The CEV qualification for the 2014 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for eight places at the finals in Poland. The two best-ranked teams from the 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship, plus six teams from the qualification tournaments qualified for the World Championship.
2013 European Championship
Venues: and Dates: 20–29 September 2013
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Eliminated in third qualification round
Eliminated in second qualification round
Eliminated in first qualification round
Draw 40 CEV national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the CEV Senior Men's Confederation Rankings as of 1 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Pools composition was determined by taking into consideration – as far as possible – the geographical location of the various countries. Teams ranked 1–12 do not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualify for the third round. (Russia seed 2 and Italy seed 5, later qualified through European Championship)
First round Pool APool BPool CPool D (14) (26) (30) (32) (15) (23) (28) (34) (16) (21) (25) (29) (17) (21) (27) (46)Pool EPool FPool G (18) (31) (39) (40) (19) (23) (32) (38) (35) (37) (41) (43)
Second round Pool H2nd Pool A 2nd Pool B 2nd Pool C 2nd Pool D 2nd Pool E 2nd Pool F
Third round
The twenty remaining teams were distributed according to their position in the CEV Senior Men's Confederation Rankings as of 1 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets)
Pool IPool JPool K (3) (13) (14) (37) (4) (12) (15) (32) (6) (11) (16) (26)Pool LPool M (7) (10) (17) (25) (8) (9) (18) (19)
First round
Pool A Venue: Dom odbojke Bojan Stranić, Zagreb, Croatia Dates: 24–26 May 2013 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool B Venue: Arena Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia Dates: 24–26 May 2013 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool C Venue: Rakvere Spordihall, Rakvere, Estonia Dates: 24–26 May 2013 All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
Pool D Venue: Sportcampus Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium Dates: 23–26 May 2013 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool E Venue: Halmstad Arena, Halmstad, Sweden Dates: 24–26 May 2013 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool F Venue: SRC Kale, Skopje, Macedonia Dates: 24–26 May 2013 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool G Venue: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center, Limassol, Cyprus Dates: 6–8 June 2013 All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
Second round
Pool H Venue: Topsportcentrum, Almere, Netherlands Dates: 2–6 October 2013 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Third round
Pool I Venue: Opava Sports Hall, Opava, Czech Republic Dates: 3–5 January 2014 All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Pool J Venue: Čair Sports Center, Niš, Serbia Dates: 3–5 January 2014 All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Pool K Venue: MHP Arena, Ludwigsburg, Germany Dates: 3–5 January 2014 All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Pool L Venue: Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris, France Dates: 3–5 January 2014 All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Pool M Venue: Aréna Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia Dates: 3–5 January 2014 All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Second placed teams
References
External links Official website