2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship

2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Russia
Dates	September 6–16
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Spain (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Semyon Poltavskiy
Official website
tournament website

The 25th Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first continental volleyball competition hosted by Russia. Championship took place from September 6 to September 16, 2007, and was won by Spain.

Qualification

Further information: 2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualification

Teams

Pool A – Saint Petersburg

• Germany
• Greece
• Netherlands
• Serbia

Pool B – Moscow

• Belgium
• Poland
• Russia
• Turkey

Pool C – Saint Petersburg

• France
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain

Pool D – Moscow

• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Finland
• Italy

Squads

Further information: 2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship Squads

First round

Pool A

• Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Serbia	5	2	1	7	4	1.750	257	253	1.016
2	Germany	5	2	1	6	4	1.500	230	210	1.095
3	Netherlands	4	1	2	5	6	0.833	240	239	1.004
4	Greece	4	1	2	4	8	0.500	251	276	0.909

September 6, 2007
17:30	Netherlands	Serbia	0–3 (23–25, 21–25, 18–25)
September 7, 2007
15:00	Greece	Netherlands	3–2 (25–20, 22–25, 19–25, 25–19, 15–13)
20:00	Serbia	Germany	1–3 (25–22, 21–25, 20–25, 17–25)
September 8, 2007
17:30	Germany	Greece	3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 25–15)
September 9, 2007
15:00	Germany	Netherlands	0–3 (15–25, 24–26, 19–25)
20:00	Serbia	Greece	3–1 (25–23, 25–23, 24–26, 25–22)

Pool B

• Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Russia	6	3	0	9	0	MAX	225	173	1.301
2	Belgium	5	2	1	6	6	1.000	275	274	1.004
3	Poland	4	1	2	4	7	0.571	239	248	0.964
4	Turkey	3	0	3	3	9	0.333	243	287	0.847

September 6, 2007
17:30	Belgium	Russia	0–3 (17–25, 20–25, 22–25)
September 7, 2007
15:00	Poland	Belgium	1–3 (22–25, 25–23, 14–25, 24–26)
20:00	Russia	Turkey	3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–18)
September 8, 2007
17:30	Turkey	Poland	1–3 (25–20, 18–25, 20–25, 11–25)
September 9, 2007
15:00	Turkey	Belgium	2–3 (27–25, 25–21, 29–31, 23–25, 10–15)
20:00	Russia	Poland	3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–14)

Pool C

• Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Spain	6	3	0	9	1	9.000	241	202	1.193
2	France	5	2	1	6	4	1.500	241	210	1.148
3	Slovakia	4	1	2	4	7	0.571	245	277	0.884
4	Slovenia	3	0	3	2	9	0.222	235	273	0.861

September 6, 2007
15:00	Slovenia	Spain	1–3 (25–16, 20–25, 21–25, 18–25)
20:00	Slovakia	France	1–3 (23–25, 23–25, 26–24, 15–25)
September 7, 2007
17:30	Slovakia	Slovenia	3–1 (21–25, 25–21, 34–32, 27–25)
September 8, 2007
15:00	Spain	Slovakia	3–0 (25–15, 25–16, 25–20)
20:00	France	Slovenia	3–0 (25–17, 25–18, 25–13)
September 9, 2007
17:30	Spain	France	3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–22)

Pool D

• Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Finland	5	2	1	8	4	2.000	284	269	1.056
2	Bulgaria	5	2	1	6	5	1.200	258	230	1.122
3	Italy	5	2	1	6	6	1.000	266	267	0.996
4	Croatia	3	0	3	4	9	0.444	273	315	0.867

September 6, 2007
15:00	Croatia	Bulgaria	2–3 (26–24, 25–23, 12–25, 20–25, 10–15)
20:00	Finland	Italy	2–3 (21–25 18–25, 25–21, 25–22, 13–15)
September 7, 2007
17:30	Croatia	Finland	1–3 (22–25, 26–28, 28–26, 14–25)
September 8, 2007
15:00	Bulgaria	Finland	0–3 (22–25, 26–28, 23–25)
20:00	Italy	Croatia	3–1 (26–24, 23–25, 25–23, 25–18)
September 9, 2007
17:30	Italy	Bulgaria	0–3 (20–25, 18–25, 21–25)

Second round

Pool E

• Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Spain	10	5	0	15	4	3.750	449	406	1.106
2	Serbia	8	3	2	12	8	1.500	457	453	1.009
3	Germany	8	3	2	10	7	1.429	397	362	1.097
4	Netherlands	8	3	2	10	9	1.111	438	412	1.063
5	France	6	1	4	7	13	0.538	437	463	0.944
6	Slovakia	5	0	5	2	15	0.133	344	426	0.808

September 11, 2007
15:00	Netherlands	Spain	1–3 (23–25, 25–20, 22–25, 22–25)
17:30	Serbia	France	3–2 (25–23, 22–25, 25–23, 33–35, 15–12)
20:00	Germany	Slovakia	3–0 (25–23, 25–15, 25–16)
September 12, 2007
15:00	Netherlands	France	3–2 (25–11, 25–23, 21–25, 20–25, 15–12)
17:30	Germany	Spain	1–3 (19–25, 25–15, 24–26, 24–26)
20:00	Serbia	Slovakia	3–0 (25–18, 25–23, 25–23)
September 13, 2007
15:00	Germany	France	3–0 (25–14, 25–22, 25–21)
17:30	Serbia	Spain	2–3 (24–26, 19–25, 26–24, 25–22, 10–15)
20:00	Netherlands	Slovakia	3–1 (30–28, 22–25, 25–18, 25–17)

Pool F

• Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow

Rk	Team	Points	Won	Lost	SW	SL	Ratio	PW	PL	Ratio
1	Russia	10	5	0	15	4	3.750	441	375	1.176
2	Finland	8	3	2	13	7	1.857	455	445	1.022
3	Italy	8	3	2	11	10	1.100	449	455	0.987
4	Bulgaria	8	3	2	9	9	1.000	407	407	1.000
5	Belgium	6	1	4	5	13	0.385	398	428	0.930
6	Poland	5	0	5	5	15	0.333	427	467	0.914

September 11, 2007
15:00	Poland	Finland	0–3 (20–25, 27–29, 21–25)
17:30	Belgium	Italy	0–3 (22–25, 21–25, 23–25)
20:00	Russia	Bulgaria	3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 25–21)
September 12, 2007
15:00	Belgium	Finland	1–3 (25–21, 17–25, 23–25, 21–25)
17:30	Poland	Bulgaria	2–3 (20–25, 25–16, 24–26, 25–21, 13–15)
20:00	Russia	Italy	3–2 (25–21, 25–15, 20–25, 19–25, 15–10)
September 13, 2007
15:00	Belgium	Bulgaria	1–3 (25–22, 23–25, 23–25, 17–25)
17:30	Poland	Italy	2–3 (23–25, 23–25, 28–26, 25–20, 9–15)
20:00	Russia	Finland	3–2 (22–25, 28–26, 22–25, 25–16, 15–8)

Semifinals and finals

	Semifinals				Final
	2007-09-15 - Moscow
	Spain	3
					2007-09-16 - Moscow
	Finland	2
					Spain	3
	2007-09-15 - Moscow
					Russia	2
	Russia	3
	Serbia	0
					3rd place
					2007-09-16 - Moscow
					Finland	1
					Serbia	3

Semifinals

September 15, 2007 Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow
17:30	Spain	Finland	3–2 (25–23, 19–25, 22–25, 26–24, 15–10)
20:00	Russia	Serbia	3–0 (27–25, 25–22, 25–15)

Finals

September 16, 2007 Sport Complex Olympiski, Moscow
15:30	Finland	Serbia	1–3 (18–25, 25–23, 21–25, 16–25)
18:00	Spain	Russia	3–2 (25–18, 20–25, 24–26, 30–28, 16–14)

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Place	Team
	Spain
	Russia
	Serbia
4	Finland
5	Germany
6	Italy
7	Netherlands
8	Bulgaria
9	France
10	Belgium
11	Poland
12	Slovakia
13	Greece
14	Croatia
15	Turkey
16	Slovenia

2007 Men's European champions
Spain First title

Team roster

Rafael Pascual, Ibán Pérez, José Luis Lobato, Manuel Sevillano, Guillermo Hernán, Miguel Ángel Falasca, Javier Subiela, Guillermo Falasca, José Luis Moltó, Julián García-Torres, Enrique de la Fuente, Israel Rodríguez.
Head coach: Andrea Anastasi.

Individual awards

• MVP: Semen Poltavskiy (RUS)
• Best scorer: Ivan Miljković (SRB)
• Best spiker: Yury Berezhko (RUS)
• Best blocker: José Luis Moltó (ESP)
• Best server: Semen Poltavskiy (RUS)
• Best libero: Alexey Verbov (RUS)
• Best setter: Vadim Khamuttskikh (RUS)

References

• European Volleyball Championship 2007 Official website