1948 Men's European Volleyball Championship

1948 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Italy
Dates24 - 26 September 1948
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Champions Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up France
Third place Italy
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
First

The 1948 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Rome, Italy from September 24 to September 26, 1948.

Teams

The following national teams participated:

Round Robin

Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
 Czechoslovakia 5 5 0 10 15 0 MAX 225 72 3.125
 France 5 4 1 9 12 6 2.000 230 199 1.156
 Italy 5 3 2 8 11 6 1.833 208 181 1.149
 Portugal 5 2 3 7 7 9 0.778 179 172 1.041
 Belgium 5 1 4 6 3 13 0.231 125 220 0.568
 Netherlands 5 0 5 5 1 15 0.067 109 232 0.470
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
24 Sep 09:30 Czechoslovakia  3–0  Netherlands 15–1 15–5 15–7     45–13 Report
24 Sep 10:30 Italy  3–0  Belgium 15–8 15–5 15–6     45–19 Report
24 Sep 11:30 France  3–1  Portugal 15–11 15–9 10–15 15–10   55–45 Report
24 Sep 16:30 Italy  3–0  Netherlands 15–4 15–5 15–13     45–22 Report
24 Sep 17:30 Czechoslovakia  3–0  Portugal 15–3 15–8 15–6     45–17 Report
25 Sep 09:00 France  3–0  Belgium 15–8 15–7 15–7     45–22 Report
25 Sep 10:00 Italy  3–0  Portugal 15–8 15–9 15–10     45–27 Report
25 Sep 15:00 Czechoslovakia  3–0  France 15–7 15–5 15–5     45–17 Report
25 Sep 15:00 Belgium  3–1  Netherlands 15–11 15–8 7–15 15–6   52–40 Report
26 Sep 17:00 Portugal  3–0  Netherlands 15–1 15–2 15–6     45–9 Report
26 Sep   Czechoslovakia  3–0  Belgium 15–4 15–5 15–5     45–14 Report
26 Sep   France  3–2  Italy 15–8 8–15 15–9 15–17 15–13 68–62 Report
26 Sep   Czechoslovakia  3–0  Italy 15–1 15–5 15–5     45–11 Report
26 Sep   France  3–0  Netherlands 15–11 15–10 15–4     45–25 Report
26 Sep   Portugal  3–0  Belgium 15–1 15–4 15–13     45–18 Report

Final ranking

References