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Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The European qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 13 January 2008.

Elimination round edit

  • Dates: 1–9 September 2007
  • All times are local.
  • In case of an aggregate score tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montenegro   6–3   Latvia 3–1 3–2
Romania   6–0   Georgia 3–0 3–0
Austria   3–5   Sweden 3–2 0–3
Azerbaijan   0–6   Denmark 0–3 0–3

First leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
1 Sep 18:00 Romania   3–0   Georgia 25–12 25–19 25–16     75–47
1 Sep 20:00 Montenegro   3–1   Latvia 25–22 25–18 18–25 25–23   93–88
1 Sep 20:15 Austria   3–2   Sweden 25–21 23–25 25–20 22–25 16–14 111–105
2 Sep 18:00 Azerbaijan   0–3   Denmark 23–25 29–31 21–25     73–81

Second leg edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
2 Sep 18:00 Romania   3–0   Georgia 25–13 25–20 25–17     75–50
8 Sep 17:30 Denmark   3–0   Azerbaijan 25–17 25–15 25–22     75–54
9 Sep 16:00 Sweden   3–0   Austria 25–10 25–14 25–23     75–47
9 Sep 18:00 Latvia   2–3   Montenegro 23–25 23–25 25–22 25–23 19–21 115–116

Pre–qualification tournaments edit

  • The Qualification Tournament hosts Turkey, the three 2007 World Cup participants and the next-best ranked team from the 2007 European Championship which are not yet qualified directly qualified for the Qualification Tournament.

Tournament 1 edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Finland 2 2 0 4 6 2 3.000 183 154 1.188 Semifinals
2   Hungary 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 132 137 0.964
3   Estonia 2 0 2 2 2 6 0.333 159 183 0.869
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 20:00 Estonia   2–3   Finland 21–25 17–25 25–21 25–22 9–15 97–108
29 Nov 20:00 Hungary   3–0   Estonia 25–19 25–22 25–21     75–62
30 Nov 20:00 Finland   3–0   Hungary 25–22 25–19 25–16     75–57
Pool B edit
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Poland 2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 150 118 1.271 Semifinals
2   Belgium 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 137 143 0.958
3   Denmark 2 0 2 2 0 6 0.000 127 153 0.830
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 17:30 Denmark   0–3   Belgium 26–28 22–25 20–25     68–78
29 Nov 17:30 Poland   3–0   Denmark 25–21 25–19 25–19     75–59
30 Nov 17:30 Belgium   0–3   Poland 22–25 18–25 19–25     59–75

Final round edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 December
 
 
  Finland3
 
2 December
 
  Belgium0
 
  Finland0
 
1 December
 
  Poland3
 
  Poland3
 
 
  Hungary1
 
Semifinals edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
1 Dec 15:30 Finland   3–0   Belgium 25–21 25–22 26–24     76–67
1 Dec 18:00 Poland   3–1   Hungary 25–14 25–18 20–25 25–17   95–74
Final edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
2 Dec 15:00 Finland   0–3   Poland 20–25 18–25 25–27     63–77

Final standing edit

Rank Team
1   Poland
2   Finland
3   Belgium
  Hungary
5   Denmark
  Estonia
Qualified for the Qualification tournament

Tournament 2 edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Germany 2 1 1 3 5 3 1.667 188 179 1.050 Semifinals
2   Czech Republic 2 1 1 3 5 5 1.000 213 213 1.000
3   Portugal 2 1 1 3 3 5 0.600 175 184 0.951
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 15:30 Czech Republic   2–3   Portugal 21–25 25–19 22–25 25–20 12–15 105–104
29 Nov 15:00 Germany   2–3   Czech Republic 25–18 26–24 24–26 23–25 11–15 109–108
30 Nov 18:30 Portugal   0–3   Germany 25–27 25–27 21–25     71–79
Pool B edit
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   France 2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 151 124 1.218 Semifinals
2   Sweden 2 1 1 3 3 5 0.600 188 194 0.969
3   Slovakia 2 0 2 2 2 6 0.333 172 193 0.891
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 19:00 Sweden   3–2   Slovakia 28–26 22–25 30–28 22–25 16–14 118–118
29 Nov 18:30 France   3–0   Sweden 25–23 25–23 26–24     76–70
30 Nov 15:00 Slovakia   0–3   France 15–25 18–25 21–25     54–75

Final round edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 December
 
 
  Germany3
 
2 December
 
  Sweden0
 
  Germany3
 
1 December
 
  Czech Republic2
 
  France0
 
 
  Czech Republic3
 
Semifinals edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
1 Dec 15:05 France   0–3   Czech Republic 19–25 20–25 14–25     53–75
1 Dec 18:30 Germany   3–0   Sweden 25–19 25–11 25–21     75–51
Final edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
2 Dec 16:05 Germany   3–2   Czech Republic 25–22 21–25 25–17 22–25 15–13 108–102

Final standing edit

Rank Team
1   Germany
2   Czech Republic
3   France
  Sweden
5   Portugal
  Slovakia
Qualified for the Qualification tournament

Tournament 3 edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Italy 2 2 0 4 6 2 3.000 186 172 1.081 Semifinals
2   Croatia 2 1 1 3 5 4 1.250 214 197 1.086
3   Montenegro 2 0 2 2 1 6 0.167 144 175 0.823
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 20:30 Italy   3–0   Montenegro 25–18 25–19 25–21     75–58
29 Nov 17:30 Croatia   2–3   Italy 24–26 22–25 25–20 25–20 18–20 114–111
30 Nov 20:00 Montenegro   1–3   Croatia 25–22 22–25 13–25 26–28   86–100
Pool B edit
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Netherlands 2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 154 125 1.232 Semifinals
2   Greece 2 1 1 3 3 4 0.750 160 161 0.994
3   Romania 2 0 2 2 1 6 0.167 144 172 0.837
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 18:00 Netherlands   3–0   Romania 26–24 25–18 25–19     76–61
29 Nov 20:00 Greece   0–3   Netherlands 19–25 26–28 19–25     64–78
30 Nov 17:30 Romania   1–3   Greece 25–21 22–25 21–25 15–25   83–96

Final round edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 December
 
 
  Italy3
 
2 December
 
  Greece0
 
  Italy3
 
1 December
 
  Netherlands2
 
  Netherlands3
 
 
  Croatia0
 
Semifinals edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
1 Dec 16:00 Italy   3–0   Greece 25–15 25–19 25–19     75–53
1 Dec 18:30 Netherlands   3–0   Croatia 25–22 25–18 27–25     77–65
Final edit
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
2 Dec 18:00 Italy   3–2   Netherlands 20–25 21–25 25–20 25–21 15–13 106–104

Final standing edit

Rank Team
1   Italy
2   Netherlands
3   Croatia
  Greece
5   Montenegro
  Romania
Qualified for the Qualification tournament

Second ranked teams edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Netherlands 4 3 1 7 11 3 3.667 335 296 1.132 Qualification tournament
2   Finland 4 3 1 7 9 5 1.800 322 298 1.081
3   Czech Republic 4 2 2 6 10 8 1.250 390 374 1.043
Source: [citation needed]

Qualification tournament edit

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Spain 3 2 1 5 7 7 1.000 292 307 0.951 Semifinals
2   Netherlands 3 2 1 5 6 6 1.000 253 269 0.941
3   Poland 3 1 2 4 7 6 1.167 288 275 1.047
4   Italy 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 246 228 1.079
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
7 Jan 15:30 Italy   3–0   Netherlands 29–27 25–18 25–10     79–55
7 Jan 20:30 Spain   3–2   Poland 19–25 25–22 26–28 25–21 15–11 110–107
8 Jan 18:00 Poland   3–0   Italy 25–20 26–24 25–21     76–65
9 Jan 15:30 Italy   2–3   Spain 21–25 25–13 25–19 19–25 12–15 102–97
9 Jan 20:30 Netherlands   3–2   Poland 19–25 25–23 25–19 16–25 15–13 100–105
10 Jan 18:00 Spain   1–3   Netherlands 24–26 25–22 19–25 17–25   85–98

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Serbia 3 2 1 5 8 4 2.000 276 260 1.062 Semifinals
2   Finland 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 259 241 1.075
3   Germany 3 2 1 5 6 7 0.857 268 279 0.961
4   Turkey 3 0 3 3 5 9 0.556 296 319 0.928
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
7 Jan 18:00 Turkey   2–3   Finland 34–32 18–25 25–22 22–25 12–15 111–119
8 Jan 15:30 Serbia   3–0   Finland 26–24 25–23 25–18     76–65
8 Jan 20:30 Germany   3–2   Turkey 25–20 17–25 21–25 25–19 15–12 103–101
9 Jan 18:00 Serbia   2–3   Germany 22–25 26–24 25–22 19–25 11–15 103–111
10 Jan 15:30 Finland   3–0   Germany 25–23 25–15 25–16     75–54
10 Jan 20:30 Turkey   1–3   Serbia 25–22 21–25 23–25 15–25   84–97

Final round edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
12 January
 
 
  Spain3
 
13 January
 
  Finland1
 
  Spain2
 
12 January
 
  Serbia3
 
  Serbia3
 
 
  Netherlands0
 

Semifinals edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 Jan 16:30 Spain   3–1   Finland 25–22 21–25 25–16 25–16   96–79
12 Jan 19:00 Serbia   3–0   Netherlands 25–23 27–25 25–21     77–69

Final edit

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Jan 16:00 Spain   2–3   Serbia 26–24 25–16 19–25 15–25 15–17 100–107

Final standing edit

Rank Team
1   Serbia
2   Spain
3   Finland
  Netherlands
5   Germany
  Poland
7   Italy
  Turkey
Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links edit

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