1987 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 1987 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the fifteenth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Auderghem and Ghent, Belgium from September 25 to October 3, 1987.

Teams

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Soviet Union	10	5	5	0				15	4	3.750
2.	France	9	5	4	1				13	4	3.250
3.	Netherlands	7	5	2	3				9	9	1.000
4.	Yugoslavia	7	5	2	3				6	11	0.545
5.	Italy	6	5	1	4				8	13	0.615
6.	Romania	6	5	1	4				4	14	0.286

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Sweden	9	5	4	1				12	7	1.714
2.	Greece	9	5	4	1				13	8	1.625
3.	Czechoslovakia	8	5	3	2				13	9	1.444
4.	Belgium	7	5	2	3				10	9	1.111
5.	Bulgaria	7	5	2	3				9	10	0.900
6.	Spain	5	5	0	5				1	15	0.066

Final round

	Semi Finals				Final
	1987-10-02 – Ghent
	France	3
	Sweden	0
					1987-10-01 – Ghent
					France	1
					Soviet Union	3
					3rd place
	1987-10-02 – Ghent			1987-10-01 – Ghent
	Soviet Union	3		Sweden	2
	Greece	0			Greece	3

	5-8th place				5th place
	1987-10-02 – Ghent
	Czechoslovakia	3
	Yugoslavia	2
					1987-10-03 – Ghent
					Czechoslovakia	0
					Netherlands	3
					7th place
	1987-10-02 – Ghent			1987-10-03 – Ghent
	Netherlands	3		Yugoslavia	0
	Belgium	2			Belgium	3

	9-12th place				9th place
	1987-10-02 – Ghent
	Italy	3
	Spain	1
					1987-10-03 – Ghent
					Italy	3
					Romania	0
					11th place
	1987-10-02 – Ghent			1987-10-03 – Ghent
	Romania	3		Spain	0
	Bulgaria	0			Bulgaria	3

Final ranking

Place Team 01 !  Soviet Union 02 !  France 03 !  Greece 4.  Sweden 5.  Netherlands 6.  Czechoslovakia 7.  Belgium 8.  Yugoslavia 9.  Italy 10.  Romania 11.  Bulgaria 12.  Spain

1987 Men's European Champions  Soviet Union Eleventh title

References

• Results