CEV U16 Volleyball European Championship
International youth volleyball tournament
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The European Men's U-16 Volleyball Championship is a European volleyball championship for male players under the age of 16, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation and held biannually. Originally, the age limit was 17; with the 2025 edition, the competition age limit was changed from 17 to 16.
Current season, competition or edition: 2025 CEV U16 Volleyball European Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| First season | 2017 |
| No. of teams | 16[1] |
| Continent | Europe (CEV) |
Most recent champion |  Italy (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Italy (3 titles) |
| Website | cev.eu |
Results summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2017 |  Istanbul[2] |
Italy |
3–2 |  Belgium |
Turkey |
3–0 |  Bulgaria | ||
| 2019 | Sofia[3] |
 France |
3–1 | Bulgaria |
 Poland |
3–0 |  Czech Republic | ||
| 2021 |  Tirana[4] |
 Slovenia |
3–0 |  Russia |
Poland |
3–1 | Italy | ||
| 2023 |  Podgorica[5] |
Italy |
3–1 | Bulgaria |
 Spain |
3–1 | Belgium | ||
| 2025 Details |
 Yerevan[6] |
Italy |
3–1 | Spain |
France |
3–1 | Poland | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
12 | 1 | ||||
 Armenia |
16 | 1 | ||||
 Austria |
11 | 9 | 13 | 3 | ||
 Belarus |
6 | 7 | 2 | |||
 Belgium |
2nd | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
 Bulgaria |
4 | 2nd | 5 | 2nd | 10 | 5 |
 Czech Republic |
10 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
 Estonia |
11 | 1 | ||||
 Finland |
11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||
 France |
1st | 8 | 3rd | 3 | ||
 Greece |
7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | |
 Hungary |
15 | 1 | ||||
 Italy |
1st | 5 | 4 | 1st | 1st | 5 |
 Latvia |
8 | 8 | 2 | |||
 Montenegro |
16 | 1 | ||||
 Netherlands |
9 | 14 | 2 | |||
 Poland |
3rd | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
 Portugal |
9 | 1 | ||||
 Romania |
12 | 6 | 2 | |||
 Russia |
5 | 8 | 2nd | 3 | ||
 Serbia |
8 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 4 | |
 Slovenia |
1st | 12 | 11 | 3 | ||
 Spain |
12 | 3rd | 2nd | 3 | ||
 Turkey |
3rd | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
 Ukraine |
12 | 1 |
