2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship Host nation Germany Dates September 5–14 Teams 12 Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions Italy (5th title)MVP Andrea Sartoretti
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 [ edit ] 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.
Preliminary round [ edit ] Group A [ edit ] Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio 1. Serbia and Montenegro 9 5 4 1 454 299 1.138 14 5 2.800 2. Russia 8 5 3 2 439 366 1.199 10 9 1.111 3. Netherlands 8 5 3 2 463 449 1.031 10 10 1.000 4. Poland 7 5 2 3 485 479 1.013 11 11 1.000 5. Bulgaria 7 5 2 3 320 416 0.769 7 11 0.636 6. Greece 6 5 1 4 402 454 0.885 7 13 0.538
Group B [ edit ] Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio 1. Italy 10 5 5 0 415 329 1.261 15 2 7.500 2. France 9 5 4 1 418 364 1.148 13 4 3.250 3. Germany 8 5 3 2 417 398 1.048 10 8 1.250 4. Spain 7 5 2 3 403 428 0.942 7 11 0.636 5. Czech Republic 6 5 1 4 399 440 0.907 5 13 0.385 6. Slovakia 5 5 0 5 354 447 0.792 3 15 0.200
Final round [ edit ]
Final ranking [ edit ] 2003 Men's European champions Italy Fifth title
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 .
References [ edit ]
Tournaments Qualifications Squads