The 1974
FIVB Women's World Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the
FIVB. It was held from 13 to 27 October 1974 in
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
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Format
The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the , the 24 participants were divided in six groups (A to F, five groups of four teams and one group of three teams). A single round-robin
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round.
In the , six new groups were created, three groups of four teams playing for 1st-12th (G, H and I) and three groups (two of four teams and one of three teams) playing for 13th-24th (L, M and N), teams were allocated to a group according to their group position (best two teams of each group going to 1st-12th groups and the remaining teams to 13th-24th groups). A single round-robin
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round.
In the , four groups were created (1st-6th, 7th-12th, 13th-18th and 19th-24th), teams were allocated to a group according to their group position (groups G, H, and I best two teams to 1st-6th and bottom two teams to 7st-12th, while groups L, M and N best two teams to 13th-18th and bottom teams to 19th-24th). A single round-robin
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...
format was played within each group to determine the final standings.[
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Pools composition
Results
First round
Pool A
Location: Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
Pool B
Location: Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
Pool C
Location: Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
Pool D
Location: Tijuana
Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...
Pool E
Location: Puebla City
Puebla de Zaragoza (; ; ), formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality. It is the capital and largest city of the state of Puebla, and t ...
Pool F
Location: Toluca de Lerdo
Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. Toluca has a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the Greater Toluca metropo ...
Second round
1st–12th pools
=Pool G
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Location: Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
=Pool H
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Location: Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
=Pool I
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Location: Tijuana
Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...
13th–24th pools
=Pool L
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Location: Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
=Pool M
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Location: Puebla City
Puebla de Zaragoza (; ; ), formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality. It is the capital and largest city of the state of Puebla, and t ...
=Pool N
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Location: Toluca de Lerdo
Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. Toluca has a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the Greater Toluca metropo ...
Final round
19th–24th places
Location: Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
13th–18th places
Location: Puebla City
Puebla de Zaragoza (; ; ), formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality. It is the capital and largest city of the state of Puebla, and t ...
7th–12th places
Location: Monterrey
Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
Final places
Location: Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
Final standing
References
External links
FIVB Results
Federation Internationale de Volleyball
{{FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship
FIVB Women's World Championship
International volleyball competitions hosted by Mexico
1974
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1974 in Mexican women's sports
Sport in Guadalajara, Jalisco
October 1974 sports events in North America
October 1974 in Mexico
Women's volleyball in Mexico