Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification

The European qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 13 January 2008.

Elimination round Dates: 1–9 September 2007 All times are local. In case of an aggregate score tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.

First leg

Second leg

Pre–qualification tournaments The Qualification Tournament hosts Turkey, the three 2007 World Cup participants and the next-best ranked team from the 2007 European Championship which are not yet qualified directly qualified for the Qualification Tournament.

Tournament 1 Venue: Arena Savaria, Szombathely, Hungary Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007 All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Semifinals

Final

Final standing RankTeam1235 Qualified for the Qualification tournament

Tournament 2 Venue: Arena D'Évora, Évora, Portugal Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007 All times are Western European Time (UTC±0).

Preliminary round Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Semifinals

Final

Final standing RankTeam1235 Qualified for the Qualification tournament

Tournament 3 Venue: PalaCatania, Catania, Italy Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007 All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Preliminary round Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Semifinals

Final

Final standing RankTeam1235 Qualified for the Qualification tournament

Second ranked teams Russia and Bulgaria qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics via the 2007 World Cup and are replaced by the top two second ranked teams.

Qualification tournament Venue: Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir, Turkey Dates: 7–13 January 2008 All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).

Preliminary round Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Semifinals

Final

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