- Round competition dates: 21st – 24th April 2022
- A maximum of 20 National Federations who competed in the 1^st Round, but did not qualify to the Final Round
- The number of granted vacancies per Zone (quotas) will depend on the total number of registered teams
- The team quota per Zone to qualify to 2nd Round is based on the percentage of overall European Ranking points per Zone calculated based on participating teams
- CEV will confirm the teams qualified to the 2nd Round after completion of the 1st Round
- Single round robin tournament format
- 2nd Round Pools will be organised with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 teams in each
- A Drawing of Lots and seeding, also considering geographical proximity, will take place for the 2nd Round in the CEV Office in February 2022
- The first placed team from each pool qualifies to the Final Round
- In case of a vacancy in the Final round, the next best placed team across all pools qualifies to the Final round.
- If a non-equal number of teams across the pools, results against the lowest placed teams will be discarded to compare all 2nd placed teams over an equal number of matches

1st - Matches Won
2nd - Ranking Points (*Ranking points are awarded for the following results: 3-0 or 3-1: 3 points, 3-2: 2 points, 2-3: 1 point, 1-3 or 0-3: 0 points)
3rd - Match Sets Quotient/Ratio
4th - Match Points Quotient/Ratio
5th - ‘Head to Head’ Results

1st - Matches Won
2nd - Ranking Points (*Ranking points are awarded for the following results: 3-0 or 3-1: 3 points, 3-2: 2 points, 2-3: 1 point, 1-3 or 0-3: 0 points)
3rd - Match Sets Quotient/Ratio
4th - Match Points Quotient/Ratio
5th - ‘Head to Head’ Results