2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Ostrava, Czech Republic from September 8 to September 16, 2001.

Qualification

The number one to six from the 1999 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Russia, France, Czech Republic (also host) and the Netherlands — were automatically qualified for the 2001 edition. The other teams had to qualify in the previous year.

Teams

Group A

Group B

France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Poland
FR Yugoslavia

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Czech Republic	9	5	4	1	418	367	1.139	13	5	2.600
2.	Russia	9	5	4	1	427	362	1.180	12	6	2.000
3.	Netherlands	8	5	3	2	441	401	1.100	12	7	1.714
4.	Bulgaria	8	5	3	2	431	435	0.991	11	9	1.222
5.	Slovakia	6	5	1	4	393	452	0.869	5	14	0.357
6.	Slovenia	5	5	0	5	339	428	0.792	3	15	0.200

September 8


Slovakia	0-3	Netherlands	20-25 21-25 29-31
Slovenia	1-3	Czech Republic	15-25 25-21 17-25 12-25
Russia	3-1	Bulgaria	25-13 25-13 20-25 25-18

September 9


Netherlands	3-1	Czech Republic	25-15 25-17 19-25 25-20
Slovakia	1-3	Russia	25-20 19-25 20-25 17-25
Bulgaria	3-0	Slovenia	25-21 25-15 25-20

September 10


Russia	3-1	Netherlands	24-26 25-22 25-20 25-17
Czech Republic	3-1	Bulgaria	25-22 25-20 20-25 25-20
Slovenia	2-3	Slovakia	25-20 21-25 22-25 25-22 13-15

September 12


Netherlands	2-3	Bulgaria	22-25 25-23 25-17 23-25 13-15
Slovakia	0-3	Czech Republic	19-25 23-25 12-25
Russia	3-0	Slovenia	25-17 25-14 25-21

September 13


Bulgaria	3-1	Slovakia	20-25 25-15 25-21 25-20
Czech Republic	3-0	Russia	25-19 25-21 25-23
Slovenia	0-3	Netherlands	20-25 16-25 20-25

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	FR Yugoslavia	9	5	4	1	473	412	1.148	14	6	2.333
2.	Italy	8	5	3	2	436	383	1.138	11	7	1.571
3.	France	8	5	3	2	492	481	1.023	13	9	1.444
4.	Poland	8	5	3	2	437	434	1.007	9	10	0.900
5.	Hungary	6	5	1	4	361	418	0.864	5	12	0.417
6.	Germany	6	5	1	4	407	478	0.851	6	14	0.429

September 8


France	2-3	FR Yugoslavia	18-25 21-25 27-25 25-23 13-15
Hungary	0-3	Italy	23-25 14-25 13-25
Germany	1-3	Poland	25-21 29-31 15-25 14-25

September 9


France	3-0	Hungary	27-25 25-18 25-21
Italy	3-1	Germany	25-14 25-16 23-25 25-16
FR Yugoslavia	3-0	Poland	25-19 25-14 25-22

September 10


Germany	1-3	France	20-25 25-20 16-25 24-26
Hungary	1-3	FR Yugoslavia	29-27 18-25 17-25 19-25
Poland	0-3	Italy	21-25 32-34 21-25

September 12


Hungary	3-0	Germany	26-24 25-21 25-22
FR Yugoslavia	3-0	Italy	25-21 25-23 27-25
France	2-3	Poland	25-23 17-25 25-19 25-27 12-15

September 13


Germany	3-2	FR Yugoslavia	19-25 25-21 17-25 25-23 15-12
Poland	3-1	Hungary	25-15 20-25 27-25 25-23
Italy	2-3	France	21-25 25-21 22-25 25-21 17-19

Final round

Semi Finals		Final

2001-09-15 – Ostrava

Italy	3
		2001-09-16 – Ostrava
Czech Republic	0
		FR Yugoslavia	3
2001-09-15 – Ostrava
		Italy	0
Russia	0

FR Yugoslavia	3
		3rd place

		2001-09-16 – Ostrava

		Russia	3

		Czech Republic	2

September 15


Czech Republic	0-3	Italy	22-25 27-29 09-25
Russia	0-3	FR Yugoslavia	20-25 17-25 27-29

September 16


Czech Republic	2-3	Russia	25-18 15-25 25-21 22-25 12-15
Italy	0-3	FR Yugoslavia	21-25 18-25 20-25

5-8th place		5th place

2001-09-15 – Ostrava

Netherlands	1
		2001-09-16 – Ostrava
Poland	3
		Poland	3
2001-09-15 – Ostrava
		Bulgaria	2
Bulgaria	3

France	1
		7th place

		2001-09-16 – Ostrava

		Netherlands	1

		France	3

September 15


Netherlands	1-3	Poland	21-25 25-21 21-25 25-27
Bulgaria	3-1	France	24-26 26-24 30-28 25-16

September 16


Netherlands	1-3	France	18-25 25-18 22-25 24-26
Poland	3-2	Bulgaria	25-27 27-25 25-21 22-25 15-11

Final ranking

Place	Team
1.	FR Yugoslavia
2.	Italy
3.	Russia
4.	Czech Republic
5.	Poland
6.	Bulgaria
7.	France
8.	Netherlands
9.	Slovenia
10.	Germany
11.	Slovakia
12.	Hungary

2001 Men's European Champions
FR Yugoslavia First title

**Team Roster**
Rajko Jokanović, Goran Marić, Edin Škorić, Slobodan Boškan, Đula Mešter, Vasa Mijić, Nikola Grbić, Vladimir Grbić, Andrija Gerić, Goran Vujević, Ivan Miljković, and Igor Vušurović. Head Coach: Zoran Gajić.

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player
- Ivan Miljković (YUG)
Best Scorer
- Ivan Miljković (YUG)
Best Attacker
- Martin Lebl (CZE)
Best Blocker
- Dominique Daquin (FRA)

Best Digger
- Vasa Mijić (YUG)
Best Setter
- Nikola Grbić (YUG)
Best Libero
- Mirko Corsano (ITA)
Best Receiver
- Hubert Henno (FRA)

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