CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship
International boys' junior volleyball event
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The Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship is a volleyball competition for men's national teams with players under the age of 18 years, currently held biannually and organized by the European Volleyball Confederation, the volleyball federation for Europe. Originally the age limit was 19; as of the 2018 edition, the competition age limit was changed from 19 to 18 and the name to U18 European Championship.
| Most recent season or competition: 2026 Men's U18 European Volleyball Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| First season | 1995 |
| No. of teams | 16 (2026) |
| Continent | Europe (CEV) |
Most recent champion |  Poland (3rd title) |
| Most titles |  Russia (5 titles) |
| Website | cev.eu |
Results summary
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 1995 Details |
 Spain |
Russia |
3–1 |  Italy |
Poland |
3–0 |  France |
8 | |||
| 1997 Details |
 Slovakia |
Italy |
3–2 |  Greece |
Poland |
3–0 |  Czech Republic |
8 | |||
| 1999 Details |
Poland |
Russia |
3–0 |  Germany |
Czech Republic |
3–2 | Poland |
8 | |||
| 2001 Details |
Czech Republic |
Russia |
3–1 | Poland |
France |
3–1 | Italy |
8 | |||
| 2003 Details |
 Croatia |
Russia |
3–0 | Poland |
Italy |
3–0 | Germany |
8 | |||
| 2005 Details |
 Latvia |
Poland |
3–2 | France |
 Italy |
3–0 | Slovakia |
12 | |||
| 2007 Details |
 Austria |
France |
3–2 | Poland |
 Belgium |
3–2 | Russia |
12 | |||
| 2009 Details |
 Netherlands |
France |
3–0 |  Serbia |
Russia |
3–2 | Poland |
12 | |||
| 2011 Details |
 Turkey |
 Serbia |
3–2 | France |
Russia |
3–1 |  Bulgaria |
12 | |||
| 2013 Details |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina / Serbia |
Russia |
3–1 | Poland |
Belgium |
3–2 |  Finland |
12 | |||
| 2015 Details |
Turkey |
Poland |
3–1 | Italy |
Turkey |
3–1 | Germany |
12 | |||
| 2017 Details |
 Hungary / Slovakia |
Czech Republic |
3–2 | Italy |
Turkey |
3–2 | Russia |
12 | |||
| 2018 Details |
Czech Republic / Slovakia |
Germany |
3–0 | Czech Republic |
Italy |
3–1 | Russia |
12 | |||
| 2020 Details |
Italy |
Italy |
3–0 | Czech Republic |
Poland |
3–1 | Bulgaria |
8 | |||
| 2022 Details |
 Georgia |
Italy |
3–0 | France |
Bulgaria |
3–2 | Serbia |
12 | |||
| 2024 Details[1] |
Bulgaria |
France |
3–0 | Italy |
Poland |
3–2 | Spain |
16 | |||
| 2026 Details |
Italy |
Poland |
3–1 | France |
Bulgaria |
3–0 | Italy |
16 | |||
Medal summary
Participating nations
| Nation | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
10th | 10th | 8th | 14th | 4 | |||||||||||||
 Belarus |
12th | 5th | 8th | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Belgium |
3rd | 7th | 7th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | Q | 10 | |||||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
12th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria |
6th | 8th | 4th | 10th | 6th | 12th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 10th | Q | 11 | ||||||
 Czech Republic |
4th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 7th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 7th | 9th | Q | 11 | ||||||
 Croatia |
7th | 8th | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Denmark |
11th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Estonia |
11th | 12th | 13th | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Finland |
8th | 12th | 4th | 8th | 10th | 5th | Q | 7 | ||||||||||
 France |
4th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 6th | 8th | 2nd | 1st | Q | 15 | ||
 Georgia |
12th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Germany |
2nd | 5th | 4th | 10th | 5th | 11th | 4th | 1st | 5th | 11th | Q | 11 | ||||||
 Greece |
2nd | 6th | 11th | 9th | 11th | Q | 6 | |||||||||||
 Hungary |
11th | 10th | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Iceland |
Q | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Italy |
2nd | 1st | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | Q | 16 | |
 Latvia |
9th | 11th | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Netherlands |
5th | 6th | 6th | Q | 4 | |||||||||||||
 Poland |
3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 8th | 3rd | Q | 16 | |
 Portugal |
8th | 12th | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Romania |
12th | 9th | 15th | Q | 4 | |||||||||||||
 Russia |
1st | 7th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 4th | 4th | 13 | ||||
 Serbia |
8th | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 11th | 8th | 4th | Q | 8 | |||||||||
 Slovakia |
6th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 11th | 12th | 7 | ||||||||||
 Slovenia |
8th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 8th | Q | 6 | |||||||||||
 Spain |
6th | 12th | 5th | 5th | 10th | 4th | Q | 7 | ||||||||||
 Turkey |
9th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 9th | 7th | 7th | Q | 9 | ||||||||
 Ukraine |
5th | 5th | 10th | 10th | 16th | 5 |
