2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship Pool C

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Pool C is one of four pools of the preliminary round of the 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship. The pool consists of the co-hosts Azerbaijan, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands, Romania, and Spain. All games were played at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku from 21 to 28 August 2026. The top four teams will advance to the final round. [1]

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Teams

TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performance [a] WR [b]
TotalFirstLastStreak
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Top eight in 2023 27 August 202331st 1949 2023 18Champions ( 1995 )TBD
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Host nation12 March 202411th 2005 11Fourth place (2005, 2017 )TBD
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Five best runner-ups 6 August 202528th 1949 4Third place ( 1963 )TBD
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Pool E winner 9th 2005 4Ninth place (2009)TBD
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Pool B winner 13th 1967 7Third place (2013)TBD
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Five best runner-ups10 August 20252nd 2019 124th place (2019)TBD

Venue

Azerbaijan's National Gymnastics Arena organised Pool C. It was constructed in 2009 and has hosted numerous Gymnastics championships, most notably, the 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships. The venue has also played host to the 2018 World Judo Championships and events at the 2015 European Games and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games. [2]

Baku
National Gymnastics Arena
Capacity: 9,000
Milli Gimnastika Arenasi 1 (cropped).JPG

Group standings

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan (H)000000—00— Final round
2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 000000—00—
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 000000—00—
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 000000—00—
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 000000—00—
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 000000—00—
First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2026. Source: CEV
(H) Host

Group progression

The table listed the results of teams in each round.

WinLoss
Team ╲ Round1
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Source: CEV

Positions by round

The table listed the positions of teams in each round.

Advance to the knockout stage
Team ╲ Round1
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Source: CEV

Matches

All times are local.

Azerbaijan vs Portugal

21 August 2026 (2026-08-21)
19:00		 Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svgvFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Belgium vs Spain

22 August 2026 (2026-08-22)
15:30		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Romania vs Netherlands

22 August 2026 (2026-08-22)
18:30		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Portugal vs Belgium

23 August 2026 (2026-08-23)
15:30		 Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Spain vs Azerbaijan

23 August 2026 (2026-08-23)
18:30		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Netherlands vs Portugal

24 August 2026 (2026-08-24)
15:30		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Azerbaijan vs Romania

24 August 2026 (2026-08-24)
18:30		 Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Romania vs Belgium

25 August 2026 (2026-08-25)
15:30		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Netherlands vs Spain

25 August 2026 (2026-08-25)
18:30		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Spain vs Portugal

26 August 2026 (2026-08-26)
15:30		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Belgium vs Azerbaijan

26 August 2026 (2026-08-26)
18:30		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Netherlands vs Belgium

27 August 2026 (2026-08-27)
15:30		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Portugal vs Romania

27 August 2026 (2026-08-27)
18:30		 Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Spain vs Romania

28 August 2026 (2026-08-28)
15:30		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Azerbaijan vs Netherlands

28 August 2026 (2026-08-28)
18:30		 Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svgvFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands National Gymnastics Arena, Baku

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Notes

  1. ↑ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
  2. ↑ World ranking at start of tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Familiar faces to meet at the CEV EuroVolley 2026 Women, after exciting drawing of lots | CEV".
  2. ↑ "Host Venues Baku". eurovolley.cev.eu.
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