The 2013 European Women's Volleyball Championship took place from September 6th to 14th in Germany and Switzerland . The German team reached to host the finals undefeated, the world champion Russia with 3: won first Russia lost no game and only three sets in the entire tournament. Belgium won the bronze medal by beating defending champions Serbia 3-2 .
mode
The tournament began with a preliminary round in four groups (A – D) with four teams each. There were three points for a 3-0 or 3-1 win, two points for a 3-2 win, one point for a 3-2 defeat and a 1-3 or 0-3 defeat no point. In the event of a tie, the number of games won and then the rate quotient decided. If there was equality here too, the ball point quotient (BPQ) decided and finally the direct comparison of the teams concerned. The top three teams in each group reached the second round. There, third in the group met runners-up before the respective winners met a group first. The four successful teams in the second round reached the semi-finals. The losers in the semi-finals played for third place, the winners determined the new European champion in the final.
Attendees
The German team at the EM
The squad and further information on all teams can be found on the Participants sub-page .
Venues
The European Championship was held in five cities. The only venue in Switzerland was the Hallenstadion in Zurich .
game schedule
First round
Group A in hall
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team
BPQ
sentences
Points
1.
Germany Germany
1.181
9: 2
8th
2.
Turkey Turkey
1.162
6: 5
5
3.
Netherlands Netherlands
1.026
7: 6
5
4th
Spain Spain
0.631
0: 9
0
September 6th
Germany
Spain
3-0
Netherlands
Turkey
2: 3
7th of September
Spain
Turkey
0: 3
Germany
Netherlands
3: 2
September 8th
Spain
Netherlands
0: 3
Turkey
Germany
0: 3
Group B in Zurich
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team
BPQ
sentences
Points
1.
Belgium Belgium
1.222
9: 2
9
2.
Italy Italy
1.222
7: 4
6th
3.
France France
0.895
5: 8
2
4th
Switzerland Switzerland
0.746
2: 9
1
September 6th
Italy
Switzerland
3-0
France
Belgium
1: 3
7th of September
Italy
France
3: 1
Switzerland
Belgium
0: 3
September 8th
France
Switzerland
3: 2
Belgium
Italy
3: 1
Group C in Dresden
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team
BPQ
sentences
Points
1.
Russia Russia
1.202
9: 2
9
2.
Croatia Croatia
1.175
7: 3
6th
3.
Belarus Belarus
0.817
4: 7
3
4th
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
0.861
1: 9
0
September 6th
Azerbaijan
Croatia
0: 3
Belarus
Russia
1: 3
7th of September
Azerbaijan
Belarus
1: 3
Croatia
Russia
1: 3
September 8th
Belarus
Croatia
0: 3
Russia
Azerbaijan
3-0
September 6th
Serbia
Bulgaria
2: 3
Czech Republic
Poland
3: 2
7th of September
Serbia
Czech Republic
3-0
Bulgaria
Poland
1: 3
September 8th
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
3: 2
Poland
Serbia
1: 3
Final round
Play-offs
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
September 11th - Halle
September 10th - hall
Germany Germany
3
Croatia Croatia
3
September 13 - Berlin
Croatia Croatia
0
Netherlands Netherlands
2
Germany Germany
3
September 11th - Zurich
September 10 - Zurich
Belgium Belgium
2
Belgium Belgium
3
Czech Republic Czech Republic
2
September 14th - Berlin
France France
2
France France
3
Germany Germany
1
September 11th - Halle
September 10th - hall
Russia Russia
3
Russia Russia
3
Turkey Turkey
3
September 13 - Berlin
Turkey Turkey
0
Belarus Belarus
0
Russia Russia
3
3rd place match
September 11th - Zurich
September 10 - Zurich
Serbia Serbia
0
September 14th - Berlin
Serbia Serbia
3
Italy Italy
3
Belgium Belgium
3
Italy Italy
0
Poland Poland
0
Serbia Serbia
2
Final score
rank
team
Points
sentences
Final rounds
1
Russia Russia
18th
18: 0 3
2
Germany Germany
13
16: 0 7
3
Belgium Belgium
14th
17: 0 9
4th
Serbia Serbia
11
13:10
Out in the quarterfinals
5
Croatia Croatia
8th
10: 0 8
6th
Italy Italy
9
10: 0 7
7th
Turkey Turkey
8th
0 9: 0 8
8th
France France
5
10:13
Out in the play-offs
9
Netherlands Netherlands
6th
0 9: 0 9
10
Czech Republic Czech Republic
5
0 8:10
11
Poland Poland
4th
0 6:10
12
Belarus Belarus
3
0 4:10
Out in the group stage
13
Bulgaria Bulgaria
3
0 6: 0 8
14th
Switzerland Switzerland
1
0 2: 0 9
15th
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
0
0 1: 0 9
16
Spain Spain
0
0 0: 0 9
Awards
qualification
In addition to the two hosts Germany and Switzerland , the best teams from the 2011 European Championship were directly qualified for the 2013 finals. These were Serbia , Turkey , Italy , Poland and Russia .
The remaining participants were determined in three qualifying rounds. In the first round there was only one match with a return leg. Latvia prevailed on May 12 and 20, 2012 with two 3-0 victories against Cyprus and reached the second round, which took place in September 2012. There the 24 participants were divided into six groups. In each group there were two tournaments in which the teams competed against each other. The six group winners were qualified for the EM 2013. The group runners-up determined the last EM participants in the third round.
Second round
Group A
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team
BPQ
sentences
Points
1.
Spain Spain
1.117
17: 8
14th
2.
Slovakia Slovakia
1,221
16: 6
14th
3.
Israel Israel
0.969
11: 8
8th
4th
Sweden Sweden
0.629
0:15
0
First tournament in Poprad
7th of September
Israel
Spain
3: 2
Slovakia
Sweden
3-0
September 8th
Spain
Sweden
3-0
Israel
Slovakia
0: 3
the 9th of September
Sweden
Israel
0: 3
Slovakia
Spain
2: 3
Second tournament in Ra'anana
September 14th
Slovakia
Spain
2: 3
Sweden
Israel
0: 3
September 15th
Spain
Sweden
3-0
Israel
Slovakia
1: 3
16th September
Sweden
Slovakia
0: 3
Israel
Spain
1: 3
Group B
space
team
BPQ
sentences
Points
1.
Netherlands Netherlands
1,440
18: 2
17th
2.
Ukraine Ukraine
1.294
14: 7
13
3.
Greece Greece
0.863
6:12
6th
4th
Denmark Denmark
0.575
1:15
0
First tournament in Apeldoorn
7th of September
Netherlands
Denmark
3-0
Ukraine
Greece
3-0
September 8th
Denmark
Greece
0: 3
Netherlands
Ukraine
3-0
the 9th of September
Denmark
Ukraine
1: 3
Greece
Netherlands
0: 3
Second tournament in Juschne
September 14th
Greece
Ukraine
0: 3
Denmark
Netherlands
0: 3
September 15th
Ukraine
Netherlands
2: 3
Greece
Denmark
3-0
16th September
Ukraine
Denmark
3-0
Netherlands
Greece
3-0
Group C
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team
BPQ
sentences
Points
1.
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
1.535
18: 0
18th
2.
Belarus Belarus
1.130
12: 8
12
3.
Finland Finland
0.894
8:14
5
4th
Austria Austria
0.702
2:15
1
First tournament in Salo
7th of September
Azerbaijan
Austria
3-0
Finland
Belarus
1: 3
September 8th
Azerbaijan
Belarus
3-0
Austria
Finland
0: 3
the 9th of September
Belarus
Austria
3-0
Finland
Azerbaijan
0: 3
Second tournament in Baku
September 14th
Austria
Belarus
0: 3
Azerbaijan
Finland
3-0
September 15th
Belarus
Finland
3: 1
Austria
Azerbaijan
0: 3
16th September
Finland
Austria
3: 2
Azerbaijan
Belarus
3-0
Group D
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team
BPQ
sentences
Points
1.
Croatia Croatia
1.363
16: 3
15th
2.
Romania Romania
1.253
15: 5
15th
3.
United Kingdom Great Britain
0.893
7:12
6th
4th
Portugal Portugal
0.631
0:18
0
First tournament in Piatra Neamț
7th of September
Croatia
Great Britain
3-0
Romania
Portugal
3-0
September 8th
Great Britain
Portugal
3-0
Romania
Croatia
3: 1
the 9th of September
Portugal
Croatia
0: 3
Great Britain
Romania
1: 3
Second tournament in Rovinj
September 14th
Portugal
Romania
0: 3
Croatia
Great Britain
3-0
September 15th
Romania
Great Britain
3-0
Portugal
Croatia
0: 3
16th September
Great Britain
Portugal
3-0
Croatia
Romania
3-0
Group E
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team
BPQ
sentences
Points
1.
Belgium Belgium
1,365
16: 3
15th
2.
France France
1.286
15: 4
15th
3.
Slovenia Slovenia
0.932
6:12
6th
4th
Montenegro Montenegro
0.558
0:18
0
First tournament in Maribor
7th of September
France
Slovenia
3-0
Montenegro
Belgium
0: 3
September 8th
Slovenia
Montenegro
3-0
Belgium
France
1: 3
the 9th of September
Slovenia
Belgium
0: 3
Montenegro
France
0: 3
Second tournament in Kortrijk
September 14th
Montenegro
Slovenia
0: 3
France
Belgium
0: 3
September 15th
Slovenia
France
0: 3
Belgium
Montenegro
3-0
16th September
France
Montenegro
3-0
Belgium
Slovenia
3-0
Group F.
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team
BPQ
sentences
Points
1.
Bulgaria Bulgaria
1.303
18: 4
16
2.
Czech Republic Czech Republic
1,319
16: 7
14th
3.
Hungary Hungary
0.838
7:14
6th
4th
Latvia Latvia
0.664
2:18
0
First tournament in Varna
7th of September
Hungary
Czech Republic
0: 3
Bulgaria
Latvia
3-0
September 8th
Czech Republic
Latvia
3-0
Bulgaria
Hungary
3-0
the 9th of September
Latvia
Hungary
1: 3
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
2: 3
Second tournament in Budaörs
September 14th
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
2: 3
Latvia
Hungary
1: 3
September 15th
Bulgaria
Latvia
3-0
Czech Republic
Hungary
3: 1
16th September
Latvia
Czech Republic
0: 3
Hungary
Bulgaria
0: 3
Third round
The first legs were played on June 1, 2013, the second legs took place a week later.
Golden Set: Slovakia v Belarus 14:16, France v Ukraine 15:11
Web links
Individual evidence
^ Match report Germany-Spain
↑ Match report Netherlands-Turkey
^ Match report Spain-Turkey
^ Match report Germany-Netherlands
^ Match report Spain-Netherlands
↑ Match report Turkey-Germany
↑ Match report Italy-Switzerland
^ Match report France-Belgium
^ Match report Italy-France
^ Match report Switzerland-Belgium
^ Match report France-Switzerland
^ Match report Belgium-Italy
↑ Match report Azerbaijan-Croatia
^ Match report Belarus-Russia
↑ Match report Azerbaijan-Belarus
^ Match report Croatia-Russia
^ Match report Belarus-Croatia
↑ Match report Russia-Azerbaijan
↑ Match report Serbia-Bulgaria
↑ Match report Czech Republic-Poland
↑ Match report Serbia-Czech Republic
^ Match report Bulgaria-Poland
^ Match report Czech Republic-Bulgaria
^ Match report Poland-Serbia
^ Match report Germany-Croatia
^ Match report Croatia-Netherlands
^ Match report Germany-Belgium
^ Match report Belgium-France
↑ Match report Czech Republic-France
↑ Match report Germany-Russia
↑ Match report Russia-Turkey
↑ Match report Turkey-Belarus
^ Match report Russia-Serbia
^ Match report Serbia-Italy
^ Match report Italy-Poland
^ Match report Belgium-Serbia
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