2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (CEV)

The CEV qualification for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship saw member nations compete for seven places at the finals in Italy and Bulgaria.[1]

Pools composition

39 CEV national teams entered qualification.[2]

First round

7 Small Countries Division teams participated in the first round. The first round also acted as the 2017 European Championship Small Countries Division qualification round. Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their final ranking of 2015 European Championship Small Countries Division. But, Northern Ireland and Iceland were switched between the pools as Iceland were drawn as the 2nd hosts alongside Luxembourg who applied to hosts.[3] Rankings are shown in brackets.

Pool A Pool B
 Luxembourg (1)  Cyprus (2)
 Faroe Islands (4)  Scotland (3)
 Northern Ireland (6)  Iceland (5)
 Andorra (7)

Second round

The six hosts were drawn as heads of series in one of the six pools (from left to right, A–B–C–D–E–F). The remaining participating teams were grouped in five sub-groups – each one including six teams – according to the CEV National Team Ranking as of 19 October 2015[4] – i.e. when National Federations registered for participation in the World Championship qualification – and drawn accordingly into one of the six pools (from left to right, A–B–C–D–E–F). Rankings are shown in brackets except hosts. The pools were confirmed on 26 October 2016.[5]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F
 France (Hosts)  Netherlands (Hosts)  Slovenia (Hosts)  Estonia (Hosts)  Croatia (Hosts)  Czech Republic (Hosts)
 Germany (4)  Slovakia (11)  Belgium (9)  Russia (2)  Serbia (6)  Finland (8)
 Turkey (14)  Greece (18)  Portugal (15)  Montenegro (21)  Belarus (20)  Spain (17)
 Ukraine (23)  Austria (28)  Latvia (25)  Romania (26)  Denmark (24)  Sweden (27)
 Azerbaijan (33)  Luxembourg (31)  Israel (29)  Hungary (30)   Switzerland (34)  Cyprus (31)
 Iceland (41)  Moldova (35)  Georgia (41)  Kosovo (–)  Norway (36)  Northern Ireland (43)

Third round
Pool G
Second Round Pool A 2nd
Second Round Pool B 2nd
Second Round Pool C 2nd
Second Round Pool D 2nd
Second Round Pool E 2nd
Second Round Pool F 2nd

Pool standing procedure
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

First round
  • The top two teams in each pool qualified for the second round.
Qualified for the Second round

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Luxembourg 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 89 1.685
2  Northern Ireland 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 151 173 0.873
3  Faroe Islands 0 2 0 1 6 0.167 140 179 0.782
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 May19:00Northern Ireland  3–1  Faroe Islands 25–2124–2629–2726–24 104–98Report
14 May19:00Luxembourg  3–0  Northern Ireland 25–1425–1325–20  75–47Report
15 May17:00Faroe Islands  0–3  Luxembourg 19–2513–2510–25  42–75Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Cyprus 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 280 210 1.333
2  Iceland 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 244 240 1.017
3  Scotland 1 2 5 7 6 1.167 284 270 1.052
4  Andorra 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 137 225 0.609
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 May17:00Cyprus  3–0  Andorra 25–1225–1225–13  75–37Report
20 May20:00Iceland  3–2  Scotland 25–2115–2525–1823–2515–13103–102Report
21 May15:00Andorra  0–3  Scotland 17–2519–2521–25  57–75Report
21 May18:00Cyprus  3–1  Iceland 25–1420–2525–1625–11 95–66Report
22 May15:00Scotland  2–3  Cyprus 23–2525–2325–2221–2513–15107–110Report
22 May18:00Andorra  0–3  Iceland 8–2518–2517–25  43–75Report

Second round
  • The winners in each pool qualified for the 2018 World Championship, whereas the runners-up in each pool qualified for the third round.
Qualified for the 2018 World Championship
Qualified for the Third round

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  France 5 0 15 15 0 MAX 375 239 1.569
2  Germany 4 1 12 12 3 4.000 366 291 1.258
3  Turkey 3 2 9 9 6 1.500 341 318 1.072
4  Ukraine 2 3 6 6 9 0.667 303 327 0.927
5  Azerbaijan 1 4 3 3 12 0.250 297 357 0.832
6  Iceland 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 225 375 0.600
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May15:00Turkey  3–0  Azerbaijan 25–2125–2125–13  75–55Report
24 May17:30Germany  3–0  Ukraine 25–1625–2025–19  75–55Report
24 May20:30Iceland  0–3  France 8–258–2514–25  30–75Report
25 May15:00Azerbaijan  0–3  Germany 27–2918–2518–25  63–79Report
25 May17:30Iceland  0–3  Turkey 18–2523–2517–25  58–75Report
25 May20:30France  3–0  Ukraine 25–2025–825–15  75–43Report
26 May15:00Germany  3–0  Iceland 25–1225–1225–14  75–38Report
26 May17:30Ukraine  3–0  Azerbaijan 25–1325–2325–20  75–56Report
26 May20:30Turkey  0–3  France 21–2518–2517–25  56–75Report
27 May15:00Iceland  0–3  Ukraine 12–2519–2515–25  46–75Report
27 May17:30France  3–0  Azerbaijan 25–1625–1725–15  75–48Report
27 May20:30Turkey  0–3  Germany 17–2520–2523–25  60–75Report
28 May15:00Azerbaijan  3–0  Iceland 25–1625–1725–20  75–53Report
28 May17:30Ukraine  0–3  Turkey 16–2519–2520–25  55–75Report
28 May20:30Germany  0–3  France 22–2520–2520–25  62–75Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Netherlands 5 0 13 15 5 3.000 477 382 1.249
2  Slovakia 3 2 9 12 8 1.500 463 441 1.050
3  Greece 3 2 9 11 9 1.222 441 452 0.976
4  Austria 2 3 8 11 10 1.100 487 482 1.010
5  Moldova 2 3 5 7 12 0.583 408 457 0.893
6  Luxembourg 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 373 435 0.857
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 May15:00Slovakia  1–3  Austria 25–2724–2625–1920–25 94–97Report
23 May17:30Moldova  1–3  Greece 25–2020–2517–2526–28 88–98Report
23 May20:00Luxembourg  1–3  Netherlands 25–2216–2520–2515–25 76–97Report
24 May15:00Austria  2–3  Greece 24–2625–2725–1625–2313–15112–107Report
24 May17:30Slovakia  3–0  Luxembourg 25–1727–2526–24  78–66Report
24 May20:00Netherlands  3–0  Moldova 25–1525–1325–16  75–44Report
25 May15:00Luxembourg  0–3  Austria 24–2623–2520–25  67–76Report
25 May17:30Moldova  0–3  Slovakia 9–2531–3323–25  63–83Report
25 May20:00Greece  0–3  Netherlands 13–2530–3216–25  59–82Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
27 May15:00Luxembourg  2–3  Moldova 23–2525–2216–2525–2212–15101–109Report
27 May17:30Austria  2–3  Netherlands 22–2525–2225–2322–258–15102–110Report
27 May20:00Slovakia  3–2  Greece 22–2520–2525–2125–1915–12107–102Report
28 May14:30Moldova  3–1  Austria 22–2531–2925–2226–24 104–100Report
28 May17:00Netherlands  3–2  Slovakia 25–2726–2422–2525–1615–9113–101Report
28 May19:30Greece  3–0  Luxembourg 25–1925–2325–21  75–63Report

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovenia 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 408 282 1.447
2  Belgium 4 1 12 13 3 4.333 399 304 1.313
3  Portugal 3 2 9 9 8 1.125 389 369 1.054
4  Israel 2 3 5 7 11 0.636 349 410 0.851
5  Latvia 1 4 4 6 12 0.500 377 399 0.945
6  Georgia 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 217 375 0.579
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May15:00Portugal  0–3  Belgium 17–2516–2516–25  49–75Report
24 May17:30Slovenia  3–0  Georgia 25–1225–1125–12  75–35Report
24 May20:00Israel  3–2  Latvia 19–2525–2024–2625–2216–14109–107Report
25 May15:00Belgium  3–0  Georgia 25–1825–1125–10  75–39Report
25 May17:30Latvia  0–3  Slovenia 14–2514–2519–25  47–75Report
25 May20:00Portugal  3–1  Israel 25–1925–2124–2625–12 99–78Report
26 May15:00Georgia  0–3  Latvia 9–2517–2514–25  40–75Report
26 May17:30Slovenia  3–0  Portugal 25–2125–2027–25  77–66Report
26 May20:00Israel  0–3  Belgium 13–2518–2521–25  52–75Report
27 May15:00Portugal  3–0  Georgia 25–1925–1625–14  75–49Report
27 May17:30Israel  0–3  Slovenia 11–2514–2510–25  35–75Report
27 May20:00Belgium  3–0  Latvia 25–1625–2125–21  75–58Report
28 May15:00Georgia  0–3  Israel 13–2522–2519–25  54–75Report
28 May17:30Slovenia  3–1  Belgium 28–3026–2427–2525–20 106–99Report
28 May20:00Latvia  1–3  Portugal 24–2625–2324–2617–25 90–100Report

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 396 279 1.419
2  Estonia 4 1 12 13 5 2.600 427 353 1.210
3  Romania 3 2 9 10 8 1.250 406 397 1.023
4  Montenegro 2 3 5 7 11 0.636 411 386 1.065
5  Hungary 1 4 4 6 12 0.500 367 401 0.915
6  Kosovo 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 205 396 0.518
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May15:00Montenegro  0–3  Russia 21–2522–2518–25  61–75Report
24 May18:00Estonia  3–1  Romania 25–1525–2122–2525–16 97–77Report
24 May20:30Hungary  3–0  Kosovo 25–1325–1725–9  75–39Report
25 May15:00Russia  3–0  Romania 25–1825–2025–21  75–59Report
25 May18:00Kosovo  0–3  Estonia 13–2515–257–25  35–75Report
25 May20:30Montenegro  3–2  Hungary 23–2525–1325–2326–2815–10114–99Report
26 May15:00Romania  3–1  Kosovo 25–1225–1521–2525–15 96–67Report
26 May18:00Estonia  3–0  Montenegro 25–2327–2525–23  77–71Report
26 May20:30Hungary  0–3  Russia 18–2517–2516–25  51–75Report
27 May15:00Montenegro  1–3  Romania 23–2525–2121–2521–25 90–96Report
27 May18:00Hungary  1–3  Estonia 25–2015–2520–2514–25 74–95Report
27 May20:30Russia  3–0  Kosovo 25–825–825–9  75–25Report
28 May15:00Romania  3–0  Hungary 25–1926–2427–25  78–68Report
28 May17:30Kosovo  0–3  Montenegro 15–259–2515–25  39–75Report
28 May20:30Estonia  1–3  Russia 25–2121–2518–2519–25 83–96Report

Pool E
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Serbia 5 0 15 15 0 MAX 384 277 1.386
2  Belarus 4 1 11 12 8 1.500 460 443 1.038
3   Switzerland 3 2 9 11 10 1.100 455 463 0.983
4  Denmark 2 3 5 8 12 0.667 466 469 0.994
5  Croatia 1 4 4 7 13 0.538 446 486 0.918
6  Norway 0 5 1 5 15 0.333 396 469 0.844
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May15:00Denmark  1–3   Switzerland 23–2525–1920–2518–25 86–94Report
24 May17:30Serbia  3–0  Belarus 25–1725–2225–15  75–54Report
24 May20:00Norway  1–3  Croatia 23–2525–2219–2515–25 82–97Report
25 May15:00Denmark  0–3  Serbia 23–2532–3419–25  74–84Report
25 May17:30Belarus  3–1  Norway 25–1925–2020–2525–22 95–86Report
25 May20:00Switzerland   3–1  Croatia 26–2825–2025–1825–23 101–89Report
26 May15:00Norway  1–3  Denmark 21–2525–1816–2523–25 85–93Report
26 May17:30Serbia  3–0   Switzerland 25–1525–1825–18  75–51Report
26 May20:00Croatia  1–3  Belarus 14–2536–3416–2522–25 88–109Report
27 May15:00Serbia  3–0  Norway 25–1225–1425–12  75–38Report
27 May17:30Denmark  3–2  Croatia 25–2725–2229–2725–2715–9119–112Report
27 May20:00Switzerland   2–3  Belarus 19–2521–2525–2225–2110–15100–108Report
28 May15:00Norway  2–3   Switzerland 26–2421–2525–2023–2510–15105–109Report
28 May17:30Croatia  0–3  Serbia 23–2516–2521–25  60–75Report
28 May20:00Belarus  3–1  Denmark 25–2325–2319–2525–23 94–94Report

Pool F
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Finland 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 419 288 1.455
2  Spain 4 1 10 13 7 1.857 450 396 1.136
3  Czech Republic 3 2 10 12 6 2.000 405 342 1.184
4  Sweden 2 3 6 8 11 0.727 392 418 0.938
5  Cyprus 1 4 4 5 12 0.417 340 395 0.861
6  Northern Ireland 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 208 375 0.555
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 May15:00Finland  3–0  Cyprus 25–1425–1325–21  75–48Report
24 May17:30Northern Ireland  0–3  Czech Republic 16–257–256–25  29–75Report
24 May20:00Sweden  2–3  Spain 19–2525–2225–2116–2512–1597–108Report
25 May15:00Finland  3–0  Northern Ireland 25–825–825–9  75–25Report
25 May17:30Czech Republic  3–0  Sweden 25–1925–1625–20  75–55Report
25 May20:00Cyprus  0–3  Spain 17–2514–2522–25  53–75Report
26 May15:00Sweden  0–3  Finland 14–2519–2521–25  54–75Report
26 May17:30Northern Ireland  0–3  Cyprus 20–2516–2522–25  58–75Report
26 May20:00Spain  3–2  Czech Republic 25–2220–2522–2525–2115–10107–103Report
27 May15:00Northern Ireland  0–3  Sweden 15–2513–2521–25  49–75Report
27 May17:30Cyprus  0–3  Czech Republic 24–2612–2517–25  53–76Report
27 May20:00Finland  3–1  Spain 25–1921–2525–1925–22 96–85Report
28 May15:00Sweden  3–2  Cyprus 19–2525–2727–2525–2115–13111–111Report
28 May17:30Spain  3–0  Northern Ireland 25–1525–2025–12  75–47Report
28 May20:00Czech Republic  1–3  Finland 23–2514–2525–2314–25 76–98Report

Third round
  • The winners qualified for the 2018 World Championship.
Qualified for the 2018 World Championship

Pool G
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Belgium 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 400 288 1.389
2  Estonia 3 2 10 12 7 1.714 429 408 1.051
3  Germany 3 2 8 10 8 1.250 397 415 0.957
4  Slovakia 2 3 6 6 10 0.600 349 390 0.895
5  Spain 2 3 5 7 12 0.583 425 441 0.964
6  Belarus 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 375 433 0.866
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul15:00Belgium  3–0  Slovakia 26–2425–1325–15  76–52Report
19 Jul17:30Spain  3–1  Germany 25–1724–2625–2225–19 99–84Report
19 Jul20:00Belarus  1–3  Estonia 20–2522–2525–2123–25 90–96Report
20 Jul15:00Slovakia  0–3  Germany 23–2521–2524–26  68–76Report
20 Jul17:30Belgium  3–0  Belarus 25–1825–1225–17  75–47Report
20 Jul20:00Estonia  3–0  Spain 25–2225–2025–19  75–61Report
21 Jul15:00Belarus  0–3  Slovakia 21–2524–2621–25  66–76Report
21 Jul17:30Spain  0–3  Belgium 25–2720–2516–25  61–77Report
21 Jul20:00Germany  3–2  Estonia 25–2125–2221–2523–2515–11109–104Report
22 Jul15:00Belarus  2–3  Spain 25–2018–2525–2222–2513–15103–107Report
22 Jul17:30Slovakia  0–3  Estonia 14–2517–2520–25  51–75Report
22 Jul20:10Belgium  3–0  Germany 25–1625–1625–17  75–49Report
23 Jul15:30Spain  1–3  Slovakia 19–2525–2029–3124–26 97–102Report
23 Jul18:00Germany  3–0  Belarus 29–2725–2025–22  79–69Report
23 Jul20:40Estonia  1–3  Belgium 25–2220–2519–2515–25 79–97Report

References
  1. "World Championships qualification process to be confirmed by Confederations". FIVB. 2 February 2016.
  2. "CEV announces 2018 World Championships qualification formula". FIVB. 3 May 2016.
  3. "All set for 2016 & 2017 Small Countries Division Championships". CEV. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. "CEV European Ranking List - Men (as per 19.10.2015)". CEV. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016.
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