2005 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship

The 2005 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship was the 6th edition of the Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in Riga, Latvia from March 29 to April 3, 2005.

2005 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Latvia
Dates	March 29 – April 3
Teams	12
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Champions	Poland (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Jakub Jarosz
Official website
Official website

Poland won their 1st title in the tournament by defeating France. Jakub Jarosz was elected the Most Valuable Player.

Participating teams

• Host
  • Latvia
• Qualified through 2005 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship Qualification
  • Bulgaria
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Serbia and Montenegro
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain

Pool composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D
Germany	Bulgaria	France	Serbia and Montenegro
Poland	Estonia	Slovakia	Slovenia
Russia	Italy	Latvia	Spain

Pool standing procedure

1. Match points
2. Numbers of matches won
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. 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

Squads

Further information: 2005 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship Squads

Preliminary round

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+03:00)

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	2	2	0	5	6	3	2.000	212	198	1.071	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	2	1	1	2	4	5	0.800	204	199	1.025
3	Germany	2	0	2	2	4	6	0.667	201	220	0.914	9th to 12th place

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Mar	12:00	Germany	2–3	Poland	28–26	21–25	25–20	16–25	13–15	103–111	Report
30 Mar	12:00	Russia	3–2	Germany	27–25	22–25	20–25	25–14	15–9	109–98	Report
31 Mar	12:00	Poland	3–1	Russia	23–25	25–21	25–23	28–26		101–95	Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	2	2	0	6	6	1	6.000	170	124	1.371	Quarterfinals
2	Bulgaria	2	1	1	2	4	5	0.800	189	204	0.926
3	Estonia	2	0	2	1	2	6	0.333	153	184	0.832	9th to 12th place

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Mar	14:30	Estonia	2–3	Bulgaria	25–18	21–25	25–22	27–29	11–15	109–109	Report
30 Mar	14:30	Italy	3–0	Estonia	25–11	25–17	25–16			75–44	Report
31 Mar	14:30	Bulgaria	1–3	Italy	25–20	23–25	18–25	14–25		80–95	Report

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	France	2	2	0	6	6	1	6.000	179	138	1.297	Quarterfinals
2	Slovakia	2	1	1	2	3	5	0.600	183	180	1.017
3	Latvia	2	0	2	1	3	6	0.500	171	215	0.795	9th to 12th place

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Mar	17:00	Slovakia	0–3	France	22–25	27–29	19–25			68–79	Report
30 Mar	17:00	Latvia	2–3	Slovakia	17–25	29–27	17–25	25–23	13–15	101–115	Report
31 Mar	17:00	France	3–1	Latvia	25–12	25–20	25–27	25–11		100–70	Report

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Serbia and Montenegro	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	152	122	1.246	Quarterfinals
2	Slovenia	2	1	1	3	3	4	0.750	168	152	1.105
3	Spain	2	0	2	2	1	6	0.167	127	173	0.734	9th to 12th place

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Mar	19:30	Slovenia	3–1	Spain	23–25	25–18	25–15	25–17		98–75	Report
30 Mar	19:30	Serbia and Montenegro	3–0	Slovenia	25–22	25–23	27–25			77–70	Report
31 Mar	19:30	Spain	0–3	Serbia and Montenegro	21–25	16–25	15–25			52–75	Report

Final round

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+03:00)

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 Apr	12:00	Poland	3–0	Bulgaria	25–15	25–19	25–22			75–56	Report
1 Apr	14:30	France	3–0	Slovenia	25–20	25–19	25–22			75–61	Report
1 Apr	17:00	Italy	3–0	Russia	25–21	25–20	28–26			78–67	Report
1 Apr	19:30	Serbia and Montenegro	2–3	Slovakia	16–25	14–25	25–16	25–20	11–15	91–101	Report

9th to 12th place

	9th to 12th Classification				9th place match
	1 April
	Germany	3
					2 April
	Estonia	1
					Germany	2
	1 April
					Latvia	3
	Latvia	3
	Spain	0
					11th place match
					2 April
					Estonia	3
					Spain	0

9th–12th place playoff

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Apr	14:00	Germany	3–1	Estonia	22–25	25–14	25–23	25–20		97–82	Report
2 Apr	16:30	Latvia	3–0	Spain	27–25	25–19	25–23			77–67	Report

11th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Apr	14:00	Estonia	3–0	Spain	25–23	25–21	25–21			75–65	Report

9th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Apr	16:30	Germany	2–3	Latvia	27–25	21–25	10–25	25–22	10–15	93–112	Report

5th to 8th place

	5th to 8th Classification				5th place match
	2 April
	Bulgaria	3
					3 April
	Serbia and Montenegro	1
					Bulgaria	0
	2 April
					Russia	3
	Russia	3
	Slovenia	0
					7th place match
					3 April
					Serbia and Montenegro	1
					Slovenia	3

5th–8th place playoff

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Apr	12:00	Bulgaria	3–1	Serbia and Montenegro	25–15	27–25	22–25	25–22		99–87	Report
2 Apr	14:30	Russia	3–0	Slovenia	32–30	25–16	25–22			82–68	Report

7th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Apr	12:00	Serbia and Montenegro	1–3	Slovenia	20–25	17–25	25–22	20–25		82–97	Report

5th place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Apr	12:00	Bulgaria	0–3	Russia	19–25	21–25	14–25			54–75	Report

Final round

	Semifinals				Final
	2 April
	Poland	3
					3 April
	Slovakia	1
					Poland	3
	2 April
					France	2
	Italy	2
	France	3
					3rd place
					3 April
					Italy	3
					Slovakia	0

Semifinal

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
2 Apr	17:00	Poland	3–1	Slovakia	25–18	25–27	25–20	25–20		100–85	Report
2 Apr	19:30	Italy	2–3	France	25–22	24–26	23–25	25–19	12–15	109–107	Report

3rd place

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Apr	17:00	Slovakia	0–3	Italy	14–25	14–25	22–25			50–75	Report

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
3 Apr	19:30	Poland	3–2	France	25–23	25–23	21–25	13–25	15–12	99–108	Report

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Poland
	France
	Italy
4	Slovakia
5	Russia
6	Bulgaria
7	Slovenia
8	Serbia and Montenegro
9	Latvia
10	Germany
11	Estonia
12	Spain

Qualified for the 2005 Youth World Championship

2005 Youth European champions
Poland 1st title

14–man Roster

Waldemar Kaczmarek, Grzegorz Łomacz, Michał Kamiński, Bartosz Kurek, Arkadiusz Świechowski, Mikołaj Sarnecki, Bartosz Janeczek, Jakub Jarosz, Zbigniew Bartman, Mateusz Gorzewski, Michał Chaberek, Adrian Stańczak

Head coach

Zdzisław Gogol

Individual awards

• Most valuable player
  • Jakub Jarosz
• Best spiker
  • Bartosz Kurek
• Best blocker
  • Michele Parusso
• Best server
  • Emmanuel Ragondet
• Best setter
  • Davide Saitta
• Best receiver
  • Raphaël Mrozek
• Best libero
  • Adrian Stańczak