2017 Boys' U19 Volleyball European Championship
# 2017 Boys' U19 Volleyball European Championship

The 2017 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship was played in Slovakia and Hungary from 22 to 30 April 2017. The top six teams qualified for the 2017 Youth World Championship.

## Participating teams

* Hosts
   * Hungary
   * Slovakia
* Qualified through 2017 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship Qualification
   * Belgium
   * Bulgaria
   * Czech Republic
   * Finland
   * France
   * Italy
   * Poland
   * Romania
   * Russia
   * Turkey

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| - | - |
| Hungary | Slovakia |
| Poland | Romania |
| Italy | Turkey |
| Bulgaria | Finland |
| Russia | France |
| Belgium | Czech Republic |

## Preliminary round

### Pool I

* Venue: Győr, Hungary

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 408 | 337 | 1.211 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 419 | 369 | 1.136 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 416 | 388 | 1.072 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 394 | 391 | 1.008 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 5 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 318 | 403 | 0.789 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 395 | 462 | 0.855 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Apr | 15:30 | Poland | 2–3 | Russia | 25–23 | 23–25 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 15–17 | 107–106 | Report |
| 22 Apr | 18:00 | Hungary | 0–3 | Belgium | 21–25 | 19–25 | 23–25 | | | 63–75 | Report |
| 22 Apr | 20:30 | Bulgaria | 2–3 | Italy | 26–24 | 15–25 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 13–15 | 95–108 | Report |
| 23 Apr | 15:30 | Belgium | 0–3 | Russia | 20–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | | 61–75 | Report |
| 23 Apr | 18:00 | Hungary | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 25–27 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 16–25 | 15–9 | 106–103 | Report |
| 23 Apr | 20:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Poland | 25–9 | 25–21 | 25–15 | | | 75–45 | Report |
| 24 Apr | 15:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Belgium | 19–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | | 60–75 | Report |
| 24 Apr | 18:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–15 | 25–13 | 25–14 | | | 75–42 | Report |
| 24 Apr | 20:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Italy | 25–17 | 27–25 | 25–17 | | | 77–59 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 15:30 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Poland | 23–25 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | | 84–98 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 18:00 | Hungary | 0–3 | Russia | 14–25 | 21–25 | 22–25 | | | 57–75 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 20:30 | Belgium | 2–3 | Italy | 25–19 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 16–25 | 13–15 | 102–102 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 15:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–16 | 25–19 | 25–18 | | | 75–53 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 18:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–16 | 25–15 | 25–19 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 20:30 | Poland | 3–1 | Belgium | 16–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–15 | | 91–81 | Report |

### Pool II

* Venue: Púchov, Slovakia

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 400 | 359 | 1.114 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 437 | 386 | 1.132 | Semifinals |
| 3 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 481 | 428 | 1.124 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 4 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | 393 | 412 | 0.954 | 5th–8th Semifinals |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 | 371 | 436 | 0.851 | |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0.400 | 417 | 478 | 0.872 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Apr | 15:00 | Czech Republic | 3–1 | Turkey | 22–25 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–16 | | 97–75 | Report |
| 22 Apr | 17:30 | Slovakia | 1–3 | France | 23–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 15–25 | | 82–98 | Report |
| 22 Apr | 20:00 | Finland | 3–0 | Romania | 25–20 | 25–13 | 25–17 | | | 75–50 | Report |
| 23 Apr | 15:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | France | 25–18 | 25–23 | 28–26 | | | 78–67 | Report |
| 23 Apr | 17:30 | Romania | 3–2 | Slovakia | 23–25 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 16–25 | 15–10 | 104–94 | Report |
| 23 Apr | 20:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Finland | 25–20 | 25–20 | 25–18 | | | 75–58 | Report |
| 24 Apr | 15:00 | France | 3–2 | Romania | 25–27 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 23–25 | 19–17 | 117–106 | Report |
| 24 Apr | 17:30 | Slovakia | 2–3 | Czech Republic | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 12–15 | 104–105 | Report |
| 24 Apr | 20:00 | Finland | 1–3 | Turkey | 20–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | | 87–97 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 15:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | France | 25–23 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 16–25 | | 85–98 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 17:30 | Finland | 3–1 | Slovakia | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | 96–89 | Report |
| 26 Apr | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–0 | Romania | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–15 | | | 75–60 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 15:00 | France | 3–1 | Finland | 25–19 | 26–28 | 25–18 | 25–12 | | 101–77 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 17:30 | Romania | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 21–25 | 10–25 | 20–25 | | | 51–75 | Report |
| 27 Apr | 20:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Turkey | 21–25 | 14–25 | 13–25 | | | 48–75 | Report |

## Final round

### 5th–8th place

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 29 April | 29 April |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 30 April | 30 April |
| Finland | 1 | 30 April | 30 April |
| Finland | 1 | Poland | 3 |
| 29 April | 29 April | | Poland | 3 |
| 29 April | 29 April | France | 0 |
| Belgium | 1 | France | 0 |
| France | 3 | | |
| France | 3 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 30 April | 30 April |
| | | Finland | 1 |
| | | Belgium | 3 |

**5th–8th semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 Apr | 13:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Finland | 17–25 | 27–25 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | 94–87 | Report |
| 29 Apr | 15:30 | Belgium | 1–3 | France | 25–21 | 16–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | 85–96 | Report |

**7th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 Apr | 10:00 | Finland | 1–3 | Belgium | 25–22 | 20–25 | 19–25 | 15–25 | | 79–97 | Report |

**5th place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 Apr | 12:30 | Poland | 3–0 | France | 25–22 | 25–15 | 25–15 | | | 75–52 | Report |

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 29 April | 29 April |
| Russia | 2 |
| Russia | 2 | 30 April | 30 April |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 30 April | 30 April |
| Czech Republic | 3 | Czech Republic | 3 |
| 29 April | 29 April | | Czech Republic | 3 |
| 29 April | 29 April | Italy | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 | Italy | 2 |
| Italy | 3 | | |
| Italy | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 30 April | 30 April |
| | | Russia | 2 |
| | | Turkey | 3 |

**Semifinals**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 Apr | 18:00 | Russia | 2–3 | Czech Republic | 25–16 | 22–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 10–15 | 105–99 | Report |
| 29 Apr | 20:30 | Turkey | 2–3 | Italy | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 9–15 | 103–103 | Report |

**3rd place match**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 Apr | 15:30 | Russia | 2–3 | Turkey | 22–25 | 25–21 | 26–24 | 17–25 | 13–15 | 103–110 | Report |

**Final**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 Apr | 18:30 | Czech Republic | 3–2 | Italy | 25–19 | 14–25 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 15–13 | 98–99 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Czech Republic |
| | Italy |
| | Turkey |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Belgium |
| 8 | Finland |
| 9 | Romania |
| 10 | Hungary |
| 11 | Slovakia |
| 12 | Bulgaria |

* Qualified for the 2017 Boys' U19 World Championship
* 2017 Boys' U19 European champions
* Czech Republic 1st title
* 12–man roster
* Jan Pavlíček, Radim Šulc, Ondřej Piskáček, Josef Polák, Filip Humler, Miroslav Drozen, Jan Svoboda, Lukáš Vašina, Michal Roháček, Pavel Horák, Marek Šotola, Jakub Varous
* Head coach
* Jiří Zach

## Awards

At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.

* Most valuable player

    Adis Lagumdzija
* Best setter

    Ondřej Piskáček
* Best outside spikers

    Batuhan Avci
    Davide Gardini
* Best middle blockers

    Lorenzo Cortesia
    Vitalii Dikarev
* Best opposite spiker

    Marek Šotola
* Best libero

    Filippo Federici
