2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 30th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. The tournament was co-hosted by Azerbaijan and Georgia, and was held between 22 September and 1 October 2017.
Serbia defeated Netherlands in the final to capture their second european title. Turkey defeated Azerbaijan for the bronze medal. Tijana Bošković from Serbia was elected the MVP.
Qualification
Format
The tournament is played in two different stages. In the first stage, the sixteen participants are divided in four groups of four teams each. A single round-robin format is played within each group to determine the teams' group position. The three best teams of each group progress to the second stage, with group winners advancing to the quarterfinals while second and third placed teams advancing to the playoffs.Pool standing criteria
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the match between the tied teams
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
The second stage of the tournament consists of a single-elimination, with winners advancing to the next round. First, the playoff is played to determine which teams will join the group winners in the quarterfinals, followed by semifinals, 3rd place match and final.
Pools composition
Squads
Venues
Three venues were selected to be used in the tournament. Two located in Azerbaijan and one in Georgia.Preliminary round
All times are Azerbaijan Time / Georgia Time .Pool A
- venue: National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan
Pool B
- venue: Tbilisi Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
Pool C
- venue: National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan
Pool D
- venue: Göygöl Olympic Sport Complex, Ganja, Azerbaijan
Championship round
- venue: National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan
Bracket
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final standing
Qualified to 2019 Women’s EuroVolley | |
Qualified to 2019 Women’s EuroVolley as host countries |
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Setter
- Best Outside Spikers
- Best Middle Blockers
- Best Opposite Spiker
- Best Libero