2026 Men's U22 European Volleyball Championship

2026 Men's U22 European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
Dates29 June – 4 July 2026
Teams8
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Czech Republic (1st title)
Runners-up Poland
Third place Israel
Fourth place France
Tournament awards
MVPCzech Republic Vaclav Seidl
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The 2026 Men's U22 European Volleyball Championship, also referred to as EuroVolleyU22M 2026, will be the 3rd edition of the biannual continental tournament for men's under-22 national volleyball teams, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, CEV. The tournament will be held between from 29 June to 4 July 2026. It will be organised in Portugal, marking the first time the country will host this championship.

8 teams will participate for the third time as well. Qualification took place in July 2025 to decide the final 7 spots. The hosts Portugal qualified automatically. Israel and Ukraine will make their debut.

France are the defending champions, having beaten Italy, 3–2, in the final in Apeldoorn.

Host selection

On 28 February 2025, Portugal was given the hosting rights, with Albufeira as the host city.[1][2] This will be Portugal's first time hosting the competition.

Quotes

"The award of the European Under-22 Men's Championship is yet another demonstration of the trust placed in the federation by the entity that governs volleyball at European level. We believe that holding the European Championship final in Albufeira, the European City of Sport in 2026, will be a fair return for all the support that Albufeira City Council has given us, contributing decisively to further accelerating the growth of sport in the Algarve region, due to the visibility and prestige that it brings to national sport and to our country."

— Vicente Araújo, president of the Portuguese Volleyball Federation.

Group stage

Pool I

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Israel 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 194 197 0.985 Semifinals
2  Poland 3 2 1 6 8 5 1.600 276 252 1.095
3  Ukraine 3 2 1 5 6 6 1.000 261 255 1.024
4  Portugal 3 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 251 278 0.903
Source: CEV.eu
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 June15:00Israel 3–0 Ukraine25–1925–2225–20  75–61Report
29 June18:00Portugal 2–3 Poland23–2525–2125–1822–2512–15107–104Report
30 June12:00Ukraine 3–2 Poland15–2525–2021–2525–1415–13101–97Report
30 June18:00Israel 3–0 Portugal25–2225–1825–21  75–61Report
1 July12:00Poland 3–0 Israel25–1525–1425–15  75–44Report
1 July18:00Ukraine 3–1 Portugal25–1225–2224–2625–23 99–83Report

Pool II

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 7 9 5 1.800 307 284 1.081 Semifinals
2  Czech Republic 3 2 1 7 8 5 1.600 293 275 1.065
3  Italy 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 158 163 0.969
4  Bulgaria 3 0 3 0 2 9 0.222 234 272 0.860
Source: CEV.eu
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 June12:00Bulgaria 0–3 Italy26–2822–2520–25  68–78Report
29 June20:30France 3–2 Czech Republic16–2525–2222–2525–1715–9103–98Report
30 June15:00Italy 1–3 Czech Republic18–2521–2525–2016–25 80–95Report
30 June20:30Bulgaria 1–3 France25–1916–2515–2518–25 74–94Report
1 July15:00Czech Republic 3–1 Bulgaria29–2721–2525–1925–21 100–92Report
1 July20:30Italy 2–3 France31–3325–1920–2525–1811–15112–110Report

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
3 July
 
 
 Israel2
 
4 July
 
 Czech Republic3
 
 Czech Republic3
 
3 July
 
 Poland1
 
 France0
 
 
 Poland3
 
3rd place match
 
 
4 July
 
 
 Israel3
 
 
 France0

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
3 Jul16:00Israel 2–3 Czech Republic25–2142–4020–2523–259–15119–126Report
3 Jul19:00France 0–3 Poland23–2517–2518–25  58–75Report

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jul16:00Israel 3–0 France25–2125–2325–18  75–62Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Jul19:00Czech Republic 3–1 Poland25–2727–2525–2025–13 102–85Report

Dream Team

  • MVP
    Czech Republic Vaclav Seidl
  • Best setter
    Poland Błażej Bień
  • Best outside spikers
    Israel Shay Liberman
    Czech Republic Matěj Pastrňák
  • Best middle blockers
    Czech Republic Antonín Klimeš
    Czech Republic Štěpán Svoboda
  • Best Opposite
    Poland Wojciech Gajek
  • Best libero
    Portugal João Salgueiro

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Czech Republic
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Israel
4  France
5  Ukraine
6  Italy
7  Portugal
8  Bulgaria

See also

Notes

References

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