European men's volleyball championship 2003

The 2003 European men's volleyball championship took place in Germany from September 5th to 14th . The games were played in Berlin , Karlsruhe and Leipzig . Italy won the title for the fifth 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

For the first time, the venues were changed during the preliminary round. The first games of group A took place in Leipzig and group B first played in Karlsruhe. Halfway through the preliminary round there was a change so that all teams could play in both cities.

Group A space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  Serbia and Montenegro 14: 5 9 1.138 2.  Russia 10: 9 8th 1,199 3.  Netherlands 10:10 8th 1.031 4th  Poland 11:11 7th 1.013 5.  Bulgaria 7:11 7th 0.769 6th  Greece 7:13 6th 0.885

Group B space team sentences Points BPQ 1.  Italy 15: 2 10 1.261 2.  France 13: 4 9 1.148 3.  Germany 10: 8 8th 1.048 4th  Spain 7:11 7th 0.942 5.  Czech Republic 5:13 6th 0.907 6th  Slovakia 3:15 5 0.792

5th September Greece Poland 0: 3 Bulgaria Russia 0: 3 * Serbia and M. Netherlands 3: 1 September 6th Russia Poland 3: 1 Netherlands Greece 3: 2 Bulgaria Serbia and M. 0: 3 7th of September Poland Netherlands 2: 3 Serbia and M. Russia 3: 1 Greece Bulgaria 3: 1 September 10 Russia Netherlands 0: 3 Bulgaria Poland 3: 2 Serbia and M. Greece 3-0 September 11 Netherlands Bulgaria 0: 3 Greece Russia 2: 3 Poland Serbia and M. 3: 2 * The game was scored 3-0 sets and 75-0 ball points for Russia.

5th September Spain France 0: 3 Germany Slovakia 3: 1 Czech Republic Italy 1: 3 September 6th Italy Spain 3-0 Germany Czech Republic 3-0 Slovakia France 0: 3 7th of September Czech Republic Slovakia 3: 1 France Italy 1: 3 Spain Germany 1: 3 September 10 Czech Republic Spain 1: 3 Germany France 1: 3 Slovakia Italy 0: 3 September 11 France Czech Republic 3-0 Spain Slovakia 3: 1 Italy Germany 3-0

Placement games

	Semi-finals September 13th				Final September 14th
	Serbia and Montenegro	2
	France	3
					France	2
					Italy	3
					3rd place September 14th
	Russia	0			Serbia and Montenegro	1
	Italy	3			Russia	3

	Place 5-8 September 13th				Place 5/6 September 14th
	Netherlands	3
	Spain	2
					Netherlands	0
					Poland	3
					Place 7/8 September 14th
	Poland	3			Spain	1
	Germany	1			Germany	3

Germany played with Eugen Bakumovski , Ralph Bergmann , Frank Dehne , Wolfgang Kuck , Till Lieber , Marco Liefke , Christian Pampel , Jochen Schöps , Mark Siebeck , Norbert Walter , Georg Wiebel and Ilja Wiederschein .

Final score

1.	Italy
2.	France
3.	Russia
4th	Serbia and Montenegro
5.	Poland
6th	Netherlands
7th	Germany
8th.	Spain
9.	Bulgaria
10.	Greece
11.	Czech Republic
12.	Slovakia

Awards

Most valuable player	Andrea Sartoretti	Italy
Best scorer	Richard Schuil	Netherlands
Best attacker	Piotr Gruszka	Poland
Best blocker	Luigi Mastrangelo	Italy
Best server	Andrea Sartoretti	Italy
Best player	Nikola Grbić	Serbia and Montenegro
Best adoption player	Samuele Papi	Italy

qualification

Germany was set as the host. The top five teams from the 2001 European Championship were also automatically qualified. These were Serbia and Montenegro (previously the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) as defending champions, the second Italy , the third Czech Republic , the fourth Russia and the fifth Poland .

Sixteen teams played for six more places in May 2002 and a year later. The games of the four groups of four were each played in two tournaments on one weekend. The group winners and the two best runners-up reached the finals.

Group A space team S. N sentences 1.  Bulgaria 4th 2 12: 8 2.  Hungary 3 3 13:11 3.  Croatia 3 3 10:11 4th  Belgium 2 4th 8:13

Group B space team S. N sentences 1.  Greece 5 1 15: 7 2.  France 4th 2 15: 7 3.  Finland 3 3 12:13 4th  Romania 0 6th 3:18

first tournament 17th of May Belgium Croatia 3-0 Bulgaria Hungary 3: 1 May 18 Bulgaria Croatia 3-0 Hungary Belgium 3: 1 May 19th Croatia Hungary 3: 2 Bulgaria Belgium 3: 1 second tournament (in Zagreb ) May 9 Hungary Bulgaria 3-0 Croatia Belgium 3-0 10th of May Bulgaria Belgium 3-0 Hungary Croatia 3: 1 May 11th Belgium Hungary 3: 1 Croatia Bulgaria 3-0

first tournament 17th of May France Romania 3-0 Greece Finland 3: 1 May 18 Finland Romania 3: 1 France Greece 3-0 May 19th Greece Romania 3-0 Finland France 3: 1 second tournament (in Tampere ) May 9 Finland Romania 3: 2 Greece France 3: 2 10th of May Greece Finland 3: 1 France Romania 3-0 May 11th France Finland 3: 1 Greece Romania 3-0

Group C space team S. N sentences 1.  Spain 5 1 17: 4 2.  Netherlands 4th 2 12: 8 3.  Slovenia 2 4th 9:14 4th  North Macedonia 1 5 4:16

Group D space team S. N sentences 1.  Slovakia 4th 2 14:10 2.  Ukraine 4th 2 16:12 3.  Portugal 3 3 13:13 4th  Turkey 1 5 7:15

first tournament 17th of May Spain Macedonia 3-0 Netherlands Slovenia 3: 1 May 18 Spain Slovenia 3-0 Netherlands Macedonia 3-0 May 19th Slovenia Macedonia 3-0 Spain Netherlands 3-0 second tournament (in Strumica ) May 9 Netherlands Slovenia 3: 1 Spain Macedonia 3: 1 10th of May Slovenia Spain 3: 2 Netherlands Macedonia 3-0 May 11th Spain Netherlands 3-0 Slovenia Macedonia 3: 1

first tournament 17th of May Slovakia Ukraine 3: 2 Portugal Turkey 3: 2 May 18 Slovakia Portugal 3: 2 Ukraine Turkey 3: 1 May 19th Portugal Ukraine 3: 2 Turkey Slovakia 3-0 second tournament (in Istanbul ) May 9 Slovakia Portugal 3-0 Ukraine Turkey 3: 1 10th of May Ukraine Slovakia 3: 2 Portugal Turkey 3-0 May 11th Ukraine Portugal 3: 2 Slovakia Turkey 3-0

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