The final tournament of the XXVI European Championship of volleyball among men was held from September 3 to 13, 2009 in the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Izmir . The winner of the competition for the first time in history was the national team of Poland .
| Men's European Volleyball Championship 2009 | |
|---|---|
| 2009 CEV European Championships | |
| Championship Details | |
| Location |  Turkey |
| Cities | Izmir , Istanbul |
| Qualifying Tournament Dates | May 3 - September 14, 2008 |
| Final Tournament Dates | September 3 - 13 |
| Number of participants | 38 |
| in the final stage | sixteen |
| Top places | |
 Champion |  Poland (1st time) |
 Second place |  France |
 Third place |  Bulgaria |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Attendance | 32 575 (708 per game) |
| Matches played | 46 |
| Best player | Peter Grushka |
Qualifying games
Without selection, the following teams became participants in the final tournament of the European Championship:
- Turkey as a team of the host country of the championship,
- Spain , Russia , Serbia , Finland , Germany and Italy according to the results of the previous European championship .
At the first stage of qualification, 14 teams held butt games, the winners of which - the teams of Great Britain, Montenegro, Macedonia, Sweden, Israel and Azerbaijan - reached the second stage.
At the second stage of qualification, 24 teams were divided into 6 groups. Following the results of two-round competitions in groups, their winners became finalists of EURO 2009.
| A place | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one |  Slovakia |  Netherlands | France |  Greece | Bulgaria |  Estonia |
| 2 | Czech | Slovenia | North Macedonia | Belgium | Portugal | Poland |
| 3 | Ukraine | Latvia | Belarus | Sweden | Israel | Montenegro |
| four | Romania | Azerbaijan | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Great Britain | Croatia | Hungary |
The teams that took second places in the groups held butt games for the three remaining trips to the final stage of the championship. The games ended with the following results: Czech Republic - Macedonia - 3: 0, 2: 3, Slovenia - Portugal - 3: 0, 3: 0, Belgium - Poland - 2: 3, 3: 2 (the Polish team was selected to the final stage of the championship thanks the best ratio of points won and lost in these matches is 218: 208).
Final Tournament
Conduct System
At the first stage, 16 teams are divided into 4 groups. The three best teams from each group reached the second stage, where they formed two groups (E and F) with 6 teams. The points earned in the matches of the first round with the national teams that did not drop out of the competition went to the offset of the second stage. The two best teams from groups E and F reached the playoffs. The semifinal pairs were determined by the draw, while the teams that took first places in the second stage groups had to play against the teams that took second places. The winners of the semifinals met in the final, the losers played bronze medals.
Arenas
- Izmir - İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall (seats 10,000 spectators).
- Istanbul - Abdi İpekçi Arena (12,500).
Group Stage One
Group A ( Izmir )
| Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | P | Glasses | S / P | C / O | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Poland | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9: 2 | 270: 223 | |
| 2 | France | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 3 | 2 | one | five | 7: 4 | 253: 235 | |
| 3 | Germany | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 3 | one | 2 | four | 5: 8 | 284: 314 | |
| four | Turkey | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 2: 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2: 9 | 234: 269 |
September 3rd
| Poland | 3: 1 | France | 18:25; 25:17; 25:22; 25:18 |
| Germany | 3: 2 | Turkey | 26:24; 23:25; 25:22; 30:32; 15:13 |
4 September
| Poland | 3: 1 | Germany | 25:17; 25:23; 27:29; 25:14 |
September 5th
| Turkey | 0: 3 | Poland | 23:25; 18:25; 17:25 |
| France | 3: 1 | Germany | 21:25; 25:14; 25:20; 25:23 |
6 September
| Turkey | 0: 3 | France | 16:25; 21:25; 23:25 |
Group B ( Istanbul )
| Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | P | Glasses | S / P | C / O | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Russia | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9: 3 | 279: 223 | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 3 | 2 | one | five | 8: 6 | 330: 310 | |
| 3 | Finland | 0: 3 | 2: 3 | 3-0 | 3 | one | 2 | four | 5: 6 | 225: 254 | |
| four | Estonia | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 0: 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2: 9 | 230: 277 |
September 3rd
| Estonia | 1: 3 | Russia | 25:20; 17:25; 18:25; 15:25 |
| Netherlands | 3: 2 | Finland | 25:21; 22:25; 28:30; 25:15; 18:16 |
4 September
| Netherlands | 3: 1 | Estonia | 27:29; 25:19; 25:18; 30:28 |
September 5th
| Russia | 3: 2 | Netherlands | 25:23; 25:22; 21:25; 23:25; 15:10 |
| Finland | 3-0 | Estonia | 25:18; 25:22; 25:21 |
6 September
| Russia | 3-0 | Finland | 25:12; 25:14; 25:17 |
Group C ( Izmir )
| Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | P | Glasses | S / P | C / O | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Greece | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9: 3 | 293: 279 | |
| 2 | Spain | 0: 3 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 3 | 2 | one | five | 6: 5 | 244: 231 | |
| 3 | Slovakia | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 3-0 | 3 | one | 2 | four | 7: 6 | 290: 284 | |
| four | Slovenia | 1: 3 | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1: 9 | 230: 263 |
September 3rd
| Spain | 3-0 | Slovenia | 25:20; 25:19; 25:20 |
4 September
| Greece | 3-0 | Spain | 25:23; 25:20; 25:21 |
| Slovenia | 0: 3 | Slovakia | 20:25; 21:25; 28:30 |
September 5th
| Slovakia | 2: 3 | Greece | 25:19; 28:30; 23:25; 25:21; 12:15 |
6 September
| Slovenia | 1: 3 | Greece | 32:34; 24:26; 25:23; 21:25 |
| Slovakia | 2: 3 | Spain | 18:25; 25:21; 18:25; 25:19; 11:15 |
Group D ( Istanbul )
| Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | AND | AT | P | Glasses | S / P | C / O | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Bulgaria | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9: 3 | 279: 249 | |
| 2 | Serbia | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 3 | 2 | one | five | 8: 4 | 270: 246 | |
| 3 | Italy | 0: 3 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 3 | one | 2 | four | 4: 6 | 227: 228 | |
| four | Czech | 1: 3 | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1: 9 | 199: 252 |
September 3rd
| Bulgaria | 3: 2 | Serbia | 21:25; 25:17; 19:25; 25:22; 15:11 |
4 September
| Serbia | 3-0 | Czech | 25:22; 26:24; 25:14 |
| Italy | 0: 3 | Bulgaria | 24:26; 22:25; 22:25 |
September 5th
| Czech | 0: 3 | Italy | 12:25; 26:28; 20:25 |
6 September
| Czech | 1: 3 | Bulgaria | 19:25; 25:23; 20:25; 17:25 |
| Serbia | 3: 1 | Italy | 25:23; 19:25; 25:12; 25:21 |
Group Stage Two
Group E ( Izmir )
| Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | AND | AT | P | Glasses | S / P | C / O | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Poland | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 2 | five | five | 0 | ten | 15: 6 | 482: 425 | |
| 2 | France | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | five | four | one | 9 | 13: 7 | 482: 438 | |
| 3 | Germany | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | five | 3 | 2 | eight | 11: 9 | 461: 466 | |
| four | Greece | 0: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | five | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8:11 a.m. | 435: 464 | |
| five | Spain | 2: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 0: 3 | 3: 2 | five | one | four | 6 | 7:14 a.m. | 445: 476 | |
| 6 | Slovakia | 2: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | five | 0 | five | five | 8:15 | 475: 511 |
8 September
| Germany | 3: 1 | Greece | 25:14; 33:31; 21:25, 25:21 |
| Poland | 3: 2 | Spain | 18:25; 25:20; 25:18; 23:25; 17:15 |
| France | 3: 1 | Slovakia | 25:23; 24:26; 25:22; 25:21 |
9th of September
| Spain | 1: 3 | Germany | 25:19; 25:27; 23:25; 20:25 |
| Slovakia | 2: 3 | Poland | 25:21; 15:25; 10:25; 25:14; 14:16 |
| Greece | 1: 3 | France | 18:25; 32:30; 18:25; 23:25 |
10 September
| Germany | 3: 1 | Slovakia | 25:22; 21:25; 25:16; 25:21 |
| France | 3: 1 | Spain | 25:21; 25:15; 25:27; 25:17 |
| Poland | 3-0 | Greece | 25:22; 28:26; 25:20 |
Group F ( Istanbul )
| Team | one | 2 | 3 | four | five | 6 | AND | AT | P | Glasses | S / P | C / O | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Russia | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | five | five | 0 | ten | 15: 3 | 426: 359 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 0: 3 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | five | four | one | 9 | 12: 6 | 422: 390 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 1: 3 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | five | 3 | 2 | eight | 12: 8 | 445: 425 | |
| four | Netherlands | 2: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | five | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10:12 | 504: 505 | |
| five | Italy | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | five | one | four | 6 | 5:12 | 386: 414 | |
| 6 | Finland | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 2: 3 | 0: 3 | five | 0 | five | five | 2:15 | 332: 422 |
8 September
| Russia | 3: 1 | Serbia | 25:15; 17:25; 25:21; 25:19 |
| Netherlands | 3: 1 | Italy | 25:22; 23:25; 25:21; 27:25 |
| Finland | 0: 3 | Bulgaria | 22:25; 15:25; 20:25 |
9th of September
| Italy | 0: 3 | Russia | 23:25; 21:25; 21:25 |
| Bulgaria | 3: 1 | Netherlands | 25:15; 26:24; 21:25; 28:26 |
| Serbia | 3-0 | Finland | 25:20; 25:14; 25:22 |
10 September
| Russia | 3-0 | Bulgaria | 25:21; 25:23; 25:22 |
| Finland | 0: 3 | Italy | 25:27; 19:25; 25:27 |
| Netherlands | 1: 3 | Serbia | 20:25; 23:25; 25:21; 23:25 |
Playoffs ( Izmir )
Semifinals
12-th of September
| Poland | 3-0 | Bulgaria | 25:19; 30:28; 25:20 |
| Russia | 2: 3 | France | 18:25; 22:25; 27:25; 25:15; 15:17 |
3rd place match
September 13th
| Bulgaria | 3-0 | Russia | 25:18; 26:24; 25:21 |
Final
| September 13th |
| Izmir Halkapınar sport hall Spectators: 2580 Judges: Bela Khobor, France lauderus | ||||||
| The score for the parties - 29:27, 25:21, 16:25, 26:24 . Points - 96:97 (attack - 51:63, block - 11:11, innings - 3: 4, mistakes by the opponent - 31:19). Match time - 1 hour 46 minutes (30 + 26 + 23 + 27). | ||||||||
| Media: Polacy mistrzami Europy - wielki sukces naszych siatkarzy (Polish) . Siatka.org (September 13, 2009). Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived March 19, 2012. La Pologne bat la France en finale de l'Euro (French) . Le Monde (September 13, 2009). Date of treatment November 15, 2011. | ||||||||
Winners
Poland national team
| No. | Player | Date of Birth | Growth | Club | Games (in the starting composition) | Points (attack, block, feed) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central blockers | |||||||
| one | Pyotr Novakovsky | 12/18/1987 | 205 | Czestochowa | eight (-) | 5 (0, 4, 1) | |
| four | Daniel Plinsky | 12/10/1978 | 205 | "Scra" | 8 (8) | 70 (38, 26, 6) | |
| 18 | Marcin Moždonek | 02/09/1985 | 211 | "Scra" | 8 (8) | 68 (45, 21, 2) | |
| Binders | |||||||
| five | Pavel Zagumny | 10/18/1977 | 200 | Panathinaikos | 8 (8) | 17 (4, 9, 4) | |
| 12 | Pavel Voitsky | 06/29/1983 | 183 | Chemik | 7 (-) | 2 (0, 0, 2) | |
| Diagonal | |||||||
| 3 | Peter Grushka | 03/08/1977 | 206 | Chemik | 7 (7) | 121 (112, 8, 1) | |
| 7 | Yakub Yarosh | 02/10/1987 | 196 | ZAXA | 4 (1) | 37 (31, 1, 5) | |
| ten | Marzel Gromadovsky | 05/19/1985 | 200 | "Paris Will" | - | - | |
| Gamers | |||||||
| 6 | Bartosh Kurek | 08/29/1988 | 205 | "Scra" | 8 (8) | 132 (118, 10, 4) | |
| 9 | Zbigniew Bartman | 05/04/1987 | 198 | Gazprom-Ugra | four (-) | 10 (10, 0, 0) | |
| 14 | Michal Rutsyak | 08/22/1983 | 191 | ZAXA | 8 (2) | 17 (12, 3, 2) | |
| 17 | Michal Bonkevich | 03/22/1981 | 196 | "Scra" | 7 (6) | 56 (40, 12, 4) | |
| Libero | |||||||
| 15 | Peter Gatsek | 09/16/1978 | 185 | "Scra" | eight | - | |
| sixteen | Krzysztof Ignacak | 05/15/1978 | 188 | Resovia | - | - | |
| Head Coach - Daniel Castellani ( Argentina ) | |||||||
France national team
| No. | Player | Date of Birth | Growth | Club | Games (in the starting composition) | Points (attack, block, feed) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central blockers | |||||||
| five | Romain Vadelo | 02/12/1983 | 196 | Saint-Quentin | 7 (6) | 74 (48, 15, 11) | |
| 6 | Jean-Philippe Saul | 01/01/1986 | 198 | Poitiers | 3 (1) | 3 (2, 1, 0) | |
| ten | Jean-Stefan Tolar | 07/04/1984 | 199 | Tourcoing | 2 (1) | 9 (8, 1, 0) | |
| 17 | Olivier Kieffer | 08/27/1979 | 200 | Poitiers | 8 (8) | 64 (47, 14, 3) | |
| Binders | |||||||
| one | Yannick Bazin | 06/18/1983 | 192 | "Paris Will" | 8 (8) | 31 (11, 11, 9) | |
| 13 | Toafa Takaniko | 05/29/1985 | 192 | Toulouse | 6 (-) | 1 (0, 1, 0) | |
| Diagonal | |||||||
| four | Antonin Ruzier | 08/18/1986 | 201 | Poitiers | 8 (8) | 175 (152, 17, 6) | |
| 15 | Baptiste Geler | 03/12/1987 | 196 | Arago de Seth | - | - | |
| Gamers | |||||||
| 7 | Stefan Antiga | 02/03/1976 | 200 | "Scra" | 8 (8) | 87 (77, 8, 2) | |
| 9 | Guillaume Samika | 09/28/1981 | 197 | Panathinaikos | 8 (8) | 136 (118, 11, 7) | |
| eleven | Edouard Rolandson | 07/20/1988 | 189 | Arago de Seth | five (-) | 1 (1, 0, 0) | |
| 14 | Samuel Thuia | 07/24/1986 | 195 | Cannes | five (-) | 13 (13, 0, 0) | |
| Libero | |||||||
| 2 | Hubert Enno | 10/06/1976 | 190 | Cuneo | eight | - | |
| 18 | Jean-Francois Exigue | 05/20/1982 | 176 | Montichiari | - | - | |
| Head Coach - Philip Blen | |||||||
Bulgaria national team
| No. | Player | Date of Birth | Growth | Club | Games (in the starting composition) | Points (attack, block, feed) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central blockers | |||||||
| 2 | Hristo Tsvetanov | 03/29/1978 | 198 | Lokomotiv-Emerald | 8 (8) | 58 (35, 21, 2) | |
| five | Krasimir Gaidarski | 02/23/1983 | 204 | Levski | 3 (-) | - | |
| 12 | Victor Yosifov | 10/16/1985 | 204 | "Black Sea" | 8 (8) | 71 (42, 24, 5) | |
| Binders | |||||||
| one | George Bratoev | 10/21/1987 | 202 | Levski | 2 (-) | 1 (0, 0, 1) | |
| 3 | Andrey Zhekov | 03/12/1980 | 190 | "Patras" | 8 (8) | 25 (7, 13, 5) | |
| Diagonal | |||||||
| 7 | Tsvetan Sokolov | 12/31/1989 | 205 | Trentino | five (-) | 22 (20, 2, 0) | |
| eleven | Vladimir Nikolov | 10/03/1977 | 200 | Cuneo | 8 (8) | 110 (89, 14, 7) | |
| Gamers | |||||||
| 6 | Matei Kaziyski | 09/23/1984 | 202 | Trentino | 8 (8) | 101 (87, 8, 6) | |
| 9 | Methodi Ananiev | 02/17/1986 | 202 | Levski | 3 (-) | 6 (6, 0, 0) | |
| ten | Valentin Bratoev | 10/21/1987 | 201 | "Weight" | 7 (2) | 39 (24, 11, 4) | |
| 15 | Todor Alexiev | 04/21/1983 | 200 | Lokomotiv-Emerald | 8 (6) | 58 (51, 7, 0) | |
| Libero | |||||||
| 13 | Theodor Salparov | 08/16/1982 | 185 | Dynamo (Moscow) | eight | - | |
| Head coach - Silvano Prandi (Italy) | |||||||
Individual Prizes
| MVP | Most productive | Best offensive | Best on the block | Best on serve | Best libero | Best binder | Best at Reception |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Grushka | Antonin Ruzier | Alexander Volkov | Victor Yosifov | Yuri Berezhko | Hubert Enno | Pavel Zagumny | Stefan Antiga |
Final position
Teams that took 1st-5th places secured their participation in the 2011 European Championships . Poland also qualified for the 2009 World Cup .
| Poland | |
| France | |
| Bulgaria | |
| four. | Russia |
| five. | Serbia |
| 6. | Germany |
| 7. | Netherlands |
| eight. | Serbia |
| 9. | Spain |
| ten. | Italy |
| eleven. | Slovakia |
| 12. | Finland |
| 13. | Turkey |
| 14. | Estonia |
| 15. | Slovenia |
| sixteen. | Czech |
See also
- Women's European Volleyball Championship 2009