Competition: | Men's European Championship |
Continent: | Europe |
Year: | 2015 |
Size: | 150px |
Host: | |
Dates: | 9–18 October |
Teams: | 16 |
Venues: | 4 |
Cities: | 4 |
Champions: | FRA |
Title Number: | 1 |
Mvp: | Antonin Rouzier |
Website: | CEV |
Matches: | 36 |
Attendance: | 161370 |
Last: | 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship |
Next: | 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship |
The 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 29th edition of the Men's 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]
See main article: 2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification.
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]
width=25% | Pool A | width=25% | Pool B | width=25% | Pool C | width=25% | Pool D |
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(5) | (2) | (4) | (1) | ||||
(6) | (7) | (10) | (2) | ||||
(13) | (22) | (20) | (9) | ||||
(14) | (17) | (11) | (8) |
width=25% | Pool A and Final round | width=25% | Pool B | width=25% | Pool C | width=25% | Pool D, Playoffs and Quarterfinals |
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Sofia, Bulgaria | Turin, Italy | Varna, Bulgaria | Busto Arsizio, Italy | ||||
Armeets Arena | Torino Palavela | Palace of Culture and Sports | PalaYamamay | ||||
Capacity: 12,500 | Capacity: 8,300 | Capacity: 5,500 | Capacity: 5,000 | ||||
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
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