European Volleyball Confederation (CEV)
Confédération Européenne de Volleyball
AbbreviationCEV
Formation1963 (1963)
TypeContinental sports organisation
HeadquartersLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
Location
Membership
56 member associations
President
Serbia Aleksandar Boričić
Parent organization
FIVB
Websitewww.cev.eu

The European Volleyball Confederation (French: Confédération Européenne de Volleyball or CEV) is the continental governing body for the sports of indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and snow volleyball in Europe. Its headquarters is in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.[1]

Profile

Although the CEV was formed on 21 October 1963, in Bucharest, Romania[1] volleyball became popular in Europe many years before. The majority of the teams that attended the Congress which eventually led to the foundation of the FIVB in 1947 were from this continent. The foundation is supposed to have been a move on the part of European national federations.

Volleyball was invented in the United States and became an extremely popular sport in eastern Europe when introduced by American soldiers during World War I. By the middle of the century, it had spread through the rest of the continent. Many techniques and tactics commonplace in modern volleyball were introduced by European teams.

The long and significant tradition of the sport in the continent may at least partially account for the administrative structure employed by the CEV, which rivals the FIVB's in size and comprehensiveness. It is the biggest of all volleyball confederations and organizes the most annual competitions and tournaments. As of 2005, its headquarters are located in Luxembourg.

As the presiding entity over European volleyball federations, the CEV organizes continental competitions such as the prestigious European Championship (first edition, 1948), the CEV Cup and the European League. It participates in the organization of qualification tournaments for major events such as the Olympic Games, men's and women's world championships and international competitions of its affiliated federations.

The CEV family increased its membership to 56 Federations following the approval of Kosovo on the opening day of the 35th FIVB World Congress held on 5 October 2016, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Volleyball Confederation banned all Russian national teams, clubs and officials from participating in European competition, and suspended all Russians from their respective functions in CEV organs.[2] It also canceled all competitions in Russia.[3]

Affiliated federations

As of 2022, the following 56 national federations are CEV affiliates, listed alphabetically.

CodeNationFederation
ALB AlbaniaFederata Shqiptare e Volejbollit
AND AndorraFederació Andorrana de Voleibol
ARM ArmeniaHayastani Voleyboli Federats’ia
AUT AustriaÖsterreichischer Volleyball Verband
AZE AzerbaijanAzərbaycan Voleybol Federasiyası
BLR BelarusBielaruskaja Fiederacjya Valiejbola
BEL BelgiumFédération Royale Belge de Volleyball
BIH Bosnia and HerzegovinaOdbojkaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine
BUL BulgariaBulgarska Federatsiya Volejbol
CRO CroatiaHrvatski odbojkaški savez
CYP CyprusKypriakí Omospondía Petosfaírisis
CZE Czech RepublicČeský Volejbalový Svaz
DEN DenmarkDansk Volleyball Forbund
ENG EnglandVolleyball England
EST EstoniaEesti Võrkpalli Liit
FAR Faroe IslandsFlogbóltssamband Føroya
FIN FinlandSuomen Lentopalloliitto F. Y.
FRA FranceFédération Française de Volleyball
GEO GeorgiaSakartvelos Prenburtis Pedaratsia
GER GermanyDeutscher Volleyball Verband
GIB GibraltarGibraltar Volleyball Association
GRE GreeceEllinikí Omospondía Petosfaírisis
GRL GreenlandKalaallit Nunaanni Volleyballertartut Kattuffiat
HUN HungaryMagyar Röplabda Szövetség
ISL IcelandBlaksamband Íslands
IRL IrelandVolleyball Ireland
ISR IsraelIgud HaKadur'af BeIsrael
ITA ItalyFederazione Italiana Pallavolo
KOS KosovoFederata e Volejbollit e Kosovës
LAT LatviaLatvijas volejbola federācija
LIE LiechtensteinLiechtensteiner Volleyball Verband
LTU LithuaniaLietuvos tinklinio federacija
LUX LuxembourgFédération Luxembourgeoise de Volleyball
MLT MaltaMalta Volleyball Association
MLD MoldovaFederaţia Moldovenească de Volei
MON MonacoFédération Monégasque de Volleyball
MNE MontenegroOdbojkaški savez Crne Gore
NED NetherlandsNederlandse Volleybalbond
MKD North MacedoniaOdbojkarska Federacija na Makedonija
NIR Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Volleyball Association
NOR NorwayNorges Volleyballforbund
POL PolandPolski Związek Piłki Siatkowej
POR PortugalFederação Portuguesa de Voleibol
ROU RomaniaFederaţia Română de Volei
RUS RussiaFederetsiya Voleybola Rossii
SMR San MarinoFederazione Sammarinese Pallavolo
SCO ScotlandScottish Volleyball Association
SRB SerbiaOdbojkaški savez Srbije
SVK SlovakiaSlovenská Volejbalová Federácia
SLO SloveniaOdbojkarska Zveza Slovenije
ESP SpainReal Federación Española de Voleibol
SWE SwedenSvenska Volleybollförbundet
SUI  SwitzerlandSwiss Volley
TUR TurkeyTürkiye Voleybol Federasyonu
UKR UkraineUkrayins'ka Federetsiya Voleybolu
WAL WalesPêl-foli Cymru

FIVB world rankings

National team competitions

Indoor volleyball

Tournament Latest edition Reigning champion Next edition
Men's EuroVolley 2023  Poland 2026
Women's EuroVolley 2023  Turkey 2026
Men's U22 2022  Italy 2024
Women's U22 2022  Italy 2024
Men's U20 2022  Italy 2024
Women's U20 2022  Italy 2024
Men's U18 2022  Italy 2024
Women's U18 2022  Italy 2024
Men's U17 2023  Italy 2025
Women's U17 2023  Italy 2025

Beach volleyball

Snow volleyball

  • European Snow Volleyball Championships[9]
  • European Snow Volleyball Tour[9]

Clubs competitions

Men

Women

Zonal associations

The CEV is divided into six zonal associations largely based on geography:[10]

  • Balkan Volleyball Association (BVA) – eleven national federations
  • Eastern European Volleyball Zonal Association (EEVZA) – ten national federations
  • Middle European Volleyball Zonal Association (MEVZA) – eight national federations
  • North European Volleyball Zonal Association (NEVZA) – eight national federations
  • Western European Volleyball Zonal Association (WEVZA) – eight national federations
  • Small Countries Association (SCA) – fourteen national federations

The Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland are members of the NEVZA and SCA.

Sponsors

Mikasa Sports, Sberbank, DenizBank, DHL and Gerflor sponsor the CEV.

References

  1. 1 2 "About the CEV". European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "European Volleyball Federation bans Russian, Belarusian teams, officials from European competition".
  3. ↑ Feinswog, Lee (28 February 2022). "USA Volleyball will not play in Russia, Anae leaves Ukraine, Christenson OK in Kazan, Liskevych memories".
  4. ↑ "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Competition History". European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship 2019". European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "CEV U18 Beach Volleyball European Championship 2019". European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  9. 1 2 "History & Future: The Development of the Game". snowvolleyball.at. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "CEV - Zonal Associations". www.cev.eu. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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