# 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Italy and Serbia from 23 September to 2 October 2011.

## Qualification

| Team | Method of qualification |
| Azerbaijan | Qualification Second round group A winners |
| Bulgaria | Qualification Second round group F winners |
| Croatia | Qualification Third round play-off winners |
| Czech Republic | Qualification Second round group B winners |
| France | Qualification Third round play-off winners |
| Germany | 2009 edition fourth place |
| Israel | Qualification Third round play-off winners |
| Italy | Hosts |
| Netherlands | 2009 edition second place |
| Poland | 2009 edition third place |
| Romania | Qualification Second round group E winners |
| Russia | 2009 edition sixth place |
| Serbia | Hosts |
| Spain | Qualification Second round group D winners |
| Turkey | 2009 edition fifth place |
| Ukraine | Qualification Second round group C winners |

## Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the sixteen participants were divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the three best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the second stage, with group winners advancing to the quarterfinals while second and third placed advancing to the playoffs.
The second stage of the tournament consisted of a single-elimination, with winners advancing to the next round. A playoff was played (involving group second and third places) to determine which teams joined the group winners in the quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, third place match and final.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| France | Azerbaijan | Czech Republic | Bulgaria |
| Germany | Croatia | Israel | Netherlands |
| Serbia | Italy | Poland | Russia |
| Ukraine | Turkey | Romania | Spain |

## Venues

The tournament was played at four venues in four cities (two in Italy and two in Serbia). Each city hosted a group during the preliminary round. Monza and Belgrade hosted the playoffs and quarterfinals. Belgrade also concluded the championship hosting the semifinals, third place match and final.
| Pool A, Championship round | Pool C | BelgradeZrenjaninclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Serbia |
| Belgrade, Serbia | Zrenjanin, Serbia | BelgradeZrenjaninclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Serbia |
| Hala Pionir | Crystal Hall | BelgradeZrenjaninclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Serbia |
| Capacity: 5,900 | Capacity: 2,800 | BelgradeZrenjaninclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Serbia |
| Pool B, Playoffs and Quarterfinals | Pool D | MonzaBusto Arsizioclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Italy |
| Monza, Italy | Busto Arsizio, Italy | MonzaBusto Arsizioclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Italy |
| PalaIper | PalaYamamay | MonzaBusto Arsizioclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Italy |
| Capacity: 4,500 | Capacity: 5,000 | MonzaBusto Arsizioclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Italy |

## Preliminary round

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

### Pool A

* venue: Hala Pionir, Belgrade, Serbia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 245 | 187 | 1.310 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 249 | 215 | 1.158 | Playoffs |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 205 | 223 | 0.919 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 152 | 226 | 0.673 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 24 Sep | 17:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–17 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | 75–49 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 20:00 | France | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–20 | 15–25 | 11–25 | 19–25 | 70–95 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 17:00 | France | 0–3 | Germany | 18–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 59–75 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 20:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | 75–50 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 17:00 | Ukraine | 0–3 | France | 24–26 | 14–25 | 15–25 | | 53–76 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 20:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 15–25 | 25–20 | 17–25 | 79–95 | Report |

### Pool B

* venue: PalaIper, Monza, Italy
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 272 | 254 | 1.071 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 275 | 258 | 1.066 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 262 | 283 | 0.926 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 222 | 236 | 0.941 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Sep | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Azerbaijan | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 98–82 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 20:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Italy | 19–25 | 20–25 | 19–25 | | | 58–75 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 17:30 | Croatia | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–21 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–66 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 20:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Azerbaijan | 25–22 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–16 | | 96–85 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 17:30 | Azerbaijan | 3–1 | Croatia | 27–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | 95–89 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 20:30 | Italy | 2–3 | Turkey | 25–21 | 26–28 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 9–15 | 101–111 | Report |

### Pool C

* venue: Crystal Hall, Zrenjanin, Serbia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 230 | 176 | 1.307 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 220 | 185 | 1.189 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 202 | 210 | 0.962 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 144 | 225 | 0.640 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 24 Sep | 16:00 | Israel | 0–3 | Poland | 23–25 | 7–25 | 15–25 | 45–75 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 19:00 | Romania | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 27–29 | 19–25 | 16–25 | 62–79 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 16:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–20 | 28–26 | 25–20 | 78–66 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 19:00 | Israel | 0–3 | Romania | 17–25 | 23–25 | 14–25 | 54–75 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 16:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Israel | 25–11 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 75–45 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 19:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Romania | 27–25 | 25–18 | 25–22 | 77–65 | Report |

### Pool D

* venue: PalaYamamay, Busto Arsizio, Italy
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 277 | 242 | 1.145 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 237 | 209 | 1.134 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 218 | 232 | 0.940 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 177 | 226 | 0.783 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 23 Sep | 17:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Spain | 25–15 | 25–14 | 25–17 | | 75–46 | Report |
| 23 Sep | 20:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Russia | 13–25 | 24–26 | 21–25 | | 58–76 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Netherlands | 23–25 | 17–25 | 23–25 | | 63–75 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 20:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Spain | 32–30 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 101–97 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 17:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Netherlands | 26–24 | 24–26 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 100–87 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 20:30 | Spain | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | 75–56 | Report |

## Championship round

* venues:
    Hala Pionir, Belgrade, Serbia
    PalaIper, Monza, Italy
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Playoffs 27–28 September | Playoffs 27–28 September | Playoffs 27–28 September | Quarterfinals 28–29 September | Quarterfinals 28–29 September | Quarterfinals 28–29 September | Semifinals 1 October | Semifinals 1 October | Semifinals 1 October | Final 2 October | Final 2 October | Final 2 October |
| | | | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | | | | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 3 | Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 0 | | | | | | |
| France | France | 1 | | | | Germany | Germany | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 1 | | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Serbia | Serbia | 3 |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | |
| Serbia | Serbia | 3 | Serbia | Serbia | 3 | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | | | | Serbia | Serbia | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | Turkey | Turkey | 2 |
| | | | Russia | Russia | 0 | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 |
| Turkey | Turkey | 3 | Turkey | Turkey | 3 | | | | Turkey | Turkey | 3 |
| Spain | Spain | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Playoffs

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 Sep | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Spain | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | 75–57 | Report |
| 27 Sep | 20:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Azerbaijan | 23–25 | 27–25 | 25–16 | 25–17 | 100–83 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 17:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Romania | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | 75–54 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 20:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | France | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–14 | 98–74 | Report |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 28 Sep | 17:30 | Russia | 0–3 | Turkey | 25–27 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 65–77 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 20:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–18 | 96–84 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 17:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | 75–55 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 0–3 | Serbia | 17–25 | 21–25 | 24–26 | | 62–76 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Oct | 17:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Italy | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 1 Oct | 20:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–15 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 15–13 | 108–100 | Report |
The semifinal and final matches played in Belgrade, Serbia were extremely stormy with more than five thousand Serbian audience. The semifinal match between Serbia and Turkey was fabulously breathtaking, Serbia having got to win against Turkey with a 3:2 score and qualify for the final.

### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Oct | 15:00 | Italy | 2–3 | Turkey | 21–25 | 25–15 | 27–25 | 19–25 | 10–15 | 102–105 | Report |
In order to get the third place in the tournament Turkey and Italy came to court and both teams wanted it so much to win, but Turkey was the one getting to the bronze medal with a 3:2 win.

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Oct | 18:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–16 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 23–25 | 9–15 | 102–100 | Report |
At the final match against Germany, Serbia was able to get the title of European Champion in front of its audience, ending the match and the tournament with a 3:2 score once more.

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Serbia |
| | Germany |
| | Turkey |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Russia |
| 7 | Netherlands |
| 8 | Czech Republic |
| 9 | Azerbaijan |
| 10 | France |
| 11 | Spain |
| 12 | Romania |
| 13 | Croatia |
| 14 | Bulgaria |
| 15 | Ukraine |
| 16 | Israel |
* 2011 Women's European champions
* Serbia 1st title

## Individual awards

* MVP: Jovana Brakočević (SRB)
* Best scorer: Neslihan Darnel (TUR)
* Best spiker: Margareta Kozuch (GER)
* Best blocker: Christiane Fürst (GER)
* Best server: Bahar Toksoy (TUR)
* Best setter: Maja Ognjenović (SRB)
* Best receiver: Angelina Grün (GER)
* Best libero: Suzana Ćebić (SRB)