1989 European men's volleyball championship

The 1989 European men's volleyball championship took place in Sweden from September 23 to October 1 . Germany was represented among the twelve participants with the GDR and the German selection . The games took place in Stockholm and Örebro . Italy won the title for the first time.

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 Stockholm space team S. N sentences 1.  Italy 4th 1 14: 6 2.  Sweden 4th 1 12: 8 3.  Bulgaria 3 2 12: 8 4th  France 3 2 10: 9 5.  BR Germany 1 4th 6:11 6th  GDR 0 5 5:15

Group B in Örebro space team S. N sentences 1.  Soviet Union 5 0 15: 4 2.  Netherlands 3 2 11: 7 3.  Yugoslavia 3 2 11:11 4th  Poland 3 2 10: 7 5.  Romania 1 4th 5:13 6th  Greece 0 5 5:15

September 23rd Italy Bulgaria 3: 1 Sweden BR Germany 3: 2 France GDR 3: 1 September 24th Italy BR Germany 3: 1 Bulgaria France 3-0 Sweden GDR 3-0 25th of September Bulgaria BR Germany 3-0 Sweden France 3: 1 Italy GDR 3: 1 September 27th France BR Germany 3-0 Italy Sweden 3-0 Bulgaria GDR 3: 2 September 28th France Italy 3: 2 BR Germany GDR 3: 1 Sweden Bulgaria 3: 2

September 23rd Poland Greece 3-0 Soviet Union Netherlands 3: 1 Yugoslavia Romania 3: 2 September 24th Soviet Union Yugoslavia 3: 1 Poland Romania 3-0 Netherlands Greece 3: 1 25th of September Soviet Union Greece 3: 1 Netherlands Romania 3-0 Poland Yugoslavia 3: 1 September 27th Soviet Union Poland 3: 1 Yugoslavia Netherlands 3: 1 Romania Greece 3: 1 September 28th Soviet Union Romania 3-0 Netherlands Poland 3-0 Yugoslavia Greece 3: 2

Placement games

The Federal Republic of Germany played with Christoph Schieder , Oliver Oetke , Jörg Bertholdt , Michael Dornheim , Leif Andersson , Paul Schmeing , David Schüler , Frank Stutzke , Edgar Krank , Peter Bauer , Burkhard Sude and Sven Eggert .

	Semi-finals September 30th				Final October 1st
	Sweden	3
	Soviet Union	2
					Sweden	1
					Italy	3
					3rd place October 1st
	Italy	3			Soviet Union	0
	Netherlands	0			Netherlands	3

	5th place - September 30th				Place 5/6 October 1st
	France	3
	Poland	2
					France	3
					Bulgaria	1
					Place 7/8 October 1st
	Bulgaria	3			Poland	3
	Yugoslavia	0			Yugoslavia	1

	Place 9-12 September 30th				9/10 October 1st
	GDR	3
	Romania	2
					GDR	3
					Greece	2
					Place 11/12 October 1st
	Greece	3			Romania	2
	BR Germany	0			BR Germany	3

Final score

1.	Italy
2.	Sweden
3.	Netherlands
4th	Soviet Union
5.	France
6th	Bulgaria
7th	Poland
8th.	Yugoslavia
9.	German Democratic Republic
10.	Greece
11.	BR Germany
12.	Romania

qualification

Sweden was set as the host. The top three teams at the 1987 European Championship were also automatically qualified. These were the Soviet Union as defending champions, France second and Greece third .

18 teams played in four groups for eight more places. The two best teams in each group qualified for the finals.

Group A in Friedrichshafen space team S. N sentences 1.  BR Germany 4th 0 12: 2 2.  Netherlands 3 1 11: 3 3.  Hungary 2 2 6: 8 4th  Spain 1 3 3: 9 5.  Israel 0 4th 2:12

Group B in Częstochowa space team S. N sentences 1.  Poland 3 1 10: 4 2.  Bulgaria 3 1 11: 5 3.  Czechoslovakia 3 1 10: 5 4th  Austria 1 3 4:11 5.  Portugal 0 4th 2:12

31. May Netherlands Israel 3-0 Hungary Spain 3-0 June 1st Netherlands Spain 3-0 BR Germany Israel 3-0 2th of June BR Germany Spain 3-0 Netherlands Hungary 3-0 3rd of June BR Germany Hungary 3-0 Spain Israel 3-0 June 4th Hungary Israel 3: 2 BR Germany Netherlands 3: 2

31. May Bulgaria Austria 3: 1 Czechoslovakia Portugal 3-0 June 1st Bulgaria Portugal 3-0 Poland Austria 3-0 2th of June Poland Portugal 3-0 Czechoslovakia Bulgaria 3: 2 3rd of June Austria Portugal 3: 2 Poland Czechoslovakia 3: 1 June 4th Czechoslovakia Austria 3-0 Bulgaria Poland 3: 1

Group C in Baia Mare space team S. N sentences 1.  Romania 3 0 9: 1 2.  GDR 2 1 7: 4 3.  Turkey 1 2 3: 8 4th  Belgium 0 3 3: 9

Group D in Tjelta-Sola space team S. N sentences 1.  Italy 3 0 9: 2 2.  Yugoslavia 2 1 7: 4 3.  Finland 1 2 4: 8 4th  Norway 0 3 3: 9

June 1st GDR Belgium 3: 1 Romania Turkey 3-0 2th of June GDR Turkey 3-0 Romania Belgium 3-0 3rd of June Turkey Belgium 3: 2 Romania GDR 3: 1

2th of June Italy Norway 3-0 Yugoslavia Finland 3-0 3rd of June Italy Finland 3: 1 Yugoslavia Norway 3: 1 June 4th Italy Yugoslavia 3: 1 Finland Norway 3: 2

Web links

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