2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship

2005 Women’s European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Croatia
Dates September 17 – September 25
Teams 12
Venues 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Poland (2nd title)
MVP Poland Dorota Świeniewicz
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The 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 24th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Pula and Zagreb, Croatia from September 17 to September 25, 2005.

Qualification

Teams

Group A – Zagreb
Group B – Pula

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1.  Poland 10 5 5 0 456 391 1.166 15 4 3.750
2.  Azerbaijan 9 5 4 1 413 371 1.113 12 5 2.400
3.  Croatia 7 5 2 3 401 419 0.957 8 10 0.800
4.  Serbia and Montenegro 7 5 2 3 456 454 1.004 9 12 0.750
5.  Romania 6 5 1 4 405 469 0.864 7 13 0.538
6.  Germany 6 5 1 4 407 434 0.938 6 13 0.462
Croatia  1-3  Romania 24-26 18-25 25-20 25-27
Poland  3-0  Azerbaijan 26-24 25-20 25-23
Germany  1-3  Serbia and Montenegro 22-25 25-17 13-25 16-25
Azerbaijan  3-1  Romania 26-24 23-25 25-17 25-19
Serbia and Montenegro  1-3  Croatia 25-16 19-25 23-25 16-25
Poland  3-2  Germany 25-22 23-25 19-25 28-26 15-13
Romania  2-3  Serbia and Montenegro 15-25 25-19 14-25 26-24 13-15
Germany  0-3  Azerbaijan 24-26 14-25 21-25
Croatia  1-3  Poland 16-25 21-25 25-22 20-25
Azerbaijan  3-1  Serbia and Montenegro 18-25 25-19 25-20 28-26
Poland  3-0  Romania 25-13 25-19 25-16
Germany  0-3  Croatia 21-25 22-25 23-25
Serbia and Montenegro  1-3  Poland 14-25 23-25 25-23 21-25
Romania  1-3  Germany 25-20 18-25 21-25 17-25
Croatia  0-3  Azerbaijan 23-25 16-25 22-25

Group B

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1.  Italy 10 5 5 0 429 366 1.172 15 3 5.000
2.  Russia 9 5 4 1 447 411 1.088 14 6 2.333
3.  Netherlands 7 5 2 3 473 467 1.013 11 10 1.100
4.  Turkey 7 5 2 3 395 391 1.010 7 10 0.700
5.  Bulgaria 7 5 2 3 374 406 0.921 7 11 0.636
6.  Spain 5 5 0 5 324 401 0.808 1 15 0.067
Netherlands  2-3  Bulgaria 25-17 18-25 22-25 25-17 14-16
Italy  3-0  Spain 25-21 29-27 25-21
Turkey  0-3  Russia 23-25 24-26 20-25
Bulgaria  0-3  Italy 23-25 14-25 20-25
Russia  3-1  Spain 25-11 25-23 22-25 25-18
Turkey  1-3  Netherlands 22-25 30-28 21-25 23-25
Spain  0-3  Bulgaria 22-25 12-25 23-25
Italy  3-0  Turkey 25-21 25-21 25-20
Netherlands  2-3  Russia 25-18 25-21 20-25 26-28 9-15
Turkey  3-0  Spain 25-22 25-13 25-21
Netherlands  1-3  Italy 23-25 18-25 26-24 18-25
Russia  3-0  Bulgaria 25-23 25-17 25-21
Spain  0-3  Netherlands 23-25 20-25 22-25
Italy  3-2  Russia 22-25 25-14 25-16 14-25 15-12
Bulgaria  1-3  Turkey 25-20 14-25 19-25 23-25

Final round

Semi Finals Final
2005-09-24 – Zagreb
  Poland  3  
  Russia  2  
 
2005-09-25 – Zagreb
      Poland  3
    Italy  1
3rd place
2005-09-24 – Zagreb 2005-09-25 – Zagreb
  Azerbaijan  0   Azerbaijan  0
  Italy  3     Russia  3
5-8th place 5th place
2005-09-24 – Zagreb
  Croatia  1  
  Turkey  3  
 
2005-09-25 – Zagreb
      Turkey  1
    Netherlands  3
7th place
2005-09-24 – Zagreb 2005-09-25 – Zagreb
  Serbia and Montenegro  0   Serbia and Montenegro  3
  Netherlands  3     Croatia  0
Croatia  1-3  Turkey 25-18 22-25 23-25 22-25
Serbia and Montenegro  0-3  Netherlands 15-25 11-25 21-25
Poland  3-2  Russia 26-24 25-22 26-28 20-25 22-20
Italy  3-0  Azerbaijan 25-19 25-19 25-22
Croatia  0-3  Serbia and Montenegro 22-25 21-25 14-25
Turkey  1-3  Netherlands 18-25 25-12 21-25 20-25
Russia  3-0  Azerbaijan 25-20 25-10 25-21
Poland  3-1  Italy 25-23 27-25 21-25 25-18

Final ranking

Place Team
1st  Poland
2nd  Italy
3rd  Russia
4.  Azerbaijan
5.  Netherlands
6.  Turkey
7.  Serbia and Montenegro
8.  Croatia
9.  Bulgaria
 Romania
 Germany
 Spain
 2005 Women's European Champions 

Poland
Second title
Team Roster:
Katarzyna Skowrońska, Mariola Zenik, Izabela Bełcik, Magdalena Śliwa, Małgorzata Glinka, Dorota Świeniewicz, Agata Mróz, Joanna Mirek, Sylwia Pycia, Natalia Bamber, Milena Rosner, Aleksandra Przybysz. Head Coach: Andrzej Niemczyk

Individual awards

References