2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship.[1][2]

Qualification

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Belgium, Italy, Estonia and Germany as host countries were directly qualified. The eight best placed teams at the 2021 edition also gained direct entries into the tournament. 24 teams compete for the remaining 12 places at the final tournament.

Means of qualification Qualifier Means of qualification Qualifier
Host Countries   Belgium Qualification Pool A   Romania
  Italy   Croatia
  Estonia Pool B   Czech Republic
  Germany   Finland
2021 European Championship   Serbia Pool C   Ukraine
  Turkey   Hungary
  Netherlands Pool D   Slovenia
  Poland   Azerbaijan
  France Pool E   Slovakia
  Sweden   Spain
  Bulgaria Pool F   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reallocation    Switzerland   Greece
Total 24

Direct qualification

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All of the hosted countries' teams directly qualified for the tournament. Then, the top eight teams from previous edition also automatically qualified.

Qualified for the 2023 European Championship
Qualified as hosts for the 2023 European Championship
Rank Team
    Italy
    Serbia
    Turkey
4   Netherlands
5   Poland
6   Russia[a][3]
7   France
8   Sweden
9   Bulgaria
10   Croatia
11   Germany
12   Ukraine
13   Belgium
14   Belarus[a][3]
15   Czech Republic
16   Hungary
17   Slovakia
18   Finland
19   Bosnia and Herzegovina
20    Switzerland[4]
21   Spain
22   Greece
23   Romania
24   Azerbaijan
  Estonia

Pools composition

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The pools were set following the Serpentine system according to their European Ranking for national teams as of January 2022. Rankings are shown in brackets.[5]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E Pool F
  Croatia (10)   Czech Republic (11)   Ukraine (13)   Slovenia (14)   Slovakia (15)   Greece (17)
  Israel (24)   Finland (23)   Hungary (22)   Austria (20)   Spain (19)   Bosnia and Herzegovina (18)
  Romania (25)   Montenegro (26)   Portugal (27)   Azerbaijan (28)   Denmark (29)   Norway (30)
  Faroe Islands (40)   Iceland (36)   Cyprus (35)   Georgia (34)   Latvia (33)    Switzerland (31)

Results

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Romania 6 5 1 14 16 6 2.667 514 391 1.315 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2   Croatia 6 5 1 14 16 7 2.286 551 440 1.252
3   Israel 6 2 4 8 11 12 0.917 484 481 1.006
4   Faroe Islands 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 213 450 0.473
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Aug 17:00 Romania   3–0   Israel 25–16 25–13 25–10     75–39 Report
21 Aug 19:00 Croatia   3–0   Faroe Islands 25–8 25–10 25–15     75–33 Report
24 Aug 19:00 Faroe Islands   0–3   Romania 18–25 10–25 11–25     39–75 Report
24 Aug 19:30 Israel   1–3   Croatia 28–26 20–25 29–31 16–25   93–107 Report
27 Aug 19:30 Israel   3–0   Faroe Islands 25–12 25–15 25–16     75–43 Report
28 Aug 19:00 Croatia   3–1   Romania 25–27 25–21 25–20 25–17   100–85 Report
3 Sep 17:00 Romania   3–1   Croatia 19–25 25–21 25–19 25–18   94–83 Report
4 Sep 17:00 Faroe Islands   0–3   Israel 9–25 11–25 15–25     35–75 Report
7 Sep 17:00 Romania   3–0   Faroe Islands 25–13 25–6 25–15     75–34 Report
7 Sep 19:00 Croatia   3–2   Israel 25–22 22–25 23–25 26–24 15–9 111–105 Report
11 Sep 17:00 Faroe Islands   0–3   Croatia 10–25 6–25 13–25     29–75 Report
11 Sep 19:30 Israel   2–3   Romania 25–22 15–25 21–25 25–23 10–15 96–110 Report

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Czech Republic 6 6 0 18 18 1 18.000 475 322 1.475 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2   Finland 6 4 2 12 12 8 1.500 476 404 1.178
3   Montenegro 6 2 4 6 9 12 0.750 437 471 0.928
4   Iceland 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 259 450 0.576
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Aug 18:00 Czech Republic   3–0   Iceland 25–14 25–5 25–17     75–36 Report
21 Aug 17:30 Montenegro   1–3   Finland 25–23 12–25 14–25 24–26   75–99 Report
24 Aug 18:00 Montenegro   3–0   Iceland 25–7 25–18 25–17     75–42 Report
24 Aug 18:30 Finland   0–3   Czech Republic 24–26 20–25 23–25     67–76 Report
27 Aug 18:00 Czech Republic   3–0   Montenegro 25–14 25–17 25–21     75–52 Report
27 Aug 18:00 Finland   3–0   Iceland 25–19 25–16 25–13     75–48 Report
3 Sep 15:00 Iceland   0–3   Finland 15–25 12–25 19–25     46–75 Report
4 Sep 17:30 Montenegro   1–3   Czech Republic 14–25 26–24 22–25 14–25   76–99 Report
7 Sep 18:00 Czech Republic   3–0   Finland 25–19 25–18 25–21     75–58 Report
7 Sep 18:30 Iceland   0–3   Montenegro 23–25 20–25 11–25     54–75 Report
10 Sep 17:00 Finland   3–1   Montenegro 25–17 25–20 27–29 25–18   102–84 Report
11 Sep 15:00 Iceland   0–3   Czech Republic 15–25 10–25 8–25     33–75 Report

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Ukraine 6 6 0 17 18 2 9.000 489 325 1.505 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2   Hungary 6 4 2 13 14 6 2.333 444 368 1.207
3   Portugal 6 2 4 6 6 12 0.500 345 392 0.880
4   Cyprus 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 257 450 0.571
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Aug 18:00 Portugal   0–3   Hungary 18–25 18–25 14–25     50–75 Report
20 Aug 18:00 Ukraine   3–0   Cyprus 25–17 25–14 25–9     75–40 Report
24 Aug 18:00 Hungary   2–3   Ukraine 25–23 16–25 16–25 28–26 12–15 97–114 Report
24 Aug 20:00 Cyprus   0–3   Portugal 11–25 22–25 20–25     53–75 Report
27 Aug 17:45 Hungary   3–0   Cyprus 25–13 25–10 25–17     75–40 Report
28 Aug 18:00 Ukraine   3–0   Portugal 25–17 25–21 25–8     75–46 Report
3 Sep 20:00 Cyprus   0–3   Hungary 13–25 19–25 7–25     39–75 Report
4 Sep 18:00 Portugal   0–3   Ukraine 21–25 16–25 12–25     49–75 Report
7 Sep 18:00 Ukraine   3–0   Hungary 25–16 25–15 25–16     75–47 Report
7 Sep 21:00 Portugal   3–0   Cyprus 25–16 25–10 25–13     75–39 Report
10 Sep 19:00 Hungary   3–0   Portugal 25–16 25–17 25–17     75–50 Report
10 Sep 20:00 Cyprus   0–3   Ukraine 15–25 14–25 17–25     46–75 Report

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Slovenia 6 6 0 17 18 4 4.500 522 413 1.264 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2   Azerbaijan 6 4 2 12 14 7 2.000 475 405 1.173
3   Austria 6 2 4 7 9 12 0.750 433 455 0.952
4   Georgia 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 296 453 0.653
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Aug 18:00 Azerbaijan   3–0   Georgia 28–26 25–11 25–20     78–57 Report
20 Aug 19:30 Slovenia   3–0   Austria 25–21 25–12 28–26     78–59 Report
24 Aug 17:00 Georgia   0–3   Azerbaijan 14–25 14–25 7–25     35–75 Report
24 Aug 20:25 Austria   2–3   Slovenia 17–25 25–14 19–25 29–27 9–15 99–106 Report
27 Aug 17:00 Georgia   0–3   Slovenia 17–25 12–25 23–25     52–75 Report
28 Aug 18:00 Azerbaijan   3–0   Austria 25–19 25–19 25–13     75–51 Report
3 Sep 17:00 Georgia   0–3   Austria 17–25 18–25 18–25     53–75 Report
3 Sep 18:00 Azerbaijan   1–3   Slovenia 11–25 25–19 18–25 21–25   75–94 Report
7 Sep 15:30 Slovenia   3–1   Azerbaijan 25–16 25–18 19–25 25–15   94–74 Report
7 Sep 20:25 Austria   3–0   Georgia 25–10 25–19 25–16     75–45 Report
10 Sep 15:30 Slovenia   3–0   Georgia 25–18 25–16 25–20     75–54 Report
10 Sep 20:25 Austria   1–3   Azerbaijan 14–25 20–25 25–23 15–25   74–98 Report

Pool E

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Slovakia 6 5 1 15 16 3 5.333 458 299 1.532 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2   Spain 6 5 1 15 15 5 3.000 469 391 1.199
3   Denmark 6 1 5 4 5 15 0.333 371 461 0.805
4   Latvia 6 1 5 2 4 17 0.235 359 506 0.709
Source: [citation needed]
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Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Aug 16:30 Denmark   0–3   Spain 17–25 16–25 19–25     52–75 Report
20 Aug 18:00 Slovakia   3–0   Latvia 25–10 25–12 25–21     75–43 Report
24 Aug 19:30 Spain   3–1   Slovakia 25–23 25–18 13–25 25–15   88–81 Report
24 Aug 19:30 Latvia   3–2   Denmark 25–21 25–23 17–25 20–25 16–14 103–108 Report
27 Aug 18:00 Slovakia   3–0   Denmark 25–8 25–13 25–13     75–34 Report
27 Aug 19:30 Spain   3–1   Latvia 25–17 25–15 22–25 25–20   97–77 Report
4 Sep 17:00 Latvia   0–3   Spain 14–25 15–25 16–25     45–75 Report
4 Sep 17:00 Denmark   0–3   Slovakia 20–25 14–25 8–25     42–75 Report
7 Sep 18:00 Slovakia   3–0   Spain 27–25 25–13 25–21     77–59 Report
7 Sep 18:00 Denmark   3–0   Latvia 25–17 25–17 26–24     76–58 Report
11 Sep 17:00 Latvia   0–3   Slovakia 10–25 14–25 9–25     33–75 Report
11 Sep 17:00 Spain   3–0   Denmark 25–16 25–21 25–22     75–59 Report

Pool F

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 5 1 15 15 5 3.000 477 387 1.233 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship
2   Greece 6 4 2 12 13 6 2.167 449 372 1.207
3    Switzerland[a] 6 3 3 9 11 10 1.100 491 456 1.077
4   Norway 6 0 6 0 0 18 0.000 248 450 0.551
Source: [citation needed]
[a] Switzerland replaced Russia and qualified by being the third place team with the best record.
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
20 Aug 20:30 Greece   3–0    Switzerland 25–17 26–24 25–23     76–64 Report
24 Aug 19:30 Switzerland   3–0   Norway 25–10 25–9 25–21     75–40 Report
24 Aug 20:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   0–3   Greece 13–25 20–25 19–25     52–75 Report
27 Aug 20:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   3–1    Switzerland 25–19 25–20 26–28 25–23   101–90 Report
27 Aug 20:30 Greece   3–0   Norway 25–12 25–16 25–11     75–39 Report
3 Sep 16:00 Norway   0–3   Greece 7–25 11–25 20–25     38–75 Report
3 Sep 18:30 Switzerland   1–3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–22 22–25 11–25 25–27   83–99 Report
7 Sep 18:00 Norway   0–3    Switzerland 18–25 17–25 20–25     55–75 Report
7 Sep 20:30 Greece   0–3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 21–25 22–25 20–25     63–75 Report
9 Sep 20:00 Norway   0–3   Bosnia and Herzegovina 8–25 6–25 14–25     28–75 Report
10 Sep 19:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina   3–0   Norway 25–17 25–19 25–12     75–48 Report
11 Sep 17:30 Switzerland   3–1   Greece 31–29 23–25 25–16 25–15   104–85 Report

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from competing following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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  1. ^ "Belgium, Italy, Estonia, Germany the 'fabulous four' to host EuroVolley Women in 2023". CEV. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ CEV EuroVolley 2023 Official Communications No. 1 (PDF). CEV. 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "FIVB declares Russia and Belarus not eligible for international and continental competitions". FIVB. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  4. ^ "SUI W: Switzerland takes place of disqualified Russia at EuroVolley 2023". WorldofVolley. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Rankings | CEV".
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