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
Dates	12–29 September
Teams	24 (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
MVP	Uroš Kovačević
Best Setter	Benjamin Toniutti
Best OH	Wilfredo León Uroš Kovačević
Best MB	Jan Kozamernik Srećko Lisinac
Best OPP	Aleksandar Atanasijević
Best Libero	Jani Kovačič
Tournament statistics
Matches played	76
Attendance	250,077 (3,290 per match)
Official website
Official website
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Serbia won the title over finalist Slovenia in the final held in Paris.

Qualification

Main article: 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification

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

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]

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group 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

Main article: 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads

Venues

Pool A	Round of 16 and Quarterfinals	Semifinals and Finals	Montpellier Nantes Paris
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 Antwerp
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
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Arena Stožice
Capacity: 12,480
Pool D (13–16 September)	Pool D (17–19 September)	Round of 16 and Quarterfinals	Amsterdam Rotterdam Apeldoorn
Rotterdam, Netherlands	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Rotterdam Ahoy	Sporthallen Zuid	Omnisport Apeldoorn
Capacity: 16,426	Capacity: 2,525	Capacity: 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

• All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
• The top four teams in each pool qualified for the final round.

Group A

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

Group B

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

Group C

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

Group D

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

France - Serbia (Semifinals)

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

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

21 September – Antwerp

Serbia

3

24 September – Antwerp

Czech Republic

0

Serbia

3

21 September – Antwerp

Ukraine

2

Belgium

2

27 September – Paris

Ukraine

3

Serbia

3

21 September – Nantes

France

2

France

3

24 September – Nantes

Finland

0

France

3

22 September – Nantes

Italy

0

Italy

3

29 September – Paris

Turkey

0

Serbia

3

21 September – Apeldoorn

Slovenia

1

Poland

3

23 September – Apeldoorn

Spain

0

Poland

3

21 September – Apeldoorn

Germany

0

Netherlands

1

26 September – Ljubljana

Germany

3

Poland

1

21 September – Ljubljana

Slovenia

3

3rd place match

Russia

3

23 September – Ljubljana

28 September – Paris

Greece

0

Russia

1

France

0

21 September – Ljubljana

Slovenia

3

Poland

3

Slovenia

3

Bulgaria

1

Round of 16

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

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

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

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

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

Rank Team  Serbia  Slovenia  Poland 4  France 5  Russia 6  Italy 7  Ukraine 8  Germany 9  Belgium 10  Netherlands 11  Bulgaria 12  Turkey 13  Czech Republic 14  Finland 15  Spain 16  Greece 17  North Macedonia 18  Montenegro 19  Slovakia 20  Portugal 21  Romania 22  Belarus 23  Austria 24  Estonia

2019 Men's European champions  Serbia 3rd title 14–man roster Aleksandar Okolić, Uroš Kovačević, Nemanja Petrić (c), Lazar Ćirović, Nikola Peković, Petar Krsmanović, Marko Ivović, Nikola Jovović, Aleksandar Atanasijević, Dražen Luburić, Neven Majstorović, Marko Podraščanin, Srećko Lisinac, Vuk Todorović Head coach Slobodan Kovač

Awards

• Most valuable player

  Uroš Kovačević

• Best setter

  Benjamin Toniutti

• Best outside spikers

  Wilfredo León

  Uroš Kovačević

• Best middle blockers

  Jan Kozamernik

  Srećko Lisinac

• Best opposite spiker

  Aleksandar Atanasijević

• Best libero

  Jani Kovačič

See also

• 2019 Women's European Volleyball Championship