title: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification
text: # Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification
  
  The European qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 13 January 2008.
  
  ## Elimination round
  
  * Dates: 1–9 September 2007
  * All times are local.
  * In case of an aggregate score tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Montenegro | 6–3 | Latvia | 3–1 | 3–2 |
  | Romania | 6–0 | Georgia | 3–0 | 3–0 |
  | Austria | 3–5 | Sweden | 3–2 | 0–3 |
  | Azerbaijan | 0–6 | Denmark | 0–3 | 0–3 |
  
  ### First leg
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Sep | 18:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–12 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | | 75–47 |
  | 1 Sep | 20:00 | Montenegro | 3–1 | Latvia | 25–22 | 25–18 | 18–25 | 25–23 | | 93–88 |
  | 1 Sep | 20:15 | Austria | 3–2 | Sweden | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 16–14 | 111–105 |
  | 2 Sep | 18:00 | Azerbaijan | 0–3 | Denmark | 23–25 | 29–31 | 21–25 | | | 73–81 |
  
  ### Second leg
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 Sep | 18:00 | Romania | 3–0 | Georgia | 25–13 | 25–20 | 25–17 | | | 75–50 |
  | 8 Sep | 17:30 | Denmark | 3–0 | Azerbaijan | 25–17 | 25–15 | 25–22 | | | 75–54 |
  | 9 Sep | 16:00 | Sweden | 3–0 | Austria | 25–10 | 25–14 | 25–23 | | | 75–47 |
  | 9 Sep | 18:00 | Latvia | 2–3 | Montenegro | 23–25 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–23 | 19–21 | 115–116 |
  
  ## Pre–qualification tournaments
  
  * The Qualification Tournament hosts Turkey, the three 2007 World Cup participants and the next-best ranked team from the 2007 European Championship which are not yet qualified directly qualified for the Qualification Tournament.
  
  ### Tournament 1
  
  * Venue: Arena Savaria, Szombathely, Hungary
  * Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007
  * All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
  
  **Preliminary round**
  
  **Pool A**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 183 | 154 | 1.188 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 132 | 137 | 0.964 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Estonia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 159 | 183 | 0.869 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | 28 Nov | 20:00 | Estonia | 2–3 | Finland | 21–25 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 9–15 | 97–108 |
  | 29 Nov | 20:00 | Hungary | 3–0 | Estonia | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–21 | | | 75–62 |
  | 30 Nov | 20:00 | Finland | 3–0 | Hungary | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–16 | | | 75–57 |
  
  **Preliminary round**
  
  **Pool B**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 118 | 1.271 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 137 | 143 | 0.958 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 127 | 153 | 0.830 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
  | 28 Nov | 17:30 | Denmark | 0–3 | Belgium | 26–28 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 68–78 |
  | 29 Nov | 17:30 | Poland | 3–0 | Denmark | 25–21 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 75–59 |
  | 30 Nov | 17:30 | Belgium | 0–3 | Poland | 22–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | 59–75 |
  
  **Final round**
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 December | 1 December |
  | Finland | 3 |
  | Finland | 3 | 2 December | 2 December |
  | Belgium | 0 | 2 December | 2 December |
  | Belgium | 0 | Finland | 0 |
  | 1 December | 1 December | | Finland | 0 |
  | 1 December | 1 December | Poland | 3 |
  | Poland | 3 | Poland | 3 |
  | Hungary | 1 | | |
  
  **Final round**
  
  **Semifinals**
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Dec | 15:30 | Finland | 3–0 | Belgium | 25–21 | 25–22 | 26–24 | | | 76–67 |
  | 1 Dec | 18:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Hungary | 25–14 | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–17 | | 95–74 |
  
  **Final round**
  
  **Final**
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 Dec | 15:00 | Finland | 0–3 | Poland | 20–25 | 18–25 | 25–27 | | | 63–77 |
  
  **Final standing**
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | 1 | Poland |
  | 2 | Finland |
  | 3 | Belgium |
  | 3 | Hungary |
  | 5 | Denmark |
  | 5 | Estonia |
  
  * Qualified for the Qualification tournament
  
  ### Tournament 2
  
  * Venue: Arena D'Évora, Évora, Portugal
  * Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007
  * All times are Western European Time (UTC±0).
  
  **Preliminary round**
  
  **Pool A**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 188 | 179 | 1.050 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 213 | 213 | 1.000 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 175 | 184 | 0.951 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | 28 Nov | 15:30 | Czech Republic | 2–3 | Portugal | 21–25 | 25–19 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 12–15 | 105–104 |
  | 29 Nov | 15:00 | Germany | 2–3 | Czech Republic | 25–18 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 23–25 | 11–15 | 109–108 |
  | 30 Nov | 18:30 | Portugal | 0–3 | Germany | 25–27 | 25–27 | 21–25 | | | 71–79 |
  
  **Preliminary round**
  
  **Pool B**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 151 | 124 | 1.218 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 188 | 194 | 0.969 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 172 | 193 | 0.891 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | 28 Nov | 19:00 | Sweden | 3–2 | Slovakia | 28–26 | 22–25 | 30–28 | 22–25 | 16–14 | 118–118 |
  | 29 Nov | 18:30 | France | 3–0 | Sweden | 25–23 | 25–23 | 26–24 | | | 76–70 |
  | 30 Nov | 15:00 | Slovakia | 0–3 | France | 15–25 | 18–25 | 21–25 | | | 54–75 |
  
  **Final round**
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 December | 1 December |
  | Germany | 3 |
  | Germany | 3 | 2 December | 2 December |
  | Sweden | 0 | 2 December | 2 December |
  | Sweden | 0 | Germany | 3 |
  | 1 December | 1 December | | Germany | 3 |
  | 1 December | 1 December | Czech Republic | 2 |
  | France | 0 | Czech Republic | 2 |
  | Czech Republic | 3 | | |
  
  **Final round**
  
  **Semifinals**
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Dec | 15:05 | France | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 19–25 | 20–25 | 14–25 | | | 53–75 |
  | 1 Dec | 18:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Sweden | 25–19 | 25–11 | 25–21 | | | 75–51 |
  
  **Final round**
  
  **Final**
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 Dec | 16:05 | Germany | 3–2 | Czech Republic | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 15–13 | 108–102 |
  
  **Final standing**
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | 1 | Germany |
  | 2 | Czech Republic |
  | 3 | France |
  | 3 | Sweden |
  | 5 | Portugal |
  | 5 | Slovakia |
  
  * Qualified for the Qualification tournament
  
  ### Tournament 3
  
  * Venue: PalaCatania, Catania, Italy
  * Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007
  * All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
  
  **Preliminary round**
  
  **Pool A**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 186 | 172 | 1.081 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 214 | 197 | 1.086 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Montenegro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 144 | 175 | 0.823 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | 28 Nov | 20:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Montenegro | 25–18 | 25–19 | 25–21 | | | 75–58 |
  | 29 Nov | 17:30 | Croatia | 2–3 | Italy | 24–26 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 18–20 | 114–111 |
  | 30 Nov | 20:00 | Montenegro | 1–3 | Croatia | 25–22 | 22–25 | 13–25 | 26–28 | | 86–100 |
  
  **Preliminary round**
  
  **Pool B**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 154 | 125 | 1.232 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 160 | 161 | 0.994 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 144 | 172 | 0.837 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
  | 28 Nov | 18:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Romania | 26–24 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | 76–61 |
  | 29 Nov | 20:00 | Greece | 0–3 | Netherlands | 19–25 | 26–28 | 19–25 | | 64–78 |
  | 30 Nov | 17:30 | Romania | 1–3 | Greece | 25–21 | 22–25 | 21–25 | 15–25 | 83–96 |
  
  **Final round**
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 December | 1 December |
  | Italy | 3 |
  | Italy | 3 | 2 December | 2 December |
  | Greece | 0 | 2 December | 2 December |
  | Greece | 0 | Italy | 3 |
  | 1 December | 1 December | | Italy | 3 |
  | 1 December | 1 December | Netherlands | 2 |
  | Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands | 2 |
  | Croatia | 0 | | |
  
  **Final round**
  
  **Semifinals**
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 Dec | 16:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Greece | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | | 75–53 |
  | 1 Dec | 18:30 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Croatia | 25–22 | 25–18 | 27–25 | | | 77–65 |
  
  **Final round**
  
  **Final**
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 Dec | 18:00 | Italy | 3–2 | Netherlands | 20–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 106–104 |
  
  **Final standing**
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy |
  | 2 | Netherlands |
  | 3 | Croatia |
  | 3 | Greece |
  | 5 | Montenegro |
  | 5 | Romania |
  
  * Qualified for the Qualification tournament
  
  ### Second ranked teams
  
  * Russia and Bulgaria qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics via the 2007 World Cup and are replaced by the top two second ranked teams.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3.667 | 335 | 296 | 1.132 | Qualification tournament |
  | 2 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1.800 | 322 | 298 | 1.081 | Qualification tournament |
  | 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 390 | 374 | 1.043 | |
  
  ## Qualification tournament
  
  * Venue: Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir, Turkey
  * Dates: 7–13 January 2008
  * All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).
  
  ### Preliminary round
  
  **Pool A**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 292 | 307 | 0.951 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 253 | 269 | 0.941 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 288 | 275 | 1.047 | |
  | 4 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 246 | 228 | 1.079 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | 7 Jan | 15:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Netherlands | 29–27 | 25–18 | 25–10 | | | 79–55 |
  | 7 Jan | 20:30 | Spain | 3–2 | Poland | 19–25 | 25–22 | 26–28 | 25–21 | 15–11 | 110–107 |
  | 8 Jan | 18:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Italy | 25–20 | 26–24 | 25–21 | | | 76–65 |
  | 9 Jan | 15:30 | Italy | 2–3 | Spain | 21–25 | 25–13 | 25–19 | 19–25 | 12–15 | 102–97 |
  | 9 Jan | 20:30 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Poland | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 16–25 | 15–13 | 100–105 |
  | 10 Jan | 18:00 | Spain | 1–3 | Netherlands | 24–26 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 17–25 | | 85–98 |
  
  **Pool B**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 276 | 260 | 1.062 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 259 | 241 | 1.075 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 268 | 279 | 0.961 | |
  | 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 296 | 319 | 0.928 | |
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | 7 Jan | 18:00 | Turkey | 2–3 | Finland | 34–32 | 18–25 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 12–15 | 111–119 |
  | 8 Jan | 15:30 | Serbia | 3–0 | Finland | 26–24 | 25–23 | 25–18 | | | 76–65 |
  | 8 Jan | 20:30 | Germany | 3–2 | Turkey | 25–20 | 17–25 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 15–12 | 103–101 |
  | 9 Jan | 18:00 | Serbia | 2–3 | Germany | 22–25 | 26–24 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 11–15 | 103–111 |
  | 10 Jan | 15:30 | Finland | 3–0 | Germany | 25–23 | 25–15 | 25–16 | | | 75–54 |
  | 10 Jan | 20:30 | Turkey | 1–3 | Serbia | 25–22 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 15–25 | | 84–97 |
  
  ### Final round
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 January | 12 January |
  | Spain | 3 |
  | Spain | 3 | 13 January | 13 January |
  | Finland | 1 | 13 January | 13 January |
  | Finland | 1 | Spain | 2 |
  | 12 January | 12 January | | Spain | 2 |
  | 12 January | 12 January | Serbia | 3 |
  | Serbia | 3 | Serbia | 3 |
  | Netherlands | 0 | | |
  
  **Semifinals**
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 Jan | 16:30 | Spain | 3–1 | Finland | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–16 | | 96–79 |
  | 12 Jan | 19:00 | Serbia | 3–0 | Netherlands | 25–23 | 27–25 | 25–21 | | | 77–69 |
  
  **Final**
  
  | Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 Jan | 16:00 | Spain | 2–3 | Serbia | 26–24 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 15–25 | 15–17 | 100–107 |
  
  ### Final standing
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | 1 | Serbia |
  | 2 | Spain |
  | 3 | Finland |
  | 3 | Netherlands |
  | 5 | Germany |
  | 5 | Poland |
  | 7 | Italy |
  | 7 | Turkey |
  
  * Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
  