This is an article about qualification for the 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
Qualification summary Means of qualificationQualifierHost Country2015 European ChampionshipMeans of qualificationQualifierSecond Round WinnersPool APool BPool CPool DPool EPool FThird Round WinnersTotal 16
Pool standing procedure Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Direct qualification The host country team(s) and the best ranked teams in 2015 European Championship, total 7 teams, directly qualified for 2017 European Championship.
RankTeamQualification Qualified for the2017 European Championship45678910111213142017 European Championship as host country1516–2017 European Championship as host country
First round First round was held 20–22 May 2016. 8 teams competed in two first round tournaments consisting of 4 teams. The top ranked teams of each pools and the best 2nd placed teams with the best score qualified for the second round. Pools composition Pool 1Pool 2 All times are local.
Pool 1
Venue: Audentes Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
Pool 2
Venue: Alytus Sports and Recreation centre, Alytus, Lithuania
Ranking of the 2nd placed teams
Second round 24 teams competed in the second round, where each pool of 4 teams played in 2 tournaments in 15–25 September 2016. The 1st placed teams of each pool qualified directly for the 2017 Championship. The 2nd placed teams of each pool qualified for the third round. Pools composition Pool APool BPool CPool DPool EPool F All times are local.
Pool A
Venue: FSK Olymp, Yuzhne, Ukraine
Venue: Palaterme, Montecatini Terme, Italy
Pool B
Venue: Palais des Sports de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
Pool C
Venue: Érd Aréna, Érd, Hungary
Venue: BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Pool D
Venue: Póvoa de Varzim Municipal Stadium, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Venue: Dvorana Gimnasium, Rovinj, Croatia
Pool E
Venue: Hristo Botev stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
Venue: Polyvalent Hall, Piatra Neamț, Romania
Pool F
Venue: Sportovní hala Vodova, Brno, Czech Republic
Venue: Tabor Hall, Maribor, Slovenia
Third round The 2nd placed teams of the second round will play one home and one away match to determine the 3 winners who will then subsequently be qualified through to the 2017 Championship. The third round matches will be held on 1–9 October 2016.
First leg
Second leg
References
External links Official website