24 teams competed in the
2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts,
Japan and the titleholder,
Italy
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. In the qualification process for the 2006 FIVB World Championship, the Five
FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots.
Qualified teams
:1.Competed as West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
from 1956 to 1990; 4th appearance as Germany.
:2.Competed as Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
from 1978 to 1990; 1st appearance as Serbia and Montenegro.
:3.Competed as Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
from 1952 to 1990; 4th appearance as Russia.
Confederation qualification processes
The distribution by confederation for the 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was:
* Asia and Oceania (
AVC): 4 places (+ Japan qualified automatically as host nation for a total of 5 places)
* Africa (
CAVB
The African Volleyball Confederation (French: ''Confédération Africaine de Volleyball'', or CAVB) is the continental governing body for the sports of volleyball in Africa. Its headquarters are located in Rabat, Morocco.
Profile
The CAVB ...
): 3 places
* Europe (
CEV): 7 places (+ Italy qualified automatically as the defending champions for a total of 8 places)
* South America (
CSV) 2 places
* North, Central America and Caribbean (
NORCECA): 6 places
AVC
* (''First Round'')
* (First Round)
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* (''First Round'')
* (First Round)
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* (First Round)
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
CAVB
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (First Round)
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (First Round)
* (''First Round'')
* (First Round)
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
CEV
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (Second Round, Third Round)
* (First Round, ''Second Round'')
* (First Round, Second Round, ''Third Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (''Third Round'', ''Playoff Round'')
* (''Second Round'')
* (Second Round, ''Third Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (First Round, ''Second Round'')
* (Third Round)
* (Second Round, ''Third Round'')
* (Third Round)
* (''First Round'')
* (''Third Round'', Playoff Round)
* (''First Round'')
* (''Second Round'')
* (Third Round)
* (''First Round'')
* (First Round, Second Round, Third Round)
* (''Second Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (First Round, ''Second Round'')
* (Third Round)
* (Second Round, ''Third Round'', ''Playoff Round'')
CSV
* (''First Round'')
* (First Round)
* (''First Round'')
* (First Round)
* (''First Round'')
NORCECA
* (''First Round'')
* (First Round, ''Second Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (''Second Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (Second Round)
* (Second Round)
* (''First Round'')
* (Second Round)
* (First Round, ''Second Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (First Round, ''Second Round'')
* (First Round, Second Round)
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (''First Round'')
* (Second Round)
* (''First Round'')
* (Second Round)
References
External links
FIVB
{{2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship qualification
2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
FIVB Volleyball World Championship qualification