2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship Explained

The 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Berlin, Germany from September 5 to September 14, 2003.

Qualification

The first five from the 2001 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Serbia & Montenegro, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, and Poland — plus hosts Germany were automatically qualified. The four group winners qualified, and the two best numbers two.

Teams

Group A

Group B

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		9	5	4	1	454	299	1.138	14	5	2.800
2.		8	5	3	2	439	366	1.199	10	9	1.111
3.		8	5	3	2	463	449	1.031	10	10	1.000
4.		7	5	2	3	485	479	1.013	11	11	1.000
5.		7	5	2	3	320	416	0.769	7	11	0.636
6.		6	5	1	4	402	454	0.885	7	13	0.538

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		10	5	5	0	415	329	1.261	15	2	7.500
2.		9	5	4	1	418	364	1.148	13	4	3.250
3.		8	5	3	2	417	398	1.048	10	8	1.250
4.		7	5	2	3	403	428	0.942	7	11	0.636
5.		6	5	1	4	399	440	0.907	5	13	0.385
6.		5	5	0	5	354	447	0.792	3	15	0.200

Final round

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Final ranking

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Team Roster

Francesco Biribanti, Matej Černič, Paolo Cozzi, Alessandro Fei, Andrea Giani, Luigi Mastrangelo, Marco Meoni, Samuele Papi, Damiano Pippi, Andrea Sartoretti, Cristian Savani, and Valerio Vermiglio. Head coach: Gian Paolo Montali.

Awards

• Most valuable player

• Best scorer

• Best spiker

• Best blocker

• Best server

• Best receiver

• Best setter

• Best digger

References

• CEV Results
• Results
• Czech Results