1967 Women's European Volleyball Championship
# 1967 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 1967 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the seventh edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in Turkey from 22 October to 8 November 1967, with the final round held in Izmir.

## Participating teams

* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Hungary
* Israel
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Romania
* Soviet Union
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* West Germany

## Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the fifteen participants were divided into four groups (three groups of four teams and one group of three teams). In the second stage, two groups were formed, one containing the winners and runners-up from all first stage groups (eight teams in total) to contest the tournament title. A second group was formed by the remaining seven teams which played for position places (9th to 15th). All groups in both stages played a single round-robin format.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| - | - | - | - |
| East Germany | Bulgaria | Belgium | Netherlands |
| Hungary | Israel | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union |
| Italy | Sweden | Poland | Switzerland |
| Romania | Turkey | West Germany | Switzerland |

## Venues

| Pool A and 9th–15th pool | Pool B | AnkaraAdanaIstanbulIzmirclass=notpageimage| Tournament host cities |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ankara | Istanbul | AnkaraAdanaIstanbulIzmirclass=notpageimage| Tournament host cities |
| Pool C | Pool D and Final pool | AnkaraAdanaIstanbulIzmirclass=notpageimage| Tournament host cities |
| Adana | İzmir | AnkaraAdanaIstanbulIzmirclass=notpageimage| Tournament host cities |

## Preliminary round

### Pool A

* venue location: Ankara, Turkey

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 126 | 88 | 1.432 | Final pool |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 115 | 91 | 1.264 | Final pool |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 119 | 103 | 1.155 | 9th–15th pool |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 57 | 135 | 0.422 | 9th–15th pool |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 26 Oct | East Germany | 3–0 | Hungary | 15–12 | 15–8 | 15–5 | 45–25 | Report |
| 26 Oct | Romania | 3–0 | Italy | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 45–22 | Report |
| 27 Oct | Hungary | 3–0 | Romania | 15–12 | 15–10 | 15–6 | 45–28 | Report |
| 27 Oct | East Germany | 3–0 | Italy | 15–13 | 15–1 | 15–3 | 45–17 | Report |
| 28 Oct | Hungary | 3–0 | Italy | 15–9 | 15–2 | 15–7 | 45–18 | Report |
| 28 Oct | Romania | 3–0 | East Germany | 16–14 | 15–13 | 15–9 | 46–36 | Report |

### Pool B

* venue location: Istanbul, Turkey

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 135 | 32 | 4.219 | Final pool |
| 2 | Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 107 | 102 | 1.049 | Final pool |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 107 | 126 | 0.849 | 9th–15th pool |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 46 | 135 | 0.341 | 9th–15th pool |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 26 Oct | Turkey | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–7 | 15–10 | 15–9 | | 45–26 | Report |
| 26 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Israel | 15–0 | 15–1 | 15–6 | | 45–7 | Report |
| 27 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Turkey | 15–3 | 15–5 | 15–8 | | 45–16 | Report |
| 27 Oct | Israel | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–1 | 15–8 | 15–2 | | 45–11 | Report |
| 28 Oct | Israel | 3–1 | Turkey | 15–11 | 15–12 | 10–15 | 15–8 | 55–46 | Report |
| 28 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–2 | 15–3 | 15–4 | | 45–9 | Report |

### Pool C

* venue location: Adana, Turkey

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 150 | 66 | 2.273 | Final pool |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 145 | 70 | 2.071 | Final pool |
| 3 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 56 | 120 | 0.467 | 9th–15th pool |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 40 | 135 | 0.296 | 9th–15th pool |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 26 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–1 | 15–0 | 15–3 | | | 45–4 | Report |
| 26 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–0 | 15–3 | 15–2 | | | 45–5 | Report |
| 27 Oct | West Germany | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–8 | 15–9 | 15–13 | | | 45–30 | Report |
| 27 Oct | Poland | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | 15–9 | 15–10 | 5–15 | 10–15 | 15–6 | 60–55 | Report |
| 28 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–0 | 15–4 | 15–2 | | | 45–6 | Report |
| 28 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–3 | 15–0 | 15–3 | | | 45–6 | Report |

### Pool D

* venue location: İzmir, Turkey

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 90 | 28 | 3.214 | Final pool |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 66 | 53 | 1.245 | Final pool |
| 3 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 15 | 90 | 0.167 | 9th–15th pool |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report |
| 26 Oct | Netherlands | 3–0 | Switzerland | 15–1 | 15–5 | 15–2 | 45–8 | Report |
| 27 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Switzerland | 15–2 | 15–3 | 15–2 | 45–7 | Report |
| 28 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–10 | 15–7 | 15–4 | 45–21 | Report |

## Final round

### 9th–15th pool

* venue location: Ankara, Turkey

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Romania | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0 | MAX | 270 | 47 | 5.745 |
| 2 | West Germany | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 3.000 | 254 | 201 | 1.264 |
| 3 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 260 | 197 | 1.320 |
| 4 | Turkey | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 243 | 263 | 0.924 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 0.533 | 219 | 302 | 0.725 |
| 6 | Belgium | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 180 | 257 | 0.700 |
| 7 | Sweden | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0.056 | 122 | 281 | 0.434 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Nov | Romania | 3–0 | Italy | 15–8 | 15–7 | 15–7 | | | 45–22 | Report |
| 1 Nov | Turkey | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–7 | 15–10 | 15–9 | | | 45–26 | Report |
| 1 Nov | West Germany | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–8 | 15–9 | 15–13 | | | 45–30 | Report |
| 2 Nov | Romania | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–0 | 15–0 | 15–3 | | | 45–3 | Report |
| 2 Nov | Italy | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–3 | 15–3 | 15–0 | | | 45–6 | Report |
| 2 Nov | West Germany | 3–0 | Switzerland | 15–5 | 15–6 | 15–12 | | | 45–23 | Report |
| 3 Nov | West Germany | 3–0 | Italy | 16–14 | 15–8 | 15–8 | | | 46–30 | Report |
| 3 Nov | Turkey | 3–1 | Switzerland | 15–8 | 10–15 | 15–12 | 15–7 | | 55–42 | Report |
| 3 Nov | Belgium | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–6 | 15–9 | 15–6 | | | 45–21 | Report |
| 4 Nov | Italy | 3–1 | Turkey | 15–10 | 15–12 | 13–15 | 15–1 | | 58–38 | Report |
| 4 Nov | West Germany | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–5 | 15–8 | 15–3 | | | 45–16 | Report |
| 4 Nov | Romania | 3–0 | Switzerland | 15–1 | 15–1 | 15–3 | | | 45–5 | Report |
| 6 Nov | West Germany | 3–2 | Turkey | 15–8 | 15–7 | 9–15 | 12–15 | 15–12 | 66–57 | Report |
| 6 Nov | Romania | 3–0 | Sweden | 15–3 | 15–0 | 15–4 | | | 45–7 | Report |
| 6 Nov | Switzerland | 3–2 | Belgium | 15–8 | 6–15 | 5–15 | 15–6 | 15–7 | 56–51 | Report |
| 7 Nov | Italy | 3–1 | Switzerland | 15–11 | 15–6 | 15–17 | 15–3 | | 60–37 | Report |
| 7 Nov | Turkey | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–9 | 15–9 | 15–8 | | | 45–26 | Report |
| 7 Nov | Romania | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–1 | 15–2 | 15–4 | | | 45–7 | Report |
| 8 Nov | Romania | 3–0 | Turkey | 15–1 | 15–0 | 15–2 | | | 45–3 | Report |
| 8 Nov | Italy | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–7 | 15–10 | 15–8 | | | 45–25 | Report |
| 8 Nov | Switzerland | 3–1 | Sweden | 15–11 | 15–9 | 11–15 | 15–11 | | 56–46 | Report |

### Final pool

* venue location: İzmir, Turkey

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | MAX | 315 | 91 | 3.462 |
| 2 | Poland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | 332 | 248 | 1.339 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2.429 | 307 | 221 | 1.389 |
| 4 | East Germany | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1.300 | 276 | 255 | 1.082 |
| 5 | Hungary | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 0.846 | 262 | 271 | 0.967 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 0.375 | 228 | 269 | 0.848 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 0.333 | 200 | 329 | 0.608 |
| 8 | Israel | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0.000 | 79 | 315 | 0.251 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Nov | Hungary | 3–0 | Israel | 15–7 | 15–5 | 15–4 | | | 45–16 | Report |
| 1 Nov | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–1 | 15–6 | 15–8 | | | 45–15 | Report |
| 1 Nov | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–5 | 15–3 | 15–0 | | | 45–8 | Report |
| 1 Nov | Poland | 3–1 | East Germany | 15–11 | 17–15 | 13–15 | 15–10 | | 60–51 | Report |
| 2 Nov | Netherlands | 3–0 | Israel | 15–10 | 15–10 | 15–6 | | | 45–26 | Report |
| 2 Nov | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–6 | 15–9 | 15–10 | | | 45–25 | Report |
| 2 Nov | Poland | 3–1 | Hungary | 15–8 | 3–15 | 17–15 | 15–10 | | 50–48 | Report |
| 2 Nov | Soviet Union | 3–0 | East Germany | 15–1 | 15–3 | 15–2 | | | 45–6 | Report |
| 3 Nov | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Israel | 15–4 | 15–1 | 15–2 | | | 45–7 | Report |
| 3 Nov | Poland | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–3 | 15–10 | 15–3 | | | 45–16 | Report |
| 3 Nov | East Germany | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–10 | 15–13 | 15–11 | | | 45–34 | Report |
| 3 Nov | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Hungary | 15–2 | 15–0 | 15–0 | | | 45–2 | Report |
| 5 Nov | Poland | 3–0 | Israel | 15–2 | 15–2 | 15–4 | | | 45–8 | Report |
| 5 Nov | East Germany | 3–1 | Netherlands | 15–5 | 17–15 | 8–15 | 15–5 | | 55–40 | Report |
| 5 Nov | Hungary | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–12 | 15–12 | 15–11 | | | 45–35 | Report |
| 5 Nov | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–4 | 15–10 | 15–4 | | | 45–18 | Report |
| 6 Nov | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Israel | 15–7 | 15–1 | 15–1 | | | 45–9 | Report |
| 6 Nov | Hungary | 3–1 | Netherlands | 15–2 | 15–4 | 12–15 | 15–5 | | 57–26 | Report |
| 6 Nov | Poland | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–9 | | | 45–25 | Report |
| 6 Nov | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | East Germany | 15–9 | 15–13 | 15–7 | | | 45–29 | Report |
| 7 Nov | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Poland | 15–7 | 15–10 | 15–10 | | | 45–27 | Report |
| 7 Nov | East Germany | 3–0 | Israel | 15–2 | 15–2 | 15–2 | | | 45–6 | Report |
| 7 Nov | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Netherlands | 15–8 | 11–15 | 15–4 | 15–10 | | 56–37 | Report |
| 7 Nov | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Hungary | 15–11 | 15–8 | 9–15 | 15–6 | | 54–40 | Report |
| 8 Nov | East Germany | 3–0 | Hungary | 15–12 | 15–8 | 15–5 | | | 45–25 | Report |
| 8 Nov | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Israel | 15–0 | 15–1 | 15–6 | | | 45–7 | Report |
| 8 Nov | Poland | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | 15–9 | 15–10 | 5–15 | 10–15 | 15–6 | 60–55 | Report |
| 8 Nov | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–10 | 15–7 | 15–4 | | | 45–21 | Report |

## Final ranking

| Place | Team |
| - | - |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Poland |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| 4. | East Germany |
| 5. | Hungary |
| 6. | Bulgaria |
| 7. | Netherlands |
| 8. | Israel |
| 9. | Romania |
| 10. | West Germany |
| 11. | Italy |
| 12. | Turkey |
| 13. | Switzerland |
| 14. | Belgium |
| 15. | Sweden |

* 1967 Women's European champions
* Soviet Union Sixth title
