2001 European men's volleyball championship

The 2001 European men's volleyball championship took place in Ostrava from September 8th to 16th . The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 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 table third and fourth played for places five to eight.

game schedule

Preliminary round

Germany played with Marco Liefke , Frank Dehne , Vincent Lange , Bogdan Jalowietzki , Ilja Wiederschein , Björn Andrae , Christian Pampel , Norbert Walter , Frank Bachmann , Ralph Bergmann , Mark Siebeck and Michael Mayer .

Group A space team S. N sentences 1.  Czech Republic 4th 1 13: 5 2.  Russia 4th 1 12: 6 3.  Netherlands 3 2 12: 7 4th  Bulgaria 3 2 11: 9 5.  Slovakia 1 4th 5:14 6th  Slovenia 0 5 3:15

Group B space team S. N sentences 1.  BR Yugoslavia 4th 1 14: 6 2.  Italy 3 2 11: 7 3.  France 3 2 13: 9 4th  Poland 3 2 9:10 5.  Germany 1 4th 6:14 6th  Hungary 1 4th 5:12

September 8th Netherlands Slovakia 3-0 Czech Republic Slovenia 3: 1 Russia Bulgaria 3: 1 the 9th of September Czech Republic Netherlands 1: 3 Russia Slovakia 3: 1 Bulgaria Slovenia 3-0 September 10 Russia Netherlands 3: 1 Czech Republic Bulgaria 3: 1 Slovakia Slovenia 3: 2 12th September Bulgaria Netherlands 3: 2 Czech Republic Slovakia 3-0 Russia Slovenia 3-0 13.september Bulgaria Slovakia 3: 1 Czech Republic Russia 3-0 Netherlands Slovenia 3-0

September 8th BR Yugoslavia France 3: 2 Italy Hungary 3-0 Poland Germany 3: 1 the 9th of September France Hungary 3-0 Italy Germany 3: 1 BR Yugoslavia Poland 3-0 September 10 France Germany 3: 1 Italy Poland 3-0 BR Yugoslavia Hungary 3: 1 12th September Hungary Germany 3-0 BR Yugoslavia Italy 3-0 Poland France 3: 2 13.september Germany BR Yugoslavia 3: 2 France Italy 3: 2 Poland Hungary 3: 1

Placement games

	Semi-finals September 15th				Final September 16
	Italy	3
	Czech Republic	0
					Italy	0
					BR Yugoslavia	3
					3rd place September 16th
	BR Yugoslavia	3			Czech Republic	2
	Russia	0			Russia	3

	5th place - September 15th				Place 5/6 September 16
	Poland	3
	Netherlands	1
					Poland	3
					Bulgaria	2
					Place 7/8 September 16
	Bulgaria	3			Netherlands	1
	France	1			France	3

Final score

1.	BR Yugoslavia
2.	Italy
3.	Russia
4th	Czech Republic
5.	Poland
6th	Bulgaria
7th	France
8th.	Netherlands
9.	Germany
10.	Hungary
11.	Slovakia
12.	Slovenia

Awards

Most valuable player	Ivan Miljković	BR Yugoslavia
Best scorer	Ivan Miljković	BR Yugoslavia
Best attacker	Martin Lébl	Czech Republic
Best blocker	Dominique Daquin	France
Best player	Nikola Grbić	BR Yugoslavia
Best Libero	Mirko Corsano	Italy
Best adoption player	Huberto Henno	France

qualification

The Czech Republic was set as the host. The top five teams from the 1999 European Championship were also automatically qualified. These were Italy as the defending champions, the second Russia , the third FR Yugoslavia , the fifth Netherlands and the sixth France .

Sixteen teams played for six more places in May / June 2000 and a year later. The group winners and the two best runners-up of the four groups of four reached the finals.

Group A space team S. N sentences 1.  Poland 5 1 17: 4 2.  Bulgaria 5 1 15: 8 3.  Belgium 2 4th 10:14 4th  Israel 0 6th 2:18

Group B space team S. N sentences 1.  Slovakia 5 1 15: 6 2.  Germany 4th 2 15:10 3.  Spain 2 4th 12:14 4th  Latvia 1 5 5:17

May 21 Bulgaria Belgium 3: 1 Poland Israel 3-0 May 22 Poland Belgium 3-0 Bulgaria Israel 3-0 23. May Bulgaria Poland 0: 3 Belgium Israel 3: 2 May 4th Bulgaria Belgium 3: 2 Poland Israel 3-0 5th of May Bulgaria Israel 3-0 Poland Belgium 3: 1 May 6th Bulgaria Poland 3: 2 Belgium Israel 3-0

May 21 Slovakia Latvia 3-0 Spain Germany 3: 2 May 22 Slovakia Germany 3: 1 Latvia Spain 3: 2 23. May Slovakia Spain 3-0 Germany Latvia 3: 1 May 3rd Slovakia Spain 3: 2 Germany Latvia 3: 1 May 4th Slovakia Latvia 3-0 Germany Spain 3: 2 5th of May Germany Slovakia 3-0 Spain Latvia 3-0

Group C space team S. N sentences 1.  Hungary 4th 2 13:10 2.  Greece 4th 2 15:12 3.  Finland 3 3 12:10 4th  Croatia 1 5 8:16

Group D space team S. N sentences 1.  Slovenia 5 1 16: 6 2.  Turkey 4th 2 13: 9 3.  Portugal 3 3 12:10 4th  Bosnia and H. 0 6th 2:18

May 27th Hungary Croatia 3-0 28th of May Greece Finland 3: 1 3rd of June Finland Croatia 3: 1 June 4th Greece Hungary 3: 1 June 10th Hungary Finland 3-0 June 11th Croatia Greece 3: 1 May 4th Hungary Greece 3: 2 May 27th Croatia Finland 0: 3 3rd of June Croatia Hungary 2: 3 18th of June Finland Hungary 3-0 Greece Croatia 3: 2 5th of August Finland Greece 2: 3

May 27th Turkey Slovenia 1: 3 Portugal Bosnia and H. 3-0 3rd of June Portugal Turkey 3-0 Bosnia and H. Slovenia 0: 3 June 9th Turkey Bosnia and H. 3: 1 June 10th Slovenia Portugal 3-0 17th of June Bosnia and H. Turkey 0: 3 Portugal Slovenia 2: 3 April 28 Turkey Portugal 3: 1 1st of May Bosnia and H. Portugal 1: 3 May 26 Slovenia Bosnia and H. 3-0 2th of June Slovenia Turkey 1: 3

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