# 1996 Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship

The 1996 Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship was the 15th edition of the Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in Netanya and Ranana in Israel from August 28 to September 5, 1996.
Poland won their first title in the tournament by defeating Italy.

## Preliminary round

* All times are Israel Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 248 | 173 | 1.434 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 239 | 210 | 1.138 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 211 | 211 | 1.000 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 5th to 8th classification |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 203 | 243 | 0.835 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 5th to 8th classification |
| 5 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 212 | 244 | 0.869 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | |
| 6 | Belarus | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 271 | 303 | 0.894 | 9 | 14 | 0.643 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Aug | 15:00 | France | 3–0 | Poland | 15–10 | 15–11 | 15–6 | | | 45–27 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 17:30 | Belarus | 3–2 | Italy | 8–15 | 7–15 | 17–16 | 15–4 | 15–10 | 62–60 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 20:00 | Greece | 3–0 | Finland | 15–10 | 15–6 | 15–8 | | | 45–24 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 15:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Belarus | 15–4 | 13–15 | 15–6 | 15–7 | | 58–32 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 17:30 | Greece | 3–0 | France | 15–12 | 15–12 | 15–13 | | | 45–37 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 20:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Finland | 15–10 | 15–12 | 15–12 | | | 45–34 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 14:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Greece | 15–5 | 15–7 | 13–15 | 15–2 | | 58–29 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 17:30 | Finland | 3–2 | Belarus | 15–13 | 12–15 | 15–8 | 14–16 | 15–12 | 71–64 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 20:00 | Italy | 3–0 | France | 15–10 | 15–2 | 15–5 | | | 45–17 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 15:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Finland | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–8 | | | 45–23 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 17:30 | France | 3–2 | Belarus | 15–13 | 15–6 | 7–15 | 3–15 | 19–17 | 59–66 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 20:00 | Italy | 3–0 | France | 15–13 | 15–11 | 15–13 | | | 45–37 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 15:00 | Finland | 3–1 | France | 15–8 | 16–14 | 14–16 | 15–7 | | 60–45 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 17:30 | Greece | 3–1 | Belarus | 15–9 | 10–15 | 15–11 | 15–12 | | 55–47 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Italy | 16–14 | 15–6 | 14–16 | 15–8 | | 60–44 | Report |

### Pool II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 225 | 105 | 2.143 | 15 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 225 | 214 | 1.051 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 238 | 220 | 1.082 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 5th to 8th classification |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 214 | 254 | 0.843 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 5th to 8th classification |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 237 | 231 | 1.026 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | |
| 6 | Israel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 131 | 246 | 0.533 | 2 | 14 | 0.143 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 28 Aug | 15:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–5 | 15–6 | 15–7 | | | 45–18 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 17:30 | Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Ukraine | 17–15 | 13–15 | 15–10 | 15–6 | | 60–46 | Report |
| 28 Aug | 20:00 | Belgium | 3–2 | Israel | 15–11 | 15–6 | 12–15 | 7–15 | 17–15 | 66–62 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 15:00 | Yugoslavia | 0–3 | Russia | 9–15 | 5–15 | 4–15 | | | 18–45 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 17:30 | Belgium | 3–2 | Ukraine | 15–13 | 9–15 | 6–15 | 15–13 | 15–13 | 60–69 | Report |
| 29 Aug | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Israel | 15–4 | 15–9 | 15–5 | | | 45–18 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 13:00 | Yugoslavia | 0–3 | Belgium | 13–15 | 9–15 | 11–15 | | | 33–45 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 15:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Israel | 15–8 | 15–8 | 15–2 | | | 45–18 | Report |
| 30 Aug | 18:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Ukraine | 15–8 | 6–15 | 15–9 | 15–9 | | 51–41 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 15:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–6 | 15–5 | 15–4 | | | 45–15 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 17:30 | Yugoslavia | 3–2 | Netherlands | 13–15 | 15–0 | 16–17 | 16–14 | 22–20 | 82–66 | Report |
| 1 Sep | 20:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Israel | 15–2 | 15–5 | 15–8 | | | 45–15 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 15:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–8 | 15–10 | 15–10 | | | 45–28 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 17:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–13 | 15–12 | 15–11 | | | 45–36 | Report |
| 2 Sep | 20:00 | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Israel | 15–4 | 15–6 | 15–8 | | | 45–18 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Israel Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

### 9th–12th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Sep | 17:30 | Finland | 3–0 | Israel | 15–4 | 15–12 | 15–6 | | | 45–22 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 20:00 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Belarus | 13–15 | 11–15 | 8–15 | | | 32–45 | Report |

#### 11th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Sep | 10:00 | Ukraine | 3–1 | Israel | 9–15 | 15–1 | 15–12 | 15–4 | | 54–32 | Report |

#### 9th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Sep | 10:00 | Belarus | 3–2 | Finland | 3–15 | 15–6 | 14–16 | 16–14 | 16–14 | 64–65 | Report |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Sep | 15:00 | Yugoslavia | 3–1 | France | 15–3 | 7–15 | 15–11 | 16–14 | | 53–43 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 15:00 | Greece | 3–1 | Belgium | 15–12 | 15–7 | 13–15 | 15–7 | | 58–41 | Report |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Sep | 12:30 | France | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–7 | 15–8 | 15–4 | | | 45–9 | Report |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Sep | 15:00 | Yugoslavia | 0–3 | Greece | 13–15 | 11–15 | 7–15 | | | 31–45 | Report |

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Ranana | Ranana |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | Ranana | Ranana |
| Netherlands | 0 | Ranana | Ranana |
| Netherlands | 0 | Poland | 3 |
| Ranana | Ranana | | Poland | 3 |
| Ranana | Ranana | Italy | 0 |
| Russia | 1 | Italy | 0 |
| Italy | 3 | | |
| Italy | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Ranana | Ranana |
| | | Netherlands | 0 |
| | | Russia | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 4 Sep | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–6 | 15–7 | 15–10 | | | 45–23 | Report |
| 4 Sep | 20:00 | Italy | 1–3 | Russia | 15–5 | 9–15 | 16–17 | 12–15 | | 52–52 | Report |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Sep | 16:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–6 | 15–0 | 15–12 | | | 45–18 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 5 Sep | 19:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Italy | 15–11 | 8–15 | 15–11 | 15–11 | | 53–48 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Poland |
| | Italy |
| | Russia |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Greece |
| 6 | Yugoslavia |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Belgium |
| 9 | Belarus |
| 10 | Finland |
| 11 | Ukraine |
| 12 | Israel |
* 1996 Men's Junior European champions
* Poland 1st title
* 12–man Roster
* Michał Chadała, Piotr Gruszka, Krzysztof Ignaczak, Łukasz Kruk, Dawid Murek, Paweł Papke, Marcin Prus, Robert Szczerbaniuk, Bartosz Szcześniewski, Sebastian Świderski, Radosław Wnuk, Paweł Zagumny
* Head coach
* Ireneusz Mazur