FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship Qualification (AVC)

The FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship Qualification (AVC) was a volleyball qualification tournament for the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. Contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).

FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship Qualification (AVC)
SportVolleyball
Founded1974
Ceased2018
No. of teamsVarious
ContinentAsia and Oceania (AVC)

Results summary

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First format (1974–1994*)

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Year Host Qualified Teams Teams
Winners Runners-up
1974  
Manila
 
South Korea
 
Republic of China[note 1]
5
1978  
Hong Kong
 
South Korea
 
China
4
1986  
Sydney
 
Chinese Taipei
4
1994  
Sydney
 
Japan
 
China
5

* Not held in 1982 and 1990.

Second format (1998–2018)

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Final round

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Year Qualified Teams Teams
First pool Second pool Third pool Fourth pool
1998   Jeddah   Tehran   Tashkent 10
 
South Korea
 
Thailand
 
China
 
Iran
 
Australia
2002   Almaty   Doha   Macau 12
 
South Korea[note 2]
 
Kazakhstan
 
Japan
 
China
 
Australia
2006   Almaty   Chennai   Tehran   Chennai 12
 
Kazakhstan
 
China
 
Iran
 
South Korea
 
Australia
2010   Chengdu   Komaki 8
 
China
 
Australia
 
Japan
 
Iran
2014   Canberra   Tehran   Chenzhou   Komaki 16
 
Australia
 
Iran
 
China
 
South Korea
2018   Ardabil   Canberra 10
 
Iran
 
China
 
Japan
 
Australia

All qualified teams

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  • Note: No qualifications – free entrance from 1949 to 1962.
Year Asian nations in FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
(How to Qualify)
Teams[a]
First team Second team Third team Fourth team Fifth team Sixth team
1952  
India
 
Lebanon
1956  
China
 
India
 
South Korea
1960  
India

[note 3]
 
Japan
1962  
China
 
India

[note 3]
 
Japan
 
Mongolia
 
North Korea
1966  
Japan
(1962 World 5th Place)
 
China
(1962 World 9th Place)
 
Mongolia
(Unknown)
 
North Korea
(Unknown)
[note 4]
1970  
Japan
(1966 World 5th Place)
 
Mongolia
(Replacement) [note 5]
 
Iran
(1966 Asian Games 3rd Place)
 
North Korea
(Replacement) [note 6]
1974
Details
 
Japan
(1970 World 3rd Place)
 
South Korea
(winners)
 
China
(Replacement) [note 1]
5
1978
Details
 
Japan
(1974 World 3rd Place)
 
South Korea
(winners)
 
China
(runners-up)
4
1982  
South Korea
(1978 World 4th Place)
 
China
(1978 World 7th Place)
 
Japan
(1978 World 11th Place)
 
Australia
(1979 Asian 4th Place
 
Iraq
(Replacement) [note 7]
1986
Details
 
Japan
(1982 World 4th Place)
 
China
(1982 World 7th Place)
 
Chinese Taipei
(winners)
4
1990  
South Korea
(1989 Asian Champions)
 
Japan
(World Qualification 3rd Place)
1994
Details
 
South Korea
(1993 Asian Champions)
 
China
(winners)
 
Japan
(runners-up)
5
1998
Details
 
Japan
(Host Country)
 
South Korea
(Pool C Winners)
 
China
(Pool D Winners)
 
Australia
(Pool E Winners)
 
Thailand
(Pool C Runners-up)
 
Iran
(Pool D Runners-up)
10
2002
Details
 
South Korea
(Pool C Winners)
[note 2]
 
Japan
(Pool D Winners)
 
China
(Pool E Winners)
 
Kazakhstan
(Pool C Runners-up)
 
Australia
(Pool E Runners-up)
12
2006
Details
 
Japan
(Host Country)
 
Kazakhstan
(Pool D Winners)
 
China
(Pool E Winners)
 
Iran
(Pool F Winners)
 
South Korea
(Play-off Winners)
 
Australia
(Play-off Runners-up)
19
2010
Details
 
China
(Pool G Winners)
 
Japan
(Pool H Winners)
 
Australia
(Pool G Runners-up)
 
Iran
(Pool H Runners-up)
21
2014
Details
 
Australia
(Pool A Winners)
 
Iran
(Pool B Winners)
 
China
(Pool C Winners)
 
South Korea
(Pool D Winners)
28
2018
Details
 
Iran
(Pool A Winners)
 
Japan
(Pool B Winners)
 
China
(Pool A Runners-up)
 
Australia
(Pool B Runners-up)
20
2022  
Iran
(2021 Asian Champions)
 
Japan
(2021 Asian Runners-up)
 
Qatar
(World Rankings)
 
China
(World Rankings)
2025  
Philippines
(Host Country)
 
Japan
(2023 Asian Champions)
 
Iran
(2023 Asian Runners-up)
 
Qatar
(2023 Asian Third place)
 
China
(World Rankings)
 
South Korea
(World Rankings)
  1. ^ In Asian qualification tournament

Notes

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  1. ^ a b People's Republic of China replaced Republic of China (Asian Qualification Runners-up) after FIVB recognised China as a legitimate Chinese state.
  2. ^ a b South Korea Withdrew after qualifying.
  3. ^ a b India withdrew.
  4. ^ North Korea withdrew.
  5. ^ Mongolia replaced South Korea (1966 Asian Games Runners-up) because of South Korea did not play due to political problems with Bulgaria.
  6. ^ North Korea replaced India (1966 Asian Games 4th place) who withdrew.
  7. ^ Iraq replaced India.

References

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