# 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Ostrava, Czech Republic from September 8 to September 16, 2001.

## Qualification

The number one to six from the 1999 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Russia, France, Czech Republic (also host) and the Netherlands — were automatically qualified for the 2001 edition. The other teams had to qualify in the previous year.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| | Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio |
| 1. | Czech Republic | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 367 | 1.139 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 |
| 2. | Russia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 427 | 362 | 1.180 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 |
| 3. | Netherlands | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 443 | 407 | 1.089 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 |
| 4. | Bulgaria | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 431 | 435 | 0.991 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 |
| 5. | Slovakia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 393 | 452 | 0.869 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 |
| 6. | Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 339 | 428 | 0.792 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 |
* September 8
| Slovakia | 0–3 | Netherlands | 20–25, 21–25, 29–31 |
| Slovenia | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 15–25, 25–21, 17–25, 12–25 |
| Russia | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–13, 25–13, 20–25, 25–18 |
* September 9
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 25–15, 25–17, 19–25, 25–20 |
| Slovakia | 1–3 | Russia | 25–20, 19–25, 20–25, 17–25 |
| Bulgaria | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–21, 25–15, 25–20 |
* September 10
| Russia | 3–1 | Netherlands | 24–26, 25–22, 25–20, 25–17 |
| Czech Republic | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–22, 25–20, 20–25, 25–20 |
| Slovenia | 2–3 | Slovakia | 25–20, 21–25, 22–25, 25–22, 13–15 |
* September 12
| Netherlands | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25, 25–23, 25–17, 23–25, 13–15 |
| Slovakia | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 19–25, 23–25, 12–25 |
| Russia | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–17, 25–14, 25–21 |
* September 13
| Bulgaria | 3–1 | Slovakia | 20–25, 25–15, 25–21, 25–20 |
| Czech Republic | 3–0 | Russia | 25–19, 25–21, 25–23 |
| Slovenia | 0–3 | Netherlands | 20–25, 16–25, 20–25 |

### Group B

| | Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio |
| 1. | Yugoslavia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 473 | 412 | 1.148 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 |
| 2. | Italy | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 436 | 383 | 1.138 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 |
| 3. | France | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 492 | 481 | 1.023 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 |
| 4. | Poland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 437 | 434 | 1.007 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 |
| 5. | Hungary | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 361 | 418 | 0.864 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 |
| 6. | Germany | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 407 | 478 | 0.851 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 |
* September 8
| France | 2–3 | Yugoslavia | 18–25, 21–25, 27–25, 25–23, 13–15 |
| Hungary | 0–3 | Italy | 23–25, 14–25, 13–25 |
| Germany | 1–3 | Poland | 25–21, 29–31, 15–25, 14–25 |
* September 9
| France | 3–0 | Hungary | 27–25, 25–18, 25–21 |
| Italy | 3–1 | Germany | 25–14, 25–16, 23–25, 25–16 |
| Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Poland | 25–19, 25–14, 25–22 |
* September 10
| Germany | 1–3 | France | 20–25, 25–20, 16–25, 24–26 |
| Hungary | 1–3 | Yugoslavia | 29–27, 18–25, 17–25, 19–25 |
| Poland | 0–3 | Italy | 21–25, 32–34, 21–25 |
* September 12
| Hungary | 3–0 | Germany | 26–24, 25–21, 25–22 |
| Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Italy | 25–21, 25–23, 27–25 |
| France | 2–3 | Poland | 25–23, 17–25, 25–19, 25–27, 12–15 |
* September 13
| Germany | 3–2 | Yugoslavia | 19–25, 25–21, 17–25, 25–23, 15–12 |
| Poland | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–15, 20–25, 27–25, 25–23 |
| Italy | 2–3 | France | 21–25, 25–21, 22–25, 25–21, 17–19 |

## Final round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| September 15, 2001 – Ostrava | September 15, 2001 – Ostrava |
| Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava |
| Czech Republic | 0 | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava |
| Czech Republic | 0 | Yugoslavia | 3 |
| September 15, 2001 – Ostrava | September 15, 2001 – Ostrava | | Yugoslavia | 3 |
| September 15, 2001 – Ostrava | September 15, 2001 – Ostrava | Italy | 0 |
| Russia | 0 | Italy | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | | |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava |
| | | Russia | 3 |
| | | Czech Republic | 2 |
* September 15
| Czech Republic | 0–3 | Italy | 22–25, 27–29, 9–25 |
| Russia | 0–3 | Yugoslavia | 20–25, 17–25, 27–29 |
* September 16
| Czech Republic | 2–3 | Russia | 25–18, 15–25, 25–21, 22–25, 12–15 |
| Italy | 0–3 | Yugoslavia | 21–25, 18–25, 20–25 |
| 5-8th place | 5-8th place | 5th place | 5th place |
| September 15, 2001 – Ostrava | September 15, 2001 – Ostrava |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava |
| Poland | 3 | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava |
| Poland | 3 | Poland | 3 |
| September 15, 2001 – Ostrava | September 15, 2001 – Ostrava | | Poland | 3 |
| September 15, 2001 – Ostrava | September 15, 2001 – Ostrava | Bulgaria | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | Bulgaria | 2 |
| France | 1 | | |
| France | 1 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava | September 16, 2001 – Ostrava |
| | | Netherlands | 1 |
| | | France | 3 |
* September 15
| Netherlands | 1–3 | Poland | 21–25, 25–21, 21–25, 25–27 |
| Bulgaria | 3–1 | France | 24–26, 26–24, 30–28, 25–16 |
* September 16
| Netherlands | 1–3 | France | 18–25, 25–18, 22–25, 24–26 |
| Poland | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 25–27, 27–25, 25–21, 22–25, 15–11 |

## Final ranking

| Place | Team |
| 1. | Yugoslavia |
| 2. | Italy |
| 3. | Russia |
| 4. | Czech Republic |
| 5. | Poland |
| 6. | Bulgaria |
| 7. | France |
| 8. | Netherlands |
| 9. | Germany |
| 10. | Hungary |
| 11. | Slovakia |
| 12. | Slovenia |
* 2001 Men's European champions
* Yugoslavia First title
Team Roster :
* Rajko Jokanović, Goran Marić, Edin Škorić, Slobodan Boškan, Đula Mešter, Vasa Mijić, Nikola Grbić, Vladimir Grbić, Andrija Gerić, Goran Vujević, Ivan Miljković, and Igor Vušurović. Head coach: Zoran Gajić.