# 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship will be the 34th edition of the Women's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, CEV. For the fourth consecutive time, the EuroVolley will be held in four countries. Turkey (Türkiye) are the defending champions.

## Year change

On 22 June 2023, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) announced that, starting in 2026, all continental competitions would be played in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered.

## Host selection

* Azerbaijan
* Czech Republic
* Sweden
* Turkey
Czech Republic was announced as the first co-host on 6 December 2023, with games at a new arena in Brno. On 6 March 2024, Sweden became the second host with games to take place at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. On 12 March 2024, Azerbaijan became the third host with one group to be held in the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku. Finally, while widely reported to be a host, Turkey was officially announced as the final host on 8 November 2024.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Qualifier | Means of qualification | Means of qualification |
| Host Countries | Azerbaijan | Qualification | Pool A |
| Host Countries | Czech Republic | Qualification | Pool B |
| Host Countries | Sweden | Qualification | Pool C |
| Host Countries | Turkey | Qualification | Pool D |
| 2023 European Championship | Serbia | Qualification | Pool E |
| 2023 European Championship | Netherlands | Qualification | Pool F |
| 2023 European Championship | Italy | Qualification | Pool G |
| 2023 European Championship | Poland | Qualification | Best runners-up |
| 2023 European Championship | France | Qualification | Best runners-up |
| 2023 European Championship | Bulgaria | Qualification | Best runners-up |
| 2023 European Championship | Ukraine | Qualification | Best runners-up |
| 2023 European Championship | Slovakia | Qualification | Best runners-up |
| Total 24 |||||

### Summary of qualified teams

| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | First | Last | Streak | Best placement in tournament | WR |
| France | 1–8 from 2023 | 26 August 2023 | 19th | 1949 | 2023 | 4 | Fourth place (1951) | TBD |
| Italy | 1–8 from 2023 | 26 August 2023 | 28th | 1951 | 2023 | 23 | Champions (2007, 2009, 2021) | TBD |
| Turkey | 1–8 from 2023 | 27 August 2023 | 17th | 1963 | 2023 | 12 | Champions (2023) | TBD |
| Netherlands | 1–8 from 2023 | 27 August 2023 | 31st | 1949 | 2023 | 18 | Champions (1995) | TBD |
| Poland | 1–8 from 2023 | 27 August 2023 | 33rd | 1949 | 2023 | 16 | Champions (2003, 2005) | TBD |
| Bulgaria | 1–8 from 2023 | 27 August 2023 | 32nd | 1950 | 2023 | 31 | Champions (1981) | TBD |
| Serbia | 1–8 from 2023 | 28 August 2023 | 10th | 2007 | 2023 | 10 | Champions (2011, 2017, 2019) | TBD |
| Czech Republic | 1–8 from 2023 | 28 August 2023 | 13th | 1995 | 2023 | 3 | Third place (1997) | TBD |
| Ukraine | Ninth in 2023 | 26 September 2023 | 11th | 1993 | 2023 | 5 | Third place (1993) | TBD |
| Slovakia | Tenth in 2023 | 6 December 2023 | 7th | 2003 | 2023 | 4 | Twelfth place (2003, 2019) | TBD |
| Sweden | Host nation | 6 March 2024 | 6th | 1967 | 2023 | 3 | Eighth place (2021) | TBD |
| Azerbaijan | Host nation | 12 March 2024 | 11th | 2005 | 2023 | 11 | Fourth place (2005, 2017) | TBD |

## Venues

Each venue will host a group, while Ankara and Brno will organise the knockout stage, with Ankara hosting the semi-finals and final, just as in 2019. Turkish Volleyball Federation president, Mehmet Akif Üstündağ declared the plans about the hosting the opening match in the new national stadium that is currently under construction in Ankara.
| Ankara | AnkaraBrnoGothenburgBaku (not on map) | Brno |
| Ankara Arena Capacity: 10,400 | AnkaraBrnoGothenburgBaku (not on map) | Arena Brno Capacity: 13,300 |
| Gothenburg | AnkaraBrnoGothenburgBaku (not on map) | Baku |
| Scandinavium Capacity: 10,000 | AnkaraBrnoGothenburgBaku (not on map) | National Gymnastics Arena Capacity: 9,000 |