2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship

2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Germany
DatesSeptember 5–14
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Italy (5th title)
Tournament awards
MVPItaly Andrea Sartoretti

The 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Berlin, Germany from September 5 to September 14, 2003.

Qualification

The first five from the 2001 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Serbia & Montenegro, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, and Poland — plus hosts Germany were automatically qualified. The four group winners qualified, and the two best numbers two.

Teams

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1.  Serbia and Montenegro 9 5 4 1 454 299 1.138 14 5 2.800
2.  Russia 8 5 3 2 439 366 1.199 10 9 1.111
3.  Netherlands 8 5 3 2 463 449 1.031 10 10 1.000
4.  Poland 7 5 2 3 485 479 1.013 11 11 1.000
5.  Bulgaria 7 5 2 3 320 416 0.769 7 11 0.636
6.  Greece 6 5 1 4 402 454 0.885 7 13 0.538

Group B

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1.  Italy 10 5 5 0 415 329 1.261 15 2 7.500
2.  France 9 5 4 1 418 364 1.148 13 4 3.250
3.  Germany 8 5 3 2 417 398 1.048 10 8 1.250
4.  Spain 7 5 2 3 403 428 0.942 7 11 0.636
5.  Czech Republic 6 5 1 4 399 440 0.907 5 13 0.385
6.  Slovakia 5 5 0 5 354 447 0.792 3 15 0.200

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2003-09-13 – Berlin
 
 
 Italy3
 
2003-09-14 – Berlin
 
 Russia0
 
 Italy3
 
2003-09-13 – Berlin
 
 France2
 
 Serbia and Montenegro2
 
 
 France3
 
3rd place
 
 
2003-09-14 – Berlin
 
 
 Russia3
 
 
 Serbia and Montenegro1


 
5-8th place5th place
 
      
 
2003-09-13 – Berlin
 
 
 Netherlands3
 
2003-09-14 – Berlin
 
 Spain2
 
 Poland3
 
2003-09-13 – Berlin
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Poland3
 
 
 Germany1
 
7th place
 
 
2003-09-14 – Berlin
 
 
 Spain1
 
 
 Germany3

Final ranking

Awards

References