CEV Women's U20 Volleyball European Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Women's U20 Volleyball European Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1966; 58 years ago (1966)
First season	1966
No. of teams	16
Continent	Europe (CEV)
Most recent champion(s)	Italy (8th title)
Most titles	Soviet Union (12 titles)
Official website	cev.eu

The Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams with players under 20 years, currently held biannually and organized by the European Volleyball Confederation, the volleyball federation from Europe. As of the 2024 edition, the CEV will align the age limit for the men's and women's competitions to U20.

Results summary[edit]

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1966 Details	Hungary		Soviet Union	Round-robin	East Germany		Czechoslovakia	Round-robin	Bulgaria		12
1969 Details	Soviet Union		Soviet Union	Round-robin	Bulgaria		Poland	Round-robin	Czechoslovakia		12
1971 Details	Italy		Soviet Union	Round-robin	Romania		Poland	Round-robin	West Germany		8
1973 Details	Netherlands		Soviet Union	Round-robin	Czechoslovakia		Hungary	Round-robin	Poland		17
1975 Details	West Germany		Soviet Union	Round-robin	Czechoslovakia		East Germany	Round-robin	Bulgaria		12
1977 Details	Yugoslavia		Soviet Union	3–2	Czechoslovakia		East Germany	3–1	Poland		12
1979 Details	Spain		Soviet Union	Round-robin	East Germany		Czechoslovakia	Round-robin	Bulgaria		12
1982 Details	West Germany		Soviet Union	Round-robin	Bulgaria		Czechoslovakia	Round-robin	East Germany		12
1984 Details	France		Soviet Union	Round-robin	Italy		Czechoslovakia	Round-robin	Bulgaria		12
1986 Details	Bulgaria		Soviet Union	Round-robin	East Germany		Bulgaria	Round-robin	Czechoslovakia		12
1988 Details	Italy		Soviet Union	3–0	Italy		Romania	3–0	Bulgaria		12
1990 Details	Austria		Soviet Union	3–0	West Germany		Czechoslovakia	3–0	Italy		12
1992 Details	Greece		CIS	3–1	Czechoslovakia		Italy	3–1	France		12
1994 Details	Hungary		Russia	3–1	Italy		Germany	3–0	Netherlands		12
1996 Details	Turkey		Italy	3–0	Russia		Poland	3–0	France		12
1998 Details	Belgium		Italy	3–1	Russia		Czech Republic	3–1	Belgium		12
2000 Details	Switzerland		Czech Republic	3–2	Italy		Poland	3–2	Russia		12
2002 Details	Croatia		Poland	3–0	Ukraine		Belarus	3–0	Netherlands		12
2004 Details	Slovakia		Italy	3–0	Serbia and Montenegro		Russia	3–0	Croatia		12
2006 Details	France		Italy	3–0	Croatia		Ukraine	3–0	Russia		12
2008 Details	Italy		Italy	3–0	Russia		Turkey	3–1	Serbia		12
2010 Details	Serbia		Italy	3–1	Serbia		Czech Republic	3–1	Germany		12
2012 Details	Turkey		Turkey	3–0	Serbia		Italy	3–0	Russia		12
2014 Details	Estonia / Finland		Serbia	3–2	Slovenia		Turkey	3–1	Greece		12
2016 Details	Hungary / Slovakia		Russia	3–0	Serbia		Turkey	3–0	Belgium		12
2018 Details	Albania		Italy	3–2	Russia		Poland	3–2	Turkey		12
2020 Details	Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia		Turkey	3–2	Serbia		Belarus	3–1	France		9
2022 Details	North Macedonia		Italy	3–2	Serbia		Poland	3–1	Netherlands		12
2024 Details	Bulgaria / Ireland			–				–			16

Medal summary[edit]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	12	0	0	12
2	Italy	8	4	2	14
3	Russia	2	4	1	7
4	Turkey	2	0	3	5
5	Serbia	1	5	0	6
6	Poland	1	0	6	7
7	Czech Republic	1	0	2	3
8	CIS	1	0	0	1
9	Czechoslovakia	0	4	5	9
10	East Germany	0	3	2	5
11	Bulgaria	0	2	1	3
12	Romania	0	1	1	2
	Ukraine	0	1	1	2
14	Croatia	0	1	0	1
	Serbia and Montenegro	0	1	0	1
	Slovenia	0	1	0	1
	West Germany	0	1	0	1
18	Belarus	0	0	2	2
19	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
Totals (20 entries)		28	28	28	84

Participating nations[edit]

Nation	1966	1969	1971	1973	1975	1977	1979	1982	1984	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	Years
Albania																										12th				1
Austria	12th			14th			12th					12th																		4
Belarus																		3rd	10th	11th					11th	8th	3rd			6
Belgium		12th		12th	11th				10th							4th	11th			8th	7th	11th	8th	8th	4th					12
Bosnia and Herzegovina																											9th			1
Bulgaria	4th	2nd	6th	8th	4th	8th	4th	2nd	4th	3rd	4th	6th	6th			12th							11th	5th	8th	9th	6th		Q	20
CIS													1st																	1
Croatia														5th	6th	7th	7th	11th	4th	2nd	12th				12th		7th	6th	Q	12
Czech Republic														8th	10th	3rd	1st	10th		9th	10th	3rd	10th	6th						10
Czechoslovakia	3rd	4th	5th	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	7th	3rd	2nd																	13
Denmark				17th																										1
East Germany	2nd	5th		9th	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	5th	2nd	5th	9th																		11
Estonia																								12th						1
Finland							11th																	11th				8th		3
France				13th	12th			7th	11th		8th		4th	11th	4th	10th		9th		7th	9th		12th		9th	11th	4th			16
Germany													7th	3rd	9th	11th	5th	8th	7th		5th	4th	5th		7th	6th	DNP			12
Greece										12th	10th	10th	8th	12th	7th									4th				9th		8
Hungary	7th	6th		3rd		5th	7th	9th	8th	8th			10th	9th			10th	12th				12th			10th					14
Ireland																													Q	1
Italy		9th	7th	10th	8th	6th	6th	5th	2nd	10th	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	7th	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	9th	5th	1st	DNP	1st	Q	27
Latvia																	12th													1
Netherlands	9th	8th	8th	6th	10th	9th	8th	6th	6th	9th	11th	11th	11th	4th		8th		4th	8th	10th	11th	9th		10th		7th		4th		23
North Macedonia																												12th		1
Poland	5th	3rd	3rd	4th	6th	4th	5th			6th	6th	8th		7th	3rd	5th	3rd	1st	11th	12th	6th	10th	6th			3rd	5th	3rd	Q	24
Romania	6th	7th	2nd	7th	9th	10th				7th	3rd	5th	5th		8th													10th		12
Russia														1st	2nd	2nd	4th	6th	3rd	4th	2nd	7th	4th	7th	1st	2nd	DNP			13
Serbia																					4th	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	5th	2nd	2nd		8
Serbia and Montenegro																			2nd	6th										2
Slovakia																			9th			6th	9th		6th	10th	8th			6
Slovenia																						8th	7th	2nd				7th		4
Soviet Union	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st																		12
Spain							10th	12th							12th		6th													4
Sweden				16th					12th																				Q	3
Switzerland				15th									12th				9th		12th									11th		5
Turkey	10th					11th		11th			12th	7th	9th	10th	11th	9th	8th	5th	6th	5th	3rd	5th	1st	3rd	3rd	4th	1st	5th	Q	22
Ukraine														6th	5th			2nd	5th	3rd	8th									6
West Germany	11th	11th	4th	5th	5th	12th	9th	8th	7th	5th	9th	2nd																		12
Yugoslavia	8th	10th		11th	7th	7th		10th	9th	11th						6th														9

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Home page
• CEV Women's Junior Volleyball European Championship – Competition History