2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship Pool C
Pool C is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the co-hosts Azerbaijan, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands, Romania, and Spain. All games were played at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku from 21 to 28 August 2026. The top four teams will advance to the final round.[1]
Teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | WR[b] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Netherlands | Top eight in 2023 | 27 August 2023 | 31st | 1949 | 2023 | 18 | Champions (1995) | TBD |
| Azerbaijan | Host nation | 12 March 2024 | 11th | 2005 | 11 | Fourth place (2005, 2017) | TBD | |
| Romania | Five best runner-ups | 6 August 2025 | 28th | 1949 | 4 | Third place (1963) | TBD | |
| Spain | Pool E winner | 9th | 2005 | 4 | Ninth place (2009) | TBD | ||
| Belgium | Pool B winner | 13th | 1967 | 7 | Third place (2013) | TBD | ||
| Portugal | Five best runner-ups | 10 August 2025 | 2nd | 2019 | 1 | 24th place (2019) | TBD | |
Venue
Azerbaijan's National Gymnastics Arena organised Pool C. It was constructed in 2009 and has hosted numerous Gymnastics championships, most notably, the 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships. The venue has also played host to the 2018 World Judo Championships and events at the 2015 European Games and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.[2]
| Baku | ||
|---|---|---|
| National Gymnastics Arena | ||
| Capacity: 9,000 | ||
Group standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | Final round |
| 2 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Group progression
The table listed the results of teams in each round.
| Win | Loss |
Positions by round
The table listed the positions of teams in each round.
| Advance to the knockout stage |
Matches
All times are local.
Azerbaijan vs Portugal
| 21 August 2026 19:00 |
Azerbaijan | v | Portugal | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Belgium vs Spain
| 22 August 2026 15:30 |
Belgium | v | Spain | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Romania vs Netherlands
| 22 August 2026 18:30 |
Romania | v | Netherlands | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Portugal vs Belgium
| 23 August 2026 15:30 |
Portugal | v | Belgium | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Spain vs Azerbaijan
| 23 August 2026 18:30 |
Spain | v | Azerbaijan | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Netherlands vs Portugal
| 24 August 2026 15:30 |
Netherlands | v | Portugal | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Azerbaijan vs Romania
| 24 August 2026 18:30 |
Azerbaijan | v | Romania | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Romania vs Belgium
| 25 August 2026 15:30 |
Romania | v | Belgium | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Netherlands vs Spain
| 25 August 2026 18:30 |
Netherlands | v | Spain | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Spain vs Portugal
| 26 August 2026 15:30 |
Spain | v | Portugal | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Belgium vs Azerbaijan
| 26 August 2026 18:30 |
Belgium | v | Azerbaijan | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Netherlands vs Belgium
| 27 August 2026 15:30 |
Netherlands | v | Belgium | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Portugal vs Romania
| 27 August 2026 18:30 |
Portugal | v | Romania | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Spain vs Romania
| 28 August 2026 15:30 |
Spain | v | Romania | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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Azerbaijan vs Netherlands
| 28 August 2026 18:30 |
Azerbaijan | v | Netherlands | National Gymnastics Arena, Baku |
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