# 2003 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship

The 2003 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship was the 5th edition of the competition, with the main phase (contested between 8 teams) held in Croatia from 22 to 27 April 2003.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Host Country | Host Country | Croatia |
| Winner of 2001 tournament | Winner of 2001 tournament | Italy |
| Qualification Round | Pool A | Poland |
| Qualification Round | Pool B | Belarus |
| Qualification Round | Pool C | Germany |
| Qualification Round | Pool D | Russia |
| Qualification Round | Pool E | Hungary |
| Qualification Round | Pool F | Serbia and Montenegro |

## Venues

All matches :
| Zagreb, Croatia | Zagreb |
| Zrinjevac Sport Hall | Zagreb |
| Capacity: 1,160 | Zagreb |

## Preliminary round
### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 263 | 237 | 1.110 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 248 | 184 | 1.348 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 223 | 248 | 0.899 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 179 | 250 | 0.716 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Apr | 11:30 | Hungary | 0–3 | Russia | 20–25 | 9–25 | 20–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |
| 22 Apr | 16:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Belarus | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | 93–89 | Report |
| 23 Apr | 11:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–7 | 25–17 | 28–26 | | | 78–50 | Report |
| 23 Apr | 16:30 | Belarus | 0–3 | Russia | 16–25 | 8–25 | 13–25 | | | 37–75 | Report |
| 24 Apr | 11:30 | Russia | 2–3 | Italy | 17–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–12 | 10–15 | 98–98 | Report |
| 24 Apr | 16:30 | Hungary | 1–3 | Belarus | 20–25 | 25–21 | 24–26 | 11–25 | | 80–97 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 136 | 1.654 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 197 | 186 | 1.059 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 204 | 241 | 0.846 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 190 | 253 | 0.751 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Apr | 14:00 | Poland | 0–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 14–25 | 23–25 | 14–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 22 Apr | 19:00 | Germany | 0–3 | Croatia | 13–25 | 16–25 | 12–25 | | | 41–75 | Report |
| 23 Apr | 14:00 | Germany | 3–2 | Poland | 19–25 | 25–15 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 15–9 | 103–91 | Report |
| 23 Apr | 19:00 | Croatia | 3–0 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25–12 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | | 75–47 | Report |
| 24 Apr | 14:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Germany | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 24 Apr | 19:00 | Poland | 0–3 | Croatia | 13–25 | 22–25 | 13–25 | | | 48–75 | Report |

## 5th–8th classification

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 26 April | 26 April |
| Hungary | 0 |
| Hungary | 0 | 27 April | 27 April |
| Germany | 3 | 27 April | 27 April |
| Germany | 3 | Poland | 0 |
| 26 April | 26 April | | Poland | 0 |
| 26 April | 26 April | Germany | 3 |
| Belarus | 1 | Germany | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | | |
| Poland | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 27 April | 27 April |
| | | Belarus | 1 |
| | | Hungary | 3 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Apr | 11:30 | Hungary | 0–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 24–26 | 15–25 | | | 61–76 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 14:00 | Belarus | 1–3 | Poland | 26–28 | 25–22 | 26–28 | 15–25 | | 92–103 | Report |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Apr | 10:30 | Belarus | 1–3 | Hungary | 25–19 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | 90–94 | Report |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Apr | 13:00 | Poland | 0–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | | 62–75 | Report |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 26 April | 26 April |
| Russia | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 27 April | 27 April |
| Croatia | 3 | 27 April | 27 April |
| Croatia | 3 | Italy | 0 |
| 26 April | 26 April | | Italy | 0 |
| 26 April | 26 April | Croatia | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | Croatia | 3 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 27 April | 27 April |
| | | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 |
| | | Russia | 1 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Apr | 16:30 | Russia | 1–3 | Croatia | 20–25 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 26–28 | | 91–96 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 19:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25–20 | 25–22 | 30–28 | | | 80–70 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Apr | 15:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–1 | Russia | 25–27 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | 100–84 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Apr | 18:00 | Italy | 0–3 | Croatia | 13–25 | 14–25 | 18–25 | | | 45–75 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Croatia |
| | Italy |
| | Serbia and Montenegro |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | Poland |
| 7 | Hungary |
| 8 | Belarus |
* Qualified for the 2003 Girls' U18 World Championship

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Senna Ušić
* Best attacker
    Veronica Angeloni
* Best server
    Mirjana Đurić
* Best blocker
    Ilaria Garzaro
* Best setter
    Diana Reščić
* Best libero
    Ekaterina Kabeshova
* Best receiver
    Senna Ušić