2019 AVF Alliance Grand Prix

The 2019 AVF Alliance Grand Prix also known as AVF Carolina 2019 is the third international volleyball competition among members of the Alliance of Independent Nations. The tournament is facilitated by the Alliance Volleyball Federation, the official governing body of volleyball in AIN. The tournament will be held in eight different venues in eight different cities in Carolina from June 10 to June 28. This will be the first time that the AVF Alliance Grand Prix will be held outside of Asia.

The competition will feature 28 teams to determine the world champion in men's volleyball. In addition to the host nation, 27 teams qualified for the tournament by means of membership in the Alliance. Due to the limitations of the competition, some side nations and inactive member states may not be able to participate in the event.

Qualification
The regional qualification stage determined the 28 teams that would compete in the championship competition. Host Carolina was granted automatic qualification. Regional governing bodies were allocated the remaining 27 spots. In 2018, the AVF decided that honorary member states will no longer be invited to join the competition.

Pool standing procedure

 * 1) Match points
 * 2) Number of matches won
 * 3) Sets ratio
 * 4) Points ratio
 * 5) Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Pools composition
Teams were seeded into four different pools randomly with the top four teams (as per last year's results) being placed on different pools. The Alliance Volleyball Federation reserves the right to seed the host as head of pool A. The draw was held in Charlotte, Carolina on 28 May 2019.