The

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qualification for the

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saw member nations compete for five places at the finals in

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Draw

21 AVC national teams entered qualification. (Saudi Arabia later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings as of 15 January 2004 using the

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for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–6 did not compete in the first round, and automatically qualified for the second round. ;First round ;Second round ;Playoff round

First round

Pool A

*Venue: Maktoum Bin Mohamed Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates *Dates: May 28–June 2, 2005 *All times are

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( UTC+04:00)

Pool B

*Venue:

Ratchaburi Gymnasium Ratchaburi ( th, ราชบุรี, ) or Rajburi, Rat Buri) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in western Thailand, capital of Ratchaburi Province. Ratchaburi town covers the entire '' tambon'' Na Mueang (หน้าเมือง) of Muea ...

, Ratchaburi, Thailand *Dates: May 20–22, 2005 *All times are Indochina Time ( UTC+07:00)

Pool C

*Venue: University of San Carlos Gymnasium, Cebu City, Philippines *Dates: March 2–6, 2005 *All times are Philippine Standard Time ( UTC+08:00)

Second round

Pool D

*Venue:

Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports The Baluan Sholak Sports Palace ( kk, Балуан Шолақ атындағы спорт сарайы, translit=Balýan Sholaq atyndaǵy sport saraıy) or Bolyan Sholak Sports Palace is a Palace of Sports in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakh ...

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, Kazakhstan *Dates: June 17–19, 2005 *All times are Almaty Time ( UTC+06:00)

Pool E

*Venue:

Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (also known as the Marina Arena) is a multi-purpose stadium in Chennai, India. It has a capacity to seat 40,000 people. It hosts football matches and athletic competitions. The complex also houses a multipurpose indoor st ...

, Chennai, India *Dates: June 24–26, 2005 *All times are Indian Standard Time ( UTC+05:30)

Pool F

*Venue: Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran *Dates: June 22–24, 2005 *All times are Iran Daylight Time ( UTC+04:30)

Playoff round

*Venue:

, Chennai, India *Dates: July 1–3, 2005 *All times are Indian Standard Time ( UTC+05:30)

References

External links

2006 World Championship Qualification
{{2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 2005 in volleyball