2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 33rd edition of the Women's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. For the third consecutive time, it was held in four countries: Belgium, Estonia, Germany and Italy.[1][2] The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship as the CEV representative, except Serbia who had already qualified as the defending world champions.

2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nations Belgium
 Estonia
 Germany
 Italy
Dates15 August – 3 September
Teams24
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Champions Turkey (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVPTurkey Melissa Vargas
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Attendance193,864 (2,551 per match)
Official website
Official website

Qualification

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Means of qualification Qualifier Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Countries   Belgium Qualification Pool A   Romania
  Italy   Croatia
  Estonia Pool B   Czech Republic
  Germany   Finland
2021 European Championship   Serbia Pool C   Ukraine
  Turkey   Hungary
  Netherlands Pool D   Slovenia
  Poland   Azerbaijan
  France Pool E   Slovakia
  Sweden   Spain
  Bulgaria Pool F   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reallocation    Switzerland   Greece
Total 24

Pools composition

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The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:

  1. The four organizers were seeded in Preliminary pools. Belgium in Pool A, Italy in Pool B, Germany in Pool C and Estonia in Pool D.
  2. The finalists from the previous edition were drawn in different Preliminary pools, meaning that Italy could not be paired with Serbia.
  3. The organizers could select one team to join their pools, as a result, Slovenia joined Belgium in Pool A, Romania joined Italy in Pool B, Azerbaijan joined Germany in Pool C and Finland joined Estonia in Pool D.
  4. According to the CEV National Team ranking list, the 16 remaining teams were seeded by descending order in a number of cups that equals the number of Preliminary pools.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Serbia
  Turkey
  Netherlands
  Bulgaria
  Poland
  Croatia
  Czech Republic
  France
  Ukraine
  Slovakia
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Sweden
  Greece
  Spain
  Hungary
   Switzerland
Draw

The drawing of lots was held on 16 November 2022 in Naples, Italy.[3]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
  Belgium   Italy   Germany   Estonia
  Slovenia   Romania   Azerbaijan   Finland
  Serbia   Bulgaria   Turkey   Netherlands
  Poland   Croatia   Czech Republic   France
  Ukraine   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Sweden   Slovakia
  Hungary    Switzerland   Greece   Spain

Squads

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Venues

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  Ghent (Pool A)   Brussels (All knockout rounds)   Tallinn (Pool D)   Düsseldorf (Pool C)
Flanders Sports Arena Palais 12 Unibet Arena Castello Düsseldorf
Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 8,600 Capacity: 4,900 Capacity: 3,163
       
 
 
Ghent
 
Brussels
 
Tallinn
 
Düsseldorf
 
Verona
 
Monza
 
Turin
 
Florence
  Verona (Pool B) (15 August)   Monza (Pool B) (16-19 August)   Turin (Pool B) (21-23 August)   Florence (Round of 16 and Quarterfinals)
Verona Arena Monza Arena PalaRuffini Palazzo Wanny
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 6,000
       

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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  • All times are local.
  • The top four teams in each pool will qualify for the final round.

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Serbia 5 5 0 15 15 2 7.500 414 285 1.453 Final round
2   Poland 5 4 1 12 13 5 2.600 422 362 1.166
3   Ukraine 5 3 2 9 10 7 1.429 371 383 0.969
4   Belgium (H) 5 2 3 6 6 10 0.600 355 370 0.959
5   Slovenia 5 1 4 3 5 12 0.417 357 403 0.886
6   Hungary 5 0 5 0 2 15 0.133 302 418 0.722
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Aug 20:00 Hungary   0–3   Belgium 16–25 15–25 19–25     50–75 Report
18 Aug 17:00 Serbia   3–0   Ukraine 25–14 25–19 25–16     75–49 Report
18 Aug 20:00 Slovenia   0–3   Poland 19–25 14–25 19–25     52–75 Report
19 Aug 17:00 Ukraine   3–0   Hungary 25–17 26–24 25–17     76–58 Report
19 Aug 20:00 Slovenia   1–3   Belgium 18–25 20–25 25–21 32–34   95–105 Report
20 Aug 17:00 Serbia   3–0   Slovenia 25–20 25–11 25–15     75–46 Report
20 Aug 20:00 Hungary   1–3   Poland 22–25 12–25 25–21 16–25   75–96 Report
21 Aug 17:00 Poland   1–3   Serbia 25–18 13–25 23–25 18–25   79–93 Report
21 Aug 20:00 Belgium   0–3   Ukraine 18–25 23–25 23–25     64–75 Report
22 Aug 17:00 Slovenia   3–0   Hungary 25–19 25–18 25–16     75–53 Report
22 Aug 20:00 Belgium   0–3   Poland 22–25 23–25 21–25     66–75 Report
23 Aug 17:00 Ukraine   3–1   Slovenia 19–25 25–23 26–24 25–17   95–89 Report
23 Aug 20:00 Hungary   1–3   Serbia 25–21 12–25 14–25 15–25   66–96 Report
24 Aug 17:00 Poland   3–1   Ukraine 25–17 22–25 25–17 25–17   97–76 Report
24 Aug 20:00 Serbia   3–0   Belgium 25–13 25–13 25–19     75–45 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Italy (H) 5 5 0 15 15 0 MAX 375 261 1.437 Final round
2   Bulgaria 5 4 1 11 12 8 1.500 440 424 1.038
3   Romania 5 2 3 7 10 12 0.833 458 478 0.958
4    Switzerland 5 2 3 6 9 12 0.750 417 472 0.883
5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2 3 5 9 13 0.692 456 463 0.985
6   Croatia 5 0 5 1 5 15 0.333 420 468 0.897
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Aug 20:00 Italy   3–0   Romania 25–19 25–19 25–15     75–53 Report
16 Aug 18:00 Switzerland   2–3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–16 15–25 25–23 17–25 15–17 97–106 Report
16 Aug 21:00 Bulgaria   3–1   Croatia 23–25 25–23 25–20 25–18   98–86 Report
17 Aug 18:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   1–3   Bulgaria 20–25 19–25 25–19 18–25   82–94 Report
17 Aug 21:00 Romania   3–1   Croatia 25–22 25–21 23–25 25–19   98–87 Report
18 Aug 18:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   3–2   Croatia 19–25 25–18 20–25 26–24 15–6 105–98 Report
18 Aug 21:15 Italy   3–0    Switzerland 25–14 25–19 25–13     75–46 Report
19 Aug 18:00 Romania   2–3    Switzerland 21–25 25–18 25–27 25–19 9–15 105–104 Report
19 Aug 21:00 Bulgaria   0–3   Italy 16–25 17–25 13–25     46–75 Report
21 Aug 18:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   2–3   Romania 25–12 24–26 21–25 25–21 11–15 106–99 Report
21 Aug 21:00 Croatia   1–3    Switzerland 19–25 25–16 22–25 24–26   90–92 Report
22 Aug 18:00 Bulgaria   3–2   Romania 26–24 18–25 25–17 22–25 15–12 106–103 Report
22 Aug 21:15 Italy   3–0   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–21 25–17 25–19     75–57 Report
23 Aug 18:00 Switzerland   1–3   Bulgaria 25–21 23–25 17–25 13–25   78–96 Report
23 Aug 21:00 Italy   3–0   Croatia 25–23 25–19 25–17     75–59 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Turkey 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 402 304 1.322 Final round
2   Czech Republic 5 3 2 8 10 8 1.250 395 405 0.975
3   Germany (H) 5 2 3 7 9 10 0.900 414 421 0.983
4   Sweden 5 2 3 6 7 11 0.636 393 404 0.973
5   Azerbaijan 5 2 3 5 8 11 0.727 383 403 0.950
6   Greece 5 1 4 4 5 13 0.385 392 442 0.887
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Aug 20:00 Greece   0–3   Germany 19–25 21–25 27–29     67–79 Report
18 Aug 17:00 Turkey   3–0   Sweden 25–22 25–18 25–13     75–53 Report
18 Aug 20:00 Azerbaijan   3–0   Czech Republic 25–21 25–10 25–15     75–46 Report
19 Aug 17:00 Sweden   1–3   Greece 23–25 25–19 25–27 22–25   95–96 Report
19 Aug 20:00 Azerbaijan   1–3   Germany 13–25 22–25 25–12 14–25   74–87 Report
20 Aug 17:00 Greece   0–3   Czech Republic 21–25 22–25 17–25     60–75 Report
20 Aug 20:00 Turkey   3–0   Azerbaijan 25–13 25–13 25–13     75–39 Report
21 Aug 17:00 Czech Republic   1–3   Turkey 23–25 20–25 25–20 17–25   85–95 Report
21 Aug 20:00 Germany   1–3   Sweden 25–13 16–25 18–25 18–25   77–88 Report
22 Aug 17:00 Azerbaijan   3–2   Greece 22–25 25–19 27–29 25–18 15–12 114–103 Report
22 Aug 20:00 Germany   2–3   Czech Republic 25–22 25–23 24–26 20–25 16–18 110–114 Report
23 Aug 17:00 Greece   0–3   Turkey 24–26 16–25 26–28     66–79 Report
23 Aug 20:00 Sweden   3–1   Azerbaijan 25–17 17–25 25–21 25–18   92–81 Report
24 Aug 17:00 Czech Republic   3–0   Sweden 25–23 25–20 25–22     75–65 Report
24 Aug 20:00 Turkey   3–0   Germany 25–15 25–20 28–26     78–61 Report

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Netherlands 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 401 326 1.230 Final round
2   France 5 4 1 11 13 5 2.600 432 352 1.227
3   Slovakia 5 3 2 9 9 7 1.286 361 346 1.043
4   Spain 5 2 3 7 8 11 0.727 410 435 0.943
5   Finland 5 1 4 2 4 14 0.286 373 429 0.869
6   Estonia (H) 5 0 5 1 4 15 0.267 363 452 0.803
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Aug 20:00 Estonia   0–3   France 8–25 19–25 21–25     48–75 Report
17 Aug 17:00 Finland   0–3   Slovakia 20–25 23–25 16–25     59–75 Report
17 Aug 20:00 Netherlands   3–0   Spain 25–23 25–19 25–21     75–63 Report
18 Aug 17:00 Slovakia   0–3   Netherlands 20–25 19–25 19–25     58–75 Report
18 Aug 20:00 France   3–2   Spain 22–25 25–18 23–25 25–17 15–10 110–95 Report
19 Aug 16:00 Slovakia   3–0   Spain 25–17 26–24 25–19     76–60 Report
19 Aug 19:00 Estonia   2–3   Finland 25–21 20–25 25–23 20–25 13–15 103–109 Report
20 Aug 16:00 France   3–0   Finland 25–22 25–22 25–14     75–58 Report
20 Aug 19:00 Netherlands   3–0   Estonia 25–8 27–25 25–19     77–52 Report
21 Aug 17:00 France   3–0   Slovakia 25–21 25–19 25–12     75–52 Report
21 Aug 20:00 Spain   3–1   Finland 25–17 24–26 26–24 26–24   101–91 Report
22 Aug 17:00 Netherlands   3–1   France 25–23 27–25 21–25 26–24   99–97 Report
22 Aug 20:00 Estonia   1–3   Slovakia 26–24 24–26 9–25 18–25   77–100 Report
23 Aug 17:00 Finland   0–3   Netherlands 18–25 21–25 17–25     56–75 Report
23 Aug 20:00 Estonia   1–3   Spain 25–16 21–25 20–25 17–25   83–91 Report

Final round

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Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
28 August – Brussels
 
 
  Serbia3
 
30 August – Brussels
 
  Sweden0
 
  Serbia3
 
28 August – Brussels
 
  Czech Republic1
 
  Czech Republic3
 
1 September – Brussels
 
  Ukraine2
 
  Serbia3
 
27 August – Florence
 
  Netherlands1
 
  Netherlands3
 
29 August – Florence
 
   Switzerland0
 
  Netherlands3
 
27 August – Florence
 
  Bulgaria0
 
  Bulgaria3
 
3 September – Brussels
 
  Slovakia2
 
  Serbia2
 
27 August – Brussels
 
  Turkey3
 
  Turkey3
 
30 August – Brussels
 
  Belgium1
 
  Turkey3
 
27 August – Brussels
 
  Poland0
 
  Poland3
 
1 September – Brussels
 
  Germany0
 
  Turkey3
 
26 August – Florence
 
  Italy2 3rd place match
 
  Italy3
 
29 August – Florence3 September – Brussels
 
  Spain0
 
  Italy3  Netherlands3
 
26 August – Florence
 
  France0   Italy0
 
  France3
 
 
  Romania1
 

Round of 16

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
26 Aug 18:00 France   3–1   Romania 25–23 25–16 21–25 25–23   96–87 Report
26 Aug 21:15 Italy   3–0   Spain 25–23 25–22 25–19     75–64 Report
27 Aug 17:00 Turkey   3–1   Belgium 25–22 16–25 25–15 32–30   98–92 Report
27 Aug 18:00 Netherlands   3–0    Switzerland 25–17 25–19 25–12     75–48 Report
27 Aug 20:00 Poland   3–0   Germany 25–22 25–20 26–24     76–66 Report
27 Aug 21:00 Bulgaria   3–2   Slovakia 16–25 17–25 25–19 25–20 15–9 98–98 Report
28 Aug 17:00 Serbia   3–0   Sweden 25–17 25–13 25–16     75–46 Report
28 Aug 20:00 Czech Republic   3–2   Ukraine 25–22 25–22 20–25 10–25 15–12 95–106 Report

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Aug 18:00 Netherlands   3–0   Bulgaria 25–11 25–13 25–19     75–43 Report
29 Aug 21:15 Italy   3–0   France 25–14 29–27 25–13     79–54 Report
30 Aug 17:00 Turkey   3–0   Poland 25–23 25–22 25–18     75–63 Report
30 Aug 20:00 Serbia   3–1   Czech Republic 24–26 25–17 25–11 25–14   99–68 Report

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Sep 17:00 Turkey   3–2   Italy 18–25 25–23 15–25 25–22 15–6 98–101 Report
1 Sep 20:30 Serbia   3–1   Netherlands 25–21 15–25 25–22 25–21   90–89 Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Sep 16:30 Netherlands   3–0   Italy 25–23 28–26 25–20     78–69 Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Sep 20:00 Serbia   2–3   Turkey 27–25 21–25 25–22 22–25 13–15 108–112 Report

Final standing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Belgium, Italy, Estonia, Germany the 'fabulous four' to host EuroVolley Women in 2023". CEV. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ CEV EuroVolley 2023 Official Communications No. 1 (PDF). CEV. 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ FS (16 November 2022). "Drawing of Lots for CEV EuroVolley 2023 Women Sets Up Exciting Tournament". eurovolley.cev.eu. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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