2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 25th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Charleroi and Hasselt of Belgium and Luxembourg City of Luxembourg from September 20 to September 30, 2007.

Official website
tournament website
Tournament details
Host nation	Belgium / Luxembourg
Dates	September 20 – September 30
Teams	16
Venues	3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions	Italy (1st title)
MVP	Taismary Agüero
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Qualification

• For more details on this topic, see 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship Qualification.

Participating teams

Squads

• For more details on this topic, see 2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship Squads.

Preliminary round

Group A

• Spiroudome, Charleroi

#	Team	Pts	W	L	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Italy	6	3	0	9	1	9.000
2	Germany	5	2	1	6	4	1.500
3	Azerbaijan	4	1	2	3	6	0.500
4	Belarus	3	0	3	2	9	0.222

*September 20, 2007
15:00	Azerbaijan	3 - 0	Belarus	(25:15, 25:23, 25:13)
20:00	Germany	0 - 3	Italy	(22:25, 12:25, 27:29)
September 21, 2007
17:30	Germany	3 - 0	Azerbaijan	(25:13, 25:22, 25;16)
September 22, 2007
15:00	Belarus	1 - 3	Germany	(10:25, 18:25, 27:25, 17:25))
20:00	Italy	3 - 0	Azerbaijan	(25:23, 25:14, 25:16)
September 23, 2007
17:30	Belarus	1 - 3	Italy	(16:25, 22:25, 25:20, 16:25)

Group B

• Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt

#	Team	Pts	W	L	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Poland	6	3	0	9	3	3.000
2	Czech Republic	5	2	1	7	5	1.400
3	Bulgaria	4	1	2	7	8	0.875
4	Spain	3	0	3	2	9	0.222

September 20, 2007
17:30	Spain	2 - 3	Bulgaria	(28:26, 25:15, 31:33, 14:25, 13:15)
September 21, 2007
15:00	Bulgaria	2 - 3	Czech Republic	(10:25, 25:22, 22:25, 25:23, 18:20)
20:00	Poland	3 - 0	Spain	(25:21, 25:22, 25:20)
September 22, 2007
17:30	Czech Republic	1 - 3	Poland	(17:25, 25:27, 25:18, 22:25)
September 23, 2007
15:00	Czech Republic	3 - 0	Spain	(25:19, 25:23, 25:21)
17:30	Bulgaria	2 - 3	Poland	(25:20, 25:27, 31:29, 13:25, 13:15)

Group C

• Spiroudome, Charleroi

#	Team	Pts	W	L	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Russia	6	3	0	9	0	MAX
2	France	5	2	1	6	4	1.500
3	Turkey	4	1	2	3	8	0.375
4	Croatia	3	0	3	3	9	0.333

September 20, 2007
17:30	Russia	3 - 0	Croatia	(25:23, 25:23, 25:14)
September 21, 2007
15:00	Croatia	1 - 3	France	(21:25, 26:28, 25:22, 18:25)
20:00	Turkey	0 - 3	Russia	(22:25, 26:28, 22:25)
September 22, 2007
17:30	France	3 - 0	Turkey	(25:19, 25:16, 25:23)
September 23, 2007
15:00	France	0 - 3	Russia	(19:25, 17:25, 20:25)
20:00	Croatia	2 - 3	Turkey	(25:22, 25:22, 22:25, 20:25, 6:15)

Group D

• Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt

#	Team	Pts	W	L	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Netherlands	5	2	1	8	4	2.000
2	Serbia	5	2	1	8	7	1.143
3	Belgium	4	1	2	6	6	1.000
4	Slovakia	4	1	2	3	8	0.375

September 20, 2007
15:00	Slovakia	3 - 2	Serbia	(14:25, 25:21, 25:20, 21:25, 15:11)
20:00	Netherlands	3 - 1	Belgium	(25:19, 19:25, 25:23, 25:12)
September 21, 2007
17:30	Netherlands	3 - 0	Slovakia	(25;16, 25:12, 25:16)
September 22, 2007
15:00	Serbia	3 - 2	Netherlands	(25:18, 17:25, 25:14, 30:32, 15:13)
20:00	Belgium	3 - 0	Slovakia	(25:14, 25;14, 26:24)
September 23, 2007
20:35	Serbia	3 - 2	Belgium	(22:25, 25:20, 27:29, 25:17, 15:5)

Second round

Group E

• Spiroudome, Charleroi

#	Team	Pts	W	L	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Italy	10	5	0	15	1	15.000
2	Russia	9	4	1	12	3	4.000
3	Germany	8	3	2	9	6	1.500
4	France	7	2	3	7	10	0.700
5	Turkey	6	1	4	3	12	0.250
6	Azerbaijan	5	0	5	1	15	0.067

September 25, 2007
15:00	Italy	3 - 1	France	(24:26, 25:17, 25:10, 25:19)
17:30	Germany	3 - 0	Turkey	(25:21, 25:21, 32:30)
20:00	Azerbaijan	0 - 3	Russia	(23:25, 14:25, 17:25)
September 26, 2007
15:00	Italy	3 - 0	Turkey	(25:23, 25:14, 25:22)
17:30	Germany	0 - 3	Russia	(12:25, 23:25, 23:25)
20:00	Azerbaijan	1 - 3	France	(14:25, 25:23, 17:25, 21:25)
September 27, 2007
15:00	Italy	3 - 0	Russia	(25:15, 25:22, 25:19)
17:30	Germany	3 - 0	France	(25:22, 25:13, 25:15)
20:00	Azerbaijan	0 - 3	Turkey	(18:25, 19:25, 22:25)

Group F

• Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt

#	Team	Pts	W	L	SW	SL	Ratio
1	Poland	10	5	0	15	4	3.750
2	Serbia	9	4	1	12	8	1.500
3	Netherlands	8	3	2	12	7	1.714
4	Belgium	7	2	3	9	11	0.818
5	Czech Republic	6	1	4	5	14	0.357
6	Bulgaria	5	0	5	6	15	0.400

September 25, 2007
15:00	Bulgaria	0 - 3	Netherlands	(20:25, 23:25, 19:25)
17:30	Poland	3 - 0	Serbia	(25:18, 25:20, 25:14)
20:00	Czech Republic	1 - 3	Belgium	(16:25, 25:18, 17:25, 21:25)
September 26, 2007
15:00	Bulgaria	1 - 3	Serbia	(25;20, 16;25, 19:25, 28:30)
17:30	Czech Republic	0 - 3	Netherlands	(18:25, 17:25, 22:25)
20:00	Poland	3 - 0	Belgium	(25:18, 25:20, 25:19)
September 27, 2007
15:00	Czech Republic	0 - 3	Serbia	(18:25, 21:25, 17:25)
17:30	Poland	3 - 1	Netherlands	(25:22, 25:18, 22:25, 25:21)
20:00	Bulgaria	1 - 3	Belgium	(16:25, 19:25, 30:32, 22:25)

Final round

	Semi Finals				Final
	2007-09-29 – Luxembourg
	Italy	3
	Russia	0
					2007-09-30 – Luxembourg
					Italy	3
					Serbia	0
					3rd place
	2007-09-29 – Luxembourg			2007-09-30 – Luxembourg
	Serbia	3		Russia	3
	Poland	0			Poland	1

Semi Final

September 29, 2007 d'Coque, Luxembourg
16:30	Italy	3 - 0	Russia	(25:21, 25:22, 25:13)
19:30	Serbia	3 - 0	Poland	(27:25, 25:21, 25:21)

Third place match

September 30, 2007 d'Coque, Luxembourg
15:30	Russia	3 - 1	Poland	(21:25, 25:22, 25:14, 25:20)

Final match

September 30, 2007 d'Coque, Luxembourg
18:30	Italy	3 - 0	Serbia	(26:24, 25:18, 25:21)

Ranking and Statistics

Final ranking Place Team  Italy  Serbia  Russia 4  Poland 5  Netherlands 6  Germany 7  Belgium 8  France 9  Czech Republic 10  Turkey 11  Bulgaria 12  Azerbaijan 13  Slovakia 14  Croatia 15  Spain 16  Belarus

2007 Women's European Champions Italy First Title Team Roster Simona Gioli, Paola Croce, Valentina Fiorin, Martina Guiggi, Jenny Barazza, Manuela Secolo, Taismary Agüero, Francesca Ferretti, Eleonora Lo Bianco, Antonella Del Core and Paola Cardullo. Head Coach: Massimo Barbolini. Individual awards MVP:  Taismary Agüero (ITA) Best Scorer:  Ekaterina Gamova (RUS) Best Spiker:  Małgorzata Glinka (POL) Best Blocker:  Jenny Barazza (ITA) Best Server:  Jovana Brakočević (SRB) Best Libero:  Paola Cardullo (ITA) Best Setter:  Maja Ognjenović (SRB) Best Receiver:  Liubov Shashkova (RUS)

External links

• Official website