1970 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship


The 1970 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Bulgaria from 22 September to 2 October 1970.

Participating teams

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the, the 16 participants were divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round.
In the, two groups were created, teams were allocated to a group according to their group position. A single round-robin format was played within each group with matches already played between teams in the also counted in this round.

Pools composition

Squads

Venues

The tournament was played at venues in four cities.
Pool APool B
Sevlievo, BulgariaSofia, Bulgaria
Capacity:Capacity:
Pool C, Final roundPool D, Final round
Burgas, BulgariaVarna, Bulgaria
Capacity:Capacity:

First round

Pool A

RankTeam
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