The AVC qualification for the 2014 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for four places at the finals in Italy.
Draw 16 AVC national teams entered qualification. (North Korea later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their geographical positions. Teams ranked 1–5 in FIVB World Rankings do not compete in the zonal rounds, and automatically qualify for the final round. Australia and New Zealand also qualified automatically since no other team registered in Oceania zone.
Berths for final round Zone Total Automatic RemainingCentral 2 1 1Eastern 4 3 1Oceania 2 0 2Southeastern 2 1 1
Zonal round CentralEasternSoutheastern
Final round
The ten remaining teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings as of 23 January 2013 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets)
Pool APool B (3) (12) (28) (93) (103) (5) (11) (30) (71) (103)
Zonal round
Central Venue: Nakhon Pathom Sports Center Gymnasium, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand Dates: June 26, 2013 All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
Eastern Venue: Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Dates: June 28, 2013 All times are Chungyuan Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Southeastern Venue: Đà Lạt Gymnasium, Đà Lạt, Vietnam Dates: June 14–16, 2013 All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
Final round
Pool A Venue: Park Arena, Komaki, Japan Dates: September 4–8, 2013 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
Pool B Venue: Chenzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Chenzhou, China Dates: September 27– October 1, 2013 All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
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