# 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 30th edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. The tournament was held in Poland between 24 August and 3 September.
Russia defeated Germany in the final to capture a record 14th title in the tournament. Serbia defeated Belgium for the bronze medal. Maxim Mikhaylov from Russia was elected the MVP.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Host Country | Poland |
| 2015 European Championship | France |
| 2015 European Championship | Slovenia |
| 2015 European Championship | Italy |
| 2015 European Championship | Bulgaria |
| 2015 European Championship | Russia |
| 2015 European Championship | Serbia |
| Means of qualification | Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Second Round Winners | Pool A | Germany |
| Second Round Winners | Pool B | Finland |
| Second Round Winners | Pool C | Belgium |
| Second Round Winners | Pool D | Slovakia |
| Second Round Winners | Pool E | Netherlands |
| Second Round Winners | Pool F | Czech Republic |
| Third Round Winners | Third Round Winners | Turkey |
| Third Round Winners | Third Round Winners | Spain |
| Third Round Winners | Third Round Winners | Estonia |
Total 16 :

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Poland | Italy | Russia | France |
| Serbia | Germany | Bulgaria | Belgium |
| Finland | Slovakia | Slovenia | Netherlands |
| Estonia | Czech Republic | Spain | Turkey |

## Venues

| Opening night (24 August) | Pool A | Pool B | Pool D, Play-off round, Quarterfinals | Pool C, Play-off round, Quarterfinals, Final four |
| Warsaw, Poland | Gdańsk, Poland | Szczecin, Poland | Katowice, Poland | Kraków, Poland |
| PGE Narodowy | Ergo Arena | Azoty Arena | Spodek | Tauron Arena |
| Capacity: 62,640 | Capacity: 11,409 | Capacity: 5,403 | Capacity: 11,500 | Capacity: 15,328 |

## Opening

A spine tingling Opening Ceremony including show acts, live music and fireworks attended by an all-time record-breaking crowd set the tone for a historic night at PGE National Stadium in Warsaw. The fans virtually travelled to what the organisers have christened Volleyplanet as more than 1,600 people took part in the Opening Ceremony of EuroVolley 2017. Two bands, one popular duo, and as many as 180 dancers, 120 adults and 60 children, performed live to deliver something truly unprecedented in European Volleyball history. It was a tribute to Poland, but especially to Volleyball as more than 65,000 people all dressed in their white-and-red outfits celebrated the sport, thus confirming the status of Poland as Volleyland.

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* 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 local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 261 | 239 | 1.092 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Poland (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 215 | 205 | 1.049 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 245 | 263 | 0.932 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 276 | 290 | 0.952 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Aug | 17:30 | Finland | 3–2 | Estonia | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–27 | 22–25 | 15–9 | 112–104 | Report |
| 24 Aug | 20:30 | Poland | 0–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | | 64–75 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 17:30 | Estonia | 2–3 | Serbia | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 12–15 | 105–102 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 20:30 | Finland | 0–3 | Poland | 23–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–20 | 25–18 | 34–32 | | | 84–70 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 20:30 | Estonia | 0–3 | Poland | 21–25 | 24–26 | 22–25 | | | 67–76 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 256 | 217 | 1.180 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 255 | 233 | 1.094 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 231 | 238 | 0.971 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 200 | 254 | 0.787 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Aug | 17:30 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Slovakia | 25–19 | 28–30 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | 103–82 | Report |
| 25 Aug | 20:30 | Germany | 3–2 | Italy | 25–22 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 15–8 | 105–99 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 17:30 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Italy | 14–25 | 19–25 | 20–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 20:30 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Germany | 19–25 | 14–25 | 20–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 17:30 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Germany | 18–25 | 24–26 | 23–25 | | | 65–76 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 20:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 27–25 | 28–26 | 26–24 | | | 81–75 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 232 | 192 | 1.208 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 218 | 202 | 1.079 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 217 | 216 | 1.005 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 173 | 230 | 0.752 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 24 Aug | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 20–25 | 19–25 | 62–75 | Report |
| 24 Aug | 20:30 | Spain | 0–3 | Slovenia | 25–27 | 15–25 | 16–25 | 56–77 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 17:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Slovenia | 27–25 | 30–28 | 25–22 | 82–75 | Report |
| 26 Aug | 20:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Spain | 25–15 | 28–26 | 25–21 | 78–62 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 17:30 | Slovenia | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 26–28 | 17–25 | 65–78 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 20:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Spain | 25–19 | 25–13 | 25–23 | 75–55 | Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 299 | 281 | 1.064 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 294 | 291 | 1.010 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 277 | 276 | 1.004 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 263 | 285 | 0.923 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 25 Aug | 17:30 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Turkey | 19–25 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | | 88–96 | Report |
| 25 Aug | 20:30 | France | 2–3 | Belgium | 22–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 12–15 | 105–111 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 17:30 | Turkey | 2–3 | Belgium | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–27 | 16–18 | 113–113 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 20:30 | Netherlands | 2–3 | France | 22–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 28–30 | 12–15 | 112–114 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 17:30 | Belgium | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–63 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 20:30 | Turkey | 0–3 | France | 23–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | | 68–75 | Report |

## Championship round
### Bracket

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | 31 August – Kraków | 31 August – Kraków | | | | |
| | | Serbia | 3 | | | |
| 30 August – Kraków | 30 August – Kraków | | Serbia | 3 | | | |
| 30 August – Kraków | 30 August – Kraków | Bulgaria | 0 | | | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | Bulgaria | 0 | | | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | | | | 2 September – Kraków | 2 September – Kraków | |
| Finland | 1 | | | | 2 September – Kraków | 2 September – Kraków |
| Finland | 1 | | | | Serbia | 2 |
| | | | | | Germany | 3 |
| | | 31 August – Katowice | 31 August – Katowice | | | | |
| | | Germany | 3 | | | |
| 30 August – Katowice | 30 August – Katowice | | Germany | 3 | | | |
| 30 August – Katowice | 30 August – Katowice | Czech Republic | 1 | | | |
| France | 1 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | |
| France | 1 | | | | | | 3 September – Kraków | 3 September – Kraków |
| Czech Republic | 3 | | | | | | 3 September – Kraków | 3 September – Kraków |
| Czech Republic | 3 | | | | | | Germany | 2 |
| | | | | | | | Russia | 3 |
| | | 31 August – Kraków | 31 August – Kraków | | | | | |
| | | Russia | 3 | | | | | |
| 30 August – Kraków | 30 August – Kraków | | Russia | 3 | | | | | |
| 30 August – Kraków | 30 August – Kraków | Slovenia | 0 | | | | | |
| Poland | 0 | Slovenia | 0 | | | | | |
| Poland | 0 | | | | 2 September – Kraków | 2 September – Kraków | | | |
| Slovenia | 3 | | | | 2 September – Kraków | 2 September – Kraków | | |
| Slovenia | 3 | | | | Russia | 3 | | |
| | | | | | Belgium | 0 | Third place game | Third place game |
| | | 31 August – Katowice | 31 August – Katowice | | | | 3 September – Kraków | 3 September – Kraków |
| | | Belgium | 3 | | | | Serbia | 3 |
| 30 August – Katowice | 30 August – Katowice | | Belgium | 3 | | | | Serbia | 3 |
| 30 August – Katowice | 30 August – Katowice | Italy | 0 | | | | Belgium | 2 |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 0 | | | | Belgium | 2 |
| Turkey | 0 | | | | | | | |

### Playoffs

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Finland | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–11 | 25–12 | 98–69 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 17:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–16 | 25–17 | 31–29 | | 81–62 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 20:30 | Poland | 0–3 | Slovenia | 21–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 61–75 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 20:30 | France | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 21–25 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 87–96 | Report |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 31 Aug | 17:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 75–55 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 17:30 | Germany | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 25–22 | 16–25 | 25–23 | 25–20 | 91–90 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–21 | 25–22 | 28–26 | | 78–69 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 20:30 | Belgium | 3–0 | Italy | 25–21 | 25–11 | 25–23 | | 75–55 | Report |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Sep | 17:30 | Serbia | 2–3 | Germany | 26–24 | 25–15 | 18–25 | 25–27 | 13–15 | 107–106 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 20:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 75–48 | Report |

### Third place game

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Sep | 17:30 | Serbia | 3–2 | Belgium | 25–17 | 22–25 | 19–25 | 25–22 | 15–12 | 106–101 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Sep | 20:30 | Germany | 2–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–17 | 13–15 | 104–102 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Germany |
| | Serbia |
| 4 | Belgium |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
| 7 | Czech Republic |
| 8 | Slovenia |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Poland |
| 11 | Turkey |
| 12 | Finland |
| 13 | Estonia |
| 14 | Netherlands |
| 15 | Slovakia |
| 16 | Spain |
* 2017 Men's European champions
* Russia 14th title
* 14–man roster
* Ilia Vlasov, Artem Volvich, Sergey Grankin (c), Dmitry Volkov, Yury Berezhko, Andrey Ashchev, Aleksandr Butko, Egor Feoktistov, Maksim Zhigalov, Maxim Mikhaylov, Egor Kliuka, Ilyas Kurkaev, Valentin Golubev, Roman Martynyuk
* Head coach
* Sergey Shlyapnikov

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Maxim Mikhaylov
* Best setter
    Sergey Grankin
* Best outside spikers
    Denis Kaliberda
    Dmitry Volkov
* Best middle blockers
    Srećko Lisinac
    Marcus Böhme
* Best opposite spiker
    György Grozer
* Best libero
    Lowie Stuer