# 2022 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship

The 2022 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship was the 28th edition of the competition, with the main phase (contested between 12 teams) held in North Macedonia (host city Skopje) from 27 August to 4 September 2022.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Means of qualification | Qualifier |
| Host Country | Host Country | North Macedonia |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool A | Italy |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool B | Croatia |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool C | Romania |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool D | Slovenia |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool E | Greece |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool F | Switzerland |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool G | Poland |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool H | Serbia |
| Qualification 2nd round | Pool I | Turkey |
| Qualification 3rd round | Pool J | Netherlands |
| Qualification 3rd round | Pool K | Finland |

## Venues

| Pool I, Final Round | | Pool II, Classification matches |
| Boris Trajkovski Sports Center | Skopje, North Macedonia | Jane Sandanski Arena |
| Capacity: 7,000 | Skopje | Capacity: 7,500 |

## Pools composition

The drawing of lots was held on 12 May 2022 and performed as follows:
* Organiser, North Macedonia, were seeded in Pool I
* The highest ranked participating team from the CEV European Ranking, Turkey, were seeded in Pool II
* Remaining 10 participating teams drawn after they were previously placed in five cups as per their position in the latest European Ranking (winners of 3rd round qualification unknown at the time of the draw were placed in last pot)
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
| Serbia Poland | Italy Croatia | Romania Slovenia | Greece Switzerland | Netherlands Finland |

### Result

| Pool I | Pool II |
| North Macedonia | Turkey |
| Poland | Serbia |
| Italy | Croatia |
| Slovenia | Romania |
| Greece | Switzerland |
| Finland | Netherlands |

## 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 | 393 | 284 | 1.384 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 401 | 333 | 1.204 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 370 | 339 | 1.091 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 4 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 391 | 402 | 0.973 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 5 | Greece | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 | 351 | 390 | 0.900 | |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 217 | 375 | 0.579 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 27 Aug | 15:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Slovenia | 25–19 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–14 | | 93–79 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 18:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Greece | 25–16 | 28–26 | 25–19 | | | 78–61 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 20:30 | Finland | 3–0 | North Macedonia | 25–10 | 25–19 | 25–20 | | | 75–49 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 15:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Poland | 25–18 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | | 75–64 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 18:00 | Greece | 2–3 | Finland | 25–18 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 5–15 | 94–105 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 20:30 | Slovenia | 3–0 | North Macedonia | 25–13 | 25–20 | 25–14 | | | 75–47 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 15:30 | Finland | 0–3 | Italy | 17–25 | 19–25 | 18–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 18:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | | 75–62 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 20:30 | North Macedonia | 0–3 | Greece | 17–25 | 19–25 | 17–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 15:30 | Poland | 3–2 | Finland | 21–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 15–12 | 109–101 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 18:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Greece | 25–23 | 29–27 | 25–18 | | | 79–68 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 20:30 | Italy | 3–0 | North Macedonia | 25–13 | 25–7 | 25–14 | | | 75–34 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 15:30 | Finland | 0–3 | Slovenia | 20–25 | 17–25 | 19–25 | | | 56–75 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 18:00 | Greece | 0–3 | Italy | 16–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | | 53–75 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 20:30 | North Macedonia | 0–3 | Poland | 8–25 | 8–25 | 18–25 | | | 34–75 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 379 | 269 | 1.409 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 383 | 332 | 1.154 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 375 | 333 | 1.126 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 4 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 371 | 379 | 0.979 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 328 | 382 | 0.859 | |
| 6 | Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 259 | 400 | 0.648 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 Aug | 15:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Switzerland | 25–20 | 25–11 | 25–9 | | 75–40 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 18:00 | Turkey | 0–3 | Netherlands | 21–25 | 19–25 | 24–26 | | 64–76 | Report |
| 27 Aug | 20:30 | Croatia | 3–0 | Romania | 26–24 | 25–21 | 25–14 | | 76–59 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 15:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Switzerland | 25–20 | 25–12 | 25–15 | | 75–47 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 18:00 | Romania | 0–3 | Serbia | 18–25 | 27–29 | 12–25 | | 57–79 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 20:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | 75–60 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 15:30 | Switzerland | 0–3 | Romania | 22–25 | 17–25 | 13–25 | | 52–75 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 18:00 | Croatia | 1–3 | Netherlands | 17–25 | 25–23 | 24–26 | 16–25 | 82–99 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 20:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–23 | 25–17 | 25–21 | | 75–61 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 15:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Romania | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–23 | | 75–64 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 18:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Switzerland | 25–12 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | 75–49 | Report |
| 31 Aug | 20:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Serbia | 19–25 | 22–25 | 12–25 | | 53–75 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 15:30 | Romania | 1–3 | Turkey | 27–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | 11–25 | 73–100 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 18:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–19 | | 75–58 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 20:30 | Switzerland | 1–3 | Croatia | 15–25 | 27–25 | 15–25 | 14–25 | 71–100 | Report |

## 5th–8th classification

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 3 September | 3 September |
| Slovenia | 2 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 4 September | 4 September |
| Croatia | 3 | 4 September | 4 September |
| Croatia | 3 | Croatia | 0 |
| 3 September | 3 September | | Croatia | 0 |
| 3 September | 3 September | Turkey | 3 |
| Turkey | 3 | Turkey | 3 |
| Finland | 0 | | |
| Finland | 0 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 4 September | 4 September |
| | | Slovenia | 3 |
| | | Finland | 0 |

### 5th–8th Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Sep | 12:00 | Slovenia | 2–3 | Croatia | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–12 | 27–29 | 17–19 | 113–103 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 14:30 | Turkey | 3–0 | Finland | 25–13 | 25–16 | 25–8 | | | 75–37 | Report |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Sep | 12:00 | Slovenia | 3–0 | Finland | 26–24 | 25–9 | 25–10 | | | 76–43 | Report |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Sep | 14:30 | Croatia | 0–3 | Turkey | 21–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | | 62–75 | Report |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 3 September | 3 September |
| Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 4 September | 4 September |
| Netherlands | 0 | 4 September | 4 September |
| Netherlands | 0 | Italy | 3 |
| 3 September | 3 September | | Italy | 3 |
| 3 September | 3 September | Serbia | 2 |
| Serbia | 3 | Serbia | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | | |
| Poland | 0 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 4 September | 4 September |
| | | Netherlands | 1 |
| | | Poland | 3 |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 3 Sep | 17:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–16 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 3 Sep | 19:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Poland | 25–21 | 25–9 | 25–18 | | | 75–48 | Report |

### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Sep | 17:00 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Poland | 16–25 | 26–24 | 25–27 | 21–25 | | 88–101 | Report |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Sep | 19:30 | Italy | 3–2 | Serbia | 17–25 | 27–25 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 17–15 | 101–111 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Italy |
| | Serbia |
| | Poland |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Turkey |
| 6 | Croatia |
| 7 | Slovenia |
| 8 | Finland |
| 9 | Greece |
| 10 | Romania |
| 11 | Switzerland |
| 12 | North Macedonia |
* Qualified for the 2023 Women's U21 World Championship

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Julia Ituma
* Best setter
    Nina Mandović
* Best outside spikers
    Karolina Staniszewska
    Aleksandra Uzelac
* Best middle blockers
    Nausica Acciarri
    Hena Kurtagić
* Best opposite spiker
    Jovana Zelenović
* Best libero
    Manuela Ribechi