2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship Pool C
Pool C is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, co-hosts Finland, Netherlands and Serbia. The matches were played at the Nokia Arena in Tampere from 10 to 17 September 2026. The top four teams will advance to the final round.[1][2]
Teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | WR[b] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Netherlands | Top eight in 2023 | 9 September 2023 | 29th | 1948 | 2023 | 7 | Champions (1997) | TBD |
| Serbia[c] | 10 September 2023 | 30th | 2007 | 15 | Champions (2001, 2011, 2019) | TBD | ||
| Finland | Host nation | 14 March 2024 | 21st | 1955 | 10 | Fourth place (2007) | TBD | |
| Belgium | Pool B winner | 9 August 2025 | 19th | 1948 | 4 | Fourth place (2017) | TBD | |
| Estonia | Pool D winner | 13 August 2025 | 8th | 2009 | 6 | Eleventh place (2015) | TBD | |
| Denmark | Pool A winner | 6th | 1958 | 2 | Twelfth place (2013) | TBD | ||
Venue
The Nokia Arena would host games. Constructed in time for the 2022 IIHF World Championship, it has since hosted the 2023 IIHF World Championship and EuroBasket 2025, plus numerous high-profile concerts.[4]
| Tampere | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nokia Arena | ||
| Capacity: 13,455 | ||
Group standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Final round |
| 2 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Finland (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Group progression
The table listed the results of teams in each round.
| Win | Loss |
Source: CEV
Positions by round
The table listed the positions of teams in each round.
| Advance to the knockout stage |
Source: CEV
Matches
- All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00).
Finland vs Denmark
| 10 September 2026 20:00 |
Finland | v | Denmark | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Netherlands vs Belgium
| 11 September 2026 17:00 |
Netherlands | v | Belgium | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Serbia vs Estonia
| 11 September 2026 20:00 |
Serbia | v | Estonia | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Denmark vs Netherlands
| 12 September 2026 17:00 |
Denmark | v | Netherlands | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Belgium vs Finland
| 12 September 2026 20:00 |
Belgium | v | Finland | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Estonia vs Denmark
| 13 September 2026 17:00 |
Estonia | v | Denmark | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Finland vs Serbia
| 13 September 2026 20:00 |
Finland | v | Serbia | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Serbia vs Netherlands
| 14 September 2026 17:00 |
Serbia | v | Netherlands | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Estonia vs Belgium
| 14 September 2026 20:00 |
Estonia | v | Belgium | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Belgium vs Denmark
| 15 September 2026 17:00 |
Belgium | v | Denmark | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Netherlands vs Finland
| 15 September 2026 20:00 |
Netherlands | v | Finland | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Denmark vs Serbia
| 16 September 2026 17:00 |
Denmark | v | Serbia | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Netherlands vs Estonia
| 16 September 2026 20:00 |
Netherlands | v | Estonia | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Serbia vs Belgium
| 17 September 2026 17:00 |
Serbia | v | Belgium | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Finland vs Estonia
| 17 September 2026 20:00 |
Finland | v | Estonia | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
[ Report] | ||||
Notes
References
- ^ https://www.cev.eu/articles/volleyball/mouthwatering-clashes-stem-from-drawing-of-lots-for-the-cev-eurovolley-2026-men/
- ^ "România va debuta contra Letoniei la Europenele găzduite la Cluj-Napoca. A fost stabilit programul complet al grupelor Eurovolley 2026 - Federatia Romana de Volei". frvolei.ro. November 6, 2025.
- ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball". Archived from the original on 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Host Venues | EuroVolley". eurovolley.cev.eu.