2019 CEV U16/U17 VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION No. 1 #EuroVolleyU16W #EuroVolleyU17M Version Control: Date Released: OC No. 1 04 th May 2018 All updates from the original release will be shown in bold red. Released on: 4 th May 2018
1. INTRODUCTION The European Volleyball Confederation is pleased to open the registration procedure for the second edition of the 2019 CEV U16 Women / U17 Men Volleyball European Championship. We are still looking for organisers for the Men s and Women s Final Round. However both Finals are scheduled to take place around July 2019. This Championship will be managed and processed through the CEV database and therefore we ask all National Federations to apply the necessary accuracy while working with it. It remains the sole responsibility of the NFs to respect all Communications, Regulations, Guidelines and institutional decisions to guarantee the delivery of correct, accurate and complete data at any time that these are required. The regulations in force are the CEV Volleyball Competitions Regulations, and these are available as an e-book here: http://ebook.cev.lu/competitions/regulations/cev_volleyball_competitions_regulations.pdf All participants are required to be aware of the relevant contents of this document, in particular the specific provisions in Chapter 27. This and subsequent Official Communications are available as an e-book here: http://ebook.cev.lu/competitions/ech/2019_cev_u16_u17_ech_oc.pdf We also refer you to the latest version of the CEV Organisation Guidelines for National Team Competitions which can be found here: http://ebook.cev.lu/competitions/nforganiser/ If you have any questions at any time please contact the CEV Volleyball Department. For this competition, those working on it during the evenings and weekends have the support of the Competitions Hotline on: +352 621 25 34 44 Released on: 4 th May 2018 2017 CEV U16/U17 VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Official Communication No. 1 Page 2 of 5
2. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE The registration for this edition will be done through the CEV Database using the following form: 01CH (Team Registration) The registration deadline for closing and sending the above mentioned form is: Monday June 4, 2018 at 23:59 CET After closing the form on-line, National Federations must click Print Form and then sign and stamp the paper copy and send it by registered letter to the CEV Office. This must also be sent with a post mark dated on or before the above mentioned deadline for the registration to be valid. On this form there are tick boxes to inform CEV if the respective National Federation intends to apply to organise one of the 2 nd Round qualification tournaments. However, the definitive application forms and required procedure for applying to organise a tournament will be sent to all NFs after the registrations are confirmed in Official Communication No. 2. 3. COMPETITION FORMATS AND DATES The 2019 competition will be structured as follows: 1 ST ROUND (ZONAL) The 1 st round will be organised in each of the six CEV Zonal Associations. Following the registration, CEV will inform each about the exact number of National Federations from their respective zone who have registered for participation. Moreover, further to a decision made by the CEV Board of Administration last year in Moscow, a minimum of 40% of the respective National Federations have to register for participation in order for the zonal event to count as a 1 st round qualifier for the European Championship. If one or more Zonal Associations fail to fulfil this requirement, depending on the total number of teams registered for participation in the championship, their teams might: - have to join those from another zone to compete in the first stage of the qualification process - join a qualifying round including teams from different zones put together as per the results of a Drawing of Lots - move on straight to the 2nd Round organised by the CEV, with a maximum of 20 teams per gender participating in this round. Released on: 4 th May 2018 2017 CEV U16/U17 VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Official Communication No. 1 Page 3 of 5
Each Zonal Association shall organise their qualification stage according to the calendar set by CEV for this round (i.e. before 15 th January 2019). In each tournament, the first placed team qualifies directly to the Final Round. 2 ND ROUND The 2 nd round is organised with a maximum of 20 National Federations who competed in, but did not qualify from the 1 st round to the Final round. Such number is reduced to 16 in case the Organiser of the Final round is composed of 2 National Federations. COMPETITION FORMAT: The 2 nd Round will be played using the single round robin tournaments format (i.e. one tournament one against each other ). Each 2 nd Round tournament will be played with minimum three and maximum four teams. The teams in each 2 nd Round pool will play one tournament over three competition days with two matches per day. Each of the four National Federations involved has the right to apply for the organisation of the tournament. Should more than one National Federations apply for the organisation, the organisers will be drawn by the CEV. Should less than one National Federations apply for the organisation, the organiser will be drawn by the CEV. In each pool, the first best placed team qualifies to the Final round. In case of a vacancy in the Final round, the next best placed of all pools qualifies to the Final round. U16 WOMEN / U17 MEN QUALIFICATION DATES Round European Championships 1 st Round (organised by Zones & SCD) Before 15 th January 2019 (*) 2 nd Round 25 th 28 th April 2019 Released on: 4 th May 2018 2017 CEV U16/U17 VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Official Communication No. 1 Page 4 of 5
4. 1 ST ROUND FORMAT AND DATES Following the receipt of the confirmed list of registered teams, each Zonal Association must confirm to CEV their competition structure and dates by Monday 11 th June 2018 at 23:59 CET. 5. 2 ND ROUND DRAWING OF LOTS Following the completion of the 1 st Round, CEV will confirm the teams qualified to the 2 nd round. For the 2 nd round, the Drawing of Lots shall be combined with a seeding of National Federations, also considering geographical proximity. This will take place in the CEV Office in January 2019. 6. 2 ND ROUND ORGANISATION APPLICATION Forms to apply to organise 2 nd Round tournaments will be sent to all participating teams after the 15 th January 2019. 7. AGE LIMIT According to the Official Regulations, the 2019 CEV U16/U17 Volleyball European Championship will only be open to: Female players (U16) must be: Born on 1 st January 2004 or thereafter Male players (U17) must be: Born on 1 st January 2003 or thereafter Released on: 4 th May 2018 2017 CEV U16/U17 VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Official Communication No. 1 Page 5 of 5
2019 CEV U16/U17 VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION NO. 2 Version Control: Date Released: OC No. 1 04 May 2018 OC No. 2 09 July 2018. All updates from the original release will be shown in bold red 2019 CEV U16/U17 Volleyball European Championship Page 1 of 5
1. TEAMS REGISTERED The teams listed below have been registered for participation in the 2019 CEV U16 Women / U17 Men Volleyball European Championship. STATUS OF TEAMS # U17 MEN # U16 WOMEN Level where the team will start the Championship The organiser(s) are directly qualified to the Final Round Country/NF CEV Zonal Association Country/NF CEV Zonal Association TBD Org. TBD Org. (TBD) Org. (TBD) Org. Teams playing in the 1 st Round 1 BUL BVA 1 BUL BVA 2 GRE BVA 2 GRE BVA 3 MDA BVA 3 MNE BVA 4 MNE BVA 4 ROU BVA 5 ROU BVA 5 SRB BVA (Org.) 6 SRB BVA 6 TUR BVA 7 TUR BVA (Org.) 7 BLR EEVZA 8 ARM EEVZA (Org.) 8 EST EEVZA 9 BLR EEVZA 9 GEO EEVZA 10 EST EEVZA 10 LAT EEVZA 11 GEO EEVZA 11 LTU EEVZA 12 LAT EEVZA 12 POL EEVZA (Org.) 13 LTU EEVZA 13 RUS EEVZA 14 POL EEVZA 14 UKR EEVZA 15 RUS EEVZA 15 AUT MEVZA 16 UKR EEVZA 16 CRO MEVZA 17 AUT MEVZA 17 CZE MEVZA 18 CRO MEVZA 18 HUN MEVZA 19 CZE MEVZA 19 ISR MEVZA 20 HUN MEVZA 20 SLO MEVZA 21 ISR MEVZA 21 SVK MEVZA 22 SLO MEVZA 22 CYP SCD 23 SVK MEVZA 23 DEN NEVZA 24 CYP SCD 24 FIN NEVZA 25 DEN NEVZA 25 FAR NEVZA (Org.) 26 FIN NEVZA (Org.) 26 ISL NEVZA 27 FAR NEVZA 27 SWE NEVZA 28 ISL NEVZA 28 IRL SCD 29 SWE NEVZA 29 BEL WEVZA 30 BEL WEVZA 30 ESP WEVZA 31 ESP WEVZA 31 FRA WEVZA (Org.) 32 FRA WEVZA 32 GER WEVZA 33 GER WEVZA 33 ITA WEVZA 34 ITA WEVZA 34 NED WEVZA 35 NED WEVZA 35 POR WEVZA 36 POR WEVZA (Org.) 2019 CEV U16/U17 Volleyball European Championship Page 2 of 5
As there were only four teams (CYP, FAR, ISL and IRL) registered for the Small Countries Association, it has been decided that they shall compete with another zones instead (FAR, ISL and IRL in NEVZA, as CYP will play in the MEVZA tournaments, which host will be defined later). The Small Countries Association Final Round slot will increase the total 2 nd Round qualification vacancies instead. 2. COMPETITION SYSTEM The competition system of each CEV competition is now communicated through the Official Communications. The competition system is as follows: Phase Competition method Organisation Final Phase Final Round Gold Medal match Bronze Medal match 5 th /6 th Place match Knock-out with a single-leg match 7 th /8 th Place match Tournament Semifinals Classification matches Preliminary pools Round robin with a single-leg match Qualification Phase 2 nd Round Round robin with a single-leg match 1 st Round Refer to points 2.11 and 2.2 below Tournament 2.1 General provisions According to the number of registered National Federations, the CEV will determine the number of pools in the 2 nd Round. According to the number of registered National Federations, each CEV Zonal Association will determine the following: The number of pools in the 1 st Round, The competition method of the 1 st Round. National Federations not qualifying to further rounds or phases are eliminated from the CEV competition. 2.2 1 st Round The 1 st Round is composed of the different qualification stages organised by each CEV Zonal Association. A CEV Zonal Association shall organise their qualification stage according to the calendar set by the CEV. A qualification stage is organised with a minimum of 40% registered National Federations from the organising Zonal Association. From the last stage, the first best placed team from each Zone qualifies to the Final Round. If one or more Zonal Associations fail to fulfil this requirement, depending on the total number of teams registered for participation in the championship, their teams might: Have to join those from another zone to compete in the first stage of the qualification process Join a qualifying round including teams from different zones put together as per the results of a Drawing of Lots 2019 CEV U16/U17 Volleyball European Championship Page 3 of 5
Move on straight to the 2 nd Round organised by the CEV, with a maximum of 20 teams per gender participating in this round. 2.3 2 nd Round The 2 nd Round is organised with a maximum of 20 National Federations not qualified from the 1 st Round, if any. Such number is reduced to 16 in case the Organiser of the Final Round is composed of two National Federations. National Federations are allocated to pools composed of 3 to 4 National Federations. In each pool, the first best placed team qualifies to the Final Round. In case of a vacancy in the Final Round, the next best placed of all pools qualifies to the Final Round. 2.4 Final Round The Final Round is organised with the 12 following National Federations: The Organiser, directly qualified, 11 National Federations, qualified from the 1 st and 2 nd Rounds. The above-mentioned number is reduced to 10 when the Organiser is composed of two National Federations. The 12 National Federations are allocated equally in 2 Preliminary pools. In each Preliminary pool, the 4 best placed qualify to the Semifinals. The Semifinals are played as follows: (Match 31) 4 th best placed team of Pool 1 vs 3 rd best placed team of Pool 2, (Match 32) 4 rd best placed team of Pool 2 vs 3 rd best placed team of Pool 1, (Match 33) 2 nd best placed team of Pool 1 vs 1 st best placed team of Pool 2, (Match 34) 2 nd best placed team of Pool 2 vs 1 st best placed team of Pool 1. The other matches are played as follows: (Match 35 for 7 th and 8 th places) loser Match 31 vs loser Match 32, (Match 36 for 5 th and 6 th places) winner Match 31 vs winner Match 32, (Match 37 for 3 rd and 4 th places) loser Match 33 vs loser Match 34, (Match 38 for 1 st and 2 nd places) winner Match 33 vs winner Match 34. 3. ALLOCATION OF TEAMS For the 1 st Round, each CEV Zonal Association decides about the allocation of National Federations in its qualification stage. For the 2 nd Round, the drawing of lots is combined with a seeding of National Federations and is performed so National Federations are drawn according to their geographical proximity. For the Final Round, the drawing of lots is combined with a seeding of National Federations and is performed according to the following principle: National Federations are drawn in the following order: Organiser, National Federations qualified from the 1 st Round and National Federations qualified from the 2 nd Round. 2019 CEV U16/U17 Volleyball European Championship Page 4 of 5
4. ORGANISATION OF THE FINAL ROUND The appointment of the Organiser of both final rounds is still pending. National Federations are invited to submit their application; in accordance with the candidature application guidelines that will be released soon. 2019 CEV U16/U17 Volleyball European Championship Page 5 of 5
2019 CEV U16/U17 VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION NO. 3 Version Control: Date Released: OC No. 1 04 May 2018 OC No. 2 09 July 2018 OC No. 3 6 December 2018 All updates from the original release will be shown in bold red. 2019 CEV U16/U17 Volleyball European Championship Page 1 of 3
1. ORGANISATION OF THE FINAL ROUND The appointment of the Organisers of Final Rounds were approved during the last CEV Board of Administration meeting, the Final Round organisations were granted as follows: - 2019 CEV U16 Women Volleyball European Championship Final Round in ITALY and CROATIA between July 13-21, 2019 (exact venues and dates TBC) (players born on 1st January 2004 or thereafter) - 2019 CEV U17 Men Volleyball European Championship Final Round in Sofia (BUL) between July 13-21, 2019 (players born on 1st January 2003 or thereafter) The Final Round is organised with the following twelve National Federations: The Organiser(s) are directly qualified, i.e. Bulgaria (men) and Italy and Croatia (women) The five winners from the 1 st Round (if one of the Final Round organisers wins the 1 st Round of its Zone, the runner-up from that Zone qualifies in that case) The five pool winners from the 2 nd Round, and for the U17 Men s competition also the best 2 nd placed team across all five pools will qualify. As mentioned above, the winner of each zonal qualifier will directly qualify to the Final Round. As the BVA already played their 1 st Round tournament and Bulgaria won the U17 Men tournament, and with Bulgaria now granted the Final Round organisation, the 2 nd placed team from BVA, i.e. Turkey, qualifies to the Final Round directly. In the U16 women s competition, Croatia decided to compete in the 1 st Round qualification, but in case they win that qualifier, also the 2 nd placed team from their zonal tournament (MEVZA) will qualify to the Finals. 2. 2 ND ROUND VACANCIES The 2 nd Round is organised with a maximum of 20 National Federations not qualified from the 1 st Round. Due to the fact the SCA (Small Countries Association) will not organise their Zonal qualifiers the number of teams competing in the 2 nd Round for U16 women was increased to 20 and not 16 teams as communicated earlier. National Federations are allocated to pools composed of 3 to 4 National Federations. In each pool, the first best-placed team qualifies to the Final Round. In the U17 men s competition, also the best 2 nd placed team among all five pools will qualify to the Final Round. The vacancies of teams to be qualified per various Zones to the 2 nd round has been calculated based on each Zone s contribution to the total number of registered teams, that means: BVA EEVZA MEVZA NEVZA WEVZA U16W 3 5 5 3 4 20 U17M 4 5 5 2 4 20 2019 CEV U16/U17 Volleyball European Championship Page 2 of 3
3. TEAMS REGISTERED (UPDATE) The teams listed below have been registered for participation in the 2019 CEV U16 Women / U17 Men Volleyball European Championship. STATUS OF TEAMS # U17 MEN # U16 WOMEN Level where the team will start the Championship The organiser(s) are directly qualified to the Final Round Country/NF CEV Zonal Association Country/NF CEV Zonal Association BUL Org. ITA Org. - - CRO Org. Teams playing in the 1 st Round 1 BUL BVA 1 BUL BVA 2 GRE BVA 2 GRE BVA 3 MDA BVA 3 MNE BVA 4 MNE BVA 4 ROU BVA 5 ROU BVA 5 SRB BVA (Org.) 6 SRB BVA 6 TUR BVA 7 TUR BVA (Org.) 7 BLR EEVZA 8 ARM EEVZA (Org.) 8 EST EEVZA 9 BLR EEVZA 9 GEO EEVZA 10 EST EEVZA 10 LAT EEVZA 11 GEO EEVZA 11 LTU EEVZA 12 LAT EEVZA 12 POL EEVZA (Org.) 13 LTU EEVZA 13 RUS EEVZA 14 POL EEVZA 14 UKR EEVZA 15 RUS EEVZA 15 AUT MEVZA 16 UKR EEVZA 16 CRO MEVZA 17 AUT MEVZA 17 CZE MEVZA 18 CRO MEVZA 18 HUN MEVZA 19 CZE MEVZA 19 ISR MEVZA 20 HUN MEVZA 20 SLO MEVZA 21 ISR MEVZA 21 SVK MEVZA (Org.) 22 SLO MEVZA (Org.) 22 CYP SCA 23 SVK MEVZA 23 DEN NEVZA 24 CYP SCA 24 FIN NEVZA 25 DEN NEVZA 25 FAR NEVZA (Org.) 26 FIN NEVZA (Org.) 26 ISL NEVZA 27 FAR NEVZA 27 SWE NEVZA 28 SWE NEVZA 28 IRL SCA 29 BEL WEVZA 29 BEL WEVZA 30 ESP WEVZA 30 ESP WEVZA 31 FRA WEVZA 31 FRA WEVZA (Org.) 32 GER WEVZA 32 GER WEVZA 33 ITA WEVZA 33 ITA *) WEVZA 34 NED WEVZA 34 NED WEVZA 35 POR WEVZA (Org.) 35 POR WEVZA Team ISL withdraw from their U17 Men s team from the competition before the 1 st Round. *) Team ITA announced not to play the 1 st Round tournament of U16 Women as they are the Final Round host. 2019 CEV U16/U17 Volleyball European Championship Page 3 of 3