2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | ![]() ![]() |
Dates | 9–18 October |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Champions | ![]() |
Tournament awards | |
MVP | ![]() |
Official website | |
CEV | |
The 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in Bulgaria and Italy from 9 to 18 October 2015. For the first time the competition had an official song; "Heroes" featuring vocals by Niki Bakalov.[1]
France won their first title in the tournament by defeating Slovenia, which went to the final for the first time, in straight sets. Antonin Rouzier was elected the Most Valuable Player.[2]
Qualification[]
- Hosts
- Top 5 teams of the 2013 edition directly qualified.
- Qualified through the qualification.
Pools composition[]
The drawing of lots was held in Sofia, Bulgaria on 16 February 2015.[3] First, the hosts and the team which was chosen by the hosts were seeded at the top of each pool. Then the next 4 teams which ranked highest in the previous edition were drawn. Finally, the other teams were drawn. Numbers in brackets denote the European ranking as of 25 September 2015.[4]
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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Squads[]
Venues[]
Pool A and Final round | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D, Playoffs and Quarterfinals |
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Armeets Arena | Torino Palavela | Palace of Culture and Sports | |
Capacity: 12,500 | Capacity: 8,300 | Capacity: 5,500 | Capacity: 5,000 |
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Pool standing procedure[]
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
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 in Bulgaria are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00) and all times in Italy are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 292 | 273 | 1.070 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 317 | 305 | 1.039 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 239 | 223 | 1.072 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 223 | 270 | 0.826 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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9 Oct | 17:30 | Czech Republic ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
21–25 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 81–95 | Report | |
9 Oct | 20:30 | Bulgaria ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–20 | 25–17 | 25–20 | 75–57 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 17:30 | Netherlands ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
17–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 104–107 | Report |
10 Oct | 20:30 | Czech Republic ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
25–19 | 20–25 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 9–15 | 98–100 | Report |
11 Oct | 17:45 | Germany ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–14 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 75–44 | Report | ||
11 Oct | 20:45 | Netherlands ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
27–29 | 25–20 | 26–28 | 25–23 | 15–17 | 118–117 | Report |
Pool B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 282 | 237 | 1.190 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 250 | 229 | 1.092 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 211 | 220 | 0.959 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 169 | 226 | 0.748 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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9 Oct | 18:00 | Croatia ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
24–26 | 14–25 | 22–25 | 60–76 | Report | ||
9 Oct | 21:00 | Italy ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–19 | 26–24 | 25–15 | 76–58 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 17:30 | France ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
25–13 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 97–78 | Report | |
10 Oct | 20:30 | Croatia ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
22–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 62–75 | Report | ||
11 Oct | 15:00 | Estonia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–19 | 25–18 | 25–10 | 75–47 | Report | ||
11 Oct | 18:00 | France ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
23–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 15–13 | 109–99 | Report |
Pool C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 260 | 200 | 1.300 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 232 | 232 | 1.000 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 266 | 252 | 1.056 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 151 | 225 | 0.671 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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9 Oct | 17:30 | Slovenia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–12 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 75–50 | Report | ||
9 Oct | 20:30 | Poland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–18 | 29–27 | 25–16 | 79–61 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 17:30 | Belarus ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
17–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 52–75 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 20:30 | Slovenia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
21–25 | 30–28 | 26–28 | 13–25 | 90–106 | Report | |
11 Oct | 15:00 | Belgium ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
27–25 | 14–25 | 27–25 | 28–26 | 96–101 | Report | |
11 Oct | 18:00 | Belarus ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
13–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 49–75 | Report |
Pool D[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 246 | 187 | 1.316 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 277 | 261 | 1.061 | Playoffs |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 193 | 218 | 0.885 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 217 | 267 | 0.813 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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9 Oct | 17:30 | Slovakia ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
22–25 | 25–22 | 28–30 | 26–24 | 9–15 | 110–116 | Report |
9 Oct | 20:30 | Russia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–20 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 75–62 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 15:00 | Serbia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–19 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 75–55 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 18:00 | Slovakia ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
14–25 | 10–25 | 15–25 | 39–75 | Report | ||
11 Oct | 15:00 | Finland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
26–24 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 76–68 | Report | ||
11 Oct | 18:00 | Serbia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
23–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 86–96 | Report |
Final round[]
- All times in Bulgaria are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00) and all times in Italy are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
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Playoffs[]
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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13 Oct | 17:30 | Netherlands ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
16–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 57–75 | Report | ||
13 Oct | 17:30 | Serbia ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
21–25 | 14–25 | 25–8 | 25–22 | 15–13 | 100–93 | Report |
13 Oct | 20:30 | Belgium ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
16–25 | 29–31 | 17–25 | 62–81 | Report | ||
13 Oct | 20:30 | Italy ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–19 | 25–16 | 25–22 | 75–57 | Report |
Quarterfinals[]
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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14 Oct | 17:45 | Poland ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
17–25 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 14–16 | 100–108 | Report |
14 Oct | 17:30 | France ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
25–22 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 25–20 | 89–90 | Report | |
14 Oct | 20:45 | Bulgaria ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–19 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 75–65 | Report | ||
14 Oct | 20:30 | Russia ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
20–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 58–75 | Report |
Semifinals[]
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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17 Oct | 17:45 | Slovenia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
25–13 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 98–78 | Report | |
17 Oct | 20:45 | Bulgaria ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
25–18 | 25–22 | 24–26 | 21–25 | 12–15 | 107–106 | Report |
3rd place match[]
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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18 Oct | 17:30 | Bulgaria ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
20–25 | 14–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 79–98 | Report |
Final[]
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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18 Oct | 20:45 | France ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–19 | 29–27 | 29–27 | 83–73 | Report |
Final standing[]
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Awards[]
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References[]
- ^ "European Championship's official anthem Heroes video released". Eurovolley. Retrieved 20 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "France celebrate historic European crown, Slovenia happy with silver". FIVB. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "DOL coming up on Monday to set the tone for much awaited men's European Championship Final Round". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "European ranking as of 25 September 2014". Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
External links[]
- Men's European Volleyball Championships
- International volleyball competitions hosted by Bulgaria
- International men's volleyball competitions hosted by Italy
- 2015 in Bulgarian sport
- 2015 in Italian sport
- 2015 in volleyball
- October 2015 sports events in Europe
- Busto Arsizio
- 2010s in Turin
- Sports competitions in Sofia
- Sports competitions in Turin
- 2010s in Sofia