# 2017 Girls' U18 Volleyball European Championship

The 2017 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship was the 12th edition of the tournament which was held in Arnhem, Netherlands from 1 to 9 April 2017. The top six teams qualified for the 2017 Youth World Championship.

## Participating teams

| Team | Method of qualification |
| Belarus | Qualification pool B winner |
| Bulgaria | Qualification pool H winner |
| Germany | Qualification pool F winner |
| Greece | Qualification pool G winner |
| Italy | Qualification second best runner-up (pool B) |
| Netherlands | Hosts |
| Poland | Qualification pool D winner |
| Romania | Qualification best runner-up (pool E) |
| Russia | Qualification pool E winner |
| Serbia | Qualification pool A winner |
| Slovenia | Qualification third best runner-up (pool C) |
| Turkey | Qualification pool C winner |

## Pools composition

| Pool I | Pool II |
| Netherlands | Poland |
| Turkey | Greece |
| Bulgaria | Serbia |
| Russia | Belarus |
| Germany | Romania |
| Italy | Slovenia |

## Preliminary round

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

### 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 | 393 | 300 | 1.310 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 369 | 355 | 1.039 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 432 | 415 | 1.041 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 343 | 384 | 0.893 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 370 | 431 | 0.858 | |
| 6 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 401 | 423 | 0.948 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Apr | 14:00 | Germany | 0–3 | Turkey | 19–25 | 14–25 | 15–25 | | | 48–75 | Report |
| 1 Apr | 16:30 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 23–25 | 25–15 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | 89–90 | Report |
| 1 Apr | 19:00 | Russia | 0–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 62–75 | Report |
| 2 Apr | 14:00 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–20 | 25–23 | 14–25 | 15–25 | 23–21 | 102–114 | Report |
| 2 Apr | 16:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Russia | 25–17 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 2 Apr | 19:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Germany | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | | 75–54 | Report |
| 4 Apr | 14:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–20 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 4 Apr | 16:30 | Turkey | 0–3 | Italy | 11–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |
| 4 Apr | 19:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Netherlands | 29–27 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 25–16 | | 101–88 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 14:00 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Italy | 15–25 | 13–25 | 19–25 | | | 47–75 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 16:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Germany | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 19:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Turkey | 25–18 | 25–14 | 24–26 | 25–15 | | 99–73 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 14:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–23 | 28–26 | 25–22 | | | 78–71 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 16:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Russia | 21–25 | 21–25 | 26–24 | 15–25 | | 83–99 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 19:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Netherlands | 18–25 | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–20 | | 93–81 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Belarus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 458 | 367 | 1.248 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 428 | 391 | 1.095 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 387 | 381 | 1.016 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 4 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 389 | 399 | 0.975 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | 457 | 483 | 0.946 | |
| 6 | Greece | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 318 | 416 | 0.764 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Apr | 15:00 | Greece | 0–3 | Belarus | 18–25 | 17–25 | 14–25 | | | 49–75 | Report |
| 1 Apr | 17:30 | Romania | 3–2 | Serbia | 25–21 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 24–26 | 15–13 | 107–106 | Report |
| 1 Apr | 20:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Slovenia | 25–23 | 25–11 | 23–25 | 25–23 | | 98–82 | Report |
| 2 Apr | 15:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Belarus | 20–25 | 16–25 | 25–22 | 16–25 | | 77–97 | Report |
| 2 Apr | 17:30 | Romania | 1–3 | Poland | 20–25 | 12–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | | 79–97 | Report |
| 2 Apr | 20:00 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Greece | 25–12 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 25–19 | | 97–73 | Report |
| 4 Apr | 15:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Serbia | 7–25 | 25–20 | 14–25 | 21–25 | | 67–95 | Report |
| 4 Apr | 17:30 | Belarus | 3–1 | Slovenia | 25–20 | 20–25 | 25–12 | 25–15 | | 95–72 | Report |
| 4 Apr | 20:00 | Greece | 1–3 | Romania | 22–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 19–25 | | 88–94 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 15:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Greece | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 20:00 | Romania | 2–3 | Belarus | 26–28 | 29–27 | 25–27 | 25–18 | 14–16 | 119–116 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 15:00 | Greece | 0–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 22–25 | 14–25 | | | 58–75 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 17:30 | Belarus | 3–0 | Poland | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–14 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 20:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Romania | 26–24 | 25–17 | 25–17 | | | 76–58 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

### 5th–8th place

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| 8 Apr | 8 Apr |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 9 Apr | 9 Apr |
| Slovenia | 3 | 9 Apr | 9 Apr |
| Slovenia | 3 | Slovenia | 3 |
| 8 Apr | 8 Apr | | Slovenia | 3 |
| 8 Apr | 8 Apr | Germany | 0 |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 0 |
| Poland | 1 | | |
| Poland | 1 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 9 Apr | 9 Apr |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |
| | | Poland | 1 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Apr | 15:30 | Germany | 3–1 | Poland | 25–18 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–20 | | 97–82 | Report |
| 8 Apr | 18:00 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Slovenia | 21–25 | 25–16 | 18–25 | 24–26 | | 88–92 | Report |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Apr | 12:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Poland | 25–12 | 25–12 | 23–25 | 25–23 | | 98–72 | Report |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Apr | 14:30 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Germany | 25–19 | 25–15 | 25–20 | | | 75–54 | Report |

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 8 Apr | 8 Apr |
| Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 9 Apr | 9 Apr |
| Serbia | 2 | 9 Apr | 9 Apr |
| Serbia | 2 | Italy | 2 |
| 8 Apr | 8 Apr | | Italy | 2 |
| 8 Apr | 8 Apr | Russia | 3 |
| Belarus | 0 | Russia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 | | |
| Russia | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 9 Apr | 9 Apr |
| | | Serbia | 2 |
| | | Belarus | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 8 Apr | 15:45 | Italy | 3–2 | Serbia | 25–11 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 15–9 | 111–86 | Report |
| 8 Apr | 18:15 | Belarus | 0–3 | Russia | 22–25 | 18–25 | 15–25 | | | 55–75 | Report |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Apr | 14:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Belarus | 25–17 | 27–29 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 107–108 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 9 Apr | 16:30 | Italy | 2–3 | Russia | 25–18 | 16–25 | 24–26 | 25–21 | 10–15 | 100–105 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia (Q) |
| | Italy (Q) |
| | Belarus (Q) |
| 4 | Serbia (Q) |
| 5 | Slovenia (Q) |
| 6 | Germany (Q) |
| 7 | Netherlands |
| 8 | Poland |
| 9 | Romania |
| 10 | Bulgaria |
| 11 | Turkey |
| 12 | Greece |
| (Q) | Qualified for the 2017 Youth World Championship |
* 2017 Girls' U18 European champions
* Russia Third title
* 12–woman roster
* Varvara Shepeleva, Tatiana Kadochkina, Victoria Pushina, Olga Novikova, Olga Zvereva, Oxana Yakushina, Veronika Rasputnaia, Yulia Brovkina, Irina Soboleva, Maria Bogovskaia, Valeriya Shevchuk, Angelina Nikashova
* Head coach
* Alexander Karikov

## Awards

At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.
* Most valuable player
    Terry Enweonwu (ITA)
* Best setter
    Rachele Morello (ITA)
* Best outside spikers
    Elena Pietrini (ITA)
    Valeriya Shevchuk (RUS)
* Best middle blockers
    Viktoriia Pushina (RUS)
    Yuliya Kisliuk (BLR)
* Best opposite spiker
    Terry Enweonwu (ITA)
* Best libero
    Mila Kocic (SRB)