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Men's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Russia
DatesSeptember 6–16
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions Spain (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVPRussia Semyon Poltavskiy
Official website
tournament website

The 25th Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first continental volleyball competition hosted by Russia. Championship took place from September 6 to September 16, 2007, and was won by Spain.

Qualification[edit]

Teams[edit]

Squads[edit]

Further information: 2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship Squads

First round[edit]

Pool A[edit]

  • Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg
RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1 Serbia521741.7502572531.016
2 Germany521641.5002302101.095
3 Netherlands412560.8332402391.004
4 Greece412480.5002512760.909
September 6, 2007
17:30 Netherlands Serbia0 – 3 (23–25, 21–25, 18–25)
September 7, 2007
15:00 Greece Netherlands3 – 2 (25–20, 22–25, 19–25, 25–19, 15–13)
20:00 Serbia Germany1 – 3 (25–22, 21–25, 20–25, 17–25)
September 8, 2007
17:30 Germany Greece3 – 0 (25–17, 25–19, 25–15)
September 9, 2007
15:00 Germany Netherlands0 – 3 (15–25, 24–26, 19–25)
20:00 Serbia Greece3 – 1 (25–23, 25–23, 24–26, 25–22)

Pool B[edit]

  • Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow
RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1 Russia63090MAX2251731.301
2 Belgium521661.0002752741.004
3 Poland412470.5712392480.964
4 Turkey303390.3332432870.847
September 6, 2007
17:30 Belgium Russia0 – 3 (17–25, 20–25, 22–25)
September 7, 2007
15:00 Poland Belgium1 – 3 (22–25, 25–23, 14–25, 24–26)
20:00 Russia Turkey3 – 0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–18)
September 8, 2007
17:30 Turkey Poland1 – 3 (25–20, 18–25, 20–25, 11–25)
September 9, 2007
15:00 Turkey Belgium2 – 3 (27–25, 25–21, 29–31, 23–25, 10–15)
20:00 Russia Poland3 – 0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–14)

Pool C[edit]

  • Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg
RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1 Spain630919.0002412021.193
2 France521641.5002412101.148
3 Slovakia412470.5712452770.884
4 Slovenia303290.2222352730.861
September 6, 2007
15:00 Slovenia  Spain1 – 3 (25–16, 20–25, 21–25, 18–25)
20:00 Slovakia France1 – 3 (23–25, 23–25, 26–24, 15–25)
September 7, 2007
17:30 Slovakia Slovenia3 – 1 (21–25, 25–21, 34–32, 27–25)
September 8, 2007
15:00  Spain Slovakia3 – 0 (25–15, 25–16, 25–20)
20:00 France Slovenia3 – 0 (25–17, 25–18, 25–13)
September 9, 2007
17:30  Spain France3 – 0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–22)

Pool D[edit]

  • Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow
RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1 Finland521842.0002842691.056
2 Bulgaria521651.2002582301.122
3 Italy521661.0002662670.996
4 Croatia303490.4442733150.867
September 6, 2007
15:00 Croatia Bulgaria2 – 3 (26–24, 25–23, 12–25, 20–25, 10–15)
20:00 Finland Italy2 – 3 (21–25 18–25, 25–21, 25–22, 13–15)
September 7, 2007
17:30 Croatia Finland1 – 3 (22–25, 26–28, 28–26, 14–25)
September 8, 2007
15:00 Bulgaria Finland0 – 3 (22–25, 26–28, 23–25)
20:00 Italy Croatia3 – 1 (26–24, 23–25, 25–23, 25–18)
September 9, 2007
17:30 Italy Bulgaria0 – 3 (20–25, 18–25, 21–25)

Second round[edit]

Pool E[edit]

  • Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg
RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1 Spain10501543.7504494061.106
2 Serbia8321281.5004574531.009
3 Germany8321071.4293973621.097
4 Netherlands8321091.1114384121.063
5 France6147130.5384374630.944
6 Slovakia5052150.1333444260.808
September 11, 2007
15:00 Netherlands Spain1 – 3 (23–25, 25–20, 22–25, 22–25)
17:30 Serbia France3 – 2 (25–23, 22–25, 25–23, 33–35, 15–12)
20:00 Germany Slovakia3 – 0 (25–23, 25–15, 25–16)
September 12, 2007
15:00 Netherlands France3 – 2 (25–11, 25–23, 21–25, 20–25, 15–12)
17:30 Germany Spain1 – 3 (19–25, 25–15, 24–26, 24–26)
20:00 Serbia Slovakia3 – 0 (25–18, 25–23, 25–23)
September 13, 2007
15:00 Germany France3 – 0 (25–14, 25–22, 25–21)
17:30 Serbia Spain2 – 3 (24–26, 19–25, 26–24, 25–22, 10–15)
20:00 Netherlands Slovakia3 – 1 (30–28, 22–25, 25–18, 25–17)

Pool F[edit]

  • Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow
RkTeamPointsWonLostSWSLRatioPWPLRatio
1 Russia10501543.7504413751.176
2 Finland8321371.8574554451.022
3 Italy83211101.1004494550.987
4 Bulgaria832991.0004074071.000
5 Belgium6145130.3853984280.930
6 Poland5055150.3334274670.914
September 11, 2007
15:00 Poland Finland0 – 3 (20–25, 27–29, 21–25)
17:30 Belgium Italy0 – 3 (22–25, 21–25, 23–25)
20:00 Russia Bulgaria3 – 0 (25–22, 25–18, 25–21)
September 12, 2007
15:00 Belgium Finland1 – 3 (25–21, 17–25, 23–25, 21–25)
17:30 Poland Bulgaria2 – 3 (20–25, 25–16, 24–26, 25–21, 13–15)
20:00 Russia Italy3 – 2 (25–21, 25–15, 20–25, 19–25, 15–10)
September 13, 2007
15:00 Belgium Bulgaria1 – 3 (25–22, 23–25, 23–25, 17–25)
17:30 Poland Italy2 – 3 (23–25, 23–25, 28–26, 25–20, 9–15)
20:00 Russia Finland3 – 2 (22–25, 28–26, 22–25, 25–16, 15–8)

Semifinals and finals[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
2007-09-15 - Moscow
 
 
 Spain3
 
2007-09-16 - Moscow
 
 Finland2
 
 Spain3
 
2007-09-15 - Moscow
 
 Russia2
 
 Russia3
 
 
 Serbia0
 
3rd place
 
 
2007-09-16 - Moscow
 
 
 Finland1
 
 
 Serbia3

Semifinals[edit]

September 15, 2007 Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow
17:30 Spain Finland3 – 2 (25–23, 19–25, 22–25, 26–24, 15–10)
20:00 Russia Serbia3 – 0 (27–25, 25–22, 25–15)

Finals[edit]

September 16, 2007 Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow
15:30 Finland Serbia1 – 3 (18–25, 25–23, 21–25, 16–25)
18:00 Spain Russia3 – 2 (25–18, 20–25, 24–26, 30–28, 16–14)

Ranking and statistics[edit]

Individual awards[edit]

  • MVP:  Semen Poltavskiy (RUS)
  • Best Scorer:  Ivan Miljković (SRB)
  • Best Spiker:  Yury Berezhko (RUS)
  • Best Blocker:  José Luis Moltó (ESP)
  • Best Server:  Semen Poltavskiy (RUS)
  • Best Libero:  Alexey Verbov (RUS)
  • Best Setter:  Vadim Khamuttskikh (RUS)

References[edit]

  • European Volleyball Championship 2007 Official Site