2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship

2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Poland Czech Republic Estonia Finland
Dates	1–19 September
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Official website
Official website

The 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship will be the 32nd edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. For the second time the EuroVolley will be held in four countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland. The number of national teams that will participate in the event remains to 24.

In Poland, matches will be played in Gdańsk, Katowice and Kraków. In Finland, matches will be played in Tampere. In Czech Republic, matches will be played in Ostrava. In Estonia, matches will be played in Tallinn.

Qualification

Main article: 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification

Pools composition

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. Poland in Pool A, Czech Republic in Pool B, Finland in Pool C and Estonia 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. The organizers can select one team to join their pools.
4. According to the CEV National Team ranking list (as per 01/01/2020), 16 remaining teams 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
Serbia France Slovenia Netherlands	Germany Bulgaria Turkey Ukraine	Spain Slovakia Greece Belarus	Portugal Montenegro North Macedonia Croatia

Draw

The drawing of lots was held on 27 May 2021 in Helsinki, Finland.

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

Squads

Main article: 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads

Venues

Kraków (Pool A)		Gdańsk (Round of 16, Quarterfinals)		Katowice (Semifinals, Finals)
Tauron Arena		Ergo Arena		Spodek
Capacity: 15,030		Capacity: 11,409		Capacity: 11,500
Kraków Gdańsk Katowice Ostrava Tampere Tallinn 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship (Europe)
Ostrava (Pool B, Round of 16, Quarterfinals)		Tampere (Pool C)		Tallinn (Pool D)
Ostravar Aréna		Tampere Ice Stadium		Saku Suurhall
Capacity: 10,000		Capacity: 7,300		Capacity: 7,200

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

• The top four teams in each pool will qualify for the final round.

Qualified for the Final round

Pool A

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

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Sep	14:30	Greece	2–3	Ukraine	25–22	24–26	25–22	19–25	6–15	99–110	Report
2 Sep	17:30	Poland	3–1	Portugal	25–16	22–25	25–16	25–19		97–76	Report
2 Sep	20:30	Belgium	1–3	Serbia	13–25	18–25	25–21	20–25		76–96	Report
3 Sep	17:30	Belgium	2–3	Portugal	23–25	22–25	25–20	25–18	13–15	108–103	Report
3 Sep	20:30	Ukraine	0–3	Serbia	25–27	24–26	21–25			70–78	Report
4 Sep	17:30	Belgium	–	Greece	–	–	–			0–0	Report
4 Sep	20:30	Serbia	–	Poland	–	–	–			0–0	Report
5 Sep	17:30	Portugal	–	Ukraine	–	–	–			0–0	Report
5 Sep	20:30	Greece	–	Poland	–	–	–			0–0	Report
6 Sep	17:30	Portugal	–	Serbia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
6 Sep	20:30	Poland	–	Belgium	–	–	–			0–0	Report
7 Sep	17:30	Serbia	–	Greece	–	–	–			0–0	Report
7 Sep	20:30	Ukraine	–	Belgium	–	–	–			0–0	Report
8 Sep	17:30	Poland	–	Ukraine	–	–	–			0–0	Report
8 Sep	20:30	Greece	–	Portugal	–	–	–			0–0	Report

Pool B

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

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Sep	14:15	Italy	3–0	Belarus	25–18	25–12	25–15			75–45	Report
3 Sep	17:15	Montenegro	0–3	Bulgaria	22–25	17–25	25–27			64–77	Report
3 Sep	20:15	Czech Republic	3–1	Slovenia	26–24	25–18	14–25	25–19		90–86	Report
4 Sep	16:00	Montenegro	–	Slovenia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
4 Sep	19:00	Belarus	–	Czech Republic	–	–	–			0–0	Report
5 Sep	16:00	Czech Republic	–	Bulgaria	–	–	–			0–0	Report
5 Sep	19:00	Italy	–	Montenegro	–	–	–			0–0	Report
6 Sep	15:45	Bulgaria	–	Italy	–	–	–			0–0	Report
6 Sep	19:00	Slovenia	–	Belarus	–	–	–			0–0	Report
7 Sep	16:00	Slovenia	–	Bulgaria	–	–	–			0–0	Report
7 Sep	19:00	Montenegro	–	Czech Republic	–	–	–			0–0	Report
8 Sep	15:45	Italy	–	Slovenia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
8 Sep	19:00	Belarus	–	Montenegro	–	–	–			0–0	Report
9 Sep	16:00	Bulgaria	–	Belarus	–	–	–			0–0	Report
9 Sep	19:00	Czech Republic	–	Italy	–	–	–			0–0	Report

Pool C

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• All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Sep	19:00	Finland	3–1	North Macedonia	25–20	25–15	24–26	25–22		99–83	Report
2 Sep	17:00	Russia	1–3	Turkey	27–29	25–16	21–25	19–25		92–95	Report
2 Sep	20:00	Netherlands	3–0	Spain	25–23	26–24	25–22			76–69	Report
3 Sep	17:00	Turkey	3–1	Spain	25–16	29–31	27–25	25–23		106–95	Report
3 Sep	20:00	Netherlands	3–0	North Macedonia	25–20	25–18	25–22			75–60	Report
4 Sep	14:00	Spain	0–3	Finland	19–25	20–25	18–25			57–75	Report
4 Sep	17:30	Netherlands	–	Russia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
5 Sep	14:00	North Macedonia	–	Turkey	–	–	–			0–0	Report
5 Sep	17:30	Russia	–	Finland	–	–	–			0–0	Report
6 Sep	17:00	North Macedonia	–	Spain	–	–	–			0–0	Report
6 Sep	20:00	Turkey	–	Netherlands	–	–	–			0–0	Report
7 Sep	17:00	Spain	–	Russia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
7 Sep	20:00	Finland	–	Netherlands	–	–	–			0–0	Report
8 Sep	17:00	Russia	–	North Macedonia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
8 Sep	20:00	Finland	–	Turkey	–	–	–			0–0	Report

Pool D

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• All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Sep	19:00	Estonia	1–3	Latvia	23–25	22–25	25–16	21–25		91–91	Report
3 Sep	17:00	Croatia	0–3	Germany	20–25	13–25	19–25			52–75	Report
3 Sep	20:00	France	3–0	Slovakia	25–22	25–20	25–19			75–61	Report
4 Sep	16:00	Slovakia	–	Estonia	27–25	25–22	18–25			70–72	Report
4 Sep	19:00	Croatia	–	Latvia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
5 Sep	16:00	Estonia	–	Germany	–	–	–			0–0	Report
5 Sep	19:00	France	–	Croatia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
6 Sep	17:00	Latvia	–	Slovakia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
6 Sep	20:00	Germany	–	France	–	–	–			0–0	Report
7 Sep	17:00	Latvia	–	Germany	–	–	–			0–0	Report
7 Sep	20:00	Croatia	–	Estonia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
8 Sep	17:00	Slovakia	–	Croatia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
8 Sep	20:00	France	–	Latvia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
9 Sep	17:00	Germany	–	Slovakia	–	–	–			0–0	Report
9 Sep	20:00	Estonia	–	France	–	–	–			0–0	Report

Final round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

11 September–Gdańsk

A1

14 September–Gdańsk

C4

11 September–Gdańsk

C2

18 September–Katowice

A3

13 September–Ostrava

D1

15 September–Ostrava

B4

13 September–Ostrava

B2

19 September–Katowice

D3

12 September–Gdańsk

C1

14 September–Gdańsk

A4

12 September–Gdańsk

A2

18 September–Katowice

C3

12 September–Ostrava

3rd place match

B1

15 September–Ostrava

19 September–Katowice

D4

12 September–Ostrava

D2

B3

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

Round of 16

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
11 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report
11 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report
12 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report
12 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report
12 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report
12 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report
13 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report
13 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report
14 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report
15 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report
15 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
18 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report
18 Sep			–		–	–	–			0–0	Report

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Sep	17:30		–		–	–	–			0–0	Report

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
19 Sep	20:30		–		–	–	–			0–0	Report

Final standing

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

	Qualified for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball World Championship and 2023 European Volleyball Championship
	Qualified for the 2023 European Volleyball Championship

See also

• 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship

External links

• Official website
• CEV website