# 2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification

This is an article about qualification for the 2014 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship.

## Qualification summary

* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* France
* Italy
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Turkey

## 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 countries, Czech Republic and Slovakia qualified for final round directly.

## First round

First round was held 3–5 January 2014. With there being 31 teams for this edition, only one 1st Round pool played with the 3 lowest ranked teams (according to the CEV U20 Men European Ranking List), where the 1st and 2nd placed teams qualified to the 2nd Round.
All times are local.
* Venue: National Volleyball Centre, Kettering, England
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 153 | 103 | 1.485 | Second round |
| 2 | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 134 | 122 | 1.098 | Second round |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 88 | 150 | 0.587 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 3 Jan | 16:00 | Norway | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 25–15 | 25–14 | 25–15 | 75–44 | Report |
| 4 Jan | 16:30 | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | England | 18–25 | 9–25 | 17–25 | 44–75 | Report |
| 5 Jan | 15:30 | England | 0–3 | Norway | 26–28 | 13–25 | 20–25 | 59–78 | Report |

## Second round

28 teams competed in seven 2nd Round tournaments consisting of 4 teams. These took place between 25 – 27 April 2014.
The 1st placed teams of each pool qualified directly for the Final Round. The 2nd placed teams of each Pool as well as the 3rd placed team with the best score among the 2nd Round Pools qualified for the 3rd Round.
Following Ukraine's withdrawal from the competition, Pool B featured only three teams. As a result, in order to determine the third placed team with the best score among the 2nd Round Pools, the result of all the matches played with the last placed team wouldn't be taken into account in pools with four participants. This means an updated final standing will be calculated accordingly so that the comparison among all third placed teams was done counting the same number of matches.
* Pools composition
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | Pool E | Pool F | Pool G |
| Russia | Poland | Romania | Slovenia | France | Bulgaria | Turkey |
| Estonia | Italy | Spain | Serbia | Belgium | Greece | Germany |
| Israel | Austria | Norway | Finland | Portugal | Netherlands | Croatia |
| Latvia | | Denmark | Hungary | Sweden | England | Montenegro |
All times are local.

### Pool A

* Venue: Audentes Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 157 | 1.452 | 2014 European Championship |
| 2 | Estonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 276 | 276 | 1.000 | Third round |
| 3 | Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 229 | 240 | 0.954 | |
| 4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 202 | 262 | 0.771 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Apr | 16:30 | Latvia | 2–3 | Estonia | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 101–108 | Report |
| 25 Apr | 19:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Israel | 25–18 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 16:30 | Estonia | 3–2 | Israel | 25–16 | 25–27 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 15–7 | 109–97 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 19:00 | Latvia | 0–3 | Russia | 15–25 | 16–25 | 14–25 | | | 45–75 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 15:00 | Israel | 3–0 | Latvia | 29–27 | 25–18 | 25–11 | | | 79–56 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 17:30 | Estonia | 0–3 | Russia | 26–28 | 15–25 | 18–25 | | | 59–78 | Report |

### Pool B

* Venue: Pala Principi, Porto Potenza Picena, Italy
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 175 | 140 | 1.250 | 2014 European Championship |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 197 | 193 | 1.021 | Third round |
| 3 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 141 | 180 | 0.783 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Apr | 17:00 | Austria | 2–3 | Italy | 25–18 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 14–25 | 11–15 | 93–105 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 17:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Austria | 25–20 | 25–14 | 25–14 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 17:00 | Italy | 1–3 | Poland | 25–19 | 29–31 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | 92–100 | Report |

### Pool C

* Venue: Sala Polivalenta, Piatra Neamț, Romania
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 281 | 234 | 1.201 | 2014 European Championship |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 245 | 218 | 1.124 | Third round |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 205 | 228 | 0.899 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 218 | 269 | 0.810 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Apr | 16:30 | Denmark | 0–3 | Spain | 20–25 | 17–25 | 14–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 25 Apr | 19:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Norway | 25–22 | 25–7 | 25–21 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 16:30 | Spain | 3–0 | Norway | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 19:00 | Denmark | 1–3 | Romania | 23–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 89–98 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 16:30 | Norway | 3–1 | Denmark | 25–14 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–19 | | 96–78 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 19:00 | Spain | 2–3 | Romania | 15–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 12–15 | 95–108 | Report |

### Pool D

* Venue: Dunaújvárosi Sportcsarnok, Dunaújváros, Hungary
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 287 | 261 | 1.100 | 2014 European Championship |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 281 | 280 | 1.004 | Third round |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 302 | 326 | 0.926 | Third round |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 288 | 291 | 0.990 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Apr | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–27 | 25–20 | | 100–90 | Report |
| 25 Apr | 19:30 | Finland | 2–3 | Slovenia | 25–22 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 5–15 | 97–111 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 17:30 | Hungary | 3–1 | Slovenia | 25–20 | 25–19 | 10–25 | 25–19 | | 85–83 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 19:30 | Serbia | 3–2 | Finland | 25–16 | 25–15 | 16–25 | 18–25 | 18–16 | 102–97 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 17:30 | Hungary | 2–3 | Finland | 26–28 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 14–16 | 113–108 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 19:30 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–18 | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | 93–79 | Report |

### Pool E

* Venue: Pavilhao do, Castelo da Maia, Portugal
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 266 | 222 | 1.198 | 2014 European Championship |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 212 | 176 | 1.205 | Third round |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 271 | 291 | 0.931 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 203 | 263 | 0.772 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Apr | 17:00 | France | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–18 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 25 Apr | 19:30 | Portugal | 3–2 | Sweden | 22–25 | 25–16 | 24–26 | 25–18 | 17–15 | 113–100 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 15:00 | Belgium | 3–0 | Sweden | 25–11 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 17:30 | France | 3–2 | Portugal | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–17 | 26–28 | 17–15 | 116–108 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 15:00 | Sweden | 0–3 | France | 21–25 | 11–25 | 20–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 17:30 | Belgium | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–19 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | | 75–50 | Report |

### Pool F

* Venue: Hristo Botev, Sofia, Bulgaria
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 254 | 220 | 1.155 | 2014 European Championship |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 256 | 237 | 1.080 | Third round |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 187 | 214 | 0.874 | |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 203 | 229 | 0.886 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Apr | 17:00 | Greece | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 25–17 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 12–15 | 103–104 | Report |
| 25 Apr | 19:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | England | 25–21 | 26–24 | 25–19 | | | 76–64 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 17:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | England | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–68 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 19:30 | Greece | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 16:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–12 | 25–23 | 25–14 | | | 75–49 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 18:30 | England | 0–3 | Greece | 26–28 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | | 71–78 | Report |

### Pool G

* Venue: TVF SC Baskent Sports Hall, Ankara, Turkey
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 247 | 171 | 1.444 | 2014 European Championship |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 260 | 225 | 1.156 | Third round |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 198 | 227 | 0.872 | |
| 4 | Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 143 | 225 | 0.636 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 25 Apr | 15:00 | Croatia | 1–3 | Germany | 23–25 | 26–24 | 16–25 | 15–25 | 80–99 | Report |
| 25 Apr | 18:00 | Montenegro | 0–3 | Turkey | 12–25 | 17–25 | 13–25 | | 42–75 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 17:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Montenegro | 25–13 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 75–48 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 19:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Turkey | 12–25 | 14–25 | 17–25 | | 43–75 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 15:00 | Montenegro | 0–3 | Croatia | 19–25 | 15–25 | 19–25 | | 53–75 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 18:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Germany | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | 97–86 | Report |

### Ranking of the third placed teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 194 | 213 | 0.911 | Third round |
| 2 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 158 | 191 | 0.827 | |
| 3 | Israel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 150 | 184 | 0.815 | |
| 4 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 141 | 180 | 0.783 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 123 | 174 | 0.707 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 111 | 150 | 0.740 | |
| 7 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 109 | 150 | 0.727 | |

## Third round

The 3rd Round consisted of 2 tournaments of 4 teams and took place between 11 – 13 July 2014.
The 1st placed teams of each Pool as well as the 2nd placed team with the best score among the 3rd Round Pools qualified for the Final Round.
* Pools composition
| Pool H | Pool I |
| Italy | Belgium |
| Germany | Serbia |
| Estonia | Finland |
| Spain | Greece |
All times are local.

### Pool H

* Venue: PalaRoma, Pescara, Italy
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 316 | 242 | 1.306 | 2014 European Championship |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 236 | 249 | 0.948 | |
| 3 | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 213 | 256 | 0.832 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 231 | 249 | 0.928 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 16:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Spain | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | | 75–54 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 18:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Estonia | 24–26 | 25–8 | 25–13 | 25–14 | | 99–61 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 16:00 | Spain | 3–1 | Estonia | 25–12 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–20 | | 96–77 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 18:30 | Germany | 2–3 | Italy | 31–29 | 21–25 | 12–25 | 28–26 | 8–15 | 100–120 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 16:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Germany | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 18:30 | Spain | 1–3 | Italy | 15–25 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | 81–97 | Report |

### Pool I

* Venue: Sportsko Poslovni Centar, Ruma, Serbia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 270 | 245 | 1.102 | 2014 European Championship |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 240 | 208 | 1.154 | 2014 European Championship |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 199 | 219 | 0.909 | |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 211 | 248 | 0.851 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 11 Jul | 16:30 | Greece | 1–3 | Belgium | 23–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 92–95 | Report |
| 11 Jul | 19:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–18 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | 75–58 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 16:30 | Belgium | 3–0 | Finland | 32–30 | 25–17 | 25–16 | | 82–63 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 19:00 | Greece | 0–3 | Serbia | 20–25 | 17–25 | 20–25 | | 57–75 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 16:30 | Finland | 3–0 | Greece | 28–26 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | 78–62 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 19:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–19 | 25–23 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 93–90 | Report |