Volleyball competition held in Germany
2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship Host nation Germany Dates September 5–14 Teams 12 Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions Italy (5th title)MVP 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
Final ranking
2003 Men's European champions
Italy Fifth title
Team Roster
Francesco Biribanti , Matej Černič , Paolo Cozzi , Alessandro Fei , Andrea Giani , Luigi Mastrangelo , Marco Meoni , Samuele Papi , Damiano Pippi , Andrea Sartoretti , Cristian Savani , and Valerio Vermiglio .Head coach : Gian Paolo Montali .
Awards
References
Tournaments Qualifications Squads