Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification

The European qualification for the 2008 men's Olympic volleyball tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 13 January 2008.

Elimination round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Montenegro  6–3  Latvia 3–1 3–2
Romania  6–0  Georgia 3–0 3–0
Austria  3–5  Sweden 3–2 0–3
Azerbaijan  0–6  Denmark 0–3 0–3

First leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
01 Sep 18:00 Romania  3–0  Georgia 25–12 25–19 25–16     75–47
01 Sep 20:00 Montenegro  3–1  Latvia 25–22 25–18 18–25 25–23   93–88
01 Sep 20:15 Austria  3–2  Sweden 25–21 23–25 25–20 22–25 16–14 111–105
02 Sep 18:00 Azerbaijan  0–3  Denmark 23–25 29–31 21–25     73–81

Second leg

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
02 Sep 18:00 Romania  3–0  Georgia 25–13 25–20 25–17     75–50
08 Sep 17:30 Denmark  3–0  Azerbaijan 25–17 25–15 25–22     75–54
09 Sep 16:00 Sweden  3–0  Austria 25–10 25–14 25–23     75–47
09 Sep 18:00 Latvia  2–3  Montenegro 23–25 23–25 25–22 25–23 19–21 115–116

Pre–qualification tournaments

Tournament 1

Preliminary round

Qualified for the Semifinals
Pool A
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Finland 4 2 0 6 2 3.000 183 154 1.188
2  Hungary 3 1 1 3 3 1.000 132 137 0.964
3  Estonia 2 0 2 2 6 0.333 159 183 0.869
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 20:00 Estonia  2–3  Finland 21–25 17–25 25–21 25–22 9–15 97–108
29 Nov 20:00 Hungary  3–0  Estonia 25–19 25–22 25–21     75–62
30 Nov 20:00 Finland  3–0  Hungary 25–22 25–19 25–16     75–57
Pool B
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Poland 4 2 0 6 0 MAX 150 118 1.271
2  Belgium 3 1 1 3 3 1.000 137 143 0.958
3  Denmark 2 0 2 0 6 0.000 127 153 0.830
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 17:30 Denmark  0–3  Belgium 26–28 22–25 20–25     68–78
29 Nov 17:30 Poland  3–0  Denmark 25–21 25–19 25–19     75–59
30 Nov 17:30 Belgium  0–3  Poland 22–25 18–25 19–25     59–75

Final round

Semifinals Final
1 December
  Finland 3  
  Belgium 0  
 
2 December
      Finland 0
    Poland 3
1 December
  Poland 3
  Hungary 1  
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
01 Dec 15:30 Finland  3–0  Belgium 25–21 25–22 26–24     76–67
01 Dec 18:00 Poland  3–1  Hungary 25–14 25–18 20–25 25–17   95–74
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
02 Dec 15:00 Finland  0–3  Poland 20–25 18–25 25–27     63–77

Final standing

Rank Team
1  Poland
2  Finland
3  Belgium
 Hungary
5  Denmark
 Estonia
Qualified for the Qualification tournament

Tournament 2

Preliminary round

Qualified for the Semifinals
Pool A
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Germany 3 1 1 5 3 1.667 188 179 1.050
2  Czech Republic 3 1 1 5 5 1.000 213 213 1.000
3  Portugal 3 1 1 3 5 0.600 175 184 0.951
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 15:30 Czech Republic  2–3  Portugal 21–25 25–19 22–25 25–20 12–15 105–104
29 Nov 15:00 Germany  2–3  Czech Republic 25–18 26–24 24–26 23–25 11–15 109–108
30 Nov 18:30 Portugal  0–3  Germany 25–27 25–27 21–25     71–79
Pool B
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  France 4 2 0 6 0 MAX 151 124 1.218
2  Sweden 3 1 1 3 5 0.600 188 194 0.969
3  Slovakia 2 0 2 2 6 0.333 172 193 0.891
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 19:00 Sweden  3–2  Slovakia 28–26 22–25 30–28 22–25 16–14 118–118
29 Nov 18:30 France  3–0  Sweden 25–23 25–23 26–24     76–70
30 Nov 15:00 Slovakia  0–3  France 15–25 18–25 21–25     54–75

Final round

Semifinals Final
1 December
  Germany 3  
  Sweden 0  
 
2 December
      Germany 3
    Czech Republic 2
1 December
  France 0
  Czech Republic 3  
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
01 Dec 15:05 France  0–3  Czech Republic 19–25 20–25 14–25     53–75
01 Dec 18:30 Germany  3–0  Sweden 25–19 25–11 25–21     75–51
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
02 Dec 16:05 Germany  3–2  Czech Republic 25–22 21–25 25–17 22–25 15–13 108–102

Final standing

Rank Team
1  Germany
2  Czech Republic
3  France
 Sweden
5  Portugal
 Slovakia
Qualified for the Qualification tournament

Tournament 3

Preliminary round

Qualified for the Semifinals
Pool A
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Italy 4 2 0 6 2 3.000 186 172 1.081
2  Croatia 3 1 1 5 4 1.250 214 197 1.086
3  Montenegro 2 0 2 1 6 0.167 144 175 0.823
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 20:30 Italy  3–0  Montenegro 25–18 25–19 25–21     75–58
29 Nov 17:30 Croatia  2–3  Italy 24–26 22–25 25–20 25–20 18–20 114–111
30 Nov 20:00 Montenegro  1–3  Croatia 25–22 22–25 13–25 26–28   86–100
Pool B
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Netherlands 4 2 0 6 0 MAX 154 125 1.232
2  Greece 3 1 1 3 4 0.750 160 161 0.994
3  Romania 2 0 2 1 6 0.167 144 172 0.837
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
28 Nov 18:00 Netherlands  3–0  Romania 26–24 25–18 25–19     76–61
29 Nov 20:00 Greece  0–3  Netherlands 19–25 26–28 19–25     64–78
30 Nov 17:30 Romania  1–3  Greece 25–21 22–25 21–25 15–25   83–96

Final round

Semifinals Final
1 December
  Italy 3  
  Greece 0  
 
2 December
      Italy 3
    Netherlands 2
1 December
  Netherlands 3
  Croatia 0  
Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
01 Dec 16:00 Italy  3–0  Greece 25–15 25–19 25–19     75–53
01 Dec 18:30 Netherlands  3–0  Croatia 25–22 25–18 27–25     77–65
Final
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
02 Dec 18:00 Italy  3–2  Netherlands 20–25 21–25 25–20 25–21 15–13 106–104

Final standing

Rank Team
1  Italy
2  Netherlands
3  Croatia
 Greece
5  Montenegro
 Romania
Qualified for the Qualification tournament

Second placed teams

Qualified for the Qualification tournament
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Netherlands 7 3 1 11 3 3.667 335 296 1.132
2  Finland 7 3 1 9 5 1.800 322 298 1.081
3  Czech Republic 6 2 2 10 8 1.250 390 374 1.043

Qualification tournament

Preliminary round

Qualified for the Semifinals

Pool A

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Spain 5 2 1 7 7 1.000 292 307 0.951
2  Netherlands 5 2 1 6 6 1.000 253 269 0.941
3  Poland 4 1 2 7 6 1.167 288 275 1.047
4  Italy 4 1 2 5 6 0.833 246 228 1.079
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
07 Jan 15:30 Italy  3–0  Netherlands 29–27 25–18 25–10     79–55
07 Jan 20:30 Spain  3–2  Poland 19–25 25–22 26–28 25–21 15–11 110–107
08 Jan 18:00 Poland  3–0  Italy 25–20 26–24 25–21     76–65
09 Jan 15:30 Italy  2–3  Spain 21–25 25–13 25–19 19–25 12–15 102–97
09 Jan 20:30 Netherlands  3–2  Poland 19–25 25–23 25–19 16–25 15–13 100–105
10 Jan 18:00 Spain  1–3  Netherlands 24–26 25–22 19–25 17–25   85–98

Pool B

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Serbia 5 2 1 8 4 2.000 276 260 1.062
2  Finland 5 2 1 6 5 1.200 259 241 1.075
3  Germany 5 2 1 6 7 0.857 268 279 0.961
4  Turkey 3 0 3 5 9 0.556 296 319 0.928
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
07 Jan 18:00 Turkey  2–3  Finland 34–32 18–25 25–22 22–25 12–15 111–119
08 Jan 15:30 Serbia  3–0  Finland 26–24 25–23 25–18     76–65
08 Jan 20:30 Germany  3–2  Turkey 25–20 17–25 21–25 25–19 15–12 103–101
09 Jan 18:00 Serbia  2–3  Germany 22–25 26–24 25–22 19–25 11–15 103–111
10 Jan 15:30 Finland  3–0  Germany 25–23 25–15 25–16     75–54
10 Jan 20:30 Turkey  1–3  Serbia 25–22 21–25 23–25 15–25   84–97

Final round

Semifinals Final
12 January
  Spain 3  
  Finland 1  
 
13 January
      Spain 2
    Serbia 3
12 January
  Serbia 3
  Netherlands 0  

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
12 Jan 16:30 Spain  3–1  Finland 25–22 21–25 25–16 25–16   96–79
12 Jan 19:00 Serbia  3–0  Netherlands 25–23 27–25 25–21     77–69

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Jan 16:00 Spain  2–3  Serbia 26–24 25–16 19–25 15–25 15–17 100–107

Final standing

Rank Team
1  Serbia
2  Spain
3  Finland
 Netherlands
5  Germany
 Poland
7  Italy
 Turkey
Qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games
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