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]
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | Italy Bulgaria |
Dates | 9–18 October |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Champions | France (1st title) |
Tournament awards | |
MVP | Antonin Rouzier |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 36 |
Attendance | 161,370 (4,483 per match) |
Official website | |
CEV | |
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 edit
Pools composition edit
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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Bulgaria (5) | Italy (2) | Poland (4) | Russia (1) |
Germany (6) | France (7) | Belgium (10) | Serbia (2) |
Czech Republic (13) | Croatia (22) | Belarus (20) | Slovakia (9) |
Netherlands (14) | Estonia (17) | Slovenia (11) | Finland (8) |
Squads edit
Venues edit
Pool A and Final round | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D, Playoffs and Quarterfinals |
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Sofia, Bulgaria | Turin, Italy | Varna, Bulgaria | Busto Arsizio, Italy |
Armeets Arena | Torino Palavela | Palace of Culture and Sports | PalaYamamay |
Capacity: 12,500 | Capacity: 8,300 | Capacity: 5,500 | Capacity: 5,000 |
Pool standing procedure edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Bulgaria (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 292 | 273 | 1.070 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 317 | 305 | 1.039 | Playoffs |
3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 239 | 223 | 1.072 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 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 | Netherlands | 21–25 | 17–25 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 81–95 | Report | |
9 Oct | 20:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Germany | 25–20 | 25–17 | 25–20 | 75–57 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 17:30 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Germany | 17–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 104–107 | Report |
10 Oct | 20:30 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 9–15 | 98–100 | Report |
11 Oct | 17:45 | Germany | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–14 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 75–44 | Report | ||
11 Oct | 20:45 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 27–29 | 25–20 | 26–28 | 25–23 | 15–17 | 118–117 | Report |
Pool B edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 282 | 237 | 1.190 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Italy (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 250 | 229 | 1.092 | Playoffs |
3 | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 211 | 220 | 0.959 | |
4 | Croatia | 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 | France | 24–26 | 14–25 | 22–25 | 60–76 | Report | ||
9 Oct | 21:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–19 | 26–24 | 25–15 | 76–58 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 17:30 | France | 3–1 | Estonia | 25–13 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 97–78 | Report | |
10 Oct | 20:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 62–75 | Report | ||
11 Oct | 15:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–10 | 75–47 | Report | ||
11 Oct | 18:00 | France | 3–2 | Italy | 23–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 15–13 | 109–99 | Report |
Pool C edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 260 | 200 | 1.300 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 232 | 232 | 1.000 | Playoffs |
3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 266 | 252 | 1.056 | |
4 | Belarus | 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 | Belarus | 25–12 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 75–50 | Report | ||
9 Oct | 20:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–18 | 29–27 | 25–16 | 79–61 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 17:30 | Belarus | 0–3 | Belgium | 17–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 52–75 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 20:30 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Poland | 21–25 | 30–28 | 26–28 | 13–25 | 90–106 | Report | |
11 Oct | 15:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | Slovenia | 27–25 | 14–25 | 27–25 | 28–26 | 96–101 | Report | |
11 Oct | 18:00 | Belarus | 0–3 | Poland | 13–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 49–75 | Report |
Pool D edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
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1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 246 | 187 | 1.316 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 277 | 261 | 1.061 | Playoffs |
3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 193 | 218 | 0.885 | |
4 | Slovakia | 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 | Serbia | 22–25 | 25–22 | 28–30 | 26–24 | 9–15 | 110–116 | Report |
9 Oct | 20:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 75–62 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 75–55 | Report | ||
10 Oct | 18:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Russia | 14–25 | 10–25 | 15–25 | 39–75 | Report | ||
11 Oct | 15:00 | Finland | 3–0 | Slovakia | 26–24 | 25–22 | 25–22 | 76–68 | Report | ||
11 Oct | 18:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 86–96 | Report |
Final round edit
- 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).
Playoffs 13 October | Quarterfinals 14 October | Semifinals 17 October – Sofia | Final 18 October – Sofia | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 0 | Germany | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | 3 | Bulgaria | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 3 | Serbia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Estonia | 2 | France | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | Slovenia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 3 | Slovenia | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
Italy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Russia | 0 | Bulgaria | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | 3 | Italy | 3 | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Finland | 0 |
Playoffs edit
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 | Slovenia | 16–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 57–75 | Report | ||
13 Oct | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–2 | Estonia | 21–25 | 14–25 | 25–8 | 25–22 | 15–13 | 100–93 | Report |
13 Oct | 20:30 | Belgium | 0–3 | Germany | 16–25 | 29–31 | 17–25 | 62–81 | Report | ||
13 Oct | 20:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Finland | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–22 | 75–57 | Report |
Quarterfinals edit
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 | Slovenia | 17–25 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 14–16 | 100–108 | Report |
14 Oct | 17:30 | France | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–22 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 25–20 | 89–90 | Report | |
14 Oct | 20:45 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Germany | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 75–65 | Report | ||
14 Oct | 20:30 | Russia | 0–3 | Italy | 20–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 58–75 | Report |
Semifinals edit
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 | Italy | 25–13 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 98–78 | Report | |
17 Oct | 20:45 | Bulgaria | 2–3 | France | 25–18 | 25–22 | 24–26 | 21–25 | 12–15 | 107–106 | Report |
3rd place match edit
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 | Italy | 20–25 | 14–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 79–98 | Report |
Final edit
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 | Slovenia | 25–19 | 29–27 | 29–27 | 83–73 | Report |
Final standing edit
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Awards edit
- Most valuable player
- Best setter
- Best outside spikers
- Best middle blockers
- Best opposite spiker
- Best libero
- Fair play award
References edit
- ^ "European Championship's official anthem Heroes video released". Eurovolley. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "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.