1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted from September 6 to September 14 in two cities in the Netherlands – Den Bosch and Eindhoven –.

Qualification

The top four placed teams from the 1995 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Netherlands (also host) and Bulgaria — were automatically qualified for the 1997 edition. The other teams had to qualify in 1996.

Teams

Group A – Den Bosch

Group B – Eindhoven

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Saturday September 6

Sunday September 7

Monday September 8

Wednesday September 10

Thursday September 11

Group B

Saturday September 6

Sunday September 7

Monday September 8

Wednesday September 10

Thursday September 11

Final round

Friday September 13 — Semi-finals

Saturday September 14 — Bronze Medal Match

Saturday September 14 — Gold Medal Match

Friday September 13 — Classification Matches

Saturday September 14 — Seventh Place Match

Saturday September 14 — Fifth Place Match

Final ranking

References

Official website

CEV website

Men's European Volleyball Championships

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September 1997 sports events in Europe