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

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) |
| Qatar (51)  Jordan (—)  Oman (—)  United Arab Emirates (—)  Maldives (—) | Thailand (34)  Saudi Arabia (38)  Uzbekistan (54)  Afghanistan (—) | Chinese Taipei (36)  Indonesia (36)  Macau (—)  Philippines (—)  Tonga (—) |

### Second round

| Pool D | Pool E | Pool F |
| South Korea (7)  Kazakhstan (31) 1st Pool C 2nd Pool A | China (17)  India (26) 1st Pool B 2nd Pool C | Australia (21)  Iran (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)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Qatar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 367 | 314 | 1.169 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 381 | 350 | 1.089 |
| 3 | Jordan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 345 | 321 | 1.075 |
| 4 | Oman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.500 | 324 | 357 | 0.908 |
| 5 | Maldives | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 248 | 323 | 0.768 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 May | 17:30 | Maldives | 0–3 | Qatar | 17–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | | 50–75 | Report |
| 28 May | 19:30 | United Arab Emirates | 3–1 | Jordan | 25–16 | 17–25 | 30–28 | 25–21 | | 97–90 | Report |
| 29 May | 17:30 | Oman | 0–3 | Qatar | 15–25 | 26–28 | 19–25 | | | 60–78 | Report |
| 29 May | 19:30 | Maldives | 0–3 | Jordan | 18–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
| 30 May | 17:30 | United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | Oman | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 15–11 | 108–103 | Report |
| 30 May | 19:30 | Jordan | 2–3 | Qatar | 23–25 | 27–25 | 17–25 | 25–19 | 11–15 | 103–109 | Report |
| 01 Jun | 17:30 | Oman | 0–3 | Jordan | 25–27 | 19–25 | 19–25 | | | 63–77 | Report |
| 01 Jun | 19:30 | United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | Maldives | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 02 Jun | 17:30 | Maldives | 1–3 | Oman | 25–21 | 27–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | 94–98 | Report |
| 02 Jun | 19:30 | United Arab Emirates | 2–3 | Qatar | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 11–15 | 101–105 | Report |

### Pool B

* Venue: Ratchaburi Gymnasium, Ratchaburi, Thailand
* Dates: May 20–22, 2005
* All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 110 | 1.364 |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 138 | 125 | 1.104 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 97 | 150 | 0.647 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 20 May | 17:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 75–63 | Report |
| 21 May | 17:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Afghanistan | 25–13 | 25–19 | 25–15 | 75–47 | Report |
| 22 May | 17:00 | Uzbekistan | 3–0 | Afghanistan | 25–19 | 25–13 | 25–18 | 75–50 | Report |

### 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)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | 323 | 235 | 1.374 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 313 | 248 | 1.262 |
| 3 | Philippines | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 298 | 304 | 0.980 |
| 4 | Macau | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 219 | 293 | 0.747 |
| 5 | Tonga | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 | 269 | 342 | 0.787 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 02 Mar | 17:00 | Philippines | 3–0 | Macau | 25–13 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | | 75–49 | Report |
| 02 Mar | 19:00 | Indonesia | 3–0 | Tonga | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 03 Mar | 17:00 | Macau | 3–0 | Tonga | 29–27 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 79–68 | Report |
| 03 Mar | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Philippines | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–20 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 04 Mar | 17:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Tonga | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–15 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 04 Mar | 19:00 | Macau | 0–3 | Indonesia | 17–25 | 19–25 | 11–25 | | | 47–75 | Report |
| 05 Mar | 14:00 | Macau | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | 17–25 | 10–25 | 17–25 | | | 44–75 | Report |
| 05 Mar | 16:00 | Philippines | 0–3 | Indonesia | 15–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |
| 06 Mar | 14:00 | Indonesia | 1–3 | Chinese Taipei | 17–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 24–26 | | 88–98 | Report |
| 06 Mar | 16:00 | Philippines | 3–2 | Tonga | 25–27 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 15–12 | 113–105 | Report |

## 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)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 250 | 199 | 1.256 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 270 | 235 | 1.149 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 213 | 233 | 0.914 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 159 | 225 | 0.707 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jun | 16:00 | South Korea | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 25–18 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 98–88 | Report |
| 17 Jun | 18:30 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | 75–52 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 14:00 | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | South Korea | 13–25 | 16–25 | 18–25 | | 47–75 | Report |
| 18 Jun | 16:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–20 | 25–11 | 25–19 | | 75–50 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 14:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | 75–60 | Report |
| 19 Jun | 16:00 | South Korea | 1–3 | Kazakhstan | 21–25 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 31–33 | 97–100 | Report |

### Pool E

* Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai, India
* Dates: June 24–26, 2005
* All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 167 | 1.347 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 253 | 247 | 1.024 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 229 | 236 | 0.970 |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 171 | 228 | 0.750 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Jun | 15:00 | China | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–21 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 24 Jun | 17:00 | India | 3–2 | Indonesia | 24–26 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 15–13 | 110–107 | Report |
| 25 Jun | 15:00 | China | 3–0 | Indonesia | 25–16 | 25–14 | 25–17 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 25 Jun | 17:00 | India | 3–0 | Thailand | 28–26 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | | 78–65 | Report |
| 26 Jun | 15:00 | Indonesia | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–12 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| 26 Jun | 17:00 | China | 3–0 | India | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–65 | Report |

### Pool F

* Venue: Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran
* Dates: June 22–24, 2005
* All times are Iran Daylight Time (UTC+04:30)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 170 | 1.324 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 210 | 177 | 1.186 |
| 3 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 187 | 209 | 0.895 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 160 | 226 | 0.708 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 22 Jun | 16:00 | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Qatar | 24–26 | 15–25 | 19–25 | 58–76 | Report |
| 22 Jun | 18:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Australia | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 75–59 | Report |
| 23 Jun | 16:00 | Qatar | 0–3 | Australia | 24–26 | 21–25 | 13–25 | 58–76 | Report |
| 23 Jun | 18:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–21 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 75–58 | Report |
| 24 Jun | 16:00 | Australia | 3–0 | Uzbekistan | 25–14 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 75–44 | Report |
| 24 Jun | 18:00 | Iran | 3–0 | Qatar | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 75–53 | Report |

## Playoff round

* Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai, India
* Dates: July 1–3, 2005
* All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 215 | 191 | 1.126 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 167 | 156 | 1.071 |
| 3 | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 151 | 186 | 0.812 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 01 Jul | 17:00 | South Korea | 3–1 | Australia | 25–22 | 27–29 | 25–16 | 27–25 | | 104–92 | Report |
| 02 Jul | 17:00 | India | 0–3 | Australia | 18–25 | 17–25 | 17–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
| 03 Jul | 17:00 | India | 2–3 | South Korea | 25–23 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 12–15 | 99–111 | Report |