# 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CEV)

The CEV qualification for the 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for seven places at the finals in Japan.

## Draw

27 CEV national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women'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 and second rounds, and automatically qualified for the third round. Teams ranked 7–12 did not compete in the first round, and automatically qualified for the second round.

### First round

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| England (—)  Scotland (—)  Serbia and Montenegro (39)  Albania (—)  Spain (39) | Portugal (47)  Slovenia (47)  Austria (—)  Slovakia (—)  Belarus (47) | Norway (58)  Finland (47)  France (58)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (—)  Belgium (—) |

### Second round

| Pool D | Pool E | Pool F |
| Romania (20)  Azerbaijan (39) 1st Pool A 2nd Pool C | Greece (22)  Ukraine (29) 1st Pool C 2nd Pool B | Croatia (24)  Czech Republic (27) 1st Pool B 2nd Pool A |

### Third round

| Pool G | Pool H | Pool I |
| Russia (5)  Bulgaria (15) 1st Pool D 2nd Pool F | Netherlands (9)  Turkey (12) 1st Pool E 2nd Pool D | Poland (10)  Germany (11) 1st Pool F 2nd Pool E |

### Playoff round

* 3rd Pool G
* 3rd Pool H
* 3rd Pool I

## First round
### Pool A

* Venue: English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England
* Dates: January 12–16, 2005
* All times are Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | 317 | 210 | 1.510 |
| 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 318 | 223 | 1.426 |
| 3 | Albania | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 258 | 247 | 1.045 |
| 4 | England | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 225 | 288 | 0.781 |
| 5 | Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 151 | 301 | 0.502 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 12 Jan | 14:00 | England | 0–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 11–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 56–75 | Report |
| 12 Jan | 16:00 | Scotland | 0–3 | Albania | 14–25 | 10–25 | 16–25 | | 40–75 | Report |
| 13 Jan | 16:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Scotland | 25–7 | 25–4 | 25–12 | | 75–23 | Report |
| 13 Jan | 19:30 | England | 0–3 | Spain | 10–25 | 10–25 | 16–25 | | 36–75 | Report |
| 14 Jan | 14:00 | Albania | 0–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 15–25 | 20–25 | 17–25 | | 52–75 | Report |
| 14 Jan | 16:00 | Scotland | 0–3 | Spain | 7–25 | 9–25 | 9–25 | | 25–75 | Report |
| 15 Jan | 14:00 | Spain | 3–0 | Albania | 25–23 | 25–11 | 25–22 | | 75–56 | Report |
| 15 Jan | 16:00 | England | 3–0 | Scotland | 25–18 | 26–24 | 25–21 | | 76–63 | Report |
| 16 Jan | 14:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1–3 | Spain | 25–15 | 25–27 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 93–92 | Report |
| 16 Jan | 16:00 | England | 0–3 | Albania | 16–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 57–75 | Report |

### Pool B

* Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal, Santo Tirso, Portugal
* Dates: May 4–8, 2005
* All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Slovakia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 382 | 301 | 1.269 |
| 2 | Belarus | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 | 355 | 319 | 1.113 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 309 | 305 | 1.013 |
| 4 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 252 | 297 | 0.848 |
| 5 | Portugal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 248 | 324 | 0.765 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 04 May | 16:00 | Belarus | 3–1 | Slovenia | 22–25 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | 97–76 | Report |
| 04 May | 18:30 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Portugal | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–13 | | 98–80 | Report |
| 05 May | 16:00 | Slovenia | 2–3 | Slovakia | 26–24 | 14–25 | 9–25 | 25–21 | 9–15 | 83–110 | Report |
| 05 May | 18:30 | Austria | 1–3 | Belarus | 25–19 | 20–25 | 24–26 | 15–25 | | 84–95 | Report |
| 06 May | 15:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–10 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| 06 May | 17:00 | Portugal | 0–3 | Slovenia | 15–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |
| 07 May | 10:30 | Austria | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 07 May | 15:00 | Belarus | 1–3 | Slovakia | 17–25 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | 87–99 | Report |
| 08 May | 15:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–17 | 25–9 | 25–16 | | | 75–42 | Report |
| 08 May | 17:00 | Portugal | 0–3 | Belarus | 18–25 | 18–25 | 24–26 | | | 60–76 | Report |

### Pool C

* Venue: Palais Omnisports Joseph Claudel, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France
* Dates: April 27 – May 1, 2005
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 336 | 252 | 1.333 |
| 2 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3.667 | 324 | 236 | 1.373 |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 282 | 278 | 1.014 |
| 4 | Norway | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0.300 | 235 | 304 | 0.773 |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 | 226 | 333 | 0.679 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Apr | 18:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–3 | Norway | 25–14 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | 79–89 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 21:00 | Finland | 0–3 | Belgium | 12–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 28 Apr | 18:30 | France | 3–0 | Finland | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 28 Apr | 21:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | Norway | 25–12 | 25–18 | 25–10 | | | 75–40 | Report |
| 29 Apr | 18:30 | France | 3–2 | Belgium | 19–25 | 25–15 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 19–17 | 111–99 | Report |
| 29 Apr | 21:00 | Finland | 3–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–23 | 25–14 | 19–25 | 25–13 | | 94–75 | Report |
| 30 Apr | 18:30 | France | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–15 | 25–16 | 25–9 | | | 75–40 | Report |
| 30 Apr | 21:00 | Finland | 3–0 | Norway | 25–19 | 25–13 | 25–21 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 01 May | 18:30 | France | 3–0 | Norway | 25–21 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 01 May | 21:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–14 | 25–7 | 25–11 | | | 75–32 | Report |

## Second round
### Pool D

* Venue: Sports Palace, Baku, Azerbaijan
* Dates: May 27–29, 2005
* All times are Azerbaijan Summer Time (UTC+05:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 282 | 234 | 1.205 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 268 | 254 | 1.055 |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 244 | 256 | 0.953 |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 178 | 228 | 0.781 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 May | 16:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | Romania | 25–17 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 95–83 | Report |
| 27 May | 18:30 | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Spain | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | 75–53 | Report |
| 28 May | 16:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Spain | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | 75–64 | Report |
| 28 May | 18:30 | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Belgium | 35–37 | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 110–95 | Report |
| 29 May | 16:00 | Spain | 0–3 | Belgium | 26–28 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | 61–78 | Report |
| 29 May | 18:30 | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Romania | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 97–86 | Report |

### Pool E

* Venue: Makis Liougas Indoor Hall, Athens, Greece
* Dates: June 10–12, 2005
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 225 | 141 | 1.596 |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 217 | 243 | 0.893 |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 242 | 271 | 0.893 |
| 4 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 208 | 237 | 0.878 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Jun | 18:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | France | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–11 | | | 75–47 | Report |
| 10 Jun | 21:00 | Greece | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 11 Jun | 18:00 | France | 1–3 | Belarus | 25–27 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | 87–96 | Report |
| 11 Jun | 21:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Greece | 25–15 | 25–8 | 25–19 | | | 75–42 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 18:00 | Belarus | 0–3 | Ukraine | 13–25 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 21:00 | Greece | 2–3 | France | 18–25 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 13–15 | 100–108 | Report |

### Pool F

* Venue: Dom odbojke, Zagreb, Croatia
* Dates: June 11–13, 2005
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 250 | 204 | 1.225 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 204 | 194 | 1.052 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 241 | 258 | 0.934 |
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 218 | 257 | 0.848 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jun | 17:00 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 17–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | | 50–75 | Report |
| 11 Jun | 19:30 | Croatia | 1–3 | Slovakia | 25–23 | 27–29 | 13–25 | 19–25 | 84–102 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 17:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 18–25 | 9–25 | 23–25 | | 50–75 | Report |
| 12 Jun | 19:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Croatia | 26–24 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 76–65 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 16:00 | Croatia | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 24–26 | 19–25 | 26–28 | | 69–79 | Report |
| 13 Jun | 18:30 | Slovakia | 1–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 17–25 | 26–28 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 89–99 | Report |

## Third round
### Pool G

* Venue: Dynamo Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
* Dates: July 1–3, 2005
* All times are Moscow Daylight Time (UTC+04:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 245 | 198 | 1.237 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 250 | 226 | 1.106 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 250 | 266 | 0.940 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 198 | 253 | 0.783 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 01 Jul | 16:00 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Azerbaijan | 22–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | 67–75 | Report |
| 01 Jul | 18:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–16 | 25–14 | 25–21 | | 75–51 | Report |
| 02 Jul | 15:00 | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | 75–55 | Report |
| 02 Jul | 17:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–14 | 25–18 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 99–80 | Report |
| 03 Jul | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 23–25 | 26–24 | 29–27 | 25–16 | 103–92 | Report |
| 03 Jul | 17:30 | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Russia | 20–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–11 | 95–76 | Report |

### Pool H

* Venue: Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey
* Dates: August 5–7, 2005
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 282 | 231 | 1.221 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 251 | 257 | 0.977 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 312 | 322 | 0.969 |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 304 | 339 | 0.897 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 05 Aug | 16:30 | Ukraine | 1–3 | Netherlands | 24–26 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 21–25 | | 87–93 | Report |
| 05 Aug | 19:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Turkey | 18–25 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 20–25 | | 83–99 | Report |
| 06 Aug | 16:30 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Belgium | 25–20 | 21–25 | 24–26 | 25–8 | 19–17 | 114–96 | Report |
| 06 Aug | 19:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Ukraine | 26–24 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 15–10 | 104–99 | Report |
| 07 Aug | 16:30 | Ukraine | 3–2 | Belgium | 25–27 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 37–35 | 17–15 | 126–125 | Report |
| 07 Aug | 19:00 | Turkey | 0–3 | Netherlands | 23–25 | 12–25 | 13–25 | | | 48–75 | Report |

### Pool I

* Venue: MZH, Dresden, Germany
* Dates: June 17–19, 2005
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 273 | 251 | 1.088 |
| 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 280 | 254 | 1.102 |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 264 | 254 | 1.039 |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 167 | 225 | 0.742 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Greece | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | | 75–65 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 20:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 31–29 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 7–15 | 103–111 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 15:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2–3 | Poland | 25–15 | 25–21 | 11–25 | 20–25 | 13–15 | 94–101 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 18:30 | Greece | 0–3 | Germany | 18–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 10:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Greece | 25–18 | 25–13 | 25–19 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 13:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Poland | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | 95–88 | Report |

## Playoff round

* Venue: DKS Arena, Varna, Bulgaria
* Dates: August 19–21, 2005
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 173 | 143 | 1.210 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 210 | 204 | 1.029 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 152 | 188 | 0.809 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Aug | 20:30 | Ukraine | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 17–25 | 25–27 | 30–28 | 25–18 | 9–15 | 106–113 | Report |
| 20 Aug | 15:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–17 | 25–14 | 25–15 | | | 75–46 | Report |
| 21 Aug | 20:30 | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Poland | 25–17 | 25–16 | 15–25 | 20–25 | 12–15 | 97–98 | Report |