# 2024 Men's U22 European Volleyball Championship

The 2024 Men's U22 European Volleyball Championship was the second edition of the men's U22 European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organized by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). The tournament was held in the Netherlands from 9 to 14 July 2024. France won their first title by beating Italy in the final.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Host country | Host country | Netherlands |
| Qualification round | Pool A | Italy |
| Qualification round | Pool B | Spain |
| Qualification round | Pool C | Czech Republic |
| Qualification round | Pool D | Poland |
| Qualification round | Pool E | France |
| Qualification round | Best runners-up | Portugal |
| Qualification round | Best runners-up | Hungary |

## Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held on 29 January 2024. The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:
* Organiser, Netherlands, were seeded in Pool I
* The highest ranked participating team from the CEV European Ranking, Italy, were seeded in Pool II
* Remaining 6 participating teams drawn after they were previously placed in three cups as per their position in the latest European Ranking for U22 national teams (as of 26 January 2023)
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| Poland France | Hungary Portugal | Spain Czech Republic |

## Venues

| Pool II, Final round | Pool II, Final round | Pool I | Pool I |
| Apeldoorn | Apeldoorn | Groningen | Groningen |
| Omnisport Apeldoorn | Apeldoorn | MartiniPlaza | Groningen |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Apeldoorn | Capacity: 4,500 | Groningen |

## Group stage
### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 229 | 185 | 1.238 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 285 | 286 | 0.997 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 225 | 250 | 0.900 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 237 | 255 | 0.929 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 July | 16:30 | Spain | 0–3 | Poland | 23–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 66–75 | Report |
| 9 July | 19:30 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Hungary | 25–27 | 25–16 | 25–15 | 27–25 | 19–17 | 121–100 | Report |
| 10 July | 16:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–15 | 25–14 | 25–21 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 10 July | 19:30 | Spain | 2–3 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 15–17 | 107–105 | Report |
| 11 July | 16:30 | Hungary | 3–0 | Spain | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–64 | Report |
| 11 July | 19:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Netherlands | 27–25 | 29–19 | 27–25 | | | 83–69 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 255 | 232 | 1.099 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 279 | 253 | 1.103 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 285 | 283 | 1.007 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 231 | 282 | 0.819 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 July | 16:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 25–19 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–18 | | 98–80 | Report |
| 9 July | 19:30 | France | 1–3 | Portugal | 25–18 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | 90–93 | Report |
| 10 July | 16:30 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Portugal | 11–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 13–15 | 93–109 | Report |
| 10 July | 19:30 | Italy | 1–3 | France | 25–15 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | | 81–90 | Report |
| 11 July | 16:30 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | France | 18–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | | 58–75 | Report |
| 11 July | 19:30 | Portugal | 1–3 | Italy | 17–25 | 27–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | 83–100 | Report |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 13 July | 13 July |
| Poland | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Italy | 3 | 14 July | 14 July |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 2 |
| 13 July | 13 July | | Italy | 2 |
| 13 July | 13 July | France | 3 |
| France | 3 | France | 3 |
| Netherlands | 0 | | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 14 July | 14 July |
| | | Poland | 3 |
| | | Netherlands | 2 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Jul | 15:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Italy | 21–25 | 16–25 | 26–24 | 24–26 | | 87–100 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 18:00 | France | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | | 75–61 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jul | 15:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Netherlands | 21–25 | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 19–9 | 112–95 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Jul | 18:00 | Italy | 2–3 | France | 19–25 | 20–25 | 25–14 | 30–28 | 20–22 | 114–114 | Report |

## Dream Team

* MVP
    Amir Tizi-Oualou
* Best setter
    Amir Tizi-Oualou
* Best outside spikers
    Hilir Henno
    Mathis Henno
* Best middle blockers
    Jakub Majchrzak
    Beau Wortelboer
* Best Opposite
    Tommaso Barotto
* Best libero
    Matteo Staforini