The 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship will be the 23rd edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship, contested by the women's national teams under the age of 21 of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. It will be held in Indonesia from 4 to 17 August 2024.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Indonesia |
| City | Jakarta |
| Dates | 7–17 August 2025 |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
Starting with this edition, the tournament will be expanded to include 24 teams instead of the 16 teams of previous editions following the decision adopted by FIVB in June 2023.[2]
Host selection
editOn 28 March 2024, FIVB opened the bidding process for member associations whose countries were interested in hosting one of the four Age Group World Championships in 2025 (i.e., U19 Boys' and Girls' World Championships and U21 Men's and Women's World Championships).[3] The expression of interest of the member associations had to be submitted to FIVB by 30 April 2024, 18:00 CEST (UTC+2).[4]
On 10 September 2024, FIVB announced that Indonesia was selected as the host for the 2024 Girls' U21 World Championship.[5]
Qualification
editA total of 24 national teams will qualify for the final tournament.[4] In addition to the host team and the defending champions who qualified automatically, 21 other teams will qualify through five separate continental competitions which were required to be held no later than 31 December 2024. Two remaining teams will enter the tournament via the Women's U21 FIVB World Ranking (as of 31 December 2024) among the teams not yet qualified.
The slot allocation per confederation was set as follows:[4]
- Defending champion (China): 1
- AVC (Asia & Oceania): 4
- CAVB (Africa): 3
- CEV (Europe): 6
- CSV (South America): 3
- NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean): 4
- Host: 1
- Top teams not yet qualified as per Women's U21 FIVB World Ranking: 2
| Confederation | Qualifying tournament | Team qualified | Appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | ||||
| AVC (Asia & Oceania) |
Host nation |  Indonesia
|
1st | Debut | None | |
| Defending champions |  China
|
22nd | 1977 | 2023 | Champions (1995, 2013, 2017, 2023) | |
| 2024 Asian Women's U20 Championship ( Jiangmen, 1–9 July)
|
 South Korea
|
14th | 1977 | 2011 | Champions (1977, 1981) | |
 Japan
|
19th | 1977 | 2023 | Champions (2019) | ||
 Thailand
|
8th | 1995 | 2023 | Eighth place (2007) | ||
 Vietnam
|
1st | Debut | None | |||
| CAVB (Africa) |
2024 Women's U20 African Nations Championship (  Tunis, 24–30 August)
|
Tunisia
|
4th | 1995 | 2023 | Thirteenth place (1995) |
 Egypt
|
10th | 2005 | 2023 | Eleventh place 2005 | ||
 Algeria
|
5th | 1993 | 2013 | Ninth place 2001 | ||
| CEV (Europe) |
2024 Women's U20 European Championship (  Sofia and  Dublin, 5–17 August)
|
 Turkey
|
12th | 1999 | 2023 | Fourth place (2017, 2019) |
 Italy
|
18th | 1985 | 2023 | Champions (2011, 2021) | ||
 Poland
|
13th | 1991 | 2023 | Third place (2003) | ||
 Belgium |
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| Bulgaria
|
8th | 1985 | 2017 | Fourth place (2009) | ||
 Czech Republic
|
9th | 1985 | 2015 | Sixth place (1991, 1997) | ||
| CSV (South America) |
2024 Women's U21 South American Championship (  Osorno, 25–29 September)
|
 Brazil
|
23rd | 1977 | 2023 | Champions (1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) |
 Argentina
|
14th | 1977 | 2023 | Seventh place (2001) | ||
| Chile
|
1st | Debut | None | |||
| NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean) |
2024 Women's U21 NORCECA Championship (  Toronto, 25–30 June)
|
 United States
|
13rd | 1977 | 2023 | Fourth place (2011, 2007) |
 Puerto Rico
|
10th | 1981 | 2021 | Eighth place (2005) | ||
 Dominican Republic
|
14th | 1995 | 2023 | Champions (2015) | ||
| Canada
|
6th | 1977 | 1999 | Seventh place (1977) | ||
| TBD | Women's U21 FIVB World Ranking | |||||
1Belgium's volleyball federation withdrew its team from the competition citing financial problems and excessive travel costs.[6]
Competition formula changes
editIn June 2023 during a three-day meeting in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, the FIVB Board of Administration approved the proposal made by its Volleyball Council to increase the number of participating teams to 24 in its Age Group World Championships (U19 and U21 in both genders).[7][2] Consequently, the distribution of quotas by confederation for the Women's U21 World Championship was modified regarding previous editions, ensuring one automatic quota for the defending champion and assigning two quotas based on the corresponding FIVB Age Group World Ranking.
The new competition formula was in line with the one adopted for the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship, which was also contested by 24 teams.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pratama, Rizky; Afrianti, Desy (11 September 2024). "FIVB Tunjuk Indonesia Jadi Tuan Rumah Kejuaraan Dunia Bola Voli Putri U21 2025" [FIVB Names Indonesia as Host of 2025 Women's U21 Volleyball World Championship]. Kompas TV (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ a b "FIVB Board Of Administration Approves Key Proposals From FIVB Commissions And Councils". FIVB. 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Get Ready For More Volleyball Spectacles: Bidding Process Opens For Age Group World Championships In 2025!" (Press release). FIVB. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "FIVB VOLLEYBALL AGE GROUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 Expression of Interest & Hosting Conditions" (PDF). FIVB. 28 March 2024.
- ^ "FIVB U19 and U21 Volleyball World Championships hosts announced!" (Press release). FIVB. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ ""Situatie is erger dan verwacht": op zoek naar oorzaak en (verregaande?) gevolgen van besparingen in ons volleybal" ["Situation is worse than expected": looking for the cause and (far-reaching?) consequences of budget cuts in our volleyball] (in Dutch). Sporza. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Upcoming Volleyball Events Discussed At Volleyball Council Meeting" (Press release). FIVB. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Formula". Volleyball World. Retrieved 2 September 2024.