2005 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship
# 2005 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship

The 2005 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship was the 6th edition of the Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in Riga, Latvia from March 29 to April 3, 2005.

Poland won their 1st title in the tournament by defeating France. Jakub Jarosz was elected the Most Valuable Player.

## Participating teams

* Host
   * Latvia
* Qualified through 2005 Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship Qualification
   * Bulgaria
   * Estonia
   * France
   * Germany
   * Italy
   * Poland
   * Russia
   * Serbia and Montenegro
   * Slovakia
   * Slovenia
   * Spain

## Pool composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| - | - | - | - |
| Germany | Bulgaria | France | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Poland | Estonia | Slovakia | Slovenia |
| Russia | Italy | Latvia | Spain |

## Pool standing procedure

* Match points
* Numbers of matches won
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

## Preliminary round

* All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+03:00)

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 212 | 198 | 1.071 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 204 | 199 | 1.025 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 201 | 220 | 0.914 | 9th to 12th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Mar | 12:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Poland | 28–26 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 16–25 | 13–15 | 103–111 | Report |
| 30 Mar | 12:00 | Russia | 3–2 | Germany | 27–25 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 25–14 | 15–9 | 109–98 | Report |
| 31 Mar | 12:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Russia | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 28–26 | | 101–95 | Report |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 170 | 124 | 1.371 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 189 | 204 | 0.926 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Estonia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 153 | 184 | 0.832 | 9th to 12th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Mar | 14:30 | Estonia | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 25–18 | 21–25 | 25–22 | 27–29 | 11–15 | 109–109 | Report |
| 30 Mar | 14:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–11 | 25–17 | 25–16 | | | 75–44 | Report |
| 31 Mar | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Italy | 25–20 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 14–25 | | 80–95 | Report |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 179 | 138 | 1.297 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 183 | 180 | 1.017 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Latvia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 171 | 215 | 0.795 | 9th to 12th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Mar | 17:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | France | 22–25 | 27–29 | 19–25 | | | 68–79 | Report |
| 30 Mar | 17:00 | Latvia | 2–3 | Slovakia | 17–25 | 29–27 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 13–15 | 101–115 | Report |
| 31 Mar | 17:00 | France | 3–1 | Latvia | 25–12 | 25–20 | 25–27 | 25–11 | | 100–70 | Report |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 152 | 122 | 1.246 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 168 | 152 | 1.105 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 127 | 173 | 0.734 | 9th to 12th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 29 Mar | 19:30 | Slovenia | 3–1 | Spain | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–15 | 25–17 | 98–75 | Report |
| 30 Mar | 19:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–22 | 25–23 | 27–25 | | 77–70 | Report |
| 31 Mar | 19:30 | Spain | 0–3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 21–25 | 16–25 | 15–25 | | 52–75 | Report |

## Final round

* All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+03:00)

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 Apr | 12:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–56 | Report |
| 1 Apr | 14:30 | France | 3–0 | Slovenia | 25–20 | 25–19 | 25–22 | | | 75–61 | Report |
| 1 Apr | 17:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Russia | 25–21 | 25–20 | 28–26 | | | 78–67 | Report |
| 1 Apr | 19:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2–3 | Slovakia | 16–25 | 14–25 | 25–16 | 25–20 | 11–15 | 91–101 | Report |

### 9th to 12th place

| 9th to 12th Classification | 9th to 12th Classification | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 April | 1 April |
| Germany | 3 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 April | 2 April |
| Estonia | 1 | 2 April | 2 April |
| Estonia | 1 | Germany | 2 |
| 1 April | 1 April | | Germany | 2 |
| 1 April | 1 April | Latvia | 3 |
| Latvia | 3 | Latvia | 3 |
| Spain | 0 | | |
| Spain | 0 | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| | | 2 April | 2 April |
| | | Estonia | 3 |
| | | Spain | 0 |

**9th–12th place playoff**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Apr | 14:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Estonia | 22–25 | 25–14 | 25–23 | 25–20 | | 97–82 | Report |
| 2 Apr | 16:30 | Latvia | 3–0 | Spain | 27–25 | 25–19 | 25–23 | | | 77–67 | Report |

**11th place**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Apr | 14:00 | Estonia | 3–0 | Spain | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | | 75–65 | Report |

**9th place**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Apr | 16:30 | Germany | 2–3 | Latvia | 27–25 | 21–25 | 10–25 | 25–22 | 10–15 | 93–112 | Report |

### 5th to 8th place

| 5th to 8th Classification | 5th to 8th Classification | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 April | 2 April |
| Bulgaria | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 3 April | 3 April |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 3 April | 3 April |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | Bulgaria | 0 |
| 2 April | 2 April | | Bulgaria | 0 |
| 2 April | 2 April | Russia | 3 |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 3 |
| Slovenia | 0 | | |
| Slovenia | 0 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 3 April | 3 April |
| | | Serbia and Montenegro | 1 |
| | | Slovenia | 3 |

**5th–8th place playoff**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Apr | 12:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25–15 | 27–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | | 99–87 | Report |
| 2 Apr | 14:30 | Russia | 3–0 | Slovenia | 32–30 | 25–16 | 25–22 | | | 82–68 | Report |

**7th place**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Apr | 12:00 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1–3 | Slovenia | 20–25 | 17–25 | 25–22 | 20–25 | | 82–97 | Report |

**5th place**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Apr | 12:00 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Russia | 19–25 | 21–25 | 14–25 | | | 54–75 | Report |

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 April | 2 April |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 3 April | 3 April |
| Slovakia | 1 | 3 April | 3 April |
| Slovakia | 1 | Poland | 3 |
| 2 April | 2 April | | Poland | 3 |
| 2 April | 2 April | France | 2 |
| Italy | 2 | France | 2 |
| France | 3 | | |
| France | 3 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 3 April | 3 April |
| | | Italy | 3 |
| | | Slovakia | 0 |

**Semifinal**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Apr | 17:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Slovakia | 25–18 | 25–27 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | 100–85 | Report |
| 2 Apr | 19:30 | Italy | 2–3 | France | 25–22 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 25–19 | 12–15 | 109–107 | Report |

**3rd place**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Apr | 17:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | Italy | 14–25 | 14–25 | 22–25 | | | 50–75 | Report |

**Final**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Apr | 19:30 | Poland | 3–2 | France | 25–23 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 13–25 | 15–12 | 99–108 | Report |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Poland |
| | France |
| | Italy |
| 4 | Slovakia |
| 5 | Russia |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
| 7 | Slovenia |
| 8 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| 9 | Latvia |
| 10 | Germany |
| 11 | Estonia |
| 12 | Spain |

* Qualified for the 2005 Youth World Championship
* 2005 Youth European champions
* Poland 1st title
* 14–man Roster
* Waldemar Kaczmarek, Grzegorz Łomacz, Michał Kamiński, Bartosz Kurek, Arkadiusz Świechowski, Mikołaj Sarnecki, Bartosz Janeczek, Jakub Jarosz, Zbigniew Bartman, Mateusz Gorzewski, Michał Chaberek, Adrian Stańczak
* Head coach
* Zdzisław Gogol

## Individual awards

* Most valuable player
   * Jakub Jarosz
* Best spiker
   * Bartosz Kurek
* Best blocker
   * Michele Parusso
* Best server
   * Emmanuel Ragondet
* Best setter
   * Davide Saitta
* Best receiver
   * Raphaël Mrozek
* Best libero
   * Adrian Stańczak
