# 2020 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship

The 2020 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the competition, with the main phase (contested between 9 teams) held in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia from 22 to 30 August 2020.

## Qualification

The qualifying stage for the final tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic by the CEV on 15 June 2020. The tournament itself will be held with participants determined from European Ranking after the respective National Federations confirm their participation in the event. On 16 July, it was announced that all of them confirmed the wish to use their respective slot.
| Means of qualification | Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Host Countries | Host Countries | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Host Countries | Host Countries | Croatia |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool A | Russia (1) |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool B | Italy (2) |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool C | Turkey (3) |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool D | Serbia (3) |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool E | Germany (5) |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool F | Slovakia (6) |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool G | Bulgaria (7) |
| Qualification 3rd round | Pool H | Belarus (8) |
| Qualification 3rd round | Pool I | France (9) |
| Qualification 3rd round | Best runner up | Poland (10) |

## Venues

| Pool I, Final round | Pool I, Final round | Pool II, Classification matches | Pool II, Classification matches |
| Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zenica | Osijek, Croatia | Osijek |
| Arena Zenica | Zenica | Gradski vrt Hall | Osijek |
| Capacity: 6,200 | Zenica | Capacity: 3,500 | Osijek |

## Pools composition

The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:
* The two organisers were seeded in Preliminary pools. Bosnia and Herzegovina in Pool I and Croatia in Pool II.
* Remaining 10 participating teams drawn after they were previously placed in five cups as per their position in the latest European Ranking
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
| Russia Italy | Turkey Serbia | Germany Slovakia | Bulgaria Belarus | France Poland |

### Result

The drawing of lots was held on 23 July 2020 in Luxembourg.
| Pool I | Pool II |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia |
| Italy | Russia |
| Serbia | Turkey |
| Slovakia | Germany |
| Belarus | Bulgaria |
| Poland | France |
Before the start of the tournament it was announced that Italy, Russia and Germany have withdrawn due to travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19 pandemic.

## Preliminary round
### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Belarus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 375 | 346 | 1.084 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Serbia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2.750 | 352 | 296 | 1.189 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Poland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 324 | 269 | 1.204 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0.500 | 331 | 356 | 0.930 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 210 | 325 | 0.646 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Aug | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–1 | Slovakia | 25–19 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–20 | | 97–84 | Report |
| 22 Aug | 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Poland | 11–25 | 12–25 | 10–25 | | | 33–75 | Report |
| 23 Aug | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Slovakia | 27–25 | 25–15 | 25–18 | | | 77–58 | Report |
| 23 Aug | 20:00 | Belarus | 3–2 | Serbia | 16–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 15–13 | 101–105 | Report |
| 24 Aug | 17:30 | Slovakia | 1–3 | Belarus | 25–20 | 24–26 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | 89–96 | Report |
| 24 Aug | 20:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–23 | 25–11 | 25–13 | | | 75–47 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 17:30 | Poland | 2–3 | Belarus | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 12–15 | 108–103 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–3 | Slovakia | 19–25 | 25–22 | 26–28 | 16–25 | | 86–100 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Poland | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–64 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 20:00 | Belarus | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–10 | | | 75–44 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 286 | 242 | 1.182 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 241 | 213 | 1.131 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 230 | 261 | 0.881 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 263 | 304 | 0.865 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Aug | 17:30 | Croatia | 2–3 | France | 24–26 | 26–24 | 14–25 | 25–23 | 7–15 | 96–113 | Report |
| 22 Aug | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 24 Aug | 17:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Turkey | 15–25 | 22–25 | 19–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |
| 24 Aug | 20:00 | France | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Croatia | 27–25 | 24–26 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 18–16 | 116–111 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 20:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | France | 25–23 | 22–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 91–98 | Report |

## 5th–8th classification

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 29 August | 29 August |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 30 August | 30 August |
| Croatia | 0 | 30 August | 30 August |
| Croatia | 0 | Poland | 3 |
| 29 August | 29 August | | Poland | 3 |
| 29 August | 29 August | Bulgaria | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | Bulgaria | 0 |
| Slovakia | 0 | | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 30 August | 30 August |
| | | Croatia | 3 |
| | | Slovakia | 1 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Aug | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–8 | | | 75–47 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 20:00 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–17 | 25–23 | 25–17 | | | 75–57 | Report |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 15:00 | Croatia | 3–1 | Slovakia | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–10 | 25–20 | | 96–72 | Report |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–17 | | | 75–59 | Report |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 29 August | 29 August |
| Belarus | 1 |
| Belarus | 1 | 30 August | 30 August |
| Turkey | 3 | 30 August | 30 August |
| Turkey | 3 | Turkey | 3 |
| 29 August | 29 August | | Turkey | 3 |
| 29 August | 29 August | Serbia | 2 |
| France | 1 | Serbia | 2 |
| Serbia | 3 | | |
| Serbia | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 30 August | 30 August |
| | | Belarus | 3 |
| | | France | 1 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Aug | 17:00 | Belarus | 1–3 | Turkey | 25–21 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 24–26 | | 88–97 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 19:30 | France | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–23 | 15–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | 74–98 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 17:00 | Belarus | 3–1 | France | 25–18 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 27–25 | | 100–89 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Serbia | 25–17 | 16–25 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 15–8 | 104–91 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Turkey |
| | Serbia |
| | Belarus |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
| 7 | Croatia |
| 8 | Slovakia |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* Qualified for the 2021 Women's U20 World Championship

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    İpar Özay Kurt
* Best setter
    Lila Şengün
* Best outside spikers
    Guewe Diouf
    Kseniya Liabiodkina
* Best middle blockers
    Darya Sauchuk
    Hena Kurtagić
* Best opposite spiker
    Vanja Savić
* Best libero
    Gülce Güçtekin