1975 Women's European Volleyball Championship
# 1975 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 1975 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the ninth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in Yugoslavia from 18 to 25 October 1975, with the final round held in Belgrade.

## Participating teams

* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Hungary
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Romania
* Soviet Union
* West Germany
* Yugoslavia

## Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided into three groups of four teams each. In the second stage, two groups were formed, one containing the winners and runners-up from all first stage groups (six teams in total) to contest the tournament title. A second group was formed by the remaining six teams which played for position places (7th to 12th). All groups in both stages played a single round-robin format.

## Pools composition

| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 |
| - | - | - |
| East Germany | Bulgaria | Belgium |
| Hungary | Netherlands | Czechoslovakia |
| West Germany | Romania | Italy |
| Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | Poland |

## Venues

| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | RijekaBanja LukaNegotinBelgradeclass=notpageimage| Tournament host cities |
| - | - | - | - |
| Rijeka | Banja Luka | RijekaBanja LukaNegotinBelgradeclass=notpageimage| Tournament host cities |
| Pool 3 | Final round | RijekaBanja LukaNegotinBelgradeclass=notpageimage| Tournament host cities |
| Negotin | Belgrade | RijekaBanja LukaNegotinBelgradeclass=notpageimage| Tournament host cities |

## Preliminary round

### Pool 1

* venue location: Rijeka, Yugoslavia

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 144 | 76 | 1.895 | Final pool |
| 2 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 133 | 92 | 1.446 | Final pool |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 99 | 133 | 0.744 | 7th–12th pool |
| 4 | West Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 70 | 145 | 0.483 | 7th–12th pool |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 18 Oct | Yugoslavia | 3–1 | West Germany | 15–11 | 10–15 | 15–10 | 15–7 | 55–43 | Report |
| 18 Oct | Hungary | 3–1 | East Germany | 15–7 | 9–15 | 15–8 | 15–13 | 54–43 | Report |
| 19 Oct | Yugoslavia | 0–3 | East Germany | 10–15 | 8–15 | 7–15 | | 24–45 | Report |
| 19 Oct | Hungary | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–4 | 15–0 | 15–10 | | 45–14 | Report |
| 20 Oct | Yugoslavia | 0–3 | Hungary | 13–15 | 4–15 | 2–15 | | 19–45 | Report |
| 20 Oct | East Germany | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–7 | 15–2 | 15–4 | | 45–13 | Report |

### Pool 2

* venue location: Banja Luka, Yugoslavia

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 150 | 93 | 1.613 | Final pool |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 132 | 116 | 1.138 | Final pool |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 132 | 142 | 0.930 | 7th–12th pool |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 72 | 135 | 0.533 | 7th–12th pool |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 18 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–6 | 15–3 | 15–7 | | 45–16 | Report |
| 18 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Romania | 15–10 | 15–9 | 8–15 | 15–5 | 53–39 | Report |
| 19 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–10 | 15–1 | 15–10 | | 45–21 | Report |
| 19 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Romania | 15–8 | 15–12 | 9–15 | 15–13 | 54–48 | Report |
| 20 Oct | Romania | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–10 | 15–13 | 15–12 | | 45–35 | Report |
| 20 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 15–4 | 7–15 | 15–12 | 15–2 | 52–33 | Report |

### Pool 3

* venue location: Negotin, Yugoslavia

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 167 | 96 | 1.740 | Final pool |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 156 | 113 | 1.381 | Final pool |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 112 | 146 | 0.767 | 7th–12th pool |
| 4 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 63 | 143 | 0.441 | 7th–12th pool |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Italy | 13–15 | 15–6 | 15–3 | 15–4 | | 58–28 | Report |
| 18 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–10 | 15–4 | 15–4 | | | 45–18 | Report |
| 19 Oct | Italy | 3–1 | Belgium | 15–5 | 15–8 | 8–15 | 15–7 | | 53–35 | Report |
| 19 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Poland | 15–8 | 11–15 | 8–15 | 15–7 | 15–13 | 64–58 | Report |
| 20 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–0 | 15–9 | 15–1 | | | 45–10 | Report |
| 20 Oct | Poland | 3–1 | Italy | 15–2 | 15–4 | 8–15 | 15–10 | | 53–31 | Report |

## Final round

* venue location: Belgrade, Yugoslavia

### 7th–12th pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Romania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | MAX | 227 | 116 | 1.957 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | 242 | 214 | 1.131 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 219 | 216 | 1.014 |
| 4 | West Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 198 | 230 | 0.861 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 227 | 248 | 0.915 |
| 6 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 183 | 272 | 0.673 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Oct | Yugoslavia | 3–1 | West Germany | 15–11 | 10–15 | 15–10 | 15–7 | | 55–43 | Report |
| 21 Oct | Romania | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–10 | 15–13 | 15–12 | | | 45–35 | Report |
| 21 Oct | Italy | 3–1 | Belgium | 15–5 | 15–8 | 8–15 | 15–7 | | 53–35 | Report |
| 22 Oct | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–13 | 15–9 | 15–10 | | | 45–32 | Report |
| 22 Oct | Romania | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–4 | 15–6 | 15–11 | | | 45–21 | Report |
| 22 Oct | Netherlands | 3–1 | Italy | 16–14 | 4–15 | 15–5 | 15–10 | | 50–44 | Report |
| 23 Oct | Yugoslavia | 3–2 | Italy | 15–7 | 12–15 | 7–15 | 15–13 | 15–9 | 64–59 | Report |
| 23 Oct | West Germany | 3–1 | Netherlands | 15–10 | 10–15 | 15–7 | 15–5 | | 55–37 | Report |
| 23 Oct | Romania | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–2 | 15–4 | 15–4 | | | 45–10 | Report |
| 24 Oct | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 16–14 | 15–10 | 15–9 | | | 46–33 | Report |
| 24 Oct | West Germany | 3–1 | Belgium | 15–12 | 9–15 | 18–16 | 15–5 | | 57–48 | Report |
| 24 Oct | Romania | 3–0 | Italy | 15–4 | 15–7 | 15–7 | | | 45–18 | Report |
| 25 Oct | Yugoslavia | 0–3 | Romania | 8–15 | 9–15 | 15–17 | | | 32–47 | Report |
| 25 Oct | Netherlands | 3–2 | Belgium | 14–16 | 9–15 | 15–0 | 15–10 | 19–17 | 72–58 | Report |
| 25 Oct | Italy | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–12 | 15–4 | 15–6 | | | 45–22 | Report |

### Final pool

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 244 | 120 | 2.033 |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 237 | 217 | 1.092 |
| 3 | East Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 225 | 221 | 1.018 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 211 | 243 | 0.868 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 201 | 241 | 0.834 |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0.400 | 211 | 287 | 0.735 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 21 Oct | Hungary | 3–1 | East Germany | 15–7 | 9–15 | 15–8 | 15–13 | | 54–43 | Report |
| 21 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 15–4 | 7–15 | 15–12 | 15–2 | | 52–33 | Report |
| 21 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Poland | 15–8 | 11–15 | 8–15 | 15–13 | | 64–58 | Report |
| 22 Oct | Hungary | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 15–13 | 15–10 | 6–15 | 15–5 | | 51–43 | Report |
| 22 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Poland | 15–9 | 12–15 | 15–9 | 15–4 | | 57–37 | Report |
| 22 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | East Germany | 15–8 | 15–8 | 15–5 | | | 45–21 | Report |
| 23 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Hungary | 15–2 | 15–8 | 15–8 | | | 45–18 | Report |
| 23 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–9 | 15–11 | 15–10 | | | 45–30 | Report |
| 23 Oct | East Germany | 3–2 | Poland | 15–6 | 11–15 | 15–2 | 9–15 | 15–12 | 65–50 | Report |
| 24 Oct | Hungary | 3–1 | Poland | 15–10 | 9–15 | 17–15 | 15–6 | | 56–46 | Report |
| 24 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 12–15 | 15–4 | 15–4 | 15–5 | | 57–28 | Report |
| 24 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–1 | East Germany | 15–12 | 6–15 | 15–12 | 15–12 | | 51–51 | Report |
| 25 Oct | East Germany | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–10 | 15–9 | 15–2 | | | 45–21 | Report |
| 25 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Poland | 15–9 | 15–4 | 15–7 | | | 45–20 | Report |
| 25 Oct | Hungary | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 13–15 | 15–7 | 15–5 | 15–13 | | 58–40 | Report |

## Final ranking

| Place | Team |
| - | - |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Hungary |
| | East Germany |
| 4. | Bulgaria |
| 5. | Czechoslovakia |
| 6. | Poland |
| 7. | Romania |
| 8. | Yugoslavia |
| 9. | Italy |
| 10. | West Germany |
| 11. | Netherlands |
| 12. | Belgium |

* 1975 Women's European champions
* Soviet Union Eighth title
