The CEV qualification for the 2006 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for nine places at the finals in Japan.
Draw 35 CEV national teams entered qualification. 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 1–8 did not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualified for the third round. Teams ranked 9–20 did not compete in the first round, and automatically qualified for the second round.
First round Pool APool BPool CPool D (—) (—) (—) (54) (62) (62) (—) (54) (54) (62) (—) (54) (54) (62) (—)
Second round Pool EPool FPool GPool H (15) (39) (39) 1st Pool C (16) (39) (39) 1st Pool A (20) (51) (39) 1st Pool D (23) (39) (32) 1st Pool B
Third round Pool IPool JPool KPool L (2) (14) 1st Pool F 2nd Pool H (3) (13) 1st Pool G 2nd Pool E (4) (12) 1st Pool H 2nd Pool F (5) (9) 1st Pool E 2nd Pool G
Playoff round 3rd Pool I 3rd Pool J 3rd Pool K 3rd Pool L
First round
Pool A Venue: English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England Dates: January 13–15, 2005 All times are Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00)
Pool B Venue: Sportcentrum, Tiszaújváros, Hungary Dates: May 13–15, 2005 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool C Venue: Sports Hall Polivalentă, Tulcea, Romania Dates: May 6–8, 2005 All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Pool D Venue: Kalevi Spordihall, Tallinn, Estonia Dates: April 29–May 1, 2005 All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Second round
Pool E Venue: DKS Arena, Varna, Bulgaria Dates: May 13–15, 2005 All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Pool F Venue: Opava Sports Hall, Opava, Czech Republic Dates: May 27–29, 2005 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool G Venue: Pavilhão dos Desportos, Vila do Conde, Portugal Dates: May 20–22, 2005 All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
Pool H Venue: Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere, Finland Dates: May 27–29, 2005 All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Third round
Pool I Venue: Palavesuvio, Naples, Italy Dates: July 29–31, 2005 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool J Venue: Neapolis Arena, Larissa, Greece Dates: July 18–20, 2005 All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Pool K Venue: La Palestre, Le Cannet, France Dates: July 28–30, 2005 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool L Venue: Hala Podpromie, Rzeszów, Poland Dates: July 15–17, 2005 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Playoff round Venue: DKS Arena, Varna, Bulgaria Dates: August 19–21, 2005 All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
References
External links 2006 World Championship Qualification