# 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 28th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in Denmark and Poland from 20 to 29 September 2013.
The championship was won by Russia with Italy as runners-up and Serbia on the 3rd place.

## Qualification

* Hosts
** Denmark
** Poland
* Top 5 teams of the 2011 edition directly qualified.
** Serbia
** Italy
** Russia
** Slovakia
** Bulgaria
* Qualified through the qualification.
** Belarus
** Belgium
** Czech Republic
** Finland
** France
** Germany
** Netherlands
** Slovenia
** Turkey

## Pools composition

The draw was held on 15 October 2012.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Denmark (Hosts) | Poland (Hosts) | Finland | Russia |
| Italy | Slovakia | Serbia | Bulgaria |
| Belarus | France | Netherlands | Germany |
| Belgium | Turkey | Slovenia | Czech Republic |

## Venues

| Pool A | Pool B, Playoffs and Quarterfinals | Pool C |
| Odense, Denmark | Gdańsk, Poland | Herning, Denmark |
| Arena Fyn | Ergo Arena | Jyske Bank Boxen |
| Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 11,409 | Capacity: 12,000 |
| Pool D | Playoffs and Quarterfinals | Semifinals, 3rd place match and Final |
| Gdynia, Poland | Aarhus, Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Gdynia Sports Arena | NRGi Arena | Parken Stadium |
| Capacity: 5,500 | Capacity: 4,740 | Capacity: 10,000 |

## Pool standing procedure

* Match points
* Number of matches won
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## Preliminary round

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 284 | 251 | 1.131 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 274 | 238 | 1.151 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 249 | 278 | 0.896 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 236 | 276 | 0.855 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Sep | 17:30 | Belgium | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 20 Sep | 20:45 | Denmark | 0–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 17–25 | 15–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 15:00 | Belarus | 1–3 | Italy | 25–21 | 13–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | 76–96 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 18:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | Denmark | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–16 | 28–26 | | 101–90 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 15:00 | Belarus | 2–3 | Denmark | 21–25 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 11–15 | 102–105 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 18:00 | Italy | 2–3 | Belgium | 23–25 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 27–25 | 9–15 | 103–108 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 276 | 261 | 1.057 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 283 | 268 | 1.056 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 272 | 292 | 0.932 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 283 | 293 | 0.966 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Sep | 17:00 | France | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–20 | 35–33 | 28–26 | | | 88–79 | Report |
| 20 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–22 | 25–15 | 22–25 | 25–21 | | 97–83 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 17:00 | Slovakia | 3–2 | Turkey | 18–25 | 16–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 19–17 | 103–108 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 20:00 | France | 3–1 | Poland | 25–22 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–20 | | 95–90 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 17:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | France | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | | 92–93 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 20:00 | Slovakia | 1–3 | Poland | 24–26 | 25–20 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | 90–96 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 258 | 260 | 0.992 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 266 | 247 | 1.077 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 280 | 291 | 0.962 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 277 | 283 | 0.979 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Sep | 17:00 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Serbia | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–19 | | 95–89 | Report |
| 20 Sep | 20:00 | Finland | 3–1 | Netherlands | 23–25 | 25–22 | 27–25 | 25–20 | | 100–92 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–2 | Netherlands | 19–25 | 18–25 | 25–15 | 25–17 | 15–12 | 102–94 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 18:00 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Finland | 27–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 93–100 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 15:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Slovenia | 19–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | 94–89 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 18:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–15 | | | 75–58 | Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 267 | 232 | 1.151 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 235 | 201 | 1.169 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 288 | 294 | 0.980 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 184 | 247 | 0.745 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 20 Sep | 17:00 | Russia | 0–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | | 62–75 | Report |
| 20 Sep | 20:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 15–25 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | | 79–97 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 15:00 | Germany | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 36–34 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 15–9 | 117–114 | Report |
| 21 Sep | 18:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–10 | | | 75–49 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 15:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–13 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 22 Sep | 18:00 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Russia | 18–25 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 19–25 | | 77–98 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Playoffs 24 September | Playoffs 24 September | Playoffs 24 September | Quarterfinals 25 September | Quarterfinals 25 September | Quarterfinals 25 September | Semifinals 28 September | Semifinals 28 September | Semifinals 28 September | Final 29 September | Final 29 September | Final 29 September |
| | | | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | | | |
| Serbia | Serbia | 3 | Serbia | Serbia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | | Serbia | Serbia | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Russia | Russia | 3 | | | |
| | | | France | France | 1 | | | | | | |
| Russia | Russia | 3 | Russia | Russia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Slovakia | Slovakia | 0 | | | | | | | Russia | Russia | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 1 |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 1 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 |
| | | | Germany | Germany | 1 | | | | Serbia | Serbia | 3 |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3 | | | | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Playoffs

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Sep | 17:00 | NRA | Italy | 3–1 | Netherlands | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | 99–83 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 17:00 | ERA | Russia | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–20 | 25–14 | 25–21 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 20:00 | NRA | Serbia | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–17 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 20:00 | ERA | Poland | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 25–22 | 25–22 | 20–25 | 24–26 | 16–18 | 110–113 | Report |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 25 Sep | 17:00 | ERA | France | 1–3 | Russia | 17–25 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 85–92 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 17:00 | NRA | Finland | 1–3 | Italy | 25–23 | 20–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 89–98 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 20:00 | NRA | Belgium | 1–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 25–22 | 28–30 | 18–25 | 93–102 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 20:00 | ERA | Germany | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 30–28 | 25–27 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 97–105 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Sep | 15:00 | PAS | Serbia | 1–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | 83–99 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 18:00 | PAS | Italy | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 19–25 | 25–22 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | 94–84 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Sep | 15:00 | PAS | Serbia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–22 | 32–30 | 27–25 | | | 84–77 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Sep | 18:00 | PAS | Russia | 3–1 | Italy | 25–20 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–17 | | 97–84 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Italy |
| | Serbia |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Germany |
| 7 | Belgium |
| 8 | Finland |
| 9 | Poland |
| 10 | Netherlands |
| 11 | Slovakia |
| 12 | Denmark |
| 13 | Slovenia |
| 14 | Turkey |
| 15 | Belarus |
| 16 | Czech Republic |
* Qualified for the 2013 World Grand Champions Cup and the 2014 World Championship
* Qualified for the 2014 World Championship
* 2013 Men's European champions
* Russia 13th title
* 14–man Roster
* Makarov, Apalikov, Grankin, Sivozhelez, Pavlov, Spiridonov, Zhilin, Ashchev, Muserskiy, Volvich, Ilinikh, Verbov, Mikhaylov, Ermakov
* Head coach
* Voronkov

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Dmitriy Muserskiy
* Best scorer
    Aleksandar Atanasijević
* Best spiker
    Luca Vettori
* Best blocker
    Srećko Lisinac
* Best server
    Ivan Zaytsev
* Best setter
    Sergey Grankin
* Best receiver
    Todor Aleksiev
* Best libero
    Aleksey Verbov
* Fair play award
    Nikola Jovović