# 2018 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship

The 2018 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship was the thirteenth edition of the Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) the girls' under-17 national teams of Europe. The tournament was held in Bulgaria from 13 to 21 April 2018.
A total of twelve teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2001 eligible to participate.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CEV qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship. The top six teams qualified for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship as the CEV representatives.

## Participating teams

* Hosts
** Bulgaria
* Qualified through 2018 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship Qualification
** Belarus
** Germany
** Hungary
** Italy
** Netherlands
** Romania
** Russia
** Serbia
** Slovenia
** Turkey
** Ukraine

## Pools composition

| Pool I | Pool II |
| Bulgaria | Turkey |
| Russia | Romania |
| Belarus | Ukraine |
| Serbia | Italy |
| Slovenia | Netherlands |
| Hungary | Germany |

## Preliminary round
### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 461 | 388 | 1.188 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1.300 | 494 | 487 | 1.014 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 456 | 443 | 1.029 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 4 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 436 | 438 | 0.995 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 5 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 451 | 469 | 0.962 | |
| 6 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 380 | 453 | 0.839 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Apr | 15:00 | Belarus | 3–1 | Serbia | 25–21 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–17 | | 96–84 | Report |
| 13 Apr | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Russia | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 15–12 | 107–97 | Report |
| 13 Apr | 20:00 | Hungary | 1–3 | Slovenia | 18–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 14–25 | | 77–97 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 15:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Belarus | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–13 | | 96–71 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 17:30 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Serbia | 28–26 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | | 90–101 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 20:00 | Hungary | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 25–18 | 20–25 | 31–29 | 23–25 | 7–15 | 106–112 | Report |
| 15 Apr | 15:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Russia | 18–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | 85–97 | Report |
| 15 Apr | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Slovenia | 18–25 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | 78–94 | Report |
| 15 Apr | 20:00 | Belarus | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 15:00 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 12–25 | | 78–96 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Belarus | 21–25 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 102–103 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 20:00 | Hungary | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–19 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | 91–94 | Report |
| 18 Apr | 15:00 | Belarus | 1–3 | Slovenia | 25–27 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 19–25 | | 91–97 | Report |
| 18 Apr | 17:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–21 | 25–4 | 25–22 | | | 75–47 | Report |
| 18 Apr | 20:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | | 87–95 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 411 | 264 | 1.557 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 487 | 479 | 1.017 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 408 | 416 | 0.981 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.571 | 451 | 486 | 0.928 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 391 | 448 | 0.873 | |
| 6 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 405 | 460 | 0.880 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Apr | 15:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Netherlands | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | 96–76 | Report |
| 13 Apr | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Ukraine | 25–23 | 26–24 | 16–25 | 27–25 | | 94–97 | Report |
| 13 Apr | 20:00 | Romania | 1–3 | Italy | 14–25 | 25–22 | 11–25 | 19–25 | | 69–97 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 15:00 | Ukraine | 1–3 | Germany | 19–25 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | | 86–93 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 17:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–12 | | | 75–38 | Report |
| 14 Apr | 20:00 | Romania | 2–3 | Turkey | 23–25 | 24–26 | 28–26 | 25–17 | 9–15 | 109–109 | Report |
| 15 Apr | 15:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Ukraine | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | 93–78 | Report |
| 15 Apr | 17:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Italy | 15–25 | 16–25 | 25–14 | 18–25 | | 74–89 | Report |
| 15 Apr | 20:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Romania | 27–25 | 26–24 | 25–16 | | | 78–65 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 15:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–12 | | | 75–43 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–2 | Germany | 25–12 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–27 | 17–15 | 114–101 | Report |
| 17 Apr | 20:00 | Romania | 3–2 | Netherlands | 25–19 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 15–11 | 103–101 | Report |
| 18 Apr | 15:00 | Germany | 0–3 | Italy | 16–25 | 11–25 | 13–25 | | | 40–75 | Report |
| 18 Apr | 17:30 | Ukraine | 3–2 | Romania | 22–25 | 25–20 | 14–25 | 25–23 | 15–12 | 101–105 | Report |
| 18 Apr | 20:00 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Turkey | 21–25 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | | 83–96 | Report |

## 5th–8th classification

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 20 April | 20 April |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 21 April | 21 April |
| Romania | 3 | 21 April | 21 April |
| Romania | 3 | Romania | 3 |
| 20 April | 20 April | | Romania | 3 |
| 20 April | 20 April | Belarus | 0 |
| Belarus | 3 | Belarus | 0 |
| Germany | 1 | | |
| Germany | 1 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 21 April | 21 April |
| | | Slovenia | 2 |
| | | Germany | 3 |

### 5th–8th Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 April | 12:00 | Slovenia | 2–3 | Romania | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–27 | 10–15 | 109–106 | Report |
| 20 April | 14:30 | Belarus | 3–1 | Germany | 17–25 | 25–23 | 26–24 | 25–19 | | 93–91 | Report |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 April | 10:00 | Slovenia | 2–3 | Germany | 25–23 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 7–15 | 94–107 | Report |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 April | 12:30 | Romania | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–11 | | | 75–48 | Report |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 20 April | 20 April |
| Russia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 | 21 April | 21 April |
| Turkey | 0 | 21 April | 21 April |
| Turkey | 0 | Russia | 3 |
| 20 April | 20 April | | Russia | 3 |
| 20 April | 20 April | Italy | 1 |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | | |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 21 April | 21 April |
| | | Turkey | 3 |
| | | Bulgaria | 1 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 April | 17:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 20 April | 19:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–10 | 28–26 | | 99–83 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 April | 15:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–21 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–19 | | 96–85 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 April | 18:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Italy | 30–28 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 26–24 | | 102–101 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Italy |
| | Turkey |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Romania |
| 6 | Belarus |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Slovenia |
| 9 | Serbia |
| 10 | Netherlands |
| 11 | Ukraine |
| 12 | Hungary |
* Qualified for the 2019 Girls' U18 World Championship
* 2018 Girls' U17 European champions
* Russia 4th title
* 12–woman roster
* Elizaveta Kochurina, Valeriia Perova, Polina Matveeva, Elizaveta Gosheva, Vita Akimova, Elizaveta Popova, Ortal Ivgi, Alexandra Murushkina, Varvara Shubina, Elizaveta Apalikova, Valeriia Gorbunova, Natalia Slautina
* Head coach
* Svetlana Safronova

## Awards

At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.
* Most valuable player
    Valeriia Gorbunova
* Best setter
    Polina Matveeva
* Best outside spikers
    Aleksandra Georgieva
    Loveth Omoruyi
* Best middle blockers
    Elizaveta Kochurina
    Claudia Consoli
* Best opposite spiker
    Sude Hacımustafaoğlu
* Best libero
    Gülce Güçtekin