2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Ostrava, Czech Republic from September 8 to September 16, 2001.

Qualification[]

The number one to six from the 1999 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Russia, France, Czech Republic (also host) and the Netherlands — were automatically qualified for the 2001 edition. The other teams had to qualify in the previous year.

Teams[]

Squads[]

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Czech Republic	9	5	4	1	418	367	1.139	13	5	2.600
2.	Russia	9	5	4	1	427	362	1.180	12	6	2.000
3.	Netherlands	8	5	3	2	441	401	1.100	12	7	1.714
4.	Bulgaria	8	5	3	2	431	435	0.991	11	9	1.222
5.	Slovakia	6	5	1	4	393	452	0.869	5	14	0.357
6.	Slovenia	5	5	0	5	339	428	0.792	3	15	0.200

• September 8

Slovakia	0–3	Netherlands	20–25, 21–25, 29–31
Slovenia	1–3	Czech Republic	15–25, 25–21, 17–25, 12–25
Russia	3–1	Bulgaria	25–13, 25–13, 20–25, 25–18

• September 9

Netherlands	3–1	Czech Republic	25–15, 25–17, 19–25, 25–20
Slovakia	1–3	Russia	25–20, 19–25, 20–25, 17–25
Bulgaria	3–0	Slovenia	25–21, 25–15, 25–20

• September 10

Russia	3–1	Netherlands	24–26, 25–22, 25–20, 25–17
Czech Republic	3–1	Bulgaria	25–22, 25–20, 20–25, 25–20
Slovenia	2–3	Slovakia	25–20, 21–25, 22–25, 25–22, 13–15

• September 12

Netherlands	2–3	Bulgaria	22–25, 25–23, 25–17, 23–25, 13–15
Slovakia	0–3	Czech Republic	19–25, 23–25, 12–25
Russia	3–0	Slovenia	25–17, 25–14, 25–21

• September 13

Bulgaria	3–1	Slovakia	20–25, 25–15, 25–21, 25–20
Czech Republic	3–0	Russia	25–19, 25–21, 25–23
Slovenia	0–3	Netherlands	20–25, 16–25, 20–25

Group B[]

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	FR Yugoslavia	9	5	4	1	473	412	1.148	14	6	2.333
2.	Italy	8	5	3	2	436	383	1.138	11	7	1.571
3.	France	8	5	3	2	492	481	1.023	13	9	1.444
4.	Poland	8	5	3	2	437	434	1.007	9	10	0.900
5.	Hungary	6	5	1	4	361	418	0.864	5	12	0.417
6.	Germany	6	5	1	4	407	478	0.851	6	14	0.429

• September 8

France	2–3	FR Yugoslavia	18–25, 21–25, 27–25, 25–23, 13–15
Hungary	0–3	Italy	23–25, 14–25, 13–25
Germany	1–3	Poland	25–21, 29–31, 15–25, 14–25

• September 9

France	3–0	Hungary	27–25, 25–18, 25–21
Italy	3–1	Germany	25–14, 25–16, 23–25, 25–16
FR Yugoslavia	3–0	Poland	25–19, 25–14, 25–22

• September 10

Germany	1–3	France	20–25, 25–20, 16–25, 24–26
Hungary	1–3	FR Yugoslavia	29–27, 18–25, 17–25, 19–25
Poland	0–3	Italy	21–25, 32–34, 21–25

• September 12

Hungary	3–0	Germany	26–24, 25–21, 25–22
FR Yugoslavia	3–0	Italy	25–21, 25–23, 27–25
France	2–3	Poland	25–23, 17–25, 25–19, 25–27, 12–15

• September 13

Germany	3–2	FR Yugoslavia	19–25, 25–21, 17–25, 25–23, 15–12
Poland	3–1	Hungary	25–15, 20–25, 27–25, 25–23
Italy	2–3	France	21–25, 25–21, 22–25, 25–21, 17–19

Final round[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	September 15, 2001 – Ostrava
	Italy	3
					September 16, 2001 – Ostrava
	Czech Republic	0
					FR Yugoslavia	3
	September 15, 2001 – Ostrava
					Italy	0
	Russia	0
	FR Yugoslavia	3
					Third place
					September 16, 2001 – Ostrava
					Russia	3
					Czech Republic	2

• September 15

Czech Republic	0–3	Italy	22–25, 27–29, 9–25
Russia	0–3	FR Yugoslavia	20–25, 17–25, 27–29

• September 16

Czech Republic	2–3	Russia	25–18, 15–25, 25–21, 22–25, 12–15
Italy	0–3	FR Yugoslavia	21–25, 18–25, 20–25

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	5-8th place				5th place
	September 15, 2001 – Ostrava
	Netherlands	1
					September 16, 2001 – Ostrava
	Poland	3
					Poland	3
	September 15, 2001 – Ostrava
					Bulgaria	2
	Bulgaria	3
	France	1
					7th place
					September 16, 2001 – Ostrava
					Netherlands	1
					France	3

• September 15

Netherlands	1–3	Poland	21–25, 25–21, 21–25, 25–27
Bulgaria	3–1	France	24–26, 26–24, 30–28, 25–16

• September 16

Netherlands	1–3	France	18–25, 25–18, 22–25, 24–26
Poland	3–2	Bulgaria	25–27, 27–25, 25–21, 22–25, 15–11

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Final ranking[]

Individual awards[]

References[]

• CEV Results
• Czech Results