| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Azerbaijan |
| Dates | 14 June – 28 June |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Germany (1st title) |
| Volleyball at the 2015 European Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | ||
Indoor | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
| Rosters | men | women |
Beach | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan was the 1st edition of the event in a European Games. It was held at Baku Crystal Hall from 14 June to 28 June 2015.
| Means of qualification | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Azerbaijan |
| CEV European Ranking (as of 1 January 2015) | 9 |  Russia  Italy  Serbia  Poland  Bulgaria Germany  France  Finland  Belgium |
| CEV European League Ranking List (2011–2014) | 2 |  Slovakia  Turkey |
| Total | 12 |
Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their European ranking as of January 1, 2015. [1]
Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. After a robin-round, the four highest-placed teams in each group advanced to a knock-out round to decide the medals.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijan (Host) | Russia (1) |
| Serbia (3) | Italy (2) |
| Poland (4) | Bulgaria (5) |
| France (7) | Germany (6) |
| Finland (8) | Belgium (9) |
| Turkey (13) | Slovakia (10) |
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 464 | 401 | 1.157 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 431 | 381 | 1.131 | |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 449 | 414 | 1.085 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 430 | 419 | 1.026 | |
| 5 | Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | 334 | 403 | 0.829 | |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 356 | 446 | 0.798 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | 11:00 | Serbia | 1–3 | Turkey | 15–25 | 25–21 | 20–25 | 18–25 | 78–96 | Report [Usurped!] | |
| 14 Jun | 16:30 | Azerbaijan | 2–3 | Finland | 25–22 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 18–25 | 13–15 | 99–108 | Report [Usurped!] |
| 14 Jun | 22:00 | Poland | 3–2 | France | 25–27 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 10–25 | 15–10 | 100–102 | Report [Usurped!] |
| 16 Jun | 11:00 | Finland | 0–3 | France | 24–26 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 70–76 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 16 Jun | 14:30 | Turkey | 2–3 | Poland | 20–25 | 19–25 | 30–28 | 25–22 | 13–15 | 107–115 | Report [Usurped!] |
| 16 Jun | 22:00 | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Serbia | 22–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 59–75 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 18 Jun | 14:30 | Finland | 0–3 | Turkey | 14–25 | 16–25 | 13–25 | 43–75 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 18 Jun | 16:30 | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | France | 17–25 | 16–25 | 18–25 | 51–75 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 18 Jun | 22:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Poland | 25–13 | 25–21 | 15–25 | 23–25 | 9–15 | 97–99 | Report [Usurped!] |
| 20 Jun | 09:00 | France | 3–0 | Turkey | 25–23 | 25–19 | 25–16 | 75–58 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 20 Jun | 14:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Finland | 25–16 | 28–26 | 25–20 | 78–62 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 20 Jun | 20:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 25–14 | 25–13 | 25–17 | 75–44 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 22 Jun | 09:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Finland | 25–21 | 25–20 | 25–10 | 75–51 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 22 Jun | 16:30 | France | 3–2 | Serbia | 21–25 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 15–11 | 103–102 | Report [Usurped!] |
| 22 Jun | 20:00 | Turkey | 3–2 | Azerbaijan | 25–18 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 20–18 | 113–103 | Report [Usurped!] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4.333 | 391 | 330 | 1.185 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 438 | 384 | 1.141 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 445 | 406 | 1.096 | |
| 4 | Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 378 | 427 | 0.885 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 391 | 461 | 0.848 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 421 | 456 | 0.923 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | 09:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Italy | 25–23 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 97–91 | Report [Usurped!] | |
| 14 Jun | 14:30 | Belgium | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 16–25 | 25–23 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 11–15 | 97–111 | Report [Usurped!] |
| 14 Jun | 20:00 | Germany | 1–3 | Russia | 20–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 89–95 | Report [Usurped!] | |
| 16 Jun | 09:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 75–59 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 16 Jun | 16:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–15 | 25–18 | 25–23 | 75–56 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 16 Jun | 20:00 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Italy | 25–21 | 22–25 | 34–32 | 25–19 | 106–97 | Report [Usurped!] | |
| 18 Jun | 09:00 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Germany | 20–25 | 18–25 | 22–25 | 60–75 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 18 Jun | 11:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Slovakia | 24–26 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 99–81 | Report [Usurped!] | |
| 18 Jun | 20:00 | Italy | 2–3 | Belgium | 24–26 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 25–12 | 13–15 | 106–94 | Report [Usurped!] |
| 20 Jun | 11:00 | Slovakia | 3–1 | Belgium | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 94–87 | Report [Usurped!] | |
| 20 Jun | 16:30 | Russia | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 22–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 17–25 | 87–93 | Report [Usurped!] | |
| 20 Jun | 22:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Italy | 25–18 | 25–22 | 27–25 | 77–65 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 22 Jun | 11:00 | Belgium | 0–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 11–25 | 21–25 | 54–75 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 22 Jun | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–19 | 75–50 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 22 Jun | 22:00 | Italy | 0–3 | Russia | 17–25 | 15–25 | 30–32 | 62–82 | Report [Usurped!] |
The teams who rank 1st in each pool played against the teams who rank 4th in the other pool. The 2nd place teams in pool A played against the 2nd or 3rd place teams in the pool B, determined by drawing of lots. The remaining teams played each other.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 June | ||||||||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||||||
| 26 June | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | 0 | |||||||||
| Poland | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 June | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 June | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 June | ||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| 26 June | ||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||||||
| Russia | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 June | ||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Serbia | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 June | ||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||||||
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun | 13:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Slovakia | 25–16 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 75–58 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 24 Jun | 15:00 | Turkey | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 26–24 | 19–25 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 82–99 | Report [Usurped!] | |
| 24 Jun | 19:00 | Serbia | 0–3 | Germany | 24–26 | 24–26 | 17–25 | 65–77 | Report [Usurped!] | ||
| 24 Jun | 21:00 | France | 0–3 | Russia | 23–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 68–75 | Report [Usurped!] |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun | 17:00 | Poland | 2–3 | Bulgaria | 14–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 13–15 | 101–107 | Report [Usurped!] |
| 26 Jun | 19:30 | Russia | 1–3 | Germany | 17–25 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 18–25 | 78–93 | Report [Usurped!] |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun | 10:30 | Poland | 1–3 | Russia | 24–26 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 23–25 | 95–99 | Report [Usurped!] |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun | 13:00 | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Germany | 16–25 | 18–25 | 31–29 | 21–25 | 86–104 | Report [Usurped!] |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
 Russia (RUS)Ilia Vlasov Dmitry Kovalev (captain) Ivan Demakov Igor Kobzar Alexander Markin Igor Filippov Alexey Kabeshov Alexander Kimerov Dmitrii Volkov Viktor Poletaev Maksim Zhigalov Egor Kliuka Sergey Nikitin Roman Bragin |
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