# 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 30th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. The tournament was co-hosted by Azerbaijan and Georgia, and was held between 22 September and 1 October 2017.
Serbia defeated Netherlands in the final to capture their second european title. Turkey defeated Azerbaijan for the bronze medal. Tijana Bošković from Serbia was elected the MVP.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Host Country | Azerbaijan |
| Host Country | Georgia |
| 2015 European Championship | Russia |
| 2015 European Championship | Netherlands |
| 2015 European Championship | Serbia |
| 2015 European Championship | Turkey |
| 2015 European Championship | Germany |
| Means of qualification | Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Second Round Winners | Pool A | Italy |
| Second Round Winners | Pool B | Belgium |
| Second Round Winners | Pool C | Poland |
| Second Round Winners | Pool D | Croatia |
| Second Round Winners | Pool E | Bulgaria |
| Second Round Winners | Pool F | Belarus |
| Third Round Winners | Third Round Winners | Hungary |
| Third Round Winners | Third Round Winners | Czech Republic |
| Third Round Winners | Third Round Winners | Ukraine |
Total 16 :

## Format

The tournament is played in two different stages. In the first stage, the sixteen participants are divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format is played within each group to determine the teams' group position (as per criteria below). The three best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progress to the second stage, with group winners advancing to the quarterfinals while second and third placed teams advancing to the playoffs.

### Pool standing criteria

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the 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
The second stage of the tournament consists of a single-elimination, with winners advancing to the next round. First, the playoff is played (involving groups second and third places) to determine which teams will join the group winners in the quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, 3rd place match and final.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Azerbaijan | Georgia | Russia | Serbia |
| Germany | Italy | Turkey | Netherlands |
| Poland | Croatia | Bulgaria | Belgium |
| Hungary | Belarus | Ukraine | Czech Republic |

## Venues

Three venues (each in a different city) were selected to be used in the tournament. Two located in Azerbaijan (at Baku and Ganja) and one in Georgia (at Tbilisi).
| Pools A, C and Championship round | Pool D | BakuGanjaclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Azerbaijan |
| Baku, Azerbaijan | Ganja, Azerbaijan | BakuGanjaclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Azerbaijan |
| National Gymnastics Arena | Göygöl Olympic Sport Complex | BakuGanjaclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Azerbaijan |
| Capacity: 9,000 | Capacity: 900 | BakuGanjaclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Azerbaijan |
| Pool B | Pool B | Tbilisiclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Georgia |
| Tbilisiclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Georgia | |
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## Preliminary round

All times are Azerbaijan Time (AZT) / Georgia Time (GET) (UTC+04:00).

### Pool A

* venue: National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Azerbaijan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 244 | 191 | 1.277 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 258 | 250 | 1.032 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 267 | 285 | 0.937 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 220 | 263 | 0.837 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Sep | 18:00 | Hungary | 0–3 | Azerbaijan | 23–25 | 14–25 | 16–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 20:30 | Poland | 3–2 | Germany | 23–25 | 25–15 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 15–5 | 106–93 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 18:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 94–82 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 18:00 | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Poland | 25–14 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 20:30 | Germany | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | 94–85 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 18:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Azerbaijan | 25–19 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | 80–94 | Report |

### Pool B

* venue: Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 264 | 232 | 1.138 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 254 | 226 | 1.124 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 303 | 257 | 1.179 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Georgia (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 142 | 248 | 0.573 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Sep | 17:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–12 | | | 75–38 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 20:00 | Belarus | 3–2 | Croatia | 10–25 | 15–25 | 25–21 | 25–20 | 15–9 | 90–100 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 17:00 | Georgia | 1–3 | Croatia | 12–25 | 13–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | | 73–98 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 20:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Belarus | 27–25 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 25–21 | | 95–89 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 17:00 | Georgia | 0–3 | Belarus | 8–25 | 11–25 | 12–25 | | | 31–75 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 20:00 | Croatia | 2–3 | Italy | 23–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–10 | 11–15 | 105–94 | Report |

### Pool C

* venue: National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 312 | 299 | 1.043 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 313 | 298 | 1.050 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 287 | 282 | 1.018 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 279 | 312 | 0.894 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Sep | 15:30 | Ukraine | 2–3 | Russia | 18–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 13–15 | 104–108 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 15:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Ukraine | 25–23 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–11 | 15–4 | 109–88 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 20:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | 91–95 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 15:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–17 | 10–25 | 25–16 | 20–25 | 20–18 | 100–101 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 15:30 | Russia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 109–104 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 20:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Ukraine | 25–20 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–23 | | 95–87 | Report |

### Pool D

* venue: Göygöl Olympic Sport Complex, Ganja, Azerbaijan
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 253 | 217 | 1.166 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 261 | 234 | 1.115 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 241 | 264 | 0.913 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 254 | 294 | 0.864 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 22 Sep | 17:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–22 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | 75–61 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Belgium | 23–25 | 25–12 | 25–21 | 25–14 | 98–72 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 17:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Belgium | 19–25 | 25–23 | 28–26 | 25–19 | 97–93 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 20:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 29–27 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | 79–67 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 17:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Serbia | 26–24 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 89–99 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 20:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Netherlands | 21–25 | 15–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 83–96 | Report |

## Championship round

All times are Azerbaijan Time (AZT) (UTC+04:00).
* venue: National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan

### Bracket

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | 28 September–Baku | 28 September–Baku | | | | |
| | | Italy | 0 | | | |
| 26 September–Baku | 26 September–Baku | | Italy | 0 | | | |
| 26 September–Baku | 26 September–Baku | Netherlands | 3 | | | |
| Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | 3 | | | |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | | 30 September–Baku | 30 September–Baku | |
| Croatia | 0 | | | | 30 September–Baku | 30 September–Baku |
| Croatia | 0 | | | | Netherlands | 3 |
| | | | | | Azerbaijan | 2 |
| | | 29 September–Baku | 29 September–Baku | | | | |
| | | Azerbaijan | 3 | | | |
| 27 September–Baku | 27 September–Baku | | Azerbaijan | 3 | | | |
| 27 September–Baku | 27 September–Baku | Germany | 0 | | | |
| Bulgaria | 2 | Germany | 0 | | | |
| Bulgaria | 2 | | | | | | 1 October–Baku | 1 October–Baku |
| Germany | 3 | | | | | | 1 October–Baku | 1 October–Baku |
| Germany | 3 | | | | | | Netherlands | 1 |
| | | | | | | | Serbia | 3 |
| | | 28 September–Baku | 28 September–Baku | | | | | |
| | | Serbia | 3 | | | | | |
| 26 September–Baku | 26 September–Baku | | Serbia | 3 | | | | | |
| 26 September–Baku | 26 September–Baku | Belarus | 0 | | | | | |
| Belarus | 3 | Belarus | 0 | | | | | |
| Belarus | 3 | | | | 30 September–Baku | 30 September–Baku | | | |
| Czech Republic | 2 | | | | 30 September–Baku | 30 September–Baku | | |
| Czech Republic | 2 | | | | Serbia | 3 | | |
| | | | | | Turkey | 0 | Third place game | Third place game |
| | | 29 September–Baku | 29 September–Baku | | | | 1 October–Baku | 1 October–Baku |
| | | Russia | 0 | | | | Azerbaijan | 1 |
| 27 September–Baku | 27 September–Baku | | Russia | 0 | | | | Azerbaijan | 1 |
| 27 September–Baku | 27 September–Baku | Turkey | 3 | | | | Turkey | 3 |
| Poland | 1 | Turkey | 3 | | | | Turkey | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 | | | | | | | |

### Playoffs

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Sep | 18:00 | Belarus | 3–2 | Czech Republic | 18–25 | 23–25 | 27–25 | 25–22 | 17–15 | 110–112 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 20:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–18 | 25–8 | 25–21 | | | 75–47 | Report |
| 27 Sep | 18:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Turkey | 22–25 | 25–27 | 25–18 | 23–25 | | 95–95 | Report |
| 27 Sep | 20:30 | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Germany | 25–14 | 20–25 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 11–15 | 100–95 | Report |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 28 Sep | 18:00 | Italy | 0–3 | Netherlands | 17–25 | 20–25 | 13–25 | 50–75 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–19 | 25–12 | 25–14 | 75–45 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 18:00 | Azerbaijan | 3–0 | Germany | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 75–59 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 20:30 | Russia | 0–3 | Turkey | 25–27 | 18–25 | 20–25 | 63–77 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Sep | 18:00 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Azerbaijan | 20–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 25–27 | 15–12 | 110–102 | Report |
| 30 Sep | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–17 | 25–12 | 25–21 | | | 75–50 | Report |

### Third place game

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Oct | 16:00 | Azerbaijan | 1–3 | Turkey | 25–22 | 21–25 | 14–25 | 8–25 | | 68–97 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Oct | 19:00 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Serbia | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 18–25 | | 85–93 | Report |

## Final standing

* Qualified to 2019 Women’s EuroVolley
* Qualified to 2019 Women’s EuroVolley as host countries
| Rank | Team |
| | Serbia |
| | Netherlands |
| | Turkey |
| 4 | Azerbaijan |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Russia |
| 7 | Belarus |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Bulgaria |
| 10 | Poland |
| 11 | Croatia |
| 12 | Czech Republic |
| 13 | Ukraine |
| 14 | Belgium |
| 15 | Hungary |
| 16 | Georgia |
* 2017 Women's European Championship
* Serbia 2nd title
* 14–woman roster
* Bianka Buša, Bojana Živković, Mina Popović, Tijana Malešević, Brankica Mihajlović, Slađana Mirković, Stefana Veljković, Teodora Pušić, Ana Bjelica, Jovana Stevanović, Milena Rašić (c), Tijana Bošković, Bojana Milenković, Jelena Blagojević
* Head coach
* Zoran Terzić

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
    Tijana Bošković
* Best setter
    Laura Dijkema
* Best outside spikers
    Brankica Mihajlović
    Anne Buijs
* Best middle blockers
    Eda Erdem Dündar
    Stefana Veljković
* Best opposite spiker
    Lonneke Slöetjes
* Best libero
    Valeriya Mammadova