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]
Qualification summary
| Event | Dates | Venue(s) | Quota | Qualifier(s) | |
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| Host nation[3] | N/a | 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
| 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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For all qualification tournaments except North American qualification tournament
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For North American qualification tournament only
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser |
Host country
FIVB reserved a vacancy for the 2020 Olympic Games host country to participate in the tournament.
Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournaments
- The winners in each pool will qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.
Qualification round
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
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
Means of qualification
| Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games |
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Pool E
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Pool F
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Continental Olympic Qualification Tournaments
Africa
Of the 5 entered teams, only winner of this round was qualified to the 2020 Olympics.
Means of qualification
| Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games |
Round robin
Asia and Oceania
- The winners in final round will qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.
Qualified teams
Of the 61 AVC and IOC member associations, a total of 13 AVC member national teams entered the qualifying stage
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the next phase and final tournament.
- (H): Qualification group hosts
Qualification round
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
| Qualified for the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament | |
| Qualified for the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament playoffs |
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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9th–12th Classification round
| 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 | |||||
Final round
Of the 8 qualified teams, only winner of this round will be qualified to the 2020 Olympics.
Means of qualification
| Qualified for the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament semifinals |
Pool A
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Pool B
Source: AVC
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Final four
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Europe
- The winners in final round will qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.
Qualification round
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 |
Final round
Of the 8 qualified teams, only winner of this round will be qualified to the 2020 Olympics.
Means of qualification
| Qualified for the European Olympic Qualification Tournament semifinals |
North America
- The winners in final round will qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Qualified teams
Of the 35 NORCECA and IOC member associations, a total of 8 NORCECA member national teams entered the qualifying stage.
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the next phase and final tournament.
- (H): Qualification group hosts
Qualification round
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
| Qualified for the North American Olympic Qualification Tournament | |
| Qualified for the North American Olympic Qualification Tournament playoffs |
NORCECA Champions Cup – Round robin
Source: NORCECA |
NORCECA Championship – Pool A
Source: NORCECA |
NORCECA Championship – Pool B
Source: NORCECA |
NORCECA Championship – Final round
| 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 | |
Final round
Of the 4 qualified teams, only winner of this round will be qualified to the 2020 Olympics.
Means of qualification
| Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games |
Round robin
| 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 Archived 2020-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
(H) Host.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
South America
- The winners in final round will qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.
Qualified teams
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
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
| Qualified for the South American Olympic Qualification Tournament | |
| Qualified for the South American Olympic Qualification Tournament playoffs |
5th–8th Classification round
| 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 | |||||
Final round
Of the 4 qualified teams, only winner of this round will be qualified to the 2020 Olympics.
Means of qualification
| Qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games |