# Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification

The European qualification for the 2012 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 13 August 2011 to 13 May 2012.

## Pool standing procedure

* Match points
* Number of matches won
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last 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

## Pre–elimination round

* Dates: 13–14 August 2011
* All times are local.
* In case of a 1–1 tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Denmark | 2–0 | Georgia | 3–0 | 3–0 |

### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Aug | 19:30 | Denmark | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–13 | 25–14 | 25–11 | | | 75–38 | Report |

### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Aug | 19:30 | Denmark | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–15 | 25–8 | 25–16 | | | 75–39 | Report |

## Elimination round

* Dates: 26 August – 4 September 2011
* All times are local.
* In case of a 1–1 tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Denmark | 0–2 | Spain | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Greece | 2–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Romania | 0–2 | Netherlands | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Israel | 0–2 | Ukraine | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Hungary | 0–2 | Latvia | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Montenegro | 2–0 | Macedonia | 3–1 | 3–2 |

### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Aug | 18:00 | Hungary | 2–3 | Latvia | 25–23 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 10–15 | 100–112 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 20:30 | Montenegro | 3–1 | Macedonia | 31–29 | 27–25 | 28–30 | 25–22 | | 111–106 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 18:00 | Romania | 1–3 | Netherlands | 23–25 | 29–31 | 25–18 | 22–25 | | 99–99 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 18:30 | Denmark | 1–3 | Spain | 15–25 | 25–22 | 24–26 | 25–27 | | 89–100 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 19:30 | Israel | 0–3 | Ukraine | 24–26 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | | 65–76 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 19:30 | Greece | 3–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–20 | 25–27 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | 100–84 | Report |

### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Sep | 21:00 | Macedonia | 2–3 | Montenegro | 22–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 4–15 | 98–109 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 17:00 | Ukraine | 3–1 | Israel | 25–22 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 25–23 | | 97–94 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 19:00 | Latvia | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–23 | 25–14 | 21–25 | 25–18 | | 96–80 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 19:00 | Spain | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–17 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 19:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Romania | 25–20 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–18 | | 98–81 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 19:30 | Greece | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–12 | | | 75–48 | Report |

## Pre–qualification tournaments

* The Qualification Tournament hosts Bulgaria and the four 2011 World Cup participants directly qualified for the Qualification Tournament.

### Tournament 1

* Venue: Poprad Arena, Poprad, Slovakia
* Dates: 22–26 November 2011
* All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

#### Preliminary round
##### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 176 | 137 | 1.285 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 180 | 182 | 0.989 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 135 | 172 | 0.785 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 22 Nov | 18:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | 75–54 | Report |
| 23 Nov | 18:00 | Spain | 1–3 | Slovakia | 28–26 | 18–25 | 23–25 | 14–25 | 83–101 | Report |
| 24 Nov | 18:00 | Austria | 1–3 | Spain | 25–22 | 19–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | 81–97 | Report |

##### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Estonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 181 | 156 | 1.160 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 131 | 132 | 0.992 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 157 | 181 | 0.867 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Nov | 20:30 | Montenegro | 0–3 | Turkey | 19–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |
| 23 Nov | 20:30 | Estonia | 2–3 | Montenegro | 23–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–14 | 11–15 | 106–100 | Report |
| 24 Nov | 20:30 | Turkey | 0–3 | Estonia | 19–25 | 15–25 | 22–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |

#### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 25 November | 25 November |
| Slovakia | 3 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 26 November | 26 November |
| Turkey | 2 | 26 November | 26 November |
| Turkey | 2 | Slovakia | 2 |
| 25 November | 25 November | | Slovakia | 2 |
| 25 November | 25 November | Spain | 3 |
| Estonia | 1 | Spain | 3 |
| Spain | 3 | | |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Nov | 18:00 | Slovakia | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–22 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 15–12 | 105–101 | Report |
| 25 Nov | 20:30 | Estonia | 1–3 | Spain | 25–23 | 18–25 | 22–25 | 25–27 | | 90–100 | Report |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Nov | 18:00 | Slovakia | 2–3 | Spain | 20–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 15–17 | 108–109 | Report |

#### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Spain |
| 2 | Slovakia |
| 3 | Estonia |
| 3 | Turkey |
| 5 | Austria |
| 5 | Montenegro |
* Qualified for the Qualification tournament

### Tournament 2

* Venue: Complexe Sportif Léo Lagrange, Tourcoing, France
* Dates: 23–27 November 2011
* All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

#### Preliminary round
##### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 163 | 157 | 1.038 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 197 | 160 | 1.231 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Greece | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 129 | 172 | 0.750 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Nov | 18:30 | France | 3–0 | Greece | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–12 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 24 Nov | 19:00 | Germany | 2–3 | France | 25–12 | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–11 | 10–15 | 100–88 | Report |
| 25 Nov | 15:00 | Greece | 1–3 | Germany | 25–22 | 16–25 | 16–25 | 15–25 | | 72–97 | Report |

##### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 210 | 198 | 1.061 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 165 | 157 | 1.051 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Latvia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 166 | 186 | 0.892 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Nov | 15:00 | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Latvia | 21–25 | 26–24 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 16–14 | 111–108 | Report |
| 24 Nov | 15:00 | Latvia | 0–3 | Belgium | 20–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | | | 58–75 | Report |
| 25 Nov | 20:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 24–26 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 18–25 | | 90–99 | Report |

#### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 26 November | 26 November |
| France | 2 |
| France | 2 | 27 November | 27 November |
| Belgium | 3 | 27 November | 27 November |
| Belgium | 3 | Belgium | 0 |
| 26 November | 26 November | | Belgium | 0 |
| 26 November | 26 November | Germany | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | Germany | 3 |
| Germany | 3 | | |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Nov | 15:00 | France | 2–3 | Belgium | 19–25 | 25–22 | 24–26 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 105–111 | Report |
| 26 Nov | 18:30 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Germany | 25–19 | 25–27 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | 89–96 | Report |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Nov | 16:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Germany | 17–25 | 23–25 | 23–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |

#### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Germany |
| 2 | Belgium |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
| 3 | France |
| 5 | Greece |
| 5 | Latvia |
* Qualified for the Qualification tournament

### Tournament 3

* Venue: Gradski vrt Hall, Osijek, Croatia
* Dates: 22–26 November 2011
* All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

#### Preliminary round
##### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 170 | 150 | 1.133 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 175 | 192 | 0.911 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 203 | 206 | 0.985 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Nov | 17:20 | Finland | 3–1 | Netherlands | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | 94–87 | Report |
| 23 Nov | 20:20 | Croatia | 0–3 | Finland | 24–26 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | | 63–76 | Report |
| 24 Nov | 20:20 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Croatia | 25–18 | 25–19 | 21–25 | 33–35 | 12–15 | 116–112 | Report |

##### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 212 | 201 | 1.055 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 188 | 177 | 1.062 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 150 | 172 | 0.872 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Nov | 20:20 | Portugal | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 23 Nov | 17:20 | Slovenia | 3–2 | Portugal | 26–28 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 20–18 | 115–113 | Report |
| 24 Nov | 17:20 | Ukraine | 1–3 | Slovenia | 25–21 | 24–26 | 21–25 | 18–25 | | 88–97 | Report |

#### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 25 November | 25 November |
| Slovenia | 3 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 26 November | 26 November |
| Croatia | 2 | 26 November | 26 November |
| Croatia | 2 | Slovenia | 1 |
| 25 November | 25 November | | Slovenia | 1 |
| 25 November | 25 November | Finland | 3 |
| Finland | 3 | Finland | 3 |
| Portugal | 0 | | |

##### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Nov | 17:20 | Slovenia | 3–2 | Croatia | 22–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–11 | 15–8 | 109–88 | Report |
| 25 Nov | 20:20 | Finland | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–62 | Report |

##### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Nov | 15:30 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Finland | 25–15 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | 90–90 | Report |

#### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Finland |
| 2 | Slovenia |
| 3 | Croatia |
| 3 | Portugal |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Ukraine |
* Qualified for the Qualification tournament

### Second ranked teams

* Russia and Poland qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics via the 2011 World Cup and are replaced by the top two second ranked teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 389 | 347 | 1.121 | Qualification tournament |
| 2 | Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 411 | 379 | 1.084 | Qualification tournament |
| 3 | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 339 | 337 | 1.006 | |

## Qualification tournament

* Venue: Armeets Arena, Sofia, Bulgaria
* Dates: 8–13 May 2012
* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 176 | 1.278 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 258 | 241 | 1.071 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 210 | 231 | 0.909 | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 204 | 249 | 0.819 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 8 May | 20:45 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–22 | | 75–63 | Report |
| 9 May | 17:00 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Spain | 17–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 58–75 | Report |
| 9 May | 19:30 | Serbia | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 16–25 | 23–25 | | 61–75 | Report |
| 10 May | 17:30 | Spain | 1–3 | Serbia | 19–25 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 83–98 | Report |
| 11 May | 14:30 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–22 | 18–25 | 25–27 | 15–25 | 83–99 | Report |
| 11 May | 20:45 | Spain | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 16–25 | 20–25 | 16–25 | | 52–75 | Report |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 253 | 236 | 1.072 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 242 | 225 | 1.076 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 215 | 230 | 0.935 | |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 282 | 301 | 0.937 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 May | 14:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 8 May | 17:30 | Finland | 2–3 | Italy | 21–25 | 25–16 | 28–30 | 25–16 | 14–16 | 113–103 | Report |
| 9 May | 14:00 | Finland | 1–3 | Germany | 29–31 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 16–25 | | 89–102 | Report |
| 10 May | 14:30 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Finland | 25–20 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–19 | | 96–80 | Report |
| 10 May | 20:45 | Italy | 3–0 | Germany | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | | 75–65 | Report |
| 11 May | 17:30 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Italy | 23–25 | 13–25 | 22–25 | | | 58–75 | Report |

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 12 May | 12 May |
| Bulgaria | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 13 May | 13 May |
| Germany | 3 | 13 May | 13 May |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 2 |
| 12 May | 12 May | | Germany | 2 |
| 12 May | 12 May | Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 3 |
| Serbia | 1 | | |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 May | 17:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–14 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–16 | | 94–74 | Report |
| 12 May | 20:45 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 16–25 | | 85–95 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 May | 20:45 | Germany | 2–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 24–26 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 12–15 | 108–107 | Report |

### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Italy |
| 2 | Germany |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
| 3 | Serbia |
| 5 | Slovakia |
| 5 | Spain |
| 7 | Finland |
| 7 | Slovenia |
* Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics