1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted from September 6 to September 14 in two cities in the Netherlands – Den Bosch and Eindhoven –.

Qualification

The top four placed teams from the 1995 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Netherlands (also host) and Bulgaria — were automatically qualified for the 1997 edition. The other teams had to qualify in 1996.

Teams

Group A – Den Bosch
Group B – Eindhoven

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1.  Yugoslavia 9 5 4 1 1.513 12 4 3.000
2.  Italy 9 5 4 1 1.366 12 4 3.000
3.  Slovakia 8 5 3 2 0.875 10 10 1.000
4.  Russia 7 5 2 3 1.093 10 9 1.111
5.  Germany 7 5 2 3 0.803 7 12 0.583
6.  Greece 5 5 0 5 0.701 3 15 0.200
Italy  3 – 0  Greece 16-14 15- 4 15-03
Slovakia  3 – 1  Germany 13-15 15-12 15-09 15-10
Russia  3 – 0  Yugoslavia 16-14 15-11 15-13
Germany  3 – 1  Greece 17-15 15-09 07-15 15-08
Slovakia  3 – 2  Russia 06-15 15-10 16-14 10-15 15-12
Yugoslavia  3 – 0  Italy 15-13 15-09 15-05
Germany  3 – 2  Russia 15-09 15-10 06-15 04-15 16-14
Italy  3 – 1  Slovakia 15-13 12-15 15-11 15-05
Yugoslavia  3 – 1  Greece 15-05 14-16 15-06 15-06
Italy  3 – 0  Germany 15-10 15-09 15-04
Russia  3 – 0  Greece 15-05 15-09 15-12
Yugoslavia  3 – 0  Slovakia 15-07 15-04 15-08
Italy  3 – 0  Russia 15-06 15-10 15-12
Slovakia  3 – 1  Greece 15-10 15-11 02-15 15-13
Yugoslavia  3 – 0  Germany 15-08 16-14 15-07

Group B

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1.  Netherlands 10 5 5 0 2.484 15 0 MAX
2.  France 8 5 3 2 1.023 10 8 1.250
3.  Ukraine 8 5 3 2 1.036 11 10 1.100
4.  Czech Republic 7 5 2 3 1.942 10 12 0.833
5.  Bulgaria 7 5 2 3 0.833 8 12 0.666
6.  Finland 5 5 0 5 0.652 3 15 0.200
Netherlands  3 – 0  Finland 15-03 15-07 15-02
Czech Republic  3 – 1  France 16-14 07-15 15-01 15-12
Ukraine  3 – 2  Bulgaria 08-15 15-07 11-15 15-10 15-09
France  3 – 0  Finland 15-05 15-13 15-07
Netherlands  3 – 0  Ukraine 15-06 15-10 15-01
Bulgaria  3 – 2  Czech Republic 05-15 15-10 15-11 10-15 15-11
Ukraine  3 – 0  Finland 15-12 15-01 15-09
France  3 – 0  Bulgaria 15-10 17-15 15-02
Netherlands  3 – 0  Czech Republic 15-07 15-02 15-06
Bulgaria  3 – 1  Finland 15-12 09-15 15-07 15-11
Ukraine  3 – 2  Czech Republic 11-15 15-09 10-15 15-13 15-11
Netherlands  3 – 0  France 16-14 15-06 15-05
Czech Republic  3 – 2  Finland 12-15 15-11 15-11 10-15 15-11
France  3 – 2  Ukraine 15-13 15-08 13-15 03-15 19-17
Netherlands  3 – 0  Bulgaria 15-03 15-09 15-10

Final round

Semi Finals Final
1997-09-13
  France  0  
  Yugoslavia  3  
 
1997-09-14 – Eindhoven
      Netherlands  3
    Yugoslavia  1
3rd place
1997-09-13 1997-09-14
  Netherlands  3   Italy  3
  Italy  0     France  1
Yugoslavia  3 – 0  France 15-06 17-15 15-11
Netherlands  3 – 0  Italy 15-09 15-06 15-13
Italy  3 – 1  France 15-02 15-06 10-15 15-08
Netherlands  3 – 1  Yugoslavia 15-11 10-15 15-10 15-09


5-8th place 5th place
1997-09-13
  Slovakia  0  
  Czech Republic  3  
 
1997-09-14
      Czech Republic  0
    Russia  3
7th place
1997-09-13 1997-09-14
  Russia  3   Ukraine  3
  Ukraine  0     Slovakia  0
Czech Republic  3 – 0  Slovakia 15-10 15-11 15-11
Russia  3 – 0  Ukraine 15-10 15-04 15-12
Slovakia  3 – 0  Ukraine 15-03 15-13 15-03
Russia  3 – 0  Czech Republic 15-10 15-09 15-09

Final ranking

Place Team
1st  Netherlands
2nd  Yugoslavia
3rd  Italy
4.  France
5.  Russia
6.  Czech Republic
7.  Ukraine
8.  Slovakia
9.  Bulgaria
 Germany
11.  Finland
 Greece
 1997 Men's European Champions 

Netherlands
First title
Team Roster
Peter Blangé, Guido Görtzen, Henk-Jan Held, Albert Cristina, Reinder Nummerdor, Richard Schuil, Bas van de Goor, Mike van de Goor, Jochem de Gruijter, Misha Latuhihin, Olof van der Meulen, and Robert van Es.
Head Coach: Toon Gerbrands.

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