2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship

2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Germany
Dates	September 5–14
Teams	12
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Italy (5th title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Andrea Sartoretti
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The 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Berlin, Germany from September 5 to September 14, 2003.

Qualification edit

The first five from the 2001 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Serbia & Montenegro, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, and Poland — plus hosts Germany were automatically qualified. The four group winners qualified, and the two best numbers two.

Teams edit

Group A

Group B

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Serbia and Montenegro	9	5	4	1	454	299	1.138	14	5	2.800
2.	Russia	8	5	3	2	439	366	1.199	10	9	1.111
3.	Netherlands	8	5	3	2	463	449	1.031	10	10	1.000
4.	Poland	7	5	2	3	485	479	1.013	11	11	1.000
5.	Bulgaria	7	5	2	3	320	416	0.769	7	11	0.636
6.	Greece	6	5	1	4	402	454	0.885	7	13	0.538

Group B edit

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Italy	10	5	5	0	415	329	1.261	15	2	7.500
2.	France	9	5	4	1	418	364	1.148	13	4	3.250
3.	Germany	8	5	3	2	417	398	1.048	10	8	1.250
4.	Spain	7	5	2	3	403	428	0.942	7	11	0.636
5.	Czech Republic	6	5	1	4	399	440	0.907	5	13	0.385
6.	Slovakia	5	5	0	5	354	447	0.792	3	15	0.200

Final round edit

Semi-finals		Final

2003-09-13 – Berlin

Italy	3
		2003-09-14 – Berlin
Russia	0
		Italy	3
2003-09-13 – Berlin
		France	2
Serbia and Montenegro	2

France	3
		3rd place

		2003-09-14 – Berlin

		Russia	3

		Serbia and Montenegro	1

5-8th place		5th place

2003-09-13 – Berlin

Netherlands	3
		2003-09-14 – Berlin
Spain	2
		Poland	3
2003-09-13 – Berlin
		Netherlands	0
Poland	3

Germany	1
		7th place

		2003-09-14 – Berlin

		Spain	1

		Germany	3

Final ranking edit

Place	Team
1.	Italy
2.	France
3.	Russia
4.	Serbia and Montenegro
5.	Poland
6.	Netherlands
7.	Germany
8.	Spain
9.	Czech Republic
10.	Bulgaria
11.	Greece
12.	Slovakia

2003 Men's European champions
Italy Fifth title

**Team Roster**
Francesco Biribanti, Matej Černič, Paolo Cozzi, Alessandro Fei, Andrea Giani, Luigi Mastrangelo, Marco Meoni, Samuele Papi, Damiano Pippi, Andrea Sartoretti, Cristian Savani, and Valerio Vermiglio. Head coach: Gian Paolo Montali.

Awards edit

Most valuable player
Andrea Sartoretti (ITA)

Best scorer
Richard Schuil (NED)

Best spiker
Piotr Gruszka (POL)

Best blocker
Luigi Mastrangelo (ITA)
Best server
Andrea Sartoretti (ITA)

Best receiver
Samuele Papi (ITA)

Best setter
Nikola Grbić (SCG)

Best digger
Hubert Henno (FRA)