2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship Pool B

Pool B is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the Austria, Bulgaria, co-hosts Czech Republic, Greece, Serbia, and Ukraine. All games were played at the Brno Exhibition Centre in Brno from 21 to 27 August 2026. The top four teams will advance to the final round.[1]

Teams

Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a] WR[b]
Total First Last Streak
 Bulgaria Top eight in 2023 27 August 2023 32nd 1950 2023 31 Champions (1981) 31
 Serbia 28 August 2023 10th 2007 10 Champions (2011, 2017, 2019) 10
 Czech Republic[c] 13th 1995 3 Third place (1997) 14
 Ukraine Ninth in 2023 26 September 2023 11th 1993 5 Third place (1993) 18
 Greece Pool F winner 6 August 2025 8th 1985 4 Eighth place (1991) 29
 Austria Five best runner-ups 10 August 2025 4th1958 1971 1 12th place (1958, 1963) 43

Venue

The currently in construction Arena Brno was supposed to be hosting the Czech's portion of the tournament, but couldn't host it due to time constraints with its construction. The replacement venue is the venue Brno Exhibition Centre, which recently hosted the 2025 Men's European Volleyball League final four and will have 5,000 temporary seats for the tournament.[2]

Brno
Brno Exhibition Centre
Capacity: 5,000

Group standings

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

Group progression

The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Team ╲ Round12345
 AustriaLLLLL
 BulgariaWLLWL
 Czech RepublicWWLWW
 GreeceLWWWL
 SerbiaWWWWW
 UkraineLLWLL
Source: CEV

Positions by round

The table listed the positions of teams in each round.

Advance to the knockout stage
Team ╲ Round12345
 Austria66666
 Bulgaria25544
 Czech Republic33232
 Greece44323
 Serbia11111
 Ukraine55455
Source: CEV

Matches

Austria vs Serbia

21 August 2026 (2026-08-21)
14:00
Match duration: 1 hr 15 min		 Austria  0–3  Serbia Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 1,542
Referees: Sonja Simonovska (MNE), Carlos Alberto Robles Garcia (ESP)
(17–25, 9–25, 21–25)
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Scoring leaders
Galić 11 Total Bošković 11
Galić (11/21) Attack Bošković (10/13)
Schaberl 3 Block Popović 3
Raab (1/4) Serve five players 1

Bulgaria vs Ukraine

21 August 2026 (2026-08-21)
17:00
Match duration: 1 hr 25 min		 Bulgaria  3–0  Ukraine Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 2,159
Referees: Vladimir Simonovic (SUI), Ágnes Bátkai-Katona (HUN)
(25–23, 25–23, 25–20)
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Scoring leaders
Stojanova 14 Total Artyshuk 9
Stojanova (10/33) Attack Artyshuk (8/23)
four players 2 Block Meliushkyna, Milenko 2
Stojanova (3/14) Serve Sharhorodska (2/15)

Czech Republic vs Greece

21 August 2026 (2026-08-21)
20:00
Match duration: 1 hr 59 min		 Czech Republic  3−1  Greece Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 3,576
Referees: Mathilde Hayaux Du Tilly (FRA), Sonja Simonovska (MNE)
(25−14, 23−25, 25−15, 25−20)
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Scoring leaders
Brancuská 23 Total Angelopoulou 17
Brancuská (22/49) Attack Anthouli (15/51)
Koulisiani 5 Block six players 1
Rejmanová (2/4) Serve Angelopoulou (2/14)

Ukraine vs Greece

22 August 2026 (2026-08-22)
16:00
Match duration: 2 hr 10 min		 Ukraine  2–3  Greece Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 2,018
Referees: Carlos Alberto Robles García (ESP), Mathilde Hayaux du Tilly (FRA)
(23–25, 25–23, 25–12, 22–25, 10–15)
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Scoring leaders
Danchak 18 Total Anthouli 28
Danchak (15/31) Attack Anthouli (24/58)
Dorsman 3 Block Anthouli 2
Danchak, Milenko 3 Serve Anthouli, Papageorgiou 2

Austria vs Czech Republic

22 August 2026 (2026-08-22)
19:00
Match duration: 1 hr 22 min		 Austria  0–3  Czech Republic Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 3,726
Referees: Ágnes Bátkai-Katona (HUN), Vladimir Simonovic (SUI)
(16–25, 17–25, 17–25)
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Scoring leaders
Schaberl 16 Total Mlejnková 13
Schaberl (14/33) Attack Mlejnková (11/15)
three players 1 Block Jehlářová 4
Hinteregger (2/6) Serve Šmídová (3/9)

Greece vs Bulgaria

23 August 2026 (2026-08-23)
16:00
Match duration: 1 hr 53 min		 Greece  3–1  Bulgaria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 3,459
Referees: Vladimir Simonovic (SUI), Carlos Alberto Robles Garcia (ESP)
(25–20, 21–25, 25–18, 25–23)
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Scoring leaders
Anthouli 19 Total Dudova 23
Bakodimou (16/32) Attack Dudova (18/40)
Papageorgiou 7 Block Dudova 2
Tikmanidou (3/20) Serve Ilieva (3/15)

Czech Republic vs Serbia

23 August 2026 (2026-08-23)
19:00
Match duration: 1 hr 51 min		 Czech Republic  1–3  Serbia Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 5,021
Referees: Sonja Simonovska (MNE), Ágnes Bátkai-Katona (HUN)
(19–25, 17–25, 25–16, 17–25)
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Scoring leaders
Mlejnková 17 Total Bošković 27
Mlejnková (16/38) Attack Bošković (24/45)
Jehlářová, Koulisiani 2 Block Tica 3
Koulisiani (2/14) Serve three players 1

Ukraine vs Austria

24 August 2026 (2026-08-24)
16:00
Match duration: 1 hr 10 min		 Ukraine  3–0  Austria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 352
Referees: Mathilde Hayaux Du Tilly (FRA), Vladimir Simonovic (SUI)
(25–15, 25–16, 25–12)
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Scoring leaders
Artyshuk 21 Total Schaberl 9
Artyshuk (14/28) Attack Galić (7/16)
Artyshuk, Meliushkyna 4 Block Schaberl 2
Artyshuk (3/13) Serve Schaberl (1/7)

Serbia vs Bulgaria

24 August 2026 (2026-08-24)
19:00
Match duration: 1 hr 12 min		 Serbia  3–0  Bulgaria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 457
Referees: Carlos Alberto Robles (ESP), Sonja Simonovska (MNE)
(25–18, 25–14, 25–20)
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Scoring leaders
Uzelac 18 Total Dudova 12
Uzelac (15/31) Attack Dudova (10/30)
Kurtagić 7 Block Dudova 2
four players 1 Serve Ilieva (2/9)

Greece vs Austria

25 August 2026 (2026-08-25)
16:00
Match duration: 1 hr 40 min		 Greece  3–1  Austria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 1,485
Referees: Ágnes Bátkai-Katona (HUN), Mathilde Hayaux Du Tilly (FRA)
(20–25, 25–18, 25–12, 25–14)
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Scoring leaders
Anthouli 20 Total Schaberl 14
Anthouli (16/35) Attack Schaberl (10/36)
Chatziefstratiadou 3 Block three players 2
Anthouli (4/22) Serve three players 2

Czech Republic vs Ukraine

25 August 2026 (2026-08-25)
19:00
Match duration: 1 hr 50 min		 Czech Republic  3–1  Ukraine Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 3,121
Referees: Sonja Simonovska (MNE), Carlos Alberto Robles Garcia (ESP)
(25–17, 21–25, 25–19, 25–21)
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Scoring leaders
Brancuská 21 Total Artyshuk 18
Brancuská (20/43) Attack Milenko (16/42)
Jehlářová, Koulisiani 5 Block Dorsman, Meliushkyna 4
Šmídová (3/23) Serve three players 1

Austria vs Bulgaria

26 August 2026 (2026-08-26)
16:00
Match duration: 1 hr 58 min		 Austria  2–3  Bulgaria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 312
Referees: Mathilde Hayaux Du Tilly (FRA), Vlastimil Kovar (CZE)
(26–24, 25–15, 15–25, 16–25, 4–15)
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Scoring leaders
Schaberl 26 Total Dudova 23
Schaberl (22/38) Attack Dudova (19/41)
four players 2 Block Dudova, Krivoshiiska 3
Schaberl (2/10) Serve Krivoshiiska, Milanova 3

Serbia vs Greece

26 August 2026 (2026-08-26)
19:00
Match duration: 1 hr 12 min		 Serbia  3–0  Greece Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 415
Referees: Ágnes Bátkai-Katona (HUN), Carlos Alberto Robles Garcia (ESP)
(25–22, 25–13, 25–18)
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Scoring leaders
Bošković 20 Total Anthouli 12
Bošković (17/31) Attack Bakodimou (9/29)
Kurtagić 7 Block Anthouli 3
Bošković, Ognjenović 2 Serve Tikmanidou (1/5)

Ukraine vs Serbia

27 August 2026 (2026-08-27)
16:00
Match duration: 1 hr 20 min		 Ukraine  0–3  Serbia Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 2,622
Referees: Vlastimil Kovar (CZE), Ágnes Bátkai-Katona (HUN)
(21–25, 22–25, 21–25)
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Scoring leaders
Milenko 18 Total Uzelac 22
Milenko (14/31) Attack Uzelac (17/47)
Dorsman 3 Block Kurtagić, Popović 4
Milenko (3/15) Serve Ognjenović, Uzelac 2

Czech Republic vs Bulgaria

27 August 2026 (2026-08-27)
19:00
Match duration: 1 hr 25 min		 Czech Republic  3–0  Bulgaria Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno
Attendance: 4,725
Referees: Carlos Alberto Robles Garcia (ESP), Sonja Simonovska (MNE)
(28–26, 25–19, 25–19)
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Scoring leaders
Brancuská 12 Total Milanova 15
Brancuská (12/24) Attack Milanova (15/40)
Jehlářová 4 Block Kolarova 2
Serve Krasteva (1/8)

Notes

  1. ↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
  2. ↑ World ranking at start of tournament.
  3. ↑ Czech Republic also belatedly qualified as a 2026 host nation.

References

  1. ↑ "Familiar faces to meet at the CEV EuroVolley 2026 Women, after exciting drawing of lots | CEV".
  2. ↑ "Host Venues Brno". eurovolley.cev.eu.
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