# 2017 Girls' U16 European Volleyball Championship

The 2017 Girls' U16 European Volleyball Championship was the inaugural edition of the Girls' U16 European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) the girls' under-16 national teams of Europe. The tournament was held in Bulgaria from 21 to 29 July 2017.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Host Country | Host Country | Bulgaria |
| Qualification 1st round | BVA | Turkey |
| Qualification 1st round | EEVZA | Russia |
| Qualification 1st round | MEVZA | Czech Republic |
| Qualification 1st round | NEVZA | Finland |
| Qualification 1st round | WEVZA | Italy |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool A | Belarus |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool B | Greece |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool C | Belgium |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool D | Netherlands |
| Qualification 2nd round | Best runner ups | Denmark |
| Qualification 2nd round | Best runner ups | Romania |

## Venues

| Pool I, classification matches, final round | Pool I, classification matches, final round | Pool II | Pool II |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia | Samokov, Bulgaria | Samokov |
| Hristo Botev Hall | Sofia | Arena Samokov | Samokov |
| Capacity: 1,500 | Sofia | Capacity: 2,500 | Samokov |

## Preliminary round
### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 398 | 255 | 1.561 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4.333 | 373 | 357 | 1.045 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 371 | 349 | 1.063 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Greece | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 377 | 427 | 0.883 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 348 | 370 | 0.941 | |
| 6 | Denmark | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.231 | 280 | 389 | 0.720 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 21 Jul | 15:00 | Greece | 1–3 | Denmark | 25–27 | 16–25 | 25–12 | 22–25 | 88–89 | Report |
| 21 Jul | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Italy | 17–25 | 25–21 | 10–25 | 12–25 | 64–96 | Report |
| 21 Jul | 20:00 | Finland | 0–3 | Netherlands | 22–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | 62–75 | Report |
| 22 Jul | 15:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–14 | 25–10 | 25–11 | | 75–35 | Report |
| 22 Jul | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Finland | 30–28 | 25–20 | 28–26 | | 83–74 | Report |
| 22 Jul | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Greece | 25–17 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 98–86 | Report |
| 23 Jul | 15:00 | Finland | 0–3 | Italy | 12–25 | 12–25 | 24–26 | | 48–76 | Report |
| 23 Jul | 17:30 | Greece | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 23–25 | 15–25 | 21–25 | | 59–75 | Report |
| 23 Jul | 20:00 | Denmark | 0–3 | Netherlands | 13–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | 51–75 | Report |
| 25 Jul | 15:00 | Finland | 1–3 | Greece | 18–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–27 | 89–93 | Report |
| 25 Jul | 17:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–20 | 26–24 | 25–18 | | 76–62 | Report |
| 25 Jul | 20:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–14 | | 75–57 | Report |
| 26 Jul | 15:00 | Denmark | 0–3 | Finland | 21–25 | 16–25 | 6–25 | | 43–75 | Report |
| 26 Jul | 17:30 | Greece | 0–3 | Italy | 24–26 | 9–25 | 18–25 | | 51–76 | Report |
| 26 Jul | 20:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 23–25 | 22–25 | 21–25 | | 66–75 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | 463 | 372 | 1.245 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 457 | 444 | 1.029 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 443 | 428 | 1.035 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1.300 | 474 | 457 | 1.037 | 5th–8th semifinals |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.462 | 386 | 429 | 0.900 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 348 | 441 | 0.789 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Jul | 15:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Romania | 22–25 | 26–24 | 14–25 | 11–25 | | 73–99 | Report |
| 21 Jul | 17:30 | Belarus | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–17 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 21 Jul | 20:00 | Russia | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–10 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 15–11 | 108–94 | Report |
| 22 Jul | 15:00 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Romania | 19–25 | 17–25 | 25–15 | 25–19 | 13–15 | 99–99 | Report |
| 22 Jul | 17:30 | Belarus | 3–2 | Russia | 25–23 | 25–16 | 15–25 | 16–25 | 17–15 | 98–104 | Report |
| 22 Jul | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–15 | 25–14 | 25–23 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 23 Jul | 15:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 23 Jul | 17:30 | Belgium | 2–3 | Belarus | 25–13 | 16–25 | 9–25 | 25–19 | 12–15 | 87–97 | Report |
| 23 Jul | 20:00 | Romania | 3–1 | Turkey | 18–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–22 | | 93–89 | Report |
| 25 Jul | 15:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–13 | | | 75–54 | Report |
| 25 Jul | 17:30 | Belarus | 3–2 | Romania | 11–25 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 15–8 | 95–100 | Report |
| 25 Jul | 20:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Turkey | 25–23 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | 83–98 | Report |
| 26 Jul | 15:00 | Romania | 2–3 | Russia | 25–22 | 15–25 | 8–25 | 25–14 | 10–25 | 83–111 | Report |
| 26 Jul | 17:30 | Belgium | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 14–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 22–25 | | 82–95 | Report |
| 26 Jul | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–1 | Belarus | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 26–24 | | 97–92 | Report |

## 5th–8th classification

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th-place match | 5th-place match |
| 28 July | 28 July |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Romania | 1 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Romania | 1 | Netherlands | 3 |
| 28 July | 28 July | | Netherlands | 3 |
| 28 July | 28 July | Turkey | 1 |
| Greece | 0 | Turkey | 1 |
| Turkey | 3 | | |
| Turkey | 3 | 7th-place match | 7th-place match |
| | | 29 July | 29 July |
| | | Romania | 3 |
| | | Greece | 0 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Jul | 12:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Romania | 25–14 | 25–12 | 24–26 | 25–19 | | 99–71 | Report |
| 28 Jul | 14:30 | Greece | 0–3 | Turkey | 12–25 | 18–25 | 16–25 | | | 46–75 | Report |

### 7th-place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jul | 10:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Greece | 25–15 | 25–17 | 25–13 | | | 75–45 | Report |

### 5th-place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jul | 12:30 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Turkey | 18–25 | 29–27 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | 97–90 | Report |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 28 July | 28 July |
| Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Belarus | 0 | 29 July | 29 July |
| Belarus | 0 | Italy | 3 |
| 28 July | 28 July | | Italy | 3 |
| 28 July | 28 July | Russia | 0 |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | | |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 3rd-place match | 3rd-place match |
| | | 29 July | 29 July |
| | | Belarus | 2 |
| | | Bulgaria | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Jul | 17:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Belarus | 25–13 | 25–6 | 25–12 | | | 75–31 | Report |
| 28 Jul | 19:30 | Russia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 17–25 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 15–11 | 104–103 | Report |

### 3rd-place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jul | 15:30 | Belarus | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 25–20 | 16–25 | 14–25 | 25–20 | 13–15 | 93–105 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Jul | 18:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Russia | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | | 75–61 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Italy |
| | Russia |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4 | Belarus |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Turkey |
| 7 | Romania |
| 8 | Greece |
| 9 | Czech Republic |
| 10 | Finland |
| 11 | Denmark |
| 12 | Belgium |

## Awards

At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.
* Most valuable player
    Tatiana Kadochkina
* Best setter
    Sofia Monza
* Best outside spikers
    Aleksandra Georgieva
    Kseniya Liabiodkina
* Best middle blockers
    Claudia Consoli
    Elizaveta Kochurina
* Best opposite spiker
    Merilin Nikolova
* Best libero
    Francesca Magazza