The Men's European Sitting Volleyball Championships is an international sitting volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ParaVolley Europe (PVE), the sport's European governing body. From the start, the event has been held biannually, since the inaugural edition in 1981.

The current champions are the Bosnia and Herzegovina, which won their twelfth title at the 2025 tournament in Győr, Hungary.

History The men's tournament started in 1981 Bonn, Germany, where ten teams took part. Netherlands won the first edition, with hosts West Germany coming second. Since then, the event has been consistently held every two years.

The most successful team in the tournament is Bosnia and Herzegovina with twelve titles.

Results summary YearHostFinal3rd place matchTeamsChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd place4th place1981 Bonn3–2101983 Delden3–291985 Kristiansand–101987 Sarajevo3–2131989Not heldNot heldNot heldNot held1991 Nottingham3–191993 Järvenpää–121995 Ljubljana–121997 Tallinn–121999 Sarajevo–122001 Sárospatak–102003 Lappeenranta–122005 Leverkusen–122007 Nyíregyháza–122009 Elbląg3–1112011 Rotterdam3–1112013 Elbląg3–0132015 Warendorf3–0122017 Poreč3–0132019 Budapest3–2122021 Antalya3–0162023 Caorle3–2122025 Gyor3–012

Medals summary

Participating nations <onlyinclude> Legend – Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place 5th – Fifth place 6th – Sixth place 7th – Seventh place 8th – Eighth place 9th – Ninth place 10th – Tenth place 11th – Eleventh place 12th – Twelfth place Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament q – may still qualify for upcoming tournament – Did not qualify – Disqualified – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned – Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown. Nation 1981 1983 1985 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Participations 8th 8th 8th 8th × 10th × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × x 5 3rd × 8th × × × × × × 11th 13th 7th × × × × x 3 7th × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × x 1 × 11th3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st3rd2nd1st1st1st 16 x × 10th × × × × × × × × × × × × × x 1 11th 10th 9th 7th 9th 9th4th 6th 7th 8th 7th 8th4th 5th 6th 5th 5th 17 × × × × × × × × × × × × × × 15th x x 1 9th 9th 10th × 8th × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × x 4 7th 12th11th x x 11th × x × × × × × × × × x 44th3rd 7th 7th 5th2nd4th1st3rd 5th3rd 6th x x × × × × × × x x 12 × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × 15th x 11th 22nd2nd 6th 5th 4 × × 9th 10th9th × × × × × x x 12th 10th 9th 8th × × × × x x 7 4th4th 5th 5th2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd3rd3rd3rd2nd 5th3rd3rd2nd2nd 18 × × × × × × × × × × × × 13th × 14th x x 2 × × × × × × × × × × 12th 12th 11th 11th × × × × × × × x 4 × 7th 5th4th2nd3rd1st × 5th4th 10th 5th4th 6th × 10th 10th 11th12th 11th 9th9th 19 × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × 12th 12th × 13th8th 12th 5 12th x 8th 12th 10th 8th 11th 8th x 10th 11th 11th 9th 7th 10th 6th 10th 15 × × 12 × × × × × × × 12th × × 10th × 11th x 4 10th × × × × x × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × x 11st1st1st1st1st 5th3rd4th4th3rd 6th 7th 9th 8th5th 5th 5th 6th 8th 8th x 8th 21 6th 6th4th3rd3rd1st2nd2nd 9th × × × × × × × × × × × × × 9 × × × × × × × × 11th 7th 5th 9th 10th9th 6th6th 6th 8th 11th 7th4th 6th 14 × × × × 7th x 8th x 10th x4th3rd2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd1st1st2nd × x 13 6th7th 6th 8th 8th 5th × × × × × × × × 12th 12th x 7 8th 7th 5th 7th 9th 9th 7th 6th 5th 7th4th 11 × × × 9th × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × x 13rd4th3rd 6th 6th 8th 6th × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × 7 × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × 10th 9th9th 10th 7th 5 9th 9th 7th 6th 6th 7th 10th 5th4th4th4th4th2nd4th4th3rd3rd 17 5th 5th2nd2nd × × x x × x 4Total 10 9 10 13 9 12 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 11 11 13 12 13 12 16 12 12

Hosts List of hosts by number of championships hosted.

Nations Year(s) 4 2001, 2007, 2019, 2025 3 1981, 2005, 2015 2 1993, 2003 1983, 2011 2009, 2013 1 1999 2017 1997 1991 2023 1985 1995 2021 1987

See also Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics World Para Volleyball Championship Sitting volleyball Women's European Sitting Volleyball Championships Asian Para Volleyball Championship (Asia Oceania Zone) African Para Volleyball Championship (Africa Zone ) Pan American Para Volleyball Championship (America Zone) Euro League Club Championship

References

External links

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