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

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 A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| England (—)  Scotland (—)  Northern Ireland (—) | Hungary (54)  Slovenia (62)  Moldova (62)  Azerbaijan (—) | Belgium (54)  Norway (54)  Romania (62)  Belarus (—) | Estonia (54)  Israel (54)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (62)  Albania (—) |

### Second round

| Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | Pool H |
| Bulgaria (15)  Turkey (39)  Slovakia (39) 1st Pool C | Czech Republic (16)  Ukraine (39)  Denmark (39) 1st Pool A | Portugal (20)  Latvia (51)  Austria (39) 1st Pool D | Germany (23)  Finland (39)  Croatia (32) 1st Pool B |

### Third round

| Pool I | Pool J | Pool K | Pool L |
| Italy (2)  Spain (14) 1st Pool F 2nd Pool H | Serbia and Montenegro (3)  Greece (13) 1st Pool G 2nd Pool E | France (4)  Netherlands (12) 1st Pool H 2nd Pool F | Russia (5)  Poland (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)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 95 | 1.579 |
| 2 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 131 | 119 | 1.101 |
| 3 | Northern Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 83 | 150 | 0.553 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jan | 14:00 | England | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–10 | 75–39 | Report |
| 14 Jan | 19:30 | Scotland | 3–0 | Northern Ireland | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–13 | 75–44 | Report |
| 15 Jan | 18:00 | England | 3–0 | Scotland | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–18 | 75–56 | Report |

### Pool B

* Venue: Sportcentrum, Tiszaújváros, Hungary
* Dates: May 13–15, 2005
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 267 | 236 | 1.131 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 243 | 203 | 1.197 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 237 | 255 | 0.929 |
| 4 | Moldova | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 198 | 251 | 0.789 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 13 May | 15:30 | Moldova | 0–3 | Slovenia | 23–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 67–75 | Report |
| 13 May | 18:00 | Hungary | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 27–25 | 25–18 | 25–15 | | 77–58 | Report |
| 14 May | 15:30 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Azerbaijan | 25–16 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 97–78 | Report |
| 14 May | 18:00 | Moldova | 0–3 | Hungary | 17–25 | 18–25 | 15–25 | | 50–75 | Report |
| 15 May | 15:00 | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Moldova | 25–19 | 25–18 | 26–28 | 25–16 | 101–81 | Report |
| 15 May | 17:30 | Hungary | 1–3 | Slovenia | 20–25 | 25–18 | 25–27 | 21–25 | 91–95 | Report |

### Pool C

* Venue: Sports Hall Polivalentă, Tulcea, Romania
* Dates: May 6–8, 2005
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 268 | 230 | 1.165 |
| 2 | Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 237 | 225 | 1.053 |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 282 | 276 | 1.022 |
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 171 | 227 | 0.753 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 06 May | 16:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Belarus | 22–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 24–26 | | 92–99 | Report |
| 06 May | 18:30 | Romania | 3–0 | Norway | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | | 75–54 | Report |
| 07 May | 16:00 | Norway | 0–3 | Belarus | 15–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |
| 07 May | 18:30 | Romania | 3–2 | Belgium | 26–24 | 28–26 | 24–26 | 24–26 | 15–11 | 117–113 | Report |
| 08 May | 16:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | Norway | 25–19 | 27–25 | 25–16 | | | 77–60 | Report |
| 08 May | 18:30 | Belarus | 0–3 | Romania | 24–26 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | | 63–76 | Report |

### Pool D

* Venue: Kalevi Spordihall, Tallinn, Estonia
* Dates: April 29–May 1, 2005
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 226 | 150 | 1.507 |
| 2 | Albania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 231 | 255 | 0.906 |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 215 | 230 | 0.935 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 207 | 244 | 0.848 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 29 Apr | 17:30 | Estonia | 3–0 | Albania | 25–21 | 25–7 | 25–12 | | 75–40 | Report |
| 29 Apr | 20:00 | Israel | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | 75–57 | Report |
| 30 Apr | 15:00 | Israel | 0–3 | Estonia | 13–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | 51–75 | Report |
| 30 Apr | 17:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–3 | Albania | 23–25 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 91–93 | Report |
| 01 May | 12:30 | Albania | 3–1 | Israel | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 28–26 | 98–89 | Report |
| 01 May | 15:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–18 | 26–24 | 25–17 | | 76–59 | Report |

## Second round
### Pool E

* Venue: DKS Arena, Varna, Bulgaria
* Dates: May 13–15, 2005
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 247 | 197 | 1.254 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 230 | 232 | 0.991 |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 213 | 239 | 0.891 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 260 | 282 | 0.922 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 13 May | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | 75–60 | Report |
| 13 May | 20:00 | Slovakia | 1–3 | Romania | 25–13 | 22–25 | 25–27 | 17–25 | 89–90 | Report |
| 14 May | 17:30 | Slovakia | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 11–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 79–97 | Report |
| 14 May | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Romania | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | 75–65 | Report |
| 15 May | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Romania | 25–14 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 75–58 | Report |
| 15 May | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Slovakia | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 95–92 | Report |

### Pool F

* Venue: Opava Sports Hall, Opava, Czech Republic
* Dates: May 27–29, 2005
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 266 | 225 | 1.182 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 239 | 204 | 1.172 |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 215 | 234 | 0.919 |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 168 | 225 | 0.747 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 May | 16:30 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | England | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 75–55 | Report |
| 27 May | 19:30 | Denmark | 1–3 | Ukraine | 14–25 | 25–21 | 24–26 | 22–25 | 85–97 | Report |
| 28 May | 16:30 | Denmark | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 20–25 | 15–25 | 20–25 | | 55–75 | Report |
| 28 May | 19:30 | Ukraine | 3–0 | England | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–12 | | 75–51 | Report |
| 29 May | 12:00 | England | 0–3 | Denmark | 23–25 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | 62–75 | Report |
| 29 May | 14:30 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Ukraine | 25–19 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 89–94 | Report |

### 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)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 272 | 254 | 1.071 |
| 2 | Estonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 249 | 214 | 1.164 |
| 3 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 264 | 273 | 0.967 |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 203 | 247 | 0.822 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 20 May | 19:00 | Latvia | 0–3 | Estonia | 30–32 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | 69–82 | Report |
| 20 May | 21:30 | Portugal | 3–0 | Austria | 25–22 | 26–24 | 25–17 | | 76–63 | Report |
| 21 May | 16:45 | Portugal | 3–1 | Estonia | 25–22 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 92–92 | Report |
| 21 May | 19:00 | Latvia | 3–1 | Austria | 25–23 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 96–87 | Report |
| 22 May | 13:45 | Austria | 0–3 | Estonia | 22–25 | 14–25 | 17–25 | | 53–75 | Report |
| 22 May | 16:00 | Portugal | 3–1 | Latvia | 25–23 | 29–31 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 104–99 | Report |

### Pool H

* Venue: Tampereen jäähalli, Tampere, Finland
* Dates: May 27–29, 2005
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 284 | 247 | 1.150 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 286 | 274 | 1.044 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 229 | 240 | 0.954 |
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 251 | 289 | 0.869 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 May | 18:00 | Finland | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 27 May | 20:30 | Germany | 3–1 | Croatia | 25–20 | 27–25 | 23–25 | 25–17 | | 100–87 | Report |
| 28 May | 14:00 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 15–25 | 25–20 | 27–29 | | 89–99 | Report |
| 28 May | 16:30 | Croatia | 2–3 | Finland | 25–23 | 17–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 8–15 | 98–111 | Report |
| 29 May | 14:00 | Croatia | 0–3 | Slovenia | 19–25 | 21–25 | 26–28 | | | 66–78 | Report |
| 29 May | 16:30 | Finland | 3–1 | Germany | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | 98–87 | Report |

## Third round
### Pool I

* Venue: Palavesuvio, Naples, Italy
* Dates: July 29–31, 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 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 307 | 276 | 1.112 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 253 | 218 | 1.161 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 274 | 295 | 0.929 |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 217 | 262 | 0.828 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jul | 18:00 | Germany | 3–2 | Ukraine | 34–32 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 27–29 | 15–11 | 121–114 | Report |
| 29 Jul | 20:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Spain | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 30 Jul | 18:00 | Spain | 0–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 14–25 | 26–28 | | | 60–78 | Report |
| 30 Jul | 20:30 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Italy | 13–25 | 24–26 | 14–25 | | | 51–76 | Report |
| 31 Jul | 18:00 | Ukraine | 3–2 | Spain | 23–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 15–10 | 109–98 | Report |
| 31 Jul | 20:30 | Italy | 2–3 | Germany | 18–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 16–18 | 102–108 | Report |

### Pool J

* Venue: Neapolis Arena, Larissa, Greece
* Dates: July 18–20, 2005
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 273 | 245 | 1.114 |
| 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 247 | 236 | 1.047 |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 240 | 244 | 0.984 |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 215 | 250 | 0.860 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Jul | 18:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | | 91–96 | Report |
| 18 Jul | 21:00 | Greece | 3–2 | Portugal | 23–25 | 25–18 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 15–12 | 112–102 | Report |
| 19 Jul | 18:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Portugal | 30–28 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | | 80–63 | Report |
| 19 Jul | 21:00 | Turkey | 0–3 | Greece | 22–25 | 23–25 | 27–29 | | | 72–79 | Report |
| 20 Jul | 18:30 | Portugal | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 20 Jul | 21:00 | Greece | 3–0 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25–21 | 32–30 | 25–20 | | | 82–71 | Report |

### Pool K

* Venue: La Palestre, Le Cannet, France
* Dates: July 28–30, 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 272 | 209 | 1.301 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 227 | 214 | 1.061 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 217 | 243 | 0.893 |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 177 | 227 | 0.780 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 28 Jul | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | 75–56 | Report |
| 28 Jul | 21:00 | France | 3–0 | Finland | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | 75–48 | Report |
| 29 Jul | 18:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Finland | 25–18 | 27–25 | 25–22 | | 77–65 | Report |
| 29 Jul | 21:00 | France | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–14 | 94–77 | Report |
| 30 Jul | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Finland | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 75–64 | Report |
| 30 Jul | 21:00 | France | 3–1 | Netherlands | 28–30 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 103–84 | Report |

### Pool L

* Venue: Hala Podpromie, Rzeszów, Poland
* Dates: July 15–17, 2005
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 273 | 235 | 1.162 |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 289 | 267 | 1.082 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 239 | 245 | 0.976 |
| 4 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 194 | 248 | 0.782 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 15 Jul | 19:00 | Estonia | 1–3 | Poland | 25–23 | 16–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | 79–98 | Report |
| 15 Jul | 21:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Russia | 37–39 | 24–26 | 23–25 | | | 84–90 | Report |
| 16 Jul | 19:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–16 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | 92–80 | Report |
| 16 Jul | 21:30 | Estonia | 0–3 | Russia | 18–25 | 11–25 | 23–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
| 17 Jul | 16:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | | 75–63 | Report |
| 17 Jul | 19:00 | Russia | 3–2 | Poland | 25–21 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 15–12 | 108–99 | 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 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 278 | 251 | 1.108 |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 261 | 250 | 1.044 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 291 | 286 | 1.017 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 257 | 300 | 0.857 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 19 Aug | 15:30 | Ukraine | 1–3 | Portugal | 23–25 | 29–27 | 14–25 | 22–25 | | 88–102 | Report |
| 19 Aug | 18:00 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Netherlands | 15–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 15–13 | 104–105 | Report |
| 20 Aug | 18:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Ukraine | 25–20 | 24–26 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | 99–84 | Report |
| 20 Aug | 20:30 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Portugal | 18–25 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 20–25 | | 87–97 | Report |
| 21 Aug | 15:30 | Ukraine | 1–3 | Netherlands | 18–25 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 20–25 | | 85–99 | Report |
| 21 Aug | 18:00 | Portugal | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 62–75 | Report |