Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification
The European qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 13 January 2008.
Elimination round
- Dates: 1–9 September 2007
- All times are local.
- In case of an aggregate score tie, teams play a Golden Set to determine the winner.
First leg
Second leg
Pre–qualification tournaments
- The Qualification Tournament hosts Turkey, the three 2007 World Cup participants and the next-best ranked team from the 2007 European Championship which are not yet qualified directly qualified for the Qualification Tournament.
Tournament 1
- Venue: Arena Savaria, Szombathely, Hungary
- Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007
- All times are Central European Time.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
Semifinals
Final
Final standing
Qualified for the [|Qualification tournament] |
Tournament 2
- Venue: Arena D'Évora, Évora, Portugal
- Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007
- All times are Western European Time.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
Semifinals
Final
Final standing
Qualified for the Qualification tournament |
Tournament 3
- Venue: PalaCatania, Catania, Italy
- Dates: 28 November – 2 December 2007
- All times are Central European Time.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
Semifinals
Final
Final standing
Qualified for the Qualification tournament |
Second ranked teams
- Russia and Bulgaria qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics via the 2007 World Cup and are replaced by the top two second ranked teams.
Qualified for the Qualification tournament |
Qualification tournament
- Venue: Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir, Turkey
- Dates: 7–13 January 2008
- All times are Eastern European Time.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
Semifinals
Final
Final standing
Rank | Team |
1 | |
2 | |
3 | |
3 | |
5 | |
5 | |
7 | |
7 |
Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics |