2025 Women's U16 European Volleyball Championship

2025 Women's U16 European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Albania
 Kosovo
Dates2–13 July 2025
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament awards
MVP
Official website
Official website

The 2025 Women's U16 European Volleyball Championship was the 5th edition of the Women's U17 European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) the girls' under-16 national teams of Europe. The tournament was held in Albania and Kosovo from 2 to 31 July 2025.[1]

Qualification

Means of qualification Qualifier
Host countries  Albania
 Kosovo
Qualification 1st round BVA  Turkey
EEVZA  Poland
MEVZA  Hungary
WEVZA  France
Qualification 2nd round Pool A  Montenegro
 Slovenia
Pool B  Czech Republic
Pool C  Greece
 Croatia
Pool D  Bulgaria
 Lithuania
 Ukraine
Pool E  Italy
 Spain

Venues

Pool I, Final round Pool II
Tirana Olympic Park, Albania Palace of Youth and Sports, Kosovo
TBD TBD
Capacity: 1.200 Capacity: 2.000

Pools composition

The drawing of lots was combined with a seeding of National Federations and performed as follows:

  1. The two organisers were seeded in Preliminary pools. Albania in Pool I and Kosovo in Pool II.
  2. Remaining 14 participating teams drawn after they were previously placed in five cups as per their position in the latest European Ranking
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6 Pot 7
 Italy (1)
 Turkey (2)
 Bulgaria (3)
 Croatia (4)
 Poland (4)
 Hungary (7)
 France (13)
 Slovenia (9)
 Ukraine (17)
 Czech Republic (13)
 Lithuania (24)
 Greece (21)
 Spain (26)
 Montenegro (30)
Result

The drawing of lots was held on 29 April 2025.[2]

Pool I Pool II
 Poland  Turkey
 Bulgaria  Hungary
 Ukraine  Czech Republic
 Albania  Kosovo
 Italy  Croatia
 Lithuania  Montenegro
 Spain  Slovenia
 France  Greece

Preliminary round

Pool I

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy (Q) 5 5 0 15 15 4 3.750 455 372 1.223 Semifinals and 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship
2  Poland 5 4 1 12 13 4 3.250 406 322 1.261
3  Spain 5 3 2 10 11 8 1.375 414 373 1.110 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship
4  France 5 3 2 9 11 7 1.571 421 360 1.169
5  Ukraine 5 2 3 7 10 11 0.909 446 457 0.976
6  Lithuania 5 2 3 5 7 12 0.583 396 431 0.919
7  Bulgaria 5 1 4 2 5 14 0.357 357 445 0.802
8  Albania 5 0 5 0 3 15 0.200 305 440 0.693
Source: [3]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul 12:30 Ukraine  2–3  Bulgaria 25–21 19–25 22–25 25–19 12–15 103–105 Report
2 Jul 15:00 France  1–3  Poland 25–15 22–25 22–25 24–26 93–91 Report
2 Jul 17:30 Albania  0–3  Spain 12–25 8–25 16–25 36–75 Report
2 Jul 20:00 Lithuania  0–3  Italy 25–27 17–25 16–25 58–77 Report
3 Jul 12:30 Spain  0–3  Poland 15–25 22–25 7–25 44–75 Report
3 Jul 15:00 Bulgaria  0–3  France 17–25 19–25 16–25 52–75 Report
3 Jul 17:30 Albania  1–3  Lithuania 20-25 22–25 25–21 12–25 79–71 Report
3 Jul 20:00 Italy  3–1  Ukraine 25–14 25–12 22–25 25–13 97–64 Report
4 Jul 12:30 Lithuania  3–2  Spain 22–25 21–25 25–23 25–20 15–12 108–105 Report
4 Jul 15:00 France  1–3  Italy 25–21 18–25 18–25 19–25 80–96 Report
4 Jul 17:30 Ukraine  3–1  Albania 21–25 25–18 25–14 25–17 96–74 Report
4 Jul 20:00 Poland  3–0  Bulgaria 25–18 25–21 25–15 75–54 Report
6 Jul 12:30 Lithuania  1–3  Ukraine 18–25 25–20 21–25 23–25   87–95 Report
6 Jul 15:00 Italy  3–1  Poland 25–18 13–25 26–24 25–23   89–90 Report
6 Jul 17:30 Albania  1–3  France 25–23 20–25 11–25 18–25   74–98 Report
6 Jul 20:00 Spain  3–1  Bulgaria 21–25 25–13 25–12 25–16   96–66 Report
7 Jul 12:30 France  3–0  Lithuania 25–15 25–16 25–16     75–47 Report
7 Jul 15:00 Ukraine  1–3  Spain 18–25 25–18 24–26 21–25   88–94 Report
7 Jul 17:30 Poland  3–0  Albania 25–12 25–15 25–15     75–42 Report
7 Jul 20:00 Bulgaria  1–3  Italy 14–25 25–21 22–25 19–25   80–96 Report
9 Jul 12:30 Spain     Italy              
9 Jul 15:00 Lithuania     Poland              
9 Jul 17:30 Albania     Bulgaria              
9 Jul 20:00 Ukraine     France              
10 Jul 12:30 Bulgaria     Lithuania              
10 Jul 15:00 Poland     Ukraine              
10 Jul 17:30 Italy     Albania              
10 Jul 20:00 France     Spain              

Pool II

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Czech Republic (Q) 5 5 0 13 15 4 3.750 437 379 1.153 Semifinals and 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship
2  Turkey 5 4 1 12 14 5 2.800 436 366 1.191
3  Greece 5 3 2 9 11 8 1.375 422 361 1.169 2026 FIVB U17 World Championship
4  Hungary 5 3 2 9 11 8 1.375 387 363 1.066
5  Croatia 5 2 3 7 8 9 0.889 377 360 1.047
6  Montenegro 5 2 3 6 8 11 0.727 397 392 1.013
7  Slovenia 5 1 4 4 5 12 0.417 347 379 0.916
8  Kosovo 5 0 5 0 0 15 0.000 172 375 0.459
Source: [3]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Jul 12:30 Slovenia  0–3  Hungary 16–25 22–25 23–25     61–75 Report
2 Jul 15:00 Greece  0–3  Turkey 13–25 17–25 21–25     51–75 Report
2 Jul 17:30 Czech Republic  3–0  Croatia 27–25 25–23 25–13     77–61 Report
2 Jul 20:00 Kosovo  0–3  Montenegro 15–25 12–25 6–25     33–75 Report
3 Jul 12:30 Turkey  2–3  Czech Republic 25–16 30–28 19–25 24–26 11–15 109–110 Report
3 Jul 15:00 Montenegro  2–3  Hungary 17–25 25–20 25–15 18–25 9–15 94–100 Report
3 Jul 17:30 Croatia  3–0  Slovenia 25–18 25–14 25–15     75–47 Report
3 Jul 20:00 Kosovo  0–3  Greece 9–25 4–25 11–25     24–75 Report
4 Jul 12:30 Hungary  0–3  Croatia 13–25 14–25 20–25     47–75 Report
4 Jul 15:00 Greece  3–0  Montenegro 25–19 25–20 25–17     75–56 Report
4 Jul 17:30 Slovenia  0–3  Turkey 18–25 24–26 16–25     58–76 Report
4 Jul 20:00 Czech Republic  3–0  Kosovo 25–11 25–12 25–16     75–39 Report
6 Jul 12:30 Montenegro  3–2  Croatia 24–26 27–25 25–21 23–25 15–12 114–109 Report
6 Jul 15:00 Greece  2–3  Czech Republic 28–30 25–17 21–25 25–13 13–15 112–100 Report
6 Jul 17:30 Turkey  3–2  Hungary 25–17 25–12 17–25 19–25 15–11 101–90 Report
6 Jul 20:00 Kosovo  0–3  Slovenia 17–25 8–25 19–25     44–75 Report
7 Jul 12:30 Czech Republic  3–0  Montenegro 25–19 25–22 25–17     75–58 Report
7 Jul 15:00 Slovenia  2–3  Greece 22–25 25–22 23–25 25–22 11–15 106–109 Report
7 Jul 17:30 Croatia  0–3  Turkey 16–25 21–25 20–25     57–75 Report
7 Jul 20:00 Hungary  3–0  Kosovo 25–7 25–18 25–7     75–32 Report
9 Jul 12:30 Czech Republic     Slovenia              
9 Jul 15:00 Montenegro     Turkey              
9 Jul 17:30 Greece     Hungary              
9 Jul 20:00 Kosovo     Croatia              
10 Jul 12:30 Slovenia     Montenegro              
10 Jul 15:00 Croatia     Greece              
10 Jul 17:30 Hungary     Czech Republic              
10 Jul 20:00 Turkey     Kosovo              

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
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13 July
 
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12 July
 
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3rd-place match
 
 
13 July
 
 
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Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jul 16:00 [[women's national under-17 volleyball team|]]     [[women's national under-17 volleyball team|]]              
12 Jul 19:00 [[women's national under-17 volleyball team|]]     [[women's national under-17 volleyball team|]]              

3rd-place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jul 16:00 [[women's national under-17 volleyball team|]]     [[women's national under-17 volleyball team|]]              

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Jul 19:00 [[women's national under-17 volleyball team|]]     [[women's national under-17 volleyball team|]]              

Final standing

Awards

At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.

  • Most valuable player
  • Best setter
  • Best outside spikers
  • Best middle blockers
  • Best opposite spiker
  • Best libero

References

  1. ^ "CEV U16 Volleyball European Championship 2025 | Women". cev.eu. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Pools drawn for #EuroVolleyU16W and #EuroVolleyU16M Finals". cev.eu. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "2023 cev u17". cev.eu. Retrieved 13 July 2023.