The qualification for the 2020 men's Olympic volleyball tournament allocated twelve teams quota spots: the hosts, the winners in each of the six pools of Intercontinental Qualifying Tournament, and five continental Olympic qualification tournament winners. Teams already qualified for the event are not eligible to play in the following qualification tournaments.
Event | style-"width:23%" | Dates | Venue(s) | Quota | Qualifier(s) | |
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Host nation[1] | 1 | |||||
Intercontinental Qualifier | Pool A | 9–11 August 2019 | Varna | 1 | ||
Pool B | Rotterdam | 1 | ||||
Pool C | Bari | 1 | ||||
Pool D | Gdańsk–Sopot | 1 | ||||
Pool E | Saint Petersburg | 1 | ROC | |||
Pool F | Ningbo | 1 | ||||
European Qualifier | 5–10 January 2020 | Berlin | 1 | |||
Asian Qualifier | 7–12 January 2020 | Jiangmen | 1 | |||
African Qualifier | 7–11 January 2020 | Cairo | 1 | |||
South American Qualifier | 10–12 January 2020 | Mostazal | 1 | |||
North American Qualifier | 10–12 January 2020 | Vancouver | 1 | |||
Total | 12 |
Confederation | Tournament | style-"width:25%" | Date | Venue | Teams | |
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FIVB (Intercontinental) | Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier | Pool A | 9–11 August 2019 | Varna | 4 | |
Pool B | 9–11 August 2019 | Rotterdam | 4 | |||
Pool C | 9–11 August 2019 | Bari | 4 | |||
Pool D | 9–11 August 2019 | Gdańsk–Sopot | 4 | |||
Pool E | 9–11 August 2019 | Saint Petersburg | 4 | |||
Pool F | 9–11 August 2019 | Ningbo | 4 | |||
CAVB (Africa) | 7–11 January 2020 | Cairo | 5 | |||
AVC (Asia and Oceania) | Asian Championship Western Asia Qualifier | 17–21 July 2019 | Muscat | 3 | ||
13–21 September 2019 | Tehran | 15+1 | ||||
7–12 January 2020 | Jiangmen | 8 | ||||
CEV (Europe) | 5–10 January 2020 | Berlin | 8 | |||
NORCECA (North America) | 22–24 August 2019 | Colorado Springs | 4 | |||
2–7 September 2019 | Winnipeg | 5+1+1 | ||||
10–12 January 2020 | Vancouver | 4 | ||||
CSV (South America) | 10–14 September 2019 | Mostazal | 6+2 | |||
10–12 January 2020 | Mostazal | 4 |
For all qualification tournaments except North American qualification tournament
For North American qualification tournament only
FIVB reserved a berth for the 2020 Summer Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.
Twenty-four teams qualified for the competition as the top twenty-four teams of FIVB World Ranking on 1 October 2018[2] (except Japan who qualified as hosts for the 2020 Summer Olympics.).[3] [4]
Qualified for the 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier | ||
Already qualified as hosts for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
Seeding | Team | WC 2015 | OG 2016 | WL 2017 | WCH 2018 | Total | |
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1 | 80 | 100 | 45 | 90 | 315 | ||
2 | 100 | 80 | 40 | 80 | 300 | ||
3 | 90 | 90 | 24 | 62 | 266 | ||
4 | 80 | 50 | 32 | 100 | 262 | ||
5 | 70 | 70 | 38 | 56 | 234 | ||
6 | 30 | 50 | 42 | 45 | 167 | ||
7 | 50 | 50 | 28 | 33 | 161 | ||
8 | 25 | 50 | 26 | 36 | 137 | ||
9 | 0 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 130 | ||
10 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 70 | 110 | ||
– | 40 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 92 | ||
11 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 45 | 80 | ||
12 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 75 | ||
13 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 40 | 72 | ||
14 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 50 | 68 | ||
15 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 63 | ||
16 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 40 | 62 | ||
17 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 50 | ||
18 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 47 | ||
19 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 44 | ||
20 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 40 | ||
21 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 38 | ||
22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 32 | ||
23 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 28 | ||
23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 28 |
See main article: 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournaments.
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
of the 53 CAVB and IOC member associations, a total of 5 CAVB member national teams entered the qualifying stage. But, Ghana were disqualified for not arriving in Cairo until just before the beginning of the tournament. All of Ghana's matches were forfeited and Ghana were ranked in last place in the final standing.
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See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's African qualification.
Of the 4 qualified teams, only winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
Of the 61 AVC and IOC member associations, a total of 18 AVC member national teams entered the qualifying stage
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Of the 3 western zone teams, top two teams qualified to the next round.
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2019 Asian Championship |
See main article: 2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
Of the 16 qualified teams, the top eight teams (excluding Japan) qualified for the next round.
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2020 Asian Olympic Qualifier | ||
width=10px bgcolor=#dfefff | Qualified for the 2020 Asian Olympic Qualifier playoffs | ||
width=10px bgcolor=#87ceeb | Already qualified as hosts for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian qualification.
Of the 8 qualified teams, only the winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2020 Asian Olympic Qualifier semifinals |
The hosts Germany and the top seven ranked teams from the CEV European Ranking as of 30 September 2019 which had not yet qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics competed in the 2020 European Olympic Qualification Tournament.
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2020 European Olympic Qualifier | ||
width=10px bgcolor=#87ceeb | Already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics via the 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier |
Seeding | Team | Total | |||||
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1 | 100 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 292 | ||
– | 92 | 100 | 44 | 46 | 282 | ||
– | 96 | 82 | 50 | 42 | 270 | ||
2 | 94 | 84 | 42 | 50 | 270 | ||
– | 90 | 92 | 46 | 38 | 266 | ||
3 | 84 | 94 | 38 | 44 | 260 | ||
4 | 98 | 86 | 36 | 36 | 256 | ||
5 | 80 | 90 | 36 | 40 | 246 | ||
6 | 82 | 74 | 42 | 34 | 232 | ||
H | 86 | 98 | 28 | 18 | 230 | ||
7 | 76 | 88 | 20 | 30 | 214 |
See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification.
Of the 8 qualified teams, only the winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2020 European Olympic Qualifier semifinals |
Of the 35 NORCECA and IOC member associations, a total of 7 NORCECA member national teams entered the qualifying stage
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See main article: 2019 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Champions Cup.
The 2019 NORCECA Champions Cup champions and the top three teams from the 2019 NORCECA Championship which had not yet qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics competed in the 2020 North American Olympic Qualification Tournament.
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2020 North American Olympic Qualifier | ||
width=10px bgcolor=#dfefff | Qualified for the 2020 North American Olympic Qualifier playoffs | ||
width=10px bgcolor=#87ceeb | Already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics via the 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier |
Team | ||||
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1 | (Q) | 3 | 12 | |
2 | (H) | 3 | 7 | |
3 | 3 | 6 | ||
4 | 3 | 5 |
Team | ||||
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1 | (H, Q) | 2 | 10 | |
2 | 2 | 5 | ||
3 | 2 | 0 |
Team | ||||
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1 | 3 | 15 | ||
2 | 3 | 10 | ||
3 | 3 | 4 | ||
4 | 3 | 1 |
See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's North American qualification.
Of the 4 qualified teams, only winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
Team | ||||
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1 | (H, Q) | 3 | 13 | |
2 | 3 | 11 | ||
3 | 3 | 5 | ||
4 | 3 | 1 |
Of the 11 CSV and IOC member associations, a total of 8 CSV member national teams entered the qualifying stage
width=50% | Pool A | width=50% | Pool B |
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See main article: 2019 Men's South American Volleyball Championship.
The top four teams from the 2019 South American Championship which had not yet qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics competed in the 2020 South American Olympic Qualification Tournament.
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2020 South American Olympic Qualifier | ||
width=10px bgcolor=#dfefff | Qualified for the 2020 South American Olympic Qualifier playoffs | ||
width=10px bgcolor=#87ceeb | Already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics via the 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier |
See main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's South American qualification.
Of the 4 qualified teams, only winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics |