The 2025 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Men's event was the 22nd edition of the biannual continental championship, contested by the senior men's national sitting volleyball teams in Europe, sanctioned by ParaVolley Europe. It was held in Győr, Hungary from 28 July to 2 August 2025, marking the fourth time the event is held in the country.
Twelve teams took part for the twelfth time, the same as the previous edition.
The tournament acted as qualification for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships in Hangzhou, China, with three spots available.
Bosnia and Herzegovina are the defending champions, after beating Germany 3–2 in the 2023 final in Caorle. Bosnia and Herzegovina defended their title after beating Germany 3–0 in the final to win their twelfth title.
Host selection On 4 September 2024, Budapest, Hungary was given the hosting rights. This marks the fourth time the country hosts the event, after 2001, 2007 and 2019.
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Change of venue On 19 February 2025, following a request by the original venue, the Ludovika University of Public Service in Budapest, to fulfil their purpose-specific obligations, the host city was changed from Budapest to Győr.
Preparations On 21 December 2024, the hosting contract was signed. On 12 June 2025, the competition website went live.
Teams Twelve teams took part for the twelfth time, the same as the previous edition. France and Netherlands are present after being absent in 2023. Lithuania and Slovenia didn't participate after taking part in 2023.
TeamAppearance(s)Previous best performance 161st 175th 1N/A 222nd (H) 79th 38th 76th 1N/A 144th 117th 510th 173rd
Venue The Olympic Sports Park in Győr was the venue. The complex hosted Athletics, Gymnastics, Judo and Tennis at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. This is the first time the city will hold the championship. Three separate courts were used at the arena. GyőrOlympic Sports ParkCapacity: Unknown
Draw
The draw was held at 14:00 CET on 19 May 2025 at the Virtu restaurant, on the 28th floor of the MOL Campus in Budapest, Hungary. The draw started with, in order, pots 1, 2 and 3 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. Hosts Hungary were pre-allocated into A1.
Seeding The seeding was based on the ParaVolley Europe rankings.
+ Pot 1Team (H) + Pot 2Team + Pot 3Team
Draw results + Group A TeamA1 (H)A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 + Group B TeamB1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6
Format 12 teams are split into two groups of six. The top four in each group plays in the Quarterfinals, while the bottom 2 in each group plays in the classification rounds.
Opening ceremony The opening ceremony took place on 27 July, a day before the tournament began. The opening ceremony contained a parade of nations and a performance from JP Dance Company.
Group stage All times are local. The top four teams in each pool qualify for the knockout stage. 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
Tiebreakers Number of matches won Match points Sets ratio Points ratio If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority is given to the team which won the match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2, 3 and 4 is made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Pool A
Pool B
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
5–8 classification bracket
5–8 Semifinals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
9–12th placement group The four losers that failed to make the quarter finals all play each other in a four team group to decide the places 9–12. Games against the teams that have already played each other are carried over.
Matches
Final rankings The top three teams, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany and Ukraine qualified for the world championship. Serbia, Turkey and France achieved their best results, placing fourth, seventh and eleventh respectively. RankTeam456789101112
Team Qualified for the 2026 Sitting Volleyball World Championships
Notes
See also 2025 Sitting Volleyball European Championships – Women's event
References
External links
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