Preliminary round game Slovakia - Germany in Stettin
The 2017 European Men's Volleyball Championship took place in Poland from August 24th to September 3rd . A total of 16 teams took part in the final round. Russia prevailed with a tie-break victory in the final against the German team , which won their first European Championship medal. Third place went to Serbia after beating Belgium . The defending champions France , like the hosts Poland, were runners-up in the playoff round.
The tournament began with a preliminary round in four groups of four teams each. The internationally customary scoring applied: If the score was 3: 0 or 3: 1, the winner received three points, the loser received nothing. If the match was 3-2, there were two points for the winner and one for the loser. The number of victories was decisive for placing in the group. In the event of equality, the number of points decided first, then the rate quotient (division method) and finally the ball point quotient (division method). The group winners were directly qualified for the quarter-finals, while the runners-up and thirds in the group determined the other four participants in the quarter-finals in a playoff round. Then it continues in the simple knockout mode. The winners of the semi-finals played the final, the losers played for third place.
The European championship was held in five sports facilities. The opening game took place in Warsaw . The other venues for the preliminary round matches were Gdansk , Stettin , Krakow and Katowice . The games of the knockout round also took place in the last two cities mentioned.
In Germany, the pay TV channel Sport1 + showed twelve games including all games with German participation and the final. The quarter-finals and semi-finals of the German team were also shown in the live stream. The final was broadcast on Sport1 on free TV.
qualification
In addition to the host Poland, the best teams from the 2015 European Championships qualified directly for the 2017 finals. The remaining participants were determined in three qualifying rounds. In the first round in May 2016, twelve teams competed against each other in three groups of four. The winners and the two best runners-up in the group reached the second round, which took place in September 2016. There the 24 participants were divided into six groups. In each group there were two tournaments in which the teams competed against each other. The six group winners were qualified for the 2017 European Championship. The group runners-up determined the last three European Championship participants in the third round with home and away games in October 2016.
Serbia
Poland
Finland
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Russia
Bulgaria
Slovenia
Spain
Belgium
France
Turkey
Netherlands
Sweden
Switzerland
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Austria
Moldova
Luxembourg
Lithuania
Israel
Norway
England
Hungary
Portugal
Greece
Latvia
