2026 Men's U18 European Volleyball Championship

2026 Men's U18 European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Italy
CitiesCisterna di Latina
Porto San Giorgio
Dates4–18 July 2026
Teams16
Venues2
Final positions
Champions Poland (3rd title)
← 2024
2028 →

The 2026 Men's U18 European Volleyball Championship, also referred to as EuroVolleyU18M 2026, will be the 17th edition of the biannual continental tournament for men's under-18 national volleyball teams, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, CEV. The tournament will be held between from 4 to 18 July 2026. It will be organised in Italy, marking the second time the country will host this championship after 2020.

16 teams will participate for the second time since the expansion in 2024. Qualification took place between October 2025 and March 2026 to decide the final 15 spots. The hosts Italy qualified automatically.[1]

This competition acts as a qualifier, with the top teams qualifying for the 2027 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship in an unknown country.

France are the defending champions, having beaten Italy, 3–0, in the final in Sofia.

Group stage

Pool A

  • All times are local.
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 7 7 0 21 21 2 10.500 563 440 1.280 Semifinals
2  Italy (H) 7 6 1 17 19 8 2.375 617 544 1.134
3  Slovenia 7 5 2 15 16 9 1.778 600 541 1.109
4  Greece 7 4 3 11 13 13 1.000 567 584 0.971
5  Finland 7 3 4 7 12 17 0.706 644 666 0.967
6  Serbia 7 2 5 9 12 16 0.750 598 609 0.982
7  Turkey 7 1 6 4 10 18 0.556 591 625 0.946
8  Iceland 7 0 7 0 1 21 0.048 377 548 0.688
Updated to match(es) played on 12 July 2026. Source: Report
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 July12:30Poland 3–0 Iceland25–1525–2025–22  75–57Report
7 July15:00Finland 3–2 Turkey16–2522–2525–2225–2118–16106–109Report
7 July17:30Greece 1–3 Slovenia25–1722–2519–2514–25 80–92Report
7 July20:00Italy 3–2 Serbia15–2525–2325–1415–2515–995–96Report
8 July12:30Turkey 1–3 Greece25–2020–2516–2520–25 81–95Report
8 July15:00Iceland 0–3 Serbia20–2513–2520–25  53–75Report
8 July17:30Slovenia 0–3 Poland24–2623–2524–26  71–77Report
8 July20:00Italy 3–1 Finland25–1825–2317–2525–22 92–88Report
9 July12:30Iceland 0–3 Slovenia24–2614–2518–25  56–76Report
9 July15:00Poland 3–1 Turkey25–1817–2525–1725–15 92–75Report
9 July17:30Finland 3–2 Serbia25–2325–1917–2523–2515–13105–105Report
9 July20:00Greece 0–3 Italy15–2517–2518–25  50–75Report
11 July12:30Serbia 0–3 Slovenia19–2523–2519–25  61–75Report
11 July15:00Finland 1–3 Greece25–2124–2630–3225–27 104–106Report
11 July17:30Turkey 3–0 Iceland25–1425–2125–10  75–45Report
11 July20:00Italy 1–3 Poland25–1920–2519–2523–25 87–94Report
12 July12:30Greece 3–2 Serbia25–1731–3325–2121–2516–14118–110Report
12 July15:00Finland 0–3 Poland21–2516–2519–25  56–75Report
12 July17:30Slovenia 3–1 Turkey25–1722–2525–1325–21 97–76Report
12 July20:00Iceland 0–3 Italy14–2511–2512–25  37–75Report
14 July12:30Greece 0–3 Poland21–2511–2511–25  43–75Report
14 July15:00Serbia 3–1 Turkey25–2327–2523–2525–15 100–88Report
14 July17:30Finland 3–1 Iceland25–1922–2525–2125–17 97–82Report
14 July20:00Italy 3–1 Slovenia28–3025–1925–2325–20 103–92Report
15 July12:30Finland 1–3 Slovenia21–2525–2222–2520–25 88–97Report
15 July15:00Greece 3–0 Iceland25–1225–1725–18  75–47Report
15 July17:30Serbia 0–3 Poland17–2518–2516–25  51–75Report
15 July20:00Turkey 1–3 Italy24–2617–2525–1421–25 87–90Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France 7 6 1 18 19 6 3.167 610 523 1.166 Semifinals
2  Bulgaria 7 5 2 16 18 8 2.250 614 563 1.091
3  Spain 7 5 2 13 16 12 1.333 629 611 1.029
4  Germany 7 4 3 12 15 13 1.154 614 612 1.003
5  Czech Republic 7 4 3 11 14 13 1.077 615 610 1.008
6  Belgium 7 3 4 8 10 16 0.625 577 586 0.985
7  Romania 7 1 6 6 11 19 0.579 632 671 0.942
8  Netherlands 7 0 7 0 5 21 0.238 518 633 0.818
Updated to match(es) played on 12 July 2026. Source: Report
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 July12:30Netherlands 1–3 Romania23–2525–2115–2522–25 85–96Report
7 July15:00France 1–3 Bulgaria23–2525–1821–2519–25 88–93Report
7 July17:30Germany 2–3 Belgium30–2814–2525–2115–258–1592–114Report
7 July20:00Spain 1–3 Czech Republic21–2521–2527–2520–25 89–100Report
8 July12:30Bulgaria 1–3 Germany25–2023–2523–2517–25 88–95Report
8 July15:00Romania 2–3 Czech Republic25–1922–2525–2120–2513–15105–105Report
8 July17:30Belgium 3–1 Netherlands25–1525–2123–2525–21 98–82Report
8 July20:00Spain 0–3 France17–2521–2520–25  58–75Report
9 July12:30Romania 1–3 Belgium22–2525–1320–2525–27 92–90Report
9 July15:00Netherlands 1–3 Bulgaria20–2515–2526–2423–25 84–99Report
9 July17:30France 3–1 Czech Republic25–1718–2525–1629–27 97–85Report
9 July20:00Germany 1–3 Spain21–2526–2423–2517–25 87–99Report
11 July12:30Czech Republic 3–0 Belgium25–2325–1725–17  75–57Report
11 July15:00France 3–0 Germany25–2025–1725–22  75–59Report
11 July17:30Bulgaria 3–0 Romania25–1925–1825–18  75–55Report
11 July20:00Spain 3–0 Netherlands25–1625–1725–21  75–54Report
12 July12:30Germany 3–1 Czech Republic26–2425–2223–2525–16 99–87Report
12 July15:00France 3–1 Netherlands25–1925–1718–2525–16 93–77Report
12 July17:30Belgium 0–3 Bulgaria22–2523–2519–25  64–75Report
12 July20:00Romania 2–3 Spain23–2519–2525–2325–187–1599–106Report
14 July12:30Germany 3–0 Netherlands25–1925–1425–15  75–48Report
14 July15:00Czech Republic 0–3 Bulgaria22–2522–2522–25  66–75Report
14 July17:30France 3–1 Romania28–3025–1625–2025–18 103–84Report
14 July20:00Spain 3–1 Belgium16–2525–2125–1925–22 91–87Report
15 July12:30France 3–0 Belgium25–2125–1929–27  79–67Report
15 July15:00Germany 3–2 Romania25–2220–2525–1922–2515–10107–101Report
15 July17:30Czech Republic 3–1 Netherlands25–2122–2525–2225–20 97–88Report
15 July20:00Bulgaria 2–3 Spain28–3025–1819–2525–2312–15109–111Report

Final four

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 July
 
 
 Poland3
 
18 July
 
 Bulgaria2
 
 Poland3
 
17 July
 
 France1
 
 France3
 
 
 Italy2
 
3rd place match
 
 
18 July
 
 
 Bulgaria3
 
 
 Italy0

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 Jul17:00Poland 3–2 Bulgaria19–2525–1933–3525–1715–10117–106Report
17 Jul19:30France 3–2 Italy20–2525–1425–2123–2515–12108–97Report

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul17:00Bulgaria 3–0 Italy25–1925–1925–23  75–61Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul19:30Poland 3–1 France22–2525–2328–2625–21 100–95Report

Final standing

Qualified teams for FIVB U19 World Championship

The following teams from CEV qualified for the 2027 FIVB Boys' U19 World Championship.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in the FIVB U19 World Championship1
 Poland 12 July 2026 13 (1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2025)
 Slovenia 14 July 2026 1 (2023)
 Italy 14 July 2026 12 (1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)
 Bulgaria 14 July 2026 9 (1989, 1991, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)
 Germany 15 July 2026 4 (2007, 2015, 2019, 2021)
 Spain 15 July 2026 4 (1995, 2009, 2011, 2025)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year.

See also

Notes

References

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