# 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 27th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in Austria and Czech Republic from 10 to 18 September 2011.

## Host selection

Candidates for the 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship
* Austria / Czech Republic (Winner)
* Bulgaria / Greece
* Denmark
* France
* Netherlands

## Qualification

* Hosts
** Austria
** Czech Republic
* Top 5 teams of the 2009 edition directly qualified.
** Poland
** France
** Bulgaria
** Russia
** Serbia
* Qualified through the qualification.
** Slovenia
** Finland
** Portugal
** Germany
** Slovakia
** Italy
** Belgium
** Estonia
** Turkey

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Austria (Hosts) | Czech Republic (Hosts) | Italy | Poland |
| Serbia | Russia | France | Bulgaria |
| Slovenia | Portugal | Finland | Slovakia |
| Turkey | Estonia | Belgium | Germany |

## Venues

| Pool A and Final round | Pool B, Playoffs and Quarterfinals | Pool C | Pool D |
| Vienna, Austria | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | Innsbruck, Austria | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Wiener Stadthalle Hall D | KV Arena Multi-purpose Hall | Olympiahalle Innsbruck | O2 Arena |
| Capacity: 16,152 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 16,805 |

## 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 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 185 | 1.341 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 255 | 262 | 0.973 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 232 | 238 | 0.975 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 175 | 225 | 0.778 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 15:30 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Austria | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 10 Sep | 20:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 75–54 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 15:30 | Slovenia | 1–3 | Serbia | 9–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | | 80–98 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 20:10 | Austria | 0–3 | Turkey | 21–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |
| 12 Sep | 15:30 | Turkey | 2–3 | Slovenia | 18–25 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–19 | 12–15 | 103–100 | Report |
| 12 Sep | 20:10 | Austria | 0–3 | Serbia | 16–25 | 19–25 | 16–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 248 | 179 | 1.385 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 232 | 228 | 1.018 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 182 | 212 | 0.858 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 236 | 279 | 0.846 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 15:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–17 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 10 Sep | 18:00 | Portugal | 2–3 | Czech Republic | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 16–25 | 13–15 | 99–106 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 15:00 | Portugal | 1–3 | Russia | 15–25 | 25–23 | 22–25 | 13–25 | | 75–98 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–20 | 25–14 | 25–20 | | | 75–54 | Report |
| 12 Sep | 15:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Portugal | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 12 Sep | 18:00 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 14–25 | 18–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 280 | 267 | 1.049 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 323 | 312 | 1.035 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 238 | 243 | 0.979 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 266 | 285 | 0.933 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 15:00 | France | 3–1 | Finland | 25–14 | 17–25 | 31–29 | 28–26 | | 101–94 | Report |
| 10 Sep | 18:00 | Belgium | 1–3 | Italy | 25–22 | 18–25 | 27–29 | 15–25 | | 85–101 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 15:00 | Belgium | 3–1 | France | 31–29 | 34–36 | 25–20 | 26–24 | | 116–109 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 18:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Finland | 25–23 | 27–25 | 25–21 | | | 77–69 | Report |
| 12 Sep | 16:00 | Finland | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–21 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 75–65 | Report |
| 12 Sep | 19:00 | Italy | 2–3 | France | 28–26 | 25–22 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 102–113 | Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | 313 | 300 | 1.043 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 310 | 295 | 1.051 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 276 | 278 | 0.993 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 274 | 300 | 0.913 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 10 Sep | 15:00 | Slovakia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 26–24 | 27–25 | 24–26 | 19–25 | 17–15 | 113–115 | Report |
| 10 Sep | 18:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Poland | 19–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | | 86–97 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 15:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Slovakia | 23–25 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 25–27 | | 98–102 | Report |
| 11 Sep | 18:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 25–19 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 92–94 | Report |
| 12 Sep | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Germany | 25–16 | 25–27 | 26–24 | 25–23 | | 101–90 | Report |
| 12 Sep | 18:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Slovakia | 25–23 | 21–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | | 87–98 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
| Play-off 14 September | Play-off 14 September | Play-off 14 September | Quarterfinals 15 September | Quarterfinals 15 September | Quarterfinals 15 September | Semifinals 17 September | Semifinals 17 September | Semifinals 17 September | Final 18 September | Final 18 September | Final 18 September |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 2 | Finland | Finland | 1 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 3 | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | |
| | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 1 | Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Serbia | Serbia | 3 |
| | | | Serbia | Serbia | 3 | | | |
| France | France | 3 | France | France | 1 | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 1 | | | | Serbia | Serbia | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | Russia | Russia | 2 |
| | | | Russia | Russia | 3 | | | | Poland | Poland | 3 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 | | | | Russia | Russia | 1 |
| Estonia | Estonia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Playoffs

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 14 Sep | 15:00 | KVA | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–20 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–65 | 75–65 |
| 14 Sep | 15:30 | WSD | France | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–19 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–21 | | 94–88 | 94–88 |
| 14 Sep | 18:00 | KVA | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Poland | 23–25 | 25–22 | 29–31 | 18–25 | | 95–103 | 95–103 |
| 14 Sep | 20:10 | WSD | Slovenia | 2–3 | Finland | 18–25 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 12–15 | 103–104 | 103–104 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 15 Sep | 15:00 | KVA | Slovakia | 0–3 | Poland | 23–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | 59–75 | 59–75 |
| 15 Sep | 16:00 | WSD | Italy | 3–1 | Finland | 25–18 | 25–20 | 29–31 | 25–21 | 104–90 | 104–90 |
| 15 Sep | 18:00 | KVA | Russia | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 97–81 | 97–81 |
| 15 Sep | 19:00 | WSD | Serbia | 3–1 | France | 32–30 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 106–99 | 106–99 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Sep | 15:00 | WSD | Italy | 3–0 | Poland | 25–22 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–63 | 75–63 |
| 17 Sep | 18:00 | WSD | Serbia | 3–2 | Russia | 25–23 | 17–25 | 22–25 | 33–31 | 15–13 | 112–117 | 112–117 |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Sep | 15:00 | WSD | Poland | 3–1 | Russia | 25–23 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–19 | | 93–88 | 93–88 |

### Final

| Date | Time | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Sep | 18:00 | WSD | Italy | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–17 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 24–26 | | 92–93 | 92–93 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Serbia |
| | Italy |
| | Poland |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Slovakia |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Finland |
| 9 | Slovenia |
| 10 | Czech Republic |
| 11 | Turkey |
| 12 | Estonia |
| 13 | Belgium |
| 14 | Portugal |
| 15 | Germany |
| 16 | Austria |
* Qualified for the 2011 World Cup
* Qualified as wild card for the 2011 World Cup
* 2011 Men's European champions
* Serbia 2nd title
* 14–man Roster
* N. Kovačević, U. Kovačević, Petković, Terzić, Stanković, Vujić, Nikić, Mitić, Rašić, Miljković, Starović, Atanasijević, Podraščanin, Rosić
* Head coach
* Kolaković

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Ivan Miljković
* Best scorer
    Maxim Mikhaylov
* Best spiker
    Maxim Mikhaylov
* Best blocker
    Marko Podraščanin
* Best server
    Bartosz Kurek
* Best setter
    Dragan Travica
* Best receiver
    Nikola Kovačević
* Best libero
    Andrea Bari