The CEV Men’s European Volleyball Championship 2023 is scheduled to be held from August 28 to September 16, 2023. The premier volleyball tournament in Europe is organized by the Europe’s governing volleyball body, European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). Italy, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Israel are the joint-hosts of the top volleyball competition.
A total of 24 nations will be participating in the Men’s European Volleyball Championship 2023, who are divided across four different pools. The teams that finish in top three will earn direct qualification for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2025, excluding Italy who had previously collected a berth as the reigning World champion.
On October 5, 2022, the CEV made an announcement that Israel will replace Ukraine as the new host of the Men’s European Volleyball Championship 2023, owing to the war-situation in the country. On February 9, the CEV also revealed that Rome will be hosting the semis and medal matches, while Bologna will host the inaugural match set to be held between Belgium and Italy.
Groupings at the event
Pool A – Italy, Switzerland, Serbia, Germany, Belgium, Estonia
Pool B – Bulgaria, Finland, Slovenia, Ukraine, Croatia, Spain
Pool C – North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Denmark
Pool D – Israel, Romania, France, Turkey, Portugal, Greece
Schedule for the competition
Aug 28, 2023
20:00 – Belgium vs Italy (Pool A)
Aug 29, 2023
19:00 – Greece vs Israel (Pool D)
19:30 – Spain vs Bulgaria (Pool B)
Aug 30, 2023
16:00 – Turkey vs France (Pool D)
16:30 – Slovenia vs Ukraine (Pool B)
18:00 – Germany vs Estonia (Pool A)
19:00 – Romania vs Portugal (Pool D)
19:30 – Finland vs Croatia (Pool B)
20:00 – North Macedonia vs Denmark (Pool C)
21:00 – Switzerland vs Serbia (Pool A)
Aug 31, 2023
16:00 – France vs Portugal (Pool D)
16:30 – Ukraine vs Croatia (Pool B)
17:00 – Montenegro vs Netherlands (Pool C)
18:00 – Serbia vs Belgium (Pool A)
19:00 – Romania vs Israel (Pool D)
19:30 – Finland vs Bulgaria (Pool B)
20:00 – Poland vs Czech Republic (Pool C)
21:00 – Estonia vs Italy (Pool A)
Sep 1, 2023
15:00 – Romania vs Turkey (Pool D)
16:30 – Finland vs Slovenia (Pool B)
17:00 – Denmark vs Czech Republic (Pool C)
18:00 – Germany vs Switzerland (Pool A)
18:00 – Portugal vs Greece (Pool D)
19:30 – Croatia vs Spain (Pool B)
20:00 – Netherlands vs Poland (Pool C)
21:00 – Serbia vs Italy (Pool A)
Sep 2, 2023
16:30 – Slovenia vs Spain (Pool B)
17:00 – Netherlands vs Czech Republic (Pool C)
19:30 – Bulgaria vs Ukraine (Pool B)
20:00 – North Macedonia vs Montenegro (Pool C)
Sep 3, 2023
16:00 – Greece vs Romania (Pool D)
16:30 – Spain vs Finland (Pool B)
17:00 – Denmark vs Montenegro (Pool C)
18:00 – Estonia vs Switzerland (Pool A)
19:00 – Israel vs Portugal (Pool D)
19:30 – Bulgaria vs Croatia (Pool B)
20:00 – Poland vs North Macedonia (Pool C)
21:00 – Belgium vs Germany (Pool A)
Sep 4, 2023
16:00 – France vs Romania (Pool D)
16:30 – Ukraine vs Finland (Pool B)
17:00 – Denmark vs Netherlands (Pool C)
18:00 – Serbia vs Estonia (Pool A)
19:00 – Portugal vs Turkey (Pool D)
19:30 – Croatia vs Slovenia (Pool B)
20:00 – Czech Republic vs Montenegro (Pool C)
21:00 – Italy vs Switzerland (Pool A)
Sep 5, 2023
16:00 – Greece vs France (Pool D)
16:30 – Spain vs Ukraine (Pool B)
17:00 – North Macedonia vs Netherlands (Pool C)
18:00 – Belgium vs Estonia (Pool A)
19:30 – Slovenia vs Bulgaria (Pool B)
20:00 – Poland vs Denmark (Pool C)
21:00 – Germany vs Serbia (Pool A)
Sep 6, 2023
17:00 – Montenegro vs Poland (Pool C)
18:00 – Switzerland vs Belgium (Pool A)
20:00 – North Macedonia vs Czech Republic (Pool C)
21:00 – Germany vs Italy (Pool A)
Note- All the timings are in Central European Summer Time.
How to watch the CEV Men’s European Volleyball Championship 2023?
The LIVE Streaming of the competition will be available on Eurovolley.tv. The CEV has the exclusive rights for the CEV Men’s European Volleyball Championship 2023. One can also watch the event on the YouTube channel of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).
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