# Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The qualification for 2000 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 12 June 1999 to 27 July 2000.

## Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics

## Host country

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the 2000 Summer Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.
* Australia

## 1999 World Cup

* Venues: Japan
* Dates: 18 November – 2 December 1999
* The top three teams qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Cuba |
| | Italy |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | Spain |
| 7 | South Korea |
| 8 | Canada |
| 9 | Argentina |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | China |
| 12 | Tunisia |

## Continental qualification tournaments

* The winners in each tournament qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

### Africa

* Host: Cairo, Egypt
* Dates: 25–30 January 2000
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 375 | 266 | 1.410 | 2000 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Tunisia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 439 | 404 | 1.087 | |
| 3 | Algeria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 408 | 386 | 1.057 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 400 | 418 | 0.957 | |
| 5 | Cameroon | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 420 | 454 | 0.925 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 261 | 375 | 0.696 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 25 Jan | Tunisia | 3–1 | Cameroon | 25–13 | 18–25 | 29–27 | 25–18 | | 97–83 |
| 25 Jan | Algeria | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | | 75–59 |
| 25 Jan | Egypt | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–22 | | | 75–58 |
| 26 Jan | Tunisia | 3–2 | Nigeria | 23–25 | 26–24 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 15–8 | 112–104 |
| 26 Jan | Algeria | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | | 75–47 |
| 26 Jan | Egypt | 3–0 | Cameroon | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | | 75–58 |
| 27 Jan | Cameroon | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–64 |
| 27 Jan | Egypt | 3–0 | Nigeria | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | | 75–56 |
| 27 Jan | Tunisia | 3–2 | Algeria | 20–25 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 18–16 | 107–100 |
| 29 Jan | Nigeria | 3–2 | Cameroon | 25–22 | 24–26 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 16–14 | 106–106 |
| 29 Jan | Tunisia | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–14 | 25–11 | 25–17 | | | 75–42 |
| 29 Jan | Egypt | 3–0 | Algeria | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–12 | | | 75–46 |
| 30 Jan | Nigeria | 3–0 | South Africa | 25–11 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | | 75–50 |
| 30 Jan | Algeria | 3–2 | Cameroon | 26–28 | 25–14 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 15–9 | 112–98 |
| 30 Jan | Egypt | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–12 | | | 75–48 |

### Asia and Oceania

* Host: Shanghai, China
* Dates: 27–29 December 1999
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 246 | 207 | 1.188 | 2000 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 275 | 285 | 0.965 | |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 254 | 243 | 1.045 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 240 | 280 | 0.857 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Dec | South Korea | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | 96–82 |
| 27 Dec | Japan | 3–2 | China | 20–25 | 29–27 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 15–13 | 107–113 |
| 28 Dec | China | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | | 75–61 |
| 28 Dec | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–59 |
| 29 Dec | Japan | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | 29–27 | 29–27 | 26–28 | 25–15 | | 109–97 |
| 29 Dec | South Korea | 3–0 | China | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | | 75–66 |

### Europe

* Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland
* Dates: 3–9 January 2000
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
| 3 | Netherlands |
| 4 | Poland |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
| 6 | Latvia |

### North America

* Host: Winnipeg, Canada
* Dates: 5–8 January 2000
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Canada |
| 3 | Puerto Rico |
| 4 | Mexico |

### South America

* Host: São Caetano do Sul, Brazil
* Dates: 7–9 January 2000
* All times are Brasília Official Summer Time (UTC−02:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 276 | 219 | 1.260 | 2000 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 297 | 269 | 1.104 | |
| 3 | Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 219 | 221 | 0.991 | |
| 4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 142 | 225 | 0.631 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 7 Jan | 09:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–13 | 25–11 | 25–13 | | | 75–37 |
| 7 Jan | 11:00 | Argentina | 3–1 | Venezuela | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 97–87 |
| 8 Jan | 11:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | | 75–56 |
| 8 Jan | 14:00 | Brazil | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | | 75–57 |
| 9 Jan | 11:00 | Brazil | 3–2 | Argentina | 21–25 | 32–30 | 25–22 | 33–35 | 15–13 | 126–125 |
| 9 Jan | 14:00 | Venezuela | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | | 75–49 |

## World qualification tournaments

* The winners in each tournament qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

### 1st tournament

* Host: Matosinhos, Portugal
* Dates: 21–23 July 2000
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 254 | 215 | 1.181 | 2000 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 212 | 190 | 1.116 | |
| 3 | Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 249 | 281 | 0.886 | |
| 4 | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 237 | 266 | 0.891 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 21 Jul | Argentina | 3–0 | Japan | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–62 |
| 21 Jul | Venezuela | 3–2 | Portugal | 25–19 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–27 | 15–12 | 112–106 |
| 22 Jul | Argentina | 3–1 | Venezuela | 25–17 | 25–27 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | 100–84 |
| 22 Jul | Japan | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–62 |
| 23 Jul | Japan | 3–0 | Venezuela | 25–18 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | | 75–53 |
| 23 Jul | Argentina | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–21 | 25–21 | 29–27 | | | 79–69 |

### 2nd tournament

* Host: Piraeus, Greece
* Dates: 24–26 July 2000
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 178 | 1.281 | 2000 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 248 | 244 | 1.016 | |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 219 | 227 | 0.965 | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 237 | 283 | 0.837 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 24 Jul | Spain | 3–0 | China | 26–24 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | | 76–60 |
| 24 Jul | Greece | 3–1 | Tunisia | 25–15 | 20–25 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | 95–75 |
| 25 Jul | Spain | 3–0 | Tunisia | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | | 75–56 |
| 25 Jul | China | 3–0 | Greece | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 75–62 |
| 26 Jul | China | 3–2 | Tunisia | 25–21 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–27 | 15–12 | 113–106 |
| 26 Jul | Spain | 3–0 | Greece | 27–25 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | | 77–62 |

### 3rd tournament

* Host: Castelnau-le-Lez, France
* Dates: 25–27 July 2000
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 244 | 188 | 1.298 | 2000 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 272 | 250 | 1.088 | |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 235 | 234 | 1.004 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 146 | 225 | 0.649 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 25 Jul | Netherlands | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–17 | 25–10 | 25–15 | | | 75–42 |
| 25 Jul | France | 3–2 | Canada | 22–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 15–9 | 108–103 |
| 26 Jul | Netherlands | 3–0 | Canada | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | | 75–57 |
| 26 Jul | France | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–23 | 25–14 | 25–16 | | | 75–53 |
| 27 Jul | Canada | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | | 75–51 |
| 27 Jul | Netherlands | 3–1 | France | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | 94–89 |