European men's volleyball championship 1987

The 1987 European men's volleyball championship took place in Belgium from September 25th to October 3rd . Germany was not represented among the twelve participants. The games took place in Gent , Auderghem / Oudergem and Genk . The Soviet Union became European champions for the ninth time in a row.

mode

First there was a preliminary round, in which the twelve teams were divided into two groups of six. The two best teams in each group reached the semi-finals. The third and fourth place in the table played for places five to eight, the remaining teams for places nine to twelve.

game schedule

Preliminary round

Group A in Auderghem / Oudergem space team S. N sentences 1.  Soviet Union 5 0 15: 4 2.  France 4th 1 13: 4 3.  Netherlands 2 3 9: 9 4th  Yugoslavia 2 3 6:11 5.  Italy 1 4th 8:13 6th  Romania 1 4th 4:14

Group B in Genk space team S. N sentences 1.  Sweden 4th 1 12: 7 2.  Greece 4th 1 13: 8 3.  Czechoslovakia 3 2 13: 9 4th  Belgium 2 3 10: 9 5.  Bulgaria 2 3 9:10 6th  Spain 0 5 1:15

25th of September Soviet Union Romania 3-0 France Italy 3: 1 Netherlands Yugoslavia 3-0 September 26th France Yugoslavia 3-0 Italy Romania 3: 1 Soviet Union Netherlands 3: 1 September 27th Soviet Union Yugoslavia 3-0 France Romania 3-0 Netherlands Italy 3-0 September 29th Soviet Union Italy 3: 2 France Netherlands 3-0 Yugoslavia Romania 3-0 30. September Soviet Union France 3: 1 Yugoslavia Italy 3: 2 Romania Netherlands 3: 2

25th of September Greece Czechoslovakia 3: 2 Belgium Spain 3-0 Sweden Bulgaria 3: 1 September 26th Czechoslovakia Spain 3-0 Belgium Sweden 3-0 Greece Bulgaria 3: 1 September 27th Sweden Czechoslovakia 3: 2 Bulgaria Belgium 3-0 Greece Spain 3-0 September 29th Sweden Spain 3-0 Greece Belgium 3: 2 Czechoslovakia Bulgaria 3: 1 30. September Sweden Greece 3: 1 Bulgaria Spain 3: 1 Czechoslovakia Belgium 3: 2

Placement games

	Semi-finals in Ghent on October 2nd				Final October 2nd in Ghent
	France	3
	Sweden	0
					France	1
					Soviet Union	3
					3rd place October 2nd in Ghent
	Soviet Union	3			Sweden	2
	Greece	0			Greece	3

	Place 5-8 October 1st in Genk				Place 5/6 October 2nd in Genk
	Czechoslovakia	3
	Yugoslavia	2
					Czechoslovakia	0
					Netherlands	3
					Place 7/8 October 2nd in Genk
	Netherlands	3			Yugoslavia	0
	Belgium	2			Belgium	3

	Place 9-12 October 1st in Genk				9/10 October 2nd
	Italy	3
	Spain	1
					Italy	3
					Romania	0
					Place 11/12 October 2nd in Genk
	Romania	3			Spain	0
	Bulgaria	0			Bulgaria	3

Final score

1.	Soviet Union
2.	France
3.	Greece
4th	Sweden
5.	Netherlands
6th	Czechoslovakia
7th	Belgium
8th.	Yugoslavia
9.	Italy
10.	Romania
11.	Bulgaria
12.	Spain

qualification

Belgium was set to host. The top three teams from the 1985 European Championship were also automatically qualified. These were the Soviet Union as defending champions, the second Czechoslovakia and the third France .

22 teams played in four groups for eight more places. The two best teams in each group qualified for the finals. In Group A, Yugoslavia and hosts Spain prevailed in Cádiz . In Group B, which played in Dunaújváros , the hosts Hungary and the GDR failed to the Netherlands and Bulgaria . From Group C, which was held in Espinho , Italy and Sweden qualified ahead of the German team and hosts Portugal .

Web links

• Results for Todor66 (English)