1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification

The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualification was the qualifying event for the 20th edition of the event, hosted in Eindhoven and Den Bosch, The Netherlands from 6 September to 14 September 1997, and organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the European Volleyball Confederation. The qualifying matches were played in 1996 and 1997. The Netherlands qualified as hosts while Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Russia automatically qualified from the 1995 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship. The five group winners and two teams from promotion round qualified for the 1997 edition.

Qualification summary
Qualified teams

Groups round

All games were played in home/away basis.

Qualified to 1997 European Championship
Qualified to promotion round

Group A
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Slovakia 13 5 1 16 9 1.778 342 299 1.144
2  Poland 11 3 3 14 11 1.273 315 297 1.061
3  Israel 10 3 3 11 12 0.917 273 295 0.925
4  Latvia 2 1 5 8 17 0.471 299 338 0.885
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Sep Slovakia 3–2 Poland13–1515–710–1515–217–1570–54 
21 Sep Slovakia 3–1 Latvia15–1315–1112–1515–9 57–48 
28 Dec Israel 3–1 Poland15–69–1516–1415–8 55–43 
12 Apr Israel 3–1 Latvia15–95–1515–1315–4 50–41 
19 Apr Latvia 3–2 Israel15–415–1313–1516–1715–1374–62 
23 Apr Poland 3–0 Israel15–815–815–9  45–25 
26 Apr Latvia 1–3 Slovakia15–1715–119–1514–16 53–59 
3 May Poland 3–1 Latvia13–1515–815–815–8 58–39 
10 May Poland 2–3 Slovakia12–1515–516–1412–158–1563–64 
17 May Israel 3–1 Slovakia12–1515–1115–1115–10 57–47 
24 May Slovakia 3–0 Israel15–615–1015–8  45–24 
31 May Latvia 1–3 Poland6–1515–713–1510–15 44–52 

Group B
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Greece 15 5 1 15 4 3.750 254 187 1.358
2  Belgium 12 4 2 12 7 1.714 259 172 1.506
3  Romania 9 3 3 9 10 0.900 216 236 0.915
4  Macedonia 0 0 6 3 18 0.167 175 309 0.566
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jul Romania 0–3 Greece10–158–1510–15  28–45 
26 Oct Macedonia 0–3 Romania7–1512–159–15  28–45 
2 Nov Romania 3–1 Macedonia9–1515–515–1215–13 54–45 
23 Nov Romania 3–1 Belgium15–915–715–12  45–28 
15 Dec Belgium 3–0 Macedonia15–415–915–4  45–17 
30 Dec Belgium 3–0 Greece15–615–415–4  45–14 
30 Apr Macedonia 1–3 Greece17–154–1510–154–15 35–60 
10 May Greece 3–0 Macedonia15–615–1015–7  45–23 
14 May Greece 3–0 Belgium15–1215–1115–13  45–36 
17 May Macedonia 1–3 Belgium2–1517–151–157–15 27–60 
20 May Greece 3–0 Romania15–815–315–9  45–20 
24 May Belgium 3–0 Romania15–615–815–10  45–24 

Group C
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  France 20 7 1 22 6 3.667 390 286 1.364
2  Germany 16 5 3 18 11 1.636 389 319 1.219
3  Turkey 16 5 3 18 12 1.500 360 335 1.075
4  Sweden 5 2 6 9 21 0.429 344 398 0.864
5  Belarus 3 1 7 4 21 0.190 211 356 0.593
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Sep France 3–0 Belarus15–1115–915–2  45–22 
15 Sep France 3–0 Sweden15–715–1315–5  45–25 
22 Sep Sweden 3–1 Belarus15–1112–1515–915–7 57–42 
26 Oct Turkey 3–1 France12–1515–1015–615–13 57–44 
3 Nov Belarus 0–3 France6–152–157–15  15–45 
20 Nov France 3–0 Turkey15–515–315–8  45–16 
14 Dec Germany 3–0 Belarus15–315–615–8  45–17 
21 Dec Belarus 0–3 Turkey10–156–1512–15  28–45 
21 Dec Germany 3–0 Sweden15–615–1115–9  45–26 
4 Jan Sweden 1–3 Germany15–1216–176–1513–15 50–59 
19 Mar Turkey 3–0 Belarus15–915–415–4  45–17 
18 Apr Turkey 3–1 Germany15–815–610–1515–10 55–39 
26 Apr Belarus 0–3 Germany10–154–1511–15  25–45 
30 Apr France 3–2 Germany10–1515–1215–77–1521–1968–68 
7 May Sweden 3–2 Turkey15–1015–613–1512–1515–1270–58 
8 May Germany 0–3 France12–1513–1511–15  36–45 
11 May Germany 3–1 Turkey7–1515–415–1215–2 52–33 
13 May Sweden 1–3 France14–167–1515–711–15 47–53 
18 May Turkey 3–1 Sweden15–116–1515–615–8 51–40 
25 May Belarus 3–0 Sweden15–1315–1315–3  45–29 

Group D
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Ukraine 24 8 0 24 2 12.000 381 217 1.756
2  Portugal 13 5 3 16 15 1.067 378 363 1.041
3  Hungary 11 4 4 15 17 0.882 393 424 0.927
4  Croatia 8 3 5 11 17 0.647 305 370 0.824
5  Denmark 4 0 8 9 24 0.375 380 463 0.821
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun Croatia 1–3 Hungary9–1517–1615–1712–15 53–63 
15 Jun Hungary 3–0 Croatia15–915–815–13  45–30 
18 Sep Denmark 2–3 Hungary15–911–1515–1715–1313–1569–69 
14 Dec Hungary 3–2 Denmark15–1215–512–1510–1515–1167–58 
21 Dec Denmark 2–3 Portugal13–155–1515–1115–1312–1560–69 
14 Apr Denmark 2–3 Croatia5–1515–910–1515–119–1554–65 
18 Apr Croatia 3–0 Denmark15–1115–815–13  45–32 
19 Apr Portugal 3–1 Hungary15–313–1515–815–1 58–27 
23 Apr Hungary 0–3 Ukraine3–1513–158–15  24–45 
26 Apr Hungary 2–3 Portugal15–711–1515–1313–1512–1566–65 
30 Apr Ukraine 3–0 Hungary16–1415–1015–8  46–32 
3 May Portugal 3–0 Denmark15–1115–1216–14  46–37 
7 May Denmark 1–3 Ukraine13–1511–1515–129–15 48–57 
10 May Portugal 3–1 Croatia15–413–1515–415–7 58–30 
11 May Ukraine 3–0 Denmark15–515–1215–5  45–22 
15 May Portugal 1–3 Ukraine15–87–157–1510–15 39–53 
18 May Croatia 0–3 Ukraine11–1511–155–15  27–45 
24 May Croatia 3–0 Portugal15–715–1215–9  45–28 
28 May Ukraine 3–0 Portugal15–415–315–8  45–15 
31 May Ukraine 3–0 Croatia15–315–615–1  45–10 

Group E
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Czech Republic 21 7 1 22 7 3.143 389 289 1.346
2  Finland 16 5 3 18 11 1.636 378 321 1.178
3  Spain 15 5 3 18 12 1.500 409 358 1.142
4  Slovenia 9 3 5 11 19 0.579 328 405 0.810
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 8 9 24 0.375 265 396 0.669
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Nov Spain 3–0 Finland15–1316–1415–10  46–37 
20 Nov Spain 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina15–615–615–5  45–17 
23 Nov Finland 3–1 Spain11–1515–815–917–15 58–47 
28 Dec Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3 Czech Republic7–1513–1515–75–15 40–52 
27 Apr Czech Republic 3–0 Spain15–1016–1415–12  46–36 
30 Apr Czech Republic 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina15–616–1415–6  46–26 
30 Apr Finland 3–0 Slovenia15–415–715–10  45–21 
3 May Slovenia 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina15–1115–815–6  45–25 
4 May Finland 3–1 Czech Republic15–1015–60–1515–3 45–34 
8 May Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3 Spain16–146–156–157–15 35–59 
10 May Slovenia 3–2 Finland12–157–1515–916–1415–1265–65 
11 May Spain 2–3 Czech Republic12–1515–1115–137–1513–1562–69 
13 May Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–3 Finland14–165–157–15  26–46 
14 May Slovenia 2–3 Spain12–1515–1115–137–1513–1562–69 
21 May Spain 3–0 Slovenia15–1315–1015–11  45–34 
24 May Finland 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina15–815–1315–9  45–30 
24 May Slovenia 0–3 Czech Republic4–1511–152–15  17–45 
27 May Czech Republic 3–0 Slovenia15–1115–815–7  45–26 
31 May Czech Republic 3–1 Finland7–1515–615–615–10 52–37 
31 May Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–3 Slovenia15–715–513–159–1514–1666–58 

Promotion round
Qualified to Final Four

All times are local

Group F
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Belgium 12 4 1 12 6 2.000 245 151 1.623
2  Germany 10 4 1 13 8 1.625 264 232 1.138
3  Poland 10 3 2 12 7 1.714 232 223 1.040
4  Finland 7 2 3 10 11 0.909 271 258 1.050
5  Austria 4 2 3 7 13 0.538 200 269 0.743
6  Portugal 2 0 5 6 15 0.400 220 299 0.736
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul15:00Belgium 3–1 Germany11–1515–415–615–9 56–34 
2 Jul17:30Finland 3–2 Portugal12–1515–811–1515–915–1168–58 
2 Jul20:00Poland 3–1 Austria7–1515–1315–815–7 52–43 
3 Jul15:00Finland 3–0 Belgium15–1115–915–12  45–32 
3 Jul17:30Poland 3–0 Portugal16–1415–815–9  46–31 
3 Jul20:00Germany 3–0 Austria15–315–815–3  45–14 
5 Jul15:00Belgium 3–1 Poland15–411–1515–115–10 56–30 
5 Jul17:30Germany 3–2 Finland17–158–1515–66–1515–1261–63 
5 Jul20:00Austria 3–2 Portugal12–1512–1515–1115–715–1369–61 
6 Jul15:00Germany 3–2 Poland11–1515–138–1515–415–1264–59 
6 Jul17:30Austria 3–2 Finland15–1010–157–1515–1315–1362–66 
6 Jul20:00Belgium 3–1 Portugal11–1515–515–515–5 56–30 
7 Jul15:00Poland 3–0 Finland15–1115–815–10  45–29 
7 Jul17:30Germany 3–1 Portugal15–1715–1015–715–6 60–40 
7 Jul20:00Belgium 3–0 Austria15–215–215–8  45–12 

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jul17:30Finland 3–2 Belgium7–1515–127–1515–522–2066–67 
9 Jul20:00Germany 3–1 Poland15–715–116–1515–13 51–46 

Third place game
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul17:30Poland 3–0 Belgium15–915–515–9  45–23 

Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
10 Jul20:00Finland 3–0 Germany15–915–1315–10  45–32 

Final standing
Qualified to 1997 European Championship
Rank Team
1  Finland
2  Germany
3  Poland
4  Belgium
5  Austria
6  Portugal

References
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