2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship
# 2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 25th Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first continental volleyball competition hosted by Russia. Championship took place from September 6 to September 16, 2007, and was won by Spain.

## Teams

### Pool A – Saint Petersburg

* Germany
* Greece
* Netherlands
* Serbia

### Pool B – Moscow

* Belgium
* Poland
* Russia
* Turkey

### Pool C – Saint Petersburg

* France
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain

### Pool D – Moscow

* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Finland
* Italy

## First round

### Pool A

* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg

| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 257 | 253 | 1.016 |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 230 | 210 | 1.095 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 240 | 239 | 1.004 |
| 4 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 251 | 276 | 0.909 |

September 6, 2007 :

| 17:30 | Netherlands | Serbia | 0–3 (23–25, 21–25, 18–25) |
| - | - | - | - |
| September 7, 2007 ||||
| 15:00 | Greece | Netherlands | 3–2 (25–20, 22–25, 19–25, 25–19, 15–13) |
| 20:00 | Serbia | Germany | 1–3 (25–22, 21–25, 20–25, 17–25) |
| September 8, 2007 ||||
| 17:30 | Germany | Greece | 3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 25–15) |
| September 9, 2007 ||||
| 15:00 | Germany | Netherlands | 0–3 (15–25, 24–26, 19–25) |
| 20:00 | Serbia | Greece | 3–1 (25–23, 25–23, 24–26, 25–22) |

### Pool B

* Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow

| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 225 | 173 | 1.301 |
| 2 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 275 | 274 | 1.004 |
| 3 | Poland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 239 | 248 | 0.964 |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 243 | 287 | 0.847 |

September 6, 2007 :

| 17:30 | Belgium | Russia | 0–3 (17–25, 20–25, 22–25) |
| - | - | - | - |
| September 7, 2007 ||||
| 15:00 | Poland | Belgium | 1–3 (22–25, 25–23, 14–25, 24–26) |
| 20:00 | Russia | Turkey | 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–18) |
| September 8, 2007 ||||
| 17:30 | Turkey | Poland | 1–3 (25–20, 18–25, 20–25, 11–25) |
| September 9, 2007 ||||
| 15:00 | Turkey | Belgium | 2–3 (27–25, 25–21, 29–31, 23–25, 10–15) |
| 20:00 | Russia | Poland | 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–14) |

### Pool C

* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg

| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 241 | 202 | 1.193 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 241 | 210 | 1.148 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 245 | 277 | 0.884 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 235 | 273 | 0.861 |

September 6, 2007 :

| 15:00 | Slovenia | Spain | 1–3 (25–16, 20–25, 21–25, 18–25) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 20:00 | Slovakia | France | 1–3 (23–25, 23–25, 26–24, 15–25) |
| September 7, 2007 ||||
| 17:30 | Slovakia | Slovenia | 3–1 (21–25, 25–21, 34–32, 27–25) |
| September 8, 2007 ||||
| 15:00 | Spain | Slovakia | 3–0 (25–15, 25–16, 25–20) |
| 20:00 | France | Slovenia | 3–0 (25–17, 25–18, 25–13) |
| September 9, 2007 ||||
| 17:30 | Spain | France | 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–22) |

### Pool D

* Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow

| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Finland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 284 | 269 | 1.056 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 258 | 230 | 1.122 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 266 | 267 | 0.996 |
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 273 | 315 | 0.867 |

September 6, 2007 :

| 15:00 | Croatia | Bulgaria | 2–3 (26–24, 25–23, 12–25, 20–25, 10–15) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 20:00 | Finland | Italy | 2–3 (21–25 18–25, 25–21, 25–22, 13–15) |
| September 7, 2007 ||||
| 17:30 | Croatia | Finland | 1–3 (22–25, 26–28, 28–26, 14–25) |
| September 8, 2007 ||||
| 15:00 | Bulgaria | Finland | 0–3 (22–25, 26–28, 23–25) |
| 20:00 | Italy | Croatia | 3–1 (26–24, 23–25, 25–23, 25–18) |
| September 9, 2007 ||||
| 17:30 | Italy | Bulgaria | 0–3 (20–25, 18–25, 21–25) |

## Second round

### Pool E

* Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg

| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Spain | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 449 | 406 | 1.106 |
| 2 | Serbia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 457 | 453 | 1.009 |
| 3 | Germany | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 397 | 362 | 1.097 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 438 | 412 | 1.063 |
| 5 | France | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 437 | 463 | 0.944 |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 344 | 426 | 0.808 |

September 11, 2007 :

| 15:00 | Netherlands | Spain | 1–3 (23–25, 25–20, 22–25, 22–25) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 17:30 | Serbia | France | 3–2 (25–23, 22–25, 25–23, 33–35, 15–12) |
| 20:00 | Germany | Slovakia | 3–0 (25–23, 25–15, 25–16) |
| September 12, 2007 ||||
| 15:00 | Netherlands | France | 3–2 (25–11, 25–23, 21–25, 20–25, 15–12) |
| 17:30 | Germany | Spain | 1–3 (19–25, 25–15, 24–26, 24–26) |
| 20:00 | Serbia | Slovakia | 3–0 (25–18, 25–23, 25–23) |
| September 13, 2007 ||||
| 15:00 | Germany | France | 3–0 (25–14, 25–22, 25–21) |
| 17:30 | Serbia | Spain | 2–3 (24–26, 19–25, 26–24, 25–22, 10–15) |
| 20:00 | Netherlands | Slovakia | 3–1 (30–28, 22–25, 25–18, 25–17) |

### Pool F

* Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow

| Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio | PW | PL | Ratio |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 441 | 375 | 1.176 |
| 2 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | 455 | 445 | 1.022 |
| 3 | Italy | 8 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 449 | 455 | 0.987 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 407 | 407 | 1.000 |
| 5 | Belgium | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | 398 | 428 | 0.930 |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 427 | 467 | 0.914 |

September 11, 2007 :

| 15:00 | Poland | Finland | 0–3 (20–25, 27–29, 21–25) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 17:30 | Belgium | Italy | 0–3 (22–25, 21–25, 23–25) |
| 20:00 | Russia | Bulgaria | 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 25–21) |
| September 12, 2007 ||||
| 15:00 | Belgium | Finland | 1–3 (25–21, 17–25, 23–25, 21–25) |
| 17:30 | Poland | Bulgaria | 2–3 (20–25, 25–16, 24–26, 25–21, 13–15) |
| 20:00 | Russia | Italy | 3–2 (25–21, 25–15, 20–25, 19–25, 15–10) |
| September 13, 2007 ||||
| 15:00 | Belgium | Bulgaria | 1–3 (25–22, 23–25, 23–25, 17–25) |
| 17:30 | Poland | Italy | 2–3 (23–25, 23–25, 28–26, 25–20, 9–15) |
| 20:00 | Russia | Finland | 3–2 (22–25, 28–26, 22–25, 25–16, 15–8) |

## Semifinals and finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2007-09-15 - Moscow | 2007-09-15 - Moscow |
| Spain | 3 |
| Spain | 3 | 2007-09-16 - Moscow | 2007-09-16 - Moscow |
| Finland | 2 | 2007-09-16 - Moscow | 2007-09-16 - Moscow |
| Finland | 2 | Spain | 3 |
| 2007-09-15 - Moscow | 2007-09-15 - Moscow | | Spain | 3 |
| 2007-09-15 - Moscow | 2007-09-15 - Moscow | Russia | 2 |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 2 |
| Serbia | 0 | | |
| Serbia | 0 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 2007-09-16 - Moscow | 2007-09-16 - Moscow |
| | | Finland | 1 |
| | | Serbia | 3 |

### Semifinals

September 15, 2007 Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow :

| 17:30 | Spain | Finland | 3–2 (25–23, 19–25, 22–25, 26–24, 15–10) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 20:00 | Russia | Serbia | 3–0 (27–25, 25–22, 25–15) |

### Finals

September 16, 2007 Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow :

| 15:30 | Finland | Serbia | 1–3 (18–25, 25–23, 21–25, 16–25) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 18:00 | Spain | Russia | 3–2 (25–18, 20–25, 24–26, 30–28, 16–14) |

## Ranking and statistics

### Individual awards

* MVP: Semen Poltavskiy (RUS)
* Best scorer: Ivan Miljković (SRB)
* Best spiker: Yury Berezhko (RUS)
* Best blocker: José Luis Moltó (ESP)
* Best server: Semen Poltavskiy (RUS)
* Best libero: Alexey Verbov (RUS)
* Best setter: Vadim Khamuttskikh (RUS)
