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European Championship (Men) 2009

Bulgaria is seeded directly into the Second Qualification Round.

Second Qualification Round - Pool E in Varna (Bulgaria) and Povoa de Varzim (Portugal)

Pool E - Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Sets	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4
2008-05-16	17:30	Israel	Bulgaria	0-3	17-25	15-25	19-25
2008-05-16	20:00	Croatia	Portugal	0-3	19-25	16-25	17-25
2008-05-17	17:30	Bulgaria	Portugal	3-0	25-11	25-21	25-23
2008-05-17	20:00	Israel	Croatia	3-1	25-15	25-22	24-26	25-15
2008-05-18	17:30	Croatia	Bulgaria	0-3	16-25	17-25	11-25
2008-05-18	20:00	Portugal	Israel	3-0	25-21	25-20	25-22
2008-05-23	18:30	Bulgaria	Croatia	3-0	25-19	25-18	25-12
2008-05-23	21:00	Israel	Portugal	0-3	21-25	29-31	23-25
2008-05-24	18:30	Israel	Bulgaria	0-3	17-25	19-25	10-25
2008-05-24	21:00	Portugal	Croatia	3-0	25-16	25-23	25-17
2008-05-25	16:30	Croatia	Israel	0-3	15-25	17-25	18-25
2008-05-25	19:00	Portugal	Bulgaria	0-3	20-25	19-25	22-25

First six games are in Varna (Bulgaria), the other six - in Povoa de Varzim (Portugal)

All times are EEST - local for Bulgaria. Schedule subject to change without notice

Pool E - Standings

Rank	Team	P	W	L	Sets	Set Ratio	Set Pts	Point Ratio	Pts
1	Bulgaria	6	6	0	18-0	MAX	450-306	1.4706	12
2	Portugal	6	4	2	12-6	2.0000	422-394	1.0711	10
3	Israel	6	2	4	6-13	0.4615	407-434	0.9378	8
4	Croatia	6	0	6	1-18	0.0556	329-474	0.6941	6

Bulgaria qualifies for the European Championship Finals in Turkey.
Portugal moves on to Third Qualification Round.

European Championship - Finals in Izmir and Istanbul (Turkey)

Team Bulgaria:

Andrey Zhekov (1980-03-12, 190 cm)
Georgi Bratoev (1987-10-21, 202 cm)
Hristo Tsvetanov (1978-03-29, 198 cm)
Krasimir Gaydarski (1983-02-23, 204 cm)
Matey Kaziyski (1984-09-23, 202 cm)
Metodi Ananiev (1986-02-17, 202 cm)
Teodor Salparov (1982-08-16, 185 cm) - libero
Teodor Todorov (1989-09-01, 208 cm)
Todor Aleksiev (1983-04-21, 200 cm)
Tsvetan Sokolov (1989-12-31, 205 cm)
Valentin Bratoev (1987-10-21, 201 cm)
Viktor Yosifov (1985-10-16, 204 cm)
Vladimir Nikolov (1977-10-03, 200 cm) - captain
Vladislav Ivanov (1987-03-14, 188 cm) - libero

Head Coach: Silvano Prandi
Assistant Coach: Camillo Placi

Preliminary Round

Pool A - Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Sets	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
2009-09-03	17:30	Poland	France	3-1	17-25	25-17	25-22	25-18
2009-09-03	20:30	Germany	Turkey	3-2	26-24	23-25	25-22	30-32	15-13
2009-09-04	17:30	Poland	Germany	3-1	25-17	25-23	27-29	25-14
2009-09-05	15:00	France	Germany	3-1	21-25	25-14	25-20	25-23
2009-09-05	20:00	Turkey	Poland	0-3	23-25	18-25	17-25
2009-09-06	17:30	Turkey	France	0-3	16-25	21-25	23-25

All times are EEST - local for Bulgaria. Schedule subject to change without notice
Played in Izmir (Turkey)

Pool A - Standings

Rank	Team	P	W	L	Sets	Set Ratio	Set Pts	Point Ratio	Pts
1	Poland	3	3	0	9-2	4.5000	270-223	1.2108	6
2	France	3	2	1	7-4	1.7500	253-235	1.0766	5
3	Germany	3	1	2	5-8	0.6250	284-314	0.9045	4
4	Turkey	3	0	3	2-9	0.2222	234-269	0.8699	3

Top three teams qualify for quarterfinal Pool E in Izmir with Pool A results between them still counting.

Pool B - Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Sets	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
2009-09-03	15:00	Estonia	Russia	1-3	25-20	17-25	18-25	15-25
2009-09-03	20:00	Holland	Finland	3-2	25-21	22-25	28-30	25-15	18-16
2009-09-04	17:30	Holland	Estonia	3-1	27-29	25-19	25-18	30-28
2009-09-05	15:00	Russia	Holland	3-2	25-23	25-22	21-25	23-25	15-10
2009-09-05	20:00	Finland	Estonia	3-0	25-18	25-22	25-21
2009-09-06	17:30	Russia	Finland	3-0	25-12	25-14	25-17

All times are EEST - local for Bulgaria. Schedule subject to change without notice
Played in Istanbul (Turkey)

Pool B - Standings

Rank	Team	P	W	L	Sets	Set Ratio	Set Pts	Point Ratio	Pts
1	Russia	3	3	0	9-3	3.0000	279-223	1.2511	6
2	Holland	3	2	1	8-6	1.3333	330-310	1.0645	5
3	Finland	3	1	2	5-6	0.8333	225-254	0.8858	4
4	Estonia	3	0	3	2-9	0.2222	230-277	0.8303	3

Top three teams qualify for quarterfinal Pool F in Istanbil with Pool B results between them still counting.

Pool C - Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Sets	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
2009-09-03	15:00	Spain	Slovenia	3-0	25-20	25-19	25-20
2009-09-04	15:00	Greece	Spain	3-0	25-23	25-20	25-21
2009-09-04	20:00	Slovenia	Slovakia	0-3	20-25	21-25	28-30
2009-09-05	17:30	Slovakia	Greece	2-3	25-19	28-30	23-25	25-21	12-15
2009-09-06	15:00	Slovenia	Greece	1-3	32-34	24-26	25-23	21-25
2009-09-06	20:00	Slovakia	Spain	2-3	18-25	25-21	18-25	25-19	11-15

All times are EEST - local for Bulgaria. Schedule subject to change without notice
Played in Izmir (Turkey)

Pool C - Standings

Rank	Team	P	W	L	Sets	Set Ratio	Set Pts	Point Ratio	Pts
1	Greece	3	3	0	9-3	3.0000	293-279	1.0502	6
2	Spain	3	2	1	6-5	1.2000	244-231	1.0563	5
3	Slovakia	3	1	2	7-6	1.1667	290-284	1.0211	4
4	Slovenia	3	0	3	1-9	0.1111	230-263	0.8745	3

Top three teams qualify for quarterfinal Pool E in Izmir with Pool C results between them still counting.

Pool D - Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Sets	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
2009-09-03	17:30	Bulgaria	Serbia	3-2	21-25	25-17	19-25	25-22	15-11
2009-09-04	15:00	Italy	Bulgaria	0-3	24-26	22-25	22-25
2009-09-04	20:00	Serbia	Czech Republic	3-0	25-22	26-24	25-14
2009-09-05	17:30	Czech Republic	Italy	0-3	12-25	26-28	20-25
2009-09-06	15:00	Serbia	Italy	3-1	25-23	19-25	25-12	25-21
2009-09-06	20:00	Czech Republic	Bulgaria	1-3	19-25	25-23	20-25	17-25

All times are EEST - local for Bulgaria. Schedule subject to change without notice
Played in Istanbul (Turkey)

Pool D - Standings

Rank	Team	P	W	L	Sets	Set Ratio	Set Pts	Point Ratio	Pts
1	Bulgaria	3	3	0	9-3	3.0000	279-249	1.1205	6
2	Serbia	3	2	1	8-4	2.0000	270-246	1.0976	5
3	Italy	3	1	2	4-6	0.6667	227-228	0.9956	4
4	Czech Republic	3	0	3	1-9	0.1111	199-252	0.7897	3

Top three teams qualify for quarterfinal Pool F in Istanbul with Pool D results between them still counting.

Playoff Round

Pool E - Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Sets	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
2009-09-08	15:00	Germany	Greece	3-1	25-14	33-31	21-25	25-21
2009-09-08	17:30	Poland	Spain	3-2	18-25	25-20	25-18	23-25	17-15
2009-09-08	20:00	France	Slovakia	3-1	25-23	24-26	25-22	25-21
2009-09-09	15:00	Spain	Germany	1-3	25-19	25-27	23-25	20-25
2009-09-09	17:30	Slovakia	Poland	2-3	25-21	15-25	10-25	25-14	14-16
2009-09-09	20:00	Greece	France	1-3	18-25	32-30	18-25	23-25
2009-09-10	15:00	Germany	Slovakia	3-1	25-22	21-25	25-16	25-21
2009-09-10	17:30	France	Spain	3-1	25-21	25-15	25-27	25-17
2009-09-10	20:00	Poland	Greece	3-0	25-22	28-26	25-20

All times are EEST - local for Bulgaria. Schedule subject to change without notice
Played in Izmir (Turkey)

Pool E - Standings

Rank	Team	P	W	L	Sets	Set Ratio	Set Pts	Point Ratio	Pts
1	Poland	5	5	0	15-6	2.5000	482-425	1.1341	10
2	France	5	4	1	13-7	1.8571	482-438	1.1005	9
3	Germany	5	3	2	11-9	1.2222	461-466	0.9893	8
4	Greece	5	2	3	8-11	0.7273	435-444	0.9797	7
5	Spain	5	1	4	7-14	0.5000	445-476	0.9349	6
6	Slovakia	5	0	5	10-12	0.8333	475-511	0.9295	5

Preliminary Round results between teams from this pool still counting.
Pool winner and pool runner-up qualify for the 1/2 Finals in Izmir.

Pool F - Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Sets	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4
2009-09-08	15:00	Russia	Serbia	3-1	25-15	17-25	25-21	25-19
2009-09-08	17:30	Holland	Italy	3-1	25-22	23-25	25-21	27-25
2009-09-08	20:00	Finland	Bulgaria	0-3	22-25	15-25	20-25
2009-09-09	15:00	Italy	Russia	0-3	23-25	21-25	21-25
2009-09-09	17:30	Bulgaria	Holland	3-1	25-15	26-24	21-25	28-26
2009-09-09	20:00	Serbia	Finland	3-0	25-20	25-14	25-22
2009-09-10	15:00	Russia	Bulgaria	3-0	25-21	25-23	25-22
2009-09-10	17:30	Finland	Italy	0-3	25-27	19-25	25-27
2009-09-10	20:00	Holland	Serbia	1-3	20-25	23-25	25-21	23-25

All times are EEST - local for Bulgaria. Schedule subject to change without notice
Played in Istanbul (Turkey)

Pool F - Standings

Rank	Team	P	W	L	Sets	Set Ratio	Set Pts	Point Ratio	Pts
1	Russia	5	5	0	15-3	5.0000	426-359	1.1866	10
2	Bulgaria	5	4	1	12-6	2.0000	422-390	1.0821	9
3	Serbia	5	3	2	12-8	1.5000	445-425	1.0471	8
4	Holland	5	2	3	10-12	0.8333	504-505	0.9980	7
5	Italy	5	1	4	5-12	0.4167	386-414	0.9324	6
6	Finland	5	0	5	2-15	0.1333	332-422	0.7867	5

Preliminary Round results between teams from this pool still counting.
Pool winner and pool runner-up qualify for the 1/2 Finals in Izmir.

1/2 Finals

Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Sets	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
2009-09-12	17:30	Poland	Bulgaria	3-0	25-19	30-28	25-20
2009-09-12	20:30	Russia	France	2-3	18-25	22-25	27-25	25-15	15-17

All times are EEST - local for Bulgaria. Schedule subject to change without notice
Played in Izmir (Turkey)

Bronze Medal Final

Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Sets	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
2009-09-13	17:30	Bulgaria	Russia	3-0	25-18	26-24	25-20

All times are EEST - local for Bulgaria. Schedule subject to change without notice
Played in Izmir (Turkey)

European Championship Final

Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Team 1	Team 2	Sets	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
2009-09-13	20:30	Poland	France	3-1	29-27	25-21	16-25	26-24

All times are EEST - local for Bulgaria. Schedule subject to change without notice
Played in Izmir (Turkey)

Final Standings

Rank	Team
1	Poland
2	France
3	Bulgaria
4	Russia
5	Serbia
6	Germany
7	Holland
8	Greece
9	Spain
10	Italy
11	Slovakia
12	Finland
13	Turkey
14	Estonia
15	Slovenia
16	Czech Republic

Individual Honors

Category	Player	Team
Best Blocker	Viktor Yosifov	Bulgaria

Last update: 2009-09-28 13:23