| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Bulgaria | 
| Dates | 13–21 April | 
| Teams | 12 | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Champions |  Russia (4th title) | 
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP |  Valeriia Gorbunova | 
| Official website | |
| Official website | |
The 2018 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship was the thirteenth edition of the Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) the girls' under-17 national teams of Europe. The tournament was held in Bulgaria from 13 to 21 April 2018.
A total of twelve teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2001 eligible to participate.
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CEV qualifiers for the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship. The top six teams qualified for the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship as the CEV representatives.
Participating teams
Pools composition
| Pool I | Pool II | 
|---|---|
|  Bulgaria |  Turkey | 
|  Russia |  Romania | 
|  Belarus |  Ukraine | 
|  Serbia |  Italy | 
|  Slovenia |  Netherlands | 
|  Hungary |  Germany | 
Preliminary round
Pool I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | 461 | 388 | 1.188 | Semifinals | 
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1.300 | 494 | 487 | 1.014 | |
| 3 |  Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 456 | 443 | 1.029 | 5th–8th Semifinals | 
| 4 |  Belarus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 436 | 438 | 0.995 | |
| 5 |  Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 451 | 469 | 0.962 | |
| 6 |  Hungary | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 380 | 453 | 0.839 | 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | 15:00 | Belarus  | 3–1 |  Serbia | 25–21 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–17 | 96–84 | Report | |
| 13 Apr | 17:30 | Bulgaria  | 3–2 |  Russia | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–17 | 19–25 | 15–12 | 107–97 | Report | 
| 13 Apr | 20:00 | Hungary  | 1–3 |  Slovenia | 18–25 | 20–25 | 25–22 | 14–25 | 77–97 | Report | |
| 14 Apr | 15:00 | Russia  | 3–1 |  Belarus | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–13 | 96–71 | Report | |
| 14 Apr | 17:30 | Slovenia  | 1–3 |  Serbia | 28–26 | 22–25 | 20–25 | 20–25 | 90–101 | Report | |
| 14 Apr | 20:00 | Hungary  | 2–3 |  Bulgaria | 25–18 | 20–25 | 31–29 | 23–25 | 7–15 | 106–112 | Report | 
| 15 Apr | 15:00 | Serbia  | 1–3 |  Russia | 18–25 | 25–22 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 85–97 | Report | |
| 15 Apr | 17:30 | Bulgaria  | 1–3 |  Slovenia | 18–25 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 18–25 | 78–94 | Report | |
| 15 Apr | 20:00 | Belarus  | 3–0 |  Hungary | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 75–59 | Report | ||
| 17 Apr | 15:00 | Slovenia  | 1–3 |  Russia | 23–25 | 18–25 | 25–21 | 12–25 | 78–96 | Report | |
| 17 Apr | 17:30 | Bulgaria  | 3–2 |  Belarus | 21–25 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 15–13 | 102–103 | Report | 
| 17 Apr | 20:00 | Hungary  | 1–3 |  Serbia | 25–19 | 21–25 | 23–25 | 22–25 | 91–94 | Report | |
| 18 Apr | 15:00 | Belarus  | 1–3 |  Slovenia | 25–27 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 19–25 | 91–97 | Report | |
| 18 Apr | 17:30 | Russia  | 3–0 |  Hungary | 25–21 | 25–4 | 25–22 | 75–47 | Report | ||
| 18 Apr | 20:00 | Serbia  | 1–3 |  Bulgaria | 19–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 22–25 | 87–95 | Report | |
Pool II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 411 | 264 | 1.557 | Semifinals | 
| 2 |  Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 | 487 | 479 | 1.017 | |
| 3 |  Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 408 | 416 | 0.981 | 5th–8th Semifinals | 
| 4 |  Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.571 | 451 | 486 | 0.928 | |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 391 | 448 | 0.873 | |
| 6 |  Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 405 | 460 | 0.880 | 
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | 15:00 | Germany  | 3–1 |  Netherlands | 21–25 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–17 | 96–76 | Report | |
| 13 Apr | 17:30 | Turkey  | 3–1 |  Ukraine | 25–23 | 26–24 | 16–25 | 27–25 | 94–97 | Report | |
| 13 Apr | 20:00 | Romania  | 1–3 |  Italy | 14–25 | 25–22 | 11–25 | 19–25 | 69–97 | Report | |
| 14 Apr | 15:00 | Ukraine  | 1–3 |  Germany | 19–25 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 86–93 | Report | |
| 14 Apr | 17:30 | Italy  | 3–0 |  Netherlands | 25–14 | 25–12 | 25–12 | 75–38 | Report | ||
| 14 Apr | 20:00 | Romania  | 2–3 |  Turkey | 23–25 | 24–26 | 28–26 | 25–17 | 9–15 | 109–109 | Report | 
| 15 Apr | 15:00 | Netherlands  | 3–1 |  Ukraine | 18–25 | 25–19 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 93–78 | Report | |
| 15 Apr | 17:30 | Turkey  | 1–3 |  Italy | 15–25 | 16–25 | 25–14 | 18–25 | 74–89 | Report | |
| 15 Apr | 20:00 | Germany  | 3–0 |  Romania | 27–25 | 26–24 | 25–16 | 78–65 | Report | ||
| 17 Apr | 15:00 | Italy  | 3–0 |  Ukraine | 25–14 | 25–17 | 25–12 | 75–43 | Report | ||
| 17 Apr | 17:30 | Turkey  | 3–2 |  Germany | 25–12 | 25–22 | 22–25 | 25–27 | 17–15 | 114–101 | Report | 
| 17 Apr | 20:00 | Romania  | 3–2 |  Netherlands | 25–19 | 21–25 | 17–25 | 25–21 | 15–11 | 103–101 | Report | 
| 18 Apr | 15:00 | Germany  | 0–3 |  Italy | 16–25 | 11–25 | 13–25 | 40–75 | Report | ||
| 18 Apr | 17:30 | Ukraine  | 3–2 |  Romania | 22–25 | 25–20 | 14–25 | 25–23 | 15–12 | 101–105 | Report | 
| 18 Apr | 20:00 | Netherlands  | 1–3 |  Turkey | 21–25 | 19–25 | 25–21 | 18–25 | 83–96 | Report | |
5th–8th classification
| Semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| 20 April | ||||||
|  Slovenia | 2 | |||||
| 21 April | ||||||
|  Romania | 3 | |||||
|  Romania | 3 | |||||
| 20 April | ||||||
|  Belarus | 0 | |||||
|  Belarus | 3 | |||||
|  Germany | 1 | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 21 April | ||||||
|  Slovenia | 2 | |||||
|  Germany | 3 | |||||
5th–8th Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April | 12:00 | Slovenia  | 2–3 |  Romania | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–20 | 25–27 | 10–15 | 109–106 | Report | 
| 20 April | 14:30 | Belarus  | 3–1 |  Germany | 17–25 | 25–23 | 26–24 | 25–19 | 93–91 | Report | |
7th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April | 10:00 | Slovenia  | 2–3 |  Germany | 25–23 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 7–15 | 94–107 | Report | 
5th place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April | 12:30 | Romania  | 3–0 |  Belarus | 25–16 | 25–21 | 25–11 | 75–48 | Report | ||
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 20 April | ||||||
|  Russia | 3 | |||||
| 21 April | ||||||
|  Turkey | 0 | |||||
|  Russia | 3 | |||||
| 20 April | ||||||
|  Italy | 1 | |||||
|  Italy | 3 | |||||
|  Bulgaria | 1 | |||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||
| 21 April | ||||||
|  Turkey | 3 | |||||
|  Bulgaria | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April | 17:00 | Russia  | 3–0 |  Turkey | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–14 | 75–50 | Report | ||
| 20 April | 19:30 | Italy  | 3–1 |  Bulgaria | 21–25 | 25–22 | 25–10 | 28–26 | 99–83 | Report | |
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April | 15:30 | Turkey  | 3–1 |  Bulgaria | 25–21 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 25–19 | 96–85 | Report | |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April | 18:00 | Russia  | 3–1 |  Italy | 30–28 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 26–24 | 102–101 | Report | |
Final standing
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Awards
At the conclusion of the tournament, the following players were selected as the tournament dream team.[1]
- Most valuable player
 Valeriia Gorbunova Valeriia Gorbunova
 
- Best setter
 Polina Matveeva Polina Matveeva
 
- Best outside spikers
 Aleksandra Georgieva Aleksandra Georgieva
 Loveth Omoruyi Loveth Omoruyi
 
- Best middle blockers
 Elizaveta Kochurina Elizaveta Kochurina
 Claudia Consoli Claudia Consoli
 
- Best opposite spiker
- Best libero
 Gülce Güçtekin Gülce Güçtekin
 
References
- ↑ "Gold for Russia at #EuroVolleyU17W". CEV. 21 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.


