2024 Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship

This article is about the women's competition. For the men's competition, see 2024 U18 Volleyball European Championship.

2024 Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship

Tournament details
Host nations	Greece   Romania
City	Heraklion Blaj
Dates	1–13 July 2024
Teams	16
Venue(s)	(in 2 host cities)
Champions	Bulgaria (1st title)
Runners-up	Belgium
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Poland
Official website
Official website
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The 2024 Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship will be the 16th edition of the Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) the girls' under-18 national teams of Europe. The tournament will be held in Romania and Greece from 1 to 13 July 2024. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Host selection

•   Cyprus (withdrew)
•   Greece
•   Romania

Originally, Cyprus and Greece were given the hosting rights together on 12 October 2022. ^[4] However, Cyprus withdrew and Romania took their place as a co-host on 13 February 2024. ^[5]

Qualification

Main article: 2024 Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship Qualification

This competition is the first that a team from Lithuania has qualified for a CEV event. ^{[6] [7]}

Means of qualification		Qualifier
Host countries		Romania
		Greece
Qualification 1st round	BVA	Turkey
	EEVZA	Poland
	MEVZA	Croatia
	NEVZA	Finland
	WEVZA	Belgium
Qualification 2nd round	Pool A	Italy
	Pool B	Netherlands
	Pool C	Germany
	Pool D	Slovenia
	Pool E	Bulgaria
	Best runners-up	Spain
		Serbia
		Hungary
		Lithuania

Draw

The draw was on 19 April 2024 in Luxembourg. ^{[6] [8]}

Venues

The venues are in Blaj and Heraklion. ^{[9] [10] [11]} The knockout stage will be in Blaj. ^[12]

Pool I, Final round		Pool II
Blaj	Blaj	Heraklion	Heraklion
Sala Polivalentă		Lido Indoor Hall
Capacity: 2 000		Capacity: 1,400

Broadcasting rights

Games in Romania can be viewed on the Romanian Volleyball Federation's YouTube channel and Greece's games can be watched on the Hellenic Volleyball Federation YouTube channel.

Group stage

Pool A

• All times are local.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	7	6	1	17	19	6	3.167	603	528	1.142	Semifinals
2	Belgium	7	6	1	16	18	10	1.800	645	574	1.124
3	Spain	7	5	2	15	17	11	1.545	645	613	1.052
4	Slovenia	7	4	3	14	16	12	1.333	622	581	1.071
5	Croatia	7	3	4	9	15	16	0.938	650	678	0.959
6	Romania (H)	7	3	4	8	11	16	0.688	573	603	0.950
7	Netherlands	7	1	6	4	10	20	0.500	604	674	0.896
8	Serbia	7	0	7	1	6	21	0.286	544	635	0.857

Source: Report
(H) Host

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 July	12:00	Italy	3–2	Croatia	25–22	23–25	26–28	25–20	15–10	114–105	Report
1 July	14:30	Slovenia	0–3	Belgium	22–25	23–25	16–25			61–75	Report
1 July	17:30	Spain	3–0	Romania	31–29	25–19	25–14			81–62	Report
1 July	20:00	Netherlands	3–2	Serbia	17–25	27–25	25–16	15–25	15–8	99–99	Report
2 July	12:00	Spain	2–3	Belgium	26–24	20–25	25–21	20–25	12–15	103–110	Report
2 July	14:30	Italy	3–1	Netherlands	25–21	25–14	19–25	25–22		94–82	Report
2 July	17:30	Romania	3–1	Serbia	25–12	21–25	25–15	25–21		96–73	Report
2 July	20:00	Croatia	3–2	Slovenia	24–26	26–24	25–20	12–25	15–11	102–106	Report
3 July	12:00	Spain	0–3	Italy	21–25	27–29	25–27			73–81	Report
3 July	14:30	Netherlands	2–3	Croatia	19–25	25–23	25–18	20–25	9–15	98–106	Report
3 July	17:30	Slovenia	3–1	Romania	15–25	25–13	25–22	25–16		90–76	Report
3 July	20:00	Belgium	3–1	Serbia	25–15	27–25	25–27	25–16		102–83	Report
5 July	12:00	Serbia	1–3	Slovenia	18–25	25–21	20–25	20–25		83–96	Report
5 July	14:30	Italy	3–0	Belgium	25–22	25–22	25–21			75–65	Report
5 July	17:30	Romania	3–1	Netherlands	26–24	24–26	25–23	25–15		100–88	Report
5 July	20:00	Croatia	1–3	Spain	17–25	24–26	25–18	22–25		88–94	Report
6 July	12:00	Netherlands	2–3	Belgium	20–25	25–21	25–14	18–25	11–15	99–100	Report
6 July	14:30	Spain	3–2	Slovenia	21–25	15–25	25–17	25–23	16–14	102–104	Report
6 July	17:30	Croatia	2–3	Romania	22–25	25–21	19–25	25–16	9–15	100–102	Report
6 July	20:00	Italy	3–0	Serbia	25–17	25–18	25–20			75–55	Report
8 July	12:00	Netherlands	1–3	Spain	25–23	22–25	12–25	25–27		84–100	Report
8 July	14:30	Serbia	0–3	Romania	23–25	22–25	22–25			67–75	Report
8 July	17:30	Belgium	3–1	Romania	25–18	21–25	25–16	25–20		96–79	Report
8 July	20:00	Slovenia	3–1	Italy	15–25	25–20	25–22	25–22		90–89	Report
9 July	12:00	Belgium	3–1	Croatia	22–25	25–19	25–12	25–18		97–74	Report
9 July	14:30	Serbia	1–3	Spain	25–17	23–25	13–25	23–25		84–92	Report
9 July	17:30	Romania	0–3	Italy	22–25	20–25	16–25			58–75	Report
9 July	20:00	Slovenia	3–0	Netherlands	25–20	25–18	25–16			75–54	Report

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	7	6	1	18	20	7	2.857	635	510	1.245	Semifinals
2	Bulgaria	7	6	1	18	20	7	2.857	637	539	1.182
3	Germany	7	5	2	15	17	10	1.700	583	545	1.070
4	Hungary	7	4	3	10	13	14	0.929	560	602	0.930
5	Turkey	7	3	4	11	15	14	1.071	646	599	1.078
6	Greece (H)	7	3	4	8	12	14	0.857	537	571	0.940
7	Finland	7	1	6	4	7	18	0.389	532	599	0.888
8	Lithuania	7	0	7	0	1	21	0.048	385	550	0.700

Source: Report
(H) Host

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
1 July	12:00	Poland	3–0	Hungary	25–17	25–19	25–21			75–57	Report
1 July	14:30	Turkey	3–0	Finland	25–22	25–17	25–22			75–61	Report
1 July	17:30	Bulgaria	3–0	Germany	25–23	25–19	25–23			75–65	Report
1 July	20:00	Greece	3–0	Lithuania	25–20	25–8	25–17			75–45	Report
2 July	12:00	Hungary	3–2	Finland	24–26	25–21	22–25	29–27	15–11	115–110	Report
2 July	14:30	Poland	3–0	Lithuania	25–14	25–15	25–16			75–45	Report
2 July	20:00	Bulgaria	3–1	Turkey	25–22	25–21	19–25	25–23		94–91	Report
2 July	20:00	Germany	3–1	Greece	25–16	25–19	23–25	25–19		98–79	Report
3 July	12:00	Poland	2–3	Bulgaria	25–21	25–21	21–25	26–28	7–15	104–110	Report
3 July	14:30	Turkey	2–3	Germany	23–25	25–20	21–25	25–12	12–15	106–97	Report
3 July	17:30	Lithuania	0–3	Finland	22–25	15–25	23–25			60–75	Report
3 July	20:00	Greece	1–3	Hungary	18–25	20–25	25–22	13–25		76–97	Report
5 July	12:00	Hungary	1–3	Turkey	14–25	25–22	17–25	21–25		77–97	Report
5 July	14:30	Bulgaria	3–0	Lithuania	25–15	25–21	25–17			75–53	Report
5 July	17:30	Germany	2–3	Poland	9–25	25–20	8–25	25–23	9–15	76–108	Report
5 July	20:00	Finland	0–3	Greece	19–25	22–25	19–25			60–75	Report
6 July	12:00	Turkey	3–1	Lithuania	25–27	25–11	25–15	25–14		100–67	Report
6 July	14:30	Bulgaria	3–0	Finland	25–21	25–10	27–25			77–56	Report
6 July	17:30	Germany	3–0	Hungary	25–16	25–13	25–12			75–41	Report
6 July	20:00	Poland	3–0	Greece	25–19	25–19	25–17			75–55	Report
8 July	12:00	Finland	1–3	Germany	25–21	16–25	24–26	18–25		83–97	Report
8 July	14:30	Lithuania	0–3	Hungary	23–25	17–25	22–25			62–75	Report
8 July	17:30	Turkey	1–3	Poland	25–23	18–25	15–25	22–25		80–98	Report
8 July	20:00	Greece	1–3	Bulgaria	18–25	19–25	26–24	10–25		73–99	Report
9 July	12:00	Lithuania	0–3	Germany	19–25	14–25	20–25			53–75	Report
9 July	14:30	Hungary	3–2	Bulgaria	12–25	17–25	25–18	28–26	15–13	97–107	Report
9 July	17:30	Finland	1–3	Poland	27–25	19–25	20–25	21–25		87–100	Report
9 July	20:00	Greece	3–2	Turkey	22–25	25–19	17–25	25–18	15–10	104–97	Report

Final round

	Semifinals				Final
	12 July
	Italy	2
					13 July
	Bulgaria	3
					Bulgaria	3
	12 July
					Belgium	0
	Poland	1
	Belgium	3
					3rd place match
					13 July
					Italy	3
					Poland	2

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Jul	16:00	Italy	2–3	Bulgaria	20–25	25–23	20–25	25–17	16–18	106–108	Report
12 Jul	19:00	Poland	1–3	Belgium	14–25	25–23	19–25	24–26		82–99	Report

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jul	16:00	Italy	3–2	Poland	18–25	25–17	25–16	20–25	15–9	103–92	Report

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
13 Jul	19:00	Bulgaria	3–0	Belgium	25–15	25–18	28–26			78–59	Report

References

1. "CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship 2024 Qualifiers" (PDF). cev.eu. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
2. https://frvolei.ro/eveniment-romania-organizeaza-campionatul-european-under-18/
3. https://frvolei.ro/romania-organiza-eurovolleyu18w-cu-grecia/
4. "Age-group Championships 2023-2025 to break new ground for European Volleyball". CEV. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
5. Ferraro, Federico (13 February 2024). "Romania steps in for Cyprus to co-host #EuroVolleyU18W together with Greece". CEV. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
6. Ferraro, Federico (19 April 2024). "Next generation of Volleyball stars to emerge at #EuroVolleyU18W Final Round in Romania and Greece". CEV. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
7. "Istoriją perrašiusių Lietuvos tinklininkių treneris: 'Buvome stiprūs ne duomenimis, o širdimis'" (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Volleyball Federation. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
8. "Kadetinje bodo EuroVolley igrale v Skupini I". OZS (in Slovenian). Volleyball Federation of Slovenia. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
9. https://www.cev.eu/articles/volleyball/blaj-poised-to-host-eurovolleyu18w-final-round/
10. https://www.cev.eu/articles/volleyball/eurovolleyu18w-trophy-unveiled-in-blaj/
11. https://www.volleyball.gr/ethnikes-omades/article/31340/europaiko-protathlhma-koritsion-k18-mia-megalh-giorth-sto-hrakleio-krhths
12. https://frvolei.ro/blajul-e-pregatit-pentru-spectacolul-campionatului-european/

External links

• Official website
• Hellenic Volleyball Federation YouTube channel showing matches held in Greece
• Romanian Volleyball Federation YouTube channel showing matches held in Romania