2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship

2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship
  • 2026 Voleybol üzrə qadınlararası Avropa Çempionatı (Azerbaijani)
  • Mistrovství Evropy ve volejbale žen 2026 (Czech)
  • Europamästerskapet i volleyboll för damer 2026 (Swedish)
  • 2026 Avrupa Kadınlar Voleybol Şampiyonası (Turkish)
Tournament details
Host countriesAzerbaijan
Czech Republic
Sweden
Turkey
Dates21 August – 6 September
Teams24
Venues4 (in 4 host cities)
← 2023
2028 →

The 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship, commonly referred to as EuroVolley Women 2026 (and the CEV Trendyol EuroVolley 2026 for sponsorship reasons), is the 34th edition of the Women's European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). The tournament takes place between from 21 August to 6 September 2026 across Azerbaijan, the Czech Republic, Sweden, and Turkey, marking the fourth consecutive time EuroVolley has been hosted by four countries since the multi-country hosting system was first used in 2019. Turkey will host the final in Istanbul.

24 teams participate for the fourth time as well. Qualification took place in August 2024 and 2025 to decide the final 12 spots. The four co-hosts qualified automatically. Montenegro make their debut, while Austria and Latvia return after long absences.

After FIVB's calendar changes starting 2025, this is the first European Championship since 1958 to be held in an even-numbered year.

The winner qualifies for the Volleyball tournament at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The top three finishers will also qualify for the 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup in Canada and United States.

Turkey are the defending champions, having beaten Serbia 3–2 in the final in Brussels.

Year change

On 22 June 2023, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) announced that, starting in 2026, all continental competitions would be played in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered.[1] This will be the first European Championship since 1958 to be held in an even-numbered year.

Host selection

  •  Czech Republic[2][3] – Czech Republic was announced as the first co-host on 6 December 2023, with games at a new arena in Brno.[4][5] This will be Czech Republic's third time hosting after 1993 and 1997.
  •  Sweden – On 6 March 2024, Sweden became the second host with games to take place at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.[6][7][8] This will be Sweden's first time hosting.
  •  Azerbaijan – On 12 March 2024, Azerbaijan became the third host with one group to be held in the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku.[9][10] This will be Azerbaijan's second time organising after 2017.
  •  Turkey[11] – While widely reported to be a host,[12][13] Turkey was officially announced as the final host on 8 November 2024.[14] According to the Turkish federation, Turkish president, Tayyip Erdoğan, helped get the competition.[15] This will be Turkey's fourth time organising after 1967, 2003 and 2019.

Rejected countries

The following countries had expressed interest but didn't make the cut:[16]

  •  Austria – Austria was provisionally given the hosting rights, but after an unknown city unexpectedly withdrew and the Austrian federation reluctant to ask their government for more money due to the government giving money for beach volleyball events, the Austrians asked for a two-week extension on making a decision. At this time as well, the Azerbaijani government had offered to host the group. With the choice to give Austria a two-week extension or giving the event to Azerbaijan, they chose the latter.[17] Austria's only known possible venue was in Vienna.
  •  Finland – Finland was briefly mentioned as a possible host in November 2022, but this never materialised.

Preparations

Tickets

Tickets were released on 7 November 2025.[18]

Official ticket websites

Qualification

Map of qualifiers for the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship:
  Team qualified for 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship
  Team failed to qualify
  Team banned from competition
  Did not enter

24 teams qualify for the championship. The four co-hosts and the eight best teams from the 2023 edition automatically progress (in the event that one of the best eight teams is also a co-host, the next best team will inherit their place).

21 teams took part in qualification, with 12 spots on the line. The 21 teams were divided into seven groups of three, with the seven group winners plus the five best second place teams qualifying. The games were played in August 2024 and 2025. The groups were divided by the Serpentine system based on each teams' ranking.

Of the 24 teams who qualified, 20 of them were present at the previous tournament. Montenegro are the only debutants, after winning Group D.[19] Austria will return after 55 years, breaking the record for the longest-ever gap for any team between appearances;[20][21] alongside the record, Austria qualified on merit for the first time. Latvia comes back for the first time since 1997.[22][23] Portugal advanced for the first time after their debut in 2019.

Of the non-qualifiers, Finland and Switzerland both missed out in Group A, with the two taking part in the three previous editions. Bosnia and Herzegovina didn't qualify after withdrawing from the first half of qualification, causing controversy in the country. 2023 co-hosts, Estonia, failed to qualify as well.

The highest ranked country to not qualify was Switzerland[a], ranked 33rd, while the lowest ranked team to qualify was Latvia, ranked 65th.

Means of qualification Qualifier Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Countries AzerbaijanQualificationPool A Germany
 Czech RepublicPool B Belgium
 SwedenPool C Slovenia
 TurkeyPool D Montenegro
2023 European Championship  SerbiaPool E Spain
 NetherlandsPool F Greece
 ItalyPool G Croatia
 PolandBest runners-up Romania
 France Hungary
 Bulgaria Portugal
 Ukraine Latvia
 Slovakia Austria
Total 24

Summary of qualified teams

Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[b] WR[c][24]
Total First Last Streak
 France Top eight in 2023 26 August 2023 19th 1949 2023 4 4th place (1951) 15
 Italy 28th 1951 23 Champions (2007, 2009, 2021) 1
 Turkey[d] 27 August 2023 17th 1963 12 Champions (2023) 3
 Netherlands 31st 1949 18 Champions (1995) 8
 Poland 33rd 16 Champions (2003, 2005) 5
 Bulgaria 32nd 1950 31 Champions (1981) 31
 Serbia[e] 28 August 2023 20th 1951 10 Champions (2011, 2017, 2019) 10
 Czech Republic[f] 29th 1949 3 Champions (1955) 14
 Ukraine Ninth in 2023 26 September 2023 11th 1993 5 3rd place (1993) 18
 Slovakia Tenth in 2023 6 December 2023 7th 2003 4 12th place (2003, 2019) 35
 Sweden Host nation 6 March 2024 6th 1967 3 8th place (2021) 21
 Azerbaijan 12 March 2024 11th 2005 11 4th place (2005, 2017) 49
 Slovenia Pool C winner 2 August 2025 4th 2015 2 16th place (2019) 19
 Germany Pool A winner 6 August 2025 18th 1991 18 Runners-up (2011, 2013) 12
 Romania Five best runner-ups 28th 1949 4 3rd place (1963) 28
 Greece Pool F winner 8th 1985 4 8th place (1991) 29
 Spain Pool E winner 9th 2005 4 9th place (2009) 30
 Montenegro Pool D winner 1st Debut 47
 Belgium Pool B winner 13th 1967 2023 7 3rd place (2013) 16
 Croatia Pool G winner 9 August 2025 16th 1993 11 Runners-up (1995, 1997, 1999) 40
 Austria Five best runner-ups 10 August 2025 4th1958 1971 1 12th place (1958, 1963) 43
 Latvia 4th 1993 1997 1 8th place (1997) 65
 Hungary 20th 1949 2023 6 Runners-up (1975) 26
 Portugal 2nd 2019 1 24th place (2019) 48

Venues

Four venues in four countries will host the tournament. Each venue will host a group, while Istanbul and Brno will organise the knockout stage, with Istanbul hosting the semi-finals and finals. The currently in construction Arena Brno in Brno was supposed to be used for Czech's portion of the tournament, but had to be replaced by the Brno Exhibition Centre due to the arena not being built in time.[26][27] The Winning Group Arena was also considered as Brno's replacement.[28] This would've been the first major tournament held in Arena Brno.

Overview of venues

Distribution of tournament
Istanbul will host preliminary round and knockout stage up to the final.
Brno will host preliminary round and knockout stage up to the quarterfinals.
Baku and Gothenburg will host preliminary round only
Turkey Istanbul
2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship (Europe)
 Gothenburg
Sinan Erdem DomeScandinavium
Capacity: 16,000Capacity: 10,000
BakuCzech Republic Brno
National Gymnastics ArenaBrno Exhibition Centre
Capacity: 9,000Capacity: 5,000
Tournament venues information
Venue Rounds Games
Turkey Sinan Erdem DomePool A, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final25
Czech Republic Brno Exhibition CentrePool B, Round of 16 and Quarterfinals,21
Azerbaijan National Gymnastics ArenaPool C15
Sweden ScandinaviumPool D15

Group allocation of hosts

  • As the main organisers, Turkey were seeded into Pool A,
  • As the secondary venue, the Czech Republic were positioned in Pool B
  • As the two countries hosting a single group, Azerbaijan and Sweden are placed into Pool C and D respectively.

Final draw

The Castello Normanno-Svevo in Bari hosted the draw.

The final draw took place at 20:45 CET in Bari, Italy on 4 October 2025 at the Castello Normanno-Svevo.[33][34][35] Italian journalist, Simona Rolandi and CEV press officer, Federico Ferraro, were the hosts of the final draw. Azerbaijani middle blocker Ayshan Abdulazimova, Czech middle blocker Magdaléna Jehlářová, Swedish outside hitter Anna Haak and Turkish setter Dilay Özdemir were the guests for the final draw. The final draw started with the co-hosts and chosen teams being placed into their respective groups and continued with, in order, pots 1, 2, 3 and 4 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically.

Chosen teams

The organizers could select one team to join their pools.

Host teamChosen team
 Azerbaijan Portugal
 Czech Republic Austria
 Sweden Montenegro
 Turkey Latvia

Seeding

The teams are seeded according to the CEV National Team rankings before the draw.[36]

The only restriction is that the two finalists from the previous edition, Serbia and Turkey, were drawn in different preliminary pools so that can only play each other in the final.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Serbia
 Italy
 Poland
 Netherlands		  France
 Germany
 Ukraine
 Belgium		  Romania
 Bulgaria
 Slovenia
 Slovakia		  Hungary
 Greece
 Spain
 Croatia
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Draw results

Pool A in Istanbul Pool B in Brno Pool C in Baku Pool D in Gothenburg
 Turkey (H)  Czech Republic (H)  Azerbaijan (H)  Sweden (H)
 Latvia  Austria  Portugal  Montenegro
 Poland  Serbia  Netherlands  Italy
 Germany  Ukraine  Belgium  France
 Slovenia  Bulgaria  Romania  Slovakia
 Hungary  Greece  Spain  Croatia

Schedule

The schedule was announced on 27 October 2025.

Schedule
Round Matchday Date
Preliminary round All matches 21–28 August 2026
Knockout stage Round of 16 30 August – 1 September 2026
Quarterfinals 2–3 September 2026
Semifinals 5 September 2026
3rd place & Final 6 September 2026

Title contenders

Ahead of the tournament, several national teams were the main title contenders for the final winner of the European Championships. As of 20 August 2026, according to the European bookmakers, Italy was rated as the leading contender to win the championship before the tournament, with Turkey and Serbia being the next most favoured teams.[37][38]

Squads

Referee

The following TBD referees were selected for the tournament.

Preliminary round

  • All times are local.
  • The top four teams in each pool qualified for the final round.
  • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
  • Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Tiebreakers

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Match points
  3. Sets ratio
  4. Points ratio
  5. If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Pool A

Pool A was played in Istanbul, Turkey from 21 to 28 August 2026.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 5 5 0 14 15 3 5.000 425 373 1.139 Final round
2  Turkey (H) 5 4 1 13 14 5 2.800 451 370 1.219
3  Slovenia 5 3 2 8 10 8 1.250 394 384 1.026
4  Germany 5 2 3 6 7 10 0.700 379 376 1.008
5  Latvia 5 1 4 3 7 14 0.500 414 485 0.854
6  Hungary 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 339 414 0.819
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
21 Aug19:00Turkey 3–0 Latvia25–1725–1625–16  75–499,112Report
22 Aug16:00Germany 0–3 Slovenia22–2521–2520–25  63–75281Report
22 Aug19:00Hungary 0–3 Poland12–2524–2620–25  56–76233Report
23 Aug16:00Latvia 1–3 Germany15–2518–2525–1315–25 73–884,102Report
23 Aug19:00Slovenia 1–3 Turkey21–2525–2217–2516–25 79–9715,628Report
24 Aug16:00Poland 3–1 Latvia25–1923–2525–2226–24 99–903,364Report
24 Aug19:00Turkey 3–0 Hungary26–2425–2125–14  76–5913,499Report
25 Aug16:00Hungary 0–3 Germany17–2521–2514–25  52–75286Report
25 Aug19:00Poland 3–0 Slovenia25–1428–2625–18  78–58247Report
26 Aug16:00Slovenia 3–2 Latvia23–2519–2525–1525–1315–12107–903,282Report
26 Aug19:00Germany 1–3 Turkey21–2527–2520–2519–25 87–10015,713Report
27 Aug16:00Poland 3–0 Germany25–1925–2326–24  76–66371Report
27 Aug19:00Latvia 3–2 Hungary25–2218–2521–2533–3115–13112–116325Report
28 Aug16:00Slovenia 3–0 Hungary25–2125–1925–16  75–561,379Report
28 Aug19:00Turkey 2–3 Poland25–1521–2522–2525–1610–15103–9615,814Report

Pool B

Pool B was played in Brno, Czech Republic from 21 to 27 August 2026.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Serbia 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 391 294 1.330 Final round
2  Czech Republic (H) 5 4 1 12 13 5 2.600 425 361 1.177
3  Greece 5 3 2 8 10 10 1.000 418 433 0.965
4  Bulgaria 5 2 3 5 7 11 0.636 381 401 0.950
5  Ukraine 5 1 4 4 6 12 0.500 392 389 1.008
6  Austria 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 295 424 0.696
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
21 Aug14:00Austria 0–3 Serbia17–259–2521–25  47–751,542Report
21 Aug17:00Bulgaria 3–0 Ukraine25–2325–2325–20  75–662,159Report
21 Aug20:00Czech Republic 3–1 Greece25–1423–2525–1525–20 98–743,576Report
22 Aug16:00Ukraine 2–3 Greece23–2525–2325–1222–2510–15105–1002,018Report
22 Aug19:00Austria 0–3 Czech Republic16–2517–2517–25  50–753,726Report
23 Aug16:00Greece 3–1 Bulgaria25–2021–2525–1825–23 96–863,459Report
23 Aug19:00Czech Republic 1–3 Serbia19–2517–2525–1617–25 78–915,201Report
24 Aug16:00Ukraine 3–0 Austria25–1525–1625–12  75–43352Report
24 Aug19:00Serbia 3–0 Bulgaria25–1825–1425–20  75–52457Report
25 Aug16:00Greece 3–1 Austria20–2525–1825–1225–14 95–691485Report
25 Aug19:00Czech Republic 3–1 Ukraine25–1721–2525–1925–21 96–823,121Report
26 Aug16:00Austria 2–3 Bulgaria26–2425–1515–2516–254–1586–104312Report
26 Aug19:00Serbia 3–0 Greece25–2225–1325–18  75–53415Report
27 Aug16:00Ukraine 0–3 Serbia21–2522–2521–25  64–752,622Report
27 Aug19:00Czech Republic 3–0 Bulgaria28–2625–1925–19  78–644,725Report

Pool C

Pool C was played in Baku, Azerbaijan from 21 to 28 August 2026.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Belgium 5 5 0 13 15 4 3.750 438 371 1.181 Final round
2  Netherlands 5 4 1 12 14 6 2.333 463 389 1.190
3  Azerbaijan (H) 5 3 2 8 10 9 1.111 423 412 1.027
4  Portugal 5 2 3 5 7 12 0.583 405 450 0.900
5  Romania 5 1 4 6 9 12 0.750 445 454 0.980
6  Spain 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 332 430 0.772
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
21 Aug19:00Azerbaijan 3–1 Portugal25–2223–2527–2525–20 100–925,550Report
22 Aug15:30Belgium 3–2 Spain25–1518–2523–2525–1715–8106–90200Report
22 Aug18:30Romania 2–3 Netherlands21–2528–2615–2525–229–1598–113250Report
23 Aug15:30Portugal 0–3 Belgium16–2522–2511–25  49–75300Report
23 Aug18:30Spain 0–3 Azerbaijan16–2522–2515–25  53–754,250Report
24 Aug15:30Netherlands 3–0 Portugal25–2125–1825–23  75–62300Report
24 Aug18:30Azerbaijan 3–2 Romania25–2125–2315–2522–2515–8102–1024,100Report
25 Aug15:30Romania 0–3 Belgium21–2520–2517–25  58–75200Report
25 Aug18:30Netherlands 3–0 Spain25–1325–1125–16  75–40100Report
26 Aug15:30Spain 1–3 Portugal26–2423–2519–2520–25 88–99300Report
26 Aug18:30Belgium 3–0 Azerbaijan25–1925–2225–23  75–644,650Report
27 Aug15:30Netherlands 2–3 Belgium25–2722–2525–2225–1813–15110–107200Report
27 Aug18:30Portugal 3–2 Romania15–2526–2420–2527–2515–13103–112160Report
28 Aug15:30Spain 0–3 Romania19–2522–2520–25  61–75300Report
28 Aug18:30Azerbaijan 1–3 Netherlands25–1516–2522–2519–25 82–905,120Report

Pool D

Pool D was played in Gothenburg, Sweden from 21 to 27 August 2026.

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 5 5 0 15 15 1 15.000 394 304 1.296 Final round
2  France 5 4 1 12 13 4 3.250 405 351 1.154
3  Sweden (H) 5 3 2 7 10 10 1.000 439 423 1.038
4  Croatia 5 2 3 5 8 13 0.615 432 459 0.941
5  Slovakia 5 1 4 5 7 12 0.583 379 411 0.922
6  Montenegro 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 307 408 0.752
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
21 Aug13:00France 3–0 Slovakia25–1325–2125–13  75–47525Report
21 Aug16:00Croatia 0–3 Italy9–2522–2523–25  54–75 Report
21 Aug19:00Sweden 3–0 Montenegro25–1325–1825–23  75–545,261Report
22 Aug15:00Italy 3–0 Montenegro25–1325–2025–19  75–522,986Report
22 Aug18:00Slovakia 2–3 Sweden22–2516–2525–1425–226–1594–1016,220Report
23 Aug15:00France 3–0 Croatia25–1625–1725–22  75–553,261Report
23 Aug18:00Sweden 0–3 Italy18–2523–2514–25  55–756,801Report
24 Aug16:00Croatia 3–2 Slovakia25–2719–2525–2125–2215–11109–106299Report
24 Aug19:00Montenegro 0–3 France19–2522–2517–25  58–75360Report
25 Aug16:00Italy 3–0 Slovakia25–1925–1825–20  75–571,261Report
25 Aug19:00Sweden 3–2 Croatia16–2522–2525–1925–1623–21111–1063,871Report
26 Aug16:00France 1–3 Italy19–2525–1923–2519–25 86–94863Report
26 Aug19:00Slovakia 3–0 Montenegro25–2125–1925–11  75–51907Report
27 Aug16:00Croatia 3–2 Montenegro21–2525–2022–2525–1415–8108–92858Report
27 Aug19:00Sweden 1–3 France26–2825–1320–2526–28 97–945,083Report

Final round

  • All times are local.
 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
31 August – Istanbul
 
 
 Poland
 
3 September – Istanbul
 
 Portugal
 
 
 
31 August – Istanbul
 
 
 
 Netherlands
 
5 September – Istanbul
 
 Slovenia
 
 
 
31 August – Brno
 
 
 
 Italy
 
2 September – Brno
 
 Bulgaria
 
 
 
31 August – Brno
 
 
 
 Czech Republic
 
6 September – Istanbul
 
 Sweden
 
 
 
1 September – Istanbul
 
 
 
 Belgium
 
3 September – Istanbul
 
 Germany
 
 
 
1 September – Istanbul
 
 
 
 Turkey
 
5 September – Istanbul
 
 Azerbaijan
 
 
 
30 August – Brno
 
 3rd place match
 
 Serbia3
 
2 September – Brno6 September – Istanbul
 
 Croatia1
 
 Serbia 
 
30 August – Brno
 
 Greece 
 
 France0
 
 
 Greece3
 

Round of 16

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
30 Aug16:00France 0–3 Greece16–2518–2520–25  54–75825Report
30 Aug19:00Serbia 3–1 Croatia19–2525–1925–1725–12 94–731,167Report
31 Aug16:00Italy – Bulgaria–––  0–0 Report
31 Aug19:00Czech Republic – Sweden–––  0–0 Report
31 Aug16:00Netherlands – Slovenia–––  0–0 Report
31 Aug19:00Poland – Portugal–––  0–0 Report
1 Sep16:00Belgium – Germany–––  0–0 Report
1 Sep19:00Turkey – Azerbaijan–––  0–0 Report

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
2 Sep Serbia – Greece–––  0–0 Report
2 Sep  – –––  0–0 Report
3 Sep  – –––  0–0 Report
3 Sep  – –––  0–0 Report

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
5 Sep  – –––  0–0 Report
5 Sep  – –––  0–0 Report

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
6 Sep  – –––  0–0 Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
6 Sep  – –––  0–0 Report

Final standings

Rankings table

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Final result
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Champions
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Runners-up
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Third place
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Fourth place
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Quarterfinals
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
8 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
9 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — Eighth finals
10 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
11 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
12 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
13 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
14 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
15 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
16 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 —
17  Romania 5 1 4 6 9 12 0.750 445 454 0.980 Fifth in preliminary round
18  Slovakia 5 1 4 5 7 12 0.583 379 411 0.922
19  Ukraine 5 1 4 4 6 12 0.500 392 389 1.008
20  Latvia 5 1 4 3 7 14 0.500 414 485 0.854
21  Spain 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 332 430 0.772 Sixth in preliminary round
22  Austria 5 0 5 1 3 15 0.200 295 424 0.696
23  Hungary 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 339 414 0.819
24  Montenegro 5 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 307 408 0.752
Source: [ EuroVolley 2026]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

Awards

  • MVP
  • Best setter
  • Best outside hitters
  • Best middle blockers
  • Best Opposite
  • Best libero

Statistics

Top 5 Scorers

Rank Name Points
1
 N/A Player
TBD
2
 N/A Player
TBD
3
 N/A Player
TBD
4
 N/A Player
TBD
5
 N/A Player
TBD


Notable occurrences

  • Sweden's opening match against Montenegro broke the Swedish record for the highest attended women's volleyball game ever in the country.[39][40] The following day, the record was broken again with against 6,220 spectators watching the Swedes play Slovakia. The record was broken once again, with Sweden's third game against Italy having an attendance of 6,801.
  • On 26 August, Portugal won their first ever match at EuroVolley. They defeated Spain 3–1 in Baku.[41]
  • On 27 August, Portugal reached the knockout phase of a EuroVolley for the first time.[42]
  • On 27 August, Latvia won their first game at EuroVolley for the first time since 1997 with a 3–2 win over Hungary in Istanbul.[43]
  • Greece reached the quarterfinals for the first time after a 3–0 win over France.[44]

Tournament venues attendance

Venue Total Avr Games
Azerbaijan National Gymnastics ArenaTBDTBD15
Czech Republic Brno Exhibition CentreTBDTBD21
Sweden ScandinaviumTBDTBD15
Turkey Sinan Erdem DomeTBDTBD25

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Russia, ranked 9th was not allowed to take part in qualification due to their suspension caused by the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
  3. ↑ World ranking at start of tournament.
  4. ↑ Turkey also belatedly qualified as a 2026 host nation.
  5. ↑ The CEV recognizes the Serbian national team as the successor to the Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro sporting achievements and results.[25]
  6. ↑ The CEV recognizes the Czech Republic as the successor to the Chechoslovakia sporting achievements and results Czech Republic also belatedly qualified as a 2026 host nation.

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