# 2015 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship

The 2015 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship was played in Kocaeli and Sakarya, Turkey from April 4 – 12, 2015. The top six teams were qualified for the 2015 Youth World Championship.

## Participating teams

* Host
** Turkey
* Qualified through 2015 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship Qualification
** Bulgaria
** Czech Republic
** Denmark
** France
** Germany
** Italy
** Poland
** Romania
** Russia
** Serbia
** Spain

## Pool composition

| Pool I | Pool II |
| Russia | Turkey |
| France | Bulgaria |
| Poland | Czech Republic |
| Italy | Romania |
| Denmark | Germany |
| Serbia | Spain |

## 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 Eastern European Time (UTC+03:00)

### Pool I

* Venue: Şehit Polis Recep Topaloğlu Spor Salonu, Kocaeli, Turkey
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 433 | 328 | 1.320 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 445 | 363 | 1.226 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 369 | 356 | 1.037 | 5th–8th classification |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0.571 | 405 | 482 | 0.840 | 5th–8th classification |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 | 356 | 399 | 0.892 | |
| 6 | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 323 | 403 | 0.801 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Apr | 14:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–14 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 4 Apr | 17:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Italy | 25–27 | 26–24 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 15–7 | 110–100 | Report |
| 4 Apr | 19:30 | France | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | | 75–52 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 14:30 | Serbia | 2–3 | Italy | 25–18 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 14–25 | 7–15 | 91–118 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 17:00 | Denmark | 0–3 | Poland | 15–25 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 19:30 | Russia | 3–0 | France | 30–28 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 80–70 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 14:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–8 | 25–13 | 26–24 | | | 76–45 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 17:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Russia | 25–16 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 26–24 | | 98–85 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 19:30 | France | 2–3 | Serbia | 27–29 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 13–25 | 15–17 | 105–116 | Report |
| 8 Apr | 14:30 | Russia | 0–3 | Italy | 22–25 | 20–25 | 11–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 8 Apr | 17:00 | France | 0–3 | Poland | 9–25 | 16–25 | 17–25 | | | 42–75 | Report |
| 8 Apr | 19:30 | Serbia | 3–2 | Denmark | 26–24 | 20–25 | 27–25 | 13–25 | 15–10 | 101–109 | Report |
| 9 Apr | 14:30 | Italy | 3–0 | France | 25–22 | 25–18 | 26–24 | | | 75–64 | Report |
| 9 Apr | 17:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–15 | 25–12 | 25–17 | | | 75–44 | Report |
| 9 Apr | 19:30 | Denmark | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 17–25 | 24–26 | | | 60–76 | Report |

### Pool II

* Venue: Sakarya Spor Salonu, Sakarya, Turkey
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 426 | 376 | 1.133 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 414 | 396 | 1.045 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | 431 | 381 | 1.131 | 5th–8th classification |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 409 | 375 | 1.091 | 5th–8th classification |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 345 | 434 | 0.795 | |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 396 | 459 | 0.863 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Apr | 14:30 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Germany | 25–22 | 28–26 | 25–27 | 25–22 | | 103–97 | Report |
| 4 Apr | 17:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 25–19 | 25–19 | 15–25 | 18–25 | 15–12 | 98–100 | Report |
| 4 Apr | 19:30 | Spain | 3–1 | Romania | 20–25 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 26–24 | | 96–90 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 14:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 26–24 | 25–22 | 25–17 | | | 76–63 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 17:00 | Romania | 1–3 | Turkey | 25–27 | 17–25 | 25–18 | 21–25 | | 88–95 | Report |
| 5 Apr | 19:30 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Spain | 25–16 | 25–11 | 25–19 | | | 75–46 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Romania | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | 95–77 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 17:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | | 75–67 | Report |
| 6 Apr | 19:30 | Spain | 1–3 | Germany | 19–25 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 19–25 | | 80–96 | Report |
| 8 Apr | 14:30 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 23–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | | | 66–75 | Report |
| 8 Apr | 17:00 | Spain | 0–3 | Turkey | 21–25 | 21–25 | 17–25 | | | 59–75 | Report |
| 8 Apr | 19:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Romania | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 9 Apr | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Spain | 25–15 | 23–25 | 25–12 | 25–12 | | 98–64 | Report |
| 9 Apr | 17:00 | Turkey | 0–3 | Germany | 25–27 | 28–30 | 18–25 | | | 71–82 | Report |
| 9 Apr | 19:30 | Romania | 1–3 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 14–25 | | 82–98 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+03:00)
* Venue: Sakarya Spor Salonu, Sakarya, Turkey

### 5th–8th place

| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 11 April | 11 April |
| Russia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 | 12 April | 12 April |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 12 April | 12 April |
| Czech Republic | 0 | Russia | 3 |
| 11 April | 11 April | | Russia | 3 |
| 11 April | 11 April | Bulgaria | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | Bulgaria | 2 |
| Serbia | 1 | | |
| Serbia | 1 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 12 April | 12 April |
| | | Czech Republic | 3 |
| | | Serbia | 0 |

#### 5th–8th place playoff

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Apr | 17:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 25–22 | 26–24 | 25–11 | | | 76–57 | Report |
| 11 Apr | 19:30 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Serbia | 23–25 | 25–17 | 25–22 | 26–24 | | 99–88 | Report |

#### 7th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Apr | 11:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Serbia | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–60 | Report |

#### 5th place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Apr | 13:30 | Russia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 25–17 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 25–23 | 15–9 | 108–99 | Report |

### Championship round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 11 April | 11 April |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 12 April | 12 April |
| Turkey | 0 | 12 April | 12 April |
| Turkey | 0 | Poland | 3 |
| 11 April | 11 April | | Poland | 3 |
| 11 April | 11 April | Italy | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | Italy | 1 |
| Italy | 3 | | |
| Italy | 3 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 12 April | 12 April |
| | | Turkey | 3 |
| | | Germany | 1 |

#### Semifinal

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 11 Apr | 14:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–19 | 25–17 | 25–23 | | | 75–59 | Report |
| 11 Apr | 12:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Italy | 17–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | | 84–97 | Report |

#### 3rd place

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Apr | 16:30 | Turkey | 3–1 | Germany | 25–19 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–18 | | 97–81 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Apr | 19:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Italy | 25–15 | 25–13 | 25–27 | 25–22 | | 100–77 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Poland |
| | Italy |
| | Turkey |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Russia |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
| 7 | Czech Republic |
| 8 | Serbia |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Spain |
| 11 | Denmark |
| 12 | Romania |
* Qualified for the 2015 Boys' U19 World Championship
* 2015 Boys' U19 European champions
* Poland 2nd title
* 14–man Roster
* Patryk Niemiec, Bartosz Kwolek, Jakub Kochanowski, Łukasz Kozub, Jędrzej Gruszczyński, Jakub Ziobrowski, Damian Domagała, Kamil Droszyński, Dawid Woch, Mateusz Masłowski, Tomasz Fornal, Tomasz Polczyk
* Head coach
* Sebastian Pawlik

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Bartosz Kwolek
* Best scorer
    Maximilian Auste
* Best blocker
    Aleksei Kononov
* Best receiver
    Burak Cevik
* Best spiker
    Abdullah Cam
* Best server
    Matej Smidl
* Best setter
    Kamil Droszyński
* Best libero
    Alessandro Piccinelli