The 2014 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship featured 24 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, Italy, but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, Russia. The remaining 23 places were determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five FIVB confederations will compete.[1][2]
Qualified teams
edit| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total* | First | Last | ||||
 Italy |
CEV | Host | 25 November 2009 | 10th | 1978 | 2010 |
 Thailand |
AVC | AVC Pool A Runner-up | 7 September 2013 | 4th | 1998 | 2010 |
 Japan |
AVC | AVC Pool A Winner | 7 September 2013 | 15th | 1960 | 2010 |
 Russia |
CEV | 2013 CEV Championship Winner | 13 September 2013 | 16th1 | 1952 | 2010 |
 Germany |
CEV | 2013 CEV Championship Runner-up | 13 September 2013 | 14th2 | 1956 | 2010 |
 Brazil |
CSV | 2013 CSV Championship Winner | 21 September 2013 | 15th | 1956 | 2010 |
 China |
AVC | AVC Pool B Winner | 30 September 2013 | 13th | 1956 | 2010 |
 Kazakhstan |
AVC | AVC Pool B Runner-up | 1 October 2013 | 3rd | 2006 | 2010 |
 Argentina |
CSV | CSV Qualification Tournament Winner | 20 October 2013 | 5th | 1960 | 2002 |
 Turkey |
CEV | CEV Pool I Winner | 5 January 2014 | 3rd | 2006 | 2010 |
 Bulgaria |
CEV | CEV Pool M Winner | 5 January 2014 | 11th | 1952 | 2002 |
 Azerbaijan |
CEV | CEV Pool J Winner | 5 January 2014 | 3rd | 1994 | 2006 |
 Belgium |
CEV | CEV Pool K Winner | 5 January 2014 | 3rd | 1956 | 1978 |
 Croatia |
CEV | CEV Pool L Winner | 5 January 2014 | 3rd | 1998 | 2010 |
 Serbia |
CEV | CEV Third Round Best Runner-up | 5 January 2014 | 4th3 | 1978 | 2010 |
 Netherlands |
CEV | CEV Third Round Second Best Runner-up | 5 January 2014 | 13th | 1956 | 2010 |
 Tunisia |
CAVB | CAVB Pool U Winner | 22 February 2014 | 3rd | 1978 | 1986 |
 Cameroon |
CAVB | CAVB Pool T Winner | 1 March 2014 | 2nd | 2006 | 2006 |
 Cuba |
NORCECA | NORCECA Pool Q Winner | 17 May 2014 | 12th | 1970 | 2010 |
 United States |
NORCECA | NORCECA Pool O Winner | 18 May 2014 | 15th | 1956 | 2010 |
 Dominican Republic |
NORCECA | NORCECA Pool P Winner | 18 May 2014 | 7th | 1974 | 2010 |
 Canada |
NORCECA | NORCECA Pool S Winner | 19 May 2014 | 8th | 1974 | 2010 |
 Puerto Rico |
NORCECA | NORCECA Pool R Winner | 25 May 2014 | 6th | 1974 | 2010 |
 Mexico |
NORCECA | NORCECA Playoff Winner | 20 July 2014 | 7th | 1970 | 2006 |
- * Total (including 2014 edition).
- 1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 6th appearance as Russia.
- 2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 6th appearance as Germany.
- 3.^ Competed as Yugoslavia for 1978 and Serbia and Montenegro for 2006; 2nd appearance as Serbia.
Confederation qualification processes
editThe distribution by confederation for the 2014 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship will be:[1]
- Asia and Oceania (AVC): 4 places
- Africa (CAVB): 2 places
- Europe (CEV): 9 places (+ Italy qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 10 places)
- South America (CSV): 2 places
- North, Central America and Caribbean (NORCECA): 6 places
AVC
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Australia (Final Round)
China (Final Round)
Chinese Taipei (Zonal Round, Final Round)
Hong Kong (Zonal Round)
India (Zonal Round, Final Round)
Indonesia (Zonal Round)
Japan (Final Round)
Kazakhstan (Final Round)
Myanmar (Zonal Round)
New Zealand (Final Round)
Philippines (Zonal Round)
South Korea (Final Round)
Thailand (Final Round)
Uzbekistan (Zonal Round)
Vietnam (Zonal Round, Final Round)
CAVB
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Algeria (Sub Zonal Round, Final Round)
Botswana (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Burkina Faso (Sub Zonal Round)
Burundi (Sub Zonal Round)
Cameroon (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Cape Verde (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Withdrew)
Congo (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
DR Congo (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Egypt (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Gabon (Sub Zonal Round)
Gambia (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
Ghana (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Withdrew)
Guinea (Sub Zonal Round, Withdrew)
Ivory Coast (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
Kenya (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Lesotho (Sub Zonal Round)
Malawi (Sub Zonal Round)
Mauritius (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
Mozambique (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Namibia (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
Niger (Sub Zonal Round)
Nigeria (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Senegal (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Seychelles (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Sierra Leone (Sub Zonal Round)
Eswatini (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
Tanzania (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
Togo (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
Tunisia (Sub Zonal Round, Final Round)
Uganda (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round, Final Round)
Zambia (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
Zimbabwe (Sub Zonal Round, Zonal Round)
CEV
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Albania (First Round)
Austria (CEV Championship) (First Round)
Azerbaijan (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
Belarus (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
Belgium (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (First Round)
Bulgaria (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
Croatia (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
Cyprus (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
Czech Republic (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
Denmark (CEV Championship) (First Round)
Estonia (First Round, Third Round)
Finland (CEV Championship) (First Round)
France (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
Germany (CEV Championship)
Great Britain (CEV Championship)
Greece (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round)
Hungary (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Iceland (First Round)
Israel (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Latvia (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round)
Liechtenstein (First Round)
Lithuania (First Round)
Luxembourg (First Round)
North Macedonia (First Round)
Malta (First Round)
Moldova (First Round)
Montenegro (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round)
Netherlands (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
Northern Ireland (First Round)
Poland (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
Portugal (CEV Championship) (First Round)
Romania (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
Russia (CEV Championship)
San Marino (First Round)
Scotland (First Round)
Serbia (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
Slovakia (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
Slovenia (CEV Championship)
Spain (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
Sweden (CEV Championship)
Switzerland (CEV Championship) (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Turkey (CEV Championship) (Third Round)
Ukraine (CEV Championship) (First Round, Third Round)
CSV
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NORCECA
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Anguilla (First Round, Second Round)
Antigua and Barbuda (First Round, Second Round)
Aruba (First Round, Second Round)
Bahamas (First Round)
Barbados (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Belize (First Round, Second Round)
Bermuda (First Round, Second Round)
Bonaire (First Round)
British Virgin Islands (First Round, Second Round)
Canada (Third Round)
Cayman Islands (First Round)
Costa Rica (Third Round, Playoff round)
Cuba (Third Round)
Curaçao (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Dominica (First Round, Second Round)
Dominican Republic (Third Round)
El Salvador (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Grenada (First Round, Second Round)
Guadeloupe (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Guatemala (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Haiti (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Honduras (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Jamaica (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
Martinique (First Round)
Mexico (Third Round, Playoff round)
Nicaragua (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Playoff round)
Panama (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Playoff round)
Puerto Rico (Third Round)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (First Round, Second Round)
Saint Lucia (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)- Saint Martin (First Round)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (First Round, Second Round)
Sint Eustatius (First Round)
Sint Maarten (First Round)
Suriname (First Round, Second Round)
Trinidad and Tobago (First Round, Second Round, Third Round, Playoff round)
U.S. Virgin Islands (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
United States (Third Round)
References
edit- ^ a b "2014 World Championships – 1st, 2nd, 3rrd and Playoff Round Tournaments" (PDF). FIVB. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Record registration for FIVB Volleyball World Championships". FIVB. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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