# 2022 Men's U22 European Volleyball Championship

The 2022 Men's U22 European Volleyball Championship was the inaugural 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 Poland (host city Tarnów) from 12 to 17 July 2022.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Host Country | Host Country | Poland |
| Qualification round | Pool A | Italy |
| Qualification round | Pool B | Serbia |
| Qualification round | Pool C | Turkey |
| Qualification round | Pool D | France |
| Qualification round | Pool E | Netherlands |
| Qualification round | Pool F | Austria |
| Qualification round | Best runner up | Montenegro |

## Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held on 1 June 2022.
| Pool I | Pool II |
| Poland | Italy |
| France | Netherlands |
| Serbia | Turkey |
| Austria | Montenegro |

## Venue

Preliminary round, Final round :
| Tarnów, Poland | Tarnów |
| Arena Jaskółka Tarnów | Tarnów |
| Capacity: 4296 | Tarnów |

## Preliminary round
### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 329 | 323 | 1.019 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 272 | 238 | 1.143 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 244 | 257 | 0.949 | |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 237 | 264 | 0.898 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Jul | 14:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Austria | 27–25 | 26–24 | 25–23 | | | 78–72 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 19:30 | Poland | 2–3 | France | 25–15 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 28–26 | 20–22 | 117–113 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 14:30 | Austria | 2–3 | France | 25–23 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 10–15 | 103–108 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 19:30 | Serbia | 0–3 | Poland | 20–25 | 25–27 | 18–25 | | | 63–77 | Report |
| 14 Jul | 14:30 | France | 3–2 | Serbia | 27–29 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 16–25 | 15–12 | 108–103 | Report |
| 14 Jul | 19:30 | Austria | 0–3 | Poland | 19–25 | 26–28 | 17–25 | | | 62–78 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 251 | 203 | 1.236 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 276 | 257 | 1.074 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 226 | 231 | 0.978 | |
| 4 | Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 163 | 225 | 0.724 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Jul | 12:00 | Montenegro | 0–3 | Netherlands | 19–25 | 13–25 | 15–25 | | | 47–75 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 17:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Turkey | 29–27 | 25–18 | 22–25 | 25–22 | | 101–92 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 12:00 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Turkey | 19–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 9–15 | 96–109 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 17:00 | Montenegro | 0–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 15–25 | 19–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |
| 14 Jul | 12:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Montenegro | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 14 Jul | 17:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Italy | 19–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 16 July | 16 July |
| France | 3 |
| France | 3 | 17 July | 17 July |
| Turkey | 2 | 17 July | 17 July |
| Turkey | 2 | France | 1 |
| 16 July | 16 July | | France | 1 |
| 16 July | 16 July | Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 3 |
| Poland | 2 | | |
| Poland | 2 | 3rd-place match | 3rd-place match |
| | | 17 July | 17 July |
| | | Turkey | 1 |
| | | Poland | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Jul | 17:00 | France | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–23 | 22–25 | 12–25 | 25–23 | 15–13 | 99–109 | Report |
| 16 Jul | 20:00 | Italy | 3–2 | Poland | 15–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 15–13 | 99–100 | Report |

### 3rd-place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 17:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | Poland | 17–25 | 25–20 | 24–26 | 23–25 | | 89–96 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 20:00 | France | 1–3 | Italy | 26–24 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 92–99 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Italy |
| | France |
| | Poland |
| 4 | Turkey |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Serbia |
| 7 | Austria |
| 8 | Montenegro |

## Awards

At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.
* Most valuable player
    Paolo Porro
* Best setter
    Kellian Paes
* Best outside spikers
    Tommaso Rinaldi
    Michał Gierżot
* Best middle blockers
    Francesco Comparoni
    Karol Urbanowicz
* Best opposite spiker
    Ibrahim Lawani
* Best libero
    Thibault Loubeyre