# 2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship

The 2016 CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship is the 25th edition of the Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship, organised by CEV. It will be played in Bulgaria from 2 to 10 September 2016.
Poland won the gold medals for a second time in the history of the competition after claiming the title 20 years ago.

## Participating teams

* Host Country
** Bulgaria
* Qualified through 2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification
** Belarus
** Czech Republic
** France
** Germany
** Italy
** Poland
** Russia
** Serbia
** Slovenia
** Turkey
** Ukraine

## Pools composition

| Pool I | Pool II |
| Bulgaria | Russia |
| Slovenia | Turkey |
| Poland | Serbia |
| France | Italy |
| Germany | Czech Republic |
| Ukraine | Belarus |

## Venues

| Pool I and Final round | Pool II |
| Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Kolodruma | Palace of Culture and Sports |
| Capacity: 6,100 | Capacity: 5,500 |

## Preliminary round

* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 430 | 353 | 1.218 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 401 | 351 | 1.142 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 431 | 405 | 1.064 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 385 | 419 | 0.919 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | 446 | 472 | 0.945 | |
| 6 | Slovenia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 330 | 423 | 0.780 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Sep | 15:00 | France | 2–3 | Poland | 25–20 | 25–22 | 15–25 | 22–25 | 11–15 | 98–107 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Ukraine | 28–26 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 26–28 | 9–15 | 111–116 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 20:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Slovenia | 25–27 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | 100–85 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 15:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 17:30 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 18–25 | 15–25 | 18–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 20:00 | France | 2–3 | Germany | 23–25 | 33–31 | 25–19 | 14–25 | 14–16 | 109–116 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 15:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–18 | 25–11 | 25–19 | | | 75–48 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | France | 25–23 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 15–10 | 106–106 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 20:00 | Germany | 0–3 | Poland | 16–25 | 20–25 | 17–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 15:00 | France | 0–3 | Ukraine | 15–25 | 19–25 | 24–26 | | | 58–76 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 17:30 | Germany | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 23–25 | 17–25 | 17–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Slovenia | 25–16 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 98–79 | Report |
| 7 Sep | 15:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Germany | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 7 Sep | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Poland | 22–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | | 64–75 | Report |
| 7 Sep | 20:00 | Slovenia | 0–3 | France | 23–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | | 67–75 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 454 | 408 | 1.113 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 462 | 396 | 1.167 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | 431 | 454 | 0.949 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 431 | 408 | 1.056 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 412 | 454 | 0.907 | |
| 6 | Belarus | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 333 | 403 | 0.826 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Sep | 15:00 | Turkey | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–21 | 15–25 | 18–25 | 25–13 | 13–15 | 96–99 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 17:30 | Belarus | 0–3 | Russia | 13–25 | 19–25 | 16–25 | | | 48–75 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 20:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | 88–95 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 15:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–22 | 25–13 | 25–20 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 17:30 | Serbia | 0–3 | Italy | 15–25 | 24–26 | 20–25 | | | 59–76 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 20:00 | Russia | 3–2 | Czech Republic | 25–16 | 22–25 | 26–28 | 25–17 | 15–11 | 113–97 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 15:00 | Belarus | 2–3 | Serbia | 23–25 | 25–17 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 11–15 | 105–103 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 17:30 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Turkey | 19–25 | 13–25 | 18–25 | | | 50–75 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 20:00 | Italy | 3–2 | Russia | 22–25 | 16–25 | 26–24 | 25–12 | 15–13 | 104–99 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 15:00 | Belarus | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 23–25 | 22–25 | 18–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 17:30 | Turkey | 2–3 | Italy | 25–19 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 8–15 | 100–104 | Report |
| 6 Sep | 20:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | | | 62–75 | Report |
| 7 Sep | 15:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 7 Sep | 17:30 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Serbia | 25–20 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 102–108 | Report |
| 7 Sep | 20:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–27 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–21 | | 100–85 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

### 5th–8th place

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| 9 September | 9 September |
| Bulgaria | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Turkey | 3 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Turkey | 3 | Turkey | 3 |
| 9 September | 9 September | | Turkey | 3 |
| 9 September | 9 September | Germany | 1 |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 1 |
| Serbia | 2 | | |
| Serbia | 2 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 10 September | 10 September |
| | | Bulgaria | 1 |
| | | Serbia | 3 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Sep | 12:00 | Germany | 3–2 | Serbia | 26–28 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 25–17 | 15–7 | 109–98 | Report |
| 9 Sep | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Turkey | 25–19 | 24–26 | 25–19 | 14–25 | 11–15 | 99–104 | Report |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 10:00 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–20 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | 92–95 | Report |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 12:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Germany | 18–25 | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–23 | | 93–78 | Report |

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 9 September | 9 September |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Russia | 1 | 10 September | 10 September |
| Russia | 1 | Poland | 3 |
| 9 September | 9 September | | Poland | 3 |
| 9 September | 9 September | Ukraine | 1 |
| Italy | 2 | Ukraine | 1 |
| Ukraine | 3 | | |
| Ukraine | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 10 September | 10 September |
| | | Russia | 3 |
| | | Italy | 1 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Sep | 17:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Russia | 25–23 | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–22 | | 94–90 | Report |
| 9 Sep | 19:30 | Italy | 2–3 | Ukraine | 12–25 | 26–24 | 25–15 | 24–26 | 13–15 | 100–105 | Report |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 15:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Italy | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | 98–81 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 18:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Ukraine | 29–27 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–12 | | 100–85 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Poland |
| | Ukraine |
| | Russia |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Turkey |
| 6 | Germany |
| 7 | Serbia |
| 8 | Bulgaria |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Czech Republic |
| 11 | Belarus |
| 12 | Slovenia |
* 2016 Men's U20 European champions
* Poland 2nd title
* 12–man roster
* Bartosz Kwolek, Jakub Kochanowski, Łukasz Kozub, Szymon Jakubiszak, Jakub Ziobrowski, Damian Domagała, Dawid Woch, Mateusz Masłowski, Norbert Huber, Łukasz Rajchelt, Tomasz Fornal, Sławomir Busch
* Head coach
* Sebastian Pawlik

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
    Oleh Plotnytskyi
* Best setter
    Riccardo Sbertoli
* Best outside spikers
    Oleh Plotnytskyi
    Bartosz Kwolek
* Best middle blockers
    Aleksei Kononov
    Gianluca Galassi
* Best opposite spiker
    Jakub Ziobrowski
* Best libero
    Stanislav Dramov