# 2006 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship

The 2006 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the competition, with the main phase (contested between 12 teams) held in France from 22 August to 30 September 2006.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Host Country | Host Country | France |
| Top three teams from 2004 tournament | Top three teams from 2004 tournament | Italy |
| Top three teams from 2004 tournament | Top three teams from 2004 tournament | Russia |
| Top three teams from 2004 tournament | Top three teams from 2004 tournament | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Qualification Round | Pool A | Croatia |
| Qualification Round | Pool A | Poland |
| Qualification Round | Pool B | Ukraine |
| Qualification Round | Pool B | Belarus |
| Qualification Round | Pool C | Turkey |
| Qualification Round | Pool C | Belgium |
| Qualification Round | Pool D | Czech Republic |
| Qualification Round | Pool D | Netherlands |

## Venues

| Pool I, final round, classification matches | Pool I, final round, classification matches | Pool II | Pool II |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | Metz, France | Metz |
| Palais Omnisports Joseph-Claudel | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | | Metz |
| Capacity: 1,100 | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | | Metz |

## Preliminary round
### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 414 | 304 | 1.362 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 414 | 371 | 1.116 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | 312 | 346 | 0.902 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 374 | 416 | 0.899 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 377 | 407 | 0.926 | |
| 6 | Belarus | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 323 | 370 | 0.873 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Aug | 15:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Croatia | 17–25 | 25–16 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | 92–77 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 17:30 | France | 0–3 | Belgium | 15–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | | 59–75 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 20:00 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Belarus | 21–25 | 11–25 | 21–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 25:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Italy | 14–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | | | 52–75 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 17:30 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | France | 25–22 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 12–15 | 101–103 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 20:00 | Belarus | 1–3 | Croatia | 24–26 | 24–26 | 25–12 | 16–25 | | 89–89 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 15:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 97–85 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 17:30 | Croatia | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–10 | 25–22 | 25–20 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 20:00 | France | 3–0 | Belarus | 26–24 | 26–24 | 25–19 | | | 77–67 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 15:00 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Croatia | 21–25 | 23–25 | 17–25 | | | 61–75 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 17:30 | Belarus | 0–3 | Belgium | 20–25 | 16–25 | 24–26 | | | 60–76 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 20:00 | France | 0–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | | | 58–75 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 15:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 12–25 | 20–25 | 25–27 | | | 57–77 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 17:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–8 | 25–12 | 25–12 | | | 75–32 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 20:00 | Croatia | 3–1 | France | 25–21 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–13 | | 98–77 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 449 | 412 | 1.090 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 468 | 401 | 1.167 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 394 | 384 | 1.026 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 388 | 391 | 0.992 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 426 | 451 | 0.945 | |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 335 | 421 | 0.796 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Aug | 15:00 | Ukraine | 3–1 | Netherlands | 19–25 | 25–17 | 25–20 | 26–24 | | 95–86 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 17:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Poland | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 75–54 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 20:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Turkey | 23–25 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 25–23 | | 98–87 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 25:00 | Ukraine | 2–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25–14 | 25–23 | 26–28 | 27–29 | 14–16 | 117–110 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 17:30 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Turkey | 25–23 | 15–25 | 19–25 | 25–13 | 14–16 | 98–102 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 20:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 18–25 | | 86–97 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 15:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–1 | Netherlands | 25–16 | 17–25 | 25–13 | 25–16 | | 92–70 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 17:30 | Ukraine | 3–2 | Russia | 21–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 15–10 | 106–100 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Poland | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 15:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0–3 | Russia | 20–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | | | 60–75 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 17:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Poland | 25–20 | 26–24 | 23–25 | 25–14 | | 99–83 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 20:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–20 | | | 75–55 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 15:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–23 | 25–23 | 29–27 | | | 79–73 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 17:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–16 | | | 75–51 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 20:00 | Poland | 0–3 | Ukraine | 17–25 | 22–25 | 11–25 | | | 50–75 | Report |

## 5th–8th classification

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 2 September | 2 September |
| Belgium | 0 |
| Belgium | 0 | 3 September | 3 September |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 3 September | 3 September |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 |
| 2 September | 2 September | | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 |
| 2 September | 2 September | Turkey | 3 |
| France | 1 | Turkey | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 | | |
| Turkey | 3 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 3 September | 3 September |
| | | Belgium | 2 |
| | | France | 3 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Sep | 13:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 19–25 | 22–25 | 16–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 15:30 | France | 1–3 | Turkey | 18–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 12–25 | | 77–97 | Report |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Sep | 10:30 | Belgium | 2–3 | France | 25–19 | 18–25 | 14–25 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 95–106 | Report |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Sep | 13:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0–3 | Turkey | 21–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 2 September | 2 September |
| Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 3 September | 3 September |
| Ukraine | 0 | 3 September | 3 September |
| Ukraine | 0 | Italy | 3 |
| 2 September | 2 September | | Italy | 3 |
| 2 September | 2 September | Croatia | 0 |
| Russia | 1 | Croatia | 0 |
| Croatia | 3 | | |
| Croatia | 3 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 3 September | 3 September |
| | | Ukraine | 3 |
| | | Russia | 0 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Sep | 18:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Ukraine | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–17 | | | 75–57 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 20:30 | Russia | 1–3 | Croatia | 26–28 | 22–25 | 35–33 | 20–25 | | 103–111 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Sep | 15:30 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Russia | 25–23 | 25–19 | 27–25 | | | 77–67 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Sep | 18:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–21 | | | 75–62 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Italy |
| | Croatia |
| | Ukraine |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Turkey |
| 6 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Belgium |
| 9 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Czech Republic |
| 11 | Belarus |
| 12 | Poland |
* Qualified for the 2007 Women's U20 World Championship

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Nataliya Goncharova
* Best scorer
    Natalia Dianskaya
* Best server
    Lucia Bosetti
* Best blocker
    Federica Stufi
* Best setter
    Manuela Di Crescenzo
* Best libero
    Paola Došen
* Best receiver
    Matea Ikić