Participating Teams For U19 Volleyball World Championships 2025 Confirmed!

October 13, 2024.- With four editions of the Age Group Volleyball World Championships scheduled for next year, excitement is building as the participating teams for the U19 Boys’ and Girls’ events have been confirmed and the Drawing of Lots date has been set.

The Drawing of Lots for the U19 and U21 World Championships 2025 to be held on 4 December 2024

Participating teams for the U19 World Championships

In 2025, a record number of 24 teams per gender from all five Continental Confederations, including the host nation(s), will battle it out for the prestigious title of world champions in the age group categories.

Since the African qualifier for the girls’ tournament featured only two teams, falling short of the required minimum of four, an exception was approved by the FIVB Board of Administration to allocate one qualification place to the champion of the African girls’ qualifier to ensure the principle of universality. The remaining two places were awarded to the highest-ranked teams not yet qualified which, as per the U19 Girls World Ranking, are Egypt (ranked #11) and Chile (ranked #20).

Consequently, the teams participating in the FIVB Boys’ and Girls’ U19 World Championships have been confirmed.

Meanwhile, the teams qualified for the U21 World Championships 2025 will be announced next month.

Drawing of Lots: The Drawing of Lots to determine the composition of the pools for the U19 and U21 World Championships 2025 will be held on 4 December 2024 and streamed live on Volleyball World YouTube.

The FIVB Girls’ U19 World Championship will be staged from 3 to 13 July 2025 in Osijek, Croatia and Belgrade, Serbia, with the preliminary phase (3-8 July) followed by 1/8 Finals and playoffs (9-13 July). The bronze and gold medal matches will be held in Osijek, Croatia on 13 July. At the hosts’ request, the event dates have been moved up by one week.

Hosted in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the FIVB Boys’ U19 World Championship will take place from 24 July to 3 August with the preliminary phase from 24-29 July, and 1/8 Finals and playoffs between 30 July and 3 August. The winners will be decided on 3 August with the gold and bronze medal matches.

The FIVB Women’s U21 World Championship will be hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia from 7-17 August 2025 with the preliminary phase from 7-12 August, followed by the 1/8 Finals and playoffs starting on 13 August. The event will culminate with the finals on 17 August.

Meanwhile, China will stage the FIVB Men’s U21 World Championship 2025 during the weeks of 18-31 August. The confirmed competition schedule and host cities will be announced shortly.

The FIVB Age Group World Championships provide an incredible opportunity for the sport’s rising stars to compete at the top level and showcase their talent on the international stage. Held biennially, these championships have played an important role in the journeys of many Olympic and World Champions.