Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Qualification summary

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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

Timeline

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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

Pool standing procedure

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Host country

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

Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournaments

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Qualification round

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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]

Qualified to 2019 FIVB IOQT
Qualified but withdrew
2020 Summer Olympics host country
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

Qualified teams

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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

Final round

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Means of qualification

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Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games

Continental Olympic Qualification Tournaments

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Africa

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

Means of qualification

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Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games

Round robin

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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
Source: FIVB
(H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Asia and Oceania

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Qualified teams

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

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

Qualification round

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

Means of qualification

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Qualified for the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament
Qualified for the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament playoffs
 
Ninth place playoffsNinth place
 
      
 
24 August
 
 
  Hong Kong0
 
25 August
 
  India (Q)3
 
  India 2
 
24 August
 
  Australia 3
 
  Australia (Q)3
 
 
  New Zealand2
 
Eleventh place
 
 
25 August
 
 
  Hong Kong 3
 
 
  New Zealand1

Final round

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

Means of qualification

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Qualified for the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament semifinals

Europe

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Qualification round

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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).

Qualified to 2019 CEV COQT
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

Final round

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

Means of qualification

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Qualified for the European Olympic Qualification Tournament semifinals

North America

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Qualified teams

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

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

Qualification round

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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.

Means of qualification

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Qualified for the North American Olympic Qualification Tournament
Qualified for the North American Olympic Qualification Tournament playoffs
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
12 October
 
 
  Puerto Rico2
 
11 October
 
  Dominican Republic3
 
  Dominican Republic3
 
13 October
 
  Cuba0
 
  Dominican Republic3
 
 
  United States2
 
 
12 October
 
 
  United States3
 
11 October
 
  Canada0 3rd place match
 
  Canada (Q)3
 
13 October
 
  Mexico1
 
  Puerto Rico0
 
 
  Canada3
 
 
5th place match
 
  
 
13 October
 
 
  Cuba1
 
 
  Mexico (Q)3
 

Final round

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

Means of qualification

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Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games

Round robin

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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.

South America

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Qualified teams

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

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

Qualification round

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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.

Means of qualification

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Qualified for the South American Olympic Qualification Tournament
Qualified for the South American Olympic Qualification Tournament playoffs
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
31 Aug
 
 
  Venezuela3
 
1 Sept
 
  Uruguay0
 
  Venezuela (Q)3
 
31 Aug
 
  Bolivia0
 
  Bolivia3
 
 
  Ecuador0
 

Final round

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

Means of qualification

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Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games

Round robin

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Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Argentina (Q) 3 9
2   Colombia (H) 3 6
3   Venezuela 3 3
4   Peru 3 0
Source: FIVB
(H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

References

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  1. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020" (PDF). fivb.org. 23 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Host city election for the Olympic Summer Games 2020". IOC. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020" (PDF). fivb.org. 23 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Intercontinental Olympic qualification tournament hosts announced". fivb.org. 30 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Intercontinental Olympic qualification tournament pools confirmed". fivb.org. 8 January 2019.