2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 31st edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. For the first time the EuroVolley was held in four countries: Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Slovenia. The tournament ran from September 12 to September 29, 2019. The number of national teams participating in the event was also expanded from 16 to 24.[1] Serbia won the title over finalist Slovenia in the finals held in Paris.

2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Belgium
 France
 Netherlands
 Slovenia
Dates12–29 September
Teams24
Venue(s)10 (in 9 host cities)
Champions Serbia (3rd title)
Tournament awards
MVP Uroš Kovačević
Official website
Official website

Qualification
Main article: 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification
Means of qualification Qualifier Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Countries FranceQualificationPool A Romania
 SloveniaPool B Estonia
 BelgiumPool C Slovakia
 NetherlandsPool D Portugal
2017 European Championship  RussiaPool E Belarus
 GermanyPool F Ukraine
 SerbiaPool G Greece
 ItalyBest runners-up Spain
 Bulgaria Montenegro
 Czech Republic Finland
 Poland Austria
 Turkey North Macedonia
Total 24

Pools composition

Montenegro and North Macedonia made their first appearance, whilst Russia was the defending champions. The drawing of lots is combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:[2]

  1. The 4 Organisers are seeded in Preliminary pools. France in Pool A, Belgium in Pool B, Slovenia in Pool C and Netherlands in Pool D.
  2. The first and second best ranked from the previous edition of the CEV competition are drawn in different Preliminary pools,
  3. According to the CEV National Team ranking list as per 4 September 2017, National Federations are seeded by descending order in a number of cups that equals the number of Preliminary pools.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
 Russia
 Serbia
 Poland
 Italy		  Bulgaria
 Germany
 Finland
 Czech Republic		  Estonia
 Slovakia
 Turkey
 Portugal		  Spain
 Ukraine
 Greece
 North Macedonia		  Belarus
 Montenegro
 Romania
 Austria
Result

The drawing of lots was held on 16 January 2019 at the Atomium, Brussels, Belgium.[3]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 France  Belgium  Slovenia  Netherlands
 Italy  Serbia  Russia  Poland
 Bulgaria  Germany  Finland  Czech Republic
 Portugal  Slovakia  Turkey  Estonia
 Greece  Spain  North Macedonia  Ukraine
 Romania  Austria  Belarus  Montenegro

Squads
Further information: 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads

Venues
Pool ARound of 16 and QuarterfinalsSemifinals and Finals
Montpellier, France Nantes, France Paris, France
Sud de France ArenaHall XXLAccorHotels Arena
Capacity: 10,700Capacity: 10,750Capacity: 15,609
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Pool BRound of 16 and Quarterfinals
Brussels, Belgium Antwerp, Belgium
Palais 12Lotto ArenaSportpaleis
Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 5,218Capacity: 18,400
Pool C, Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Arena Stožice
Capacity: 12,480
Pool DRound of 16 and Quarterfinals
Amsterdam, Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Sporthallen ZuidRotterdam AhoyOmnisport Apeldoorn
Capacity: 2,525Capacity: 16,426Capacity: 5,000

Pool standing procedure
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

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

Preliminary round
Qualified for the Final round

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  France 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 398 303 1.314
2  Italy 4 1 12 13 6 2.167 452 389 1.162
3  Bulgaria 3 2 9 10 7 1.429 396 394 1.005
4  Greece 1 4 3 5 13 0.385 386 432 0.894
5  Portugal 1 4 3 5 13 0.385 386 433 0.891
6  Romania 1 4 3 5 13 0.385 372 439 0.847
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Sep14:15Bulgaria  3–0  Greece 25–2225–1625–20  75–58Report
12 Sep17:15Portugal  0–3  Italy 21–2510–2522–25  53–75Report
12 Sep20:45France  3–0  Romania 25–1925–1425–16  75–49Report
13 Sep17:15Bulgaria  3–0  Romania 28–2625–2025–20  78–66Report
13 Sep20:45Italy  3–1  Greece 17–2525–2325–1925–18 92–85Report
14 Sep17:15Greece  0–3  France 14–2518–2524–26  56–76Report
14 Sep20:45Bulgaria  3–1  Portugal 25–2328–3025–2325–22 103–98Report
15 Sep14:00Romania  1–3  Italy 15–2514–2525–2314–25 68–98Report
15 Sep17:30Portugal  0–3  France 11–2520–2523–25  54–75Report
16 Sep17:15Romania  1–3  Greece 25–2324–2625–2721–25 95–101Report
16 Sep20:45France  3–0  Bulgaria 25–1925–2125–14  75–54Report
17 Sep14:00Greece  1–3  Portugal 25–1921–2523–2517–25 86–94Report
17 Sep19:30Italy  3–1  Bulgaria 22–2525–2325–2125–17 97–86Report
18 Sep14:00Portugal  1–3  Romania 21–2525–1918–2523–25 87–94Report
18 Sep20:30France  3–1  Italy 25–2222–2525–2125–22 97–90Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Serbia 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 396 313 1.265
2  Belgium 4 1 11 12 5 2.400 386 345 1.119
3  Germany 2 3 7 9 9 1.000 397 394 1.008
4  Spain 2 3 6 9 12 0.750 454 471 0.964
5  Slovakia 2 3 5 6 12 0.500 386 423 0.913
6  Austria 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 360 433 0.831
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Sep15:00Serbia  3–0  Germany 25–2125–1725–15  75–53Report
13 Sep17:30Slovakia  3–2  Spain 25–2325–2320–2516–2518–16104–112Report
13 Sep20:30Belgium  3–0  Austria 25–1725–2325–17  75–57Report
14 Sep17:30Germany  2–3  Belgium 23–2517–2525–2225–1513–15103–102Report
14 Sep20:30Slovakia  3–1  Austria 19–2525–2025–2125–15 94–81Report
15 Sep15:30Spain  0–3  Belgium 17–2521–2514–25  52–75Report
15 Sep18:30Serbia  3–0  Slovakia 25–1925–2025–21  75–60Report
16 Sep17:30Austria  0–3  Germany 23–2515–2516–25  54–75Report
16 Sep20:30Spain  1–3  Serbia 25–2119–2519–2520–25 83–96Report
17 Sep17:30Austria  2–3  Spain 23–2528–2623–2525–2311–15110–114Report
17 Sep20:30Slovakia  0–3  Belgium 23–2520–2515–25  58–75Report
18 Sep17:30Germany  3–0  Slovakia 25–2330–2825–19  80–70Report
18 Sep20:30Belgium  0–3  Serbia 19–2521–2519–25  59–75Report
19 Sep17:30Spain  3–1  Germany 25–2225–2018–2525–19 93–86Report
19 Sep20:30Serbia  3–0  Austria 25–1625–2225–20  75–58Report

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 427 329 1.298
2  Slovenia 3 2 9 10 7 1.429 419 376 1.114
3  Turkey 2 3 7 9 10 0.900 413 421 0.981
4  Finland 2 3 6 9 12 0.750 455 472 0.964
5  North Macedonia 2 3 6 7 11 0.636 409 445 0.919
6  Belarus 1 4 2 6 14 0.429 404 484 0.835
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Sep14:30Turkey  1–3  Russia 13–2525–2317–2515–25 70–98Report
12 Sep17:30Finland  3–1  North Macedonia 25–2325–2223–2525–21 98–91Report
12 Sep20:30Slovenia  3–0  Belarus 25–1725–1425–19  75–50Report
13 Sep17:30North Macedonia  0–3  Turkey 20–2523–2513–25  56–75Report
13 Sep20:30Belarus  1–3  Russia 25–2317–2522–2510–25 74–98Report
14 Sep17:30North Macedonia  0–3  Russia 15–2516–2528–30  59–80Report
14 Sep20:30Slovenia  3–1  Finland 25–1826–2424–2625–15 100–83Report
15 Sep17:30Belarus  3–2  Finland 13–2517–2530–2825–2215–13100–113Report
15 Sep20:30Turkey  0–3  Slovenia 28–3016–2523–25  67–80Report
16 Sep17:30Russia  3–0  Finland 25–1726–2425–22  76–63Report
16 Sep20:30Belarus  1–3  North Macedonia 25–2319–2527–2920–25 91–102Report
17 Sep17:30Slovenia  1–3  North Macedonia 24–2628–3025–1924–26 101–101Report
17 Sep20:30Turkey  3–1  Belarus 25–2126–2420–2525–19 96–89Report
18 Sep17:30Slovenia  0–3  Russia 21–2521–2521–25  63–75Report
18 Sep20:30Finland  3–2  Turkey 25–2015–2518–2525–2315–1298–105Report

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 400 283 1.413
2  Netherlands 3 2 10 11 7 1.571 412 383 1.076
3  Ukraine 3 2 9 9 8 1.125 385 367 1.049
4  Czech Republic 2 3 6 9 11 0.818 433 447 0.969
5  Montenegro 2 3 5 7 11 0.636 348 426 0.817
6  Estonia 0 5 0 2 15 0.133 367 439 0.836
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Sep14:00Czech Republic  1–3  Ukraine 21–2519–2525–1922–25 87–94Report
13 Sep17:00Estonia  1–3  Poland 22–2527–2522–2517–25 88–100Report
13 Sep20:00Netherlands  3–0  Montenegro 25–1325–1725–15  75–45Report
14 Sep16:00Ukraine  0–3  Netherlands 26–2827–2921–25  74–82Report
14 Sep19:00Estonia  0–3  Montenegro 23–2528–3023–25  74–80Report
15 Sep16:00Netherlands  0–3  Poland 19–2518–2519–25  56–75Report
15 Sep19:00Czech Republic  3–0  Estonia 25–1834–3228–26  87–76Report
16 Sep17:00Montenegro  1–3  Ukraine 25–1918–2515–2519–25 77–94Report
16 Sep20:00Poland  3–0  Czech Republic 25–1825–1225–15  75–45Report
17 Sep17:00Montenegro  0–3  Poland 10–2517–2519–25  46–75Report
17 Sep20:00Estonia  1–3  Netherlands 25–2219–2519–2520–25 83–97Report
18 Sep16:00Ukraine  3–0  Estonia 25–1725–1525–14  75–46Report
18 Sep20:00Netherlands  2–3  Czech Republic 18–2525–1820–2525–2214–16102–106Report
19 Sep17:00Czech Republic  2–3  Montenegro 23–2525–1422–2525–2113–15108–100Report
19 Sep20:00Poland  3–0  Ukraine 25–1725–1625–15  75–48Report

Final round

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
              
 
21 September – Antwerp, Belgium
 
 
 Serbia3
 
24 September – Antwerp, Belgium
 
 Czech Republic0
 
 Serbia3
 
21 September – Antwerp, Belgium
 
 Ukraine2
 
 Belgium2
 
27 September – Paris, France
 
 Ukraine3
 
 Serbia3
 
21 September – Nantes, France
 
 France2
 
 France3
 
24 September – Nantes, France
 
 Finland0
 
 France3
 
22 September – Nantes, France
 
 Italy0
 
 Italy3
 
29 September – Paris, France
 
 Turkey0
 
 Serbia3
 
21 September – Apeldoorn, Netherlands
 
 Slovenia1
 
 Poland3
 
23 September – Apeldoorn, Netherlands
 
 Spain0
 
 Poland3
 
21 September – Apeldoorn, Netherlands
 
 Germany0
 
 Netherlands1
 
26 September – Ljubljana, Slovenia
 
 Germany3
 
 Poland1
 
21 September – Ljubljana, Slovenia
 
 Slovenia3 Bronze medal
 
 Russia3
 
23 September – Ljubljana, Slovenia28 September – Paris, France
 
 Greece0
 
 Russia1 France0
 
21 September – Ljubljana, Slovenia
 
 Slovenia3  Poland3
 
 Slovenia3
 
 
 Bulgaria1
 

Round of 16
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Sep16:00Netherlands  1–3  Germany 17–2522–2532–3023–25 94–105Report
21 Sep17:30Russia  3–0  Greece 25–1625–1525–16  75–47Report
21 Sep17:30Serbia  3–0  Czech Republic 31–2925–2125–18  81–68Report
21 Sep19:30France  3–0  Finland 25–1625–2325–21  75–60Report
21 Sep20:00Poland  3–0  Spain 25–1825–1325–16  75–47Report
21 Sep20:30Belgium  2–3  Ukraine 22–2525–2125–1418–2510–15100–100Report
21 Sep20:30Slovenia  3–1  Bulgaria 25–2725–1725–1625–17 100–77Report
22 Sep17:00Italy  3–0  Turkey 25–2225–1825–21  75–61Report

Quarterfinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep20:00Poland  3–0  Germany 25–1925–2125–18  75–58Report
23 Sep20:30Russia  1–3  Slovenia 23–2522–2525–2121–25 91–96Report
24 Sep20:30Serbia  3–2  Ukraine 21–2525–2325–2219–2515–9105–104Report
24 Sep21:00France  3–0  Italy 25–1627–2525–14  77–55Report

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Sep20:30Poland  1–3  Slovenia 23–2526–2422–2523–25 94–99Report
27 Sep21:00Serbia  3–2  France 23–2525–2325–2117–2515–7105–101Report

Third place
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Sep18:00France  0–3  Poland 24–2622–2521–25  67–76Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Sep17:30Serbia  3–1  Slovenia 19–2525–1625–1825–20 94–79Report

Final standing

Awards
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See also

References
  1. "France, Slovenia, Belgium and Netherlands to co-host 2019 men's EuroVolley!". CEV. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. https://ebook.cev.eu/competitions/2018_ECH/OC/2018_ECH_OC.pdf
  3. "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball".
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