The
1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 20th edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the
Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted from September 6 to September 14 in two cities in the
Netherlands
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Den Bosch
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Qualification
The top four placed teams from the 1995 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Netherlands (also host) and Bulgaria — were automatically qualified for the 1997 edition. The other teams had to qualify in 1996.
Teams
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
*Saturday September 6
*Sunday September 7
*Monday September 8
*Wednesday September 10
*Thursday September 11
Group B
*Saturday September 6
*Sunday September 7
*Monday September 8
*Wednesday September 10
*Thursday September 11
Final round
*Friday September 13 — Semi-finals
*Saturday September 14 — Bronze Medal Match
*Saturday September 14 — Gold Medal Match
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*Friday September 13 — Classification Matches
*Saturday September 14 — Seventh Place Match
*Saturday September 14 — Fifth Place Match
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Final ranking
References
CEV ResultsResults
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September 1997 sports events in Europe