Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification
The European qualification for the 2008 men's Olympic volleyball tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 13 January 2008.
Elimination round
- Dates: 1–9 September 2007
- All times are local.
- In case of an aggregate score tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Montenegro ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–2 |
Romania ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 |
Austria ![]() |
3–5 | ![]() |
3–2 | 0–3 |
Azerbaijan ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 |
First leg
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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01 Sep | 18:00 | Romania ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–12 | 25–19 | 25–16 | 75–47 | ||
01 Sep | 20:00 | Montenegro ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
25–22 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 25–23 | 93–88 | |
01 Sep | 20:15 | Austria ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
25–21 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 16–14 | 111–105 |
02 Sep | 18:00 | Azerbaijan ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
23–25 | 29–31 | 21–25 | 73–81 |
Second leg
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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02 Sep | 18:00 | Romania ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–13 | 25–20 | 25–17 | 75–50 | ||
08 Sep | 17:30 | Denmark ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–17 | 25–15 | 25–22 | 75–54 | ||
09 Sep | 16:00 | Sweden ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–10 | 25–14 | 25–23 | 75–47 | ||
09 Sep | 18:00 | Latvia ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
23–25 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 19–21 | 115–116 |
Pre–qualification tournaments
Tournament 1
- Venue:
Arena Savaria, Szombathely, Hungary
- Dates: 28 November–2 December 2007
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Preliminary round
Pool A
Matches | Sets | Points | ||||||||
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Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio |
1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 183 | 154 | 1.188 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 132 | 137 | 0.964 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 159 | 183 | 0.869 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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28 Nov | 20:00 | Estonia ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
21–25 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 9–15 | 97–108 |
29 Nov | 20:00 | Hungary ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–19 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 75–62 | ||
30 Nov | 20:00 | Finland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–22 | 25–19 | 25–16 | 75–57 |
Pool B
Matches | Sets | Points | ||||||||
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Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio |
1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 118 | 1.271 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 137 | 143 | 0.958 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 127 | 153 | 0.830 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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28 Nov | 17:30 | Denmark ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
26–28 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 68–78 | ||
29 Nov | 17:30 | Poland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–21 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 75–59 | ||
30 Nov | 17:30 | Belgium ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
22–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 59–75 |
Final round
Semifinals | Final | ||||||
1 December | |||||||
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2 December | |||||||
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3 | ||||||
1 December | |||||||
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3 | ||||||
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Semifinals
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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01 Dec | 15:30 | Finland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–21 | 25–22 | 26–24 | 76–67 | ||
01 Dec | 18:00 | Poland ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
25–14 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 95–74 |
Final
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
02 Dec | 15:00 | Finland ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
20–25 | 18–25 | 25–27 | 63–77 |
Final standing
Rank | Team |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
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Tournament 2
- Venue:
Arena D'Évora, Évora, Portugal
- Dates: 28 November–2 December 2007
- All times are Western European Time (UTC±0).
Preliminary round
Pool A
Matches | Sets | Points | ||||||||
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Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio |
1 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 188 | 179 | 1.050 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 213 | 213 | 1.000 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 175 | 184 | 0.951 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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28 Nov | 15:30 | Czech Republic ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
21–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 12–15 | 105–104 |
29 Nov | 15:00 | Germany ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
25–18 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 11–15 | 109–108 |
30 Nov | 18:30 | Portugal ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
25–27 | 25–27 | 21–25 | 71–79 |
Pool B
Matches | Sets | Points | ||||||||
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Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio |
1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 151 | 124 | 1.218 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 188 | 194 | 0.969 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 172 | 193 | 0.891 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 Nov | 19:00 | Sweden ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
28–26 | 22–25 | 30–28 | 22–25 | 16–14 | 118–118 |
29 Nov | 18:30 | France ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–23 | 25–23 | 26–24 | 76–70 | ||
30 Nov | 15:00 | Slovakia ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
15–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 54–75 |
Final round
Semifinals | Final | ||||||
1 December | |||||||
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3 | ||||||
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2 December | |||||||
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3 | ||||||
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2 | ||||||
1 December | |||||||
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0 | ||||||
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3 |
Semifinals
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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01 Dec | 15:05 | France ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
19–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | 53–75 | ||
01 Dec | 18:30 | Germany ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–19 | 25–11 | 25–21 | 75–51 |
Final
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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02 Dec | 16:05 | Germany ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
25–22 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 15–13 | 108–102 |
Final standing
Rank | Team |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
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Tournament 3
- Venue:
PalaCatania, Catania, Italy
- Dates: 28 November–2 December 2007
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Preliminary round
Pool A
Matches | Sets | Points | ||||||||
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Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio |
1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 186 | 172 | 1.081 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 214 | 197 | 1.086 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 144 | 175 | 0.823 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 Nov | 20:30 | Italy ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–18 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 75–58 | ||
29 Nov | 17:30 | Croatia ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
24–26 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 18–20 | 114–111 |
30 Nov | 20:00 | Montenegro ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
25–22 | 22–25 | 13–25 | 26–28 | 86–100 |
Pool B
Matches | Sets | Points | ||||||||
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Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio |
1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 154 | 125 | 1.232 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 160 | 161 | 0.994 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 144 | 172 | 0.837 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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28 Nov | 18:00 | Netherlands ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
26–24 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 76–61 | ||
29 Nov | 20:00 | Greece ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
19–25 | 26–28 | 19–25 | 64–78 | ||
30 Nov | 17:30 | Romania ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
25–21 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | 83–96 |
Final round
Semifinals | Final | ||||||
1 December | |||||||
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2 December | |||||||
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3 | ||||||
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2 | ||||||
1 December | |||||||
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3 | ||||||
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0 |
Semifinals
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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01 Dec | 16:00 | Italy ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–15 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 75–53 | ||
01 Dec | 18:30 | Netherlands ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–22 | 25–18 | 27–25 | 77–65 |
Final
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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02 Dec | 18:00 | Italy ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
20–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 106–104 |
Final standing
Rank | Team |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
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Second placed teams
Russia and
Bulgaria qualified to 2008 men's Olympic volleyball tournament via the 2007 FIVB World Cup and are replaced by 2 second placed teams.
Matches | Sets | Points | ||||||||
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Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio |
1 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3.667 | 335 | 296 | 1.132 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 322 | 298 | 1.081 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 390 | 374 | 1.043 |
Qualification tournament
- Venue:
Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir, Turkey
- Dates: 7–13 January 2008
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).
Preliminary round
Pool A
Matches | Sets | Points | ||||||||
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Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio |
1 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 292 | 307 | 0.951 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 253 | 269 | 0.941 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 288 | 275 | 1.047 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 246 | 228 | 1.079 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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07 Jan | 15:30 | Italy ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
29–27 | 25–18 | 25–10 | 79–55 | ||
07 Jan | 20:30 | Spain ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
19–25 | 25–22 | 26–28 | 25–21 | 15–11 | 110–107 |
08 Jan | 18:00 | Poland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–20 | 26–24 | 25–21 | 76–65 | ||
09 Jan | 15:30 | Italy ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
21–25 | 25–13 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 12–15 | 102–97 |
09 Jan | 20:30 | Netherlands ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
19–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 16–25 | 15–13 | 100–105 |
10 Jan | 18:00 | Spain ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
24–26 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 85–98 |
Pool B
Matches | Sets | Points | ||||||||
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Rank | Team | Pts | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio |
1 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 276 | 260 | 1.062 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 259 | 241 | 1.075 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 268 | 279 | 0.961 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 296 | 319 | 0.928 |
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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07 Jan | 18:00 | Turkey ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
34–32 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 12–15 | 111–119 |
08 Jan | 15:30 | Serbia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
26–24 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 76–65 | ||
08 Jan | 20:30 | Germany ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
25–20 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 15–12 | 103–101 |
09 Jan | 18:00 | Serbia ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
22–25 | 26–24 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 11–15 | 103–111 |
10 Jan | 15:30 | Finland ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–23 | 25–15 | 25–16 | 75–54 | ||
10 Jan | 20:30 | Turkey ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
25–22 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | 84–97 |
Final round
Semifinals | Final | ||||||
12 January | |||||||
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13 January | |||||||
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12 January | |||||||
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3 | ||||||
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Semifinals
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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12 Jan | 16:30 | Spain ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
25–22 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–16 | 96–79 | |
12 Jan | 19:00 | Serbia ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
25–23 | 27–25 | 25–21 | 77–69 |
Final
Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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13 Jan | 16:00 | Spain ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
26–24 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 15–25 | 15–17 | 100–107 |
Final standing
Rank | Team |
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External links
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