2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship.[1]

Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland as host countries were directly qualified. The eight best placed teams at the 2019 edition also gained direct entries into the tournament. 26 teams had registered for participation but Denmark later withdrew due to restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] So, 25 teams competed for the remaining 12 places at the final tournament.

Qualified teams
Means of qualification Qualifier Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Countries PolandQualificationPool A Netherlands
 Czech RepublicPool B Bulgaria
 EstoniaPool C Turkey
 FinlandPool D Latvia
2019 European Championship  SerbiaPool E Slovakia
 SloveniaPool F Montenegro
 FrancePool G Portugal
 RussiaBest runners-up North Macedonia
 Italy Spain
 Ukraine Greece
 Germany Croatia
 Belgium Belarus
Total 24

Direct qualification
Rank Team
 Serbia
 Slovenia
 Poland
4  France
5  Russia
6  Italy
7  Ukraine
8  Germany
9  Belgium
10  Netherlands
11  Bulgaria
12  Turkey
13  Czech Republic
14  Finland
15  Spain
16  Greece
17  North Macedonia
18  Montenegro
19  Slovakia
20  Portugal
21  Romania
22  Belarus
23  Austria
24  Estonia
Qualified for the 2021 European Championship
Qualified as hosts for the 2021 European Championship

Format

There being seven pools of either three or four teams each, the winners of each pool and the 5 best runners-up qualified for the 2021 European Championship. The pools were played in a double round-robin tournaments format officially from 30 August 2020 to 16 May 2021, according to the CEV web site. Since there was a different number of teams across the seven pools, the results of the matches played with the teams finishing last in the pools of four were discarded in order to determine the five best runners-up across all pools.

Pools composition

Teams were seeded following the serpentine system according to their CEV European Ranking as of 1 January 2020.[3][4] But, Denmark withdrew after the draw. Rankings are shown in brackets.

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Netherlands (8)  Bulgaria (10)  Turkey (11)  Spain (14)
 Sweden (26)  Austria (25)  North Macedonia (24)  Latvia (23)
 Croatia (27)  Israel (28)  Denmark (29)  Moldova (30)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (47)  Cyprus (41)
Pool E Pool F Pool G
 Slovakia (17)  Greece (18)  Belarus (19)
 Romania (22)  Montenegro (21)  Portugal (20)
  Switzerland (30)  Azerbaijan (32)  Norway (33)
 Albania (39)  Georgia (36)  Hungary (34)

Pool standing procedure
  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 last 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 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

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

Results
  • The winners in each pool and the top five of the second ranked teams qualified for the 2021 European Championship.
Qualified for the 2021 European Championship

Pool A
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Netherlands 3 1 10 11 5 2.200 382 334 1.144
2  Croatia 3 1 7 10 8 1.250 407 399 1.020
3  Sweden 0 4 1 4 12 0.333 315 371 0.849

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May18:30Croatia  1–3  Netherlands 30–3225–1923–2518–25 96–101Report
8 May18:30Netherlands  3–0  Sweden 25–1725–1725–15  75–49Report
9 May18:30Sweden  1–3  Croatia 18–2520–2525–2219–25 82–97Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May19:30Sweden  1–3  Netherlands 17–2521–2525–1917–25 80–94Report
15 May16:00Croatia  3–2  Sweden 25–2125–2219–2521–2515–11105–104Report
16 May16:00Netherlands  2–3  Croatia 25–2723–2525–1826–2413–15112–109Report

Pool B
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Bulgaria 4 0 12 12 1 12.000 322 269 1.197
2  Austria 1 3 4 6 9 0.667 326 345 0.945
3  Israel 1 3 2 3 11 0.273 302 336 0.899

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jan20:00Israel  0–3  Austria 25–2723–2520–25  68–77Report
13 Jan18:00Austria  1–3  Bulgaria 21–2525–2019–2522–25 87–95Report
14 Jan19:00Bulgaria  3–0  Israel 27–2525–1625–22  77–63Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Jan17:00Austria  2–3  Israel 21–2525–2025–2725–2011–15107–107Report
16 Jan21:00Bulgaria  3–0  Austria 25–1525–1825–22  75–55Report
17 Jan20:00Israel  0–3  Bulgaria 20–2521–2523–25  64–75Report

Pool C
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Turkey 3 1 9 10 4 2.500 328 263 1.247
2  North Macedonia 3 1 9 10 5 2.000 343 325 1.055
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 4 0 1 12 0.083 243 326 0.745

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
11 Jan18:00North Macedonia  3–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 27–2525–2123–2525–19 100–90Report
12 Jan18:00Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–3  Turkey 15–2517–2518–25  50–75Report
13 Jan18:00Turkey  3–1  North Macedonia 25–1618–2525–1825–12 93–71Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Jan18:00Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–3  North Macedonia 20–2524–2613–25  57–76Report
15 Jan18:00Turkey  3–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–925–1925–18  75–46Report
16 Jan18:00North Macedonia  3–1  Turkey 25–1921–2525–2325–18 96–85Report

Pool D
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Latvia 4 2 12 14 6 2.333 485 404 1.200
2  Spain 4 2 12 13 9 1.444 519 507 1.024
3  Moldova 2 4 7 8 13 0.615 451 479 0.942
4  Cyprus 2 4 5 7 14 0.500 432 497 0.869

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
30 Aug17:00Moldova  0–3  Latvia 10–2521–2520–25  51–75Report
30 Aug20:00Cyprus  1–3  Spain 22–2527–2517–2517–25 83–100Report
31 Aug17:00Latvia  1–3  Spain 22–2521–2525–1619–25 87–91Report
31 Aug20:00Moldova  3–0  Cyprus 25–2225–2225–22  75–66Report
1 Sep17:00Spain  1–3  Moldova 25–2320–2521–2519–25 85–98Report
1 Sep20:00Latvia  3–0  Cyprus 25–1725–1625–11  75–44Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
4 Sep17:00Moldova  0–3  Latvia 22–2517–2522–25  61–75Report
4 Sep20:00Cyprus  3–0  Spain 27–2525–2225–23  77–70Report
5 Sep17:00Latvia  1–3  Spain 25–2725–1826–2822–25 98–98Report
5 Sep20:00Moldova  2–3  Cyprus 20–2525–1925–1922–2510–15102–103Report
6 Sep17:00Spain  3–0  Moldova 25–1925–2225–23  75–64Report
6 Sep20:00Latvia  3–0  Cyprus 25–1525–2125–23  75–59Report

Pool E
  • Dates: 6–16 May 2021
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovakia 5 1 15 16 7 2.286 535 492 1.087
2   Switzerland 4 2 11 13 10 1.300 534 498 1.072
3  Romania 3 3 10 13 11 1.182 536 507 1.057
4  Albania 0 6 0 4 18 0.222 438 546 0.802

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 May16:00Slovakia  3–0   Switzerland 25–2225–2125–23  75–66Report
6 May19:00Romania  3–0  Albania 25–1525–1925–18  75–52Report
7 May17:00Slovakia  3–1  Romania 25–2125–2114–2525–22 89–89Report
7 May20:00Switzerland   3–0  Albania 25–1825–2126–24  76–63Report
8 May17:30Switzerland   3–1  Romania 21–2525–1825–1925–20 96–82Report
8 May20:30Albania  1–3  Slovakia 20–2513–2525–2119–25 77–96Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May17:00Albania  1–3  Romania 26–2422–2513–2521–25 82–99Report
14 May20:00Slovakia  3–1   Switzerland 19–2525–2125–2225–21 94–89Report
15 May17:00Romania  2–3   Switzerland 25–2121–2525–2122–257–15100–107Report
15 May20:00Albania  1–3  Slovakia 16–2519–2527–2518–25 80–100Report
16 May17:00Romania  3–1  Slovakia 25–1916–2525–2225–15 91–81Report
16 May20:00Switzerland   3–1  Albania 25–2725–1525–1925–23 100–84Report

Pool F
  • Dates: 7–16 May 2021
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Montenegro 5 1 16 17 5 3.400 520 407 1.278
2  Greece 5 1 14 15 5 3.000 465 356 1.306
3  Azerbaijan 2 4 6 8 12 0.667 415 446 0.930
4  Georgia 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 259 450 0.576

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May15:30Azerbaijan  1–3  Montenegro 23–2521–2525–2115–25 84–96Report
7 May18:30Georgia  0–3  Greece 12–2514–2512–25  38–75Report
8 May15:30Montenegro  2–3  Greece 25–1720–2519–2525–2314–16103–106Report
8 May18:30Azerbaijan  3–0  Georgia 25–2025–2225–15  75–57Report
9 May15:30Greece  3–0  Azerbaijan 25–2125–1925–18  75–58Report
9 May18:30Montenegro  3–0  Georgia 25–825–1225–11  75–31Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May17:00Georgia  0–3  Greece 10–2510–2516–25  36–75Report
14 May20:00Montenegro  3–1  Azerbaijan 25–1625–1220–2526–24 96–77Report
15 May17:00Greece  3–0  Azerbaijan 25–1625–1725–13  75–46Report
15 May20:00Georgia  0–3  Montenegro 14–2520–2516–25  50–75Report
16 May17:00Azerbaijan  3–0  Georgia 25–1325–1725–17  75–47Report
16 May20:00Greece  0–3  Montenegro 15–2521–2523–25  59–75Report

Pool G
  • Dates: 7–16 May 2021
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Portugal 6 0 17 18 3 6.000 505 423 1.194
2  Belarus 4 2 13 15 7 2.143 512 440 1.164
3  Hungary 1 5 3 5 16 0.313 436 507 0.860
4  Norway 1 5 3 4 16 0.250 404 487 0.830

Tournament 1
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 May16:00Belarus  2–3  Portugal 25–2123–2525–2323–2510–15106–109Report
7 May19:00Hungary  3–1  Norway 23–2525–2225–2325–21 98–91Report
8 May16:00Portugal  3–0  Norway 25–1825–2125–19  75–58Report
8 May19:00Belarus  3–0  Hungary 25–2125–1525–12  75–48Report
9 May16:00Norway  0–3  Belarus 21–2514–2522–25  57–75Report
9 May19:00Portugal  3–0  Hungary 25–2125–1625–21  75–58Report

Tournament 2
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 May16:00Norway  3–1  Hungary 21–2526–2425–1825–22 97–89Report
14 May19:00Portugal  3–1  Belarus 25–2225–1921–2525–21 96–87Report
15 May15:00Hungary  1–3  Belarus 23–2525–1920–2518–25 86–94Report
15 May18:00Norway  0–3  Portugal 17–2518–2522–25  57–75Report
16 May15:00Belarus  3–0  Norway 25–1925–1525–10  75–44Report
16 May18:00Hungary  0–3  Portugal 15–2520–2522–25  57–75Report

Ranking of the second placed teams
  • Matches against the fourth placed team in each pool were not included in this ranking.
  • The top five of the second placed teams qualified for the 2021 European Championship.
Rank Team Matches Pts Sets Points
W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  North Macedonia 3 1 9 10 5 2.000 343 325 1.055
2  Spain 3 1 9 10 5 2.000 349 347 1.006
3  Greece 3 1 8 9 5 1.800 315 282 1.117
4  Croatia 3 1 7 10 8 1.250 407 399 1.020
5  Belarus 2 2 7 9 7 1.286 362 339 1.068
6   Switzerland 2 2 5 7 9 0.778 358 351 1.020
7  Austria 1 3 4 6 9 0.667 326 345 0.945

References
  1. "CEV announces tentative calendar for EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers". CEV. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. "CEV releases update on EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers". CEV. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. "Pools set for EuroVolley 2021 qualifiers!". CEV. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. "CEV European Ranking List - Men (as per 01.01.2020)". CEV. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
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