2020 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship

The 2020 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship was the 14th edition of the Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) the girls' under-17 national teams of Europe. The tournament was held in Montenegro from 1 to 9 October 2020.

2020 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Montenegro
Dates1–9 October 2020
Teams11
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Champions Russia (5th title)
Tournament awards
MVP Arina Fedorovtseva
Official website

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CEV qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship. The top six teams qualified for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship as the CEV representatives.

Qualification
Main article: 2020 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship Qualification

The second round qualifying stage for the final tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic by the CEV on 15 June 2020. First round qualifiers were Serbia, Russia, Slovakia, Finland and Italy. The remaining six participants were determined from European Ranking after the respective National Federations confirmed their participation in the event.[1] Despite securing their spot through winning the NEVZA qualifying event, Finland have withdrawn from the competition. The next best team from the relevant European Ranking – Poland – has taken their spot.[2]

Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Country  Montenegro
Qualification 1st round BVA Serbia
EEVZA Russia
MEVZA Slovakia
NEVZA Finland
 Poland (11)
WEVZA Italy
Qualification 2nd round Pool A Belarus (3)
Pool B Germany (4)
Pool C Slovenia (4)
Pool D Turkey (7)
Pool E Bulgaria (7)
Best runner up Romania (7)

Pools composition

The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:

  1. The host country Montenegro were seeded in Preliminary Pool I. Top country per European Ranking, Russia were seeded in Pool II.
  2. Remaining 10 participating teams drawn after they were previously placed in five cups as per their position in the latest European Ranking
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
 Italy (2)
 Belarus (3)		  Germany (4)
 Slovenia (4)		  Serbia (4)
 Turkey (7)		  Bulgaria (7)
 Romania (7)		  Poland (11)
 Slovakia (24)
Result
Pool I Pool II
 Montenegro  Russia
 Italy  Belarus
 Slovenia  Germany
 Turkey  Serbia
 Bulgaria  Romania
 Slovakia  Poland

Before the start of the tournament it was announced that Germany have withdrawn due to travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Preliminary round
Qualified for the Semifinals
Qualified for the 5th–8th Semifinals

Pool I
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Turkey 5 0 14 15 3 5.000 423 309 1.369
2  Italy 4 1 12 13 5 2.600 435 355 1.225
3  Slovenia 3 2 10 12 6 2.000 399 362 1.102
4  Slovakia 2 3 6 7 10 0.700 359 362 0.992
5  Bulgaria 1 4 2 4 14 0.286 337 427 0.789
6  Montenegro 0 5 1 2 15 0.133 258 396 0.652
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct15:00Bulgaria  0–3  Turkey 11–2519–2521–25  51–75Report
1 Oct17:30Slovenia  1–3  Italy 28–2616–2522–2515–25 81–101Report
1 Oct20:00Montenegro  0–3  Slovakia 12–2516–259–25  37–75Report
2 Oct15:00Turkey  3–2  Slovenia 16–2525–2121–2525–1515–5102–91Report
2 Oct17:30Slovakia  1–3  Italy 25–2219–2519–2521–25 84–97Report
2 Oct20:00Montenegro  2–3  Bulgaria 23–2525–1619–2525–1510–15102–96Report
3 Oct15:00Italy  1–3  Turkey 26–2825–1816–2520–25 87–96Report
3 Oct17:30Bulgaria  1–3  Slovakia 18–2516–2525–2319–25 78–98Report
3 Oct20:00Slovenia  3–0  Montenegro 25–1225–1025–18  75–40Report
5 Oct15:00Slovakia  0–3  Turkey 11–2515–2517–25  43–75Report
5 Oct17:30Bulgaria  0–3  Slovenia 20–2525–2715–25  60–77Report
5 Oct20:00Montenegro  0–3  Italy 13–2513–2516–25  42–75Report
6 Oct15:00Slovenia  3–0  Slovakia 25–1725–2025–22  75–59Report
6 Oct17:30Italy  3–0  Bulgaria 25–2225–1325–17  75–52Report
6 Oct20:00Turkey  3–0  Montenegro 25–1025–1725–10  75–37Report

Pool II
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia 4 0 12 12 1 12.000 325 225 1.444
2  Serbia 3 1 9 9 3 3.000 281 225 1.249
3  Poland 1 3 3 5 9 0.556 300 333 0.901
4  Romania 1 3 3 3 9 0.333 236 266 0.887
5  Belarus 1 3 3 3 10 0.300 225 318 0.708
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct17:30Belarus  0–3  Romania 12–2520–257–25  39–75Report
1 Oct20:00Russia  3–1  Poland 23–2525–2125–2125–16 98–83Report
2 Oct17:30Poland  0–3  Serbia 14–2521–2514–25  49–75Report
2 Oct20:00Russia  3–0  Belarus 25–1125–1025–16  75–37Report
3 Oct17:30Serbia  3–0  Romania 25–1625–2025–17  75–53Report
3 Oct20:00Belarus  3–1  Poland 25–2028–2623–2525–22 101–93Report
5 Oct17:30Poland  3–0  Romania 25–2325–1925–17  75–59Report
5 Oct20:00Russia  3–0  Serbia 25–2225–1125–23  75–56Report
6 Oct17:30Serbia  3–0  Belarus 25–1825–1625–14  75–48Report
6 Oct20:00Romania  0–3  Russia 7–2525–2717–25  49–77Report

5th–8th classification
 
Semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
8 October
 
 
 Slovenia2
 
9 October
 
 Romania3
 
 Romania3
 
8 October
 
 Poland2
 
 Poland3
 
 
 Slovakia1
 
7th place match
 
 
9 October
 
 
 Slovenia3
 
 
 Slovakia1

5th–8th Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Oct11:30Slovenia  2–3  Romania 25–1723–2521–2525–149–15103–96Report
8 Oct14:00Poland  3–1  Slovakia 23–2525–2325–2025–20 98–88Report

7th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct11:30Slovenia  3–1  Slovakia 25–1825–1919–2525–18 94–80Report

5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct14:00Romania  3–2  Poland 21–2525–2025–2122–2515–10108–101Report

Final round
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
8 October
 
 
 Turkey3
 
9 October
 
 Serbia1
 
 Turkey1
 
8 October
 
 Russia3
 
 Russia3
 
 
 Italy0
 
3rd place match
 
 
9 October
 
 
 Serbia3
 
 
 Italy1

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Oct16:30Turkey  3–1  Serbia 18–2525–2126–2425–20 94–90Report
8 Oct19:00Russia  3–0  Italy 25–1725–2225–16  75–55Report

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct16:30Serbia  3–1  Italy 22–2525–1625–1825–20 97–79Report

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Oct19:00Turkey  1–3  Russia 25–2016–2512–2523–25 76–95Report

Final standing

Awards

At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.[4]

References
  1. "CEV confirms cancellation of age-group qualifiers". cev.eu. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. "Twelve teams braced to fight for #EuroVolleyU17W crown in Montenegro". cev.eu. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. "Montenegro ready to host #EuroVolleyU17W even in coronavirus times". cev.eu. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. "Russia retain #EuroVolleyU17W crown". cev.eu. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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