Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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The qualification for the 2020 women's Olympic volleyball tournament allocated twelve teams quota spots: the host, the winners of each of six Intercontinental Qualifying Tournaments, and five continental Olympic qualification tournament champions.^[1] Teams already qualified for the event were not eligible to play in the following qualification tournaments. The 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Event		Dates	Venue(s)	Quota	Qualifier(s)
Host nation[3]		—		1	Japan
Intercontinental Qualifier	Pool A	1–4 August 2019	Wrocław	1	Serbia
	Pool B		Ningbo	1	China
	Pool C		Bossier City	1	United States
	Pool D		Uberlândia	1	Brazil
	Pool E		Kaliningrad	1	ROC
	Pool F		Catania	1	Italy
African Qualifier		5–9 January 2020	Yaoundé	1	Kenya
South American Qualifier		7–9 January 2020	Bogotá	1	Argentina
Asian Qualifier		7–12 January 2020	Nakhon Ratchasima	1	South Korea
European Qualifier		7–12 January 2020	Apeldoorn	1	Turkey
North American Qualifier		10–12 January 2020	Santo Domingo	1	Dominican Republic
Total				12

Confederation	Tournament		Dates	Venue	Teams
FIVB (Intercontinental)	FIVB Tokyo Volleyball Qualification	Pool A	2–4 August 2019	Wrocław	4
		Pool B	2–4 August 2019	Ningbo	4
		Pool C	2–4 August 2019	Bossier City	4
		Pool D	1–3 August 2019	Uberlândia	4
		Pool E	2–4 August 2019	Kaliningrad	4
		Pool F	2–4 August 2019	Catania	4
CAVB (Africa)	CAVB Tokyo Volleyball Qualification		5–9 January 2020	Yaoundé	5
AVC (Asia and Oceania)	Asian Championship		17–25 August 2019	Seoul	11+2
	AVC Tokyo Volleyball Qualification		7–12 January 2020	Nakhon Ratchasima	7
CEV (Europe)	CEV Tokyo Volleyball Qualification		7–12 January 2020	Apeldoorn	8
NORCECA (North America)	NORCECA Champions Cup		22–24 August 2019	Colorado Springs	4
	NORCECA Championship		8–13 October 2019	San Juan	8
	NORCECA Tokyo Volleyball Qualification		10–12 January 2020	Santo Domingo	4
CSV (South America)	South American Championship		28 August–1 September 2019	Cajamarca	8
	CSV Tokyo Volleyball Qualification		7–9 January 2020	Bogotá	4

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the 2020 Olympic Games host country to participate in the tournament.

•  Japan

• The winners in each pool will qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Twenty-four teams qualified for the competition as the top twenty-four teams of FIVB World Rankings on 1 January 2019 (except Japan who qualified as host.).^[4][5]

Seeding	Team	WC 2015	OG 2016	WGP 2017	WCH 2018	Total
1	Serbia	90	90	42	100	322
2	China	100	100	40	80	320
3	United States	80	80	38	58	256
4	Brazil	50	50	50	50	200
5	Russia	70	50	28	50	198
–	Japan	50	50	32	58	190
6	Netherlands	0	70	38	70	178
7	Italy	0	30	45	90	165
8	South Korea	40	50	18	30	138
9	Dominican Republic	30	3	30	45	108
10	Argentina	25	30	8	30	93
11	Turkey	0	3	24	45	72
12	Puerto Rico	0	20	14	36	70
13	Thailand	0	3	26	36	65
14	Germany	0	2	17	40	59
15	Bulgaria	0	0	15	40	55
16	Cameroon	0	20	2	25	47
17	Canada	0	2	12	30	44
18	Belgium	0	2	22	18	42
19	Kenya	5	0	2	30	37
20	Mexico	0	0	2	33	35
21	Azerbaijan	0	0	0	33	33
22	Kazakhstan	0	1	6	25	32
23	Czech Republic	0	0	16	15	31
–	Cuba	5	0	0	25	30
24	Poland	0	1	20	8	29

Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 1 January 2019.^[4][6] Rankings are shown in brackets.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D	Pool E	Pool F
Serbia (1)	China (2) (H)	United States (3) (H)	Brazil (4) (H)	Russia (5) (H)	Netherlands (7)
Puerto Rico (13)	Turkey (12)	Argentina (11)	Dominican Republic (10)	South Korea (9)	Italy (8) (H)
Thailand (14)	Germany (15)	Bulgaria (16)	Cameroon (17)	Canada (18)	Belgium (19)
Poland (26) (H)	Czech Republic (24)	Kazakhstan (23)	Azerbaijan (22)	Mexico (21)	Kenya (20)

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
• (H): Qualification group hosts

Pool A Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Serbia (Q) 3 9 2  Poland (H) 3 5 3  Thailand 3 4 4  Puerto Rico 3 0 Source: FIVB (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool B Pos Team Pld Pts 1  China (H, Q) 3 9 2  Turkey 3 6 3  Germany 3 3 4  Czech Republic 3 0 Source: FIVB (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool C Pos Team Pld Pts 1  United States (H, Q) 3 8 2  Bulgaria 3 7 3  Argentina 3 3 4  Kazakhstan 3 0 Source: FIVB (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool D Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Brazil (H, Q) 3 7 2  Dominican Republic 3 7 3  Azerbaijan 3 4 4  Cameroon 3 0 Source: FIVB (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool E Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Russia (H, Q) 3 8 2  South Korea 3 7 3  Canada 3 3 4  Mexico 3 0 Source: FIVB (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool F Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Italy (H, Q) 3 9 2  Netherlands 3 6 3  Belgium 3 3 4  Kenya 3 0 Source: FIVB (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Of the 5 entered teams, only winner of this round was qualified to the 2020 Olympics.

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Kenya (Q)	4	11
2	Cameroon (H)	4	10
3	Egypt	4	6
4	Nigeria	4	3
5	Botswana	4	0

• The winners in final round will qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Of the 61 AVC and IOC member associations, a total of 13 AVC member national teams entered the qualifying stage

Qualification round Pool A Pool B  South Korea (H)  Japan  Iran  Kazakhstan  Hong Kong  Australia  India Pool C Pool D  Thailand  China  Chinese Taipei  Sri Lanka  New Zealand  Indonesia

Final round Pool A Pool B  Thailand (H)  South Korea  Chinese Taipei  Kazakhstan  Australia  Iran  Indonesia

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the next phase and final tournament.
• (H): Qualification group hosts

Of the 13 qualified teams, top eight teams (excluding Japan, and 2019 IOQT pool B winners China) will be qualified to the next round.

Pool A Pos Team Pld Pts 1  South Korea (H, Q) 2 6 2  Iran (Q) 2 3 3  Hong Kong 2 0 Source: AVC (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool B Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Japan 3 9 2  Kazakhstan (Q) 3 6 3  Australia 3 3 4  India 3 0 Source: AVC (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool C Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Thailand (Q) 2 6 2  Chinese Taipei (Q) 2 3 3  New Zealand 2 0 Source: AVC (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool D Pos Team Pld Pts 1  China 2 6 2  Indonesia (Q) 2 3 3  Sri Lanka 2 0 Source: AVC (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool G Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Hong Kong 1 3 2  New Zealand 1 0 Source: AVC

Pool H Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Australia 2 6 2  India 2 2 3  Sri Lanka 2 1 Source: AVC

	Ninth place playoffs				Ninth place
	24 August
	Hong Kong	0
					25 August
	India (Q)	3
					India	2
	24 August
					Australia	3
	Australia (Q)	3
	New Zealand	2
					Eleventh place
					25 August
					Hong Kong	3
					New Zealand	1

Of the 8 qualified teams, only winner of this round will be qualified to the 2020 Olympics.

Pool A Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Thailand (H) 2 6 2  Chinese Taipei 2 3 3  Australia 2 0 Source: AVC (H) Host

Pool B Pos Team Pld Pts 1  South Korea 3 9 2  Kazakhstan 3 6 3  Indonesia 3 2 4  Iran 3 1 Source: AVC

Final four   Semi-finals Final                 11 January      South Korea 3   12 January    Chinese Taipei 1    South Korea (Q) 3   11 January    Thailand 0    Thailand 3      Kazakhstan 1   Third place     12 January      Chinese Taipei 1      Kazakhstan 3

• The winners in final round will qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Eight teams qualified for the competition as the top eight teams of CEV European Rankings on 1 October 2019 (except Serbia, Russia and Italy who qualified as Intercontinental Qualifier winners).

Seeding	Team	ECH 2019	ECH 2017	WCH 2018	WGP 2017	Total
–	Serbia	100	100	50	48	298
–	Italy	96	92	48	50	286
1	Netherlands	92	98	46	46	282
2	Turkey	98	96	42	42	278
–	Russia	88	90	44	44	266
3	Germany	90	86	40	36	252
4	Bulgaria	86	84	40	32	242
5	Poland	94	82	26	38	240
6	Belgium	84	74	34	40	232
7	Croatia	80	80	24	30	214
8	Azerbaijan	82	94	36	0	212

Of the 8 qualified teams, only winner of this round will be qualified to the 2020 Olympics.

Pool A Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Poland 3 9 2  Netherlands (H) 3 6 3  Bulgaria 3 3 4  Azerbaijan 3 0 Source: FIVB (H) Host

Pool B Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Germany 3 9 2  Turkey 3 5 3  Belgium 3 4 4  Croatia 3 0 Source: FIVB

Final four   Semi-finals Final                 11 January      Poland 2   12 January    Turkey 3    Turkey (Q) 3   11 January    Germany 0    Germany 3      Netherlands 0

• The winners in final round will qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Of the 35 NORCECA and IOC member associations, a total of 8 NORCECA member national teams entered the qualifying stage.

Qualification round – NORCECA Champions Cup Round robin  United States (H)  Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico  Canada

Qualification round – NORCECA Championship Pool A Pool B  Puerto Rico (H)  United States  Canada  Dominican Republic  Cuba  Mexico  Costa Rica  Trinidad and Tobago

Final round Round robin  Dominican Republic (H)  Canada  Puerto Rico  Mexico

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the next phase and final tournament.
• (H): Qualification group hosts

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 will compete in the North American Olympic Qualification Tournament.

NORCECA Champions Cup – Round robin Pos Team Pld Pts 1  United States (H) 3 13 2  Dominican Republic (Q) 3 8 3  Canada 3 6 4  Puerto Rico 3 3 Source: NORCECA (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

NORCECA Championship – Pool A Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Puerto Rico (H, Q) 3 15 2  Canada 3 9 3  Cuba 3 6 4  Costa Rica 3 0 Source: NORCECA (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

NORCECA Championship – Pool B Pos Team Pld Pts 1  United States 3 15 2  Dominican Republic 3 10 3  Mexico 3 5 4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 Source: NORCECA

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					12 October
					Puerto Rico	2
	11 October
					Dominican Republic	3
	Dominican Republic	3
									13 October
	Cuba	0
									Dominican Republic	3
									United States	2
					12 October
					United States	3
	11 October
					Canada	0			3rd place match
	Canada (Q)	3
									13 October
	Mexico	1
									Puerto Rico	0
									Canada	3

	5th place match
	13 October
	Cuba	1
	Mexico (Q)	3

Of the 4 qualified teams, only winner of this round will be qualified to the 2020 Olympics.

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Dominican Republic (H, Q)	3	12
2	Puerto Rico	3	8
3	Canada	3	7
4	Mexico	3	3

Source: FIVB
(H) Host. (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

• The winners in final round will qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Of the 11 CSV and IOC member associations, a total of 8 CSV member national teams entered the qualifying stage

Qualification round Pool A Pool B  Brazil  Peru (H)  Argentina  Colombia  Venezuela  Bolivia  Ecuador  Uruguay

Final round Round robin  Colombia (H)  Argentina  Peru  Venezuela

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the next phase and final tournament.
• (H): Qualification group hosts

The top four teams from the 2019 South American Championship which had not yet qualified to the 2020 Olympic Games will compete in the South American Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Pool A Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Brazil 3 9 2  Argentina (Q) 3 6 3  Venezuela 3 2 4  Ecuador 3 1 Source: CSV (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool B Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Colombia (Q) 3 8 2  Peru (Q) 3 7 3  Bolivia 3 3 4  Uruguay 3 0 Source: CSV (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place match
	31 Aug
	Venezuela	3
					1 Sept
	Uruguay	0
					Venezuela (Q)	3
	31 Aug
					Bolivia	0
	Bolivia	3
	Ecuador	0

Of the 4 qualified teams, only winner of this round will be qualified to the 2020 Olympics.

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Argentina (Q)	3	9
2	Colombia (H)	3	6
3	Venezuela	3	3
4	Peru	3	0