title: 1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship
text: # 1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship
  
  The 1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the sixteenth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the European Volleyball Confederation. It was hosted in Örebro and Stockholm, Sweden, from September 23 to October 1, 1989.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  ### Group A
  
  | | Team | Points | G | W | L | SW | SL | Ratio |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Italy | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 |
  | 2. | Sweden | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 |
  | 3. | Bulgaria | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 |
  | 4. | France | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 |
  | 5. | West Germany | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0.583 |
  | 6. | East Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | | Team | Points | G | W | L | SW | SL | Ratio |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 |
  | 2. | Netherlands | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1.572 |
  | 3. | Yugoslavia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 |
  | 4. | Poland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 |
  | 5. | Romania | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 |
  | 6. | Greece | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 |
  
  ## Final round
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm |
  | Sweden | 3 |
  | Sweden | 3 | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm |
  | Soviet Union | 2 | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm |
  | Soviet Union | 2 | Sweden | 1 |
  | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | | Sweden | 1 |
  | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | Italy | 3 |
  | Italy | 3 | Italy | 3 |
  | Netherlands | 0 | | |
  | Netherlands | 0 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
  | | | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm |
  | | | Soviet Union | 0 |
  | | | Netherlands | 3 |
  | 5-8th place | 5-8th place | 5th place | 5th place |
  | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm |
  | France | 3 |
  | France | 3 | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm |
  | Poland | 2 | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm |
  | Poland | 2 | France | 3 |
  | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | | France | 3 |
  | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | Bulgaria | 1 |
  | Bulgaria | 3 | Bulgaria | 1 |
  | Yugoslavia | 0 | | |
  | Yugoslavia | 0 | 7th place | 7th place |
  | | | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm |
  | | | Poland | 3 |
  | | | Yugoslavia | 1 |
  | 9-12th place | 9-12th place | 9th place | 9th place |
  | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm |
  | East Germany | 3 |
  | East Germany | 3 | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm |
  | Romania | 2 | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm |
  | Romania | 2 | East Germany | 3 |
  | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | | East Germany | 3 |
  | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | 1989-09-30 – Stockholm | Greece | 2 |
  | Greece | 3 | Greece | 2 |
  | West Germany | 0 | | |
  | West Germany | 0 | 11th place | 11th place |
  | | | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm | 1989-10-01 – Stockholm |
  | | | Romania | 2 |
  | | | West Germany | 3 |
  
  ## Final ranking
  
  | Place | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Italy |
  | | Sweden |
  | | Netherlands |
  | 4. | Soviet Union |
  | 5. | France |
  | 6. | Bulgaria |
  | 7. | Poland |
  | 8. | Yugoslavia |
  | 9. | East Germany |
  | 10. | Greece |
  | 11. | West Germany |
  | 12. | Romania |
  
  * 1989 Men's European champions
  * Italy First title
  