1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Netherlands |
| Dates | September 6–14 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Netherlands (1st title) |
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The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted from September 6 to September 14 in two cities in the Netherlands – Den Bosch and Eindhoven.
Qualification
The top four placed teams from the 1995 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Netherlands (also host) and Bulgaria — were automatically qualified for the 1997 edition. The other teams had to qualify in 1996.
Teams
- Group B – Eindhoven
Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 233 | 154 | 1.513 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 |
| 2. |  Italy |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 220 | 161 | 1.366 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 |
| 3. |  Slovakia |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 230 | 263 | 0.875 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 |
| 4. |  Russia |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 248 | 227 | 1.093 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 |
| 5. |  Germany |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 208 | 259 | 0.803 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 |
| 6. |  Greece |
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 176 | 251 | 0.701 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 |
- Saturday September 6
| Italy |
3 – 0 | Greece |
16-14 15- 4 15–03 | |
| Slovakia |
3 – 1 | Germany |
13-15 15-12 15-09 15–10 | |
| Russia |
3 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
16-14 15-11 15–13 |
- Sunday September 7
| Germany |
3 – 1 | Greece |
17-15 15-09 07-15 15–08 | |
| Slovakia |
3 – 2 | Russia |
06-15 15-10 16-14 10-15 15–12 | |
| Yugoslavia |
3 – 0 | Italy |
15-13 15-09 15–05 |
- Monday September 8
| Germany |
3 – 2 | Russia |
15-09 15-10 06-15 04-15 16–14 | |
| Italy |
3 – 1 | Slovakia |
15-13 12-15 15-11 15–05 | |
| Yugoslavia |
3 – 1 | Greece |
15-05 14-16 15-06 15–06 |
- Wednesday September 10
| Italy |
3 – 0 | Germany |
15-10 15-09 15–04 | |
| Russia |
3 – 0 | Greece |
15-05 15-09 15–12 | |
| Yugoslavia |
3 – 0 | Slovakia |
15-07 15-04 15–08 |
- Thursday September 11
| Italy |
3 – 0 | Russia |
15-06 15-10 15–12 | |
| Slovakia |
3 – 1 | Greece |
15-10 15-11 02-15 15–13 | |
| Yugoslavia |
3 – 0 | Germany |
15-08 16-14 15–07 |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 226 | 91 | 2.484 | 15 | 0 | MAX |
| 2. |  France |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 224 | 219 | 1.023 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 |
| 3. |  Ukraine |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 260 | 251 | 1.036 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 |
| 4. |  Czech Republic |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 260 | 276 | 0.942 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 |
| 5. |  Bulgaria |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 219 | 263 | 0.833 | 8 | 12 | 0.666 |
| 6. |  Finland |
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 167 | 256 | 0.652 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 |
- Saturday September 6
| Netherlands |
3 – 0 | Finland |
15-03 15-07 15–02 | |
| Czech Republic |
3 – 1 | France |
16-14 07-15 15-01 15–12 | |
| Ukraine |
3 – 2 | Bulgaria |
08-15 15-07 11-15 15-10 15–09 |
- Sunday September 7
| France |
3 – 0 | Finland |
15-05 15-13 15–07 | |
| Netherlands |
3 – 0 | Ukraine |
15-06 15-10 15–01 | |
| Bulgaria |
3 – 2 | Czech Republic |
05-15 15-10 15-11 10-15 15–11 |
- Monday September 8
| Ukraine |
3 – 0 | Finland |
15-12 15-01 15–09 | |
| France |
3 – 0 | Bulgaria |
15-10 17-15 15–02 | |
| Netherlands |
3 – 0 | Czech Republic |
15-07 15-02 15–06 |
- Wednesday September 10
| Bulgaria |
3 – 1 | Finland |
15-12 09-15 15-07 15–11 | |
| Ukraine |
3 – 2 | Czech Republic |
11-15 15-09 10-15 15-13 15–11 | |
| Netherlands |
3 – 0 | France |
16-14 15-06 15–05 |
- Thursday September 11
| Czech Republic |
3 – 2 | Finland |
12-15 15-11 15-11 10-15 15–11 | |
| France |
3 – 2 | Ukraine |
15-13 15-08 13-15 03-15 19–17 | |
| Netherlands |
3 – 0 | Bulgaria |
15-03 15-09 15–10 |
Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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| France | 0 | |||||
| 1997-09-14 – Eindhoven | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| 1997-09-13 | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 1997-09-14 | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| France | 1 | |||||
- Friday September 13 — Semi-finals
| Yugoslavia |
3 – 0 | France |
15-06 17-15 15–11 | |
| Netherlands |
3 – 0 | Italy |
15-09 15-06 15–13 |
- Saturday September 14 — Bronze Medal Match
| Italy |
3 – 1 | France |
15-02 15-06 10-15 15–08 |
- Saturday September 14 — Gold Medal Match
| Netherlands |
3 – 1 | Yugoslavia |
15-11 10-15 15-10 15–09 |
| 5-8th place | 5th place | |||||
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| Slovakia | 0 | |||||
| 1997-09-14 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| 1997-09-13 | ||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Ukraine | 0 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 1997-09-14 | ||||||
| Ukraine | 3 | |||||
| Slovakia | 0 | |||||
- Friday September 13 — Classification Matches
| Czech Republic |
3 – 0 | Slovakia |
15-10 15-11 15–11 | |
| Russia |
3 – 0 | Ukraine |
15-10 15-04 15–12 |
- Saturday September 14 — Seventh Place Match
| Slovakia |
3 – 0 | Ukraine |
15-03 15-13 15–03 |
- Saturday September 14 — Fifth Place Match
| Russia |
3 – 0 | Czech Republic |
15-10 15-09 15–09 |
Final ranking
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