1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification
The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualification was the qualifying event for the 20th edition of the event, hosted in Eindhoven and Den Bosch, The Netherlands from 6 September to 14 September 1997, and organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the European Volleyball Confederation. The qualifying matches were played in 1996 and 1997. The Netherlands qualified as hosts while Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Russia automatically qualified from the 1995 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship. The five group winners and two teams from promotion round qualified for the 1997 edition.
Qualification summary[]
- Qualified teams
- Hosts
- Directly qualified after 1995 edition
- Qualified through qualification
- Group A: Slovakia
- Group B: Greece
- Group C: France
- Group D: Ukraine
- Group E: Czech Republic
- Qualified through promotion round
Groups round[]
All games were played in home/away basis.
Qualified to 1997 European Championship | |
Qualified to promotion round |
Group A[]
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Slovakia | 13 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1.778 | 342 | 299 | 1.144 |
2 | Poland | 11 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1.273 | 315 | 297 | 1.061 |
3 | Israel | 10 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0.917 | 273 | 295 | 0.925 |
4 | Latvia | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0.471 | 299 | 338 | 0.885 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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14 Sep | Slovakia | 3–2 | Poland | 13–15 | 15–7 | 10–15 | 15–2 | 17–15 | 70–54 | ||
21 Sep | Slovakia | 3–1 | Latvia | 15–13 | 15–11 | 12–15 | 15–9 | 57–48 | |||
28 Dec | Israel | 3–1 | Poland | 15–6 | 9–15 | 16–14 | 15–8 | 55–43 | |||
12 Apr | Israel | 3–1 | Latvia | 15–9 | 5–15 | 15–13 | 15–4 | 50–41 | |||
19 Apr | Latvia | 3–2 | Israel | 15–4 | 15–13 | 13–15 | 16–17 | 15–13 | 74–62 | ||
23 Apr | Poland | 3–0 | Israel | 15–8 | 15–8 | 15–9 | 45–25 | ||||
26 Apr | Latvia | 1–3 | Slovakia | 15–17 | 15–11 | 9–15 | 14–16 | 53–59 | |||
3 May | Poland | 3–1 | Latvia | 13–15 | 15–8 | 15–8 | 15–8 | 58–39 | |||
10 May | Poland | 2–3 | Slovakia | 12–15 | 15–5 | 16–14 | 12–15 | 8–15 | 63–64 | ||
17 May | Israel | 3–1 | Slovakia | 12–15 | 15–11 | 15–11 | 15–10 | 57–47 | |||
24 May | Slovakia | 3–0 | Israel | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–8 | 45–24 | ||||
31 May | Latvia | 1–3 | Poland | 6–15 | 15–7 | 13–15 | 10–15 | 44–52 |
Group B[]
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Greece | 15 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 254 | 187 | 1.358 |
2 | Belgium | 12 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 259 | 172 | 1.506 |
3 | Romania | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 216 | 236 | 0.915 |
4 | Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 0.167 | 175 | 309 | 0.566 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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7 Jul | Romania | 0–3 | Greece | 10–15 | 8–15 | 10–15 | 28–45 | ||||
26 Oct | Macedonia | 0–3 | Romania | 7–15 | 12–15 | 9–15 | 28–45 | ||||
2 Nov | Romania | 3–1 | Macedonia | 9–15 | 15–5 | 15–12 | 15–13 | 54–45 | |||
23 Nov | Romania | 3–1 | Belgium | 15–9 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 45–28 | ||||
15 Dec | Belgium | 3–0 | Macedonia | 15–4 | 15–9 | 15–4 | 45–17 | ||||
30 Dec | Belgium | 3–0 | Greece | 15–6 | 15–4 | 15–4 | 45–14 | ||||
30 Apr | Macedonia | 1–3 | Greece | 17–15 | 4–15 | 10–15 | 4–15 | 35–60 | |||
10 May | Greece | 3–0 | Macedonia | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–7 | 45–23 | ||||
14 May | Greece | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–12 | 15–11 | 15–13 | 45–36 | ||||
17 May | Macedonia | 1–3 | Belgium | 2–15 | 17–15 | 1–15 | 7–15 | 27–60 | |||
20 May | Greece | 3–0 | Romania | 15–8 | 15–3 | 15–9 | 45–20 | ||||
24 May | Belgium | 3–0 | Romania | 15–6 | 15–8 | 15–10 | 45–24 |
Group C[]
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | France | 20 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 3.667 | 390 | 286 | 1.364 |
2 | Germany | 16 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1.636 | 389 | 319 | 1.219 |
3 | Turkey | 16 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1.500 | 360 | 335 | 1.075 |
4 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 0.429 | 344 | 398 | 0.864 |
5 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 0.190 | 211 | 356 | 0.593 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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8 Sep | France | 3–0 | Belarus | 15–11 | 15–9 | 15–2 | 45–22 | ||||
15 Sep | France | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–7 | 15–13 | 15–5 | 45–25 | ||||
22 Sep | Sweden | 3–1 | Belarus | 15–11 | 12–15 | 15–9 | 15–7 | 57–42 | |||
26 Oct | Turkey | 3–1 | France | 12–15 | 15–10 | 15–6 | 15–13 | 57–44 | |||
3 Nov | Belarus | 0–3 | France | 6–15 | 2–15 | 7–15 | 15–45 | ||||
20 Nov | France | 3–0 | Turkey | 15–5 | 15–3 | 15–8 | 45–16 | ||||
14 Dec | Germany | 3–0 | Belarus | 15–3 | 15–6 | 15–8 | 45–17 | ||||
21 Dec | Belarus | 0–3 | Turkey | 10–15 | 6–15 | 12–15 | 28–45 | ||||
21 Dec | Germany | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–6 | 15–11 | 15–9 | 45–26 | ||||
4 Jan | Sweden | 1–3 | Germany | 15–12 | 16–17 | 6–15 | 13–15 | 50–59 | |||
19 Mar | Turkey | 3–0 | Belarus | 15–9 | 15–4 | 15–4 | 45–17 | ||||
18 Apr | Turkey | 3–1 | Germany | 15–8 | 15–6 | 10–15 | 15–10 | 55–39 | |||
26 Apr | Belarus | 0–3 | Germany | 10–15 | 4–15 | 11–15 | 25–45 | ||||
30 Apr | France | 3–2 | Germany | 10–15 | 15–12 | 15–7 | 7–15 | 21–19 | 68–68 | ||
7 May | Sweden | 3–2 | Turkey | 15–10 | 15–6 | 13–15 | 12–15 | 15–12 | 70–58 | ||
8 May | Germany | 0–3 | France | 12–15 | 13–15 | 11–15 | 36–45 | ||||
11 May | Germany | 3–1 | Turkey | 7–15 | 15–4 | 15–12 | 15–2 | 52–33 | |||
13 May | Sweden | 1–3 | France | 14–16 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 11–15 | 47–53 | |||
18 May | Turkey | 3–1 | Sweden | 15–11 | 6–15 | 15–6 | 15��8 | 51–40 | |||
25 May | Belarus | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–13 | 15–13 | 15–3 | 45–29 |
Group D[]
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Ukraine | 24 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 12.000 | 381 | 217 | 1.756 |
2 | Portugal | 13 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1.067 | 378 | 363 | 1.041 |
3 | Hungary | 11 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 0.882 | 393 | 424 | 0.927 |
4 | Croatia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0.647 | 305 | 370 | 0.824 |
5 | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 0.375 | 380 | 463 | 0.821 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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8 Jun | Croatia | 1–3 | Hungary | 9–15 | 17–16 | 15–17 | 12–15 | 53–63 | |||
15 Jun | Hungary | 3–0 | Croatia | 15–9 | 15–8 | 15–13 | 45–30 | ||||
18 Sep | Denmark | 2–3 | Hungary | 15–9 | 11–15 | 15–17 | 15–13 | 13–15 | 69–69 | ||
14 Dec | Hungary | 3–2 | Denmark | 15–12 | 15–5 | 12–15 | 10–15 | 15–11 | 67–58 | ||
21 Dec | Denmark | 2–3 | Portugal | 13–15 | 5–15 | 15–11 | 15–13 | 12–15 | 60–69 | ||
14 Apr | Denmark | 2–3 | Croatia | 5–15 | 15–9 | 10–15 | 15–11 | 9–15 | 54–65 | ||
18 Apr | Croatia | 3–0 | Denmark | 15–11 | 15–8 | 15–13 | 45–32 | ||||
19 Apr | Portugal | 3–1 | Hungary | 15–3 | 13–15 | 15–8 | 15–1 | 58–27 | |||
23 Apr | Hungary | 0–3 | Ukraine | 3–15 | 13–15 | 8–15 | 24–45 | ||||
26 Apr | Hungary | 2–3 | Portugal | 15–7 | 11–15 | 15–13 | 13–15 | 12–15 | 66–65 | ||
30 Apr | Ukraine | 3–0 | Hungary | 16–14 | 15–10 | 15–8 | 46–32 | ||||
3 May | Portugal | 3–0 | Denmark | 15–11 | 15–12 | 16–14 | 46–37 | ||||
7 May | Denmark | 1–3 | Ukraine | 13–15 | 11–15 | 15–12 | 9–15 | 48–57 | |||
10 May | Portugal | 3–1 | Croatia | 15–4 | 13–15 | 15–4 | 15–7 | 58–30 | |||
11 May | Ukraine | 3–0 | Denmark | 15–5 | 15–12 | 15–5 | 45–22 | ||||
15 May | Portugal | 1–3 | Ukraine | 15–8 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 10–15 | 39–53 | |||
18 May | Croatia | 0–3 | Ukraine | 11–15 | 11–15 | 5–15 | 27–45 | ||||
24 May | Croatia | 3–0 | Portugal | 15–7 | 15–12 | 15–9 | 45–28 | ||||
28 May | Ukraine | 3–0 | Portugal | 15–4 | 15–3 | 15–8 | 45–15 | ||||
31 May | Ukraine | 3–0 | Croatia | 15–3 | 15–6 | 15–1 | 45–10 |
Group E[]
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Czech Republic | 21 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | 389 | 289 | 1.346 |
2 | Finland | 16 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1.636 | 378 | 321 | 1.178 |
3 | Spain | 15 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 1.500 | 409 | 358 | 1.142 |
4 | Slovenia | 9 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 0.579 | 328 | 405 | 0.810 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 0.375 | 265 | 396 | 0.669 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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16 Nov | Spain | 3–0 | Finland | 15–13 | 16–14 | 15–10 | 46–37 | ||||
20 Nov | Spain | 3–0 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 15–5 | 45–17 | |||||
23 Nov | Finland | 3–1 | Spain | 11–15 | 15–8 | 15–9 | 17–15 | 58–47 | |||
28 Dec | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 7–15 | 13–15 | 15–7 | 5–15 | 40–52 | ||||
27 Apr | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Spain | 15–10 | 16–14 | 15–12 | 46–36 | ||||
30 Apr | Czech Republic | 3–0 | 15–6 | 16–14 | 15–6 | 46–26 | |||||
30 Apr | Finland | 3–0 | Slovenia | 15–4 | 15–7 | 15–10 | 45–21 | ||||
3 May | Slovenia | 3–0 | 15–11 | 15–8 | 15–6 | 45–25 | |||||
4 May | Finland | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 15–10 | 15–6 | 0–15 | 15–3 | 45–34 | |||
8 May | 1–3 | Spain | 16–14 | 6–15 | 6–15 | 7–15 | 35–59 | ||||
10 May | Slovenia | 3–2 | Finland | 12–15 | 7–15 | 15–9 | 16–14 | 15–12 | 65–65 | ||
11 May | Spain | 2–3 | Czech Republic | 12–15 | 15–11 | 15–13 | 7–15 | 13–15 | 62–69 | ||
13 May | 0–3 | Finland | 14–16 | 5–15 | 7–15 | 26–46 | |||||
14 May | Slovenia | 2–3 | Spain | 12–15 | 15–11 | 15–13 | 7–15 | 13–15 | 62–69 | ||
21 May | Spain | 3–0 | Slovenia | 15–13 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 45–34 | ||||
24 May | Finland | 3–0 | 15–8 | 15–13 | 15–9 | 45–30 | |||||
24 May | Slovenia | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 4–15 | 11–15 | 2–15 | 17–45 | ||||
27 May | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Slovenia | 15–11 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 45–26 | ||||
31 May | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Finland | 7–15 | 15–6 | 15–6 | 15–10 | 52–37 | |||
31 May | 2–3 | Slovenia | 15–7 | 15–5 | 13–15 | 9–15 | 14–16 | 66–58 |
Promotion round[]
Qualified to Final Four |
All times are local
Group F[]
Pts | Matches | Sets | Points | |||||||
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Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
1 | Belgium | 12 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 245 | 151 | 1.623 |
2 | Germany | 10 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 264 | 232 | 1.138 |
3 | Poland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 232 | 223 | 1.040 |
4 | Finland | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 271 | 258 | 1.050 |
5 | Austria | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 200 | 269 | 0.743 |
6 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0.400 | 220 | 299 | 0.736 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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2 Jul | 15:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | Germany | 11–15 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 15–9 | 56–34 | ||
2 Jul | 17:30 | Finland | 3–2 | Portugal | 12–15 | 15–8 | 11–15 | 15–9 | 15–11 | 68–58 | |
2 Jul | 20:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Austria | 7–15 | 15–13 | 15–8 | 15–7 | 52–43 | ||
3 Jul | 15:00 | Finland | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–11 | 15–9 | 15–12 | 45–32 | |||
3 Jul | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Portugal | 16–14 | 15–8 | 15–9 | 46–31 | |||
3 Jul | 20:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Austria | 15–3 | 15–8 | 15–3 | 45–14 | |||
5 Jul | 15:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | Poland | 15–4 | 11–15 | 15–1 | 15–10 | 56–30 | ||
5 Jul | 17:30 | Germany | 3–2 | Finland | 17–15 | 8–15 | 15–6 | 6–15 | 15–12 | 61–63 | |
5 Jul | 20:00 | Austria | 3–2 | Portugal | 12–15 | 12–15 | 15–11 | 15–7 | 15–13 | 69–61 | |
6 Jul | 15:00 | Germany | 3–2 | Poland | 11–15 | 15–13 | 8–15 | 15–4 | 15–12 | 64–59 | |
6 Jul | 17:30 | Austria | 3–2 | Finland | 15–10 | 10–15 | 7–15 | 15–13 | 15–13 | 62–66 | |
6 Jul | 20:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | Portugal | 11–15 | 15–5 | 15–5 | 15–5 | 56–30 | ||
7 Jul | 15:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Finland | 15–11 | 15–8 | 15–10 | 45–29 | |||
7 Jul | 17:30 | Germany | 3–1 | Portugal | 15–17 | 15–10 | 15–7 | 15–6 | 60–40 | ||
7 Jul | 20:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | Austria | 15–2 | 15–2 | 15–8 | 45–12 |
Semifinals[]
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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9 Jul | 17:30 | Finland | 3–2 | Belgium | 7–15 | 15–12 | 7–15 | 15–5 | 22–20 | 66–67 | |
9 Jul | 20:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Poland | 15–7 | 15–11 | 6–15 | 15–13 | 51–46 |
Third place game[]
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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10 Jul | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–9 | 15–5 | 15–9 | 45–23 |
Final[]
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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10 Jul | 20:00 | Finland | 3–0 | Germany | 15–9 | 15–13 | 15–10 | 45–32 |
Final standing[]
Qualified to 1997 European Championship |
Rank | Team |
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1 | Finland |
2 | Germany |
3 | Poland |
4 | Belgium |
5 | Austria |
6 | Portugal |
References[]
Categories:
- Men's European Volleyball Championships
- 1996 in volleyball
- 1997 in volleyball
- Qualification for volleyball competitions