2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship

2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Official website
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Tournament details
Host nation  Turkey
Dates September 3–13
Teams 16
Venues 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Poland (1st title)
MVP Poland Piotr Gruszka
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2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship was held from September 3 to September 13, 2009 in İzmir and Istanbul, Turkey.

Poland claimed their first Men's European Volleyball Championship title with an undefeated run. The final was concluded with a 3-1 victory against France. Bulgaria captured the bronze medal after defeating Russia 3-0. Poland's Piotr Gruszka was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Venues

Venues Map

The İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall in İzmir hosted Pools A, C, and E. Istanbul's Abdi İpekçi Arena hosted Pools B, D, and F. İzmir also hosted the Semifinals & Final.

Qualification

Squads

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Turkey (Hosts)  Russia  Spain  Serbia
 Germany  Finland  Slovakia  Italy
 France  Netherlands  Greece  Bulgaria
 Poland  Estonia  Slovenia  Czech Republic

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 6 3 0 9 2 4.500 270 223 1.211
2  France 5 2 1 7 4 1.750 253 235 1.077
3  Germany 4 1 2 5 8 0.625 284 314 0.904
4  Turkey 3 0 3 2 9 0.222 234 269 0.870
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
03 Sep Poland  3–1  France 18–25 25–17 25–22 25–18   93–82
03 Sep Germany  3–2  Turkey 26–24 23–25 25–22 30–32 15–13 119–116
04 Sep Poland  3–1  Germany 25–17 25–23 27–29 25–14   102–83
05 Sep France  3–1  Germany 21–25 25–14 25–20 25–23   96–82
05 Sep Turkey  0–3  Poland 23–25 18–25 17–25     58–75
06 Sep Turkey  0–3  France 16–25 21–25 23–25     60–75

Pool B

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 6 3 0 9 3 3.000 279 223 1.251
2  Netherlands 5 2 1 8 6 1.333 330 310 1.065
3  Finland 4 1 2 5 6 0.833 225 254 0.886
4  Estonia 3 0 3 2 9 0.222 230 277 0.830
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
03 Sep Estonia  1–3  Russia 25–20 17–25 18–25 15–25   75–95
03 Sep Netherlands  3–2  Finland 25–21 22–25 28–30 25–15 18–16 118–107
04 Sep Netherlands  3–1  Estonia 27–29 25–19 25–18 30–28   107–94
05 Sep Russia  3–2  Netherlands 25–23 25–22 21–25 23–25 15–10 109–105
05 Sep Finland  3–0  Estonia 25–18 25–22 25–21     75–61
06 Sep Russia  3–0  Finland 25–12 25–14 25–17     75–43

Pool C

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Greece 6 3 0 9 3 3.000 293 279 1.050
2  Spain 5 2 1 6 5 1.200 244 231 1.056
3  Slovakia 4 1 2 7 6 1.167 290 284 1.021
4  Slovenia 3 0 3 1 9 0.111 230 263 0.875
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
03 Sep Spain  3–0  Slovenia 25–20 25–19 25–20     75–59
04 Sep Greece  3–0  Spain 25–23 25–20 25–21     75–64
04 Sep Slovenia  0–3  Slovakia 20–25 21–25 28–30     69–80
05 Sep Slovakia  2–3  Greece 25–19 28–30 23–25 25–21 12–15 113–110
06 Sep Slovenia  1–3  Greece 32–34 24–26 25–23 21–25   102–108
06 Sep Slovakia  2–3  Spain 18–25 25–21 18–25 25–19 11–15 97–106

Pool D

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Bulgaria 6 3 0 9 3 3.000 279 249 1.120
2  Serbia 5 2 1 8 4 2.000 270 246 1.098
3  Italy 4 1 2 4 6 0.667 227 228 0.996
4  Czech Republic 3 0 3 1 9 0.111 199 252 0.790
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
03 Sep Bulgaria  3–2  Serbia 21–25 25–17 19–25 25–22 15–11 105–100
04 Sep Italy  0–3  Bulgaria 24–26 22–25 22–25     68–76
04 Sep Serbia  3–0  Czech Republic 25–22 26–24 25–14     76–60
05 Sep Czech Republic  0–3  Italy 12–25 26–28 20–25     58–78
06 Sep Serbia  3–1  Italy 25–23 19–25 25–12 25–21   94–81
06 Sep Czech Republic  1–3  Bulgaria 19–25 25–23 20–25 17–25   81–98

Playoff round

Pool E

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 10 5 0 15 6 2.500 482 425 1.134
2  France 9 4 1 13 7 1.857 482 438 1.100
3  Germany 8 3 2 11 9 1.222 461 466 0.989
4  Greece 7 2 3 8 11 0.727 435 464 0.938
5  Spain 6 1 4 7 14 0.500 445 476 0.935
6  Slovakia 5 0 5 8 15 0.533 475 511 0.930
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep Germany  3–1  Greece 25–14 33–31 21–25 25–21   104–91
08 Sep Poland  3–2  Spain 18–25 25–20 25–18 23–25 17–15 108–103
08 Sep France  3–1  Slovakia 25–23 24–26 25–22 25–21   99–92
09 Sep Spain  1–3  Germany 25–19 25–27 23–25 20–25   93–96
09 Sep Slovakia  2–3  Poland 25–21 15–25 10–25 25–14 14–16 89–101
09 Sep Greece  1–3  France 18–25 32–30 18–25 23–25   91–105
10 Sep Germany  3–1  Slovakia 25–22 21–25 25–16 25–21   96–84
10 Sep France  3–1  Spain 25–21 25–15 25–27 25–17   100–80
10 Sep Poland  3–0  Greece 25–22 28–26 25–20     78–68

Pool F

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 10 5 0 15 3 5.000 426 359 1.187
2  Bulgaria 9 4 1 12 6 2.000 422 390 1.082
3  Serbia 8 3 2 12 8 1.500 445 425 1.047
4  Netherlands 7 2 3 10 12 0.833 504 505 0.998
5  Italy 6 1 4 5 12 0.417 386 414 0.932
6  Finland 5 0 5 2 15 0.133 332 422 0.787
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
08 Sep Russia  3–1  Serbia 25–15 17–25 25–21 25–19   92–80
08 Sep Netherlands  3–1  Italy 25–22 23–25 25–21 27–25   100–93
08 Sep Finland  0–3  Bulgaria 22–25 15–25 20–25     57–75
09 Sep Italy  0–3  Russia 23–25 21–25 21–25     65–75
09 Sep Bulgaria  3–1  Netherlands 25–15 26–24 21–25 28–26   100–90
09 Sep Serbia  3–0  Finland 25–20 25–14 25–22     75–56
10 Sep Russia  3–0  Bulgaria 25–21 25–23 25–22     75–66
10 Sep Finland  0–3  Italy 25–27 19–25 25–27     69–79
10 Sep Netherlands  1–3  Serbia 20–25 23–25 25–21 23–25   91–96

Final round

Semifinals Final
September 12 – İzmir
  Poland  3  
  Bulgaria  0  
 
September 13 – İzmir
      Poland  3
    France  1
3rd place
September 12 – İzmir September 13 – İzmir
  Russia  2   Bulgaria  3
  France  3     Russia  0

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 Sep Poland  3–0  Bulgaria 25–19 30–28 25–20     80–67
12 Sep Russia  2–3  France 18–25 22–25 27–25 25–15 15–17 107–107

3rd place

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  Russia 25–18 26–24 25–21     76–63

Final

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Sep Poland  3–1  France 29–27 25–21 16–25 26–24   96–97

Final standing

Rank Team
1st  Poland
2nd  France
3rd  Bulgaria
4  Russia
5  Serbia
6  Germany
7  Netherlands
8  Greece
9  Spain
10  Italy
11  Slovakia
12  Finland
13  Turkey
14  Estonia
15  Slovenia
16  Czech Republic
 2009 Men's European Champions 

Poland
1st title
14–man Roster
Nowakowski, Gruszka, Pliński, Zagumny, Kurek, Jarosz, Bartman, Gromadowski, Woicki, Ruciak, Gacek, Ignaczak, Bąkiewicz, Możdżonek
Head Coach
Castellani

Awards

External links

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