# 2013 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship

The 2013 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship. Qualification was played in the Czech Republic, Latvia, Slovakia, Turkey and Hungary from January 3 to 7, 2013. The final round (group round and play-off) was contested between April 12 and 21, 2013. The top six teams qualified for the 2013 Youth World Championship.

## Participating teams

* Host
** Bosnia and Herzegovina
** Serbia
* Qualified through 2013 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship Qualification
** Austria
** Belgium
** Bulgaria
** Finland
** France
** Italy
** Poland
** Russia
** Slovenia
** Turkey

## Pool composition

| Pool I | Pool II |
| Austria | Bulgaria |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Finland |
| Belgium | France |
| Italy | Russia |
| Poland | Serbia |
| Slovenia | Turkey |

## Preliminary round

* All times are Daylight Saving Time (UTC+02:00)

### Pool I

* Venue: Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 379 | 271 | 1.399 | Final round |
| 2 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 413 | 378 | 1.093 | Final round |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 395 | 360 | 1.097 | 5th–8th classification |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0.545 | 359 | 404 | 0.889 | 5th–8th classification |
| 5 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 388 | 421 | 0.922 | |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 317 | 417 | 0.760 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Apr | 15:00 | Italy | 1–3 | Belgium | 23–25 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 24–26 | | 91–96 | Report |
| 13 Apr | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Austria | 25–15 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 13 Apr | 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–3 | Slovenia | 13–25 | 15–25 | 23–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 15:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Poland | 12–25 | 13–25 | 21–25 | | | 46–75 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 17:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Slovenia | 25–18 | 25–18 | 15–25 | 25–23 | | 90–84 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 20:00 | Austria | 3–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–20 | 28–30 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | 103–93 | Report |
| 15 Apr | 15:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Italy | 28–26 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | | 78–63 | Report |
| 15 Apr | 17:30 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Austria | 17–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 23–25 | | 85–97 | Report |
| 15 Apr | 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–3 | Belgium | 16–25 | 14–25 | 25–13 | 13–25 | | 68–88 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 15:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Austria | 26–24 | 25–17 | 25–13 | | | 76–54 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 17:30 | Belgium | 2–3 | Slovenia | 22–25 | 24–26 | 25–15 | 25–14 | 12–15 | 108–95 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–12 | | | 76–57 | Report |
| 18 Apr | 15:00 | Austria | 0–3 | Belgium | 14–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |
| 18 Apr | 17:30 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Poland | 18–25 | 19–25 | 12–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |
| 18 Apr | 20:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–15 | 25–17 | 25–16 | | | 75–48 | Report |

### Pool II

* Venue: SC Šumice, Belgrade, Serbia
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 430 | 307 | 1.401 | Final round |
| 2 | Finland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 429 | 422 | 1.017 | Final round |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1.333 | 439 | 417 | 1.053 | 5th–8th classification |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 367 | 418 | 0.878 | 5th–8th classification |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 408 | 457 | 0.893 | |
| 6 | Serbia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0.400 | 447 | 499 | 0.896 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Apr | 15:00 | Turkey | 0–3 | Russia | 17–25 | 20–25 | 6–25 | | | 43–75 | Report |
| 12 Apr | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | France | 19–25 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | | 85–96 | Report |
| 12 Apr | 20:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Finland | 26–24 | 20–25 | 25–27 | 24–26 | | 95–102 | Report |
| 13 Apr | 15:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 18–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 15–6 | 106–98 | Report |
| 13 Apr | 17:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–11 | | | 75–46 | Report |
| 13 Apr | 20:00 | France | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | | 75–66 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Russia | 16–25 | 18–25 | 17–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 17:30 | Finland | 3–1 | France | 25–19 | 19–25 | 25–13 | 25–21 | | 94–78 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 20:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Turkey | 14–25 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 7–15 | 87–105 | Report |
| 16 Apr | 15:00 | Russia | 3–1 | France | 25–17 | 25–14 | 23–25 | 25–15 | | 98–71 | Report |
| 16 Apr | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–2 | Finland | 25–22 | 17–25 | 35–33 | 18–25 | 15–5 | 110–110 | Report |
| 16 Apr | 20:00 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Serbia | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–27 | 25–17 | 15–12 | 110–103 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 15:00 | France | 0–3 | Turkey | 19–25 | 18–25 | 10–25 | | | 47–75 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 17:30 | Finland | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–17 | 25–22 | 27–25 | | | 77–64 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 20:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Russia | 30–28 | 16–25 | 24–26 | 26–28 | | 96–107 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Daylight Saving Time (UTC+02:00)
* Venue: Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši, Bosnia and Herzegovina

### 5th to 8th place

| 5th to 8th Classification | 5th to 8th Classification | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 2013-04-20 – Laktasi | 2013-04-20 – Laktasi |
| Italy | 2 |
| Italy | 2 | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi |
| France | 3 | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi |
| France | 3 | France | 1 |
| 2013-04-20 – Laktasi | 2013-04-20 – Laktasi | | France | 1 |
| 2013-04-20 – Laktasi | 2013-04-20 – Laktasi | Turkey | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 | Turkey | 3 |
| Austria | 1 | | |
| Austria | 1 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi |
| | | Italy | 3 |
| | | Austria | 1 |

#### 5th–8th place playoff

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Apr | 12:30 | Italy | 2–3 | France | 21–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 11–15 | 102–110 | Report |
| 20 Apr | 15:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Austria | 27–25 | 25–18 | 21–25 | 26–24 | | 99–92 | Report |

#### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Apr | 12:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Austria | 25–12 | 23–25 | 25–14 | 25–13 | | 98–64 | Report |

#### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Apr | 15:00 | France | 1–3 | Turkey | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 17–25 | | 87–98 | Report |

### Final round

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| 2013-04-20 – Laktasi | 2013-04-20 – Laktasi |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi |
| Finland | 0 | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi |
| Finland | 0 | Poland | 1 |
| 2013-04-20 – Laktasi | 2013-04-20 – Laktasi | | Poland | 1 |
| 2013-04-20 – Laktasi | 2013-04-20 – Laktasi | Russia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 3 |
| Belgium | 0 | | |
| Belgium | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi | 2013-04-21 – Laktasi |
| | | Finland | 2 |
| | | Belgium | 3 |

#### Semifinal

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Apr | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Finland | 25–14 | 25–23 | 25–13 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 20 Apr | 20:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–11 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | | 75–54 | Report |

#### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Apr | 17:30 | Finland | 2–3 | Belgium | 19–25 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 10–15 | 98–107 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Apr | 20:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Russia | 16–25 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | | 80–97 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Poland |
| | Belgium |
| 4 | Finland |
| 5 | Turkey |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Austria |
| 9 | Slovenia |
| 10 | Bulgaria |
| 11 | Serbia |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* Qualified for the 2013 Youth World Championship
* 2013 Youth European champions
* Russia 5th title
* 12–man Roster
* Evgenii Andreev, Pavel Pankov, Ilia Vlasov, Maxim Troynin, Nikita Vishnevetskiy, Romas Zhos, Kirill Ursov, Victor Poletaev, Maxim Belogordcev, Alexander Goncharov, Nikolai Chepura, Maksim Novgorodov
* Head coach
* Alexander Karikov

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
** Victor Poletaev
* Best spiker
** Bartosz Bućko
* Best scorer
** Bartosz Bućko
* Best blocker
** Ilia Vlasov
* Best server
** Pavel Pankov
* Best setter
** Sander Depovere
* Best receiver
** Rafał Szymura
* Best libero
** Kacper Piechocki