2015 Men's European Championship |
Official website |
CEV |
Tournament details |
Host nation |
Bulgaria & Italy |
Dates |
9–18 October |
Teams |
16 |
Venues |
4 (in 4 host cities) |
Champions |
France (1st title) |
MVP |
Antonin Rouzier |
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The 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the CEV. It was held in Bulgaria and Italy from 9 to 18 October 2015. For the first time the competition had an official song; "Heroes" featuring vocals by Niki Bakalov.[1]
France won their first title in the tournament by defeating Slovenia, which went to the final for the first time, in straight sets. Antonin Rouzier was elected the Most Valuable Player.[2]
Qualification
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- Hosts
- Top 5 teams of the 2013 edition directly qualified.
- Qualified through the qualification.
Pools composition
The drawing of lots was held in Sofia, Bulgaria on 16 February 2015.[3] First, the hosts and the team which was chosen by the hosts were seeded at the top of each pool. Then the next 4 teams which ranked highest in the previous edition were drawn. Finally, the other teams were drawn. Numbers in brackets denote the European ranking as of 25 September 2015.[4]
Squads
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Venues
Pool standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
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
Preliminary round
Pool A
|
Matches |
Pts |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Bulgaria |
3 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
2.250 |
292 |
273 |
1.070 |
2 |
Netherlands |
2 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
1.333 |
317 |
305 |
1.039 |
3 |
Germany |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
0.833 |
239 |
223 |
1.072 |
4 |
Czech Republic |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
0.333 |
223 |
270 |
0.826 |
Pool B
|
Matches |
Pts |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
France |
3 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
3.000 |
282 |
237 |
1.190 |
2 |
Italy |
2 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
2.667 |
250 |
229 |
1.092 |
3 |
Estonia |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
0.667 |
211 |
220 |
0.959 |
4 |
Croatia |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0.000 |
169 |
226 |
0.748 |
Pool C
|
Matches |
Pts |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Poland |
3 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
9.000 |
260 |
200 |
1.300 |
2 |
Belgium |
2 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
1.500 |
232 |
232 |
1.000 |
3 |
Slovenia |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
0.833 |
266 |
252 |
1.056 |
4 |
Belarus |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0.000 |
151 |
225 |
0.671 |
Pool D
|
Matches |
Pts |
Sets |
Points |
Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
1 |
Russia |
3 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
9.000 |
246 |
187 |
1.316 |
2 |
Serbia |
2 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
1.400 |
277 |
261 |
1.061 |
3 |
Finland |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
0.500 |
193 |
218 |
0.885 |
4 |
Slovakia |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
0.222 |
217 |
267 |
0.813 |
Final round
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
Report |
17 Oct |
17:45 |
Slovenia  |
3–1 |
Italy |
25–13 |
23–25 |
25–20 |
25–20 |
|
98–78 |
Report |
17 Oct |
20:45 |
Bulgaria  |
2–3 |
France |
25–18 |
25–22 |
24–26 |
21–25 |
12–15 |
107–106 |
Report |
3rd place match
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
Report |
18 Oct |
17:30 |
Bulgaria  |
1–3 |
Italy |
20–25 |
14–25 |
25–23 |
20–25 |
|
79–98 |
Report |
Final
Date |
Time |
|
Score |
|
Set 1 |
Set 2 |
Set 3 |
Set 4 |
Set 5 |
Total |
Report |
18 Oct |
20:45 |
France  |
3–0 |
Slovenia |
25–19 |
29–27 |
29–27 |
|
|
83–73 |
Report |
Final standing
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2015 Men's European Championship |

France
1st title |
14–man Roster |
Jonas Aguenier, Jenia Grebennikov, Antonin Rouzier, Benjamin Toniutti , Kévin Tillie, Earvin N'Gapeth, Kévin Le Roux, Julien Lyneel, Pierre Pujol, Nicolas Le Goff, Nicolas Maréchal, Franck Lafitte, Nicolas Rossard, Mory Sidibé |
Head Coach |
Laurent Tillie |
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Awards
References
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External links
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Tournaments
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