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2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification

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This is an article about qualification for the 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship.

Contents

Qualification summary

Qualified teams
  • Hosts
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Italy
  • Directly qualified after 2013 edition
  •  Russia
  •  Serbia
  •  France
  •  Germany
  •  Belgium
  • Qualified through qualification
  • Group A:  Poland
  • Group B:  Finland
  • Group C:  Slovakia
  • Group D:  Czech Republic
  • Group E:  Croatia
  • Group F:  Belarus
  • Play-off 1:  Slovenia
  • Play-off 2:  Estonia
  • Play-off 3:  Netherlands
  • First round

    First round was held 9–18 May 2014. 12 teams competed in three First Round tournaments consisting of 4 teams. The three 1st placed teams and the two 2nd placed teams with the best score qualified for the Second Round.

    All times are local.

    Pool A

    The tournament was held at d'Coque in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

    Pool B

    The tournament was held at Messzi István Sportcsarnok in Kecskemét, Hungary.

    Pool C

    The tournament was held at the Sportska sala "Park" in Strumica, Republic of Macedonia.

    Second round

    24 teams competed in the Second Round, where each pool of 4 teams played in 2 tournaments in May–June 2014 (the last competition day must be on a Saturday or a Sunday). The 1st placed teams of each pool qualify directly for the 2015 Championship. The 2nd placed teams of each pool qualify for the Third Round.

    Group A

    The tournament was held at the Centennial Hall in Wrocław, Poland and Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

  • Tournament 1 in Poland
  • Tournament 2 in Slovenia
  • Group B

    The tournament was held at the Pavilhão De Desportos De Vila Do Conde in Vila do Conde, Portugal, and Energia Areena in Vantaa, Finland.

  • Tournament 1 in Portugal
  • Tournament 2 in Finland
  • Group C

    The tournament was held at the Aréna Poprad in Poprad, Slovakia and Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall in Rentis, Greece.

  • Tournament 1 in Slovakia
  • Tournament 2 in Greece
  • Group D

    The tournament was held at the City Hall in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic and Polideportivo Príncipes de Asturias in Pinto, Spain.

  • Tournament 1 in Czech Republic
  • Tournament 2 in Spain
  • Group E

    The tournament was held at the Morača Sports Center in Podgorica, Montenegro and Dom odbojke - Bojan Stranić in Zagreb, Croatia.

  • Tournament 1 in Montenegro
  • Tournament 2 in Croatia
  • Group F

    The tournament was held at the Antvorskovhallen in Slagelse, Denmark, and Chizhovka-Arena Team Sports Hall in Minsk, Belarus.

  • Tournament 1 in Denmark
  • Tournament 2 in Belarus
  • Third round

    The 2nd placed teams of the Second Round will play one home and one away match to determine the 3 winners who will then subsequently be qualified through to the 2015 Championship. The third round matches were held on 23–24 and 30–31 May 2015.

    References

    2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification Wikipedia