# 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship, the third edition of the event, was organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Paris, France from September 12 to September 22, 1951.

## Teams

* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* France
* Israel
* Italy
* Yugoslavia
* Netherlands
* Romania
* Portugal
* Soviet Union

## First round

* The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the final round.

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 90 | 17 | 5.294 | Final round |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 49 | 76 | 0.645 | Final round |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 44 | 90 | 0.489 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | Belgium | 3–0 | Italy | 15–6 | 15–12 | 15–13 | 45–31 | Report |
| 16 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Italy | 15–4 | 15–7 | 15–2 | 45–13 | Report |
| 17 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–2 | 15–1 | 15–1 | 45–4 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 149 | 69 | 2.159 | Final round |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 138 | 115 | 1.200 | Final round |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 106 | 138 | 0.768 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 76 | 147 | 0.517 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Portugal | 15–12 | 15–7 | 16–14 | | 46–33 | Report |
| 16 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Yugoslavia | 15–10 | 15–8 | 14–16 | 15–13 | 59–47 | Report |
| 16 Sep | Portugal | 3–1 | Netherlands | 11–15 | 15–12 | 16–14 | 15–6 | 57–47 | Report |
| 17 Sep | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–3 | 15–8 | 15–12 | | 45–23 | Report |
| 17 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Portugal | 15–5 | 15–10 | 15–1 | | 45–16 | Report |
| 18 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–1 | 15–3 | 15–2 | | 45–6 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 104 | 64 | 1.625 | Final round |
| 2 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 95 | 82 | 1.159 | Final round |
| 3 | Israel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 37 | 90 | 0.411 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | France | 3–0 | Israel | 15–10 | 15–7 | 15–6 | | 45–23 | Report |
| 16 Sep | Romania | 3–1 | France | 13–15 | 15–9 | 16–14 | 15–12 | 59–50 | Report |
| 17 Sep | Romania | 3–0 | Israel | 15–3 | 15–5 | 15–6 | | 45–14 | Report |

## Final round
### Placement group 1st - 6th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 90 | 2.500 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 234 | 187 | 1.251 |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 225 | 238 | 0.945 |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 229 | 231 | 0.991 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 211 | 249 | 0.847 |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 97 | 226 | 0.429 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 18 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Yugoslavia | 15–12 | 15–2 | 15–11 | | | 45–25 |
| 18 Sep | France | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 15–12 | 15–9 | 5–15 | 10–15 | 15–12 | 60–63 |
| 18 Sep | Romania | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–8 | 15–3 | 15–5 | | | 45–16 |
| 19 Sep | Yugoslavia | 3–2 | Romania | 11–15 | 15–9 | 5–15 | 15–10 | 17–15 | 63–64 |
| 19 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | France | 15–2 | 15–6 | 15–7 | | | 45–15 |
| 19 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–2 | 15–8 | 15–7 | | | 45–17 |
| 20 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Yugoslavia | 15–5 | 15–6 | 15–8 | | | 45–19 |
| 20 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Romania | 15–9 | 15–9 | 15–7 | | | 45–25 |
| 20 Sep | France | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–8 | 15–10 | 15–5 | | | 45–23 |
| 21 Sep | France | 3–2 | Yugoslavia | 7–15 | 15–6 | 15–12 | 12–15 | 15–10 | 64–58 |
| 21 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–4 | 15–3 | 15–3 | | | 45–10 |
| 21 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Romania | 15–1 | 15–8 | 8–15 | 13–15 | 15–7 | 66–46 |
| 22 Sep | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Belgium | 16–14 | 15–11 | 15–6 | | | 46–31 |
| 22 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–8 | 15–3 | 15–4 | | | 45–15 |
| 22 Sep | Romania | 3–0 | France | 17–15 | 15–11 | 17–15 | | | 49–41 |

### Placement group 7th - 10th

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 7 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 151 | 121 | 1.248 |
| 8 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 159 | 128 | 1.242 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 130 | 149 | 0.872 |
| 10 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 118 | 160 | 0.738 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 19 Sep | Portugal | 3–2 | Italy | 9–15 | 15–12 | 7–15 | 15–13 | 15–11 | 61–66 |
| 19 Sep | Netherlands | 3–2 | Israel | 13–15 | 18–16 | 15–8 | 6–15 | 15–5 | 67–59 |
| 20 Sep | Italy | 3–0 | Israel | 15–9 | 15–6 | 18–16 | | | 48–31 |
| 20 Sep | Portugal | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–9 | 15–7 | 15–11 | | | 45–27 |
| 21 Sep | Italy | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–10 | 15–13 | 15–13 | | | 45–36 |
| 21 Sep | Portugal | 3–0 | Israel | 15–9 | 15–6 | 15–13 | | | 45–28 |

## Final ranking

| Place | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Bulgaria |
| | France |
| 4. | Romania |
| 5. | Yugoslavia |
| 6. | Belgium |
| 7. | Portugal |
| 8. | Italy |
| 9. | Netherlands |
| 10. | Israel |
* 1951 Men's European champions
* Soviet Union Second title