2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship

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

• Further information: 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualification

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.

Teams

Group A

• Bulgaria
• Greece
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Russia
• Serbia and Montenegro

Group B

• Czech Republic
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Spain
• Slovakia

Preliminary round

Group A

	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

	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

	Semi Finals				Final
	2003-09-13 – Berlin
	Italy	3
					2003-09-14 – Berlin
	Russia	0
					Italy	3
	2003-09-13 – Berlin
					France	2
	Serbia and Montenegro	2
	France	3
					3rd place
					2003-09-14 – Berlin
					Russia	3
					Serbia and Montenegro	1

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	5-8th place				5th place
	2003-09-13 – Berlin
	Netherlands	3
					2003-09-14 – Berlin
	Spain	2
					Poland	3
	2003-09-13 – Berlin
					Netherlands	0
	Poland	3
	Germany	1
					7th place
					2003-09-14 – Berlin
					Spain	1
					Germany	3

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Final ranking

Place	Team
1.	Italy
2.	France
3.	Russia
4.	Serbia and Montenegro
5.	Poland
6.	Netherlands
7.	Germany
8.	Spain
9.	Czech Republic
9.	Bulgaria
11.	Greece
11.	Slovakia

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.

Awards

• Most Valuable Player

Andrea Sartoretti (ITA)

• Best Scorer

Richard Schuil (NED)

• Best Spiker

Piotr Gruszka (POL)

• Best Blocker

Luigi Mastrangelo (ITA)

• Best Server

Andrea Sartoretti (ITA)

• Best Receiver

Samuele Papi (ITA)

• Best Setter

Nikola Grbić (SCG)

• Best Digger

Hubert Henno (FRA)

References

• CEV Results
• Results
• Czech Results