The AVC qualification for the 2006 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for five places at the finals in Japan.
Draw 21 AVC national teams entered qualification. (Saudi Arabia later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings as of 15 January 2004 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–6 did not compete in the first round, and automatically qualified for the second round.
First round Pool A (West)Pool B (Central)Pool C (East) (51) (—) (—) (—) (—) (34) (38) (54) (—) (36) (36) (—) (—) (—)
Second round Pool DPool EPool F (7) (31) 1st Pool C 2nd Pool A (17) (26) 1st Pool B 2nd Pool C (21) (24) 1st Pool A 2nd Pool B
Playoff round 2nd Pool D 2nd Pool E 2nd Pool F
First round Pool A Venue: Maktoum Bin Mohamed Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dates: May 28–June 2, 2005 All times are Gulf Standard Time (UTC+04:00)
Pool B Venue: Ratchaburi Gymnasium, Ratchaburi, Thailand Dates: May 20–22, 2005 All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
Pool C Venue: University of San Carlos Gymnasium, Cebu City, Philippines Dates: March 2–6, 2005 All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Second round Pool D Venue: Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports, Almaty, Kazakhstan Dates: June 17–19, 2005 All times are Almaty Time (UTC+06:00)
Pool E Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai, India Dates: June 24–26, 2005 All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Pool F Venue: Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran Dates: June 22–24, 2005 All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30)
Playoff round Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai, India Dates: July 1–3, 2005 All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
References
External links 2006 World Championship Qualification