2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification

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The 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship will be the first edition featured 32 teams. Two places are allocated to the current titleholder, Serbia, and the host, Thailand. Fifteen places were allocated to the top three teams from each of the 2023 continental championships that have not yet qualified as host or titleholder. Remaining places were 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]

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Qualification summary

Qualified teams

CountryConfederationQualified asQualified onPrevious appearancesPrevious best performance
TotalFirstLast
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 6 1998 2022 13th place (1998, 2010, 2018, 2022)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 6 b 1978 2022 Champions (2018, 2022)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 17 1956 2022 Runners-up (1994, 2006, 2010, 2022)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 7 1960 2022 8th place (1960)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1 2022 21st place (2022)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7 1994 2022 13th place (1994, 1998)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3 1990 2006 16th place (1990)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4 2006 2022 21st place (2006, 2014, 2018)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5 2006 2022 6th place (2010)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 15 1956 2022 4th place (2018)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12 1978 2022 Champions (2002)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 9 1974 2022 5th place (2014)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17 1956 2022 Champions (2014)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10 1974 2022 10th place (2022)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 15 1956 2022 Champions (1982, 1986)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 17 1960 2022 Champions (1962, 1967, 1974)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0NoneNone
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11 1952 2022 Runners-up (1952)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17 d 1956 2022 4th place (1974, 1986)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4 1956 2022 9th place (2022)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 12 e 1952 2022 3rd place (1952, 1960)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 8 1974 2022 10th place (2002)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1 1994 9th place (1994)
Flag of France.svg  France 3 1952 1974 7th place (1952)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 13 1952 2022 4th place (1952)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 13 1970 2018 Champions (1978, 1994, 1998)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0NoneNone
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8 1970 2018 10th place (1974)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0NoneNone
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0NoneNone
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1 1982 20th place (1982)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1 2002 10th place (2002)
Notes
aThailand qualified on 5 September 2023 as Asian champions. Since they were awarded hosting rights on 30 August 2024, their spot was allocated to Vietnam, 4th placers of the tournament.
bCompeted as SFR Yugoslavia in 1978 (1 time) and as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 (1 time); 4 appearances as Serbia.
cItaly, 4th placers of the tournament qualified since Serbia, the runners-up of this tournament were the defending world champions.
dCompeted as East Germany from 1956 to 1990 (7 times) and as West Germany from 1956 to 1990 (8 times); 8 appearances as Germany.
eCompeted as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986 (8 times); 4 appearances as Czech Republic.

Timelines

ConfederationTournamentDateVenueTeams
AVC (Asia and Oceania) 2023 Asian Championship 30 August – 6 September 2023 Flag of Thailand.svg Nakhon Ratchasima 14
CAVB (Africa) 2023 African Championship 16–24 August 2023 Flag of Cameroon.svg Yaoundé 12
CEV (Europe) 2023 European Championship
qualification 		Pool A20 August – 11 September 2022 Flag of Croatia.svg Osijek, Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Tórshavn, Flag of Israel.svg Hadera and Flag of Romania.svg Piatra Neamț 3
Pool B20 August – 11 September 2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tábor, Flag of Finland.svg Seinäjoki, Flag of Iceland.svg Kópavogur and Flag of Montenegro.svg Pljevlja 3
Pool C20 August – 10 September 2022 Flag of Cyprus.svg Nicosia, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kutná Hora, Tábor, Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest and Flag of Portugal.svg Santo Tirso 3
Pool D20 August – 10 September 2022 Flag of Austria.svg Graz, Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku, Flag of Georgia.svg Tbilisi and Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor 4
Pool E20 August – 11 September 2022 Flag of Denmark.svg Middelfart, Flag of Latvia.svg Jelgava, Flag of Slovakia.svg Poprad and Flag of Spain.svg Gijón 4
Pool F20 August – 11 September 2022 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Sarajevo, Flag of Greece.svg Kalamaria, Flag of Norway.svg Tromsø and Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Schönenwerd 4
2023 European Championship 15 August – 3 September 2023Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium, Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany and Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 23+1
CSV (South America) 2023 South American Championship 19–23 August 2023 Flag of Brazil.svg Recife 5
NORCECA (North America) 2023 NORCECA Championship 29 August – 3 September 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Quebec City 7

Host country

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

On 30 August 2024, FIVB announced that Thailand would host the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship. [2]

Defending champions

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

Continental championships

FIVB World Ranking

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References

  1. ↑ "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 approved by the FIVB Board of Administration". FIVB. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Thailand to host FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship 2025!". FIVB . 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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