2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification
This is an article about qualification for the 2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship.[1]
Qualification summary
Pool standing procedure
- 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
Direct qualification
Host country,  Bulgaria, qualified for final round directly.
 Bulgaria, qualified for final round directly.
First round
First round was held 7–9 January 2016. 6 teams competed in 2 first round tournaments consisting of 3 teams. The winners of each pools qualified for the second round.
- Pools composition
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | 
|---|---|
|  Norway |  Belarus | 
|  Switzerland |  England | 
|  Georgia |  Kosovo | 
| Qualified for Second round | 
All times are local.
Pool 1
- Venue:  BBC Arena, Schaffhausen, Switzerland BBC Arena, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Norway | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 179 | 168 | 1.065 | 
| 2 |  Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 185 | 160 | 1.156 | 
| 3 |  Georgia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 114 | 150 | 0.760 | 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan | 19:30 | Switzerland  | 3–0 |  Georgia | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 75–56 | Report | ||
| 8 Jan | 19:30 | Georgia  | 0–3 |  Norway | 17–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 58–75 | Report | ||
| 9 Jan | 18:00 | Norway  | 3–2 |  Switzerland | 25–20 | 27–29 | 11–25 | 25–22 | 16–14 | 104–110 | Report | 
Pool 2
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Belarus | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 73 | 2.055 | 
| 2 |  England | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 117 | 117 | 1.000 | 
| 3 |  Kosovo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 73 | 150 | 0.487 | 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan | 18:00 | Belarus  | 3–0 |  Kosovo | 25–6 | 25–10 | 25–15 | 75–31 | Report | ||
| 8 Jan | 18:00 | England  | 0–3 |  Belarus | 19–25 | 8–25 | 15–25 | 42–75 | Report | ||
| 9 Jan | 18:00 | Kosovo  | 0–3 |  England | 14–25 | 13–25 | 15–25 | 42–75 | Report | 
Second round
Second round was held 31 March – 3 April 2016. 28 teams competed in 7 pools of 4 teams. The winners of each pools qualified for final round. The 2nd placed teams of each pool and the best 3rd placed team qualified for the third round.
- Pools composition
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | Pool E | Pool F | Pool G | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Russia |  Italy |  Turkey |  Poland |  France | .svg.png) Belgium |  Serbia | 
|  Romania |  Spain |  Czech Republic |  Germany |  Austria |  Slovenia |  Greece | 
|  Israel |  Portugal |  Netherlands |  Denmark |  Slovakia |  Finland |  Estonia | 
|  Croatia |  Sweden |  Latvia |  Hungary |  Norway |  Ukraine |  Belarus | 
| Qualified for 2016 European Championship | |
| Qualified to Third round | 
All times are local.
Pool A
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Russia | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 274 | 220 | 1.245 | 
| 2 |  Romania | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 234 | 196 | 1.194 | 
| 3 |  Croatia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 213 | 229 | 0.930 | 
| 4 |  Israel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 149 | 225 | 0.662 | 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar | 15:00 | Romania  | 1–3 |  Russia | 14–25 | 22–25 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 84–99 | Report | |
| 31 Mar | 20:00 | Croatia  | 3–0 |  Israel | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 75–54 | Report | ||
| 1 Apr | 17:30 | Russia  | 3–0 |  Israel | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 75–52 | Report | ||
| 1 Apr | 20:00 | Romania  | 3–0 |  Croatia | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–17 | 75–54 | Report | ||
| 2 Apr | 15:00 | Israel  | 0–3 |  Romania | 7–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | 43–75 | Report | ||
| 3 Apr | 20:00 | Russia  | 3–1 |  Croatia | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–27 | 25–22 | 100–84 | Report | 
Pool B
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Italy | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 164 | 1.372 | 
| 2 |  Spain | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 216 | 197 | 1.096 | 
| 3 |  Portugal | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 231 | 257 | 0.899 | 
| 4 |  Sweden | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 201 | 255 | 0.788 | 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar | 16:00 | Portugal  | 0–3 |  Spain | 18–25 | 31–33 | 17–25 | 66–83 | Report | ||
| 31 Mar | 18:30 | Italy  | 3–0 |  Sweden | 25–15 | 25–14 | 25–17 | 75–46 | Report | ||
| 1 Apr | 17:00 | Spain  | 3–0 |  Sweden | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–17 | 75–56 | Report | ||
| 1 Apr | 19:30 | Portugal  | 0–3 |  Italy | 18–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 60–75 | Report | ||
| 2 Apr | 17:00 | Sweden  | 2–3 |  Portugal | 25–22 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 12–15 | 99–105 | Report | 
| 2 Apr | 19:30 | Spain  | 0–3 |  Italy | 19–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 58–75 | Report | 
Pool C
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Turkey | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 262 | 224 | 1.170 | 
| 2 |  Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 235 | 198 | 1.187 | 
| 3 |  Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 198 | 233 | 0.850 | 
| 4 |  Latvia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 224 | 264 | 0.848 | 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | 16:00 | Latvia  | 1–3 |  Turkey | 17–25 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 17–25 | 82–92 | Report | |
| 1 Apr | 18:30 | Czech Republic  | 3–0 |  Netherlands | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–13 | 75–44 | Report | ||
| 2 Apr | 15:00 | Turkey  | 3–1 |  Netherlands | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–10 | 25–21 | 95–78 | Report | |
| 2 Apr | 17:30 | Latvia  | 1–3 |  Czech Republic | 25–21 | 13–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 79–96 | Report | |
| 3 Apr | 15:00 | Turkey  | 3–0 |  Czech Republic | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 75–64 | Report | ||
| 3 Apr | 17:30 | Netherlands  | 3–0 |  Latvia | 25–18 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 76–63 | Report | 
Pool D
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Poland | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 160 | 1.406 | 
| 2 |  Germany | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 244 | 240 | 1.017 | 
| 3 |  Denmark | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 228 | 220 | 1.036 | 
| 4 |  Hungary | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 170 | 247 | 0.688 | 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | 16:00 | Poland  | 3–0 |  Denmark | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 75–60 | Report | ||
| 1 Apr | 18:30 | Hungary  | 1–3 |  Germany | 22–25 | 25–22 | 12–25 | 13–25 | 72–97 | Report | |
| 2 Apr | 16:00 | Denmark  | 1–3 |  Germany | 20–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 26–28 | 93–101 | Report | |
| 2 Apr | 18:30 | Poland  | 3–0 |  Hungary | 25–18 | 25–13 | 25–23 | 75–54 | Report | ||
| 3 Apr | 15:00 | Denmark  | 3–0 |  Hungary | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–7 | 75–44 | Report | ||
| 3 Apr | 17:30 | Germany  | 0–3 |  Poland | 17–25 | 17–25 | 12–25 | 46–75 | Report | 
Pool E
- Venue:  Landessportzentrum Viva, Steinbrunn, Austria Landessportzentrum Viva, Steinbrunn, Austria
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  France | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 257 | 207 | 1.242 | 
| 2 |  Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 213 | 173 | 1.231 | 
| 3 |  Norway | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 197 | 226 | 0.872 | 
| 4 |  Austria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 215 | 276 | 0.779 | 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar | 16:00 | Austria  | 1–3 |  Norway | 18–25 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 14–25 | 76–94 | Report | |
| 31 Mar | 18:30 | Slovakia  | 0–3 |  France | 22–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 63–75 | Report | ||
| 1 Apr | 16:00 | Norway  | 0–3 |  France | 18–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | 53–75 | Report | ||
| 1 Apr | 18:30 | Austria  | 0–3 |  Slovakia | 21–25 | 14–25 | 13–25 | 48–75 | Report | ||
| 2 Apr | 16:00 | Norway  | 0–3 |  Slovakia | 16–25 | 17–25 | 17–25 | 50–75 | Report | ||
| 2 Apr | 18:30 | France  | 3–1 |  Austria | 25–15 | 23–25 | 34–32 | 25–19 | 107–91 | Report | 
Pool F
- Venue:  Sportna Dvorana, Nova Gorica, Slovenia Sportna Dvorana, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 295 | 254 | 1.161 | 
| 2 |  Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 258 | 238 | 1.084 | 
| 3 |  Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 298 | 316 | 0.943 | 
| 4 | .svg.png) Belgium | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 242 | 285 | 0.849 | 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | 15:00 | Belgium .svg.png) | 2–3 |  Finland | 25–20 | 29–31 | 25–21 | 24–26 | 10–15 | 113–113 | Report | 
| 1 Apr | 18:00 | Slovenia  | 3–1 |  Ukraine | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–15 | 25–20 | 96–82 | Report | |
| 2 Apr | 15:00 | Finland  | 0–3 |  Ukraine | 17–25 | 27–29 | 19–25 | 63–79 | Report | ||
| 2 Apr | 18:00 | Belgium .svg.png) | 0–3 |  Slovenia | 17–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | 50–75 | Report | ||
| 3 Apr | 15:00 | Ukraine  | 3–1 | .svg.png) Belgium | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–16 | 97–79 | Report | |
| 3 Apr | 18:00 | Finland  | 2–3 |  Slovenia | 25–27 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 30–28 | 19–21 | 122–124 | Report | 
Pool G
- Venue:  Sportska Hala Vlade Divac, Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia Sportska Hala Vlade Divac, Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Serbia | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 254 | 202 | 1.257 | 
| 2 |  Belarus | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 310 | 309 | 1.003 | 
| 3 |  Estonia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 262 | 281 | 0.932 | 
| 4 |  Greece | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 244 | 278 | 0.878 | 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar | 20:00 | Estonia  | 3–2 |  Greece | 18–25 | 22–25 | 25–14 | 25–21 | 15–8 | 105–93 | Report | 
| 1 Apr | 20:00 | Serbia  | 3–2 |  Belarus | 25–20 | 20–25 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 15–12 | 104–99 | Report | 
| 2 Apr | 17:30 | Greece  | 2–3 |  Belarus | 25–20 | 25–13 | 20–25 | 15–25 | 11–15 | 96–98 | Report | 
| 2 Apr | 20:00 | Estonia  | 0–3 |  Serbia | 11–25 | 20–25 | 17–25 | 48–75 | Report | ||
| 3 Apr | 15:00 | Belarus  | 3–2 |  Estonia | 31–29 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 15–13 | 113–109 | Report | 
| 3 Apr | 17:30 | Greece  | 0–3 |  Serbia | 22–25 | 12–25 | 21–25 | 55–75 | Report | 
Ranking of the third placed teams
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Denmark | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 228 | 220 | 1.036 | 
| 2 |  Croatia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 213 | 229 | 0.930 | 
| 3 |  Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 198 | 233 | 0.850 | 
| 4 |  Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 298 | 316 | 0.943 | 
| 5 |  Estonia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 262 | 281 | 0.932 | 
| 6 |  Norway | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 197 | 226 | 0.872 | 
| 7 |  Portugal | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 231 | 257 | 0.899 | 
Third round
Third round will be held 7–10 July 2016. 8 teams will compete in 2 pools of 4 teams. The winners and runners-up of each pools will qualify for the final round.
- Pools composition
| Pool H | Pool I | 
|---|---|
|  Spain |  Belarus | 
|  Germany |  Czech Republic | 
|  Romania |  Slovakia | 
|  Ukraine |  Denmark | 
| Qualified for 2016 European Championship | 
All times are local.
Pool H
- Venue:  Valladolid, Spain Valladolid, Spain
| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX | 
| 1 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX | 
| 1 |  Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX | 
| 1 |  Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX | 
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| Matches | Pts | Sets | Points | |||||||
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| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX | 
| 1 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX | 
| 1 |  Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX | 
| 1 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MAX | 0 | 0 | MAX | 
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References
- ↑ "Drawing of Lots sets tone for next Volleyball parties!". CEV. 31 October 2015.