1997 Women's European Volleyball Championship
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The 1997 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Brno and Zlín, Czech Republic from 27 September to 5 October 1997.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | 27 September – 5 October |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue | Various (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (15th title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP |  Barbara Jelić |
← 1995 1999 → | |
Participating teams
| Team | Method of qualification |
|---|---|
 Belarus | Qualification group D winners |
 Bulgaria | Qualification group A winners |
| Croatia | 1995 edition second place |
| Czech Republic | Hosts |
 Germany | 1995 edition fourth place |
 Italy | Qualification group B winners |
 Latvia | Qualification promotion round |
 Netherlands | 1995 edition first place |
 Poland | Qualification group E winners |
 Romania | Qualification promotion round |
| Russia | 1995 edition third place |
 Ukraine | Qualification group C winners |
Format
The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided in two groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position. The second stage of the tournament consisted of two sets of semifinals to determine the tournament final ranking. The group stage firsts and seconds played the semifinals for 1st to 4th place, group stage thirds and fourths played the 5th to 8th place semifinals and the remaining four teams which finished group stages as fifth and sixth ended all tied in final ranking at 9th place. The pairing of the semifinals was made so teams played against the opposite group teams which finished in a different position (1st played against 2nd, 3rd played against 4th).
Pools composition
Squads
Venues
Preliminary round
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
Pool A
- venue location: Zlín, Czech Republic
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 237 | 110 | 2.155 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 202 | 163 | 1.239 | |
| 3 | Poland |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 200 | 185 | 1.081 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Latvia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0.545 | 174 | 229 | 0.760 | |
| 5 | Netherlands |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 192 | 235 | 0.817 | |
| 6 | Belarus |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0.286 | 174 | 257 | 0.677 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–5 | 15–9 | 15–10 | 45–24 | Report | ||
| 27 Sep | 17:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Latvia | 15–7 | 15–9 | 15–10 | 45–26 | Report | ||
| 27 Sep | 20:00 | Belarus | 1–3 | Russia | 11–15 | 3–15 | 15–9 | 4–15 | 33–54 | Report | |
| 28 Sep | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Poland | 15–7 | 15–8 | 15–5 | 45–20 | Report | ||
| 28 Sep | 17:00 | Latvia | 3–0 | Belarus | 15–12 | 16–14 | 15–8 | 46–34 | Report | ||
| 28 Sep | 20:00 | Netherlands | 0–3 | Russia | 11–15 | 5–15 | 5–15 | 21–45 | Report | ||
| 29 Sep | 14:30 | Belarus | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 15–13 | 3–15 | 15–13 | 9–15 | 15–11 | 57–67 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 17:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Latvia | 15–2 | 15–5 | 15–8 | 45–15 | Report | ||
| 29 Sep | 20:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Netherlands | 15–10 | 4–15 | 15–13 | 15–4 | 49–42 | Report | |
| 1 Oct | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Russia | 3–15 | 10–15 | 12–15 | 25–45 | Report | ||
| 1 Oct | 17:00 | Poland | 3–0 | Belarus | 15–5 | 15–7 | 15–12 | 45–24 | Report | ||
| 1 Oct | 20:00 | Netherlands | 2–3 | Latvia | 15–12 | 15–13 | 7–15 | 10–15 | 13–15 | 60–70 | Report |
| 2 Oct | 14:30 | Russia | 3–1 | Poland | 15–6 | 15–13 | 3–15 | 15–7 | 48–41 | Report | |
| 2 Oct | 17:00 | Belarus | 0–3 | Netherlands | 4–15 | 12–15 | 10–15 | 26–45 | Report | ||
| 2 Oct | 20:00 | Latvia | 0–3 | Bulgaria | 2–15 | 9–15 | 6–15 | 17–45 | Report |
Pool B
- venue location: Brno, Czech Republic
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 240 | 139 | 1.727 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 208 | 174 | 1.195 | |
| 3 | Italy |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 221 | 209 | 1.057 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Ukraine |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0.600 | 187 | 221 | 0.846 | |
| 5 | Germany |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0.333 | 174 | 227 | 0.767 | |
| 6 | Romania |
5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 156 | 216 | 0.722 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep | 14:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Ukraine | 15–12 | 15–9 | 15–11 | 45–32 | Report | ||
| 27 Sep | 17:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Romania | 15–11 | 15–7 | 15–8 | 45–26 | Report | ||
| 27 Sep | 20:00 | Germany | 0–3 | Croatia | 7–15 | 2–15 | 9–15 | 18–45 | Report | ||
| 28 Sep | 14:30 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Romania | 15–11 | 15–10 | 15–13 | 45–34 | Report | ||
| 28 Sep | 17:00 | Croatia | 3–0 | Czech Republic | 15–4 | 15–9 | 15–8 | 45–21 | Report | ||
| 28 Sep | 20:00 | Italy | 3–1 | Germany | 15–10 | 14–16 | 16–14 | 15–10 | 60–50 | Report | |
| 29 Sep | 14:30 | Romania | 0–3 | Croatia | 7–15 | 6–15 | 13–15 | 26–45 | Report | ||
| 29 Sep | 17:00 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Italy | 15–9 | 15–5 | 15–7 | 45–21 | Report | ||
| 29 Sep | 20:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Ukraine | 15–7 | 15–9 | 15–13 | 45–29 | Report | ||
| 1 Oct | 14:30 | Italy | 3–0 | Romania | 15–5 | 15–10 | 15–7 | 45–22 | Report | ||
| 1 Oct | 17:00 | Germany | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 10–15 | 12–15 | 3–15 | 25–45 | Report | ||
| 1 Oct | 20:00 | Ukraine | 0–3 | Croatia | 7–15 | 11–15 | 6–15 | 24–45 | Report | ||
| 2 Oct | 14:30 | Romania | 3–0 | Germany | 17–15 | 16–14 | 15–7 | 48–36 | Report | ||
| 2 Oct | 17:00 | Croatia | 3–1 | Italy | 16–14 | 14–16 | 15–13 | 15–7 | 60–50 | Report | |
| 2 Oct | 20:00 | Czech Republic | 1–3 | Ukraine | 15–11 | 14–16 | 11–15 | 12–15 | 52–57 | Report |
Final round
- venue location: Brno, Czech Republic
- All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).
5th–8th place
- Pools A and B third and fourth positions play each other.
| Semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| 4 Oct | ||||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
| 5 Oct | ||||||
| Ukraine | 0 | |||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||
| 4 Oct | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| Latvia | 0 | |||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 5 Oct | ||||||
| Ukraine | 3 | |||||
| Latvia | 1 | |||||
5th–8th semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Final
- Pools A and B first and second positions play each other.
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 4 Oct | ||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| 5 Oct | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| 4 Oct | ||||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||||
| Croatia | 3 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 5 Oct | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 0 | |||||
Semifinals
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct | 15:00 | Bulgaria | 0–3 | Czech Republic | 13–15 | 10–15 | 7–15 | 30–45 | Report |
Final
Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Most valuable player:
Barbara Jelić (CRO) - Best spiker:
Evgenya Artamonova (RUS) - Best blocker:
Michaela Večerková (CZE) - Best setter: Irina Kirillova (CRO)