2025 Women's U16 European Volleyball Championship

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2025 Women's U16 European Volleyball Championship
2025 Women's U16 European Volleyball Championship.png
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Dates2–13 July 2025
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
ChampionsFlag of Poland.svg  Poland (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Official website
www.cev.eu

The 2025 Women's U16 European Volleyball Championship was the 5th edition of the CEV Women's U16 Volleyball European Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) the girls' under-16 national teams of Europe. The tournament was held in Albania and Kosovo from 2 to 31 July 2025. [1]

Contents

Qualification

Means of qualificationQualifier
Host countriesFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Qualification 1st roundBVAFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
EEVZAFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
MEVZAFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
WEVZAFlag of France.svg  France
Qualification 2nd roundPool AFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Pool BFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Pool CFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Pool DFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Pool EFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Venues

Pool I, Final roundPool II
Flag of Albania.svg Tirana Olympic Park, Albania Flag of Kosovo.svg Palace of Youth and Sports, Kosovo
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Capacity: 1.200Capacity: 2.000

Pools composition

The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:

  1. The two organisers were seeded in Preliminary pools. Albania in Pool I and Kosovo in Pool II.
  2. Remaining 14 participating teams drawn after they were previously placed in five cups as per their position in the latest European Ranking
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6Pot 7
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (1)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (2)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (3)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (4)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (4)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (7)
Flag of France.svg  France (13)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (9)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (17)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (13)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (24)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (21)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (26)
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro (30)
Result

The drawing of lots was held on 29 April 2025. [2]

Pool IPool II
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

Preliminary round

Pool I

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 770212145.2506054591.318 Semifinals and 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 761181944.7505564071.366
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7431314121.1675685191.094 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship
4Flag of France.svg  France 7431215101.5005675031.127
5Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 734811140.7865095430.937
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 725710170.5885276070.868
7Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 72557180.3895005830.858
8Flag of Albania.svg  Albania (H)70703210.1433795900.642
Source: [3]
(H) Host
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
2 Jul12:30 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 25–2119–2522–2525–1912–15103–105 Report
2 Jul15:00 France  Flag of France.svg1–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 25–1522–2522–2524–26 93–91 Report
2 Jul17:30 Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12–258–2516–25  36–75 Report
2 Jul20:00 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg0–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2717–2516–25  58–77 Report
3 Jul12:30 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 15–2522–257–25  44–75 Report
3 Jul15:00 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–3Flag of France.svg  France 17–2519–2516–25  52–75 Report
3 Jul17:30 Albania  Flag of Albania.svg1–3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 20-2522–2525–2112–25 79–71 Report
3 Jul20:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 25–1425–1222–2525–13 97–64 Report
4 Jul12:30 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg3–2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 22–2521–2525–2325–2015–12108–105 Report
4 Jul15:00 France  Flag of France.svg1–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25–2118–2518–2519–25 80–96 Report
4 Jul17:30 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg3–1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 21–2525–1825–1425–17 96–74 Report
4 Jul20:00 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 25–1825–2125–15  75–54 Report
6 Jul12:30 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg1–3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 18–2525–2021–2523–25 87–95 Report
6 Jul15:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 25–1813–2526–2425–23 89–90 Report
6 Jul17:30 Albania  Flag of Albania.svg1–3Flag of France.svg  France 25–2320–2511–2518–25 74–98 Report
6 Jul20:00 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 21–2525–1325–1225–16 96–66 Report
7 Jul12:30 France  Flag of France.svg3–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 25–1525–1625–16  75–47 Report
7 Jul15:00 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 18–2525–1824–2621–25 88–94 Report
7 Jul17:30 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–0Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 25–1225–1525–15  75–42 Report
7 Jul20:00 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14–2525–2122–2519–25 80–96 Report
9 Jul12:30 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13–2521–2522–25  56–75 Report
9 Jul15:00 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg0–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 16–2522–2511–25  49–75 Report
9 Jul17:30 Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 18–256–2519–25  43–75 Report
9 Jul20:00 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg0–3Flag of France.svg  France 15–2516–2514–25  45–75 Report
10 Jul12:30 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 25–1725–1327–25  77–55 Report
10 Jul15:00 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 25–1625–1025–10  75–36 Report
10 Jul17:30 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 25–1625–1025–5  75–31 Report
10 Jul20:00 France  Flag of France.svg1–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 16–2510–2525–2320–25 71–98 Report

Pool II

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 761172072.8576205491.129 Semifinals and 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 752161982.3756325191.218
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 7431314101.4005454581.190 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7431215111.3645615111.098
5Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 734913160.8136226131.015
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 734911140.7865065180.977
7Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 734811160.6885556000.925
8Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo (H)70700210.0002525250.480
Source: [3]
(H) Host
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
2 Jul12:30 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg0–3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 16–2522–2523–25  61–75 Report
2 Jul15:00 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 13–2517–2521–25  51–75 Report
2 Jul17:30 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 27–2525–2325–13  77–61 Report
2 Jul20:00 Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg0–3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 15–2512–256–25  33–75 Report
3 Jul12:30 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg2–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 25–1630–2819–2524–2611–15109–110 Report
3 Jul15:00 Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg2–3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 17–2525–2025–1518–259–1594–100 Report
3 Jul17:30 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–0Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 25–1825–1425–15  75–47 Report
3 Jul20:00 Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg0–3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 9–254–2511–25  24–75 Report
4 Jul12:30 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 13–2514–2520–25  47–75 Report
4 Jul15:00 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg3–0Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 25–1925–2025–17  75–56 Report
4 Jul17:30 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg0–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 18–2524–2616–25  58–76 Report
4 Jul20:00 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 25–1125–1225–16  75–39 Report
6 Jul12:30 Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg3–2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 24–2627–2525–2123–2515–12114–109 Report
6 Jul15:00 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 28–3025–1721–2525–1313–15112–100 Report
6 Jul17:30 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 25–1725–1217–2519–2515–11101–90 Report
6 Jul20:00 Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg0–3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 17–258–2519–25  44–75 Report
7 Jul12:30 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 25–1925–2225–17  75–58 Report
7 Jul15:00 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg2–3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 22–2525–2223–2525–2211–15106–109 Report
7 Jul17:30 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg0–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 16–2521–2520–25  57–75 Report
7 Jul20:00 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–0Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 25–725–1825–7  75–32 Report
9 Jul12:30 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–3Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 22–2523–2525–2125–2213–15108–108 Report
9 Jul15:00 Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg3–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 34–3212–2528–2623–2515–13112–121 Report
9 Jul17:30 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg3–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 25–1630–2825–13  80–57 Report
9 Jul20:00 Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg0–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 15–2515–259–25  39–75 Report
10 Jul12:30 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg3–2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 25–2215–2515–2529–2716–14100–113 Report
10 Jul15:00 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg3–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 25–1018–2525–1025–14 93–59 Report
10 Jul17:30 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 16–2523–2523–25  62–75 Report
10 Jul20:00 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–0Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 25–1425–1425–13  75–41 Report

Final round

 
Semifinals Final
 
      
 
12 July
 
 
A1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2
 
13 July
 
B2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
3
 
B2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
1
 
12 July
 
A2
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
3
 
B1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
1
 
 
A2
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
3
 
3rd-place match
 
 
13 July
 
 
A1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
3
 
 
B1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
0

Semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
12 Jul16:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 25–1725–1723–2519–256–1598–99 
12 Jul19:00 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 25–2321–2520–2510–25 76–98 

3rd-place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
13 Jul16:00 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 25–1625–1625–13  75–45 

Final

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
13 Jul19:00 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 22–2528–2622–2523–25 95–101 

Final standings

[ citation needed ]

Awards

At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.

References

  1. "CEV U16 Volleyball European Championship 2025 | Women". cev.eu. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. "Pools drawn for #EuroVolleyU16W and #EuroVolleyU16M Finals". cev.eu. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 "2023 cev u17". cev.eu. Retrieved 13 July 2023.