1977 Women's European Volleyball Championship

1977 Women's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Finland
Dates25 September – 2 October
Teams12
Venue(s)Various (in 4 host cities)
Champions Soviet Union (9th title)
Official website
Website

The 1977 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the tenth edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in Finland from 25 September to 2 October 1977, with the final round held in Tampere.

Participating teams

Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided in two groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position. The second stage of the tournament consisted of three sets of semifinals to determine the tournament final ranking. The group stage firsts and seconds played the semifinals for 1st to 4th place, group stage thirds and fourths played the 5th to 8th place semifinals and group stage fifths and sixths played the 9th to 12th semifinals. The pairing of the semifinals was made so teams played against the opposite group teams which finished in a different position (1st played against 2nd, 3rd played against 4th and 5th played against 6th).

Pools composition

Pool A Pool B
 Bulgaria  Czechoslovakia
 East Germany  Hungary
 Finland  Netherlands
 Italy  Romania
 Poland  Soviet Union
 West Germany  Yugoslavia

Squads

Venues

Pool A and Final round (5th–8th) Pool B
1977 Women's European Volleyball Championship is located in Finland
Kotka
Kotka
Turku
Turku
Lahti
Lahti
Tampere
Tampere
Tournament host cities
Kotka Turku
Final round (9th–12th) Final round (1st–4th)
Lahti Tampere

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  East Germany 5 4 1 9 14 3 4.667 240 145 1.655 Semifinals
2  Poland 5 4 1 9 12 4 3.000 222 143 1.552
3  Bulgaria 5 4 1 9 12 5 2.400 224 174 1.287 5th–8th place
4  West Germany 5 1 4 6 6 13 0.462 203 240 0.846
5  Italy 5 1 4 6 4 12 0.333 134 215 0.623 9th–12th place
6  Finland 5 1 4 6 3 14 0.214 135 241 0.560
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Sep Finland  3–2  West Germany 12–15 15–11 10–15 15–12 15–8 67–61 Report
25 Sep Poland  3–0  Bulgaria 16–14 15–11 15–5     46–30 Report
25 Sep East Germany  3–0  Italy 15–4 15–10 15–1     45–15 Report
26 Sep Poland  3–0  Italy 15–8 15–10 15–6     45–24 Report
26 Sep East Germany  3–0  West Germany 15–9 15–2 15–10     45–21 Report
26 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  Finland 15–5 15–4 15–10     45–19 Report
27 Sep East Germany  3–0  Poland 15–13 15–11 15–5     45–29 Report
27 Sep Italy  3–0  Finland 15–8 15–7 15–8     45–23 Report
27 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  West Germany 15–13 15–5 15–7     45–25 Report
28 Sep Bulgaria  3–0  Italy 15–5 16–14 15–5     46–24 Report
28 Sep East Germany  3–0  Finland 15–4 15–9 15–9     45–22 Report
28 Sep Poland  3–1  West Germany 15–13 12–15 15–9 15–3   57–40 Report
29 Sep Bulgaria  3–2  East Germany 15–12 15–7 1–15 12–15 15–11 58–60 Report
29 Sep West Germany  3–1  Italy 15–1 11–15 15–5 15–5   56–26 Report
29 Sep Poland  3–0  Finland 15–2 15–1 15–1     45–4 Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Soviet Union 5 5 0 10 15 1 15.000 238 91 2.615 Semifinals
2  Hungary 5 4 1 9 12 6 2.000 235 187 1.257
3  Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 8 10 8 1.250 227 216 1.051 5th–8th place
4  Romania 5 2 3 7 11 13 0.846 288 299 0.963
5  Yugoslavia 5 1 4 6 5 14 0.357 176 261 0.674 9th–12th place
6  Netherlands 5 0 5 5 4 15 0.267 157 267 0.588
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 Sep Yugoslavia  2–3  Romania 17–15 8–15 1–15 18–16 9–15 53–76 Report
25 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Czechoslovakia 15–5 15–9 15–6     45–20 Report
25 Sep Hungary  3–0  Netherlands 15–8 15–12 15–3     45–23 Report
26 Sep Yugoslavia  0–3  Hungary 9–15 4–15 6–15     19–45 Report
26 Sep Czechoslovakia  3–2  Romania 15–8 15–10 9–15 14–16 15–13 68–62 Report
26 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Netherlands 15–1 15–3 15–10     45–14 Report
27 Sep Yugoslavia  0–3  Soviet Union 0–15 8–15 2–15     10–45 Report
27 Sep Hungary  3–2  Romania 15–7 9–15 13–15 15–8 15–7 67–52 Report
27 Sep Czechoslovakia  3–0  Netherlands 15–9 15–7 15–2     45–18 Report
28 Sep Yugoslavia  3–2  Netherlands 12–15 15–8 15–1 6–15 15–10 63–49 Report
28 Sep Soviet Union  3–1  Romania 15–3 15–7 13–15 15–4   58–29 Report
28 Sep Hungary  3–1  Czechoslovakia 15–13 14–16 16–14 15–5   60–48 Report
29 Sep Yugoslavia  0–3  Czechoslovakia 13–15 4–15 14–16     31–46 Report
29 Sep Romania  3–2  Netherlands 15–11 11–15 15–4 13–15 15–8 69–53 Report
29 Sep Soviet Union  3–0  Hungary 15–10 15–2 15–6     45–18 Report

Final round

9th–12th place

  • Pools A and B fifth and sixth positions play each other.
  • venue location: Lahti, Finland
 
Semifinals9th place
 
      
 
1 Oct
 
 
 Italy2
 
2 Oct
 
 Netherlands3
 
 Netherlands0
 
1 Oct
 
 Yugoslavia3
 
 Yugoslavia3
 
 
 Finland2
 
11th place
 
 
2 Oct
 
 
 Italy3
 
 
 Finland1

9th–12th semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct Yugoslavia  3–2  Finland 16–18 15–11 2–15 15–11 15–8 63–63 Report
1 Oct Netherlands  3–2  Italy 15–6 5–15 15–5 11–15 15–11 61–52 Report

11th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Oct Italy  3–1  Finland 15–11 15–5 8–15 15–6   53–37 Report

9th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Oct Yugoslavia  3–0  Netherlands 15–9 15–13 15–2     45–24 Report

5th–8th place

  • Pools A and B third and fourth positions play each other.
  • venue location: Kotka, Finland
 
Semifinals5th place
 
      
 
1 Oct
 
 
 Bulgaria0
 
2 Oct
 
 Romania3
 
 Romania0
 
1 Oct
 
 Czechoslovakia3
 
 Czechoslovakia3
 
 
 West Germany0
 
7th place
 
 
2 Oct
 
 
 Bulgaria3
 
 
 West Germany0

5th–8th semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct Romania  3–0  Bulgaria 15–11 15–2 15–5     45–18 Report
1 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–0  West Germany 15–6 15–4 15–2     45–12 Report

7th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Oct Bulgaria  3–0  West Germany 15–6 15–10 15–6     45–22 Report

5th place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Oct Czechoslovakia  3–0  Romania 15–3 15–3 15–10     45–16 Report

Final

  • Pools A and B first and second positions play each other.
  • venue location: Tampere, Finland
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 Oct
 
 
 East Germany3
 
2 Oct
 
 Hungary0
 
 East Germany0
 
1 Oct
 
 Soviet Union3
 
 Soviet Union3
 
 
 Poland0
 
3rd place
 
 
2 Oct
 
 
 Hungary3
 
 
 Poland2

Semifinals

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Oct East Germany  3–0  Hungary 18–16 15–6 18–16     51–38 Report
1 Oct Soviet Union  3–0  Poland 15–3 15–1 15–7     45–11 Report

3rd place match

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Oct Hungary  3–2  Poland 16–14 10–15 15–9 5–15 15–9 61–62 Report

Final

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
2 Oct Soviet Union  3–0  East Germany 15–1 15–2 15–13     45–16 Report

Final ranking

References

  • Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV)[1]
  1. ^ "1976/1977 Senior European Championships Women". CEV. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2017.