# 2022 Women's U21 European Volleyball Championship

The 2022 Women's U21 European Volleyball Championship was the inaugural edition of the Women's U21 European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organized by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). The tournament was held in Italy (host cities Cerignola and Andria) from 12 to 17 July 2022.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Host Country | Host Country | Italy |
| Qualification round | Pool A | Serbia |
| Qualification round | Pool B | Poland |
| Qualification round | Pool C | Tournament cancelled |
| Qualification round | Pool D | Austria |
| Qualification round | Pool E | Turkey |
| Qualification round | Best runner ups | Israel |
| Qualification round | Best runner ups | Denmark |
| Qualification round | Best runner ups | Ukraine |

## Pools composition

The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:
* Organiser, Italy, were seeded in Pool I
* The highest ranked participating team from the CEV European Ranking, Turkey, were seeded in Pool II
* Remaining 6 participating teams drawn after they were previously placed in three cups as per their position in the latest European Ranking for U19 national teams
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| Serbia Poland | Denmark Austria | Ukraine Israel |

### Result

The drawing of lots was held on 1 June 2022.
| Pool I | Pool II |
| Italy | Turkey |
| Serbia | Poland |
| Austria | Denmark |
| Ukraine | Israel |

## Venues

| Pool I, Final round | Pool I, Final round | Pool II | Pool II |
| Cerignola, Italy | Cerignola | Andria, Italy | Andria |
| Pala Tatarella | Cerignola | Pala Sport | Andria |
| Capacity: ? | Cerignola | Capacity: ? | Andria |

## Preliminary round
### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 280 | 225 | 1.244 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 253 | 198 | 1.278 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 228 | 242 | 0.942 | |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 150 | 246 | 0.610 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Jul | 17:30 | Austria | 0–3 | Serbia | 10–25 | 11–25 | 18–25 | | | 39–75 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 20:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Ukraine | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | 98–80 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–17 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 20:00 | Austria | 0–3 | Italy | 9–25 | 14–25 | 19–25 | | | 42–75 | Report |
| 14 Jul | 17:30 | Ukraine | 3–1 | Austria | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–15 | 25–11 | | 96–69 | Report |
| 14 Jul | 20:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Italy | 25–23 | 25–13 | 17–25 | 17–25 | 19–21 | 103–107 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 175 | 1.286 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 237 | 199 | 1.191 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 174 | 210 | 0.829 | |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 197 | 249 | 0.791 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 12 Jul | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–12 | | 75–49 | Report |
| 12 Jul | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Israel | 24–26 | 25–17 | 25–11 | 25–20 | 99–74 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 17:30 | Denmark | 3–0 | Israel | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | 75–60 | Report |
| 13 Jul | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 75–63 | Report |
| 14 Jul | 17:30 | Denmark | 0–3 | Turkey | 12–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | | 50–75 | Report |
| 14 Jul | 20:00 | Israel | 0–3 | Poland | 22–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 63–75 | Report |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 16 July | 16 July |
| Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 17 July | 17 July |
| Turkey | 2 | 17 July | 17 July |
| Turkey | 2 | Italy | 3 |
| 16 July | 16 July | | Italy | 3 |
| 16 July | 16 July | Serbia | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | Serbia | 2 |
| Serbia | 3 | | |
| Serbia | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 17 July | 17 July |
| | | Turkey | 3 |
| | | Poland | 2 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Jul | 17:30 | Poland | 0–3 | Serbia | 21–25 | 15–25 | 20–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |
| 16 Jul | 20:00 | Italy | 3–2 | Turkey | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 15–12 | 105–100 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–2 | Poland | 21–25 | 25–23 | 26–28 | 25–21 | 15–10 | 112–107 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Jul | 20:00 | Italy | 3–2 | Serbia | 17–25 | 25–17 | 15–25 | 25–19 | 15–11 | 97–97 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Italy |
| | Serbia |
| | Turkey |
| 4 | Poland |
| 5 | Ukraine |
| 6 | Denmark |
| 7 | Israel |
| 8 | Austria |

## Awards

At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.
* Most valuable player
    Emma Cagnin
* Best setter
    Andrea Tišma
* Best outside spikers
    Branka Tica
    Loveth Omoruyi
* Best middle blockers
    Emma Graziani
    Ana Malešević
* Best opposite spiker
    İpar Özay Kurt
* Best libero
    Gülce Güctekin