera and Piatra Neamț3
Pool B20 August – 11 September 2022 Tábor, Seinäjoki, Kópavogur and Pljevlja3
Pool C20 August – 10 September 2022 Nicosia, Kutná Hora, Tábor, Budapest and Santo Tirso3
Pool D20 August – 10 September 2022 Graz, Baku, Tbilisi and Maribor4
Pool E20 August – 11 September 2022 Middelfart, Jelgava, Poprad and Gijón4
Pool F20 August – 11 September 2022 Sarajevo, Kalamaria, Tromsø and Schönenwerd4
15 August – 3 September 2023,, and 23+1
CSV (South America)19–23 August 2023 Recife5
NORCECA (North America)29 August – 3 September 2023 Quebec City7

Host country

FIVB reserved a berth for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship host country to participate in the tournament.

Defending champions

FIVB reserved a berth for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship champions to participate in the tournament.

  • from CEV (Europe)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 approved by the FIVB Board of Administration . 22 June 2023 . . 16 June 2024.