# Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The qualification for the 2020 men's Olympic volleyball tournament allocated twelve teams quota spots: the hosts, the winners in each of the six pools of Intercontinental Qualifying Tournament, and five continental Olympic qualification tournament winners. Teams already qualified for the event are not eligible to play in the following qualification tournaments. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Qualification summary

| Event | Event | Dates | Venue(s) | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
| Host nation | Host nation | — | — | 1 | Japan |
| Intercontinental Qualifier | Pool A | 9–11 August 2019 | Varna | 1 | Brazil |
| Intercontinental Qualifier | Pool B | 9–11 August 2019 | Rotterdam | 1 | United States |
| Intercontinental Qualifier | Pool C | 9–11 August 2019 | Bari | 1 | Italy |
| Intercontinental Qualifier | Pool D | 9–11 August 2019 | Gdańsk–Sopot | 1 | Poland |
| Intercontinental Qualifier | Pool E | 9–11 August 2019 | Saint Petersburg | 1 | ROC |
| Intercontinental Qualifier | Pool F | 9–11 August 2019 | Ningbo | 1 | Argentina |
| European Qualifier | European Qualifier | 5–10 January 2020 | Berlin | 1 | France |
| Asian Qualifier | Asian Qualifier | 7–12 January 2020 | Jiangmen | 1 | Iran |
| African Qualifier | African Qualifier | 7–11 January 2020 | Cairo | 1 | Tunisia |
| South American Qualifier | South American Qualifier | 10–12 January 2020 | Mostazal | 1 | Venezuela |
| North American Qualifier | North American Qualifier | 10–12 January 2020 | Vancouver | 1 | Canada |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | |

## Timeline

| Confederation | Tournament | Tournament | Date | Venue | Teams |
| FIVB (Intercontinental) | Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier | Pool A | 9–11 August 2019 | Varna | 4 |
| FIVB (Intercontinental) | Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier | Pool B | 9–11 August 2019 | Rotterdam | 4 |
| FIVB (Intercontinental) | Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier | Pool C | 9–11 August 2019 | Bari | 4 |
| FIVB (Intercontinental) | Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier | Pool D | 9–11 August 2019 | Gdańsk–Sopot | 4 |
| FIVB (Intercontinental) | Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier | Pool E | 9–11 August 2019 | Saint Petersburg | 4 |
| FIVB (Intercontinental) | Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier | Pool F | 9–11 August 2019 | Ningbo | 4 |
| CAVB (Africa) | African Olympic Qualifier | African Olympic Qualifier | 7–11 January 2020 | Cairo | 5 |
| AVC (Asia and Oceania) | Asian Championship Western Asia Qualifier | Asian Championship Western Asia Qualifier | 17–21 July 2019 | Muscat | 3 |
| AVC (Asia and Oceania) | Asian Championship | Asian Championship | 13–21 September 2019 | Tehran | 15+1 |
| AVC (Asia and Oceania) | Asian Olympic Qualifier | Asian Olympic Qualifier | 7–12 January 2020 | Jiangmen | 8 |
| CEV (Europe) | European Olympic Qualifier | European Olympic Qualifier | 5–10 January 2020 | Berlin | 8 |
| NORCECA (North America) | NORCECA Champions Cup | NORCECA Champions Cup | 22–24 August 2019 | Colorado Springs | 4 |
| NORCECA (North America) | NORCECA Championship | NORCECA Championship | 2–7 September 2019 | Winnipeg | 5+1+1 |
| NORCECA (North America) | North American Olympic Qualifier | North American Olympic Qualifier | 10–12 January 2020 | Vancouver | 4 |
| CSV (South America) | South American Championship | South American Championship | 10–14 September 2019 | Mostazal | 6+2 |
| CSV (South America) | South American Olympic Qualifier | South American Olympic Qualifier | 10–12 January 2020 | Mostazal | 4 |

## Host country

FIVB reserved a berth for the 2020 Summer Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.
* Japan

## Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournaments

* The winners in each pool qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

### Qualification round

Twenty-four teams qualified for the competition as the top twenty-four teams of FIVB World Ranking on 1 October 2018 (except Japan who qualified as hosts for the 2020 Summer Olympics.).
* Qualified for the 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier
* Already qualified as hosts for the 2020 Summer Olympics
| Seeding | Team | WC 2015 | OG 2016 | WL 2017 | WCH 2018 | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 80 | 100 | 45 | 90 | 315 |
| 2 | United States | 100 | 80 | 40 | 80 | 300 |
| 3 | Italy | 90 | 90 | 24 | 62 | 266 |
| 4 | Poland | 80 | 50 | 32 | 100 | 262 |
| 5 | Russia | 70 | 70 | 38 | 56 | 234 |
| 6 | Canada | 30 | 50 | 42 | 45 | 167 |
| 7 | Argentina | 50 | 50 | 28 | 33 | 161 |
| 8 | Iran | 25 | 50 | 26 | 36 | 137 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 130 |
| 10 | Serbia | 0 | 2 | 38 | 70 | 110 |
| – | Japan | 40 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 92 |
| 11 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 34 | 45 | 80 |
| 12 | Egypt | 5 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 75 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 30 | 40 | 72 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 18 | 50 | 68 |
| 15 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 63 |
| 16 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 22 | 40 | 62 |
| 17 | Cuba | 0 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 50 |
| 18 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 47 |
| 19 | China | 0 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 44 |
| 20 | Mexico | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
| 21 | Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 38 |
| 22 | Cameroon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 32 |
| 23 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 28 |

### Qualified teams

Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking as of 1 October 2018. Rankings are shown in brackets.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | Pool E | Pool F |
| Brazil (1) | United States (2) | Italy (3) (H) | Poland (4) (H) | Russia (5) (H) | Canada (6) |
| Egypt (13) | Belgium (12) | Serbia (10) | France (9) | Iran (8) | Argentina (7) |
| Bulgaria (14) (H) | Netherlands (15) (H) | Australia (16) | Slovenia (17) | Cuba (18) | Finland (19) |
| Puerto Rico (25) | South Korea (24) | Cameroon (23) | Tunisia (22) | Mexico (21) | China (20) (H) |

#### Notes

* Teams in bold qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
* (H): Qualification group hosts

### Final round
#### Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics

## Continental Olympic Qualification Tournaments
### Africa

* The winners in final round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

#### Qualified teams

of the 53 CAVB and IOC member associations, a total of 5 CAVB member national teams entered the qualifying stage. But, Ghana were disqualified for not arriving in Cairo until just before the beginning of the tournament. All of Ghana's matches were forfeited and Ghana were ranked in last place in the final standing.

##### Final round

* Round robin
* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Egypt (H)
* Ghana (D)
* Tunisia

#### Final round

Of the 4 qualified teams, only winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

##### Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics

##### Round robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Tunisia (Q) | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Egypt (H) | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Ghana (D) | 0 | 0 |

### Asia and Oceania

* The winners in final round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

#### Qualified teams

Of the 61 AVC and IOC member associations, a total of 18 AVC member national teams entered the qualifying stage
* Pool WZ
* Iraq
* Kuwait
* Oman (H)
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Iran (H) | Japan |
| Australia | Chinese Taipei |
| Qatar | Thailand |
| Sri Lanka | Hong Kong |
| Pool C | Pool D |
| Kazakhstan | South Korea |
| China | Indonesia |
| Oman | Kuwait |
| India | Pakistan |
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Iran | Australia |
| Chinese Taipei | South Korea |
| China (H) | India |
| Kazakhstan | Qatar |

##### Notes

* Teams in bold qualified for the next phase and final tournament.
* (H): Qualification group hosts
* Kazakhstan replaced Pakistan who withdrew from the final round.

#### Zonal qualification round

Of the 3 western zone teams, top two teams qualified to the next round.

##### Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2019 Asian Championship

##### Western Asia

| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Kuwait (Q) | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Oman (H, Q) | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Iraq | 2 | 0 |

#### Inter-zonal qualification round

Of the 16 qualified teams, the top eight teams (excluding Japan) qualified for the next round.

##### Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2020 Asian Olympic Qualifier
* Qualified for the 2020 Asian Olympic Qualifier playoffs
* Already qualified as hosts for the 2020 Summer Olympics

##### 9th–12th places round

| 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| 19 September | 19 September |
| Qatar | 3 |
| Qatar | 3 | 20 September | 20 September |
| Indonesia | 0 | 20 September | 20 September |
| Indonesia | 0 | Qatar (Q) | 3 |
| 19 September | 19 September | | Qatar (Q) | 3 |
| 19 September | 19 September | Kazakhstan (Q) | 1 |
| Thailand | 2 | Kazakhstan (Q) | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | | |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| | | 20 September | 20 September |
| | | Indonesia | 2 |
| | | Thailand | 3 |
* Note: Kazakhstan replaced Pakistan, who withdrew from the final round.

#### Final round

Of the 8 qualified teams, only the winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

##### Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2020 Asian Olympic Qualifier semifinals
Final four
 SemifinalsFinal        11 January   Qatar1 12 January  China3
  China0 11 January  Iran (Q)3
  Iran3   South Korea2 :

### Europe

* The winners in final round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

#### Qualification round

The hosts Germany and the top seven ranked teams from the CEV European Ranking as of 30 September 2019 which had not yet qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics competed in the 2020 European Olympic Qualification Tournament.
* Qualified for the 2020 European Olympic Qualifier
* Already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics via the 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier
| Seeding | Team | ECH 2019 | ECH 2017 | WCH 2018 | WL 2017 | Total |
| 1 | Serbia | 100 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 292 |
| – | Russia | 92 | 100 | 44 | 46 | 282 |
| – | Poland | 96 | 82 | 50 | 42 | 270 |
| 2 | France | 94 | 84 | 42 | 50 | 270 |
| – | Italy | 90 | 92 | 46 | 38 | 266 |
| 3 | Belgium | 84 | 94 | 38 | 44 | 260 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 98 | 86 | 36 | 36 | 256 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 80 | 90 | 36 | 40 | 246 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 82 | 74 | 42 | 34 | 232 |
| H | Germany | 86 | 98 | 28 | 18 | 230 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 76 | 88 | 20 | 30 | 214 |

#### Final round

Of the 8 qualified teams, only the winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

##### Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2020 European Olympic Qualifier semifinals
Final four
 SemifinalsFinal        9 January   Slovenia2 10 January  France3
  France (Q)3 9 January  Germany0
  Bulgaria1   Germany3 :

### North America

* The winners in final round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

#### Qualified teams

Of the 35 NORCECA and IOC member associations, a total of 7 NORCECA member national teams entered the qualifying stage
* Round robin
* United States (H)
* Canada
* Cuba
* Puerto Rico
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Canada (H) | United States |
| Mexico | Cuba |
| Puerto Rico | Dominican Republic |
| | Guatemala |
* Round robin
* Canada (H)
* Cuba
* Mexico
* Puerto Rico

##### Notes

* Teams in bold qualified for the next phase and final tournament.
* (H): Qualification group hosts

#### Qualification round

The 2019 NORCECA Champions Cup champions and the top three teams from the 2019 NORCECA Championship which had not yet qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics competed in the 2020 North American Olympic Qualification Tournament.

##### Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2020 North American Olympic Qualifier
* Qualified for the 2020 North American Olympic Qualifier playoffs
* Already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics via the 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier

##### NORCECA Championship – Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| | | 6 September | 6 September | | |
| | | Canada | 1 | |
| 5 September | 5 September | | Canada | 1 | |
| 5 September | 5 September | Cuba | 3 | |
| Cuba | 3 | Cuba | 3 | |
| Cuba | 3 | | | | 7 September | 7 September |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | | | | 7 September | 7 September |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | | | | Cuba | 3 |
| | | | | | United States | 1 |
| | | 6 September | 6 September | | | |
| | | United States | 3 | | | |
| 5 September | 5 September | | United States | 3 | | |
| 5 September | 5 September | Mexico | 0 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Mexico (Q) | 3 | Mexico | 0 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Mexico (Q) | 3 | | | | 7 September | 7 September |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | | | | 7 September | 7 September |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | | | | Canada | 3 |
| | | | | | Mexico | 0 |
| 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 6 September | 6 September |
| Dominican Republic | 2 |
| Puerto Rico (Q) | 3 |

#### Final round

Of the 4 qualified teams, only winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

##### Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics

##### Round robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Canada (H, Q) | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 |
Source: FIVB (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

### South America

* The winners in final round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

#### Qualified teams

Of the 11 CSV and IOC member associations, a total of 8 CSV member national teams entered the qualifying stage
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Brazil | Chile (H) |
| Argentina | Venezuela |
| Colombia | Peru |
| Ecuador | Bolivia |
* Round robin
* Chile (H)
* Venezuela
* Peru
* Colombia

##### Notes

* Teams in bold qualified for the next phase and final tournament.
* (H): Qualification group hosts

#### Qualification round

The top four teams from the 2019 South American Championship which had not yet qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics competed in the 2020 South American Olympic Qualification Tournament.

##### Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2020 South American Olympic Qualifier
* Qualified for the 2020 South American Olympic Qualifier playoffs
* Already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics via the 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualifier

##### 5th–8th places round

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 13 September | 13 September |
| Peru (Q) | 3 |
| Peru (Q) | 3 | 14 September | 14 September |
| Ecuador | 0 | 14 September | 14 September |
| Ecuador | 0 | Peru | 3 |
| 13 September | 13 September | | Peru | 3 |
| 13 September | 13 September | Colombia | 2 |
| Colombia (Q) | 3 | Colombia | 2 |
| Bolivia | 0 | | |
| Bolivia | 0 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 14 September | 14 September |
| | | Ecuador | 3 |
| | | Bolivia | 1 |

#### Final round

Of the 4 qualified teams, only winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

##### Means of qualification

* Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics

##### Round robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Venezuela (Q) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Chile (H) | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | 0 |