# 2018 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship

The 2018 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship was the 26th edition of the competition, with the main phase (contested between 12 teams) held in Albania from 1 to 9 September 2018.

## Participating teams

* Hosts
** Albania
* Qualified through 2018 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship Qualification
** Belarus
** Bulgaria
** France
** Germany
** Italy
** Netherlands
** Poland
** Russia
** Serbia
** Slovakia
** Turkey

## Preliminary round

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

### Pool I

* venue: Dhimitrag Goga Sport Hall, Durrës
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 420 | 327 | 1.284 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 360 | 271 | 1.328 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Belarus | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 385 | 357 | 1.078 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 343 | 353 | 0.972 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 376 | 421 | 0.893 | |
| 6 | Albania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 220 | 375 | 0.587 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 1 Sep | 15:00 | Albania | 0–3 | Netherlands | 11–25 | 13–25 | 15–25 | | 39–75 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | 75–63 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 20:00 | Belarus | 1–3 | Italy | 17–25 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 80–95 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 15:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–16 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 97–86 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 17:30 | Albania | 0–3 | Belarus | 15–25 | 21–25 | 13–25 | | 49–75 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 20:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Poland | 25–21 | 29–27 | 25–12 | | 79–60 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 15:00 | Belarus | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–16 | 25–22 | 26–24 | | 76–62 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Albania | 25–13 | 25–6 | 25–9 | | 75–28 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 20:00 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Italy | 11–25 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 76–94 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 15:00 | Belarus | 0–3 | Poland | 23–25 | 15–25 | 19–25 | | 57–75 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 17:30 | Albania | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 19–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | 58–75 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 20:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Italy | 21–25 | 19–25 | 25–27 | | 65–77 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Belarus | 20–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 15–25 | 76–97 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 17:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Albania | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | 75–46 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–18 | | 75–44 | Report |

### Pool II

* venue: Olympic Park, Tirana
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 415 | 312 | 1.330 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 433 | 394 | 1.099 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 387 | 367 | 1.054 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 421 | 407 | 1.034 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.231 | 289 | 377 | 0.767 | |
| 6 | France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 351 | 439 | 0.800 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Sep | 15:00 | Turkey | 2–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 10–15 | 103–110 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 17:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Serbia | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | | 76–62 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 20:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | France | 25–12 | 25–14 | 12–25 | 25–21 | | 87–72 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 15:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Serbia | 16–25 | 25–14 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | 83–89 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–11 | 25–17 | 28–26 | | | 78–54 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 20:00 | France | 1–3 | Russia | 25–23 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 12–25 | | 78–98 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 15:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Germany | 14–25 | 17–25 | 14–25 | | | 45–75 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 17:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–23 | 25–12 | 16–25 | 25–20 | | 91–80 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 20:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | France | 25–20 | 25–11 | 25–20 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 15:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 12–25 | 12–25 | | | 43–75 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Serbia | 22–25 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | 97–84 | Report |
| 5 Sep | 20:00 | Germany | 3–2 | France | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–14 | 19–25 | 15–12 | 104–95 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–16 | 25–19 | 27–25 | | | 77–60 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 17:30 | France | 0–3 | Turkey | 20–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 20:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Germany | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–14 | | | 75–49 | Report |

## 5th–8th classification

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
* venue: Dhimitrag Goga Sport Hall, Durrës
| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 8 September | 8 September |
| Belarus | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 | 9 September | 9 September |
| Germany | 3 | 9 September | 9 September |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 1 |
| 8 September | 8 September | | Germany | 1 |
| 8 September | 8 September | Serbia | 3 |
| Netherlands | 1 | Serbia | 3 |
| Serbia | 3 | | |
| Serbia | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 9 September | 9 September |
| | | Belarus | 2 |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Sep | 16:00 | Belarus | 1–3 | Germany | 18–25 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 20–25 | | 82–91 | Report |
| 8 Sep | 18:30 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Serbia | 19–25 | 18–25 | 26–24 | 14–25 | | 77–99 | Report |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Sep | 15:00 | Belarus | 2–3 | Netherlands | 17–25 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 16–25 | 8–15 | 91–103 | Report |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Sep | 17:30 | Germany | 1–3 | Serbia | 23–25 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 16–25 | | 86–93 | Report |

## Final round

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
* venue: Olympic Park, Tirana
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 8 September | 8 September |
| Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 9 September | 9 September |
| Turkey | 1 | 9 September | 9 September |
| Turkey | 1 | Italy | 3 |
| 8 September | 8 September | | Italy | 3 |
| 8 September | 8 September | Russia | 2 |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 2 |
| Poland | 2 | | |
| Poland | 2 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 9 September | 9 September |
| | | Turkey | 2 |
| | | Poland | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Sep | 16:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–15 | 10–25 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | 85–84 | Report |
| 8 Sep | 18:30 | Russia | 3–2 | Poland | 19–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 17–15 | 105–106 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Sep | 16:30 | Turkey | 2–3 | Poland | 21–25 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 20–25 | 12–15 | 103–97 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Sep | 19:00 | Italy | 3–2 | Russia | 24–26 | 18–25 | 26–24 | 25–22 | 15–9 | 108–106 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Italy |
| | Russia |
| | Poland |
| 4 | Turkey |
| 5 | Serbia |
| 6 | Germany |
| 7 | Netherlands |
| 8 | Belarus |
| 9 | Bulgaria |
| 10 | Slovakia |
| 11 | France |
| 12 | Albania |
* Qualified for the 2019 Women's U20 World Championship

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Valeria Battista
* Best setter
    Polina Matveeva
* Best outside spikers
    Oliwia Bałuk
    Derya Cebecioğlu
* Best middle blockers
    Viktoriia Pushina
    Sarah Luisa Fahr
* Best opposite spiker
    Magdalena Stysiak
* Best libero
    Sara Panetoni
Source: CEV