1987 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 1987 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the fifteenth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Auderghem and Ghent, Belgium from September 25 to October 3, 1987.

1987 Men's European Volleyball Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Belgium
Dates	September 25–October 3
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Soviet Union (11th title)
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Teams

Group A – Auderghem  France  Italy  Netherlands  Romania  Soviet Union  Yugoslavia

Group B – Ghent  Belgium  Bulgaria  Czechoslovakia  Greece  Spain  Sweden

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Soviet Union	10	5	5	0				15	4	3.750
2.	France	9	5	4	1				13	4	3.250
3.	Netherlands	7	5	2	3				9	9	1.000
4.	Yugoslavia	7	5	2	3				6	11	0.545
5.	Italy	6	5	1	4				8	13	0.615
6.	Romania	6	5	1	4				4	14	0.286

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Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Sweden	9	5	4	1				12	7	1.714
2.	Greece	9	5	4	1				13	8	1.625
3.	Czechoslovakia	8	5	3	2				13	9	1.444
4.	Belgium	7	5	2	3				10	9	1.111
5.	Bulgaria	7	5	2	3				9	10	0.900
6.	Spain	5	5	0	5				1	15	0.066

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Final round

	Semi-finals				Final
	1987-10-02 – Ghent
	France	3
					1987-10-01 – Ghent
	Sweden	0
					France	1
	1987-10-02 – Ghent
					Soviet Union	3
	Soviet Union	3
	Greece	0
					3rd place
					1987-10-01 – Ghent
					Sweden	2
					Greece	3

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	5-8th place				5th place
	1987-10-02 – Ghent
	Czechoslovakia	3
					1987-10-03 – Ghent
	Yugoslavia	2
					Czechoslovakia	0
	1987-10-02 – Ghent
					Netherlands	3
	Netherlands	3
	Belgium	2
					7th place
					1987-10-03 – Ghent
					Yugoslavia	0
					Belgium	3

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	9-12th place				9th place
	1987-10-02 – Ghent
	Italy	3
					1987-10-03 – Ghent
	Spain	1
					Italy	3
	1987-10-02 – Ghent
					Romania	0
	Romania	3
	Bulgaria	0
					11th place
					1987-10-03 – Ghent
					Spain	0
					Bulgaria	3

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Final ranking

Place Team  Soviet Union  France  Greece 4  Sweden 5  Netherlands 6  Czechoslovakia 7  Belgium 8  Yugoslavia 9  Italy 10  Romania 11  Bulgaria 12  Spain

1987 Men's European champions  Soviet Union Eleventh title

References

• Results