2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (AVC)

The AVC qualification for the 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in Poland.

Draw

29 AVC national teams entered qualification. (Yemen later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their geographical positions. Teams ranked 1–5 in FIVB World Rankings did not compete in the zonal rounds, and automatically qualified for the final round. New Zealand also qualified automatically as the only registered team from Oceania.

Berths for final round

Subzonal round

Zonal round

Final round

The sixteen remaining teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings as of 23 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets)

Subzonal round

Western Asia 1

• Venue: Ghazir Club Court, Beirut, Lebanon
• Dates: 7–9 June 2013
• All times are Eastern European Summer Time ().

Western Asia 2

• Venue: Yarmouk Club Hall, Kuwait City, Kuwait
• Dates: 8 June 2013
• All times are Arabia Standard Time ().

Western Asia 3

• Venue: Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Hitmi Hall, Doha, Qatar
• Dates: 5–7 June 2013
• All times are Arabia Standard Time ().

Zonal round

Central Asia 1

• Venue: Astana Ice Palace, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
• Dates: 14–16 June 2013
• All times are Almaty Time ().

Central Asia 2

• Venue: Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Dates: 3–5 July 2013
• All times are Sri Lanka Standard Time ().

Eastern Asia

• Venue: Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei
• Dates: 29 June 2013
• All times are National Standard Time ().

Southeastern Asia

• Venue: Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
• Dates: 26–28 June 2013
• All times are Indochina Time ().

Western Asia 4

• Venue: Al-Shabab Indoor Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Dates: 5–7 July 2013
• All times are United Arab Emirates Standard Time ().

Western Asia 5

• Venue: Isa Sports City Hall C, Riffa, Bahrain
• Dates: 4–6 July 2013
• All times are Arabia Standard Time ().

Final round

Pool A

• Venue: AIS Arena, Canberra, Australia
• Dates: 6–8 September 2013
• All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time ().

Pool B

• Venue: Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran
• Dates: 11–13 September 2013
• All times are Iran Daylight Time ().

Pool C

• Venue: Chenzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Chenzhou, China
• Dates: 20–22 September 2013
• All times are China Standard Time ().

Pool D

• Venue: Park Arena, Komaki, Japan
• Dates: 5–8 September 2013
• All times are Japan Standard Time ().

References