1991 European men's volleyball championship

The 1991 European men's volleyball championship took place in Germany from September 7th to 15th . The hosts competed with a team for the first time after reunification . The games took place in Berlin , Karlsruhe and Hamburg . The Soviet Union won the title for the twelfth 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 Karlsruhe space team S. N sentences 1.  Soviet Union 5 0 13: 1 2.  Germany 3 2 11: 8 3.  Poland 3 2 10:11 4th  Finland 2 3 9:13 5.  Sweden 1 4th 7:12 6th  Greece 1 4th 6:13

Group B in Hamburg space team S. N sentences 1.  Italy 5 0 15: 3 2.  Netherlands 4th 1 12: 6 3.  Bulgaria 2 3 10:10 4th  Yugoslavia 2 3 10: 1 5.  France 2 3 7:10 6th  Czechoslovakia 0 5 1:15

7th of September Germany Finland 3: 1 Soviet Union Sweden 3-0 Greece Poland 3: 1 September 8th Germany Sweden 3: 1 Soviet Union Poland 3-0 Finland Greece 3: 2 the 9th of September Poland Sweden 3: 1 Germany Greece 3-0 Soviet Union Finland 3-0 September 11 Poland Germany 3: 2 Finland Sweden 3: 2 Soviet Union Greece 3: 1 12th September Poland Finland 3: 2 Sweden Greece 3-0 Soviet Union Germany 3-0

7th of September Italy Netherlands 3-0 Bulgaria Yugoslavia 3: 1 France Czechoslovakia 3-0 September 8th Italy France 3-0 Netherlands Yugoslavia 3: 2 Bulgaria Czechoslovakia 3-0 the 9th of September Netherlands Bulgaria 3: 1 Italy Czechoslovakia 3-0 Yugoslavia France 3: 1 September 11 Italy Yugoslavia 3: 1 France Bulgaria 3: 1 Netherlands Czechoslovakia 3-0 12th September Netherlands France 3-0 Italy Bulgaria 3: 2 Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia 3: 1

Placement games

	Semi-finals September 14th				Final September 15th
	Italy	3
	Germany	1
					Italy	0
					Soviet Union	3
					3rd place September 15th
	Soviet Union	3			Germany	0
	Netherlands	0			Netherlands	3

	Place 5-8 September 14th				Place 5/6 September 15th
	Yugoslavia	3
	Poland	1
					Yugoslavia	1
					Bulgaria	3
					Place 7/8 September 15th
	Bulgaria	3			Poland	3
	Finland	0			Finland	1

	Place 9-12 September 14th				9/10 September 15th
	Sweden	3
	Czechoslovakia	2
					Sweden
					France	3
					Place 11/12 September 15th
	France	3			Czechoslovakia	2
	Greece				Greece	3

Final score

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

qualification

Germany was set as the host. The top three teams from the 1989 European Championship were also automatically qualified. These were Italy as defending champions, the second Sweden and the third Netherlands .

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

Group A in Czechoslovakia space team S. N sentences 1.  Soviet Union 3 0 9: 1 2.  Czechoslovakia 2 1 7: 4 3.  Denmark 1 2 4: 6 4th  Scotland 0 3 0: 9

Group B in Finland space team S. N sentences 1.  France 4th 0 12: 2 2.  Finland 3 1 10: 4 3.  Romania 2 2 7: 7 4th  Israel 1 3 3:10 5.  Austria 0 4th 3:12

May 9 Soviet Union Denmark 3-0 Czechoslovakia Scotland 3-0 10th of May Soviet Union Scotland 3-0 Czechoslovakia Denmark 3: 1 May 11th Soviet Union Czechoslovakia 3: 1 Denmark Scotland 3-0

8th of May Finland Israel 3-0 France Romania 3-0 May 9 Romania Israel 3-0 Finland Austria 3-0 10th of May Romania Austria 3: 1 France Israel 3-0 May 11th France Austria 3: 1 Finland Romania 3: 1 12th of May France Finland 3: 1 Israel Austria 3: 1

Group C in Greece space team S. N sentences 1.  Greece 4th 0 12: 2 2.  Bulgaria 3 1 10: 4 3.  Belgium 2 2 8: 8 4th  Hungary 1 3 5: 9 5.  Switzerland 0 4th 0:12

Group D in Spain space team S. N sentences 1.  Yugoslavia 5 0 15: 1 2.  Poland 4th 1 12: 3 3.  Spain 3 2 9: 6 4th  Turkey 2 3 7: 9 5.  England 1 4th 3:12 6th  San Marino 0 5 0: 5

May 24th Belgium Hungary 3: 2 Greece Switzerland 3-0 25. May Greece Belgium 3: 1 Bulgaria Hungary 3-0 May 26 Bulgaria Belgium 3: 1 Hungary Switzerland 3-0 May 27th Greece Hungary 3-0 Bulgaria Switzerland 3-0 28th of May Belgium Switzerland 3-0 Greece Bulgaria 3: 1

June 5th Spain San Marino 3-0 Poland Turkey 3-0 Yugoslavia England 3-0 6th of June Poland San Marino 3-0 Spain England 3-0 Yugoslavia Turkey 3-0 June 7th England San Marino 3-0 Spain Turkey 3-0 Yugoslavia Poland 3-0 8th June Turkey England 3-0 Yugoslavia San Marino 3-0 Poland Spain 3-0 June 9th Turkey San Marino 3-0 Poland England 3-0 Yugoslavia Spain 3: 1

Web links

• Results for Todor66 (English)