1997 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship

The 1997 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship was the 2nd edition of the competition, with the main phase (contested between 8 teams) held in Slovakia from 25 to 30 March 1997.[1]

1997 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Slovakia
Dates	25 – 30 March 1997
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Official website

Venues

Pool I		Pool II, Classification matches, Final Round
Považská Bystrica, Slovakia	Považská Bystrica	Púchov, Slovakia	Púchov

Preliminary round

	Qualified for the Semifinals
	Qualified for the 5th–8th Semifinals

Pool I

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Ukraine	6	3	0	173	149	1.161	9	5	1.800
2	Poland	5	2	1	170	154	1.104	8	5	1.600
3	Italy	4	1	2	140	125	1.120	6	6	1.000
4	Belarus	3	0	3	105	160	0.656	2	9	0.222

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 Mar		Ukraine	3–1	Belarus	15–10	10–15	15–8	15–2		55–35	Report
25 Mar		Poland	3–1	Italy	7–15	15–8	15–10	15–6		52–39	Report
26 Mar		Ukraine	3–2	Italy	8–15	5–15	15–10	15–10	15–6	58–56	Report
26 Mar		Poland	3–1	Belarus	13–15	15–13	15–11	17–16		60–55	Report
27 Mar		Ukraine	3–2	Poland	16–14	6–15	15–5	8–15	15–9	60–58	Report
27 Mar		Italy	3–0	Belarus	15–4	15–6	15–5			45–15	Report

Pool II

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Russia	6	3	0	191	172	1.110	9	5	1.800
2	Croatia	5	2	1	160	138	1.159	8	4	2.000
3	Slovakia	4	1	2	133	135	0.985	4	7	0.571
4	Czech Republic	3	0	3	145	184	0.788	4	9	0.444

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
25 Mar		Croatia	3–0	Slovakia	15–7	15–7	15–12			45–26	Report
25 Mar		Russia	3–2	Czech Republic	14–16	15–6	13–15	16–14	15–10	73–61	Report
26 Mar		Russia	3–2	Croatia	15–10	9–15	15–12	11–15	15–9	65–61	Report
26 Mar		Slovakia	3–1	Czech Republic	15–7	15–4	12–15	15–11		57–37	Report
27 Mar		Croatia	3–1	Czech Republic	15–12	9–15	15–12	15–8		54–47	Report
27 Mar		Russia	3–1	Slovakia	16–14	17–16	5–15	15–5		53–50	Report

5th–8th classification

	Semifinals				5th place match
	29 March
	Italy	3
					30 March
	Czech Republic	1
					Italy	3
	29 March
					Belarus	1
	Belarus	3
	Slovakia	0
					7th place match
					30 March
					Slovakia	3
					Czech Republic	0

5th–8th Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Mar		Italy	3–1	Czech Republic	15–12	7–15	15–7	15–12		52–46	Report
29 Mar		Belarus	3–0	Slovakia	15–13	15–4	15–5			45–22	Report

7th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Mar		Slovakia	3–0	Czech Republic	15–9	15–10	15–7			45–26	Report

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Mar		Italy	3–1	Belarus	8–15	16–14	15–5	15–4		54–38	Report

Final round

	Semifinals				Final
	29 March
	Croatia	3
					30 March
	Ukraine	2
					Russia	3
	29 March
					Croatia	1
	Russia	3
	Poland	1
					3rd place match
					30 March
					Poland	3
					Ukraine	0

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
29 Mar		Croatia	3–2	Ukraine	15–13	6–15	12–15	15–10	15–8	63–61	Report
29 Mar		Russia	3–1	Poland	11–15	15–2	15–11	15–12		56–40	Report

3rd place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Mar		Poland	3–0	Ukraine	15–10	15–6	15–6			45–22	Report

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Mar		Russia	3–1	Croatia	15–8	2–15	15–13	15–9		47–45	Report

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Russia
	Croatia
	Poland
4	Ukraine
5	Italy
6	Belarus
7	Slovakia
8	Czech Republic

Qualified for the 1997 Girls' U18 World Championship

References

1. "GIRLS – Youth European Championships 1997". CEV. Retrieved 2 September 2020.