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This article describes the qualification for the 2024 Women's Euro Volley Championship

Qualification

Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Sweden and Turkey as host countries were directly qualified. The eight best placed teams at the 2023 edition also gained direct entries into the tournament. 21 teams compete for the remaining 12 places at the final tournament.

Means of qualification	Qualifier	Means of qualification		Qualifier
Host Countries	Azerbaijan	Qualification	Pool A	Ukraine
	Czech Republic		Pool B	Slovakia
	Sweden		Pool C	Slovenia
	Turkey		Pool D	Spain
2023 Euro Volley Championship	Italy		Pool E	Romania
	Poland		Pool F	Croatia
	Netherlands		Pool G	Portugal
	Serbia		Best runners-up	Greece
	Belgium			Finland
	Germany			Montenegro
	Bulgaria			Switzerland
	France			Hungary
Total 24

Direct qualification

All of the hosted countries' teams directly qualified for the tournament. Then, the top eight teams from previous edition also automatically qualified.

• 2023 Women's EuroVChamp final standing

	Qualified for the 2024 European Championship
	Qualified as hosts for the 2024 European Championship

Rank	Team
	Italy
	Poland
	Turkey
4	Netherlands
5	Serbia
6	Belgium
7	Germany
8	Sweden
9	Bulgaria
10	France
11	Spain
12	Croatia
13	Czech Republic
14	Estonia
15	Ukraine
16	Bosnia and Herzegovina
17	Romania
18	Hungary
19	Greece
20	Slovakia
21	Switzerland
22	Finland
23	Azerbaijan
24	Slovenia

Format

There being seven pools of either three teams each, the winners of each pool and the 5 best runners-up qualified for the 2024 European Championship. The pools were played in a double round-robin.

Pools composition

The pools were set following the Serpentine system according to their European Ranking for national teams as of 6 December 2023. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C	Pool D	Pool E	Pool F	Pool G
Ukraine (9)	Slovakia (13)	Slovenia (14)	Spain (15)	Romania (16)	Croatia (17)	Greece (17)
Switzerland (26)	Montenegro (25)	Bosnia and Herzegovina (24)	Finland (23)	Hungary (22)	Austria (21)	Portugal (20)
Estonia (27)	Latvia (28)	Georgia (29)	Israel (31)	Luxembourg (32)	Iceland (33)	Kosovo (NR)

Pool standing procedure

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Sets ratio
4. Points ratio
5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

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

Results

• The winners in each pool and the top five of the second ranked teams qualified for the 2026 European Championship.

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Ukraine	4	4	0	12	12	2	6.000	345	257	1.342	2024 EuroVolley
2	Switzerland	4	2	2	6	7	6	1.167	277	284	0.975
3	Estonia	4	0	4	0	1	12	0.083	231	321	0.720

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 June	20:00	Estonia	0–3	Switzerland	21–25	20–25	17–25			58–75
11 June	17:00	Switzerland	0–3	Ukraine	15–25	19–25	16–25			50–75
12 June	20:00	Ukraine	3–0	Estonia	25–11	25–15	25–23			75–49
15 June	20:00	Ukraine	3–1	Estonia	25–15	22–25	25–23	25–18		97–81
16 June	17:00	Estonia	0–3	Switzerland	16–25	21–25	16–25			53–75
17 June	20:00	Switzerland	1–3	Ukraine	25–23	14–25	17–25	21–25		77–98

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Slovakia	4	3	1	8	10	5	2.000	344	303	1.135	2024 EuroVolley
2	Montenegro	4	2	2	7	8	6	1.333	309	303	1.020
3	Latvia	4	1	3	3	3	10	0.300	268	315	0.851

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 June	20:00	Slovakia	3–2	Montenegro	25–14	20–25	19–25	27–25	15–11	106–100
14 June	17:00	Latvia	0–3	Slovakia	23–25	14–25	14–25			51–75
15 June	20:00	Montenegro	3–0	Latvia	25–19	25–17	25–22			75–58
18 June	20:00	Latvia	3–1	Slovakia	25–18	26–24	19–25	25–21		95–88
19 June	17:00	Montenegro	3–0	Latvia	25–17	27–25	25–22			77–64
20 June	20:00	Slovakia	3–0	Montenegro	25–15	25–21	25–21			75–57

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Slovenia	4	4	0	12	12	1	12.000	316	247	1.279	2024 EuroVolley
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	2	2	6	7	7	1.000	326	304	1.072
3	Georgia	4	0	4	0	1	12	0.083	233	324	0.719

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 June	20:00	Georgia	0–3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8–25	22–25	19–25			49–75
11 June	17:00	Slovenia	3–0	Georgia	25–16	25–17	25–19			75–52
12 June	20:00	Slovenia	3–1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25–23	25–20	13–25	25–23		88–91
15 June	20:00	Slovenia	3–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25–18	25–17	28–26			78–61
16 June	17:00	Slovenia	3–0	Georgia	25–10	25–13	25–20			75–43
17 June	20:00	Georgia	1–3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	24–26	25–27	25–21	15–25		89–99

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Spain	4	3	1	10	11	4	2.750	348	292	1.192	2024 EuroVolley
2	Finland	4	3	1	7	9	7	1.286	347	312	1.112
3	Israel	4	0	4	1	3	12	0.250	265	356	0.744

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 June	20:00	Spain	3–0	Finland	25–20	25–17	25–22			75–59
14 June	17:00	Israel	1–3	Spain	26–24	23–25	20–25	10–25		79–99
15 June	20:00	Finland	3–0	Israel	25–21	25–19	25–13			75–53
18 June	20:00	Israel	0–3	Spain	22–25	20–25	6–25			48–75
19 June	17:00	Spain	2–3	Finland	15–25	20–25	26–24	25–17	13–15	99–106
20 June	20:00	Finland	3–2	Israel	20–25	25–14	22–25	25–12	15–9	107–85

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Romania	4	4	0	11	12	2	6.000	339	235	1.443	2024 EuroVolley
2	Hungary	4	2	2	6	8	8	1.000	339	253	1.340
3	Luxembourg	4	0	4	1	2	12	0.167	255	345	0.739

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
10 June	20:00	Romania	3–0	Luxembourg	25–13	25–13	25–15			75–41
11 June	17:00	Luxembourg	0–3	Hungary	21–25	18–25	14–25			53–75
12 June	20:00	Hungary	2–3	Romania	25–22	29–27	16–25	16–25	8–15	94–114
15 June	20:00	Romania	3–0	Hungary	25–13	25–16	25–21			75–50
16 June	17:00	Luxembourg	2–3	Hungary	18–25	19–25	37–35	25–20	12–15	111–120
17 June	20:00	Romania	3–0	Luxembourg	25–23	25–14	25–13			75–50

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Croatia	4	4	0	12	12	0	MAX	307	226	1.358	2024 EuroVolley
2	Austria	4	1	3	3	5	11	0.455	344	368	0.935
3	Iceland	4	1	3	3	5	11	0.455	319	376	0.848

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
14 June	20:00	Croatia	3–0	Austria	25–16	28–26	25–21			78–63
15 June	17:00	Iceland	2–3	Austria	25–22	28–30	25–20	20–25	9–15	107–112
16 June	20:00	Croatia	3–0	Iceland	25–17	25–17	29–27			79–61
19 June	20:00	Croatia	3–0	Austria	25–22	25–19	25–18			75–59
20 June	17:00	Austria	2–3	Iceland	20–25	25–23	26–28	25–16	14–16	110–108
21 June	20:00	Iceland	0–3	Croatia	14–25	15–25	14–25			43–75

Pool G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Portugal	4	3	1	10	11	5	2.200	359	319	1.125	2024 EuroVolley
2	Greece	4	3	1	8	9	5	1.800	316	299	1.057
3	Kosovo	2	0	2	0	1	6	0.167	277	305	0.908

Source:

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
8 June	20:00	Greece	3–0	Kosovo	25–18	25–22	25–19			75–59
9 June	17:00	Portugal	3–0	Greece	25–22	25–21	25–21			75–64
10 June	20:00	Portugal	3–1	Kosovo	11–25	25–19	25–19	25–14		86–77
15 June	20:00	Kosovo	0–3	Greece	24–26	20–25	20–25			64–76
16 June	17:00	Kosovo	1–3	Portugal	25–22	17–25	12–25	23–25		77–97
17 June	20:00	Greece	3–2	Portugal	25–22	25–22	15–25	21–25	15–7	101–101

Ranking of the second placed teams

• Matches against the fourth placed team in each pool were not included in this ranking.
• The top five of the second placed teams qualified for the 2024 Euro Volley Championship.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Greece	4	3	1	8	9	5	1.800	316	299	1.057	2024 EuroVolley
2	Finland	4	3	1	7	9	7	1.286	347	312	1.112
3	Montenegro	4	2	2	7	8	6	1.333	309	303	1.020
4	Switzerland	4	2	2	6	7	6	1.167	277	284	0.975
5	Hungary	4	2	2	6	8	8	1.000	339	253	1.340
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	2	2	6	7	7	1.000	326	304	1.072
7	Austria	4	1	3	3	5	11	0.455	344	368	0.935

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