2024 Men's U22 European Volleyball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Netherlands |
| Dates | 9–14 July 2024 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | France (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Italy |
| Third place | Poland |
| Fourth place | Netherlands |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Amir Tizi-Oualou |
| Official website | |
| Official website | |
The 2024 Men's U22 European Volleyball Championship was the second edition of the men's U22 European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organized by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).[1] The tournament was held in the Netherlands from 9 to 14 July 2024. France won their first title by beating Italy in the final.[2]
Qualification
| Means of qualification | Qualifier | |
|---|---|---|
| Host country | Netherlands | |
| Qualification round | Pool A | Italy |
| Pool B | Spain | |
| Pool C | Czech Republic | |
| Pool D | Poland | |
| Pool E | France | |
| Best runners-up | Portugal | |
| Hungary | ||
Pools composition
The drawing of lots was held on 29 January 2024.[3] The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:
- Organiser, Netherlands, were seeded in Pool I
- The highest ranked participating team from the CEV European Ranking, Italy, were seeded in Pool II
- Remaining 6 participating teams drawn after they were previously placed in three cups as per their position in the latest European Ranking for U22 national teams (as of 26 January 2023)
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Poland France |
Hungary Portugal |
Spain Czech Republic |
Venues
| Pool II, Final round | Pool I | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apeldoorn | Groningen | ||
| Omnisport Apeldoorn | MartiniPlaza | ||
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 4,500 | ||
Group stage
Pool I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 229 | 185 | 1.238 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 285 | 286 | 0.997 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 225 | 250 | 0.900 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 237 | 255 | 0.929 |
Source: CEV.eu
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July | 16:30 | Spain | 0–3 | Poland | 23–25 | 23–25 | 20–25 | 66–75 | Report | ||
| 9 July | 19:30 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Hungary | 25–27 | 25–16 | 25–15 | 27–25 | 19–17 | 121–100 | Report |
| 10 July | 16:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–15 | 25–14 | 25–21 | 75–50 | Report | ||
| 10 July | 19:30 | Spain | 2–3 | Netherlands | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 15–17 | 107–105 | Report |
| 11 July | 16:30 | Hungary | 3–0 | Spain | 25–19 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 75–64 | Report | ||
| 11 July | 19:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Netherlands | 27–25 | 29–19 | 27–25 | 83–69 | Report |
Pool II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 255 | 232 | 1.099 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 279 | 253 | 1.103 | |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 285 | 283 | 1.007 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 231 | 282 | 0.819 |
Source: CEV.eu
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July | 16:30 | Italy | 3–1 | Czech Republic | 25–19 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 98–80 | Report | |
| 9 July | 19:30 | France | 1–3 | Portugal | 25–18 | 21–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | 90–93 | Report | |
| 10 July | 16:30 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Portugal | 11–25 | 25–21 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 13–15 | 93–109 | Report |
| 10 July | 19:30 | Italy | 1–3 | France | 25–15 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | 81–90 | Report | |
| 11 July | 16:30 | Czech Republic | 0–3 | France | 18–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 58–75 | Report | ||
| 11 July | 19:30 | Portugal | 1–3 | Italy | 17–25 | 27–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 83–100 | Report |
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||
| 14 July | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 14 July | ||||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul | 15:00 | Poland | 1–3 | Italy | 21–25 | 16–25 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 87–100 | Report | |
| 13 Jul | 18:00 | France | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–23 | 75–61 | Report |
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul | 15:00 | Poland | 3–2 | Netherlands | 21–25 | 22–25 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 19–9 | 112–95 | Report |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul | 18:00 | Italy | 2–3 | France | 19–25 | 20–25 | 25–14 | 30–28 | 20–22 | 114–114 | Report |
Dream Team
- MVP[4]
- Best setter
- Best outside spikers
- Best middle blockers
- Best Opposite
- Best libero
References
- ^ "CEV U22 Volleyball European Championship 2024" (PDF). inside.cev.eu. Retrieved 4 Oct 2025.
- ^ "France Triumphs Over Italy in Men's U22 European Championship Final | CEV".
- ^ "Pools for #EuroVolleyU22M drawn | CEV".
- ^ "Campionati Europei: l'Italia è medaglia d'argento, azzurri superati in finale dalla Francia | Federvolley". www.federvolley.it.