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: France, Slovenia, Belgium and Netherlands. The tournament ran from 12 to 29 September 2019. The number of national teams participating in the event was also expanded from 16 to 24.[1]

2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation France
 Slovenia
 Belgium
 Netherlands
Dates12–29 September
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)10 (in 9 host cities)
Champions Serbia (3rd title)
Runners-up Slovenia
Third place Poland
Fourth place France
Tournament awards
MVPSerbia Uroš Kovačević
Best SetterFrance Benjamin Toniutti
Best OHPoland Wilfredo León
Serbia Uroš Kovačević
Best MBSlovenia Jan Kozamernik
Serbia Srećko Lisinac
Best OPPSerbia Aleksandar Atanasijević
Best LiberoSlovenia Jani Kovačič
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Attendance250,077 (3,290 per match)
Official website
Official website

Serbia won the title over finalist Slovenia in the final held in Paris.

Qualification

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Means of qualification Qualifier Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Countries   France Qualification Pool A   Romania
  Slovenia Pool B   Estonia
  Belgium Pool C   Slovakia
  Netherlands Pool D   Portugal
2017 European Championship   Russia Pool E   Belarus
  Germany Pool F   Ukraine
  Serbia Pool G   Greece
  Italy Best runners-up   Spain
  Bulgaria   Montenegro
  Czech Republic   Finland
  Poland   Austria
  Turkey   North Macedonia
Total 24

Pools composition

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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:

  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
Draw

The drawing of lots was held on 16 January 2019 at the Atomium, Brussels, Belgium.[2]

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

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Venues

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Pool A Round of 16 and Quarterfinals Semifinals and Finals
  Montpellier, France   Nantes, France   Paris, France
Sud de France Arena Hall XXL AccorHotels Arena
Capacity: 10,700 Capacity: 10,750 Capacity: 15,609
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Pool B (13–14 September) Pool B (15–19 September) Round of 16 and Quarterfinals
  Brussels, Belgium   Antwerp, Belgium
Palais 12 Lotto Arena Sportpaleis
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 5,218 Capacity: 18,400
     
Pool C, Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals
  Ljubljana, Slovenia
Arena Stožice
Capacity: 12,480
Pool D (13–16 September) Pool D (17–19 September) Round of 16 and Quarterfinals
  Rotterdam, Netherlands   Amsterdam, Netherlands   Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Rotterdam Ahoy Sporthallen Zuid Omnisport Apeldoorn
Capacity: 16,426 Capacity: 2,525 Capacity: 5,000
     

Pool standing procedure

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  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

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   France 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 398 303 1.314 Final round
2   Italy 5 4 1 12 13 6 2.167 452 389 1.162
3   Bulgaria 5 3 2 9 10 7 1.429 396 394 1.005
4   Greece 5 1 4 3 5 13 0.385 386 432 0.894
5   Portugal 5 1 4 3 5 13 0.385 386 433 0.891
6   Romania 5 1 4 3 5 13 0.385 372 439 0.847
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Sep 14:15 Bulgaria   3–0   Greece 25–22 25–16 25–20     75–58 Report
12 Sep 17:15 Portugal   0–3   Italy 21–25 10–25 22–25     53–75 Report
12 Sep 20:45 France   3–0   Romania 25–19 25–14 25–16     75–49 Report
13 Sep 17:15 Bulgaria   3–0   Romania 28–26 25–20 25–20     78–66 Report
13 Sep 20:45 Italy   3–1   Greece 17–25 25–23 25–19 25–18   92–85 Report
14 Sep 17:15 Greece   0–3   France 14–25 18–25 24–26     56–76 Report
14 Sep 20:45 Bulgaria   3–1   Portugal 25–23 28–30 25–23 25–22   103–98 Report
15 Sep 14:00 Romania   1–3   Italy 15–25 14–25 25–23 14–25   68–98 Report
15 Sep 17:30 Portugal   0–3   France 11–25 20–25 23–25     54–75 Report
16 Sep 17:15 Romania   1–3   Greece 25–23 24–26 25–27 21–25   95–101 Report
16 Sep 20:45 France   3–0   Bulgaria 25–19 25–21 25–14     75–54 Report
17 Sep 14:00 Greece   1–3   Portugal 25–19 21–25 23–25 17–25   86–94 Report
17 Sep 19:30 Italy   3–1   Bulgaria 22–25 25–23 25–21 25–17   97–86 Report
18 Sep 14:00 Portugal   1–3   Romania 21–25 25–19 18–25 23–25   87–94 Report
18 Sep 20:30 France   3–1   Italy 25–22 22–25 25–21 25–22   97–90 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Serbia 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 396 313 1.265 Final round
2   Belgium 5 4 1 11 12 5 2.400 386 345 1.119
3   Germany 5 2 3 7 9 9 1.000 397 394 1.008
4   Spain 5 2 3 6 9 12 0.750 454 471 0.964
5   Slovakia 5 2 3 5 6 12 0.500 386 423 0.913
6   Austria 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 360 433 0.831
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Sep 15:00 Serbia   3–0   Germany 25–21 25–17 25–15     75–53 Report
13 Sep 17:30 Slovakia   3–2   Spain 25–23 25–23 20–25 16–25 18–16 104–112 Report
13 Sep 20:30 Belgium   3–0   Austria 25–17 25–23 25–17     75–57 Report
14 Sep 17:30 Germany   2–3   Belgium 23–25 17–25 25–22 25–15 13–15 103–102 Report
14 Sep 20:30 Slovakia   3–1   Austria 19–25 25–20 25–21 25–15   94–81 Report
15 Sep 15:30 Spain   0–3   Belgium 17–25 21–25 14–25     52–75 Report
15 Sep 18:30 Serbia   3–0   Slovakia 25–19 25–20 25–21     75–60 Report
16 Sep 17:30 Austria   0–3   Germany 23–25 15–25 16–25     54–75 Report
16 Sep 20:30 Spain   1–3   Serbia 25–21 19–25 19–25 20–25   83–96 Report
17 Sep 17:30 Austria   2–3   Spain 23–25 28–26 23–25 25–23 11–15 110–114 Report
17 Sep 20:30 Slovakia   0–3   Belgium 23–25 20–25 15–25     58–75 Report
18 Sep 17:30 Germany   3–0   Slovakia 25–23 30–28 25–19     80–70 Report
18 Sep 20:30 Belgium   0–3   Serbia 19–25 21–25 19–25     59–75 Report
19 Sep 17:30 Spain   3–1   Germany 25–22 25–20 18–25 25–19   93–86 Report
19 Sep 20:30 Serbia   3–0   Austria 25–16 25–22 25–20     75–58 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Russia 5 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 427 329 1.298 Final round
2   Slovenia 5 3 2 9 10 7 1.429 419 376 1.114
3   Turkey 5 2 3 7 9 10 0.900 413 421 0.981
4   Finland 5 2 3 6 9 12 0.750 455 472 0.964
5   North Macedonia 5 2 3 6 7 11 0.636 409 445 0.919
6   Belarus 5 1 4 2 6 14 0.429 404 484 0.835
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Sep 14:30 Turkey   1–3   Russia 13–25 25–23 17–25 15–25   70–98 Report
12 Sep 17:30 Finland   3–1   North Macedonia 25–23 25–22 23–25 25–21   98–91 Report
12 Sep 20:30 Slovenia   3–0   Belarus 25–17 25–14 25–19     75–50 Report
13 Sep 17:30 North Macedonia   0–3   Turkey 20–25 23–25 13–25     56–75 Report
13 Sep 20:30 Belarus   1–3   Russia 25–23 17–25 22–25 10–25   74–98 Report
14 Sep 17:30 North Macedonia   0–3   Russia 15–25 16–25 28–30     59–80 Report
14 Sep 20:30 Slovenia   3–1   Finland 25–18 26–24 24–26 25–15   100–83 Report
15 Sep 17:30 Belarus   3–2   Finland 13–25 17–25 30–28 25–22 15–13 100–113 Report
15 Sep 20:30 Turkey   0–3   Slovenia 28–30 16–25 23–25     67–80 Report
16 Sep 17:30 Russia   3–0   Finland 25–17 26–24 25–22     76–63 Report
16 Sep 20:30 Belarus   1–3   North Macedonia 25–23 19–25 27–29 20–25   91–102 Report
17 Sep 17:30 Slovenia   1–3   North Macedonia 24–26 28–30 25–19 24–26   101–101 Report
17 Sep 20:30 Turkey   3–1   Belarus 25–21 26–24 20–25 25–19   96–89 Report
18 Sep 17:30 Slovenia   0–3   Russia 21–25 21–25 21–25     63–75 Report
18 Sep 20:30 Finland   3–2   Turkey 25–20 15–25 18–25 25–23 15–12 98–105 Report

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Poland 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 400 283 1.413 Final round
2   Netherlands 5 3 2 10 11 7 1.571 412 383 1.076
3   Ukraine 5 3 2 9 9 8 1.125 385 367 1.049
4   Czech Republic 5 2 3 6 9 11 0.818 433 447 0.969
5   Montenegro 5 2 3 5 7 11 0.636 348 426 0.817
6   Estonia 5 0 5 0 2 15 0.133 367 439 0.836
Source: CEV
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Sep 14:00 Czech Republic   1–3   Ukraine 21–25 19–25 25–19 22–25   87–94 Report
13 Sep 17:00 Estonia   1–3   Poland 22–25 27–25 22–25 17–25   88–100 Report
13 Sep 20:00 Netherlands   3–0   Montenegro 25–13 25–17 25–15     75–45 Report
14 Sep 16:00 Ukraine   0–3   Netherlands 26–28 27–29 21–25     74–82 Report
14 Sep 19:00 Estonia   0–3   Montenegro 23–25 28–30 23–25     74–80 Report
15 Sep 16:00 Netherlands   0–3   Poland 19–25 18–25 19–25     56–75 Report
15 Sep 19:00 Czech Republic   3–0   Estonia 25–18 34–32 28–26     87–76 Report
16 Sep 17:00 Montenegro   1–3   Ukraine 25–19 18–25 15–25 19–25   77–94 Report
16 Sep 20:00 Poland   3–0   Czech Republic 25–18 25–12 25–15     75–45 Report
17 Sep 17:00 Montenegro   0–3   Poland 10–25 17–25 19–25     46–75 Report
17 Sep 20:00 Estonia   1–3   Netherlands 25–22 19–25 19–25 20–25   83–97 Report
18 Sep 16:00 Ukraine   3–0   Estonia 25–17 25–15 25–14     75–46 Report
18 Sep 20:00 Netherlands   2–3   Czech Republic 18–25 25–18 20–25 25–22 14–16 102–106 Report
19 Sep 17:00 Czech Republic   2–3   Montenegro 23–25 25–14 22–25 25–21 13–15 108–100 Report
19 Sep 20:00 Poland   3–0   Ukraine 25–17 25–16 25–15     75–48 Report

Final round

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France - Serbia (Semifinals)
 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
21 September – Antwerp
 
 
  Serbia3
 
24 September – Antwerp
 
  Czech Republic0
 
  Serbia3
 
21 September – Antwerp
 
  Ukraine2
 
  Belgium2
 
27 September – Paris
 
  Ukraine3
 
  Serbia3
 
21 September – Nantes
 
  France2
 
  France3
 
24 September – Nantes
 
  Finland0
 
  France3
 
22 September – Nantes
 
  Italy0
 
  Italy3
 
29 September – Paris
 
  Turkey0
 
  Serbia3
 
21 September – Apeldoorn
 
  Slovenia1
 
  Poland3
 
23 September – Apeldoorn
 
  Spain0
 
  Poland3
 
21 September – Apeldoorn
 
  Germany0
 
  Netherlands1
 
26 September – Ljubljana
 
  Germany3
 
  Poland1
 
21 September – Ljubljana
 
  Slovenia3 3rd place match
 
  Russia3
 
23 September – Ljubljana28 September – Paris
 
  Greece0
 
  Russia1  France0
 
21 September – Ljubljana
 
  Slovenia3   Poland3
 
  Slovenia3
 
 
  Bulgaria1
 

Round of 16

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
21 Sep 16:00 Netherlands   1–3   Germany 17–25 22–25 32–30 23–25   94–105 Report
21 Sep 17:30 Russia   3–0   Greece 25–16 25–15 25–16     75–47 Report
21 Sep 17:30 Serbia   3–0   Czech Republic 31–29 25–21 25–18     81–68 Report
21 Sep 19:30 France   3–0   Finland 25–16 25–23 25–21     75–60 Report
21 Sep 20:00 Poland   3–0   Spain 25–18 25–13 25–16     75–47 Report
21 Sep 20:30 Belgium   2–3   Ukraine 22–25 25–21 25–14 18–25 10–15 100–100 Report
21 Sep 20:30 Slovenia   3–1   Bulgaria 25–27 25–17 25–16 25–17   100–77 Report
22 Sep 17:00 Italy   3–0   Turkey 25–22 25–18 25–21     75–61 Report

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
23 Sep 20:00 Poland   3–0   Germany 25–19 25–21 25–18     75–58 Report
23 Sep 20:30 Russia   1–3   Slovenia 23–25 22–25 25–21 21–25   91–96 Report
24 Sep 20:30 Serbia   3–2   Ukraine 21–25 25–23 25–22 19–25 15–9 105–104 Report
24 Sep 21:00 France   3–0   Italy 25–16 27–25 25–14     77–55 Report

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Sep 20:30 Poland   1–3   Slovenia 23–25 26–24 22–25 23–25   94–99 Report
27 Sep 21:00 Serbia   3–2   France 23–25 25–23 25–21 17–25 15–7 105–101 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
28 Sep 18:00 France   0–3   Poland 24–26 22–25 21–25     67–76 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Sep 17:30 Serbia   3–1   Slovenia 19–25 25–16 25–18 25–20   94–79 Report

Final standing

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "France, Slovenia, Belgium and Netherlands to co-host 2019 men's EuroVolley!". CEV. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ "EuroVolley Men – Drawing of Lots explained". CEV. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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