The 2024 Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship will be the 16th edition of the Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) the girls' under-18 national teams of Europe. The tournament will be held in Romania and Greece from 1 to 13 July 2024.[1][2][3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nations |  Greece Romania |
| City | Heraklion Blaj |
| Dates | 1–13 July 2024 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | (in 2 host cities) |
| Official website | |
| Official website | |
Host selection
edit
Originally, Cyprus and Greece were given the hosting rights together on 12 October 2022.[4] However, Cyprus withdrew and Romania took their place as a co-host on 13 February 2024.[5]
Qualification
editThis competition is the first that a team from Lithuania has qualified for a CEV event.[6][7]
| Means of qualification | Qualifier | |
|---|---|---|
| Host countries | Romania
| |
| Greece
| ||
| Qualification 1st round | BVA |  Turkey
|
| EEVZA |  Poland
| |
| MEVZA |  Croatia
| |
| NEVZA |  Finland
| |
| WEVZA |  Belgium
| |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool A |  Italy
|
| Pool B |  Netherlands
| |
| Pool C |  Germany
| |
| Pool D |  Slovenia
| |
| Pool E |  Bulgaria
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| Best runners-up |  Spain
| |
 Serbia
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 Hungary
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 Lithuania
| ||
Draw
editThe draw was on 19 April 2024 in Luxembourg.[6][8]
Venues
editThe venues are in Blaj and Heraklion.[9][10][11] The knockout stage will be in Blaj.[12]
| Pool I, Final round | Pool II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaj
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Heraklion
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| Sala Polivalentă | Lido Indoor Hall | ||
| Capacity: 2 000 | Capacity: 1,400 | ||
Broadcasting rights
editGames in Romania can be viewed on the Romanian Volleyball Federation's YouTube channel and Greece's games can be watched on the Hellenic Volleyball Federation YouTube channel.
Group stage
editPool A
edit- All times are local.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 439 | 380 | 1.155 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belgium
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 452 | 421 | 1.074 | |
| 3 | Spain
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 453 | 445 | 1.018 | |
| 4 | Romania (H)
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 436 | 432 | 1.009 | |
| 5 | Slovenia
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 | 457 | 438 | 1.043 | |
| 6 | Croatia
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 0.846 | 501 | 514 | 0.975 | |
| 7 | Netherlands
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0.643 | 466 | 499 | 0.934 | |
| 8 | Serbia
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 393 | 468 | 0.840 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July | 12:00 | Italy |
3–2 | Croatia |
25–22 | 23–25 | 26–28 | 25–20 | 15–10 | 114–105 | Report |
| 1 July | 14:30 | Slovenia |
0–3 | Belgium |
22–25 | 23–25 | 16–25 | 61–75 | Report | ||
| 1 July | 17:30 | Spain |
3–0 | Romania |
31–29 | 25–19 | 25–14 | 81–62 | Report | ||
| 1 July | 20:00 | Netherlands |
3–2 | Serbia |
17–25 | 27–25 | 25–16 | 15–25 | 15–8 | 99–99 | Report |
| 2 July | 12:00 | Spain |
2–3 | Belgium |
26–24 | 20–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 12–15 | 103–110 | Report |
| 2 July | 14:30 | Italy |
3–1 | Netherlands |
25–21 | 25–14 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 94–82 | Report | |
| 2 July | 17:30 | Romania |
3–1 | Serbia |
25–12 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 96–73 | Report | |
| 2 July | 20:00 | Croatia |
3–2 | Slovenia |
24–26 | 26–24 | 25–20 | 12–25 | 15–11 | 102–106 | Report |
| 3 July | 12:00 | Spain |
0–3 | Italy |
21–25 | 27–29 | 25–27 | 73–81 | Report | ||
| 3 July | 14:30 | Netherlands |
2–3 | Croatia |
19–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 9–15 | 98–106 | Report |
| 3 July | 17:30 | Slovenia |
3–1 | Romania |
15–25 | 25–13 | 25–22 | 25–16 | 90–76 | Report | |
| 3 July | 20:00 | Belgium |
3–1 | Serbia |
25–15 | 27–25 | 25–27 | 25–16 | 102–83 | Report | |
| 5 July | 12:00 | Serbia |
1–3 | Slovenia |
18–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 83–96 | Report | |
| 5 July | 14:30 | Italy |
3–0 | Belgium |
25–22 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 75–65 | Report | ||
| 5 July | 17:30 | Romania |
3–1 | Netherlands |
26–24 | 24–26 | 25–23 | 25–15 | 100–88 | Report | |
| 5 July | 20:00 | Croatia |
1–3 | Spain |
17–25 | 24–26 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 88–94 | Report | |
| 6 July | 12:00 | Netherlands |
2–3 | Belgium |
20–25 | 25–21 | 25–14 | 18–25 | 11–15 | 99–100 | Report |
| 6 July | 14:30 | Spain |
3–2 | Slovenia |
21–25 | 15–25 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 16–14 | 102–104 | Report |
| 6 July | 17:30 | Croatia |
2–3 | Romania |
22–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 9–15 | 100–102 | Report |
| 6 July | 20:00 | Italy |
3–0 | Serbia |
25–17 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 75–55 | Report | ||
| 8 July | 12:00 | Netherlands |
– | Spain |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 8 July | 14:30 | Serbia |
– | Croatia |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 8 July | 17:30 | Belgium |
– | Romania |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 8 July | 20:00 | Slovenia |
– | Italy |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 9 July | 12:00 | Belgium |
– | Croatia |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 9 July | 14:30 | Serbia |
– | Spain |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 9 July | 17:30 | Romania |
– | Italy |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 9 July | 20:00 | Slovenia |
– | Netherlands |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
Pool B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 431 | 369 | 1.168 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Poland
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 437 | 343 | 1.274 | |
| 3 | Turkey
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 469 | 396 | 1.184 | |
| 4 | Germany
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 411 | 409 | 1.005 | |
| 5 | Greece (H)
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 360 | 375 | 0.960 | |
| 6 | Hungary
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 388 | 433 | 0.896 | |
| 7 | Finland
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 | 362 | 402 | 0.900 | |
| 8 | Lithuania
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 270 | 400 | 0.675 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July | 12:00 | Poland |
3–0 | Hungary |
25–17 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 75–57 | Report | ||
| 1 July | 14:30 | Turkey |
3–0 | Finland |
25–22 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 75–61 | Report | ||
| 1 July | 17:30 | Bulgaria |
3–0 | Germany |
25–23 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 75–65 | Report | ||
| 1 July | 20:00 | Greece |
3–0 | Lithuania |
25–20 | 25–8 | 25–17 | 75–45 | Report | ||
| 2 July | 12:00 | Hungary |
3–2 | Finland |
24–26 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 29–27 | 15–11 | 115–110 | Report |
| 2 July | 14:30 | Poland |
3–0 | Lithuania |
25–14 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 75–45 | Report | ||
| 2 July | 20:00 | Bulgaria |
3–1 | Turkey |
25–22 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 94–91 | Report | |
| 2 July | 20:00 | Germany |
3–1 | Greece |
25–16 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 98–79 | Report | |
| 3 July | 12:00 | Poland |
2–3 | Bulgaria |
25–21 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 26–28 | 7–15 | 104–110 | Report |
| 3 July | 14:30 | Turkey |
2–3 | Germany |
23–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–12 | 12–15 | 106–97 | Report |
| 3 July | 17:30 | Lithuania |
0–3 | Finland |
22–25 | 15–25 | 23–25 | 60–75 | Report | ||
| 3 July | 20:00 | Greece |
1–3 | Hungary |
18–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 13–25 | 76–97 | Report | |
| 5 July | 12:00 | Hungary |
1–3 | Turkey |
14–25 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 77–97 | Report | |
| 5 July | 14:30 | Bulgaria |
3–0 | Lithuania |
25–15 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 75–53 | Report | ||
| 5 July | 17:30 | Germany |
2–3 | Poland |
9–25 | 25–20 | 8–25 | 25–23 | 9–15 | 76–108 | Report |
| 5 July | 20:00 | Finland |
0–3 | Greece |
19–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 60–75 | Report | ||
| 6 July | 12:00 | Turkey |
3–1 | Lithuania |
25–27 | 25–11 | 25–15 | 25–14 | 100–67 | Report | |
| 6 July | 14:30 | Bulgaria |
3–0 | Finland |
25–21 | 25–10 | 27–25 | 77–56 | Report | ||
| 6 July | 17:30 | Germany |
3–0 | Hungary |
25–16 | 25–13 | 25–12 | 75–41 | Report | ||
| 6 July | 20:00 | Poland |
3–0 | Greece |
25–19 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 75–55 | Report | ||
| 8 July | 12:00 | Finland |
– | Germany |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 8 July | 14:30 | Lithuania |
– | Hungary |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 8 July | 17:30 | Turkey |
– | Poland |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 8 July | 20:00 | Greece |
– | Bulgaria |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 9 July | 12:00 | Lithuania |
– | Germany |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 9 July | 14:30 | Hungary |
– | Bulgaria |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 9 July | 17:30 | Finland |
– | Poland |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
| 9 July | 20:00 | Greece |
– | Turkey |
– | – | – | – | – | 0–0 | Report |
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