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
- Netherlands
Directly qualified after 1995 edition
- Italy
- Yugoslavia
- Bulgaria
- Russia
Qualified through qualification
- Group A: Slovakia
- Group B: Greece
- Group C: France
- Group D: Ukraine
- Group E: Czech Republic
Qualified through promotion round
- Finland
- Germany

Groups round

All games were played in home/away basis.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Slovakia	6	5	1	13	16	9	1.778	342	299	1.144	1997 European Championship
2	Poland	6	3	3	11	14	11	1.273	315	297	1.061	Promotion round
3	Israel	6	3	3	10	11	12	0.917	273	295	0.925
4	Latvia	6	1	5	2	8	17	0.471	299	338	0.885

Source:

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Greece	6	5	1	15	15	4	3.750	254	187	1.358	1997 European Championship
2	Belgium	6	4	2	12	12	7	1.714	259	172	1.506	Promotion round
3	Romania	6	3	3	9	9	10	0.900	216	236	0.915
4	Macedonia	6	0	6	0	3	18	0.167	175	309	0.566

Source:

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	France	8	7	1	20	22	6	3.667	390	286	1.364	1997 European Championship
2	Germany	8	5	3	16	18	11	1.636	389	319	1.219	Promotion round
3	Turkey	8	5	3	16	18	12	1.500	360	335	1.075
4	Sweden	8	2	6	5	9	21	0.429	344	398	0.864
5	Belarus	8	1	7	3	4	21	0.190	211	356	0.593

Source:

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ukraine	8	8	0	24	24	2	12.000	381	217	1.756	1997 European Championship
2	Portugal	8	5	3	13	16	15	1.067	378	363	1.041	Promotion round
3	Hungary	8	4	4	11	15	17	0.882	393	424	0.927
4	Croatia	8	3	5	8	11	17	0.647	305	370	0.824
5	Denmark	8	0	8	4	9	24	0.375	380	463	0.821

Source:

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	8	7	1	21	22	7	3.143	389	289	1.346	1997 European Championship
2	Finland	8	5	3	16	18	11	1.636	378	321	1.178	Promotion round
3	Spain	8	5	3	15	18	12	1.500	409	358	1.142
4	Slovenia	8	3	5	9	11	19	0.579	328	405	0.810
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0	8	0	9	24	0.375	265	396	0.669

Source:

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
16 Nov	Spain	3–0	Finland	15–13	16–14	15–10			46–37
20 Nov	Spain	3–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	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	Bosnia and Herzegovina	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	Bosnia and Herzegovina	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	Bosnia and Herzegovina	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	Bosnia and Herzegovina	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	Bosnia and Herzegovina	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	Bosnia and Herzegovina	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	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–3	Slovenia	15–7	15–5	13–15	9–15	14–16	66–58

Promotion round

Venue: Vienna, Austria
Austria added as a host to qualified teams.

All times are local

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Belgium	5	4	1	12	12	6	2.000	245	151	1.623	Semifinals
2	Germany	5	4	1	10	13	8	1.625	264	232	1.138
3	Poland	5	3	2	10	12	7	1.714	232	223	1.040
4	Finland	5	2	3	7	10	11	0.909	271	258	1.050
5	Austria	5	2	3	4	7	13	0.538	200	269	0.743
6	Portugal	5	0	5	2	6	15	0.400	220	299	0.736

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
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
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
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
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
1	Finland
2	Germany
3	Poland
4	Belgium
5	Austria
6	Portugal

References

Results

v t e CEV Men's European Championship
Tournaments	Italy 1948 Bulgaria 1950 France 1951 Romania 1955 Czechoslovakia 1958 Romania 1963 Turkey 1967 Italy 1971 Yugoslavia 1975 Finland 1977 France 1979 Bulgaria 1981 East Germany 1983 Netherlands 1985 Belgium 1987 Sweden 1989 Germany 1991 Finland 1993 Greece 1995 Netherlands 1997 Austria 1999 Czech Republic 2001 Germany 2003 Italy / Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Russia 2007 Turkey 2009 Austria / Czech Republic 2011 Denmark / Poland 2013 Bulgaria / Italy 2015 Poland 2017 France / Slovenia / Belgium / Netherlands 2019 Poland / Czech Republic / Estonia / Finland 2021 Italy / Bulgaria / North Macedonia / Israel 2023 Bulgaria / Finland / Italy / Romania 2026
Qualifications	1948 1950 1951 1955 1958 1963 1967 1971 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2026
Squads	1948 1950 1951 1955 1958 1963 1967 1971 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023

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