The CEV qualification for the 2014 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for nine places at the finals in Italy. The two best-ranked teams from the 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship, plus seven teams from the qualification tournaments qualify for the World Championship.
European Championship
Qualified for the 2014 World Championship Host of the 2014 World Championship RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Eliminated in third qualification round
Eliminated in second qualification round
Eliminated in first qualification round
Draw 41 CEV national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the CEV Senior Women'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 and Germany later qualified through European Championship)
First round Pool APool BPool CPool D (14) (25) (28) (40) (15) (20) (24) (32) (16) (27) (30) (—) (17) (22) (34) (35)Pool EPool FPool G (18) (19) (26) (41) (36) (37) (—) (—) (33) (38) (39) (43) (45)
Second round Pool HFirst round Pool A runner-upFirst round Pool B runner-upFirst round Pool C runner-upFirst round Pool D runner-upFirst round Pool E runner-upFirst round Pool F runner-up
Third round
The twenty remaining teams were distributed according to their position in the CEV Senior Women's Confederation Rankings as of 1 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets)
Pool IPool JPool K (2) (12) (17) (38) (4) (13) (15) (36) (5) (11) (16) (30)Pool LPool M (7) (10) (14) (22) (8) (9) (18) (20)
First round
Pool A Venue: Sportski Centar Igalo, Herceg Novi, Montenegro Dates: May 24–26, 2013 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool B Venue: SK Olimpiets, Mogilev, Belarus Dates: May 24–26, 2013 All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Pool C Venue: Sportcampus Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium Dates: May 23–26, 2013 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool D Venue: Sporting Complex of Regional Sports School, Lutsk, Ukraine Dates: May 24–26, 2013 All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Pool E Venue: Aréna Poprad, Poprad, Slovakia Dates: May 24–26, 2013 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool F Venue: Olympic Sports Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia Dates: May 24–26, 2013 All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Pool G Venue: Cottonera Sports Complex, Cospicua, Malta Dates: June 28–30, 2013 All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Second round
Pool H Venue: Metrowest Sport Palace, Ra'anana, Israel Dates: October 2–6, 2013 All times are Israel Daylight Time (UTC+03:00)
Third round
Pool I Venue: Başkent Volleyball Hall, Ankara, Turkey Dates: January 3–5, 2014 All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool J Venue: A.Y.S. Sport Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Dates: January 3–5, 2014 All times are Azerbaijan Time (UTC+04:00)
Pool K Venue: Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland Dates: January 3–5, 2014 All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00)
Pool L Venue: Dvorana Gimnasium, Rovinj, Croatia Dates: January 3–5, 2014 All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00)
Pool M Venue: Arena Samokov, Samokov, Bulgaria Dates: January 3–5, 2014 All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)
Second placed teams
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