2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification

The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship will feature 24 teams. Three places are allocated to the hosts, the Netherlands and Poland, and the current titleholder, Serbia. Ten places were to be allocated to the top two teams from each of the 2021 Continental Championships that have not yet qualified as host or titleholder. Remaining places were to be allocated to the top eleven teams in the FIVB World Ranking that have not yet qualified through the first three criteria.[1] Following the cancellation of the 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, AVC allocated two quota spots to China and Japan, the top two teams in the AVC Continental Ranking.[2]

Qualification summary

Qualified teams
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1]
 Serbia[upper-alpha 2]Defending champions20 October 20185 (1978, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 NetherlandsCo-host12 January 201914 (1956, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 PolandCo-host12 January 201910 (1952, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 2002, 2006, 2010)
 Dominican RepublicNORCECA Championship winner31 August 20217 (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 Puerto RicoNORCECA Championship runner-up31 August 20217 (1974, 1982, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 ItalyCEV Championship winner4 September 202111 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 TurkeyCEV Championship third place[upper-alpha 3]4 September 20214 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 ChinaAVC Rankings first place[upper-alpha 4]5 September 202115 (1956, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 JapanAVC Rankings second place[upper-alpha 4]5 September 202117 (1960, 1962, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 BrazilCSV Championship winner19 September 202115 (1956, 1960, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 ColombiaCSV Championship runner-up19 September 20210 (debut)
 CameroonCAVB Championship winner19 September 20213 (2006, 2014, 2018)
 KenyaCAVB Championship runner-up19 September 20216 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018)
 United StatesFIVB Rankings first place19 September 202116 (1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 Russia[upper-alpha 5]FIVB Rankings eighth place19 September 202117 (1952, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 Germany[upper-alpha 6]FIVB Rankings eleventh place19 September 202115 (1956, 1960, 1962, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 BelgiumFIVB Rankings thirteenth place19 September 20213 (1956, 1978, 2010)
 South KoreaFIVB Rankings fourteenth place19 September 202112 (1967, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2018)
 BulgariaFIVB Rankings fifteenth place19 September 202112 (1952, 1956, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018)
 CanadaFIVB Rankings eighteenth place19 September 20219 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 ThailandFIVB Rankings nineteenth place19 September 20215 (1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 ArgentinaFIVB Rankings twenty-first place19 September 20216 (1960, 1982, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2018)
 Czech Republic[upper-alpha 7]FIVB Rankings twenty-second place19 September 202111 (1952, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1986, 1994, 2002, 2010)
 KazakhstanFIVB Rankings twenty-third place19 September 20214 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
  2. In 1978, Serbia competed as the Yugoslavia, and in 2006 as Serbia and Montenegro.
  3. Since the runner-up, Serbia, have already qualified as defending champions (Turkey) qualified as the top two team.
  4. Since their continental championship was postponed to 2022, China and Japan was appointed via their continental rankings.
  5. From 1952 to 1990, Russia competed as the Soviet Union.
  6. From 1956 to 1990, Germany referred as the West Germany, as a separate East German team.
  7. From 1952 to 1986, Czech Republic competed as the Czechoslovakia.

Timelines
Confederation Tournament Date Venue Teams
AVC (Asia and Oceania) 2019 Asian Championship 17–25 August 2019 Seoul 13
2021 Asian Championship 15–22 May 2022 San Fernando, Pampanga 7
CAVB (Africa) 2021 African Nations' Championship 12–19 September 2021 Kigali 9
CEV (Europe) EuroVolley 2019 23 August–8 September 2019 Budapest, Łódź, Bratislava, Ankara 21+3
EuroVolley 2021 qualification Pool A 10–15 May 2021 Minsk 3
Pool B 7–16 May 2021 Matosinhos, Tbilisi 4
Pool C 7–15 May 2021 Larissa, Graz 4
Pool D 7–15 May 2021 Podgorica, Nitra 4
Pool E 7–16 May 2021 Belfort, Budapest 4
Pool F 6–16 May 2021 Daugavpils, Zenica 4
EuroVolley 2021 18 August–4 September 2021 Plovdiv, Zadar, Cluj-Napoca, Belgrade 21+3
CSV (South America) 2021 South American Championship 15–19 September 2021 Barrancabermeja 5
NORCECA (North America) 2021 NORCECA Championship 26–31 August 2021 Guadalajara 7

Host countries

FIVB reserved berths for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship host countries to participate in the tournament.

Current world champions

FIVB reserved a berth for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship champions to participate in the tournament.

CEV (Europe)

First round (EuroVolley 2019)
Main article: 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship

Of the 24 qualified teams, top eight teams excluding EuroVolley 2021 host countries will be qualified for the third round.

Ranking of the top twelve teams
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Turkey 9 20
2  Italy 9 22
3  Poland 9 17
4  Netherlands 7 18
5  Germany 7 18
6  Russia 7 16
7  Belgium 6 11
8  Azerbaijan 6 10
9  Slovakia 6 8
10  Greece 6 6
11  Spain 6 5
12  Slovenia 6 5
Source: CEV EuroVolley

Second round (EuroVolley 2021 qualification)
Main article: 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship qualification

Of the 23 qualified teams, winners and runners-up of each group will be qualified for the third round.

Third round (EuroVolley 2021)
Main article: 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship

Of the 24 qualified teams, winner and runner-up excluding the Netherlands, Poland, and Serbia will be qualified for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.

CSV (South America)

First round (2021 South American Championship)
Main article: 2021 Women's South American Volleyball Championship

Of the 5 participating teams, winners and runners-up qualified for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.

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