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A total of 41 squads took part in the first round of qualifications in January to determine the six women’s and six men’s national teams to join the finalists of the 2014 CEV Volleyball European Championships in the respective gender/age categories among the participants in the crucial battles coming up on May 14 through 17 at various venues in Europe.
For each of the two competitions, the eight teams have been split into two pools of four with the eventual winner of each pool earning a ticket to the World Championship.
The pool composition and host countries were determined as follows:
U20 Women:
Pool G (in Serbia): Serbia, Turkey, Czech Republic, France
Pool H (in Russia): Italy, Russia, Poland, Slovenia
U21 Men:
Pool G (in Poland): Italy, Poland, France, Austria
Pool H (in Slovenia): Russia, Belgium, Germany, Slovenia
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