2024 Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship Explained

Competition:Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship
Continent:Europe
Gender:women
Year:2024
Type:18
Dates:1–13 July 2024
Teams:16
City:Heraklion
Blaj
Cities:2
Champions:Bulgaria
Second:Belgium
Third:Italy
Fourth:Poland
Title Number:1
Website:Official website
Last:2022 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship
Next:2026 Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship

The 2024 Women's U18 Volleyball European Championship will be the 16th edition of the Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) the girls' under-18 national teams of Europe. The tournament will be held in Romania and Greece from 1 to 13 July 2024.[1] [2] [3]

Host selection

Originally, Cyprus and Greece were given the hosting rights together on 12 October 2022.[4] However, Cyprus withdrew and Romania took their place as a co-host on 13 February 2024.[5]

Qualification

This competition is the first that a team from Lithuania has qualified for a CEV event.[6] [7]

Means of qualificationQualifier
Host countries
Qualification 1st roundBVA
EEVZA
MEVZA
NEVZA
WEVZA
Qualification 2nd roundPool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Best runners-up

Draw

The draw was on 19 April 2024 in Luxembourg.[6] [8]

Venues

The venues are in Blaj and Heraklion.[9] [10] [11] The knockout stage will be in Blaj.[12]

Pool I, Final roundPool II
Blaj Heraklion
Sala PolivalentăLido Indoor Hall
Capacity: 2 000Capacity: 1,400

Broadcasting rights

Games in Romania can be viewed on the Romanian Volleyball Federation's YouTube channel and Greece's games can be watched on the Hellenic Volleyball Federation YouTube channel.

Group stage

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship 2024 Qualifiers . 31 January 2024. cev.eu. 11 February 2024.
  2. https://frvolei.ro/eveniment-romania-organizeaza-campionatul-european-under-18/
  3. https://frvolei.ro/romania-organiza-eurovolleyu18w-cu-grecia/
  4. News: Age-group Championships 2023-2025 to break new ground for European Volleyball . 19 April 2024 . CEV . 12 October 2022.
  5. News: Ferraro . Federico . Romania steps in for Cyprus to co-host #EuroVolleyU18W together with Greece . 19 April 2024 . CEV . 13 February 2024.
  6. News: Ferraro . Federico . Next generation of Volleyball stars to emerge at #EuroVolleyU18W Final Round in Romania and Greece . 19 April 2024 . CEV . 19 April 2024.
  7. News: Istoriją perrašiusių Lietuvos tinklininkių treneris: 'Buvome stiprūs ne duomenimis, o širdimis' . 19 April 2024 . Lithuanian Volleyball Federation . 15 April 2024 . lt.
  8. News: Kadetinje bodo EuroVolley igrale v Skupini I . 19 April 2024 . OZS . Volleyball Federation of Slovenia . 18 April 2024 . sl.
  9. https://www.cev.eu/articles/volleyball/blaj-poised-to-host-eurovolleyu18w-final-round/
  10. https://www.cev.eu/articles/volleyball/eurovolleyu18w-trophy-unveiled-in-blaj/
  11. https://www.volleyball.gr/ethnikes-omades/article/31340/europaiko-protathlhma-koritsion-k18-mia-megalh-giorth-sto-hrakleio-krhths
  12. https://frvolei.ro/blajul-e-pregatit-pentru-spectacolul-campionatului-european/