2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship

2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship

Tournament details
Host nations	Bulgaria  Finland  Italy  Romania
Dates	2026
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)

The 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship will be the 34th edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, CEV. For the fourth time, the EuroVolley will be held in four countries.

Year change

On 22 June 2023, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) announced that, starting in 2026, all continental competitions would be played in even-numbered years, rather than odd-numbered.[1]

Host selection

•  Bulgaria
•  Finland
•  Italy
•  Romania

On 5 December 2022, Romania was announced as the first host.[2][3] Bulgaria was confirmed as the second host on 26 February 2024, becoming the first ever country to host back to back European Championships.[4][5] Finnish city, Tampere, was given the hosting rights on 14 March 2024 and will host a group.[6][7] On 25 March 2024 Italy was announced as the fourth and final host.[8][9]

Qualification

Main article: 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification

Means of qualification	Qualifier	Means of qualification		Qualifier
Host countries	Bulgaria	Qualification	Pool A
	Finland		Pool B
	Italy		Pool C
	Romania		Pool D
2023 European Championship	Poland		Pool E
	Slovenia		Pool F
	France		Pool G
	Netherlands		Best runners-up
	Serbia
	Ukraine
	Germany
	Portugal
Total 24

See also

• 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship

References

1. "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 Approved By The FIVB Board Of Administration". FIVB. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
2. "Romania to host CEV EuroVolley 2025 Men pool phase!". CEV. 5 December 2022.
3. "ME siatkarzy. Rumunia pierwszym gospodarzem turnieju w 2025 roku". Dziennik Polski (in Polish). 5 December 2022.
4. "Bulgaria joins pool of CEV EuroVolley 2026 Men co-organisers". CEV. 26 February 2024.
5. "България ще бъде един от домакините на ЕвроВолей 2026 за мъже" [Bulgaria will be one of the hosts of EuroVolleyball 2026 for men]. BVF (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Volleyball Federation. 26 February 2024.
6. "Tampere, Finland to welcome back CEV EuroVolley Men in 2026!". CEV. 14 March 2024.
7. "Veljekset pääsevät EM-mittelöön kotikentällä 2026 – Tampere miesten lentopallon EM-kisaisännäksi". Lentopalloliitto. 14 March 2024.
8. "Italy completes pool of CEV EuroVolley 2026 Men co-organisers". CEV. 25 March 2024.
9. "L'Italia coorganizzatrice dei Campionati Europei maschili 2026" (in Italian). Italian Volleyball Federation. 25 March 2024.

External links

• Official website
• CEV website