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2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship

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2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship
  • 2026 Европейско първенство по волейбол (Bulgarian)
  • 2026 Euroopan lentopallon mestaruuskilpailut (Finnish)
  • Europamästerskapet i volleyboll för herrar 2026 (Swedish)
  • 2026 Campionato Europeo di Pallavolo (Italian)
  • 2026 Campionatul European de Volei (Romanian)
Tournament details
Host countriesItaly
Bulgaria
Finland
Romania
Cities
Dates9–26 September
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Poland (3rd title)
Runners-up France
Third place Finland
Fourth place Slovenia
Tournament awards
MVPPoland Wilfredo León
Best SetterFrance Antoine Brizard
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPFrance Théo Faure
Best LiberoPoland Jakub Popiwczak
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Attendance265,796 (3,497 per match)
← 2023
2028 →

The 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship, commonly referred to as EuroVolley Men 2026 (and the CEV Enel EuroVolley 2026 for sponsorship reasons), was the 34th edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). The tournament took place from 9 to 26 September 2026 across Bulgaria, Finland, Italy, and Romania, marking the fourth consecutive time EuroVolley has been hosted by four nations since the multi-country hosting system was first used in 2019. Italy hosted the final in Milan.

24 teams participated for the fourth time. Qualification took place in August 2024 and 2025 to decide the final 12 spots. The four co-hosts qualified automatically.

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

The winner qualified for the 2028 Summer Olympics while the top three finishers qualified for the 2027 FIVB World Cup.

Poland were the defending champions, having beaten Italy 3–0 in the final of the 2023 tournament in Rome. They retained the title after defeating France 3–1 in the final.

Finland claimed their first-ever medal at the European Volleyball Championship by defeating Slovenia 3–0 in the bronze medal match.

Year change

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On 22 June 2023, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) announced a comprehensive restructuring of the international calendar for the 2025–2028 cycle. As part of this overhaul, continental championships shifted from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, beginning in 2026.[1] The structural change was implemented to prioritize athlete health and recovery by reducing calendar congestion, as well as to streamline the qualification pathways for major global tournaments such as the FIVB World Cup and the Olympic Games.[2]

Host selection

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  •  Romania – On 5 December 2022, Romania was announced as the first host.[3][4] This is Romania's first time hosting since 1963 and third in total after 1955 and 1963.
  •  Bulgaria – Bulgaria was confirmed as the second host on 26 February 2024, becoming the first ever country to host back to back European Championships.[5][6] This is Bulgaria's fifth organisation of EuroVolley, after 1950, 1981, 2015 and 2023.
  •  Finland – Finnish city, Tampere, was given the hosting rights on 14 March 2024 and will host a group.[7][8] This is the Finns fourth time holding the event, with Finland previously hosting in 1977, 1993 and 2021.
  •  Italy – On 25 March 2024 Italy was announced as the fourth and final host.[9][10] Alongside Bulgaria, Italy becomes the second country to host consecutive championships. The tournament has previously taken place in Italy in 1948, 1971, 2005, 2015 and 2023.

Rejected countries

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The following countries had expressed interest but didn't make the cut:[11]

  •  Germany – Germany had stated their interest in November 2022 and by May 2023, Germany's interest was approved by CEV with the SAP Garden in Munich being proposed as a possible venue. However, in February 2024, Germany said to CEV that they were not ready to host the event and they would focus on the 2028 edition. The Germans were in line to become the main hosts before their withdrawal. The Italians then took their hosting place as they wrote to CEV saying they wanted to host, which would later be approved.
  •  Serbia – Serbia was briefly mentioned as a possible host in February 2023, but this never materialised.

Preparations

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  • On 11 December 2024, the four organisers of EuroVolley 2026 Men held a meeting.[12]

Tickets

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Tickets were released on 7 November 2025.[13]

Official ticket websites

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Qualification

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Map of qualifiers for the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship:
  Team qualified for 2026 Men'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, 21 of them were present at the previous tournament. After not even entering qualification for the 2023 edition, Sweden qualified for the first time since 1993.[14] Latvia and Slovakia returned after a one edition absence.

Israel qualified on merit for the first time. Israel and Switzerland qualified for a second consecutive edition for the very first time. North Macedonia and Portugal continued their record appearance streaks with four.

Of the non-qualifiers, Spain failed to qualify after qualifying for the previous four championships. Montenegro failed to advance after qualifying every time since their debut in 2019. Despite narrowly missing out on qualifying automatically, Croatia was winless in qualification and didn't manage to successfully qualify.

Means of qualification Qualifier Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Countries BulgariaQualificationPool A Denmark
 FinlandPool B Belgium
 ItalyPool C Czechia
 RomaniaPool D Estonia
2023 European Championship  PolandPool E  Switzerland
 SloveniaPool F Greece
 FrancePool G Slovakia
 NetherlandsBest runners-up Latvia
 Serbia Turkey
 Ukraine Israel
 Germany Sweden
 Portugal North Macedonia
Total 24

Summary of qualified teams

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Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a] WR[b]
Total First Last Streak
 Romania Host nation 5 December 2022 19th1950 2023 2 Champions (1963) 35
 France Top eight in 2023 8 September 2023 32nd 1948 15 Champions (2015) 8
 Slovenia 9 September 2023 11th 2001 10 Runners-up (2015, 2019, 2021) 4
 Italy[c] 33rd 1948 32 Champions (7 times)[d] 2
 Ukraine 9th 1993 4 6th place (1993) 11
 Netherlands 29th 1948 7 Champions (1997) 21
 Serbia[e] 10 September 2023 30th 2007 15 Champions (2001, 2011, 2019) 13
 Poland 29th 1950 13 Champions (2009, 2023) 1
 Bulgaria Host nation 26 February 2024 32nd 10 Runners-up (1951) 9
 Germany Ninth in 2023 16th 1991 25 Runners-up (2017) 12
 Finland Host nation 14 March 2024 21st 1955 10 4th place (2007) 16
 Portugal Tenth in 2023 24 March 2024 8th 1948 4 4th place (1948) 26
 Czechia[f] Pool C winner 9 August 2025 15th 1995 9 Champions (1948, 1955, 1958) 20
 Belgium Pool B winner 19th 1948 4 4th place (2017) 18
 Türkiye Five best runner-ups 13 August 2025 13th 1958 5 10th place (2021) 10
 Estonia Pool D winner 8th 2009 6 11th place (2015) 30
 Greece Pool F winner 18th 1967 4 3rd place (1987) 23
 Slovakia Pool G winner 12th 1997 2021 1 5th place (2011) 44
  Switzerland Pool E winner 3rd 1971 2023 2 19th place (1971) 28
 Denmark Pool A winner 6th 1958 2 12th place (2013) 31
 Sweden Five best runner-ups 7th 1971 1993 1 Runners-up (1989) 33
 Latvia 16 August 2025 3rd 1995 2021 1 11th place (1995) 51
 Israel 4th 1951 2023 2 10th place (1951) 29
 North Macedonia 17 August 2025 4th 2019 4 16th place (2023) 54

Venues

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Seven venues in seven cities, will host the tournament. After meetings in March 2025, the same city and venue as in 2023, the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, was chosen as Bulgaria's venue.[16] In the same month, the BTarena in Cluj-Napoca was announced as the venue for the group in Romania.[17] On 6 June 2025, the Nokia Arena was announced as Finland's venue.[18] On 19 August 2025, Naples, Modena, Turin and Milan were announced as Italy's venues.[19][20] On 14 October it was announced that Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, would replace Varna as the country's host city with Arena 8888 as the selected venue.[21][22] This is due to the country's increased interest in volleyball after their second place finish at the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship. Sofia is allocating 500,000 Bulgarian lev for the tournament.[23] Prior to the venue change, Varna MPs Desislav Taskov and Kristian Ganchev sent a letter asking for reassurance that Varna would keep the hosting rights after reports of Varna being replaced by Sofia came out.[24] The director of Sports in Varna, Kristian Dimitrov, was reportedly angry with the venue swap.[25] Varna had previous allocated 420,000 Bulgarian lev for the tournament before the change of venue.[26]

Overview of venues

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Italy

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  • Four Italian venues will be used during the tournament. The Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples will host the opening match at the temporary venue at the square. The rest of the group phase will take place in Modena at the PalaPanini, the home for numerous Modena-based clubs.

Bulgaria

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Finland

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Romania

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Distribution of tournament
Milan will host the semifinals and final.
Sofia and Turin will host the knockout stage up to the quarterfinals.
Cluj-Napoca, Modena, Sofia and Tampere will host preliminary round games.
Naples hosted the opening match.


Italy Milan Italy Turin Italy Naples Italy Modena
Unipol Forum Palavela Piazza del Plebiscito PalaPanini
Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 9,200 Capacity: 6,500 Capacity: 4,968
Bulgaria Sofia Finland Tampere Romania Cluj-Napoca
Arena 8888 Nokia Arena BTarena
Capacity: 15,373 Capacity: 13,455 Capacity: 10,000


Tournament venues information
Venue Rounds Games
Italy Unipol ForumSemifinals and Final4
Italy PalavelaRound of 16 and Quarterfinals6
Bulgaria Arena 8888Pool B, Round of 16 and Quarterfinals21
Italy Piazza del PlebiscitoOpening game1
Italy PalaPaniniPool A14
Finland Nokia ArenaPool C15
Romania BTarenaPool D15

Group allocation of hosts

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  • As the main organisers, Italy were seeded into Pool A,
  • As the secondary venue, the Bulgaria were positioned in Pool B
  • As the two countries hosting a single group, Finland and Romania are placed into Pool C and D respectively.

Final draw

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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.[31][32][33] Italian journalist, Simona Rolandi and CEV press officer, Federico Ferraro, were the hosts of the final draw. Bulgarian libero Damyan Kolev, Finnish outside hitter Luka Marttila, Italian setter Fabio Vullo and Romanian middle blocker Bela Bartha 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

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The organizers could select one team to join their pools.

Host teamChosen team
 Bulgaria North Macedonia
 Finland Estonia
 Italy Sweden
 Romania Latvia

Seeding

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The teams are seeded according to the CEV National Team rankings before the draw.[34]

The only restriction is that the two finalists from the previous edition, Italy and Poland, were drawn in different preliminary pools so that can only play each other in the final if they win their groups respectively.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Poland
 France
 Slovenia
 Serbia		  Germany
 Belgium
 Ukraine
 Czech Republic		  Netherlands
 Turkey
 Portugal
 Greece		  Israel
  Switzerland
 Slovakia
 Denmark

Draw results

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CEV EuroVolley 2026 – Drawing of Lots
YouTube logo
video icon Drawing of Lots Live Streaming
Pool A in Modena[g] Pool B in Sofia Pool C in Tampere Pool D in Cluj-Napoca
 Italy (H)  Bulgaria (H)  Finland (H)  Romania (H)
 Sweden  North Macedonia  Estonia  Latvia
 Slovenia  Poland  Serbia  France
 Czech Republic  Ukraine  Belgium  Germany
 Greece  Portugal  Netherlands  Turkey
 Slovakia  Israel  Denmark   Switzerland

Schedule

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Official mascot

The schedule was announced on 5 November 2025.[35]

Schedule
Round Matchday Date
Preliminary round All matches 9–17 September 2026
Knockout stage Round of 16 19–21 September 2026
Quarterfinals 22–23 September 2026
Semifinals 25 September 2026
3rd place & Final 26 September 2026

Squads

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Referees

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The following referees were selected for the tournament.

Refereeing teams
Referee Country Pool phase Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Jurkovic Ksenija  Croatia
Pool A
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Kellenberger Jorg  Germany
Pool A
Luts Koen  Belgium
Pool A
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Varbanov Atanas  Bulgaria
Pool A
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Yener Seckin  Turkey
Pool A
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Cildir Caner  Turkey
Pool B
Kalin Yves   Switzerland
Pool B
Lot Dominga  Italy
Pool B
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Mokry Juraj  Slovakia
Pool B
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Rogic Dejan  Serbia
Pool B
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Jacob Sebastien  France
Pool C
Minins Ilja  Latvia
Pool C
Porvaznik Igor  Slovakia
Pool C
Rodin Sergej  Lithuania
Pool C
Szabo-Alexi Paul Catalin  Romania
Pool C
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Goncalves Vitor  Portugal
Pool D
Kovar Vlastimil  Czechia
Pool D
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Alexandros Mylonakis  Greece
Pool D
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Rodriguez Machin  Spain
Pool D
Yalcin Suleyman  Netherlands
Pool D

Preliminary round

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  • All times are local.
  • The top four teams in each pool qualify 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

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  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 is 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 is made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Pool A

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Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy (H) 5 5 0 14 15 4 3.750 459 380 1.208 Round of 16
2  Slovenia 5 3 2 10 12 7 1.714 447 403 1.109
3  Greece 5 3 2 9 10 9 1.111 430 429 1.002
4  Czechia 5 3 2 8 11 9 1.222 446 448 0.996
5  Sweden 5 1 4 4 6 13 0.462 400 435 0.920
6  Slovakia 5 0 5 0 3 15 0.200 359 446 0.805
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
10 Sep21:05Italy 3–0 Sweden25–2225–2125–17  75–605,914Report
11 Sep16:00Czech Republic 3–1 Greece25–2125–1723–2525–23 98–86280Report
11 Sep21:00Slovakia 0–3 Slovenia29–3115–2518–25  62–81459Report
12 Sep16:00Sweden 2–3 Czech Republic22–2523–2525–2325–1713–15108–105797Report
12 Sep21:05Greece 0–3 Italy23–2523–2516–25  62–754,200Report
13 Sep16:00Slovenia 3–0 Sweden25–1625–2125–12  75–49850Report
13 Sep21:05Italy 3–1 Slovakia25–1725–2725–1025–19 100–734,392Report
14 Sep16:00Slovakia 0–3 Czech Republic21–2514–2520–25  55–75414Report
14 Sep21:00Slovenia 1–3 Greece18–2525–1923–2520–25 86–94511Report
15 Sep16:00Greece 3–1 Sweden25–2325–2117–2525–20 92–89398Report
15 Sep21:05Czech Republic 1–3 Italy25–2316–2520–2520–25 81–984,487Report
16 Sep16:00Sweden 3–1 Slovakia19–2525–2325–2125–19 94–88351Report
16 Sep21:00Czech Republic 1–3 Slovenia26–2413–2525–2723–25 87–101630Report
17 Sep16:00Slovakia 1–3 Greece17–2525–2122–2517–25 81–96275Report
17 Sep21:05Italy 3–2 Slovenia25–1925–2227–2919–2515–9111–1044,798Report

Pool B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Poland 5 4 1 13 14 3 4.667 420 319 1.317 Round of 16
2  Ukraine 5 4 1 12 12 5 2.400 398 360 1.106
3  Bulgaria (H) 5 4 1 11 13 6 2.167 454 408 1.113
4  Portugal 5 1 4 4 5 12 0.417 335 382 0.877
5  North Macedonia 5 1 4 3 3 12 0.250 284 366 0.776
6  Israel 5 1 4 2 5 14 0.357 388 444 0.874
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
9 Sep19:00Bulgaria 3–0 North Macedonia25–1725–1925–18  75–548,892Report
10 Sep16:00Poland 3–0 Portugal25–1225–1825–20  75–50867Report
10 Sep19:00Israel 1–3 Ukraine22–2519–2525–2219–25 85–97289Report
11 Sep16:00Ukraine 3–0 North Macedonia25–2225–2225–10  75–54453Report
11 Sep19:00Portugal 0–3 Bulgaria18–2518–2520–25  56–7510,678Report
12 Sep16:00Poland 3–0 Israel25–1625–1725–18  75–511,876Report
12 Sep19:00Bulgaria 1–3 Ukraine23–2522–2525–2121–25 91–9611,689Report
13 Sep16:00Portugal 2–3 Israel25–1920–2525–2022–257–1599–104288Report
13 Sep19:00North Macedonia 0–3 Poland19–2516–2513–25  48–75876Report
14 Sep16:00Ukraine 3–0 Portugal25–1825–1825–19  75–55257Report
14 Sep19:00Bulgaria 3–1 Israel23–2525–2225–1525–20 98–829,865Report
15 Sep16:00North Macedonia 0–3 Portugal13–2520–2520–25  53–7559Report
15 Sep19:00Poland 3–0 Ukraine25–2025–1325–22  75–551,314Report
16 Sep16:00Israel 0–3 North Macedonia21–2523–2522–25  66–75657Report
16 Sep19:00Poland 2–3 Bulgaria25–2029–3123–2525–1918–20120–11513,186Report

Pool C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Belgium 5 4 1 13 14 6 2.333 454 401 1.132 Round of 16
2  Finland (H) 5 4 1 11 14 7 2.000 472 431 1.095
3  Serbia 5 3 2 7 9 11 0.818 442 463 0.955
4  Denmark 5 2 3 7 9 9 1.000 407 396 1.028
5  Estonia 5 2 3 5 8 12 0.667 440 472 0.932
6  Netherlands 5 0 5 2 6 15 0.400 433 485 0.893
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
10 Sep20:00Finland 3–0 Denmark25–2225–1725–20  75–596,583Report
11 Sep17:00Netherlands 1–3 Belgium14–2525–1817–2514–25 70–931,753Report
11 Sep20:00Serbia 3–1 Estonia25–2326–2426–2825–22 102–972,203Report
12 Sep15:00Denmark 3–0 Netherlands25–1725–2025–20  75–576,124Report
12 Sep18:00Belgium 2–3 Finland25–2320–2519–2525–2310–1599–11112,338Report
13 Sep15:00Estonia 0–3 Denmark26–2822–2516–25  64–786,467Report
13 Sep18:00Finland 3–0 Serbia25–1925–2125–23  75–6310,929Report
14 Sep17:00Serbia 3–2 Netherlands20–2523–2530–2825–1517–15115–108876Report
14 Sep20:00Estonia 1–3 Belgium17–2525–1821–2514–25 77–931,002Report
15 Sep17:00Belgium 3–1 Denmark19–2525–2025–1925–23 94–872,482Report
15 Sep20:00Netherlands 2–3 Finland25–1821–2526–2420–2511–15103–1076,106Report
16 Sep17:00Denmark 2–3 Serbia25–1925–2121–2523–2514–16108–106843Report
16 Sep20:00Netherlands 1–3 Estonia25–2722–2525–1823–25 95–951,023Report
17 Sep17:00Serbia 0–3 Belgium19–2521–2516–25  56–753,018Report
17 Sep20:00Finland 2–3 Estonia25–2221–2522–2525–2011–15104–1079,813Report

Pool D

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Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  France 5 4 1 13 14 4 3.500 445 370 1.203 Round of 16
2  Germany 5 4 1 11 12 7 1.714 429 408 1.051
3  Romania (H) 5 3 2 9 12 10 1.200 501 486 1.031
4  Latvia 5 2 3 6 8 11 0.727 405 446 0.908
5  Turkey 5 1 4 3 6 12 0.500 392 429 0.914
6   Switzerland 5 1 4 3 5 13 0.385 396 429 0.923
Source: CEV
(H) Host
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
9 Sep20:00Romania 1–3 Latvia24–2625–1821–2524–26 94–951,750Report
10 Sep17:00France 3–0  Switzerland25–2331–2925–21  81–73700Report
10 Sep20:00Turkey 1–3 Germany25–2322–2521–2519–25 87–981,200Report
11 Sep17:00Germany 3–0 Latvia25–2025–2025–16  75–561,200Report
11 Sep20:00Switzerland 1–3 Romania21–2523–2525–1320–25 89–883,127Report
12 Sep17:00France 3–0 Turkey25–1925–2025–19  75–581,350Report
12 Sep20:00Romania 2–3 Germany22–2523–2525–2225–1513–15108–1024,382Report
13 Sep17:00Switzerland 0–3 Turkey23–2519–2519–25  61–75600Report
13 Sep20:00Latvia 1–3 France12–2516–2525–2213–25 66–97650Report
14 Sep17:00Germany 3–1  Switzerland25–1925–1722–2525–21 97–82400Report
14 Sep20:00Romania 3–1 Turkey25–1925–2120–2525–18 95–833,875Report
15 Sep17:00Latvia 1–3  Switzerland22–2519–2525–1622–25 88–91400Report
15 Sep20:00France 3–0 Germany25–2125–1725–19  75–57650Report
16 Sep17:00Turkey 1–3 Latvia24–2625–2324–2616–25 89–100600Report
16 Sep20:00France 2–3 Romania25–1627–2520–2533–3512–15117–1165,350Report

Final round

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Belgium against Slovenia
  • All times are local.
 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
20 September – Turin
 
 
 Italy3
 
23 September – Turin
 
 Denmark0
 
 Italy2
 
20 September – Turin
 
 Finland3
 
 Finland3
 
25 September – Milan
 
 Greece2
 
 Finland1
 
20 September – Sofia
 
 France3
 
 France3
 
22 September – Sofia
 
 Portugal0
 
 France3
 
20 September – Sofia
 
 Romania0
 
 Ukraine0
 
26 September – Milan
 
 Romania3
 
 France1
 
21 September – Turin
 
 Poland3
 
 Belgium3
 
23 September – Turin
 
 Czechia1
 
 Belgium1
 
21 September – Turin
 
 Slovenia3
 
 Slovenia3
 
25 September – Milan
 
 Serbia0
 
 Slovenia0
 
19 September – Sofia
 
 Poland3 3rd place match
 
 Poland3
 
22 September – Sofia26 September – Milan
 
 Latvia0
 
 Poland3 Finland3
 
19 September – Sofia
 
 Germany0  Slovenia0
 
 Germany3
 
 
 Bulgaria2
 

Round of 16

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
19 Sep16:00Poland 3–0 Latvia25–1725–1625–16  75–491,376Report
19 Sep19:00Germany 3–2 Bulgaria21–2521–2525–1925–2315–12107–10412,198Report
20 Sep16:00Ukraine 0–3 Romania22–2521–2528–30  71–80544Report
20 Sep16:00Finland 3–2 Greece22–2525–1622–2525–2315–13109–1022,861Report
20 Sep19:00France 3–0 Portugal25–2125–2225–21  75–64644Report
20 Sep21:05Italy 3–0 Denmark25–2225–1625–11  75–497,580Report
21 Sep16:00Belgium 3–1 Czech Republic20–2526–2425–1425–15 96–781,021Report
21 Sep21:00Slovenia 3–0 Serbia25–1425–1325–22  75–491,153Report

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
22 Sep16:00France 3–0 Romania25–1625–1925–19  75–542,844Report
22 Sep19:00Poland 3–0 Germany25–2325–1725–17  75–577,174Report
23 Sep16:00Belgium 1–3 Slovenia22–2522–2525–2013–25 82–952,447Report
23 Sep21:05Italy 2–3 Finland25–2126–2816–2525–2013–15105–1098,260Report

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
25 Sep17:00Slovenia 0–3 Poland23–2523–2518–25  64–757,054Report
25 Sep21:00Finland 1–3 France17–2525–1818–2515–25 75–935,845Report

3rd place match

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
26 Sep17:00Finland 3–0 Slovenia25–2325–2029–27  79–705,881Report

Final

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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Attd Report
26 Sep21:00France 1–3 Poland29–3119–2525–2016–25 89–10111,118Report

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Poland 9 8 1 25 26 4 6.500 746 578 1.291 Qualified for the 2027 World Cup as hosts, 2028 Summer Olympics, and 2028 European Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France 9 7 2 22 24 8 3.000 777 664 1.170 Qualified for the 2027 World Cup
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Finland (H) 9 7 2 18 24 14 1.714 844 801 1.054
4  Slovenia 9 5 4 16 18 14 1.286 751 688 1.092
5  Italy (H) 7 6 1 18 20 7 2.857 639 538 1.188 Qualified for the 2027 World Cup as defending champions
6  Belgium 7 5 2 16 18 10 1.800 632 574 1.101
7  Germany 7 5 2 13 15 12 1.250 593 587 1.010
8  Romania (H) 7 4 3 12 15 13 1.154 635 632 1.005
9  Bulgaria (H) 6 4 2 12 15 9 1.667 558 515 1.083
10  Ukraine 6 4 2 12 12 8 1.500 469 440 1.066
11  Greece 6 3 3 10 12 12 1.000 532 538 0.989
12  Czech Republic 6 3 3 8 12 12 1.000 524 544 0.963
13  Serbia 6 3 3 7 9 14 0.643 491 538 0.913
14  Denmark 6 2 4 7 9 12 0.750 456 471 0.968
15  Latvia 6 2 4 6 8 14 0.571 454 521 0.871
16  Portugal 6 1 5 4 5 15 0.333 399 457 0.873
17  Estonia 5 2 3 5 8 12 0.667 440 472 0.932
18  Sweden 5 1 4 4 6 13 0.462 400 435 0.920
19  Turkey 5 1 4 3 6 12 0.500 392 429 0.914
20  North Macedonia 5 1 4 3 3 12 0.250 284 366 0.776
21   Switzerland 5 1 4 3 5 13 0.385 396 429 0.923
22  Israel 5 1 4 2 5 14 0.357 388 444 0.874
23  Netherlands 5 0 5 2 6 15 0.400 433 485 0.893
24  Slovakia 5 0 5 0 3 15 0.200 359 446 0.805
Source: CEV
(H) Host

Awards

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 2026 Men's European Volleyball champions 

Poland
Third title

The following awards were awarded at the conclusion of the tournament:

Statistics

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Notable occurrences

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Tournament venues attendance

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Venue Total Avr Games
Bulgaria Arena 888886,0264,09721
Finland Nokia Arena71,5604,77115
Italy Unipol Forum29,8987,4754
Italy Palavela23,3223,8876
Italy Piazza del Plebiscito5,9145,9141
Italy PalaPanini22,8421,63214
Romania BTarena26,2341,74915

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
  2. ↑ World ranking at start of tournament.
  3. ↑ Italy also belatedly qualified as a 2026 host nation.
  4. ↑  Italy have won in 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2021.
  5. ↑ Competed as SFR Yugoslavia from 1956 to 1991, and as FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro from 1998 to 2006.[15]
  6. ↑ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1949 to 1990.
  7. ↑ The opening match will be in Naples.

References

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  1. ↑ "Volleyball Calendar 2025–2028 Approved By The FIVB Board Of Administration". FIVB (Press release). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Revolutionizing volleyball: FIVB unveils exciting changes in 2025-2028 calendar". WorldofVolley. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "Romania to host CEV EuroVolley 2025 Men pool phase!". CEV. 5 December 2022.
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  5. ↑ "Bulgaria joins pool of CEV EuroVolley 2026 Men co-organisers". CEV. 26 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "България ще бъде един от домакините на ЕвроВолей 2026 за мъже" [Bulgaria will be one of the hosts of EuroVolleyball 2026 for men]. BVF (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Volleyball Federation. 26 February 2024. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Tampere, Finland to welcome back CEV EuroVolley Men in 2026!". CEV. 14 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Veljekset pääsevät EM-mittelöön kotikentällä 2026 – Tampere miesten lentopallon EM-kisaisännäksi". Lentopalloliitto. 14 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Italy completes pool of CEV EuroVolley 2026 Men co-organisers". CEV. 25 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "L'Italia coorganizzatrice dei Campionati Europei maschili 2026" (in Italian). Italian Volleyball Federation. 25 March 2024.
  11. ↑ CEV Board of Administration Minutes - Term 2020-2024
  12. ↑ https://inside.cev.eu/articles/cev/cev-eurovolley-2026-men-kick-off-meeting-held-at-home-of-european-volleyball/
  13. ↑ "EuroVolley 2026 DOL coming up this Saturday, tickets to go on sale November 7! | CEV".
  14. ↑ "Herrlandslaget klart för Volleyboll-EM 2026 – första gången sedan 1993". Swedish Volleyball Federation (in Swedish). 10 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". Archived from the original on 8 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Варна има реален шанс да бъде домакин на Европейското първенство по волейбол през 2026 г." Bulgarian News Agency (in Bulgarian). 13 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "Campionatul European de Volei masculin se joacă și la Cluj, în 2026. Emil Boc: "Cluj-Napoca, oraș european al sportului!"". Cluj24.ro (in Romanian). 10 March 2025.
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  19. ↑ "Four iconic host cities to welcome CEV EuroVolley 2026 Men!". European Volleyball Confederation. 19 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Ufficiali le sedi degli Europei Maschili 2026" (in Italian). Italian Volleyball Federation. 19 August 2025.
  21. ↑ "CEV confirms EuroVolley Men matches are moved from Varna to Sofia". European Volleyball Confederation. 16 October 2025.
  22. ↑ "С фокус върху феновете: Евроволей 2026 ще се проведе в София | БФВ".
  23. ↑ "Столичният общински съвет отпуска 500 000 лв. за Европейското първенство по волейбол за мъже през 2026 г. в София". Утро. October 9, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Депутати настояват Варна да запази домакинство на Европейското 2026".
  25. ↑ "Варна се разсърди на София, че й взима домакинството на Евроволей 2026". OFFNews.
  26. ↑ "София или Варна ще е домакин на Европейското по волейбол през 2026 г.?". Нова Варна. October 9, 2025.
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  28. ↑ "Host Venues | EuroVolley". eurovolley.cev.eu.
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  30. ↑ "Host Venues | EuroVolley". eurovolley.cev.eu.
  31. ↑ https://www.cev.eu/articles/volleyball/iconic-bari-to-provide-perfect-setting-for-the-drawing-of-lots-for-the-cev-eurovolley-2026-men/
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  33. ↑ https://www.cev.eu/articles/volleyball/mouthwatering-clashes-stem-from-drawing-of-lots-for-the-cev-eurovolley-2026-men/
  34. ↑ "Rankings | CEV". www.cev.eu.
  35. ↑ "România va debuta contra Letoniei la Europenele găzduite la Cluj-Napoca. A fost stabilit programul complet al grupelor Eurovolley 2026 - Federatia Romana de Volei". frvolei.ro. November 6, 2025.
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