2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Chile |
| City | Santiago |
| Dates | 5–15 August 2026 |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Official website | |
| 2026 Girls' U17 World Championship | |
The 2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship will be the 2nd edition of the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship, the biennial international youth volleyball championship contested by the women's national teams under the age of 17 of the members associations of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. It will be held in Santiago, Chile from 5 to 15 August 2026.[1]
China are the defending champions having won the inaugural edition in 2024.[2]
Host selection
On 17 April 2025, FIVB opened the bidding process for member associations interested in hosting one of the two U17 World Championships in 2026 (i.e., Girls' or Boys' U17 World Championships) planned to take place in August 2026.[3] The expression of interest of the member associations had to be submitted to FIVB no later than 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) on 30 May 2025.[4]
FIVB announced the hosts for both Girls' and Boys' U17 World Championships on 1 July 2025, with Chile being selected to host the second edition of the Girls' U17 World Championship.[1] According to the President of the Volleyball Federation of Chile (FEVOCHI) Jorge Pino, the Chilean bid competed with two other Asian bids.[5][6] It will be the first time that Chile hosts an FIVB World Championship in any of its categories.[7]
Venues
On 3 July 2025, FEVOCHI President Jorge Pino confirmed Santiago as a host city and announced three other potential venues: Viña del Mar/Valparaíso, Rancagua and San Felipe, each hosting one group of six teams.[5][7][8]
Teams
Qualification
A total of 24 national teams qualified for the final tournament.[4] In addition to the host Chile and defending champions China which qualified automatically, 20 other teams qualify through five separate continental competitions which have to be completed before 31 December 2025. Two remaining teams entered the tournament via the Girls' U17 FIVB World Ranking (as of 31 December 2025) among the teams not yet qualified.
The slot allocation was set as follows:[4]
- Defending champion (China): 1
- Host (Chile): 1
- AVC (Asia & Oceania): 4
- CAVB (Africa): 3
- CEV (Europe): 6
- CSV (South America): 3
- NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean): 4
- Top teams not yet qualified as per Girls' U17 FIVB World Ranking: 2
Qualified teams
The following twenty-four teams qualified for the tournament.
| Confederation | Qualifying tournament / Method of qualification | Team qualified | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | ||||
| AVC (Asia & Oceania) |
Defending champions | China | 1 | Champions (2024) | ||
| 2025 Asian Women's U16 Championship ( Amman, 1–8 November) |
Japan | 1 | Runners-up (2024) | |||
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | Fourth place (2024) | ||||
| South Korea | 0 | None
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Debut | |||
| Philippines | 0 | None
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Debut | |||
| Girls' U17 FIVB World Ranking | Thailand | 1 | Eleventh place (2024) | |||
| CAVB (Africa) |
2025 Girls' U16 African Nations Championship ( Tunis, 24–30 August) |
Egypt | 1 | Fourteenth place (2024) | ||
| Tunisia | 0 | None
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Debut | |||
| Algeria | 0 | None
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Debut | |||
| CEV (Europe) |
2025 Women's U16 European Championship ( Tirana and Pristina, 2–13 July) |
Czech Republic | 0 | None
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Debut | |
| Italy | 1 | Third place (2024) | ||||
| Poland | 0 | None
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Debut | |||
| Turkey | 1 | Seventh place (2024) | ||||
| Croatia | 1 | Twelfth place (2024) | ||||
| Spain | 0 | None
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Debut | |||
| CSV (South America) |
Host nation | Chile | 0 | None
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Debut | |
| 2025 Girls' U17 South American Championship ( Lima, 17–21 September) |
Peru | 1 | Sixth place (2024) | |||
| Brazil | 1 | Fifth place (2024) | ||||
| Venezuela | 0 | None
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Debut | |||
| Girls' U17 FIVB World Ranking | Argentina | 1 | Tenth place (2024) | |||
| NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean) |
2025 Girls' U17 NORCECA Continental Championship ( San José, 4–9 November) |
United States | 0 | None
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Debut | |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | Fifteenth place (2024) | ||||
| Puerto Rico | 1 | Ninth place (2024) | ||||
| Mexico | 1 | Eighth place (2024) | ||||
Pool Composition
Seeding
Girls' U17 FIVB World Ranking of each team as of 13 November 2025 are shown in brackets, except the hosts Chile who ranked 22th.[9]
| Seeded teams | Unseeded teams to be drawn | ||||
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| Line 1 | Line 2 | Pot 1 (line 3) | Pot 2 (line 4) | Pot 3 (line 5) | Pot 4 (line 6) |
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Draw
The draw procedure for the pools composition also followed the serpentine system and was as follows:
- Teams from pot 4 were drawn first and were placed in line 6 of each pool starting from pool D to pool A.
- Teams from pot 3 were then drawn and placed in line 5 of each pool starting from pool A to pool D.
- Teams from pot 2 were then drawn and placed in line 4 of each pool starting from pool D to pool A.
- Teams from pot 1 were drawn at the end and were placed in line 3 of each pool starting from pool A to pool D.
The pools composition after the draw was as follow:
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Chile and Qatar to host next year's U17 World Champs". FIVB. 1 July 2025.
- ^ "China earn historic U17 girls' world crown". FIVB. 27 August 2024.
- ^ "FIVB opens bidding for 2026 FIVB Volleyball U17 World Championships". FIVB. 17 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "FIVB VOLLEYBALL U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 Expression of Interest and Hosting Conditions" (PDF). FIVB. 17 April 2025.
- ^ a b Torres Riobó, Álvaro (4 July 2025). "Chile será sede del Mundial Sub 17 Femenino de Voleibol 2026: tres regiones pueden recibir el torneo" [Chile will host the 2026 U-17 Women's Volleyball World Championship: three regions can host the tournament] (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile.
- ^ "Chile será sede del Mundial Femenino Sub 17 de Voleibol 2026" [Chile will host the 2026 U-17 Women's Volleyball World Championship] (in Spanish). Crónica Digital. 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b Madariaga, Carlos (3 July 2025). "Chile albergará Mundial de Vóleibol Femenino Sub-17 en 2026" [Chile will host the U-17 Women's Volleyball World Championship in 2026] (in Spanish). Paislobo Prensa.
- ^ Santibáñez, Felipe (3 July 2025). ""Somos un país muy bien mirado": Chile será sede del Mundial de Voleibol femenino Sub 17 de 2026" [“We are a very well-regarded country”: Chile will host the U-17 Women's Volleyball World Cup in 2026] (in Spanish). El Mercurio.
- ^ "FIVB WORLD RANKING - GIRLS' U17 As per 11 November 2025". FIVB. 11 November 2025.