CEV Women's U20 Volleyball European Championship

CEV Women's U20 Volleyball European Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
2024 Women's U20 Volleyball European Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded1966 (1966)
First season1966
No. of teams16
ContinentEurope (CEV)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Turkey (3rd title)
Most titles Soviet Union (12 titles)
Official websitecev.eu

The Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams with players under 20 years, currently held biannually and organized by the European Volleyball Confederation, the volleyball federation from Europe. As of the 2024 edition, the CEV will align the age limit for the men's and women's competitions to U20.

Results summary

Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1966
Details

Hungary

Soviet Union
Round-robin
East Germany

Czechoslovakia
Round-robin
Bulgaria
12
1969
Details

Soviet Union

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Bulgaria

Poland
Round-robin
Czechoslovakia
12
1971
Details

Italy

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Romania

Poland
Round-robin
West Germany
8
1973
Details

Netherlands

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Czechoslovakia

Hungary
Round-robin
Poland
17
1975
Details

West Germany

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Czechoslovakia

East Germany
Round-robin
Bulgaria
12
1977
Details

Yugoslavia

Soviet Union
3–2
Czechoslovakia

East Germany
3–1
Poland
12
1979
Details

Spain

Soviet Union
Round-robin
East Germany

Czechoslovakia
Round-robin
Bulgaria
12
1982
Details

West Germany

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Bulgaria

Czechoslovakia
Round-robin
East Germany
12
1984
Details

France

Soviet Union
Round-robin
Italy

Czechoslovakia
Round-robin
Bulgaria
12
1986
Details

Bulgaria

Soviet Union
Round-robin
East Germany

Bulgaria
Round-robin
Czechoslovakia
12
1988
Details

Italy

Soviet Union
3–0
Italy

Romania
3–0
Bulgaria
12
1990
Details

Austria

Soviet Union
3–0
West Germany

Czechoslovakia
3–0
Italy
12
1992
Details

Greece

CIS
3–1
Czechoslovakia

Italy
3–1
France
12
1994
Details

Hungary

Russia
3–1
Italy

Germany
3–0
Netherlands
12
1996
Details

Turkey

Italy
3–0
Russia

Poland
3–0
France
12
1998
Details

Belgium

Italy
3–1
Russia

Czech Republic
3–1
Belgium
12
2000
Details

Switzerland

Czech Republic
3–2
Italy

Poland
3–2
Russia
12
2002
Details

Croatia

Poland
3–0
Ukraine

Belarus
3–0
Netherlands
12
2004
Details

Slovakia

Italy
3–0
Serbia and Montenegro

Russia
3–0
Croatia
12
2006
Details

France

Italy
3–0
Croatia

Ukraine
3–0
Russia
12
2008
Details

Italy

Italy
3–0
Russia

Turkey
3–1
Serbia
12
2010
Details

Serbia

Italy
3–1
Serbia

Czech Republic
3–1
Germany
12
2012
Details

Turkey

Turkey
3–0
Serbia

Italy
3–0
Russia
12
2014
Details

Estonia / Finland

Serbia
3–2
Slovenia

Turkey
3–1
Greece
12
2016
Details

Hungary / Slovakia

Russia
3–0
Serbia

Turkey
3–0
Belgium
12
2018
Details

Albania

Italy
3–2
Russia

Poland
3–2
Turkey
12
2020
Details

Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia

Turkey
3–2
Serbia

Belarus
3–1
France
9
2022
Details
North Macedonia
Italy
3–2
Serbia

Poland
3–1
Netherlands
12
2024
Details

Bulgaria / Ireland

Turkey
3–2
Italy

Belgium
3–2
Poland
16

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union120012
2 Italy85215
3 Turkey3036
4 Russia2417
5 Serbia1506
6 Poland1067
7 Czech Republic1023
8 CIS1001
9 Czechoslovakia0459
10 East Germany0325
11 Bulgaria0213
12 Romania0112
 Ukraine0112
14 Croatia0101
 Serbia and Montenegro0101
 Slovenia0101
 West Germany0101
18 Belarus0022
19 Belgium0011
 Germany0011
 Hungary0011
Totals (21 entries)29292987

Participating nations

Nation
1966

1969

1971

1973

1975

1977

1979

1982

1984

1986

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012


2014


2016

2018


2020

2022


2024
Years
 Albania 12th 1
 Austria 12th 14th 12th 12th 4
 Belarus 3rd 10th 11th 11th 8th 3rd 6
 Belgium 12th 12th 11th 10th 4th 11th 8th 7th 11th 8th 8th 4th Q 13
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9th 1
 Bulgaria 4th 2nd 6th 8th 4th 8th 4th 2nd 4th 3rd 4th 6th 6th 12th 11th 5th 8th 9th 6th Q 20
 CIS 1st 1
 Croatia 5th 6th 7th 7th 11th 4th 2nd 12th 12th 7th 6th Q 12
 Czech Republic 8th 10th 3rd 1st 10th 9th 10th 3rd 10th 6th Q 11
 Czechoslovakia 3rd 4th 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 7th 3rd 2nd 13
 Denmark 17th 1
 East Germany 2nd 5th 9th 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th 5th 2nd 5th 9th 11
 Estonia 12th 1
 Finland 11th 11th 8th Q 4
 France 13th 12th 7th 11th 8th 4th 11th 4th 10th 9th 7th 9th 12th 9th 11th 4th 16
 Germany 7th 3rd 9th 11th 5th 8th 7th 5th 4th 5th 7th 6th DNP 12
 Greece 12th 10th 10th 8th 12th 7th 4th 9th 8
 Hungary 7th 6th 3rd 5th 7th 9th 8th 8th 10th 9th 10th 12th 12th 10th 14
 Ireland Q 1
 Italy 9th 7th 10th 8th 6th 6th 5th 2nd 10th 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 7th 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 9th 5th 1st DNP 1st Q 27
 Latvia 12th 1
 Netherlands 9th 8th 8th 6th 10th 9th 8th 6th 6th 9th 11th 11th 11th 4th 8th 4th 8th 10th 11th 9th 10th 7th 4th Q 24
 North Macedonia 12th 1
 Poland 5th 3rd 3rd 4th 6th 4th 5th 6th 6th 8th 7th 3rd 5th 3rd 1st 11th 12th 6th 10th 6th 3rd 5th 3rd Q 24
 Portugal Q 1
 Romania 6th 7th 2nd 7th 9th 10th 7th 3rd 5th 5th 8th 10th 12
 Russia 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 6th 3rd 4th 2nd 7th 4th 7th 1st 2nd DNP 13
 Serbia 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 5th 2nd 2nd Q 9
 Serbia and Montenegro 2nd 6th 2
 Slovakia 9th 6th 9th 6th 10th 8th 6
 Slovenia 8th 7th 2nd 7th Q 5
 Soviet Union 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 12
 Spain 10th 12th 12th 6th Q 5
 Sweden 16th 12th Q 3
  Switzerland 15th 12th 9th 12th 11th 5
 Turkey 10th 11th 11th 12th 7th 9th 10th 11th 9th 8th 5th 6th 5th 3rd 5th 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 1st 5th Q 22
 Ukraine 6th 5th 2nd 5th 3rd 8th Q 7
 West Germany 11th 11th 4th 5th 5th 12th 9th 8th 7th 5th 9th 2nd 12
 Yugoslavia 8th 10th 11th 7th 7th 10th 9th 11th 6th 9

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