# 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CEV)

The CEV qualification for the 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for eight places at the finals in Japan.

## Draw

33 of the 55 CEV national teams entered qualification. (Iceland later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings as of 5 January 2008 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 7–20 did not compete in the first round, and automatically qualified for the second round.

### First round

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| Slovenia (54)  Austria (74)  Hungary (—)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (84)  Montenegro (—) | Great Britain (74)  Portugal (84)  Israel (—)  Iceland (—) | Denmark (—)  Estonia (—)  Georgia (—)  Moldova (—) |
* Iceland withdrew and Montenegro replaced Iceland in Pool B to balance the number of teams in each group.

### Second round

| Pool D | Pool E | Pool F | Pool G |
| Azerbaijan (26)  Ukraine (43)  Belarus (44) 1st Pool B | Belgium (33)  Slovakia (41)  Croatia (44) 1st Pool A | Bulgaria (34)  Czech Republic (38)  Romania (48)  Albania (54) 1st Pool C | France (35)  Greece (36)  Spain (44)  Finland (54) 2nd Pool A |

### Third round

| Pool H | Pool I | Pool J | Pool K |
| Italy (2) 1st Pool F 1st Pool D 2nd Pool F | Serbia (7) 1st Pool G 1st Pool E 3rd Pool F | Poland (9)  Turkey (22) 2nd Pool E 2nd Pool G | Netherlands (10)  Germany (15) 2nd Pool D 3rd Pool G |

## First round
### Pool A

* Venue: Sport Hall Lendava, Lendava, Slovenia
* Dates: January 9–11, 2009
* All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 265 | 201 | 1.318 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 233 | 199 | 1.171 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 183 | 210 | 0.871 |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 175 | 246 | 0.711 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 09 Jan | 16:00 | Austria | 1–3 | Hungary | 12–25 | 25–19 | 10–25 | 15–25 | 62–94 | P2 P3 |
| 09 Jan | 19:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–22 | 25–15 | 25–13 | | 75–50 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jan | 16:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Hungary | 17–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | | 56–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jan | 19:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–20 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | 75–53 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jan | 16:00 | Austria | 0–3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16–25 | 19–25 | 25–27 | | 60–77 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jan | 19:00 | Hungary | 3–1 | Slovenia | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 96–83 | P2 P3 |

### Pool B

* Venue: English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, United Kingdom
* Dates: January 2–4, 2009
* All times are Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Israel | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 158 | 1.443 |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 248 | 233 | 1.064 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 257 | 283 | 0.908 |
| 4 | Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 189 | 248 | 0.762 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 02 Jan | 16:00 | Great Britain | 2–3 | Portugal | 25–22 | 25–27 | 18–25 | 27–25 | 9–15 | 104–114 | P2 P3 |
| 02 Jan | 18:00 | Montenegro | 0–3 | Israel | 18–25 | 15–25 | 11–25 | | | 44–75 | P2 P3 |
| 03 Jan | 16:00 | Great Britain | 3–1 | Montenegro | 26–24 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 25–20 | | 98–93 | P2 P3 |
| 03 Jan | 18:00 | Portugal | 0–3 | Israel | 16–25 | 18–25 | 25–27 | | | 59–77 | P2 P3 |
| 04 Jan | 16:00 | Israel | 3–0 | Great Britain | 25–12 | 26–24 | 25–19 | | | 76–55 | P2 P3 |
| 04 Jan | 18:00 | Portugal | 3–0 | Montenegro | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–14 | | | 75–52 | P2 P3 |

### Pool C

* Venue: Kalevi Spordihall, Tallinn, Estonia
* Dates: January 9–11, 2009
* All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Moldova | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 250 | 173 | 1.445 |
| 2 | Estonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 243 | 197 | 1.234 |
| 3 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 175 | 231 | 0.758 |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 177 | 244 | 0.725 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 09 Jan | 15:30 | Denmark | 0–3 | Moldova | 10–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | | 50–75 | P2 P3 |
| 09 Jan | 18:00 | Georgia | 0–3 | Estonia | 17–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | | 51–75 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jan | 15:00 | Georgia | 3–1 | Denmark | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–15 | | 94–81 | P2 P3 |
| 10 Jan | 17:30 | Estonia | 2–3 | Moldova | 22–25 | 25–14 | 25–21 | 9–25 | 12–15 | 93–100 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jan | 15:00 | Moldova | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–9 | 25–8 | 25–13 | | | 75–30 | P2 P3 |
| 11 Jan | 17:30 | Denmark | 0–3 | Estonia | 14–25 | 14–25 | 18–25 | | | 46–75 | P2 P3 |

## Second round
### Pool D

* Venue: Olympic and Leisure Complex, Quba, Azerbaijan
* Dates: May 15–17, 2009
* All times are Azerbaijan Summer Time (UTC+05:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Belarus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 256 | 224 | 1.143 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 242 | 202 | 1.198 |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 247 | 277 | 0.892 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 204 | 246 | 0.829 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 15 May | 16:00 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Belarus | 23–25 | 26–28 | 22–25 | | 71–78 | P2 P3 |
| 15 May | 18:30 | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Israel | 25–14 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–13 | 96–72 | P2 P3 |
| 16 May | 16:00 | Ukraine | 1–3 | Israel | 19–25 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 84–92 | P2 P3 |
| 16 May | 18:30 | Belarus | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 25–19 | 25–22 | 31–29 | | 81–70 | P2 P3 |
| 17 May | 16:00 | Israel | 1–3 | Belarus | 25–22 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 83–97 | P2 P3 |
| 17 May | 18:30 | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–16 | 26–24 | 25–9 | | 76–49 | P2 P3 |

### Pool E

* Venue: Arena Gripe, Split, Croatia
* Dates: May 15–17, 2009
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 230 | 156 | 1.474 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 212 | 194 | 1.093 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 189 | 205 | 0.922 |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 149 | 225 | 0.662 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 15 May | 17:00 | Croatia | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–12 | 75–38 | P2 P3 |
| 15 May | 19:30 | Belgium | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–17 | 75–58 | P2 P3 |
| 16 May | 17:00 | Croatia | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 16 May | 19:30 | Belgium | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 75–56 | P2 P3 |
| 17 May | 18:00 | Croatia | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–17 | 30–28 | 25–17 | 80–62 | P2 P3 |
| 17 May | 20:30 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 75–55 | P2 P3 |

### Pool F

* Venue: Sport Hall Orlovec, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
* Dates: May 13–17, 2009
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 353 | 275 | 1.284 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2.500 | 340 | 276 | 1.232 |
| 3 | Romania | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 328 | 277 | 1.184 |
| 4 | Albania | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0.300 | 225 | 318 | 0.708 |
| 5 | Moldova | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 224 | 324 | 0.691 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 13 May | 16:00 | Romania | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 92–96 | P2 P3 |
| 13 May | 18:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Moldova | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–13 | | 75–51 | P2 P3 |
| 14 May | 16:00 | Moldova | 0–3 | Romania | 9–25 | 15–25 | 15–25 | | 39–75 | P2 P3 |
| 14 May | 18:00 | Albania | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 10–25 | 16–25 | 18–25 | | 44–75 | P2 P3 |
| 15 May | 16:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Moldova | 25–16 | 25–10 | 25–15 | | 75–41 | P2 P3 |
| 15 May | 18:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Albania | 25–11 | 25–15 | 25–15 | | 75–41 | P2 P3 |
| 16 May | 16:00 | Albania | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 16–25 | 12–25 | 13–25 | | 41–75 | P2 P3 |
| 16 May | 18:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Romania | 25–22 | 25–16 | 26–28 | 25–20 | 101–86 | P2 P3 |
| 17 May | 16:00 | Moldova | 1–3 | Albania | 21–25 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 93–99 | P2 P3 |
| 17 May | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 24–26 | 28–26 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 94–102 | P2 P3 |

### Pool G

* Venue: Palais des Sports, Marseille, France
* Dates: May 13–17, 2009
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 375 | 316 | 1.187 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 402 | 334 | 1.204 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 354 | 362 | 0.978 |
| 4 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 332 | 346 | 0.960 |
| 5 | Finland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 216 | 321 | 0.673 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 May | 18:00 | Spain | 3–1 | Greece | 25–20 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 25–15 | | 93–80 | P2 P3 |
| 13 May | 20:30 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–55 | P2 P3 |
| 14 May | 18:00 | Greece | 3–0 | Finland | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–14 | | | 75–50 | P2 P3 |
| 14 May | 20:30 | France | 3–1 | Slovenia | 24–26 | 25–20 | 25–11 | 25–20 | | 99–77 | P2 P3 |
| 15 May | 18:00 | France | 3–1 | Finland | 25–22 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–14 | | 96–81 | P2 P3 |
| 15 May | 20:30 | Slovenia | 2–3 | Spain | 25–19 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 8–15 | 97–106 | P2 P3 |
| 16 May | 18:00 | Finland | 0–3 | Spain | 12–25 | 5–25 | 13–25 | | | 30–75 | P2 P3 |
| 16 May | 20:30 | France | 3–1 | Greece | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–8 | | 98–75 | P2 P3 |
| 17 May | 15:00 | Greece | 2–3 | Slovenia | 25–20 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 16–25 | 13–15 | 102–105 | P2 P3 |
| 17 May | 17:30 | France | 2–3 | Spain | 25–16 | 23–25 | 24–26 | 25–19 | 12–15 | 109–101 | P2 P3 |

## Third round
### Pool H

* Venue: Zoppas Arena, Conegliano, Italy
* Dates: July 17–19, 2009
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 259 | 217 | 1.194 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 254 | 252 | 1.008 |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 229 | 257 | 0.891 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 279 | 295 | 0.946 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–19 | | 96–88 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jul | 20:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–13 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–50 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jul | 18:00 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Belarus | 25–18 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | 86–93 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jul | 20:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 26–24 | 25–13 | 27–25 | | | 78–62 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jul | 18:00 | Belarus | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 21–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | 86–96 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jul | 20:30 | Italy | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 15–10 | 106–105 | P2 P3 |

### Pool I

* Venue: Hala Sportova Dudova Suma, Subotica, Serbia
* Dates: July 17–19, 2009
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 275 | 208 | 1.322 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 283 | 261 | 1.084 |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 223 | 279 | 0.799 |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 234 | 267 | 0.876 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 18:00 | Spain | 0–3 | Serbia | 15–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | | 49–75 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jul | 20:30 | Croatia | 3–1 | Romania | 22–25 | 25–11 | 25–16 | 25–6 | | 97–58 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jul | 18:00 | Serbia | 3–1 | Romania | 25–17 | 26–28 | 25–15 | 25–15 | | 101–75 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jul | 20:30 | Spain | 2–3 | Croatia | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 14–16 | 104–102 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jul | 18:00 | Romania | 3–1 | Spain | 15–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | 90–81 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jul | 20:30 | Croatia | 1–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 26–24 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | 84–99 | P2 P3 |

### Pool J

* Venue: Hala Podpromie, Rzeszów, Poland
* Dates: July 17–19, 2009
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 251 | 202 | 1.243 |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 283 | 257 | 1.101 |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 239 | 265 | 0.902 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 196 | 245 | 0.800 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 17:30 | France | 0–3 | Turkey | 18–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | | 57–75 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jul | 20:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Belgium | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 16–14 | 108–99 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jul | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–21 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | | 75–52 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jul | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | France | 25–17 | 25–10 | 32–30 | | | 82–57 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jul | 14:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | France | 25–19 | 25–19 | 13–25 | 25–19 | | 88–82 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jul | 16:30 | Poland | 1–3 | Turkey | 23–25 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 26–28 | | 93–101 | P2 P3 |

### Pool K

* Venue: Topsportcentrum, Almere, Netherlands
* Dates: July 17–19, 2009
* 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 | 2 | 4.500 | 259 | 223 | 1.161 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 239 | 210 | 1.138 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 254 | 271 | 0.937 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 227 | 275 | 0.825 |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 17:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Slovenia | 25–18 | 28–30 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | 103–81 | P2 P3 |
| 17 Jul | 20:00 | Germany | 3–2 | Azerbaijan | 25–18 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 24–26 | 15–13 | 109–103 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jul | 17:30 | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Netherlands | 20–25 | 19–25 | 15–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 P3 |
| 18 Jul | 20:00 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Germany | 14–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | | 59–75 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jul | 13:30 | Azerbaijan | 3–2 | Slovenia | 18–25 | 25–9 | 14–25 | 25–18 | 15–10 | 97–87 | P2 P3 |
| 19 Jul | 16:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Germany | 23–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | | 61–75 | P2 P3 |