# Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification

The European qualification for the 2000 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 12 June 1999 to 9 January 2000.

## Pre–elimination round

* Dates: 12–19 June 1999
* All times are local.
* In case of an aggregate set tie, teams compare an aggregate point to determine the winner.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Latvia | 6–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Israel | 2–6 | Hungary | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Germany | 5–4 | Denmark | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Ukraine | W/O | Sweden | | |

### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 12 Jun | 18:30 | Latvia | 3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | 75–57 |
| 13 Jun | 19:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Denmark | 25–17 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 98–81 |
| 13 Jun | 20:00 | Israel | 1–3 | Hungary | 17–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 85–95 |

### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 13 Jun | 18:30 | Latvia | 3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 15–10 | 105–98 |
| 14 Jun | 20:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Denmark | 25–19 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 9–15 | 103–106 |
| 19 Jun | 18:00 | Hungary | 3–1 | Israel | 25–16 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | 94–78 |

## Elimination round

* Dates: 3–12 September 1999
* All times are local.
* In case of an aggregate set tie, teams compare an aggregate point to determine the winner.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Turkey | 4–4$^1$ | Germany | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Finland | 3–4 | Spain | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Slovakia | 3–3$^2$ | Ukraine | 0–3 | 3–0 |
$^1$ Germany won 181–175 on the aggregate point. $^2$ Slovakia won 135–134 on the aggregate point.

### First leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 3 Sep | 18:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Ukraine | 22–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | | 60–75 |
| 4 Sep | 16:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Germany | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 97–83 |
| 5 Sep | 18:00 | Finland | 3–1 | Spain | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–15 | 95–79 |

### Second leg

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 4 Sep | 18:00 | Slovakia | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | 75–59 |
| 12 Sep | 13:00 | Spain | 3–0 | Finland | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | 75–63 |
| 12 Sep | 15:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–14 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 98–78 |

## Pre–qualification tournament

* Host: Vilvoorde, Belgium
* Dates: 17–21 November 1999
* All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Latvia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 405 | 383 | 1.057 | Qualification tournament |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 402 | 397 | 1.013 | |
| 3 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 397 | 398 | 0.997 | |
| 4 | Belgium | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 420 | 429 | 0.979 | |
| 5 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 402 | 419 | 0.959 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 17 Nov | 17:30 | Germany | 1–3 | Latvia | 25–23 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 16–25 | | 78–98 |
| 17 Nov | 20:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Hungary | 30–28 | 22–25 | 24–26 | 20–25 | | 96–104 |
| 18 Nov | 17:30 | Hungary | 2–3 | Latvia | 25–19 | 29–31 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 8–15 | 107–110 |
| 18 Nov | 20:00 | Slovakia | 3–2 | Belgium | 25–19 | 21–25 | 33–35 | 25–22 | 15–10 | 119–111 |
| 19 Nov | 17:30 | Latvia | 3–1 | Slovakia | 25–23 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 27–25 | | 98–95 |
| 19 Nov | 20:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–18 | 26–28 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | 101–92 |
| 20 Nov | 15:00 | Belgium | 2–3 | Latvia | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 11–15 | 103–99 |
| 20 Nov | 17:30 | Slovakia | 2–3 | Germany | 16–25 | 26–24 | 25–22 | 18–25 | 13–15 | 98–111 |
| 21 Nov | 12:00 | Hungary | 3–1 | Slovakia | 25–22 | 24–26 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | 99–90 |
| 21 Nov | 14:30 | Germany | 2–3 | Belgium | 19–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 16–18 | 107–110 |

## Qualification tournament

* Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland
* Dates: 3–9 January 2000
* All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 418 | 336 | 1.244 | Final |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 437 | 443 | 0.986 | Final |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 410 | 389 | 1.054 | |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 492 | 471 | 1.045 | |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0.286 | 381 | 432 | 0.882 | |
| 6 | Latvia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0.400 | 429 | 496 | 0.865 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 3 Jan | 15:15 | Poland | 3–2 | Latvia | 23–25 | 25–19 | 29–31 | 25–18 | 15–11 | 117–104 |
| 3 Jan | 17:45 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Yugoslavia | 18–25 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 16–25 | | 78–94 |
| 3 Jan | 20:15 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Netherlands | 17–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | | | 60–75 |
| 4 Jan | 15:15 | Poland | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 25–23 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 32–34 | | 98–107 |
| 4 Jan | 17:45 | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 29–27 | 25–20 | 25–15 | | | 79–62 |
| 4 Jan | 20:30 | Latvia | 1–3 | Netherlands | 20–25 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 14–25 | | 78–97 |
| 5 Jan | 15:15 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Poland | 19–25 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 19–25 | | 83–95 |
| 5 Jan | 17:45 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Latvia | 25–22 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 27–25 | | 94–90 |
| 5 Jan | 20:30 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Yugoslavia | 20–25 | 20–25 | 18–25 | | | 58–75 |
| 7 Jan | 15:15 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–21 | | | 75–63 |
| 7 Jan | 17:45 | Latvia | 0–3 | Yugoslavia | 11–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | | 49–75 |
| 7 Jan | 20:15 | Poland | 3–1 | Netherlands | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | 93–82 |
| 8 Jan | 11:30 | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Latvia | 28–26 | 25–23 | 24–26 | 21–25 | 15–8 | 113–108 |
| 8 Jan | 14:15 | Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Poland | 25–19 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 27–25 | | 95–89 |
| 8 Jan | 17:15 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | 98–83 |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 9 Jan | 15:00 | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–22 | 25–13 | 25–16 | | | 75–51 |

### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
| 3 | Netherlands |
| 4 | Poland |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
| 6 | Latvia |
* Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics