Men's European Sitting Volleyball Championships

For the equivalent women's tournament, see Women's European Sitting Volleyball Championships.

Men's European Sitting Volleyball Championships

Upcoming season or competition: 2025 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1981;44 years ago (1981)
First season	1981
No. of teams	12 (Finals)
Continent	Europe (ParaVolley Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Bosnia and Herzegovina (11th title)
Most titles	Bosnia and Herzegovina (11 titles)
Official website	ParaVolley Europe Youtube channel

The Men's European Sitting Volleyball Championships is an international sitting volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ParaVolley Europe (PVE), the sport's European governing body. From the start, the event has been held biannually, since the inaugural edition in 1981.

The current champions are the Bosnia and Herzegovina, which won their eleventh title at the 2023 tournament in Caorle, Italy.

History

The men's tournament started in 1981 Bonn, Germany, where ten teams took part. Netherlands won the first edition, with hosts West Germany coming second. ^[1] Since then, the event has been consistently held every two years.

The most successful team in the tournament is Bosnia and Herzegovina with eleven titles.

Results summary

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match			Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	4th place
1981	Bonn		Netherlands	3–2	West Germany		Sweden	Finland		10
1983	Delden		Netherlands	3–2	West Germany		Finland	Sweden		9
1985	Kristiansand		Netherlands	–	Yugoslavia		Sweden	Norway		10
1987	Sarajevo		Netherlands	3–2	Yugoslavia		Norway	Hungary		13
1989	Not held		Not held				Not held			Not held
1991	Nottingham		Netherlands	3–1	Hungary		Norway	Germany		9
1993	Järvenpää		Norway	–	Finland		Hungary	Germany		12
1995	Ljubljana		Hungary	–	Norway		Netherlands	Finland		12
1997	Tallinn		Finland	–	Norway		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Netherlands		12
1999	Sarajevo		Bosnia and Herzegovina	–	Germany		Finland	Netherlands		12
2001	Sárospatak		Bosnia and Herzegovina	–	Germany		Netherlands	Hungary		10
2003	Lappeenranta		Bosnia and Herzegovina	–	Germany		Finland	Netherlands		12
2005	Leverkusen		Bosnia and Herzegovina	–	Germany		Russia	Croatia		12
2007	Nyíregyháza		Bosnia and Herzegovina	–	Russia		Germany	Hungary		12
2009	Elbląg		Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–1	Russia		Germany	Ukraine		11
2011	Rotterdam		Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–1	Russia		Germany	Ukraine		11
2013	Elbląg		Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–0	Russia		Germany	Ukraine		13
2015	Warendorf		Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–0	Germany		Russia	Ukraine		12
2017	Poreč		Russia	3–0	Ukraine		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Croatia		13
2019	Budapest		Russia	3–2	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Germany	Ukraine		12
2021	Antalya		Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–0	Russia		Germany	Ukraine		16
2023	Caorle		Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–2	Germany		Ukraine	Poland		12
2025	Gyor			–						12

Medals summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	11	1	2	14
2	Netherlands	5	0	2	7
3	Russia	2	5	2	9
4	Norway	1	2	2	5
5	Finland	1	1	3	5
6	Hungary	1	1	1	3
7	Germany	0	8	6	14
8	Yugoslavia	0	2	0	2
9	Ukraine	0	1	1	2
10	Sweden	0	0	2	2
Totals (10 entries)		21	21	21	63

Participating nations

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• 5th – Fifth place
• 6th – Sixth place
• 7th – Seventh place
• 8th – Eighth place
• 9th – Ninth place
• 10th – Tenth place
• 11th – Eleventh place
• 12th – Twelfth place
• Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
• q – may still qualify for upcoming tournament
•  •  – Did not qualify
•  •×  – Disqualified
•  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
•    – Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Nation	1981	1983	1985	1987	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	Participations
Austria	8th	8th	8th	8th	×	10th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		5
Azerbaijan						3rd	×	8th	×	×	×	×	×	×	11th	13th	7th	×	×	×	×		3
Belgium	7th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		1
Bosnia and Herzegovina						×	11th	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	1st		15
Belarus						x	×	10th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		1
Croatia						11th	10th	9th	7th	9th	9th	4th	6th	7th	8th	7th	8th	4th	5th	6th	5th		16
Czech Republic						×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	15th	x		1
Denmark	9th	9th	10th	×	8th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		4
Estonia						7th	12th	11th	x	x	11th	×	x	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		4
Finland	4th	3rd	7th	7th	5th	2nd	4th	1st	3rd	5th	3rd	6th	x	x	×	×	×	×	×	×	x		12
France	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	15th	x		1
West Germany	2nd	2nd	6th	5th																			4
Great Britain	×	×	9th	10th	9th	×	×	×	×	×	x	x	12th	10th	9th	8th	×	×	×	×	x		7
Germany					4th	4th	5th	5th	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd		17
Georgia						×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	13th	×	14th	x		2
Greece	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	12th	12th	11th	11th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		4
Hungary	×	7th	5th	4th	2nd	3rd	1st	×	5th	4th	10th	5th	4th	6th	×	10th	10th	11th	12th	11th	9th	Q	18
Italy	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	12th	12th	×	13th	8th		4
Latvia						12th	x	8th	12th	10th	8th	11th	8th	x	10th	11th	11th	9th	7th	10th	6th		14
Lithuania						×	×	12	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	12th	×	×	10th	×	11th		4
Luxembourg	10th	×	×	×	×	x	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		1
Netherlands	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	5th	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	6th	7th	9th	8th	5th	5th	5th	6th	8th	8th	x		20
Norway	6th	6th	4th	3rd	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	9th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	9
Poland	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	11th	7th	5th	9th	10th	9th	6th	6th	6th	8th	11th	7th	4th		13
Russia	×	×	×	×	7th	x	8th	x	10th	x	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	×		13
Slovenia						6th	7th	6th	8th	8th	5th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	12th	12th		7
Serbia												8th	7th	5th	7th	9th	9th	7th	6th	5th	7th		10
Switzerland	×	×	×	9th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		1
Sweden	3rd	4th	3rd	6th	6th	8th	6th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	7
Turkey	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	10th	9th	9th	10th		4
Ukraine						9th	9th	7th	6th	6th	7th	10th	5th	4th	4th	4th	4th	2nd	4th	4th	3rd		16
Yugoslavia	5th	5th	2nd	2nd	×	×	x	x	×	x													4
Total	10	9	10	13	9	12	12	12	12	10	12	12	12	11	11	13	12	13	12	16	12	12

Hosts

List of hosts by number of championships hosted.

Total	Nations	Year(s)
4	Hungary	2001, 2007, 2019, 2025
3	Germany	1981, 2005, 2015
2	Finland	1993, 2003
	Netherlands	1983, 2011
	Poland	2009, 2013
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1999
	Croatia	2017
	Estonia	1997
	United Kingdom	1991
	Italy	2023
	Norway	1985
	Slovenia	1995
	Turkey	2021
	Yugoslavia	1987

See also

• Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics
• World Para Volleyball Championship
• Sitting volleyball
• Women's European Sitting Volleyball Championships
• Asian Para Volleyball Championship (Asia Oceania Zone)
• African Para Volleyball Championship (Africa Zone )
• Pan American Para Volleyball Championship (America Zone)
• Euro League Club Championship

References

1. https://api.website.paravolley.eu/storage/files/9c087bc9-1a35-4393-bf7d-f80e8357f61e.pdf

External links

• Home - ParaVolley Europe