# 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 24th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Pula and Zagreb, Croatia from 17 to 25 September 2005.

## Participating teams

| Team | Method of qualification |
| Azerbaijan | Qualification Category A group 2 second |
| Bulgaria | Qualification Category A group 3 second |
| Croatia | Hosts |
| Germany | 2003 edition third place |
| Italy | Qualification Category A group 2 winners |
| Netherlands | 2003 edition fourth place |
| Poland | 2003 edition first place |
| Romania | Qualification Category A group 1 second |
| Russia | Qualification Category A best third |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Qualification Category A group 3 winners |
| Spain | Qualification Category A group 1 winners |
| Turkey | 2003 edition second place |

## Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided in two groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position. The second stage of the tournament consisted of two sets of semifinals to determine the tournament final ranking. The group stage firsts and seconds played the semifinals for 1st to 4th place, group stage thirds and fourths played the 5th to 8th place semifinals and the remaining four teams which finished group stages as fifth and sixth ended all tied in final ranking at 9th place. The pairing of the semifinals was made so teams played against the opposite group teams which finished in a different position (1st played against 2nd, 3rd played against 4th).

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Azerbaijan | Bulgaria |
| Croatia | Italy |
| Germany | Netherlands |
| Poland | Russia |
| Romania | Spain |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Turkey |

## Venues

The tournament was played at two venues in two cities throughout Croatia. Each city hosted a group stage. Zagreb hosted the final round.
| Pools A and Final round | Pool B | ZagrebPulaclass=notpageimage| Host cities of the tournament |
| Zagreb | Pula | ZagrebPulaclass=notpageimage| Host cities of the tournament |
| Dom Sportova | Sport Centre | ZagrebPulaclass=notpageimage| Host cities of the tournament |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 2,400 | ZagrebPulaclass=notpageimage| Host cities of the tournament |

## Preliminary round

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

### Pool A

* venue: Dom Sportova, Zagreb
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 456 | 391 | 1.166 | 1st–4th semifinals |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 413 | 371 | 1.113 | 1st–4th semifinals |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 401 | 419 | 0.957 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | 456 | 454 | 1.004 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 405 | 469 | 0.864 | |
| 6 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0.462 | 407 | 434 | 0.938 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Sep | 15:30 | Croatia | 1–3 | Romania | 24–26 | 18–25 | 25–20 | 25–27 | | 92–98 | Report |
| 17 Sep | 18:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 26–24 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | | 76–67 | Report |
| 17 Sep | 20:30 | Germany | 1–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 22–25 | 25–17 | 13–25 | 16–25 | | 76–92 | Report |
| 18 Sep | 15:30 | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Romania | 26–24 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | 99–85 | Report |
| 18 Sep | 18:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1–3 | Croatia | 25–16 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | 83–91 | Report |
| 18 Sep | 20:30 | Poland | 3–2 | Germany | 25–22 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 28–26 | 15–13 | 110–111 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 15:30 | Romania | 2–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 15–25 | 25–19 | 14–25 | 26–24 | 13–15 | 93–108 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 18:00 | Germany | 0–3 | Azerbaijan | 24–26 | 14–25 | 21–25 | | | 59–76 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 20:30 | Croatia | 1–3 | Poland | 16–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | | 82–97 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 15:30 | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 28–26 | | 96–90 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 18:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Romania | 25–13 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 20:30 | Germany | 0–3 | Croatia | 21–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | | 66–75 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 15:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1–3 | Poland | 14–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | | 83–98 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 18:00 | Romania | 1–3 | Germany | 25–20 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | 81–95 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 20:00 | Croatia | 0–3 | Azerbaijan | 23–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | | | 61–75 | Report |

### Pool B

* venue: Sport Centre, Pula
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 429 | 366 | 1.172 | 1st–4th semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 447 | 411 | 1.088 | 1st–4th semifinals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 473 | 467 | 1.013 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 395 | 391 | 1.010 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 374 | 406 | 0.921 | |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 324 | 401 | 0.808 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Sep | 15:30 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 25–17 | 18–25 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 14–16 | 104–100 | Report |
| 17 Sep | 18:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Spain | 25–21 | 29–27 | 25–21 | | | 79–69 | Report |
| 17 Sep | 20:30 | Turkey | 0–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 24–26 | 20–25 | | | 67–76 | Report |
| 18 Sep | 15:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Italy | 23–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |
| 18 Sep | 18:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Spain | 25–11 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–18 | | 97–77 | Report |
| 18 Sep | 20:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Netherlands | 22–25 | 30–28 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | 96–103 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 15:30 | Spain | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 12–25 | 23–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 18:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 19 Sep | 20:30 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Russia | 25–18 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 26–28 | 9–15 | 105–107 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 15:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Spain | 25–22 | 25–13 | 25–21 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 18:00 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Italy | 23–25 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 18–25 | | 86–99 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 20:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 15:30 | Spain | 0–3 | Netherlands | 23–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | | 65–75 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 18:00 | Italy | 3–2 | Russia | 22–25 | 25–14 | 25–16 | 14–25 | 15–12 | 101–92 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 20:30 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Turkey | 25–20 | 14–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | 81–95 | Report |

## Final round

* venue: Dom Sportova, Zagreb
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

### 5th–8th place

* Pools A and B third and fourth positions play each other.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| 24 Sep | 24 Sep |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Croatia | 1 | 25 Sep | 25 Sep |
| Turkey | 3 | 25 Sep | 25 Sep |
| Turkey | 3 | Turkey | 1 |
| 24 Sep | 24 Sep | | Turkey | 1 |
| 24 Sep | 24 Sep | Netherlands | 3 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | Netherlands | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 | | |
| Netherlands | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 25 Sep | 25 Sep |
| | | Croatia | 0 |
| | | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Sep | 12:00 | Croatia | 1–3 | Turkey | 25–18 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | 92–93 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 14:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0–3 | Netherlands | 15–25 | 11–25 | 21–25 | | | 47–75 | Report |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Sep | 12:00 | Croatia | 0–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 22–25 | 21–25 | 14–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Sep | 14:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | Netherlands | 18–25 | 25–12 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | 84–87 | Report |

### Final

* Pools A and B first and second positions play each other.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 24 Sep | 24 Sep |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 25 Sep | 25 Sep |
| Russia | 2 | 25 Sep | 25 Sep |
| Russia | 2 | Poland | 3 |
| 24 Sep | 24 Sep | | Poland | 3 |
| 24 Sep | 24 Sep | Italy | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | Italy | 1 |
| Italy | 3 | | |
| Italy | 3 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 25 Sep | 25 Sep |
| | | Russia | 3 |
| | | Azerbaijan | 0 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Sep | 16:30 | Poland | 3–2 | Russia | 26–24 | 25–22 | 26–28 | 20–25 | 22–20 | 119–119 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 19:00 | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Italy | 19–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | | 60–75 | Report |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Sep | 16:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 25–20 | 25–10 | 25–21 | | | 75–51 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Sep | 19:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Italy | 25–23 | 27–25 | 21–25 | 25–18 | | 98–91 | Report |

## Final ranking

| Place | Team |
| | Poland |
| | Italy |
| | Russia |
| 4 | Azerbaijan |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Turkey |
| 7 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| 8 | Croatia |
| 9 | Bulgaria |
| 9 | Romania |
| 9 | Germany |
| 9 | Spain |
* 2005 Women's European champions
* Poland Second title
Team Roster: :
* Katarzyna Skowrońska, Mariola Zenik, Izabela Bełcik, Magdalena Śliwa, Małgorzata Glinka, Dorota Świeniewicz, Agata Mróz, Joanna Mirek, Sylwia Pycia, Natalia Bamber, Milena Rosner, Aleksandra Przybysz. Head coach: Andrzej Niemczyk

## Individual awards

Players awarded for their performances in the tournament.
* MVP: Dorota Świeniewicz (POL)
* Best scorer: Dorota Świeniewicz (POL)
* Best spiker: Elena Godina (RUS)
* Best server: Alla Hasanova (AZE)
* Best blocker: Özlem Özçelik (TUR)
* Best libero: Valeriya Korotenko (AZE)
* Best setter: Eleonora Lo Bianco (ITA)
* Best receiver: Gülden Kayalar (TUR)